Sweden’s brother-and-sister pair Rasmus and Isabella Wrana defeated the USA to win mixed doubles curling gold with the very last stone of a thrilling final, after Great Britain narrowly missed out on bronze in the third-place match.
Isabella Wrana, the star of the week, struck the winning blow to edge a tight battle 5-4 against the USA’s Korey Dropkin and Cory Thiesse. The USA settled for silver, having beaten reigning champions Italy 9-8 in the semi-finals.
Earlier, Team GB’s Bruce Mouat and Jennifer Dodds narrowly missed out on Olympic bronze as they were beaten 5-3 by Italy. Mouat and Dodds also finished fourth in the Beijing Olympics four years ago.
Elsewhere, US skier Lindesy Vonn issued an update on her condition from hospital after suffering a broken leg in Sunday’s downhill crash just nine days after she ruptured her anterior cruciate ligament (ACL).
Late on Monday, the 41-year-old wrote on Instagram that she has “no regrets” about competing even though her “Olympic dream did not finish the way I dreamt it would”.
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The USA are expected to put up a strong challenge to Norway’s dominance, while Germany and Canada are also expected to enjoy plenty of success. Host nation Italy are also hopeful of a top-10 finish in the standings, as are their Alpine neighbours France and Switzerland.
Here are the latest standings from Milan-Cortina 2026:
Old ghosts haunt Mouat and Dodds as Olympic mixed doubles medal eludes them
History repeated itself in brutal fashion for mixed doubles curlers Bruce Mouat and Jennifer Dodds, who lost the bronze medal match for a second Olympics in succession.
The pair swept through the round-robin stage, winning eight of their nine matches, and were the top seeds heading into the all-important knockouts.
But that excellent form deserted the 2021 world champions at the worst possible time. First came a 9-3 hammering at the hands of Sweden’s Rasmus and Isabella Wranaa, who they had beaten 7-4 in the round robin, in Monday’s semi-final.
Sweden win Mixed Doubles curling final!
Sweden win Mixed Doubles curling final!
“Sweden didn’t start the tournament well but they’ve just grown and grown. We’ve got to give all the kudos to Isabella Wrana,” says four-time Olympic curler Jackie Lockhart on BBC.
“She [Wrana] has been absolutely fantastic. There is applause from the US team. They were outplayed but Isabella Wrana has stood tall and strong,” added commentator Steve Cram.
Sweden win Mixed Doubles curling final!
Dropkin’s last stone, and it slides by the button but settles outside! “Ah, shoot!” he says as he looks to the sky.
Rasmus Wrana has his final shot next before his sister and Thiesse take the final shots of the final end. He lands in the house but not in scoring range (yet anyway).
What can Thiesse serve up with the final shot for the US?
It doesn’t fall well, leaving two Swedish reds inside the house alongside just one American yellow.
So, can Isabella Wrana take two to win it for Sweden?
She can! SWEDEN WIN GOLD!
The final shot takes the US stone out of the house and Sweden wrap up the gold!
Mixed Doubles curling final: USA 5-4 Sweden
Into the eighth and final end then, and Sweden have the hammer.
Thiesse brings her first stone on point into the button, though Wrana follows up by doing the same.
Second shot from Thiesse lands a little short but it’s in the house after some great sweeping from Dropkin.
Rasmus Wrana lands his first shot alongside Thiesse’s stone.
Dropkin up again with the third shot for the US. 2:15 on the shot clock…the stone knocks one red away but does the other red stone a favour.
How can Sweden respond with their third shot? They have a little more time on the clock. Wrana looks to set it up for his sister, and covers their stone in the button.
It’s finely poised!
Mixed Doubles curling final: USA 5-4 Sweden
The US use their power play in the seventh and final end.
Not great on the first shots but Sweden get into the button before Wrana knocks out a US stone.
The US reply but taking the Swedish stone out of the button, though Wrana can’t reply with their penultimate shot.
Dropkin produces a great penultimate shot to knock Sweden out of the house ahead of the final shots.
Isabella Wrana replies by knocking two yellow stones out of the house though!
Thiesse with the final stone of the seventh end…she knocks out that final Swedish stone and the US take two points!
Into the lead ahead of the last end!
Mixed Doubles curling final: USA 3-4 Sweden
Sweden have the hammer again and the power play is on in the sixth end.
Both in the house but nothing in the button after the first three shots.
Much more tactical once again, each side knocking the other out as they come into their final two shots.
USA trying to limit Sweden’s options with their final shot, Thiesse finding the button to make it interesting.
But Sweden get in by a few centimetres to take a single point!
Mixed Doubles curling final: USA 3-3 Sweden
The USA have the hammer as play resumes.
They have an early advantage in this fifth end, with Sweden trying to limit the scoring early on.
The US look like they’ll settle for one as Wrana goes for another protective shot on the final stone.
It’s a great final attempt from the US but they take a single point.
Mixed Doubles curling final: USA 2-3 Sweden
Both in the button after two shots on the fourth end, though a better shot from Dropkin knocks out the Swedish for now.
The US knock everyone out of the button with their penultimate shot, and Wranaa gets back in but not before the US knock her out with their final shot.
All up to Wranaa now as Sweden look for a single score…
…nicely done, curled in to settle for a one-point lead at the halfway point!
