26 January 2026
Mixed doubles curling starts Milano Cortina 2026 action
With nineteen days of competition scheduled, curling will sit at the heart of the action at the MiIano Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games.
Curling gets underway two days before the Opening Ceremony on the evening of Wednesday 4 February with the opening session of Mixed Doubles play at 19.05. The sport will conclude with the women’s team gold medal final on the morning of Sunday 22 February, ahead of the Closing Ceremony. In total, ten mixed doubles duos and ten women’s and men’s teams will compete across round-robin sessions, followed by knock-out games as they battle it out for Olympic titles and medals.
All three curling competitions will take place at the iconic Cortina Olympic Stadium in Cortina d’Ampezzo, which was originally built for the 1956 Olympic Winter Games.
Qualification for each discipline followed three routes: Italy qualified as hosts, while the top seven National Olympic Committees (NOCs) in the previous two years of world championship competition also qualified directly. The final two NOCs qualified through the Olympic Qualification Event (OQE), held at Kelowna Curling Club in December 2025.
Teams
ITALY
Hosts
Stefania Constantini and Amos Mosaner are reigning Olympic and World champions. Stefania also skips Italy’s women’s team while Amos plays third in Joel Retornaz’s men’s rink.
ESTONIA
Direct qualifier
Marie Kaldvee and Harri Lill are 2024 World Championship silver medallists. Milano Cortina 2026 will be the first Olympic curling appearance by Estonia.
SWEDEN
Direct qualifier
Siblings Isabella and Rasmus Wranaa are 2024 World champions. Rasmus also plays second for Niklas Edin’s reigning Olympic champion rink and will compete in the upcoming men’s team competition.
GREAT BRITAIN
Direct qualifier (points gained by Scotland)
Jennifer Dodds and Bruce Mouat are 2025 World Championship silver medallists and 2021 World Championship gold medallists. Jennifer is a member of the reigning Olympic Champion women’s team, while Bruce is skip of the men’s team that won Olympic silver in 2022.
NORWAY
Direct qualifier
Husband and wife duo Magnus Nedregotten and Kristin Moen Skaslien are 2022 Olympic silver medallists, 2018 Olympic bronze medallists and 2021 World Championship silver medallists.
Canada
Direct qualifier
Husband and wife Brett Gallant and Jocelyn Peterman are 2019 World Championship silver medallists. Brett also plays second on Team Jacobs, who will compete in the men’s event.
Switzerland
Direct qualifier
Husband and wife pair Yannick Schwaller and Briar Schwaller Huerlimann will make their Olympic debut in mixed doubles at Milano Cortina 2026. Yannick skips the 2025 World Men silver medallist Swiss team who will be competing in the men’s event.
United States of America
Direct qualifier
Cory Thiesse and Korey Dropkin are 2023 World Championship gold medallists. The duo will make their Olympic debut in mixed doubles at Milano Cortina 2026. Cory plays third in Team Peterson who will compete in the women’s event.
Czechia
Qualified at OQE 2025
Julie Zelingrova and Vit Chabicovsky qualified for Milano Cortina 2026 at the OQE. This will be the first Olympic appearance by the duo, and they will be youngest team to compete.
Republic of Korea
Qualified at OQE 2025
Kim Seonyeong and Jeong Yeongseok secured the last place at Milano Cortina 2026 at the OQE. Seonyeong was part of the 2018 Olympic silver medallist women’s team.
Playing format
Mixed doubles round-robin play begins at 19.05 on Wednesday 4 February. There will be 13 round-robin sessions, concluding with the last session on Monday 9 February at 10.05. Semi-finals follow that evening at 18.05, with the bronze medal and gold medal games taking place on Tuesday 10 February at 14.05 and 18.05 respectively.
The men’ and women’s events will start on the evening of 11 February, beginning with the first men’s round-robin session at 19.05.
All times are Central European Time (CET) which is Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) +1.
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