CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy (AP) — After a rocky two weeks of Olympic curling that included accusations of cheating and a profanity-laced rant, the Canadian men will play for the gold medal at the Milan Cortina Games.

It wasn’t easy, but the U.S. women’s curling team became America’s first to advance to the Olympics medal round with an 11-end victory over Switzerland in Cortina D’Azzepa, Italy. Making history, especially in sports, is rarely easy.

After snapping a 24-year drought, Team USA women’s curling is one step away from making Winter Olympics history.

GB progress to men’s curling final, USA beat Canada in overtime to win gold in women’s ice hockey and the USA’s Alysa Liu triumphs in figure skating

"Milan has been very nice, and the people have been very hospitable. I'm walking everywhere, some people recognize me as the world's greatest curler, and some people have no idea who I am," said Shaq, laughing. When asked which winter sport he would compete in, the Big Diesel had two picks in mind.

Team USA women's curling is heading to the semifinals after defeating Switzerland in overtime in the last match of the round-robin stage.

Great Britain’s men scraped into the curling semi-finals on Thursday to keep their medal hopes alive, but the women fell agonisingly short after the curling round robin stage at the Winter Olympics 2026.