US curlers Korey Dropkin, Cory Thiesse win silver in mixed doubles

CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy — CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy – Cory Thiesse and Korey Dropkin are Olympic medalists.

The tandem, known affectionately as “Girl Cory” and “Boy Korey,” won silver in the mixed doubles curling event Tuesday, Feb. 10, after falling 6-5 to Sweden. The 2026 Winter Olympic Games were the third to include mixed doubles curling. Thiesse and Dropkin’s performance earned Team USA its first ever medal in the event.

With the Americans in second, and the Swedes in first, the Italians rounded out the podium in third having defeated Great Britain 5-3 in the bronze medal game, which was also played Tuesday.

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Thiesse and Dropkin defeated Sweden 8-7 in round-robin play to clinch a spot in the semifinals. After dropping their last match of round-robin play to Italy 7-6 Monday morning, they bested the home team 9-8 for a shot at gold. In falling to Sweden Tuesday, Thiesse and Dropkin finished with a 7-4 overall record.