US EditionAmerican curlers Thiesse and Dropkin earn spot in Milan-Cortina Olympic mixed doubles field
- Curlers Cory Thiesse and Korey Dropkin from the United States earned qualification for the mixed doubles event at the 2026 Winter Olympics following a decisive victory at the world championships held in Fredericton, New Brunswick.
- They secured this chance by winning the U.S. Mixed doubles trials earlier this winter and had to place no lower than fifth at the world championships to earn their spot in Milan-Cortina.
- On Saturday, Thiesse and Dropkin defeated Canada 8-4, which secured a fifth-place finish sufficient for Olympic qualification, pending Scotland's placement match result.
- Thiesse expressed pride and relief in their teamwork, saying they felt empowered to shape their Olympic journey and were determined to give everything they had.
- This event marks Dropkin’s first Olympic appearance, while it underscores the U.S. Curling teams’ ongoing efforts to compete at Milan-Cortina 2026 following strong national and international performances.
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American curlers Thiesse and Dropkin earn spot in Milan-Cortina Olympic mixed doubles field
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American curlers Dropkin, Thiesse earn spot in Olympic mixed doubles field
Americans Cory Thiesse and Korey Dropkin clinched a berth in the 2026 Olympic mixed doubles curling competition when they beat Canada 8-4 at the world championships in Fredericton, New Brunswick, on Saturday to earn a fifth-place finish that was enough for a spot in Milan-Cortina. It will be the first Olympics for Dropkin, who was runner-up to five-time Olympian and 2018 gold medalist John Shuster at the U.S. men’s trials for each of the last tw…
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