US Curler Korey Dropkin Is Now an Olympic Medalist. His Games Appearance Was a Long Time Coming

Southborough native wins silver in 2026 Olympics

Southborough’s Korey Dropkin and his partner became the first U.S. team to medal in Olympic mixed doubles Tuesday when the pair won silver in the 2026 games in Milan Cortina.

Hundreds gather at Duluth Curling Club to support Cory Thiesse and Kory Dropkin

DULUTH, Minn.– Two Duluthians made history Tuesday morning, by becoming the first USA duo to take home a medal in mixed doubles curling. And in their hometown of Duluth, hundreds gathered at the Duluth Curling Club to see it happen. “We knew it was just going to be explosive in here,” said Nicole Caldwell, Events Manager at the Duluth Curling Club. “We’re here for Cory and Korey. It doesn’t matter if we made money or not. We are open regardless,…

American Curlers Cory and Korey Just Won Olympic Silver. But Are They More Famous Than the Two Coreys?

Thiesse and Dropkin versus Haim and Feldman.

Duluth Curling Club watches Thiesse, Dropkin go for gold

DULUTH — Chants of “USA, USA, USA” could be heard from the skywalk outside of the Duluth Curling Club on Tuesday morning before the Olympic mixed doubles gold medal match had even begun. Hundreds of members packed into the club to watch fellow members Cory Thiesse and Korey Dropkin compete for an Olympic gold medal. The crowd waved flags, banged inflatable Thundersticks and even got to see themselves on television when the NBC feed took many liv…

Duluth curling fans celebrate Team USA’s silver medal, a historic one for Cory Thiesse

Thiesse and Korey Dropkin lost to Sweden in the gold medal game, but Thiesse still became the first U.S. woman to medal in curling.

U.S. pair, including Mass. native Dropkin, gets silver in mixed doubles curling

Dropkin and Thiesse became the first U.S. team to medal in Olympic mixed doubles, and Thiesse is the first American woman to medal in Olympic curling.