Canada’s Homan to Compete for Curling Bronze After Semifinal Loss to Sweden

CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy – Canada’s Rachel Homan and her team will play for a bronze medal at the 2026 Winter Olympics after falling to Sweden’s Anna Hasselborg 6-3 in the women’s curling semifinal on Friday, February 20, 2026, at the Cortina Curling Olympic Stadium.

Match Recap

The closely contested match saw Sweden secure a spot in the gold medal game, where they will face Switzerland, who defeated the United States 7-4 in the other semifinal. Canada will now compete for the bronze medal against the U.S. On Saturday.

End-by-End Summary

• First End: Sweden 1, Canada 0 – Hasselborg scored one with the hammer.
• Second End: Canada 1, Sweden 1 – Homan scored one, escaping a potential steal by Sweden.
• Third End: Sweden 2, Canada 1 – Hasselborg secured a single point.
• Fourth End: Canada 2, Sweden 2 – Homan drew to the four-foot for a single point, forcing another tie.
• Fifth End: Sweden 2, Canada 2 – Sweden blanked the end, retaining the hammer.
• Sixth End: Sweden 4, Canada 2 – Hasselborg scored two points.
• Seventh End: Sweden 5, Canada 2 – Sweden stole one point after Homan missed a difficult shot.
• Eighth End: Sweden 5, Canada 3 – Homan managed to score one point.
• Ninth End: Sweden 6, Canada 3 – Hasselborg added another point to her lead.
• Tenth End: Sweden 6, Canada 3 – Canada was unable to score with the hammer, concluding the match.

Team Homan’s Olympic Journey

This is Homan’s third Olympic appearance. She previously competed in the women’s event at PyeongChang 2018 and in mixed doubles at Beijing 2022 without reaching the podium. Her team consists of Emma Miskew, Sarah Wilkes, and Tracy Fleury. Miskew also competed with Homan in 2018, while Wilkes and Fleury are first-time Olympians. The team enters the bronze medal game as back-to-back world champions and the No. 1 ranked team in the world.

Canada’s Olympic Curling History

Canada hasn’t won Olympic gold in men’s or women’s curling since the 2014 Sochi Games. Despite a gradual start in the round robin, losing three consecutive games, Team Homan rallied to reach the playoffs.

Source: MSN, The Globe and Mail