U.S. curling guaranteed first mixed doubles Olympic medal in final match against Sweden
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Korey Dropkin and Cory Thiesse guaranteed the United States its first Olympic medal in mixed doubles curling, reaching the final Monday with a 9-8 victory over Italy at the Milano Cortina Games. In:
Korey Dropkin and Cory Thiesse guaranteed the United States its first Olympic medal in mixed doubles curling, reaching the final Monday with a 9-8 victory over Italy at the Milano Cortina Games.
Dropkin, of Massachusetts, and Thiesse, of Minnesota, whooped and hollered after edging the hosts, hugging tightly. Thiesse made her first Winter Olympics appearance at the 2018 PyeongChang Games, placing 8th with the women's curling team; it is Dropkin's first Olympics Games.
The duo gave the U.S. its first world title in mixed doubles curling in 2023, a year after they teamed up.
Curling runs in both of their families, and Dropkin says it's "like religion" to him.
"I grew up at the curling club," the 30-year-old told CBS News. "My parents were super involved with a junior program at our curling club. My brother was five years older. He was already curling. I followed in his footsteps. I was like his shadow."
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