Eight countries took the ice during round-robin play, including two medal winners from the 2022 Olympics in Beijing. Silver medalists Norway took on Great Britain, while Sweden, which took home the mixed doubles bronze in 2022, faced off against South Korea. The two other matches featured Canada vs. the Czech Republic, and Estonia vs. Switzerland.

The 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics’ early events continued on day -1 ahead of Friday's opening ceremony. After opening the games on day -2 as the first event to start competitive play, curling continued with wins for the U.

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The most interesting theme of the conversations was “The Choice.” Increasingly, the pursuit of curling glory in Canada involves making a very conscious choice. For most of the Scotties competitors, the choice is a difficult one: how much of your life are you willing to devote to chasing the dream of the national championship?