After the completion of Monday’s sixth day of curling competition in Cortina, which featured two sessions of play in the women's tournament and one in the men's, here's a look at the standings for both, and what's coming up on Tuesday...
Women's Curling
With a win early on Monday, Sweden improved to 6-0 and stayed at the top of the women's curling standings.
Behind them, there's a log jam at 2nd with three teams - South Korea, Switzerland, and the United States - currently all 4-2 and tied for the final three spots in semifinals.
Just below them tied for 5th is Canada and Denmark, both sitting 3-3.
China and Great Britain are tied for 7th at 2-4. Italy and Japan are tied for 9th at 1-5.
Women's Curling Standings
1 – Sweden (6-0)
2 – South Korea (4-2)
2 – Switzerland (4-2)
2 – United States (4-2)
5 – Canada (3-3)
5 – Denmark (3-3)
7 – China (2-4)
7 – Great Britain (2-4)
9 – Italy (1-5)
9 – Japan (1-5)
Men's Curling
Switzerland was off on Monday, leaving them still 5-0 and alone at the top of the men's curling standings as the only unbeaten team left in the field.
Canada came away with a win to improve to 5-1 and move into sole possessions of 2nd place. Norway won on Monday while the United States was off. Both are now 4-2 and tied for 3rd.
Just outside of a playoff spot is Great Britain (4-3) in 5th, followed closely by Germany and Italy, both 3-3 and tied for 6th.
China and Sweden are both 1-5 and tied for 8th, and Czechia (0-6) is alone in 10th.
There are four sessions of round-robin play remaining. After every team has played each other, the top four teams will move on to the semifinals, which will be played on Thursday, Feb. 19, at 1:05 p.m. ET.
Men's Curling Standings
1 - Switzerland (5-0)
2 - Canada (5-1)
3 - Norway (4-2)
3 - United States (4-2)
5 – Great Britain (4-3)
6 - Germany (3-3)
6 - Italy (3-3)
8 - China (1-5)
8 - Sweden (1-5)
10 - Czechia (0-6)
Tuesday's Games
Tuesday will feature two sessions of play in the men's curling competition and one in the women's, with a total of 11 matches on the ice.
Session 1 will feature three men's games beginning at 3:05 a.m. ET:
- Czechia vs. Germany
- Switzerland vs. Sweden
- United States vs. China
Session 2 will kick off at 8:05 a.m. ET with four women's games on the ice:
- Denmark vs. United States
- Italy vs. Japan
- South Korea vs. Switzerland
- Sweden vs. Canada
The day will conclude with four more men's games in Session 3 at 1:05 a.m. ET:
- Canada vs. Great Britain
- Germany vs. Switzerland
- Sweden vs. Norway
- United States vs. Italy