Italy 8, South Korea 4 (Session 1)
| South Korea | Italy | |
| 1 | 1st end | 0 |
| 0 | 2nd end | 1 |
| 0 | 3rd end | 2 |
| 0 | 4th end | 3 |
| 1 | 5th end | 0 |
| 0 | 6th end | 2 |
| 2 | 7th end | 0 |
| X | 8th end | X |
Five stolen points early carried Italy to a four-point win over South Korea in their first game of the Milan Cortina Olympics.
The Italians, playing on their home ice, conceded a point in the first end, but answered with one in the second, two stolen points in the third, and a steal of three more in the fourth for a decisive lead they wouldn't relinquish.
Italy's Stefania Constantini and Amos Mosaner open the 2026 Games as the defending gold medalists in both the 2022 Olympics and the 2025 World Championships, going undefeated in both tournaments.
Sweden 7, Czechia 4 (Session 1)
| Czechia | Sweden | |
| 0 | 1st end | 1 |
| 1 | 2nd end | 0 |
| 0 | 3rd end | 1 |
| 0 | 4th end | 2 |
| 1 | 5th end | 0 |
| 0 | 6th end | 3 |
| 2 | 7th end | 0 |
| X | 8th end | X |
Two stolen points in the fourth and a three-point end in the sixth helped Sweden stay unbeaten and defeat Czechia on Thursday.
Sweden's Rasmus Wrana had 11 takeouts and his sister, Isabella Wrana, added four in the decisive victory.
The 2024 world champions improve to 2-0 in Cortina.
Great Britain 10, Estonia 5 (Session 1)
| Great Britain | Estonia | |
| 2 | 1st end | 0 |
| 0 | 2nd end | 2 |
| 2 | 3rd end | 0 |
| 0 | 4th end | 1 |
| 2 | 5th end | 0 |
| 0 | 6th end | 2 |
| 4 | 7th end | 0 |
| X | 8th end | X |
Four points in the seventh broke a previously close match wide open for Great Britain in a five-point win.
The duo of Jennifer Dodds and Bruce Mouat carried a slight 6-5 advantage through six, and came away with big points after deciding to use their power play in the penultimate end.
Great Britain improves to 2-0 in Cortina.
Canada 6, Norway 3 (Session 2)
| Norway | Canada | |
| 0 | 1st end | 1 |
| 1 | 2nd end | 0 |
| 0 | 3rd end | 2 |
| 0 | 4th end | 1 |
| 1 | 5th end | 0 |
| 0 | 6th end | 1 |
| 1 | 7th end | 0 |
| 0 | 8th end | 1 |
Canada never allowed more than a single point from Norway, and stole a point in the fourth to improve to 2-0 in Cortina.
Canada's Brett Gallant had 11 takeouts in the win. Gallant's partner, Jocelyn Peterman, iced the win with an easy hammer throw right to the button for one point in the eighth.
Coming Up
The third session of the day at 1:05 p.m. ET will feature four games: Canada will take on Italy, Czechia returns with a match against Great Britain, Estonia will face Sweden, and Switzerland will play South Korea.
This story will be updated at the conclusion of both sessions.