Bronze Medal Match: Italy 5, Great Britain 3
The Italian duo of Stefania Constantini and Amos Mosaner came to their home Olympics as the standout favorites in the mixed doubles curling competition, having run through both the 2022 Olympics and 2025 world championships undefeated.
While Team Italy wasn't quite as successful in Cortina, losing two games in round-robin play and a third match in the semifinals, they'll leave with a victory and another medal.
With a one-point lead going into the eighth end on Tuesday, Constantini and Mosaner avoided a steal attempt by Great Britain and held for one to secure a 5-3 victory over Jennifer Dodds and Bruce Mouat in the bronze medal match.
In the eighth, Dodds' final shot landed alone on the button, so all Constantini needed to do was get a hit-and-stick with her hammer. One of the best throwers in the world got it done, sending Great Britain's red rock out of the house while landing hers perfectly for one point and ultimately the win.
Italy (7-4) was able to take a two-point lead with a steal of one in the fourth, and that was ultimately what won the game. The low-scoring match never saw either team score more than one point in any end.
In that critical fourth end, Italy had shot stone with two other stones behind it and two Great Britain reds in front. Dodds takeout attempt on the hammer wasn't enough, leaving Italy's lone stone on the button for a 3-1 lead at the halfway break.
The teams traded single points in each of the remaining ends.
| Great Britain | Italy | |
| 0 | 1st end | 1 |
| 1 | 2nd end | 0 |
| 0 | 3rd end | 1 |
| 0 | 4th end | 1 |
| 1 | 5th end | 0 |
| 0 | 6th end | 1 |
| 1 | 7th end | 0 |
| 0 | 8th end | 1 |
Both teams landed in the bronze medal match after they were upset by lower seeds in the semifinals on Tuesday. Great Britain, the No. 1 seed, lost to No. 4 Sweden, 9-3. No. 2 Italy lost to No. 3 Team USA, 9-8, in the other semi.
Tuesday's loss was the third in the last four games for Great Britain (8-3) after they started their time in Cortina 7-0. Dodds and Mouat's fourth-place finish matches their finish from the 2022 Games. Both players will continue competing in Cortina as members of Great Britain's women's and men's curling teams.
Constantini and Mosaner will also compete for Italy's women's and men's curling teams this week.
The men's curling tournament will begin on Wednesday at 1:05 p.m. ET. The women's tournament will kick off on Thursday at 3:05 a.m. ET.