Americans Korey Dropkin and Cory Thiesse make history with first US Olympic medal in mixed doubles curling

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Korey Dropkin and Cory Thiesse are going home as Olympic medalists.

In a gritty final against Sweden Tuesday, the curling mixed doubles pair narrowly missed the top spot on the podium, falling 6-5 to siblings Isabella and Rasmus Wranå in a back-and-forth match that saw the lead change hands three times.

Rasmus Wranå and Isabella Wranå shake hands with Korey Dropkin and Cory Thiesse after winning a gold medal mixed doubles curling match at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, Feb. 10, 2026. (Misper Apawu/AP Photo)

Despite their loss, Dropkin and Thiesse made Olympic history with their Milan Cortina performance by guaranteeing the U.S. its first Olympic medal in mixed doubles curling after their win over the host nation in the semifinals. 

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Thiesse, a Duluth, Minnesota native, also became the first woman to win an Olympic curling medal for the U.S. 

Cory Thiesse competes in a gold medal mixed doubles curling match at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, Feb. 10, 2026. (Fatima Shbair/AP Photo)

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She will have a chance to pick up another medal when she competes in women’s individual curling, but for Dropkin, Tuesday’s final marked his sole event. 

"It was a really great game," Thiesse said on the NBC broadcast after the loss, via The Athletic. "We just needed to be a little bit sharper today, but we’re not going to let that game take away from the week that we had."

Rasmus Wranå and Isabella Wranå celebrate in the background as Cory Thiesse hugs Korey Dropkin at