Canada-Britain Olympic Curling Final Set
Canada advanced to the gold medal game in Olympic men's curling after a hard-fought semifinal victory. They will face Team Great Britain, who secured their spot by defeating Switzerland in the other semifinal. The gold medal match promises to be a transatlantic showdown between two curling powerhouses at the Winter Games.
- This final is a rematch of the 2014 Sochi Olympics gold medal game, where Canada, skipped by Brad Jacobs, defeated Great Britain 9-3. Jacobs is once again skipping the Canadian team at the Milano Cortina 2026 games. - The British team, skipped by Bruce Mouat, is seeking to upgrade its silver medal from the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, where they lost to Sweden in the final. That silver was one of only two medals won by Team GB at those Games. - The Canadian men's team is packed with Olympic experience, with all four core players having previously won medals. Skip Brad Jacobs won gold in 2014, Marc Kennedy and Ben Hebert won gold in 2010, and Brett Gallant won bronze in 2022. - While Canada defeated Great Britain 9-5 in the round-robin stage of this tournament, Team Mouat holds a significant head-to-head advantage in their matchups prior to these Olympics. - Team Great Britain enters the final as the reigning world champions, having won both the 2023 and 2025 World Championships. - Canada is the most decorated nation in Olympic curling history, with 12 total medals, including six golds, since the sport was reintroduced in 1998. - Great Britain (competing as Scotland in non-Olympic events) has a strong curling history, including winning the first-ever Olympic curling gold medal at the inaugural Winter Games in Chamonix in 1924. - The two skips offer a contrast in Olympic experience; Canada's Brad Jacobs is 40, while Great Britain's Bruce Mouat is 31.
