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Women's Curling at 2026 Winter Olympics: Updated Playoff Bracket and Team USA Schedule

The U.S. women's curling team defeated the Swiss on Thursday.
The U.S. women's curling team defeated the Swiss on Thursday. | Eric Bolte-Imagn Images

The United States women's curling team ran into a buzz saw in the semifinals on Friday as Switzerland made very few mistakes and rode Alina Paetz's incredible shooting to a 5-4 victory.

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Tabitha Peterson & Co. will now have to hope for bronze in a matchup against Canada on Sunday while the Swiss advanced into the gold medal game against Sweden.

The full schedule and bracket are below as the event nears its final day of competition.

Women's curling bracket at the 2026 Winter Olympics

Semifinals:

Sheet B:
Sweden 6, Canada 3

Sheet C:
Switzerland 5, United States 4

Finals:

Feb. 21: Bronze Medal Game, Sheet C:

Canada vs. United States


The bronze medal game is slated at 8:05 a.m. ET on Peacock.

Feb. 22: Gold Medal Game, Sheet C:

Switzerland vs. Sweden

The gold medal game is slated for 5:05 a.m. ET on Peacock.

Final round-robin standings

Below are the final standings for women's curling after the round-robin stage concluded. The bolded teams are those that advanced to the semifinals.

  1. Sweden (7–2)
  2. U.S. (6–3), w2
  3. Switzerland (6–3), w1
  4. Canada (6–3), w0
  5. Korea (5–4), w1
  6. Great Britain (5–4), w0
  7. Denmark (4–5)
  8. Japan (2–7), w1
  9. Italy (2–7), w1
  10. China (2–7), w1

wn = Number of wins (n) against tied teams


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