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Canada beats U.S. 10-7 in Olympic women’s curling bronze-medal game

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Canada's Rachel Homan, right, competes during a women's curling bronze medal match between Canada and the United States, at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, Saturday, Feb. 21, 2026. (AP Photo/Fatima Shbair)

Canada’s Rachel Homan has the first Olympic medal of her curling career.

Her Ottawa-based team of Tracy Fleury, Emma Miskew and Sarah Wilkes beat American Tabitha Peterson 10-7 on Saturday to win bronze at Cortina Curling Olympic Stadium.

After a tight first half, Homan’s team took control with scores of three in the sixth and eighth ends.

Canada took a one-point lead and hammer in the 10th end, and the U.S. was unable to get a steal.

Rachel Homan, Tracy Fleury, Sarah Wilkes and Emma Miskew Canada's Rachel Homan, Tracy Fleury, Sarah Wilkes and Emma Miskew celebrate winning their women's curling bronze medal match against the United States, at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, Saturday, Feb. 21, 2026. (AP Photo/Fatima Shbair)

The top-ranked Homan struggled early in round-robin play before reeling off five wins ahead of a semifinal loss to Sweden’s Anna Hasselborg.

It’s the first time that Canada has reached the Olympic podium in women’s curling since Jennifer Jones won gold at the 2014 Sochi Games.

Homan missed the playoffs in her Olympic debut at the 2018 Pyeongchang Games. She missed the cut again at the 2022 Beijing Games in mixed doubles.

Gregory Strong, The Canadian Press