{"id":88874,"date":"2026-02-21T01:27:03","date_gmt":"2026-02-21T04:27:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ubirataonline.com.br\/top-ranked-canada-u-s-fall-in-womens-olympic-curling-semis\/"},"modified":"2026-02-21T01:27:08","modified_gmt":"2026-02-21T04:27:08","slug":"top-ranked-canada-u-s-fall-in-womens-olympic-curling-semis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ubirataonline.com.br\/en\/top-ranked-canada-u-s-fall-in-womens-olympic-curling-semis\/","title":{"rendered":"Top-ranked Canada, U.S. fall in women’s Olympic curling semis"},"content":{"rendered":"


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CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy — The top-ranked Canadian women couldn’t overcome “straighter” ice and a sharp Sweden squad, and now the country’s controversial men’s team will have the curling power’s last chance at Olympic gold at the Milan Cortina Games.<\/p>\n

With Canada already shut out of the mixed team event medals, Rachel Homan’s team was upset by Anna Hasselborg’s Sweden in the semifinals Friday.<\/p>\n

“They’re heartbroken right now,” Canada coach Heather Nedohin said.<\/p>\n

Sweden, ranked No. 12, will face Switzerland for gold on Sunday.<\/p>\n

Sweden, which has won the women’s competition three times since curling returned to the Olympic program in 1998, beat Canada 6-3.<\/p>\n

Homan had beaten Hasselborg in all three of their previous meetings this season.<\/p>\n