{"id":14752,"date":"2026-02-21T06:14:22","date_gmt":"2026-02-21T06:14:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/14752\/"},"modified":"2026-02-21T06:14:22","modified_gmt":"2026-02-21T06:14:22","slug":"us-womens-curling-survives-switzerland-to-book-2nd-ever-olympic-semifinals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/14752\/","title":{"rendered":"US Women’s Curling Survives Switzerland to Book 2nd-Ever Olympic Semifinals"},"content":{"rendered":"

US women’s curling has eyes on the prize, with Team USA<\/a> surviving a four-team race<\/a> for the final two Olympic semifinal spots by defeating Switzerland in a 7-6 thriller on Thursday.<\/p>\n

Kicking off the matchup tied for third on a 5-3 round-robin record with Canada and South Korea \u2014\u00a0with defending champion Great Britain’s semifinal hopes trailing just behind on a 4-4 tally \u2014 the USA’s most direct path to this weekend’s Olympic medal rounds required a win over the already-qualified Swiss squad.<\/p>\n

Led by newly crowned mixed doubles silver medalist Cory Thiesse<\/a>, the US entered Thursday’s win-and-in game coming off a stinging 8-7 loss<\/a> to Great Britain \u2014\u00a0a contest that would have clinched their semis spot had the USA claimed victory.<\/p>\n

“That one hurt a little more,” captain Tabitha Peterson said postgame. “I think maybe I just attacked wrong on my second-to-last shot, and then I just didn’t make my last one either. That’s unfortunate, but they made a fantastic shot, so not much you could do about that.”<\/p>\n

Peterson flipped the script on Thursday, however, coming in clutch after Switzerland forced an extra frame with a stunning 10th-end three-stone tally to tie the US 6-6.<\/p>\n

The 36-year-old skipper then broke the deadlock with her final shot to secure both the win and the USA women’s second-ever trip to the Olympic semifinals \u2014 the team’s first medal round berth in 24 years.<\/p>\n

The Stateside quartet will now take aim at a first-ever podium finish alongside Canada, who secured the final spot in the knockouts by defeating South Korea 10-7 on Thursday, Switzerland, and the top-seeded three-time champion Sweden.<\/p>\n

How to watch US women’s curling in the 2026 Olympic semifinals<\/p>\n

At the same time that Canada faces Sweden \u2014 arguably the toughest team in the field \u2014\u00a0Team USA will look to hand Switzerland a second straight loss when the pair meet again less than 24 hours after Thursday’s result.<\/p>\n

Both semifinals begin at 8:05 AM ET on Friday, airing live on Peacock and USA Network<\/a>.<\/p>\n