By The Canadian Press

Homan surges into women’s curling semifinals, Canada to face Norway in men’s semis

Feb 19, 2026 | 1:00 AM

MILAN — Canada is guaranteed to win another medal on Day 13 of the Milan Cortina Games when the women’s hockey team meets the archrival United States in the final.

And there could be more coming from Canada’s curlers, as Rachel Homan booked a spot in the women’s semifinals a few hours before Brad Jacobs was set to take on Norway’s Magnus Ramsfjell in a men’s semifinal.

After a sluggish start, Homan’s Ottawa-based crew roared into medal contention with five straight wins, culminating in a pivotal 10-7 win over South Korea’s Eunji Gim on Thursday.

The win secured a top-four finish for Homan, Tracy Fleury, Emma Miskew and Sarah Wilkes.

Canada scored four points in the sixth end and Homan made a hit for the win in the 10th to close round-robin play at 6-3.

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Canada and South Korea had entered the contest tied at 5-3, with both teams needing a win to move on.

In men’s action earlier Thursday, Jacobs and his Calgary-based foursome lost 8-6 to Norway in their final round-robin game to finish second in the standings with a 7-2 record and set up a rematch with Ramsfjell in the semis.

The Norwegians jumped out to an early lead, scoring three in the first end and never trailed across the game.

Jacobs and his Calgary-based team cut their deficit to 7-5 in the sixth end, then stole one in the seventh, but couldn’t completely close the gap.

Canada hasn’t won a gold medal in men’s or women’s curling since Sochi 2014, when Jacobs and Jennifer Jones led their teams to the top of the podium.

In women’s hockey, defending Olympic champion Canada enters the final against the U.S. as the decided underdog.

The Canadians have lost seven straight to the United States, including a 5-0 preliminary-round defeat last week.

Captain Marie-Philip Poulin leads Canada into the matchup after scoring twice in a 2-1 semifinal win over Switzerland, becoming the all-time Olympic women’s hockey goals leader.

It will be the eighth Olympic final between the two countries.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Feb. 19, 2026.

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