Canada men's curling remained undefeated in round-robin competition Friday during the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics, but only after tension overheated on the ice. Following the ninth end of an 8-6 Canada victory over 2022 Olympic champion Sweden,

Until Friday, the American women had never beaten Canada -- a perennial favorite that has medaled in every Winter Games since curling was added to the Olympics in 1998. The U.S. men beat the Canadians for the first time in the 2018 round-robin and again in the semifinals en route to their gold medal victory in Pyeongchang.

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Until Friday, the American women had never beaten Canada — a perennial favorite that has medaled in every Winter Games since curling was added to the Olympics in 1998. The U.S. men beat the Canadians for the first time in the 2018 round-robin and again in the semifinals en route to their gold medal victory in Pyeongchang.

Canada is expected to blow out France on Sunday to close out the top spot in Group A. Czechia struggled a bit with France. The Czechs have up three goals in the first six minutes of the second period on Friday. Czechia rebounded to score the final three goals and earn a 6-3 win.