Curling Mixed Doubles Tournament at the Winter Olympic Games Milano Cortina 2026 Road to Milano Cortina 2026

[Gianlu33 5,384]

26 minutes ago, copravolley said:

Could his role as standard-bearer at the open ceremony be a problem for him? Mixed doubles games start earlier, so that might distract him?

I don't think so, maybe the home Olympics will fire him up. I'm quite confident that he can do well.

[copravolley 564]

3 minutes ago, Gianlu33 said:

I don't think so, maybe the home Olympics will fire him up. I'm quite confident that he can do well.

I have concerns about Constantini... She's from Cortina... There will be a lot of pressure, lots of friends, family etc. Plus all the recent controversy with her team. I'm afraid it could be a beautiful disaster

Edited Saturday at 07:33 PM by copravolley

[Josh 11,882]

4 minutes ago, copravolley said:

I have concerns about Constantini... She's from Cortina... There will be a lot of pressure, lots of friends, family etc. Plus all the recent controversy with her team. I'm afraid it could be a beautiful disaster

 

Is there anywhere you think Italy will win medals? 

[copravolley 564]

4 minutes ago, Josh said:

 

Is there anywhere you think Italy will win medals? 

Playing/competing at home isn't really good for us... Maybe somewhere in Europe - quite close to us, but not here: Germany, Austria, etc.?

Edited Saturday at 07:45 PM by copravolley

[Andre Han 30]

The first match will start in 24 hours.

[Nathy 51]

Have no idea of our chances in this category but I will try to watch Estonia-Switzerland tonight for a bit 

[Josh 11,882]

2 minutes ago, Nathy said:

Have no idea of our chances in this category but I will try to watch Estonia-Switzerland tonight for a bit 

Italy are the clear favourites for gold, then Great Britain, then a logjam of contenders after that that could contend for silver/bronze, Estonia, Sweden, Canada, US. Switzerland is after that, but still well in the mix for a medal, this pairing finished 7th and 4th at Worlds in 2023/2024, however their season has been awful, they're 18-20 in matches won, and 1-10 and 1-7 in matches against top 10 and 11-25 teams. 

[Nathy 51]

3 minutes ago, Josh said:

Italy are the clear favourites for gold, then Great Britain, then a logjam of contenders after that that could contend for silver/bronze, Estonia, Sweden, Canada, US. Switzerland is after that, but still well in the mix for a medal, this pairing finished 7th and 4th at Worlds in 2023/2024, however their season has been awful, they're 18-20 in matches won, and 1-10 and 1-7 in matches against top 10 and 11-25 teams. 

Oooof not the best preparation indeed. I hope they will do their best  I can cheer for Italy (have dual citizenship) and if all else fails I'll cheer for Canada 

[Micki 12]

3 minutes ago, Nathy said:

Oooof not the best preparation indeed. I hope they will do their best  I can cheer for Italy (have dual citizenship) and if all else fails I'll cheer for Canada 

In mixed doubles, the field is wide open, and with only 10 teams, everyone has a chance. But i think the best chances for the Swiss in Curling are in the womens competition.

[Josh 11,882]

3 minutes ago, Micki said:

In mixed doubles, the field is wide open, and with only 10 teams, everyone has a chance. But i think the best chances for the Swiss in Curling are in the womens competition.

Yep exactly, but to me it would be highly surprising if the Czechs or the South Koreans managed to sneak their way into the medals. Very unpredictable, it would be more likely almost if some of those teams that I'm less confident about end up finishing above some of the supposed medal contenders. 

 

We'll see what happens