Canada beat UK for men’s curling goldHOT ON ICE: Canada’s Jacobs said that he hoped their gold win was burned into the brains of anyone who had called them cheaters or said anything negative about CanadaAFP, CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, ItalyCanada, who were mired in a cheating controversy earlier in the tournament, on Saturday beat the UK 9-6 in a tense final to win Olympic men’s curling gold for the fourth time. The UK had to settle for a third silver medal in the past four Olympic men’s curling competitions after slipping up in the last two ends in Cortina d’Ampezzo. Photo: ReuterThey are still waiting for a first men’s title since 1924, after which curling was absent from the Olympic program for 74 years. The Canadian men’s curling team pose with their gold medals on the podium after defeating the UK at the Winter Olympics in Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy, on Saturday. With its women’s team having won bronze earlier, it was Canada’s seventh gold and 14th medal overall in Olympic curling — tops in both categories.

Source: Taipei Times February 22, 2026 16:54 UTC