CORTINA D’AMPEZZO – Canada’s Rachel Homan defeated Sweden’s Anna Hasselborg 8-6 on Tuesday afternoon in women’s curling round-robin play at the Winter Olympics.
Homan’s Ottawa-based side of Tracy Fleury, Emma Miskew and Sarah Wilkes scored a deuce in the 10th end to hand Sweden (6-1) its first loss of the competition.
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Homan made a nose hit for the victory.
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Canada improved to 4-3 with two games remaining.
Homan was scheduled to return to Cortina Curling Olympic Stadium on Wednesday night against host Italy.
Her round-robin finale was set for Thursday afternoon against South Korea’s Eunji Gim.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Feb. 17, 2026.
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