Team Brad Jacobs is in great shape at the Winter Olympics.
The Canadian men’s rink downed reigning world champion Team Bruce Mouat of Great Britain 9-5 on Tuesday to improve to 6-1, clinching a semifinal spot at Milano Cortina 2026.
Jacobs is second in the round-robin, behind Switzerland’s Team Yannick Schwaller (7-0), with two games left. The top four teams advance to the semifinals.
Mouat (4-4), the 2022 Olympic silver medallist, is in a tight battle for the final two playoff spots with Norway (4-3), Italy (4-3) and the U.S. (4-4).
Jacobs’ draw for three in the seventh end gave Canada a 7-5 lead against Great Britain. A steal of one in the eighth pushed Canada to an even better spot.
“It’s a big win,” Jacobs told CBC Olympics. “You know those guys (Great Britain) have had our number for a long time, (the Canadian rink has had) a real hard time beating that team. So, to be at six wins now and I think we’ve guaranteed (a playoff spot), that’s huge.
We knew that coming into that game getting six wins, historically in the Olympics in men’s play is a big number and at the same time handing the best team in the world a fourth loss is also a big deal. So, just really proud of the guys for really being resilient that game.”
Team Jacobs is back on the ice Wednesday against Italy (8:05 a.m. ET / 5:05 a.m. PT, CBC Gem, Sportsnet+).
Canada hasn’t won gold in Olympic men’s curling since another rink skipped by Jacobs took the crown in 2014.
-
-
Men’s Olympic curling standings, schedule, results
Team Brad Jacobs will aim to get Canada back on top of the Olympic podium for men’s curling for the first time since 2014 this month in Italy. Follow all the action with Sportsnet.
