2026 Winter Olympics: Sweden Edges Switzerland in Thrilling Curling Final

Sweden edges out Switzerland 6-5 to claim women's curling gold

Sweden's Anna Hasselborg wins second Olympic gold in women's curling, beating Switzerland 6-5 in a thrilling final at the 2026 Winter Olympics.

A key moment came in the fourth end, as Sweden left Switzerland a chance to take two points, but Alina Paetz's shot was too heavy...

For the Swiss, this is their first women's curling medal since they took silver in 2006. Canada secured the bronze medal on Saturday, resulting in the same nations occupying the podium as they did in Turin twenty years ago.

Sweden had a strong performance, topping the 10-team Round Robin with a win over Switzerland (6-4) and later beating Canada 6-3 in the semi-finals. This led to confidence heading into the gold medal game.

Switzerland, however, made it to the gold medal game by beating the United States, gaining revenge on a team that had beaten them in their final Round Robin game. Anna Hasselborg has led her team to another gold medal victory.

Sweden's women's curling team, led by Anna Hasselborg, has won gold at the 2026 Winter Olympics, edging out Switzerland 6-5 in a thrilling final. This marks a second gold for Hasselborg, Sara McManus, and Agnes Knochenhauer, who previously took home the top prize in 2018. The team also secured bronze in 2022, making this their third consecutive Olympic medal.

Hasselborg's team, affectionately dubbed “Circus Hasselborg,” showed incredible mental strength to clinch the win. With the score tied at 5-5 in the 10th end, Hasselborg made a precision hit to secure the victory. The team's journey to gold was marked by challenges, including lineup changes and personal milestones, but they found their rhythm at the right time.

Anna Hasselborg has led her Swedish team to another Olympic gold medal in women's curling

Sweden got off to a strong start, with Anna Hasselborg making a crucial take-out to finish the first end, allowing her team to take two points.

However, any hopes of a high-scoring final were dashed in the next two ends, which Switzerland blanked.

A key moment came in the fourth end, as Sweden left Switzerland a chance to take two points, but Alina Paetz's shot was too heavy, and they only managed to cut the deficit to 2-1.

Hasselborg had a tricky shot at the end of the fifth, but her hammer stone pulled up just in time, allowing Sweden to re-establish a two-point lead at the halfway stage.

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However, the game turned in the sixth end, when Anna Hasselborg's double take-out attempt only removed one Swiss stone. This time, Alina Paetz's draw was spot on, giving Switzerland two points and leveling the score at 3-3 with four ends to play.

The Swiss kept the pressure on, and Sweden could only manage to take one point in the seventh end, keeping Switzerland on track to have the hammer in the final end.

Sweden's chances seemed to slip after Anna Hasselborg's poor final stone in the eighth end gave Switzerland a chance to score two points. However, the Swiss team mis-hit a double take-out, allowing Sweden to steal one point by a narrow margin, forcing Switzerland to keep the hammer in the ninth end.

In the ninth end, Hasselborg made a take-out that nestled behind a guard, leaving Sweden lying one. But Alina Paetz held her nerve and removed the stone, giving Switzerland two points and leveling the score at 5-5 with one end to play.

Alina Paetz's final stone almost stuck perfectly, but Anna Hasselborg had just enough room to smash it out of the house, securing a single point and Sweden's 6-5 win. This victory adds the women's curling title to Sweden's mixed doubles gold won earlier in the Games.

Sweden ended the Olympics on a high note, with Ebba Andersson's win in the women's cross-country skiing 50km classical marking the country's second gold of the day. Sweden now has eight golds, six silvers, and four bronzes.