CORTINA D’AMPEZZO – Brad Jacobs skipped the Canadian men’s curling team to a 7-6 win over Germany’s Marc Muskatewitz within the round-robin opener for each teams on the Milan Cortina Olympics on Wednesday.
Jacobs, Marc Kennedy, Brett Gallant and Ben Hebert broke a tie with a pair within the ninth end but Germany answered with a deuce within the tenth. Canada had hammer in the additional end and Jacobs used it to make a nose hit for the victory.
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The Canadians are hoping to return to the highest of the Olympic podium in men’s team play for the primary time since Jacobs won gold in 2014 with a unique squad.
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Canada is certainly one of the medal favourites in a 10-team field that features top-ranked Bruce Mouat of Great Britain, defending champion Niklas Edin of Sweden and Joel Retornaz of host Italy.
Rachel Homan’s Ottawa-based women’s team was scheduled to start play Thursday morning against Denmark’s Madeleine Dupont.
Competition continues through Feb. 22.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Feb. 11, 2026.
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