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Canada’s Brad Jacobs beats Great Britain to secure playoff spot at the Olympics
Brad Jacobs’ rink improved to 6-1 in round robin play with a 9-5 win over Great Britain, securing a semifinal spot at the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics.
- On February 17, 2026, Brad Jacobs' rink defeated Great Britain 9-5 in nine ends at Cortina to clinch a men's curling playoff spot.
- As the 10-team men's bonspiel at Cortina, Mouat's side, who came as the gold-medal favourite, is now at risk of missing the top four after a 4-4 record.
- Jacobs' rink opened with two in the first and traded singles to build an early lead, then scored three in the seventh and stole singles in the eighth and ninth to secure the win.
- Canada will play Joel Retornaz of Italy on Wednesday and Magnus Ramsfjell of Norway on Thursday, with semifinal winners advancing to Saturday's gold-medal game at Cortina.
- Jacobs said the victory finally got a longstanding monkey off their back and steadied the team, while Marc Kennedy, third, was relieved reporters didn't press him about the Friday double-touch exchange after Tuesday's win.
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