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Olympics: Hacks, Curling Dreams, and a Paleontology Star Emerge

Team GB's curling team is gearing up for the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan-Cortina, with mixed doubles action set to begin early in the schedule, according to BBC Breaking. Bruce Mouat and Jen Dodds, former world champions, are aiming to improve upon their performance in the 2022 Games, where they narrowly missed out on a medal.

Mouat and Dodds will face a challenging rematch against Norway, the team that edged them out in the semi-finals of the previous Games, BBC Breaking reported. Following that, they are scheduled for a historic matchup against Estonia, marking the nation's debut in Winter Olympic curling.

Meanwhile, in the United States, curler Korey Dropkin strategically partnered with Cory Thiesse after failing to qualify for the Beijing Olympics in 2022, Time reported. Dropkin, who grew up competing in curling tournaments near Boston but now resides in Duluth, Minnesota, sought a change after the 2022 Olympic trials. He considered Thiesse, a friend and former college classmate at the University of Minnesota Duluth, as his ideal mixed doubles partner.

"It's always been my belief," Dropkin, 30, said, "that she is the best shotmaker in the United States," according to Time. In April 2022, Dropkin invited Thiesse to meet him at the Pickwick, a Duluth pub owned by curlers, to discuss the partnership.

The 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Olympics are anticipated amidst a complex global landscape, Time reported. The Games will feature athletes such as Alex Ferreira and Alex Hall.

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