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The Canadian men’s curling team skipped by Brad Jacobs defeated American Daniel Casper 6-3 on Friday morning at the Cortina Curling Olympic Stadium.
Jacobs, vice Marc Kennedy, Brett Gallant and Ben Hebert scored two points in the fourth end on a brilliant shot for a lead they wouldn’t relinquish.
The Canadians navigated a tight port and chipped a rock sideways just enough to move an American stone off the button.
Casper struggled with draw weight at times, settling for a single in the fifth end when his final rock slid past the eight-foot ring. Jacobs made back-to-back draws to steal a pair in the eighth end for a 6-2 lead.
The Americans (1-2) conceded after scoring a single in the ninth. Canada improved to 2-0 ahead of its evening game against defending champion Niklas Edin of Sweden.
A raucous flag-waving, foot-stomping crowd at the 3,450-seat venue created an electric atmosphere at the four-sheet facility. Joel Retornaz of host Italy played top-ranked Bruce Mouat of Great Britain on the sheet beside the Canadians.
Brad Jacobs and his Calgary-based rink improve to 2-0 in the men’s curling tournament at Milano Cortina 2026 by defeating Daniel Casper of the United States 6-3.
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