Korey Dropkin was in the middle of answering a question about newfound Olympic stardom when it happened in real time. A fan approached him, visibly emotional, thanking him for the inspiration and ...
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Mixed doubles curling silver medalists Cory Thiesse and Korey Dropkin of the U.S. hold up their medals on the podium at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Cortina D'Ampezzo, Italy, on Tuesday. NINA MOINI: ...
CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy (AP) — At one end of the ice was the brother, pumping his fists. At the other was the sister, jumping up and down with her broom in her hand and a look of disbelief on her ...
NORTHBOROUGH – The sign remained on the Algonquin Regional hallway wall after the gym emptied. "Our Champion Korey Dropkin!" Students and teachers paused the normal school day Tuesday, Feb. 10 to ...
Team USA’s mixed doubles curling pair — Korey Dropkin and Cory Thiesse, a.k.a. “the Coreys” — didn’t form through some long tryout process or a last-minute Olympic scramble. It started with a ...
Dropkin and Thiesse first crossed paths as teenagers in Minnesota’s junior curling scene. Both attended the University of Minnesota Duluth and competed nationally, but they did not team up in mixed ...
CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy — Cory Thiesse and Korey Dropkin are Olympic medalists. The tandem, known affectionately as “Girl Cory” and “Boy Korey,” won silver in the mixed doubles curling event Tuesday, ...
CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy — As the final stone slid toward the house, Shelley Dropkin started to get to her feet. Sitting in the front row at center ice, she leaned over the edge of the railing as she ...
Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X The pair defeated the team from Italy on Monday, February 9, to reach the finals in their first ...
Korey Dropkin and Cory Thiesse are Team USA mixed doubles curlers who clinched the country’s first-ever Olympic medal in the event at the 2026 Winter Olympics. The Minnesota-based duo stunned ...
On Tuesday at the Milan Cortina Games, the United States won its first-ever Olympic medal in mixed-doubles curling. (Yes, I know, mixed-doubles curling has only been an Olympic event for eight years.