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A nerveless display from Isabella Wranaa helped Sweden to win mixed doubles curling gold medal at the Milano Cortina Winter Olympics by beating the United States 6-5 on Tuesday.
Sweden has won gold in mixed doubles curling, besting the United States in the final on Tuesday night in Milano, Italy.
Sweden trailed by 1 point going into the last round (or “end”) of a hard-fought, tight mixed doubles final against the United States. Isabella Wranaa needed to knock the Americans’ stone out to score at least 2 points and win the match.
Sweden struggled early in its Olympics opener against Italy, but thanks in part to New York Rangers forward Mika Zibanejad,
Frida Karlsson finished 51 seconds ahead of the second-place finisher, with time to grab the Swedish flag and wave at the crowd before crossing the finish line.
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