Team Rachel Homan is starting to roll in Olympic women's curling.
Her Canadian rink knocked off the last undefeated team, Sweden’s Anna Hasselborg, 8-6, extending her win streak to three games and improving her record to 4-3 on Tuesday at Milano Cortina 2026.
The team, made up of Homan, Tracy Fleury, Emma Miskew, and Sarah Wilkes, set up every end in their favour but the Swedes, with a little bit of luck, kept the game really tight.
"I thought we handled it as good as we could, obviously want a couple shots back, but just a great battle by both teams. I think we just stuck with each other right to the end." Homan told CBC Olympics.
In the eighth end, Homan decided enough was enough.
Down 5-4, Homan attempted and made the shot of the Olympics so far with a triple takeout on her first stone to set up a deuce and take the lead 6-5.
Before she went to shoot, though, the announcer on the international feed didn't seem to think there was a chance she could make magic happen.
"I've never seen Rachel Homan look so uncertain," the announcer said.
Maybe, just maybe, Homan heard them.
"I thought it was pretty tough, (my teammates) sold it to me and obviously it was there," Homan told CBC Olympics. "The belief that they have in me, that's how we make our big shots. Phenomenal sweeping and they think I can make everything, and it was just a great team shot. Great line call, really precise, and made the difference in that game."
The luck ran out in the ninth for Hasselborg, as she had a hit for two with her last to take the lead back, but missed and only got one to tie the game at 6-6.
Canada took care of business in the tenth to earn the crucial win.
Homan, now riding a three-game win streak, will get to rest before taking on the host Italy on Wednesday at 1:05 p.m. ET / 10:05 a.m. PT. (CBC Gem, Sportsnet +). If Homan can win out, she will make the playoffs.
The top four teams from the 10-team round-robin advance to the semifinals on Friday.
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