Team USA women's curling reaches Olympic semifinals for second time

The U.S. women's curling team advanced to the Milan Cortina Olympic semifinals after a 7-6 walk-off win over Switzerland, earning the No. 2 seed and marking only the team's second semifinal appearance since 2002.

The U.S. women's curling team has advanced to the semifinals at the Milan Cortina Olympics after a close round-robin victory. The win secured a high placement in the tournament and drew attention because semifinal appearances for the U.S. women have been rare. Team positioning now places them behind Sweden and ahead of Switzerland in the standings. Officials and reports note the next scheduled match is a rematch with Switzerland Friday morning. Key facts: - The team won 7-6 in a walk-off result against Switzerland in the round-robin 12th session. - NBC reports this is only the second time the U.S. women's team has reached the Olympic semifinals, the previous appearance was in 2002. - Team USA holds the No. 2 seed, behind Sweden and ahead of Switzerland. - The Swiss and American teams are set to meet again Friday morning. - NBC reports that Cory Thiesse, after a silver in mixed doubles, is one win away from securing at least a second Olympic silver; no U.S. woman has previously won two Olympic curling medals. Summary: The victory moves the U.S. women's team into the Olympic semifinals and sets up a rematch with Switzerland Friday morning while the team remains the No. 2 seed behind Sweden. This outcome represents a rare semifinal appearance for the program, last reached in 2002.