Brad Jacobs has done it again. Twelve years after leading Canada to gold at the Sochi 2014 Olympics, the veteran skip has captured his second career Olympic gold medal at the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Games.
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In a dramatic final at the Olympic Curling Centre, Team Jacobs defeated Great Britain’s team skipped by Bruce Mouat by a score of 9–6. The victory marks Canada’s first gold medal in men’s curling since Jacobs’ own triumph in 2014, ending a twelve-year drought that saw Canada settle for bronze in 2018 (John Shuster’s USA won gold) and fail to medal in 2022 (Sweden’s Niklas Edin won gold).
“It hasn’t sunk in yet,” an emotional Jacobs said after the final stone came to rest. “To do this again, twelve years later, with a different team, different circumstances… I’m just so proud of these guys.”
The final was a tightly contested battle from the first end. Great Britain drew first blood with a single in the opening end, but Jacobs responded with a deuce in the second. The teams traded singles and steals through the middle ends, with the score knotted at 4–4 after five ends. The turning point came in the seventh end, when Jacobs executed a perfect double takeout to score three, giving Canada a 7–4 lead. Great Britain fought back with two in the eighth, but Jacobs blanked the ninth and then scored two more in the tenth to seal the 9–6 victory.
“Brad is a cold-blooded killer in the big moments,” said third Marc Kennedy, who joined Jacobs for this Olympic campaign. “He just doesn’t miss when it matters most.”
The victory is particularly sweet for Jacobs, who had to rebuild his team after the 2022 cycle. Long-time vice-skip Ryan Fry retired from elite competition, prompting Jacobs to bring in Kennedy at third, with E.J. Harnden and Ryan Harnden rounding out the front end. The team gelled quickly, winning the 2025 Canadian Olympic Trials in dominating fashion before carrying that momentum through the round robin in Milano Cortina, where they finished with a 7–2 record.
