Switzerland's Alina Paetz (L) and Switzerland's Carole Howald and Switzerland's Selina Witschonke compete in the curling women's round robin between Switzerland and Britain during the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games at the Cortina Curling Olympic Stadium in Cortina d’Ampezzo on February 16, 2026. (Photo: AFP)

Switzerland followed Sweden in securing a ticket to the women's curling semifinals at the Milan-Cortina Olympic Winter Games on Wednesday, after earning a hard-fought 6-4 win over Denmark.

The two sides traded the lead throughout a tightly contested match before Switzerland broke through with three points in the 10th end to seal the victory.

With six wins and two defeats after eight round-robin games, Switzerland finished second in the standings. Canada, South Korea and the United States are tied for third at 5-3.

Sweden, the first team to have secured a semifinal berth, remains atop the table at 7-2 after defeating China 9-4.

In the men's competition, Britain cruised past the United States 9-2 in just six ends to move into third place in the standings, with Italy and Norway sitting fourth.

Switzerland got off to a strong start against Norway, scoring two in the first end en route to a 10-4 victory to extend its winning streak to eight games and lock up the top seed for the playoffs.

Canada defeated Italy 8-3 in a seven-end contest and confirmed its position as the No. 2 seed in the playoffs, while the Czech Republic claimed its second victory by beating China 10-5.

The final round-robin matches in both the men's and women's competitions will be played on Thursday, with the top four teams each advancing to the semifinals.