Sweden beat US to claim mixed doubles curling gold

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CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy -- A nerveless display from Isabella Wranaa helped Sweden win the mixed doubles curling gold medal at the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics by beating the United States 6-5 on Tuesday.

Sweden is the second-most successful nation in curling at the Winter Olympics, but it had never previously won the top prize in mixed doubles, with Almida de Val an