American Curlers Cory and Korey Just Won Olympic Silver. But Are They More Famous Than the Two Coreys?

"On Tuesday at the Milan Cortina Games, the United States won its first-ever Olympic medal in mixed-doubles curling. (Yes, I know, mixed-doubles curling has only been an Olympic event for eight years. But in "curling years," a thing I just made up, that's basically a century.) In the gold-medal match, Americans Cory Thiesse and Korey Dropkin lost out to Swedish sibling duo Rasmus and Isabella Wranå after misplaying a couple of crucial shots in the final end."

"The call: While their joint victory was surely a thrill for Haim and Feldman-and while Roger Ebert did call the first half of License to Drive "very funny"-the Young Artist Awards are a relatively low-wattage event. "I don't think most legitimate casting directors even know that the Young Artist Awards exists," a casting director told the Los Angeles Times in 2016. Every casting director in Hollywood has heard of the Olympics. Just ask Johnny Weissmuller. (Sure, he died in 19"

Cory Thiesse and Korey Dropkin captured silver in mixed-doubles curling at the 2026 Milan Cortina Games, marking the United States' first Olympic medal in mixed-doubles and only the third Olympic curling medal overall. Thiesse and Dropkin lost the gold-medal match to Swedish siblings Rasmus and Isabella Wranå after misplaying crucial shots in the final end. The duo's visibility is compared to 1980s pair Corey Haim and Corey Feldman, who tied for a Young Artist Award for License to Drive. Industry perspective notes that the Young Artist Awards carry limited prestige compared with the global prominence of the Olympics.

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