‘So proud’: Regina family celebrates Ben Hebert’s Olympic gold

Cheers echoed through the Highland Curling Club as a Regina family watched one of their own help deliver Olympic gold on Saturday.

Canada’s Team Jacobs defeated Great Britain’s Team Mouat 9-6 in the men’s curling final at the 2026 Winter Games in Italy, with Regina’s Ben Hebert playing lead on the championship rink.

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“You can dream that you get to the Olympics, seeing him get gold, maybe his last Olympics is super special,” said his father Bruce Hebert in Regina.

The final came down to execution. Canada broke the game open with a three-point ninth end, swinging momentum for good in a match-up between two of the world’s top teams. Great Britain, skipped by Bruce Mouat, pushed Canada all the way to the 10th end before the Canadians closed it out.

Ben’s uncle Brad Hebert said the tension was real inside the rink where friends and family gathered to watch.

“So close, just a shot here or there,” Brad said. “It really came down to one or two shots that made the difference.”

Cheers and high-fives break out inside The Highland Curling Club as Ben Hebert’s family watches Canada capture Olympic gold in men’s curling on Saturday. (Jacob Bamhour/980 CJME)

The family couldn’t all make the trip overseas, but they made sure they were together in Regina. Some relatives were in Italy, while others stood shoulder to shoulder at their home curling club, reacting to every sweep and every stone.

“We were nervous,” Brad admitted. “But they’re such a strong team in terms of their ability to focus on what they wanted in the end. So I knew they could do it, and they did.”

The win marked Hebert’s third Olympics and possibly his last.

“No words, man. So proud,” Bruce said after the win.

The pride extended throughout the family. Brad described Ben as someone who has been at the top of the sport for years, winning world championships and Brier titles along the way.

“I couldn’t be prouder,” he said. “To win a gold medal in any sport is pretty exceptional.”

Canada’s victory marked its first Olympic men’s curling gold since 2014. For curling fans in Saskatchewan, it was more than just another medal; it was a hometown celebration.

And inside that Regina rink, the reaction was emotional: relief, pride and the kind of joy that only comes when a lifelong dream is realized.

For the Hebert family, the moment wasn’t just about a scoreboard in Italy. It was about watching years of dedication pay off with gold around Ben Hebert’s neck.