Curling at the 2026 Winter Olympics – Women's tournament

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Women's curling
at the XXV Olympic Winter Games
Curling pictogram.svg
Venue Stadio olimpico del ghiaccio
Dates12–22 February
  2022
2030  

The women's curling tournament of the 2026 Winter Olympics will be held at the Cortina Olympic Stadium in Cortina D’Ampezzo from 12 to 22 February 2026. [1]

Ten nations will competed in a round robin preliminary round, and the top four nations at the conclusion of the round robin will qualify for the medal round. [2]

Competition schedule

RRRound robinSFSemifinalsB3rd place play-offFFinal
Date
Event
Thu 12Fri 13Sat 14Sun 15Mon 16Tue 17Wed 18Thu 19Fri 20Sat 21Sun 22
Women's TournamentRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRSFBF

Qualification

The top seven nations based on combined rankings at the 2024 World Women's Curling Championship and 2025 World Women's Curling Championship qualified along with hosts Italy. The final two teams qualified through the 2025 Olympic Qualification Event.

Means of qualificationDatesLocationQuotasQualified
Host nation1Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Qualification points at the 2024 & 2025 World Championships16–24 March 2024 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Sydney, Canada 7Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
15-23 March 2025 Flag of South Korea.svg Uijeongbu, South Korea
Olympic Qualification Event 6–13 December 2025 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Kelowna, Canada 2
Total10

Teams

The teams are listed as follows:

Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
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CSO Curling Club, Beijing
Hvidovre CC, Hvidovre Curl Aberdeen, Aberdeen CC Dolomiti, Cortina d'Ampezzo
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland TBDTBD
Uijeongbu CC, Uijeongbu
Sundbybergs CK, Sundbyberg CC Aarau, Aarau
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References

  1. "Milano Cortina 2026 Olympic and Paralympic curling schedules confirmed". WorldCurling. World Curling.
  2. "Olympic Qualifications". WorldCurling. World Curling.