Curling at the Winter Olympics

Curling at the Winter Olympics
IOC Code	CUR
Governing body	WCF
Events	3 (men: 1; women: 1; mixed: 1)
Winter Olympics
1924 1928 1932 1936 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022 2026 Note: demonstration or exhibition sport years indicated in italics
Medalists

Curling was included in the program of the inaugural Winter Olympic Games in 1924 in Chamonix ^[1] although the results of that competition were not considered official by the International Olympic Committee until 2006. Curling was a demonstration sport at the 1932 Games, and then again after a lengthy absence in 1988 and 1992. The sport was finally added to the official program for the 1998 Games in Nagano.

Until 2018, only men's and women's events were contested. An additional event, mixed doubles, was rejected for 2010 because the Olympic Programme Commission felt it had not developed enough, ^{[2] [3]} but was approved for the 2018 Winter Olympics at an IOC Executive Board meeting in June 2015. ^[4]

The related ice stock sport (Eisstockschießen in German) was a demonstration event in 1936 and 1964. These events are not considered additional demonstrations of curling. ^{[5] [6]}

Events

• = official event, (d) = demonstration event

Event	24	28	32	36	48	52	56	60	64	68	72	76	80	84	88	92	94	98	02	06	10	14	18	22	26	Years
Men's tournament	•		(d)												(d)	(d)		•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	12
Women's tournament															(d)	(d)		•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	10
Mixed doubles																							•	•	•	3
Total events	1		1												2	2		2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3

Participating nations

The final placement for each team in each tournament is shown in the following tables.

Men's tournament

Nation	24	98	02	06	10	14	18	22	26	Years
Canada	–						4			8
China	–	–	–	–	8	4	–	5	10	4
Czech Republic	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	8	1
Denmark	–	–	7	–	9	6	10	10	–	5
Finland	–	–	5		–	–	–	–	–	2
France		–	10	–	7	–	–	–	–	3
Germany	–	8	6	8	6	10	–	–	7	6
Great Britain		7	8	4	5		5			9
Italy	–	–	–	7	–	–	9	9	6	4
Japan	–	6	–	–	–	–	8	–	–	2
New Zealand	–	–	–	10	–	–	–	–	–	1
Norway	–			5		5	6	6	4	8
ROC	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	8	–	1
Russia	–	–	–	–	–	7	–	–	–	1
South Korea	–	–	–	–	–	–	7	–	–	1
Sweden		5	4	9	4				9	9
Switzerland	–			6		8		7		8
United States	–	4	9		10	9		4	5	8

Note: The three medal winners in 1924 were the only teams entered that year.

Women's tournament

Nation	98	02	06	10	14	18	22	26	Years
Canada						6	5		8
China	–	–	–		7	5	7	10	5
Denmark		9	9	5	6	10	9	7	8
Germany	8	5	–	6	–	–	–	–	3
Great Britain	4		5	7		4		6	8
Italy	–	–	10	–	–	–	–	9	2
Japan	6	8	7	8	5			8	8
Norway	5	7	4	–	–	–	–	–	3
Olympic Athletes from Russia	–	–	–	–	–	9	–	–	1
ROC	–	–	–	–	–	–	10	–	1
Russia	–	10	6	9	9	–	–	–	4
South Korea	–	–	–	–	8		8	5	4
Sweden		6							8
Switzerland	–			4	4	7	4		7
United States	7	4	8	10	10	8	6	4	8

Mixed doubles tournament

Nation	18	22	26	Years
Australia	–	10	–	1
Canada		5	5	3
China	4	9	–	2
Czech Republic	–	6	8	2
Estonia	–	–	10	1
Finland	7	–	–	1
Great Britain	–	4	4	2
Italy	–			2
Norway			6	3
Olympic Athletes from Russia	DQB	–	–	1
South Korea	5	–	9	2
Sweden	–			2
Switzerland		7	7	3
United States	6	8		3

Medal table

Main article: List of Olympic medalists in curling

Sources (after the 2026 Winter Olympics): ^[7]
Accurate as of 2026 Winter Olympics

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Canada	7	3	4	14
2	Sweden	6	3	4	13
3	Great Britain	3	3	1	7
4	Switzerland	1	4	4	9
5	Norway	1	2	2	5
6	United States	1	1	1	3
7	Italy	1	0	1	2
8	Japan	0	1	1	2
9	Denmark	0	1	0	1
	Finland	0	1	0	1
	South Korea	0	1	0	1
12	China	0	0	1	1
	France	0	0	1	1
Totals (13 entries)		20	20	20	60

Medal summary

Main article: List of Olympic medalists in curling

Men

Games	Gold	Silver	Bronze
1924 Chamonix details	Great Britain	Sweden	France
1928 → 1994	Not included in the Olympic programme
1998 Nagano details	Switzerland	Canada	Norway
2002 Salt Lake City details	Norway	Canada	Switzerland
2006 Turin details	Canada	Finland	United States
2010 Vancouver details	Canada	Norway	Switzerland
2014 Sochi details	Canada	Great Britain	Sweden
2018 Pyeongchang details	United States	Sweden	Switzerland
2022 Beijing details	Sweden	Great Britain	Canada
2026 Milano Cortina details	Canada	Great Britain	Switzerland

Women

Games	Gold	Silver	Bronze
1998 Nagano details	Canada	Denmark	Sweden
2002 Salt Lake City details	Great Britain	Switzerland	Canada
2006 Turin details	Sweden	Switzerland	Canada
2010 Vancouver details	Sweden	Canada	China
2014 Sochi details	Canada	Sweden	Great Britain
2018 Pyeongchang details	Sweden	South Korea	Japan
2022 Beijing details	Great Britain	Japan	Sweden
2026 Milano Cortina details	Sweden	Switzerland	Canada

Mixed doubles

Games	Gold	Silver	Bronze
2018 Pyeongchang details	Canada	Switzerland	Norway
2022 Beijing details	Italy	Norway	Sweden
2026 Milano Cortina details	Sweden	United States	Italy

See also

• List of Olympic venues in curling
• Wheelchair curling at the Winter Paralympics
• Ice stock sport at the Winter Olympics, a similar sport
• Curling at the Youth Olympic Games

References

1. Heidrick, Shaun (2014-01-08). "Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games: A History of Curling at the Games - Yahoo Sports". Sports.yahoo.com. Archived from the original on 2014-02-27. Retrieved 2014-02-01.
2. "Olympic Programme Updates". Olympic.org. 2006-11-28. Retrieved 2008-08-20.
3. National Lead Writer (2014-01-27). "Sochi Olympics: Popularity, Buzz and Drama of Curling with NBC's Andrew Catalon". Bleacher Report. Retrieved 2014-02-01.
4. "Mixed Doubles curling confirmed for PyeongChang 2018 Olympics". World Curling Federation. 8 June 2015. Retrieved 8 June 2015.
5. Hojnacki, Sean (2013-12-20). "Winter Olympics 2014: 10 Things to Know About Curling - Yahoo Sports". Sports.yahoo.com. Archived from the original on 2014-04-03. Retrieved 2014-02-01.
6. Briscoe, Jeff (2014-01-08). "Rules of Curling in the Winter Olympics - Yahoo Sports". Sports.yahoo.com. Archived from the original on 2014-03-02. Retrieved 2014-02-01.
7. "Olympic Analytics - Medals by Countries". olympanalyt.com. Retrieved 2022-02-20.

External links

Media related to Curling at the Olympics at Wikimedia Commons

• Olympic information at the World Curling Federation's site