| Curling at the Winter World University Games | |
|---|---|
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| Events | 3 (men: 1; women: 1; mixed: 1) |
| Games | |
Curling has been a part of the Winter Universiade since it was featured was optional sport in the 2003 Winter Universiade in Tarvisio. It became a compulsory sport as of the 2007 Winter Universiade in Turin.
| Year | Host | Gold medal game | Bronze medal game | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold medalist | Score | Silver medalist | Bronze medalist | Score | Fourth place | ||||
| 2003 details | Tarvisio |  Canada | 6–4 |  Switzerland |  South Korea | 6–4 |  Great Britain | ||
| 2007 details | Pinerolo |  United States | 9–4 | Great Britain |  Sweden | 9–4 | Canada | ||
| 2009 details | Harbin | Sweden | 8–7 |  Norway |  China | 9–5 | South Korea | ||
| 2011 details | Erzurum | South Korea | 10–6 | Switzerland |  Czech Republic | 3–2 | Great Britain | ||
| 2013 details | Baselga di Piné | Sweden | 9–5 | Great Britain | Canada | 6–5 | Norway | ||
| 2015 details | Granada | Norway | 7–6 |  Russia | Great Britain | 7-4 | Sweden | ||
| 2017 details | Almaty | Great Britain | 8–6 | Sweden | Norway | 7–3 | Czech Republic | ||
| 2019 details | Krasnoyarsk | Norway | 6–5 | Canada | Great Britain | 10–5 | Switzerland | ||
| 2023 details | Saranac Lake | Great Britain | 5–1 | United States | Canada | 3–2 | Switzerland | ||
| 2025 details | Torino | Norway | 8–4 | United States | Switzerland | 6–1 | Canada | ||
Last updated after the 2025 Winter World University Games
| Team |  2003 |  2007 | 2009 |  2011 | 2013 |  2015 |  2017 | 2019 |  2023 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Brazil | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10th | - |
 Canada | 1st | 4th | 5th | 6th | 3rd | 5th | 6th | 2nd | 3rd | 4th |
 China | - | - | 3rd | - | 9th | - | - | 10th | - | 10th |
 Czech Republic | 8th | 9th | - | 3rd | 7th | 6th | 4th | 6th | 9th | - |
 Finland | - | - | 9th | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
 Great Britain | 4th | 2nd | 7th | 4th | 2nd | 3rd | 1st | 3rd | 1st | 9th |
 Italy | 9th | 10th | - | - | 10th | - | - | - | - | 6th |
 Japan | 5th | 7th | 10th | - | - | 7th | 9th | - | 8th | - |
 Kazakhstan | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10th | - | - | - |
 Norway | 7th | - | 2nd | 6th | 4th | 1st | 3rd | 1st | 7th | 1st |
 Russia | 10th | - | - | - | - | 2nd | 8th | 9th | - | - |
 South Korea | 3rd | 5th | 4th | 1st | 8th | - | 5th | 7th | 6th | 5th |
 Slovenia | - | - | - | 10th | - | - | - | - | - | - |
 Spain | - | - | - | - | - | 10th | - | - | - | |
 Sweden | - | 3rd | 1st | 8th | 1st | 4th | 2nd | 5th | 5th | 7th |
 Switzerland | 2nd | 8th | 5th | 2nd | 6th | 9th | - | 4th | 4th | 3rd |
 Turkey | - | - | - | 9th | - | - | - | - | - | - |
 Ukraine | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8th |
 United States | 6th | 1st | 8th | 7th | 5th | 8th | 6th | 8th | 2nd | 2nd |
| Number of teams | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| Year | Host | Gold medal game | Bronze medal game | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold medalist | Score | Silver medalist | Bronze medalist | Score | Fourth place | ||||
| 2003 details | Tarvisio | Russia | 11–2 | Canada | Norway | 5–3 | Switzerland | ||
| 2007 details | Pinerolo | Canada | 6–5 | Russia |  Japan | 7–6 | Sweden | ||
| 2009 details | Harbin | China | 6–5 | Canada | Russia | 8–4 | Great Britain | ||
| 2011 details | Erzurum | Great Britain | 7–6 | Russia | South Korea | 8–5 | Japan | ||
| 2013 details | Baselga di Piné | Russia | 8–4 | South Korea | Switzerland | 8–6 | Great Britain | ||
| 2015 details | Granada | Russia | 9–8 | Canada | Switzerland | 8-7 | Sweden | ||
| 2017 details | Almaty | Canada | 8–3 | Russia | Sweden | 6–3 | Switzerland | ||
| 2019 details | Krasnoyarsk | Sweden | 8–3 | South Korea | Russia | 12–5 | Great Britain | ||
| 2023 details | Saranac Lake | China | 6–4 | South Korea | United States | 7–3 | Great Britain | ||
| 2025 details | Torino | Japan | 7–5 | South Korea | Canada | 7–3 | Norway | ||
Last updated after the 2025 Winter World University Games
| Team | 2003 | 2007 | 2009 | 2011 | 2013 | 2015 | 2017 | 2019 | 2023 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Australia | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10th | - |
| Canada | 2nd | 1st | 2nd | 6th | 6th | 2nd | 1st | 6th | 7th | 3rd |
| China | - | 6th | 1st | 5th | 9th | - | 7th | 5th | 1st | 5th |
| Czech Republic | - | - | 5th | 7th | - | - | - | 9th | - | - |
 Germany | 6th | - | - | 8th | - | - | 8th | - | - | - |
| Great Britain | - | 10th | 4th | 1st | 4th | 7th | 5th | 4th | 4th | 7th |
| Italy | - | 5th | - | - | 10th | - | - | 10th | - | 8th |
| Japan | 8th | 3rd | 8th | 4th | 7th | 9th | - | 7th | 8th | 1st |
| Kazakhstan | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10th | - | - | - |
| Norway | 3rd | - | - | - | - | 6th | 9th | - | - | 4th |
 Poland | - | - | 10th | 9th | - | - | - | - | - | 10th |
| Russia | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | - | - |
| South Korea | 5th | 9th | 7th | 3rd | 2nd | 5th | 6th | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd |
| Spain | - | - | - | - | - | 10th | - | - | 9th | - |
| Sweden | - | 4th | 6th | - | 5th | 4th | 3rd | 1st | 5th | 6th |
| Switzerland | 4th | 8th | - | - | 3rd | 3rd | 4th | 8th | 6th | - |
| Turkey | - | - | - | 10th | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| United States | 7th | 7th | 9th | - | 8th | - | - | - | 3rd | 9th |
| Number of teams | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| Year | Host | Gold medal game | Bronze medal game | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold medalist | Score | Silver medalist | Bronze medalist | Score | Fourth place | ||||
| 2025 details | Torino | Great Britain | 10–8 |  Germany | Canada | 9–2 | Italy | ||
As of the 2025 Winter World University Games
| Team | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Canada | 3rd |
| Germany | 2nd |
| Great Britain | 1st |
| Italy | 4th |
| Japan | 5th |
| Norway | 8th |
| Switzerland | 6th |
| United States | 7th |
| Number of teams | 8 |
Last updated after the 2025 Winter World University Games
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Great Britain (GBR) | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| 2 | Canada (CAN) | 3 | 4 | 4 | 11 |
| 3 | Russia (RUS) | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9 |
| 4 | Norway (NOR) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| Sweden (SWE) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | |
| 6 | China (CHN) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | South Korea (KOR) | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 |
| 8 | United States (USA) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 9 | Japan (JPN) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 10 | Switzerland (SUI) | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 11 | Germany (GER) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | Czech Republic (CZE) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (12 entries) | 21 | 21 | 21 | 63 | |
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