| Curling at the Winter Olympics | |
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| IOC Code | CUR |
| Governing body | WCF |
| Events | 3 (men: 1; women: 1; mixed: 1) |
| Winter Olympics | |
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Curling was included in the program of the inaugural Winter Olympic Games in 1924 in Chamonix 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, but was approved for the 2018 Winter Olympics at an IOC Executive Board meeting in June 2015.
Since the 1998 Olympics, Canada has generally dominated the sport with their men's teams winning gold in 2006, 2010, and 2014, and silver in 1998 and 2002, and a bronze in 2022. The women's team won gold in 1998 and 2014, a silver in 2010, and a bronze in 2002 and 2006. Their mixed doubles team won gold in 2018.
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.
Summary
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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 | Years |
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| Men's tournament | • | (d) | (d) | (d) | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 11 | |||||||||||||
| Women's tournament | (d) | (d) | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 9 | |||||||||||||||
| Mixed doubles | • | • | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total events | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 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 | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Canada |
– |  |
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4 |  |
7 |
 China |
– | – | – | – | 8 | 4 | – | 5 | 3 |
 Denmark |
– | – | 7 | – | 9 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 4 |
 Finland |
– | – | 5 | |
– | – | – | – | 2 |
 France |
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– | 10 | – | 7 | – | – | – | 3 |
 Germany |
– | 8 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 10 | – | – | 5 |
 Great Britain |
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7 | 8 | 4 | 5 | |
5 | |
8 |
 Italy |
– | – | – | 7 | – | – | 9 | 9 | 3 |
 Japan |
– | 6 | – | – | – | – | 8 | – | 2 |
 New Zealand |
– | – | – | 10 | – | – | – | – | 1 |
 Norway |
– | |
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5 | |
5 | 6 | 6 | 7 |
 ROC |
– | – | – | – | – | – | – | 8 | 1 |
 Russia |
– | – | – | – | – | 7 | – | – | 1 |
 South Korea |
– | – | – | – | – | – | 7 | – | 1 |
 Sweden |
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5 | 4 | 9 | 4 | |
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8 |
 Switzerland |
– | |
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6 | |
8 | |
7 | 7 |
 United States |
– | 4 | 9 | |
10 | 9 | |
4 | 7 |
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 | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canada |
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6 | 5 | 7 |
| China |
– | – | – | |
7 | 5 | 7 | 4 |
| Denmark |
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9 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 7 |
| Germany |
8 | 5 | – | 6 | – | – | – | 3 |
| Great Britain |
4 | |
5 | 7 | |
4 | |
7 |
| Italy |
– | – | 10 | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| Japan |
6 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 5 | |
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7 |
| Norway |
5 | 7 | 4 | – | – | – | – | 3 |
 Olympic Athletes from Russia |
– | – | – | – | – | 9 | – | 1 |
| ROC |
– | – | – | – | – | – | 10 | 1 |
| Russia |
– | 10 | 6 | 9 | 9 | – | – | 4 |
| South Korea |
– | – | – | – | 8 | |
8 | 3 |
| Sweden |
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6 | |
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7 |
| Switzerland |
– | |
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4 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 6 |
| United States |
7 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 7 |
- Mixed doubles tournament
| Nation | 18 | 22 | Years |
|---|---|---|---|
 Australia |
– | 10 | 1 |
| Canada |
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5 | 2 |
| China |
4 | 9 | 2 |
 Czech Republic |
– | 6 | 1 |
| Finland |
7 | – | 1 |
| Great Britain |
– | 4 | 1 |
| Italy |
– | |
1 |
| Norway |
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2 |
| Olympic Athletes from Russia |
DQB | – | 1 |
| South Korea |
5 | – | 1 |
| Sweden |
– | |
1 |
| Switzerland |
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7 | 2 |
| United States |
6 | 8 | 2 |
Medal table
Main article: List of Olympic medalists in curlingSources (after the 2022 Winter Olympics):
Accurate as of 2022 Winter Olympics.
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Canada | 6 | 3 | 3 | 12 |
| 2 | Sweden | 4 | 3 | 4 | 11 |
| 3 | Great Britain | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| 4 | Switzerland | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
| 5 | Norway | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 6 | United States | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 | Italy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 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) | 17 | 17 | 17 | 51 | |
Medal summary
Main article: List of Olympic medalists in curlingMen
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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| 1924 Chamonix details |
Great Britain
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Sweden
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France
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| 1928 → 1994 | Not included in the Olympic programme | ||
| 1998 Nagano details |
Switzerland
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Canada
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Norway
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| 2002 Salt Lake City details |
Norway
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Canada
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Switzerland
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| 2006 Turin details |
Canada
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Finland
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United States
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| 2010 Vancouver details |
Canada
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Norway
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Switzerland
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| 2014 Sochi details |
Canada
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Great Britain
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Sweden
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| 2018 Pyeongchang details |
United States
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Sweden
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Switzerland
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| 2022 Beijing details |
Sweden
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Great Britain
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Canada
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Women
Mixed doubles
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Pyeongchang details |
Canada
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Switzerland
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Norway
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| 2022 Beijing details |
Italy
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Norway
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Sweden
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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
- 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.
- "Olympic Programme Updates". Olympic.org. 2006-11-28. Retrieved 2008-08-20.
- 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.
- "Mixed Doubles curling confirmed for PyeongChang 2018 Olympics". World Curling Federation. 8 June 2015. Retrieved 8 June 2015.
- 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.
- 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.
- "Olympic Analytics - Medals by Countries". olympanalyt.com. Retrieved 2022-02-20.
External links
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