Curling at the Winter Olympics

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.

Curling at the Winter Olympics
IOC CodeCUR
Governing bodyWCF
Events3 (men: 1; women: 1; mixed: 1)
Winter Olympics
  • 1956
  • 1960
  • 1964
  • 1968
  • 1972
  • 1976
Note: demonstration or exhibition sport years indicated in italics

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]

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.[5][6]

Summary

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Games Year Events Best Nation
1 1924 1   Great Britain (1)
3 1932 1   Canada (1)
15 1988 2   Canada (2)
  Norway (1)
16 1992 2   Germany (1)
  Switzerland (1)
18 1998 2   Canada (3)
19 2002 2   Great Britain (2)
  Norway (2)
20 2006 2   Canada (4)
21 2010 2   Canada (5)
22 2014 2   Canada (6)
23 2018 3   Sweden (1)
24 2022 3   Great Britain (3)

Events

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= 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
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

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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           4   7
  China 8 4 5 3
  Denmark 7 9 6 10 10 4
  Finland 5   2
  France   10 7 3
  Germany 8 6 8 6 10 5
  Great Britain   7 8 4 5   5   8
  Italy 7 9 9 3
  Japan 6 8 2
  New Zealand 10 1
  Norway     5   5 6 6 7
  ROC 8 1
  Russia 7 1
  South Korea 7 1
  Sweden   5 4 9 4       8
  Switzerland     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           6 5 7
  China   7 5 7 4
  Denmark   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     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   6           7
  Switzerland     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   5 2
  China 4 9 2
  Czech Republic 6 1
  Finland 7 1
  Great Britain 4 1
  Italy   1
  Norway     2
  Olympic Athletes from Russia DQB 1
  South Korea 5 1
  Sweden   1
  Switzerland   7 2
  United States 6 8 2

Medal table

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Sources (after the 2022 Winter Olympics):[7]
Accurate as of 2022 Winter Olympics.

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  Canada63312
2  Sweden43411
3  Great Britain3216
4  Switzerland1337
5  Norway1225
6  United States1012
7  Italy1001
8  Japan0112
9  Denmark0101
  Finland0101
  South Korea0101
12  China0011
  France0011
Totals (13 entries)17171751

Medal summary

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

Women

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

Mixed doubles

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Games Gold Silver Bronze
2018 Pyeongchang
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  Canada   Switzerland   Norway
2022 Beijing
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  Italy   Norway   Sweden

See also

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References

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  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.
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