Curling at the Winter Olympics facts for kids

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

Curling is a sport where players slide stones on a sheet of ice towards a target area. It has been part of the Winter Olympic Games for a long time! It first appeared at the very first Winter Olympics in 1924 in Chamonix, France. However, the results from that first competition weren't officially recognized by the International Olympic Committee until 2006.

Curling was also shown as a "demonstration sport" at some Olympics. This means it was played to show people what it was like, but medals weren't officially counted. It was a demonstration sport in 1932, and then again in 1988 and 1992. Finally, curling became an official medal sport at the 1998 Games in Nagano, Japan.

For many years, only men's and women's curling teams competed. But for the 2018 Winter Olympics, a new event called mixed doubles was added. In mixed doubles, teams are made up of one male and one female player.

Since curling became an official sport in 1998, Canada has been very strong. Their men's teams have won many gold and silver medals. The Canadian women's team has also won gold medals, and their mixed doubles team won gold in 2018.

Curling at the Olympics

How Curling Joined the Olympics

Curling's journey to becoming a full Olympic sport was quite interesting. It started as an unofficial event in 1924. Then, it was shown as a demonstration sport a few times. This helped more people learn about curling and see how exciting it is. After being a demonstration sport in 1988 and 1992, it was finally voted in as an official medal sport for the 1998 Winter Olympics.

Olympic Curling Events

When curling first became official, there were two main events:

• Men's tournament: Teams made up of men compete for medals.
• Women's tournament: Teams made up of women compete for medals.

Later, a new and exciting event was added:

• Mixed doubles: This event features teams of two players, one man and one woman. They work together to win the gold medal. This event was first played at the 2018 Winter Olympics.

Medal Table

This table shows which countries have won the most medals in curling at the Winter Olympics, up to the 2022 Games.

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

Men's Medal Winners

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

Women's Medal Winners

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

Mixed Doubles Medal Winners

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

See also

In Spanish: Curling en los Juegos Olímpicos para niños

• 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