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 fun winter sport that 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.

After its first appearance, curling was a "demonstration sport" at the 1932 Games. This means it was shown off, but medals didn't count towards the official medal count. It then took a long break before returning as a demonstration sport 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 in 2018, a new event called mixed doubles was added. This event was first suggested for the 2010 Games, but it wasn't approved until 2015.

Since curling became an official sport in 1998, Canada has been very strong. Their men's teams won gold medals in 2006, 2010, and 2014. They also earned silver medals in 1998 and 2002, and a bronze in 2022. The Canadian women's team won gold in 1998 and 2014, a silver in 2010, and bronze medals in 2002 and 2006. Their mixed doubles team also won gold in 2018.

There's a similar sport called ice stock sport (Eisstockschießen in German). It was a demonstration event in 1936 and 1964. But these events are not considered part of curling's Olympic history.

Curling Events at the Olympics

Curling at the Olympics has grown over the years. Here's a look at when different events became part of the Games:

• Men's tournament: This was the first curling event, appearing in 1924. It was a demonstration event in 1932, 1988, and 1992. It became an official medal event again in 1998 and has been in every Winter Olympics since.
• Women's tournament: This event was first a demonstration sport in 1988 and 1992. It became an official medal event in 1998 and has been part of every Winter Olympics since then.
• Mixed doubles: This is the newest curling event at the Olympics. It was added as an official medal event for the first time in 2018.

Medal Winners in Curling

Here are the countries that have won medals in curling at the 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

Men's Medalists

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 Medalists

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 Medalists

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

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