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 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

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

Events

• = official event, (d) = demonstration event

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	–						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

Sources (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

Men

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

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

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