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 Discipline CodeCUR
Governing bodyWCF
Events3 (men: 1; women: 1; mixed: 1)
Games
  • 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

Games Year Events Best Nation
119241 Great Britain
319321 Canada
1519882 Canada
 Norway
1619922 Germany
 Switzerland
1819982 Canada
1920022 Great Britain
 Norway
2020062 Canada
2120102 Canada
2220142 Canada
2320183 Sweden
2420223 Great Britain

Events

= official event, (d) = demonstration event

Event242832364852566064687276808488929498020610141822Years
Men's tournament(d)(d)(d)11
Women's tournament(d)(d)9
Mixed doubles2
Total events11222222233

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
 Canada2nd place, silver medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)43rd place, bronze medalist(s)7
 China8453
 Denmark79610104
 Finland52nd place, silver medalist(s)2
 France3rd place, bronze medalist(s)1073
 Germany8686105
 Great Britain1st place, gold medalist(s)78452nd place, silver medalist(s)52nd place, silver medalist(s)8
 Italy7993
 Japan682
 New Zealand101
 Norway3rd place, bronze medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)52nd place, silver medalist(s)5667
 ROC81
 Russia71
 South Korea71
 Sweden2nd place, silver medalist(s)54943rd place, bronze medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)8
 Switzerland1st place, gold medalist(s)3rd place, bronze medalist(s)63rd place, bronze medalist(s)83rd place, bronze medalist(s)77
 United States493rd place, bronze medalist(s)1091st place, gold medalist(s)47

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
 Canada1st place, gold medalist(s)3rd place, bronze medalist(s)3rd place, bronze medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)657
 China3rd place, bronze medalist(s)7574
 Denmark2nd place, silver medalist(s)99561097
 Germany8563
 Great Britain41st place, gold medalist(s)573rd place, bronze medalist(s)41st place, gold medalist(s)7
 Italy101
 Japan687853rd place, bronze medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)7
 Norway5743
 Olympic Athletes from Russia91
 ROC101
 Russia106994
 South Korea82nd place, silver medalist(s)83
 Sweden3rd place, bronze medalist(s)61st place, gold medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)3rd place, bronze medalist(s)7
 Switzerland2nd place, silver medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)44746
 United States7481010867
Mixed doubles tournament
Nation18 22 Years
 Australia101
 Canada1st place, gold medalist(s)52
 China492
 Czech Republic61
 Finland71
 Great Britain41
 Italy1st place, gold medalist(s)1
 Norway3rd place, bronze medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)2
 Olympic Athletes from RussiaDQB1
 South Korea51
 Sweden3rd place, bronze medalist(s)1
 Switzerland2nd place, silver medalist(s)72
 United States682

Medal table

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

Men

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

Women

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

Mixed doubles

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

See also

References

  1. Heidrick, Shaun (2014-01-08). "Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games: A History of Curling at the Games - Yahoo Sports". Sports.yahoo.com. 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. Retrieved 2014-02-01.
  6. Briscoe, Jeff (2014-01-08). "Rules of Curling in the Winter Olympics - Yahoo Sports". Sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2014-02-01.
  7. "Olympic Analytics - Medals by Countries". olympanalyt.com. Retrieved 2022-02-20.

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