Curling at the Winter Olympics

Curling at the Winter Olympics
Governing body WCF
Events 2 (men: 1; women: 1)
Games
1924 • 1928• 1932• 1936 • 1948 • 1952
1956 • 1960 • 1964 • 1968 • 1972 • 1976
1980 • 1984 • 1988 • 1992 • 1994 • 1998
2002 • 2006 • 2010 • 2014
Note: demonstration sport years indicated in italics
Medalists

Curling was included in the program of the inaugural Winter Olympic Games in 1924 in Chamonix.[1] 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 Nagano Games.

The related sport of ice stock sport (eisstockschießen in German) was a demonstration event in 1936 and 1964. These events are not considered additional demonstrations of curling.[2][3]

Two events are contested, the men's and women's. A third, mixed doubles, was considered for inclusion in the 2010 Winter Olympics. However, it was rejected because the Olympic Programme Commission felt it had not developed enough.[4][5]

Participating nations

The final placement for each team in each tournament is shown in the following tables.

Men's tournament
Nation 1924 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 Years
Canada – 5
China – – – – 8 4 2
Denmark – – 7 – 9 6 3
Finland – – 5 – – 2
France – 10 – 7 – 3
Germany – 8 6 8 6 10 5
Great Britain 7 8 4 5 6
Italy – – – 7 – – 1
Japan – 6 – – – – 1
Norway – 5 5 5
New Zealand – – – 10 – – 1
Russia – – – – – 7 1
Sweden * 5 4 9 4 6
Switzerland – 6 8 5
United States – 4 9 10 9 5

*Two Swedish teams were awarded two separate silver medals.

Women's tournament
Nation 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 Years
Canada 5
China – – – 7 2
Denmark 9 9 5 6 5
Germany 8 5 – 6 – 3
Great Britain 4 5 7 5
Italy – – 10 – – 1
Japan 6 8 7 8 5 5
Norway 5 7 4 – – 3
Russia – 10 6 9 9 4
South Korea – – – – 8 1
Sweden 6 5
Switzerland – 4 4 4
United States 7 4 8 10 10 5

Medal table

Standings in curling medals won as of the 2014 Winter Olympics.

Rank Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total
1  Canada (CAN) 5 3 2 10
2  Sweden (SWE) 2 3* 2 7*
3  Great Britain (GBR) 2 1 1 4
4  Switzerland (SUI) 1 2 2 5
5  Norway (NOR) 1 1 1 3
6  Denmark (DEN) 0 1 0 1
 Finland (FIN) 0 1 0 1
8  China (CHN) 0 0 1 1
 France (FRA) 0 0 1 1
 United States (USA) 0 0 1 1
Total 11 12 11 34

Note: Two Swedish teams won silvers in 1924.

Medal summary

Men

Games Gold Silver Bronze
1924 Chamonix
  Great Britain (GBR)  Sweden (SWE) I
 Sweden (SWE) II1		  France (FRA)
1928 → 1994Not included in the olympic program
1998 Nagano
  Switzerland (SUI)  Canada (CAN)  Norway (NOR)
2002 Salt Lake City
  Norway (NOR)  Canada (CAN)  Switzerland (SUI)
2006 Turin
  Canada (CAN)  Finland (FIN)  United States (USA)
2010 Vancouver
  Canada (CAN)  Norway (NOR)  Switzerland (SUI)
2014 Sochi
  Canada (CAN)  Great Britain (GBR)  Sweden (SWE)

Notes
  1. ^ Two silver medals were awarded to two different Swedish teams.

Women

Games Gold Silver Bronze
1998 Nagano
  Canada (CAN)  Denmark (DEN)  Sweden (SWE)
2002 Salt Lake City
  Great Britain (GBR)  Switzerland (SUI)  Canada (CAN)
2006 Turin
  Sweden (SWE)  Switzerland (SUI)  Canada (CAN)
2010 Vancouver
  Sweden (SWE)  Canada (CAN)  China (CHN)
2014 Sochi
  Canada (CAN)  Sweden (SWE)  Great Britain (GBR)

See also

External links

Media related to Curling at the Olympics at Wikimedia Commons

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. ↑ Hojnacki, Sean (2013-12-20). "Winter Olympics 2014: 10 Things to Know About Curling - Yahoo Sports". Sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2014-02-01.
  3. ↑ Briscoe, Jeff (2014-01-08). "Rules of Curling in the Winter Olympics - Yahoo Sports". Sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2014-02-01.
  4. ↑ "Olympic Programme Updates". Olympic.org. 2006-11-28. Retrieved 2008-08-20.
  5. ↑ 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.