Curling at the Winter Olympics

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Canada's women's curling team exhibiting their gold medals at the Nagano 1998 Winter Olympics

Curling was included in the program of the inaugural Winter Olympic Games in 1924 in Chamonix. 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 to be considered additional demonstrations of curling.

Two events are contested, the mens and womens. A third, mixed doubles, was considered for inclusion in the 2010 Winter Olympics but was rejected because the Olympic Programme Commission felt it had not developed enough.^[1]

[edit] 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 Total Canada – 2 2 1 Q 4 China – – – – Q 1 Denmark – – =7 – Q 2 Finland – – 5 2 – 2 France 3 – 10 – Q 3 Great Britain 1 7 =7 4 Q 5 Germany – 8 6 =8 Q 4 Italy – – – 7 – 1 Japan – 5 – – – 1 Norway – 3 1 =5 Q 4 New Zealand – – – 10 – 1 Sweden =2 6 4 =8 Q 5 Switzerland – 1 3 =5 Q 4 United States – 4 =7 3 Q 4 Total teams 4 8 10 10 10 14

Women's tournament Nation 1998 2002 2006 2010 Total Canada 1 3 3 Q 4 China – – – Q 1 Denmark 2 9 =8 Q 4 Great Britain 4 1 =5 Q 4 Germany 8 5 – Q 3 Italy – – 10 – 1 Japan =5 8 7 Q 4 Norway =5 7 4 – 3 Russia – 10 =5 Q 3 Sweden 3 6 1 Q 4 Switzerland – 2 2 Q 3 United States =5 4 =8 Q 4 Total teams 8 10 10 10 12

[edit] Medal table

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Canada	2	2	2	6
2	Great Britain	2	0	0	2
3	Sweden	1	2	1	4
	Switzerland	1	2	1	4
5	Norway	1	0	1	2
6	Denmark	0	1	0	1
	Finland	0	1	0	1
8	France	0	0	1	1
	United States	0	0	1	1

[edit] Medal summary

[edit] Men

Games	Gold	Silver	Bronze
1924 Chamonix	Great Britain	Sweden I Sweden II	France
1928-1994	not included in the Olympic program
1998 Nagano	Switzerland	Canada	Norway
2002 Salt Lake City	Norway	Canada	Switzerland
2006 Turin	Canada	Finland	United States

• Note that in 1924, two silver medals were awarded to two different Swedish teams.

[edit] Women

Games	Gold	Silver	Bronze
1998 Nagano	Canada	Denmark	Sweden
2002 Salt Lake City	Great Britain	Switzerland	Canada
2006 Turin	Sweden	Switzerland	Canada

[edit] References

v • d • e Curling at the Winter Olympics 1924 • 1928 • 1932 (demonstration) • 1936–1984 • 1988 (demonstration) • 1992 (demonstration) • 1994 • 1998 • 2002 • 2006 • 2010 List of medalists