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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.
Improvements in ice making and changes in the rules to increase scoring and promote complex strategy have increased the already high popularity of the sport in Canada, and large television audiences watch annual curling telecasts, especially the Scotties Tournament of Hearts (the national championship for women), the Montana's Brier (the ...
Qualification to the Men's and Women's curling tournaments at the Winter Olympics was determined through two methods (in addition to the host nation). Nations qualified teams by placing in the top six at the 2021 World Curling Championships. Teams could also qualify through Olympic qualification events which were held in 2021.
Curlers from Sweden at the 2010 women's Olympic tournament. Women's curling is the participation of women in the sport of curling. In casual play and at tournaments, women may participate in mixed curling competitions with men or in a separate women's competition. Women have competed at the World Curling Championships since 1973.
The women's curling tournament of the 2022 Winter Olympics was held at the Beijing National Aquatics Center from 10 to 20 February 2022. [1] Ten nations competed in a round robin preliminary round, and the top four nations at the conclusion of the round robin qualified for the medal round.
The curling competition of the 2018 Winter Olympics was held between 8 and 25 February 2018 at the Gangneung Curling Centre. [1] This was the seventh time that curling is on the Olympic program. In each of the men's and women's competitions, ten nations competed.
The curling competition of the 2014 Winter Olympics was held at the Ice Cube Curling Center, nicknamed "the Ice Cube". [1] It is the sixth time that curling was on the Olympic program. In both the men's and women's competitions, ten nations competed. [2] These two events took place from 10 to 21 February 2014. [3]
In the 2006 Turin Winter Olympics the men's team earned bronze under the guidance of skip Pete Fenson. [25] Most recently, at the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympics, skip John Shuster's team won the gold medal. [2] John Shuster and Joe Polo were on the medal winning team both years. Curling was a demonstration event at the 1988 and 1992 Winter ...