The curling competitions of the 2022 Winter Olympics were held at the Beijing National Aquatics Centre, one of the Olympic Green venues. Curling competitions were scheduled for every day of the games, from February 2 to February 20. This was the eighth time that curling was part of the Olympic program.
In each of the men's, women's, and mixed doubles competitions, 10 nations competed. The mixed doubles competition was expanded for its second appearance in the Olympics. A total of 120 quota spots (60 per sex) were distributed to the sport of curling, an increase of four from the 2018 Winter Olympics. A total of 3 events were contested, one for men, one for women, and one mixed.
Qualification
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. Six nations qualified via World Championship qualification placement, while three nations qualified through qualification events. In men's and women's play, a host will be selected for the Olympic Qualification Event (OQE). They would be joined by the teams which competed at the 2021 World Championships but did not qualify for the Olympics, and two qualifiers from the Pre-Olympic Qualification Event (Pre-OQE). The Pre-OQE was open to all member associations.Rule changes outlined
For the mixed doubles competition in 2022, the tournament field was expanded from eight competitor nations to ten. The top seven ranked teams at the 2021 World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship qualified, along with two teams from the Olympic Qualification Event (OQE) – Mixed Doubles. This OQE was open to a nominated host and the fifteen nations with the highest qualification points not already qualified to the Olympics. As the host nation, China qualified teams automatically, thus making a total of ten teams per event in the curling tournaments.
Summary Nations Men Women Mixed doubles Athletes 2 12 12 2 10 10 6 5 6 10 5 11 12 11Total: 14 NOCs 10 10 10 114
Competition schedule
Curling competitions started two days before the Opening Ceremony and finished on the last day of the games, meaning the sport was the only one to have had a competition every day of the games. The following was the competition schedule for the curling competitions:
RRRound robinSFSemifinalsB3rd place play-offFFinal Wed 2 Thu 3 Fri 4 Sat 5 Sun 6 Mon 7 Tue 8 Wed 9 Thu 10 Fri 11 Sat 12 Sun 13 Mon 14 Tue 15 Wed 16 Thu 17 Fri 18 Sat 19 Sun 20 Men's tournament RR RR RR RR RR RR RR RR RR SF B F Women's tournament RR RR RR RR RR RR RR RR SF B F Mixed doubles RR RR RR RR RR RR SF B F
Medal summary Medal table
Medalists MenNiklas EdinOskar ErikssonRasmus WranåChristoffer SundgrenDaniel MagnussonBruce MouatGrant HardieBobby LammieHammy McMillan Jr.Ross WhyteBrad GushueMark NicholsBrett GallantGeoff WalkerMarc KennedyWomenEve MuirheadVicky WrightJennifer DoddsHailey DuffMili SmithSatsuki FujisawaChinami YoshidaYumi SuzukiYurika YoshidaKotomi IshizakiAnna HasselborgSara McManusAgnes KnochenhauerSofia MabergsJohanna HeldinMixed doublesStefania ConstantiniAmos MosanerKristin SkaslienMagnus NedregottenAlmida de ValOskar Eriksson
Teams
Men Skip: Brad Gushue Third: Mark Nichols Second: Brett Gallant Lead: Geoff Walker Alternate: Marc KennedySkip: Ma Xiuyue Third: Zou Qiang Second: Wang Zhiyu Lead: Xu Jingtao Alternate: Jiang DongxuSkip: Mikkel Krause Third: Mads Nørgård Second: Henrik Holtermann Lead: Kasper Wiksten Alternate: Tobias ThuneSkip: Bruce Mouat Third: Grant Hardie Second: Bobby Lammie Lead: Hammy McMillan Jr. Alternate: Ross WhyteSkip: Joël Retornaz Third: Amos Mosaner Second: Sebastiano Arman Lead: Simone Gonin Alternate: Mattia GiovanellaSkip: Steffen Walstad Third: Torger Nergård Second: Markus Høiberg Lead: Magnus Vågberg Alternate: Magnus NedregottenSkip: Sergey Glukhov Third: Evgeny Klimov Second: Dmitry Mironov Lead: Anton Kalalb Alternate: Daniil GoriachevSkip: Niklas Edin Third: Oskar Eriksson Second: Rasmus Wranå Lead: Christoffer Sundgren Alternate: Fourth: Benoît Schwarz Third: Sven Michel Skip: Peter de Cruz Lead: Valentin Tanner Alternate: Pablo LachatSkip: John Shuster Third: Chris Plys Second: Matt Hamilton Lead: John Landsteiner Alternate: Colin Hufman
Women Skip: Jennifer Jones Third: Kaitlyn Lawes Second: Jocelyn Peterman Lead: Dawn McEwen Alternate: Lisa WeagleSkip: Han Yu Third: Wang Rui Second: Dong Ziqi Lead: Zhang Lijun Alternate: Jiang XindiSkip: Madeleine Dupont Third: Mathilde Halse Second: Denise Dupont Lead: My Larsen Alternate: Jasmin LanderSkip: Eve Muirhead Third: Vicky Wright Second: Jennifer Dodds Lead: Hailey Duff Alternate: Mili SmithSkip: Satsuki Fujisawa Third: Chinami Yoshida Second: Yumi Suzuki Lead: Yurika Yoshida Alternate: Kotomi IshizakiSkip: Alina Kovaleva Third: Yulia Portunova Second: Galina Arsenkina Lead: Ekaterina Kuzmina Alternate: Maria KomarovaSkip: Kim Eun-jung Third: Kim Kyeong-ae Second: Kim Cho-hi Lead: Kim Seon-yeong Alternate: Kim Yeong-miSkip: Anna Hasselborg Third: Sara McManus Second: Agnes Knochenhauer Lead: Sofia Mabergs Alternate: Johanna HeldinFourth: Alina Pätz Skip: Silvana Tirinzoni Second: Esther Neuenschwander Lead: Melanie Barbezat Alternate: Carole HowaldSkip: Tabitha Peterson Third: Nina Roth Second: Becca Hamilton Lead: Tara Peterson Alternate: Aileen Geving
Mixed doubles Female: Tahli Gill Male: Dean HewittFemale: Rachel Homan Male: John MorrisFemale: Fan Suyuan Male: Ling ZhiFemale: Zuzana Paulová Male: Tomáš PaulFemale: Jennifer Dodds Male: Bruce MouatFemale: Stefania Constantini Male: Amos MosanerFemale: Kristin Skaslien Male: Magnus NedregottenFemale: Almida de Val Male: Oskar ErikssonFemale: Jenny Perret Male: Martin RiosFemale: Vicky Persinger Male: Chris Plys
Results summary
Men's tournament
Round robin Standings
Results
Playoffs
Semifinals Thursday, 17 February, 20:05
Bronze medal game Friday, 18 February, 14:05
Gold medal game Saturday, 19 February, 14:50
Women's tournament
Round robin Standings
Results
Playoffs
Semifinals Friday, 18 February, 20:05
Bronze medal game Saturday, 19 February, 20:05
Gold medal game Sunday, 20 February, 9:05
Mixed doubles tournament
Round robin Standings
Results
Playoffs
Semifinals Monday, 7 February, 20:05
Player percentages Stefania Constantini 84% Almida de Val 52% Amos Mosaner 94% Oskar Eriksson 76% Total 89% Total 64%
Player percentages Kristin Skaslien 81% Jennifer Dodds 83% Magnus Nedregotten 85% Bruce Mouat 81% Total 83% Total 82%
Bronze medal game Tuesday, 8 February, 14:05
Player percentages Almida de Val 100% Jennifer Dodds 56% Oskar Eriksson 82% Bruce Mouat 85% Total 89% Total 73%
Gold medal game Tuesday, 8 February, 20:05
Player percentages Stefania Constantini 83% Kristin Skaslien 70% Amos Mosaner 90% Magnus Nedregotten 69% Total 87% Total 69%
Participating nations A total of 114 athletes from 14 nations (including the IOC's designation of ROC) were scheduled to participate (the numbers of athletes are shown in parentheses). Some curlers competed in both the 4-person and mixed doubles tournament, therefore, the numbers included on this list are the total athletes sent by each NOC to the Olympics, not how many athletes they qualified. Both Australia and the Czech Republic made their Olympic sport debuts.
References
External links Official Results Book – Curling