The 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea are set to begin on Feb. 8. The 23rd Winter Games will commence with the debut of the Mixed Doubles curling tournament, which is one of four new Olympic events that the International Olympic Committee added to the schedule in 2015.
Curling matches will take place every day over the two weeks in Pyeongchang, creating an exciting, but busy schedule for athletes and fans.
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Here's everything you need to know about curling at the 2018 Winter Olympics:
Which teams are competing
Eight nations will compete in the Mixed Doubles tournament, while ten will compete in the men's and women's team events.
Mixed Doubles: Canada, China, Finland, Korea, Norway, Olympic Athletes from Russia (OAR), Switzerland and the United States.
Men's: Canada, Denmark, Great Britain, Italy, Japan, Korea, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland and the United States
Women's: Canada, China, Denmark, Great Britain, Japan, Korea, OAR, Sweden, Switzerland and the United States
How to watch curling at the 2018 Winter Olympics
CBC provides both live and taped coverage of the 2018 Winter Olympics in Canada.
Commencing with the opening ceremonies on Feb. 9, CBC will air three blocks of Olympic programming each day. Olympic Games Primetime will run from 7 pm to 2 am ET, Olympic Games Overnight will air from 2 am until 6 am ET and Olympic Games Morning will run from 6 am 'til 12 pm ET.
Location and schedule of events
All Olympic curling matches will take place at the Gangneung Curling Centre, part of the Gangneung Olympic Park. The larger venue will also host figure skating, ice hockey and speed skating.
Date | Time (KST) | Event | Matches |
Feb. 8 | 9:05-11:00 | Mixed Doubles Round Robin #1 | USA vs OAR, CAN vs NOR, KOR vs FIN, CHN vs SUI |
Feb. 8 | 20:05-22:00 | Mixed Doubles Round Robin #2 | FIN vs SUI, KOR vs CHN, OAR vs NOR, USA vs CAN |
Feb. 9 | 8:35-10:30 | Mixed DoublesRound Robin #3 | KOR vs NOR, USA vs SUI, CHN vs CAN, OAR vs FIN |
Feb. 9 | 13:35-15:30 | Mixed Doubles Round Robin #4 | CAN vs FIN, CHN vs OAR, USA vs KOR, SUI vs NOR |
Feb. 10 | 9:05-11:00 | Mixed Doubles Round Robin #5 | CHN vs USA, NOR vs FIN, CAN vs SUI, KOR vs OAR |
Feb. 10 | 20:05-22:00 | Mixed Doubles Round Robin #6 | OAR vs CAN, SUI vs KOR, NOR vs USA, FIN vs CHN |
Feb. 11 | 9:05-11:00 | Mixed Doubles Round Robin #7 | NOR vs CHN, FIN vs USA, SUI vs OAR, CAN vs KOR |
Feb. 11 | 20:05-22:00 | Mixed Doubles Tie-Breaker | Teams TBD |
Feb. 12 | 9:05-11:00 | Mixed Doubles Semifinal #1 | Teams TBD |
Feb. 12 | 20:05-22:00 | Mixed Doubles Semifinal #2 | Teams TBD |
Feb. 13 | 9:05-11:00 | Mixed Doubles Bronze Medal | Teams TBD |
Feb. 13 | 20:05-22:20 | Mixed Doubles Gold Medal | Teams TBD |
Feb. 14 | 9:05-12:00 | Men's Tournament #1 | DEN vs SWE, CAN vs ITA, KOR vs USA, SUI vs GBR |
Feb. 14 | 14:05-17:00 | Women's Tournament #1 | JPN vs USA, OAR vs GBR, DEN vs SWE, SUI vs CHN |
Feb. 14 | 20:05-23:00 | Men's Tournament #2 | CAN vs GBR, KOR vs SWE, SUI vs ITA, NOR vs JPN |
Feb. 15 | 9:05-12:00 | Women's Tournament #2 | CAN vs KOR, DEN vs JPN, CHN vs OAR, GBR vs USA |
Feb. 15 | 14:05-17:00 | Men's Tournament #3 | USA vs ITA, NOR vs CAN, GBR vs JPN, DEN vs SUI |
Feb. 15 | 20:05-23:00 | Women's Tournament #3 | CHN vs GBR, CAN vs SWE, USA vs SUI, KOR vs JPN |
Feb. 16 | 9:05-12:00 | Men's Tournament #4 | ITA vs DEN, NOR vs KOR, SWE vs USA |
Feb. 16 | 14:05-17:00 | Women's Tournament #4 | DEN vs CAN, KOR vs SUI, SWE vs OAR |
Feb. 16 | 20:05-23:00 | Men's Tournament #5 | JPN vs SUI, SWE vs GBR, DEN vs USA, CAN vs KOR |
Feb. 17 | 9:05-12:00 | Women's Tournament #5 | SUI vs SWE, OAR vs USA, JPN vs CHN, DEN vs GBR |
Feb. 17 | 14:05-17:00 | Men's Tournament #6 | KOR vs GBR, SUI vs NOR, CAN vs SWE, JPN vs ITA |
Feb. 17 | 20:05-23:00 | Women's Tournament #6 | OAR vs JPN, CHN vs DEN, KOR vs GBR, USA vs CAN |
Feb. 18 | 9:05-12:00 | Men's Tournament #7 | NOR vs DEN, USA vs JPN, SUI vs CAN |
Feb. 18 | 14:05-17:00 | Women's Tournament #7 | GBR vs SWE, CAN vs SUI, CHN vs KOR |
Feb. 18 | 20:05-23:00 | Men's Tournament #8 | SWE vs JPN, DEN vs KOR, ITA vs GBR, USA vs NOR |
Feb. 19 | 9:05-12:00 | Women's Tournament #8 | USA vs DEN, JPN vs CAN, SWE vs KOR, OAR vs SUI |
Feb. 19 | 14:05-17:00 | Men's Tournament #9 | ITA vs KOR, SWE vs SUI, USA vs CAN, GBR vs DEN |
Feb. 19 | 20:05-23:00 | Women's Tournament #9 | GBR vs SUI, DEN vs OAR, CHN vs USA, JPN vs SWE |
Feb. 20 | 9:05-12:00 | Men's Tournament #10 | GBR vs NOR, JPN vs CAN, KOR vs SUI, ITA vs SWE |
Feb. 20 | 14:05-17:00 | Women's Tournament #10 | CAN vs CHN, USA vs KOR, GBR vs JPN |
Feb. 20 | 20:05-23:00 | Men's Tournament #11 | SUI vs USA, NOR vs ITA, JPN vs DEN |
Feb. 21 | 9:05-12:00 | Women's Tournament #11 | KOR vs OAR, SWE vs CHN, SUI vs DEN, CAN vs GBR |
Feb. 21 | 14:05-17:00 | Men's Tournament #12 | DEN vs CAN, GBR vs USA, SWE vs NOR, KOR vs JPN |
Feb. 21 | 20:05-23:00 | Women's Tournament #12 | SWE vs USA, SUI vs JPN, OAR vs CAN, KOR vs DEN |
Feb. 22 | 9:05-12:00 | Women/Men’s Tie-Breaker | Teams TBD |
Feb. 22 | 20:05-23:00 | Men's Semifinal | Teams TBD |
Feb. 23 | 15:35-18:30 | Men's Bronze Medal | Teams TBD |
Feb. 23 | 20:05-23:00 | Women's Semifinal | Teams TBD |
Feb. 24 | 15:35-18:55 | Men's Gold Medal | Teams TBD |
Feb. 24 | 20:05-23:00 | Women's Bronze Medal | Teams TBD |
Feb. 25 | 9:05-12:25 | Women's Gold Medal | Teams TBD |
Curling results from the 2014 Winter Olympics
Team Canada completed a clean sweep at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, winning gold in both the men's and women's tournament.
Men's: Gold: Canada, Silver: Great Britain, Bronze: Sweden.
Women's: Gold: Canada, Silver: Sweden, Bronze: Great Britain.
Medal contenders for the 2018 Winter Olympics
Kaitlyn Lawes and John Morris will look to keep Team Canada's gold medal streak going as the pair of former Olympic champions team up for the debut of the Mixed Doubles tournament. Lawes won gold as part of the women's team that went undefeated (11-0) in Sochi, while Morris helped the men's team top the podium on home ice at Vancouver 2010. The Winnipeg natives could face tough competition from the Swiss duo of Martin Rios and Jenny Perret, who took home the 2017 World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship in April. The Chinese team of Ba Dexin and Wang Rui finished third at that event and took home the silver in 2016, making them another potential medal candidate in Pyeongchang.
Kevin Koe and his team of Marc Kennedy, Brent Laing, and Ben Hebert will look to win a fourth straight men's curling gold for Team Canada after sealing qualification with a dramatic win at the Canadian Curling Olympic Trials. The group has been playing together since the 2014-15 season and captured gold at the WCF World Championships in 2016. Koe and Laing will be making their first Olympic apperances, while Kennedy and Herbert return to the Games after winning gold at Vancouver 2010. While Canada has some new faces, Sweden returns the team that won bronze at Sochi 2014 and silver at the 2017 Ford World Men's Curling Championship last April. They will likely contend for a medal, as could Great Britain and Switzerland.
On the women's side, Rachel Homan skips a team that also has expectations of winning gold for Team Canada. Homan, Emma Miskew, Joanne Courtney, and Lisa Weagle solidified themselves as the favorites by going undefeated (13-0) en route to winning the 2017 World Women's Curling Championship in Beijing, China. They carried that momentum through the Canadian trials and look to deliver again in Pyeongchang. Great Britain will pose a threat in stopping them as the team skipped by Eve Muirhead returns after bringing home the bronze medal at Sochi 2014. Sweden, the silver medalists in Russia, will be a threat to top the podium after finishing third in March's CPT World Women's Curling Championship 2017.