The 2010 Winter Olympics curling tournament produced multiple historic firsts, including Asia's first Olympic curling medal and the first curlers to win two Olympic gold medals.
Key Facts
- Venue
- Vancouver Olympic/Paralympic Centre
- Olympic appearance (curling)
- 5th time on Olympic program
- Women's gold medalist
- Team Sweden (Anette Norberg, skip)
- Men's gold medalist
- Team Canada (Kevin Martin, skip)
- First Asian Olympic curling medal
- China, women's bronze
- Athletes with two Olympic curling medals
- 8 total after this tournament
Location
Cause → Event → Consequence
Curling returned to the Olympic program for the fifth time in 2010, following its modern reinstatement in 1998. The format established at the 2006 Turin Games—ten teams in a round robin with the top four advancing to semi-finals—was carried forward to Vancouver, providing the competitive structure for both the men's and women's tournaments.
The curling competition took place at the Vancouver Olympic/Paralympic Centre. Sweden's women's team won gold, defeating Canada in a closely contested final, while China claimed bronze—the first Olympic curling medal by an Asian nation. Canada's men defeated Norway in a gold medal rematch of the 2002 final, with the Canadians controlling play throughout.
The tournament elevated several athletes to historic milestones: Sweden's Anette Norberg, Eva Lund, Cathrine Lindahl, and Anna Le Moine became the first curlers to win two Olympic gold medals, and eight athletes in total now held two Olympic curling medals. Switzerland's Markus Eggler became the first male curler to win two Olympic medals.
Result
at Vancouver Olympic/Paralympic Centre