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Curling at the 2014 Winter Olympics — curling events during the 2014 Olympic Winter Games

January 1, 2014

Canada became the first country to win both men's and women's Olympic curling gold medals at the same Games, while the women's team went undefeated throughout.

Quick Facts

Year
2014
Category
sports

Key Facts

Venue
Ice Cube Curling Center, Sochi
Dates
10–21 February 2014
Nations competing
10 (both men's and women's)
Olympic curling occurrence
6th time curling on Olympic program
Canadian women's record
First undefeated Olympic women's curling team
Canada double gold
First country to win both titles at same Games

By the Numbers

10
Dates
10
Nations competing
6
Olympic curling occurrence

Location

Map of Sochi, RussiaMap of Sochi, RussiaSochi, Russia

Cause → Event → Consequence

Cause

Curling was included in the 2014 Winter Olympics program for the sixth time, continuing its Olympic presence since returning to the Games in 1998. Ten nations qualified for each of the men's and women's competitions, assembling at the newly built Ice Cube Curling Center in Sochi, Russia.

Event

The curling competitions ran from 10 to 21 February 2014 at the Ice Cube Curling Center. Ten nations contested both the men's and women's events. The Canadian women's team won every match without a single defeat, an unprecedented achievement, and both Canadian teams claimed gold medals across the tournament.

Consequence

Canada etched a unique place in Olympic curling history by becoming the first nation to simultaneously win gold in both the men's and women's competitions. The Canadian women's undefeated run also set a new benchmark for performance in Olympic women's curling that had never been achieved before.

Result

Canada (Men's Gold & Women's Gold)

at Ice Cube Curling Center, Sochi

First country to win both men's and women's Olympic curling gold at the same Games; first undefeated women's Olympic curling team

Timeline Context

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