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The World Women's Curling Championship is the first event of the qualification process for curling at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing; the National Olympic Committees representing the teams who finish in the top six will qualify directly to the Olympic tournament. The remaining teams that had qualified for the 2020 or 2021 World Women's ...
The following nations qualified to participate in the 2021 World Men's Curling Championship: [17] [18] Pursuant to a December 2020 ruling by the Court of Arbitration for Sport , Russia is prohibited from competing under its flag or any national symbols at any Olympic Games or world championships through December 16, 2022, and must compete ...
Men's World Curling Champions; Year Gold Silver Bronze Country Team Country Team Country Team 1959 Canada: Ernie Richardson Arnold Richardson Sam Richardson Wes Richardson Scotland: Willie Young John Pearson Jimmy Scott Bobby Young: 1960 Canada: Ernie Richardson Arnold Richardson Sam Richardson Wes Richardson Scotland: Hugh Neilson Watson Yuill ...
Women's world curling champions; Year Gold Silver Bronze Country Team Country Team Country Team 1979 Switzerland: Gaby Casanova Rosie Manger Linda Thommen Betty Bourquin Sweden: Birgitta Törn Katarina Hultling Susanne Gynning-Ödling Gunilla Bergman Canada: Lindsay Sparkes Dawn Knowles Robin Wilson Lorraine Anne Bowles Scotland: Beth Lindsay ...
Norberg also won a silver in 1988 when curling was a demonstration sport. [9] According to the IOC, Carl August Kronlund of Sweden was the oldest Winter Olympics medallist, winning silver in 1924 at the age of 59. Robin Welsh of Great Britain was the oldest Winter Olympics gold medallist, winning in 1924 when he was 54. [10]
The tournament was played between the men's, women's, and mixed doubles teams that qualified for the 2020 or 2021 World Curling Championships, but had yet to qualify for the Olympics, joined by additional teams who qualified through a pre-qualification tournament in November. [2]
The 2021–22 curling season began in June 2021 and ended in May 2022. Note: In events with two genders, the men's tournament winners will be listed before the women's tournament winners. World Curling Federation events
The 2021 World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship was held from May 17 to 23 in Aberdeen, Scotland. [1] [2] [3]Because of cancellations due to the COVID-19 pandemic, this was the first of two events for mixed doubles teams to qualify for the 2022 Olympics as part of the 2022 Winter Olympic Qualification process.