1998 Olympics: Curling

Updated February 21, 2017 | Factmonster Staff

Teams attempt to slide a 20kg (42lbs) stone into a three-circle target six feet in diameter called “the house”. The team with the stone closest to the center gets a point. All stones of the winning team which are closer to the center than is the nearest stone of the opponent are also given one point each. After 10 rounds or “ends” the team with the most points wins.

Medal breakdown (2 events): Two medals— Canada (1-1-0); One— Switzerland (1-0-0), Denmark (0-1-0), Norway (0-0-1), Sweden (0-0-1).

Men

Round Robin Standings

 GW-L-TPFPA
*Canada76-1-05732
*Switzerland75-2-04428
*Norway75-2-04235
*United States73-4-03446
Japan73-4-03642
Sweden73-4-03240
Britain72-5-03247
Germany71-6-03850
* Qualified for next round.
Tiebreakers (loser out): United States 5, Sweden 2; United States 5, Japan 4.

Semifinals

Canada 7United States 1
Switzerland 8 Norway 7

Bronze Medal

Norway 9United States 4

Gold Medal

Switzerland 9Canada 3

Women

Round Robin Standings

 GW-L-TPFPA
*Canada76-1-05134
*Sweden76-1-05432
*Denmark75-2-04634
*Britain74-3-03844
Japan72-5-03441
Norway72-5-04145
United States72-5-04747
Germany71-6-03251
* Qualified for next round.

Semifinals

Canada 6Britain 5
Denmark 7Sweden 5

Bronze Medal

Sweden 10Britain 6

Gold Medal

Canada 7Denmark 5
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