Curling at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Qualification
A total of 10 teams in each tournament (5 athletes per team) will qualify for a quota of 100 athletes. A further 8 mixed doubles pairs will qualify for a total of 16 athletes. Therefore a total of 116 athletes will qualify in total to compete in the curling competitions.
Qualification timeline
Event | Date | Venue |
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2016 Ford World Women's Curling Championship | March 19–27 | ![]() |
2016 World Men's Curling Championship | April 2–10 | ![]() |
2016 World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship | April 16–23 | ![]() |
2017 Ford World Women's Curling Championship | March 18–26 | ![]() |
2017 World Men's Curling Championship | April 1–9 | ![]() |
2017 World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship | April 22–29 | ![]() |
2017 Final qualification event | December 5–10 | TBD |
Qualification system
Qualification to the curling tournaments at the Winter Olympics will be determined through two methods. Nations can qualify teams by earning qualification points from performances at the 2016 and 2017 World Curling Championships. Teams may also qualify through an Olympic qualification event which is due to be held in the autumn of 2017. Seven nations will qualify teams via World Championship qualification points, while two nations will qualify through the qualification event (nations who competed at the 2014 and/or 2015 Worlds and did not score points are also eligible to compete at this tournament). As host nation, South Korea qualifies teams automatically, thus making a total of ten teams per gender in the curling tournaments. For the mixed doubles competition the top seven ranked teams earning qualification points from performances at the 2016 and 2017 World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship will qualify along with hosts South Korea.[1]
Qualification points
The qualification points are allotted based on the nations' final rankings at the World Championships. The points are distributed as follows:
Final rank | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
Points | 14 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Note: Scotland, England and Wales all compete separately in international curling. By an agreement between the curling federations of those three home nations, only Scotland can score Olympic qualification points on behalf of Great Britain.[1]
Men
Key | |
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Nations that have qualified for the Olympic Games |
Position | Country | 2016 | 2017 | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() |
14 | 14 | |
2 | ![]() |
12 | 12 | |
3 | ![]() |
10 | 10 | |
4 | ![]() |
9 | 9 | |
5 | ![]() |
8 | 8 | |
6 | ![]() |
7 | 7 | |
7 | ![]() |
6 | 6 | |
8 | ![]() |
5 | 5 | |
9 | ![]() |
4 | 4 | |
10 | ![]() |
3 | 3 | |
11 | ![]() |
2 | 2 | |
12 | ![]() |
1 | 1 | |
13 | ![]() |
0 | 0 | |
![]() |
0 | 0 | ||
![]() |
0 | 0 |
- Nations listed with 0 points were competitors at the 2014 or 2015 world championships, and are eligible for the final qualification event.[2]
Women
Key | |
---|---|
Nations that have qualified for the Olympic Games |
Position | Country | 2016 | 2017 | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() |
14 | 14 | |
2 | ![]() |
12 | 12 | |
3 | ![]() |
10 | 10 | |
4 | ![]() |
9 | 9 | |
5 | ![]() |
8 | 8 | |
6 | ![]() |
7 | 7 | |
7 | ![]() |
6 | 6 | |
8 | ![]() |
5 | 5 | |
9 | ![]() |
4 | 4 | |
10 | ![]() |
3 | 3 | |
11 | ![]() |
2 | 2 | |
12 | ![]() |
1 | 1 | |
13 | ![]() |
0 | 0 | |
![]() |
0 | 0 | ||
![]() |
0 | 0 | ||
![]() |
0 | 0 |
- Nations listed with 0 points were competitors at the 2014 or 2015 world championships, and are eligible for the final qualification event.[2]
Mixed doubles
Key | |
---|---|
Nations that have qualified for the Olympic Games |
Position | Country | 2016 | 2017 | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() |
14 | 14 | |
2 | ![]() |
12 | 12 | |
3 | ![]() |
10 | 10 | |
4 | ![]() |
9 | 9 | |
5 | ![]() |
8 | 8 | |
6 | ![]() |
7 | 7 | |
7 | ![]() |
6 | 6 | |
8 | ![]() |
4 | 4 | |
9 | ![]() |
3 | 3 | |
10 | ![]() |
2 | 2 | |
11 | ![]() |
1 | 1 | |
12 | ![]() |
0 | 0 |
References
- 1 2 "Qualification Systems for XXIII Olympic Winter Games, PyeongChang 2018" (PDF). World Curling Federation. 9 March 2016. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
- 1 2 "PyeongChang 2018 Olympic Winter Games". World Curling Federation. Retrieved 11 April 2016.