Curling at the Milan-Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics begins with mixed doubles on February 4 and runs through the women's team final on February 22. Britain, Canada and Sweden emerge as top favorites across the events, with host Italy also a strong contender in mixed doubles. Traditional powerhouses will compete at the historic Cortina Olympic Stadium in the Italian Alps.
The curling competition at the Milan-Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics will span nearly three weeks, opening with the mixed doubles event on February 4 and concluding with the women's team gold medal match on February 22. All three disciplines—men's team, women's team and mixed doubles—will take place at the Cortina Olympic Stadium in Cortina d'Ampezzo, a venue originally built for the 1956 Winter Games in the Dolomitic Alps.
The men's and women's team events start on February 11 with the first men's round-robin session. As the host nation, Italy has automatically qualified for all events and leads the mixed doubles with reigning Olympic champions Stefania Constantini and Amos Mosaner.
In the men's team event, reigning Olympic champion Sweden is expected to face stiff competition from traditional powerhouses Britain and Canada. For the women's team, Britain claimed gold four years ago in Beijing, while Canada defended their title at the 2025 World Curling Championships. Switzerland, Sweden and South Korea are also viewed as major contenders, where matches are often decided by narrow margins.
China will compete in the men's and women's team events, led by skips Xu Xiaoming and Wang Rui, both seeking a third Olympic appearance. Xu, aged 41, participated in Vancouver 2010 and helped China achieve fourth place in Sochi 2014, the nation's best men's curling result at the Winter Games. Wang, 30, competed in mixed doubles at PyeongChang 2018 and adjusted positions during Beijing 2022.
The mixed doubles schedule kicks off on February 4 at 19:05 with matches including Sweden versus South Korea, Great Britain versus Norway, Canada versus Czech Republic and Estonia versus Switzerland. Additional sessions follow on February 5, featuring Great Britain versus Estonia, Sweden versus Czech Republic and others.
