Curling
Curling is two teams of four taking turns to slide stones down a sheet of ice towards a target called the house. Each player delivers two stones in an end, so a team plays eight; when all 16 are played, only one team scores, a point for each of its stones in or touching the house that is nearer the tee than any of the other team's. In mixed doubles, teams of one man and one woman deliver five stones each in an end.
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How long
Games of 10 or 8 ends; each team has 38 minutes of thinking time in a 10-end game
Lengths are from the rule book.
The big events, and why they matter
- 1Winter Olympic Games (curling)The title curling is measured by.Every 4 years · Holder: Men's: Canada
- 2World Curling ChampionshipsThe sport's own world title for teams of four.Yearly · Holder: Sweden won the men's, Switzerland the women's
- 3World Mixed Doubles Curling ChampionshipThe world title for mixed pairs.Yearly · Holder: Australia beat Sweden 8–4 in the final
- 4Asian Winter Games (curling)Asia's winter multi-sport title.About every 4 years; next Almaty 2029 · Holder: Men's: Philippines
India
- Curling at the Olympic Games: No medal; no Indian body was found for curling.
- World Curling Championships: No medal; no Indian body was found for curling.
Countries to know
India and the nations that have done best, biggest titles first.
- CanadaCurling at the Olympic Games: 7 golds, 3 silvers, 4 bronzes (latest 2026); World Curling Championships: 58 golds, 25 silvers, 20 bronzes (latest 2026)
- SwedenCurling at the Olympic Games: 6 golds, 3 silvers, 4 bronzes (latest 2026); World Curling Championships: 23 golds, 20 silvers, 15 bronzes (latest 2026)
- SwitzerlandWorld Curling Championships: 14 golds, 11 silvers, 19 bronzes (latest 2026); World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship: 7 golds, 1 silver (latest 2022)
- ScotlandWorld Curling Championships: 10 golds, 26 silvers, 17 bronzes (latest 2026); World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship: 2 golds, 1 silver (latest 2025)
Who runs it
| Rules made by | World Curling, The Rules of Curling and Rules of Competition, 1 September 2026 |
| International federation | World Curling (formerly the World Curling Federation) |
| In India | No Indian body found. |
Where and when it is played
On a sheet of ice with a house at each end. The big events: the Winter Olympic Games every four years (men, women and mixed doubles) and the World Curling Championships every year.