World Junior Curling Championships

The World Junior Curling Championships are an annual curling bonspiel featuring the world's best curlers who are 21 years old or younger. The men's tournament has occurred since 1975, the women's since 1988. Since curling became an Olympic sport in 1998, the Men's and Women's World Junior Curling Championship of the year preceding the Olympic Games have been held at the site of the curling tournament for the upcoming Games.[1]

World Junior Curling Championships
Established1975 (men)
1988 (women)
2025 (mixed doubles)
Current Host cityTårnby, Denmark (men's)
Tårnby, Denmark (women's)
Edmonton, Canada (mixed doubles)
Current ArenaTårnby Curling Club (men's)
Tårnby Curling Club (women's)
Saville Community Sports Centre (mixed doubles)
Current men's winner United States
Current women's winner South Korea
Current mixed doubles winner Japan
World Junior Championship banners awarded to John Morris and his two teams from 1998 and 1999.

The event had its origins with the Ontario Junior Masters Curling Championship, which began in 1968 and, at first, mostly consisted of teams in the Greater Toronto Area.[2] Eventually the event was renamed to the International Junior Masters Bonspiel and began attracting teams from other countries. In 1973, the tournament was sponsored by Uniroyal, and was renamed the Uniroyal International Junior Curling Championship.[3] It became the World Junior Curling Championship in 1974, before being officially sanctioned in 1975. The tournament was held every year at the East York Curling Club before being sanctioned. Uniroyal remained the event's sponsor until 1990.

Following the success of mixed doubles at the World Championships, Olympic Winter Games, as well as the Youth Olympic Games, World Curling would announce an expansion of the World Junior Championships in 2025 to include mixed doubles, which would be held later in the year than the men's and women's junior championships.[4]

Qualification/Format

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Men's and Women's

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Initially, teams would qualify through final rankings at the previous year's championships. If teams did not automatically qualify, they would compete through regional qualifiers. In the Europe Zone, teams participated in the European Junior Curling Challenge, in which the winner advances to the World Championships. In the Pacific Zone, teams participated in the Pacific-Asia Junior Curling Championships, in which the winner advances to the World Championships.

Starting in 2016, teams who did not qualify through final rankings at the previous year's championships would compete at the World Junior-B Curling Championships, which includes any teams that did not already qualify for the championships via the previous year's rankings. The top three teams of this tournament qualify for the main tournament, and the bottom three teams from the main tournament are then demoted to the B tournament. This type of tournament also existed from 2001 to 2004, where two teams were awarded qualification spots through the B tournament instead of three.

From 2027 onward, the World Junior Curling Championships was revamped by World Curling and underwent significant changes. The event expanded to 16 teams per gender, in which two pools of eight teams would compete in a round-robin format, with the top three teams from each pool advancing to the play-offs, while the bottom three teams overall are relegated to the World Junior-B Curling Championships. Additionally, games were shortened from ten ends to eight ends.[5]

Mixed doubles

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The mixed doubles world junior championship continues to be an open-entry championship, open to any member association.[4]

Summary

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For men's team and women's team, skip listed below country.

For mixed doubles, name of female curler, then male curler listed below country.

Men's

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Year Host city/Country Final Third Place Match
Champion Score Second Place Third Place Score Fourth Place
1968[6]
(Unofficial)
East York, Canada
Uxbridge

Barry Timbers

East York
Herb Kuroda

Parkway
John Chapman
1969[7]
(Unofficial)
East York, Canada
Leaside

John Francis

Tam Heather
Doug Jamieson

Weston
Dave Robson

Uxbridge
1970[8]
(Unofficial)
East York, Canada
St. George's

Hugh McCarrel

Leaside
John Francis

University of Toronto
George Carr

Uxbridge
Barry Timbers
1971[9]
(Unofficial)
East York, Canada[10]
Gananonque

Mark McDonald

Buffalo
Randy Cook

Toronto Avonlea
Steve Thomas

East York

St. George's
1972[11][12]
(Unofficial)
East York, Canada
Sweden

Fredrik Lundberg

Ontario
Mark McDonald

Manitoba
Neil Gallagher
1973[13][14]
(Unofficial)
East York, Canada
Sweden

Goran Roxin

Canada
Mark McDonald

Manitoba
Clayton Rasmussen

Switzerland
Bernhard Attinger

Norway
Kristian Sorum
1974[15][16]
(Unofficial)
East York, Canada
Switzerland

Bernhard Attinger
7–6
Canada
Robb King

Sweden
Anders Thidholm[17]
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United States
Gary Kleffman[17]
1975 East York, Canada
Sweden

Jan Ullsten
8–6
Canada
Robb King

Scotland
Peter J. D. Wilson

Norway
Morten Sørum
1976 Aviemore, Scotland
Canada

Paul Gowsell
4–3
Sweden
Jan Ullsten

Norway
Sjur Loen

Scotland
Robert Kelly
1977 Sainte-Foy, Canada
Canada

Bill Jenkins
9–5
Sweden
Anders Grahn

United States
Donald Barcome Jr.

Norway
Sjur Loen
1978 Grindelwald, Switzerland
Canada

Paul Gowsell
4–2
Sweden
Thomas Håkansson

Scotland
Colin Hamilton

Norway
Sjur Loen
1979 Moose Jaw, Canada
United States

Donald Barcome Jr.
5–4
Scotland
Andrew McQuistin

Canada
Darren Fish
8–4
Norway
Sjur Loen
1980 Kitchener, Canada
Scotland

Andrew McQuistin
5–3
Canada
Mert Thompsett

Sweden
Thomas Norgren
9–7
United States
Scott Dalziel
1981 Megève, France
Scotland

Peter Wilson
8–5
Canada
Denis Marchand

United States
Ted Purvis
5–3
Sweden
Thomas Norgren
1982 Fredericton, Canada
Sweden

Sören Grahn
6–2
Canada
Mert Thompsett

Scotland
Robin Gray

United States
Dale Risling
1983 Medicine Hat, Canada
Canada

John Base
7–2
Norway
Pål Trulsen

Scotland
Mike Hay
6–4
United States
Al Edwards
1984 Cornwall, Canada
United States

Al Edwards
7–6
Switzerland
André Flotron

Scotland
Mike Hay

Canada
Jamie Schneider
1985 Perth, Scotland
Canada

Bob Ursel
6–5
Switzerland
Christian Saager

Scotland
Hammy McMillan
11–2
Norway
Bjørn Ulshagen
1986 Dartmouth, Canada
Scotland

David Aitken
7–6
Canada
Kevin Martin

Sweden
Örjan Erixon
12–7
West Germany
Dieter Kolb
1987 Esquimalt, Canada
Scotland

Douglas Dryburgh
3–2
Canada
Hugh McFadyen

Norway
Anthon Grimsmo
7–3
Switzerland
Markus Eggler
1988 Füssen, West Germany
Canada

Jim Sullivan
4–2
Sweden
Peja Lindholm

Norway
Thomas Ulsrud
5–2
Switzerland
Christof Schwaller
1989 Markham, Canada
Sweden

Peja Lindholm
7–2
Canada
Mike Wood

Switzerland
Markus Eggler
5–2
Scotland
Allan Manuel
1990 Portage la Prairie, Canada
Switzerland

Stefan Traub
5–4
Scotland
Graeme Connal

Sweden
Peja Lindholm
11–1
Canada
Dean Joanisse
1991 Glasgow, Scotland
Scotland

Alan MacDougall
5–4
Canada
Noel Herron

Switzerland
Dominic Andres

United States
Eric Fenson
1992 Oberstdorf, Germany
Switzerland

Stefan Heilman
10–8
France
Jan Henri Ducroz

Canada
Jason Repay

Sweden
Joakim Carlsson
1993 Grindelwald, Switzerland
Scotland
Craig Wilson
7–3
Canada
Michel Ferland

France
Specer Mugnier

Germany
Markus Herberg
1994 Sofia, Bulgaria
Canada

Colin Davison
6–2
Germany
Daniel Herberg

Switzerland
Yannick Renggli

United States
Mike Peplinski
1995 Perth, Scotland
Scotland

Tom Brewster, Jr.
6–3
Germany
Daniel Herberg

Canada
Christopher Galbraith
9–2
Sweden
Henrik Edlund
1996 Red Deer, Canada
Scotland

James Dryburgh
6–4
Switzerland
Ralph Stöckli

Germany
Sebastian Stock
11–3
Canada
Jeff Currie
1997 Karuizawa, Japan
Switzerland

Ralph Stöckli
5–3
Finland
Perttu Piilo

Canada
Ryan Keane
9–6
Japan
Makoto Tsuruga
1998[18] Thunder Bay, Canada
Canada

John Morris
5–3
Scotland
Gary MacKay

Switzerland
Ralph Stöckli
6–4
Germany
Sebastian Stock
1999 Östersund, Sweden
Canada

John Morris
6–2
Switzerland
Christian Haller

United States
Andy Roza
7–5
Sweden
Patric Håkansson
2000 Geising, Germany
Canada

Brad Kuhn
8–4
Switzerland
Patrick Vuille

Germany
Christian Baumann
9–3
Denmark
Kasper Wiksten
2001 Ogden, United States
Canada

Brad Gushue
7–6
Denmark
Casper Bossen

United States
Andy Roza
7–5
Scotland
David Edwards
2002 Kelowna, Canada
Canada

David Hamblin
3–2
Sweden
Eric Carlsén

Scotland
Kenny Edwards
10–3
Switzerland
Andreas Hingher
2003 Flims, Switzerland
Canada
Steve Laycock
5–4
Sweden
Eric Carlsén

Switzerland
Jan Hauser
7–4
Norway
Thomas Løvold
2004 Trois-Rivières, Canada
Sweden

Niklas Edin
5–4
Switzerland
Stefan Rindlisbacher

Scotland
Scott Hamilton
11–5
South Korea
Kim Soo-hyuk
2005 Pinerolo, Italy
Canada

Kyle George
6–5
Sweden
Nils Carlsén

Scotland
Logan Gray
8–5
United States
Kristopher Perkovich
2006 Jeonju, South Korea
Canada

Charley Thomas
7–3
Sweden
Nils Carlsén

Scotland
Logan Gray
12–4
China
Wang Binjiang
2007 Eveleth, United States
Canada

Charley Thomas
8–3
Sweden
Niklas Edin

Switzerland
Christian von Gunten
7–6
Denmark
Rasmus Stjerne
2008 Östersund, Sweden
United States

Chris Plys
7–5
Sweden
Oskar Eriksson

Canada
William Dion
5–3
Norway
Kristian Rolvsfjord
2009 Vancouver, Canada
Denmark

Rasmus Stjerne
9–6
Canada
Brett Gallant

United States
Chris Plys
9–4
Sweden
Oskar Eriksson
2010 Flims, Switzerland
Switzerland

Peter de Cruz
7–6
Scotland
Ally Fraser

Canada
Jake Walker
7–1
China
Ji Yansong
2011 Perth, Scotland[19]
Sweden

Oskar Eriksson
6–5
Switzerland
Peter de Cruz

Norway
Steffen Mellemseter
10–2
Canada
Braeden Moskowy
2012 Östersund, Sweden
Canada

Brendan Bottcher
10–4
Sweden
Rasmus Wranå

Scotland
Kyle Smith
7–3
Norway
Markus Høiberg
2013 Sochi, Russia[20]
Scotland

Kyle Smith
6–2
Russia
Evgeny Arkhipov

Canada
Matt Dunstone
6–4
Sweden
Patric Mabergs
2014 Flims, Switzerland[21]
Switzerland

Yannick Schwaller
6–5
Scotland
Kyle Smith

Norway
Eirik Mjøen
7–5
Canada
Braden Calvert
2015 Tallinn, Estonia[22]
Canada

Braden Calvert
6–3
Switzerland
Yannick Schwaller

Scotland
Bruce Mouat
8–3
Sweden
Fredrik Nyman
2016 Copenhagen, Denmark
Scotland

Bruce Mouat
6–3
United States
Korey Dropkin

Canada
Matt Dunstone
8–4
Switzerland
Yannick Schwaller
2017 Gangneung, South Korea[23]
South Korea

Lee Ki-jeong
5–4
United States
Andrew Stopera

Norway
Magnus Ramsfjell
10–3
Scotland
Cameron Bryce
2018 Aberdeen, Scotland[24]
Canada

Tyler Tardi
6–5
Scotland
Ross Whyte

Switzerland
Jan Hess
7–4
United States
Andrew Stopera
2019 Liverpool, Canada
Canada

Tyler Tardi
9–4
Switzerland
Marco Hösli

Scotland
Ross Whyte
8–5
Norway
Magnus Ramsfjell
2020 Krasnoyarsk, Russia
Canada

Jacques Gauthier
7–2
Switzerland
Marco Hösli

Scotland
James Craik
6–5
Germany
Sixten Totzek
2021 Beijing, China Cancelled[25] Cancelled
2022 Jönköping, Sweden
Scotland

James Craik
7–1
Germany
Benny Kapp

Canada
Owen Purcell
13–4
Norway
Grunde Buraas
2023 Füssen, Germany
China

Fei Xueqing
8–7
Germany
Benny Kapp

Scotland
Orrin Carson
11–4
Norway
Lukas Høstmælingen
2024 Lohja, Finland
Norway

Lukas Høstmælingen
7–6
Italy
Stefano Gilli

Denmark
Jacob Schmidt
10–9
United States
Wesley Wendling
2025 Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy
Italy

Stefano Spiller
9–5
Norway
Lukas Høstmælingen

Scotland
Orrin Carson
7–2
South Korea
Kim Dae-hyun
2026 Tårnby, Denmark
United States

Caden Hebert
8–6
Italy
Stefano Spiller

Scotland
Orrin Carson
9–8
Canada
Calan MacIsaac

Women's

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Year Host city/Country Final Third Place Match
Champion Score Second Place Third Place Score Fourth Place
1988 Chamonix, France
Canada

Julie Sutton
6–4
Switzerland
Marianne Amstutz

Denmark
Lene Bidstrup
5–2
Scotland
Carolyn Hutchison
1989 Markham, Canada
Canada

LaDawn Funk
10–3
Norway
Trine Helgebostad

Scotland
Carolyn Hutchison
5–4
Sweden
Cathrine Norberg
1990 Portage la Prairie, Canada
Scotland

Kirsty Addison
5–3
Sweden
Cathrine Norberg

Canada
Cathy Overton
8–1
Switzerland
Helga Oswald
1991 Glasgow, Scotland
Sweden

Eva Eriksson
5–4
Switzerland
Nicole Strausak

Canada
Atina Ford

Scotland
Gillian Barr
1992 Oberstdorf, Germany
Scotland

Gillian Barr
10–2
United States
Erika Brown

Sweden
Eva Eriksson

Switzerland
Helga Oswald
1993 Grindelwald, Switzerland
Scotland

Kirsty Hay
9–5
Canada
Amber Holland

Denmark
Dorthe Holm

United States
Erika Brown
1994 Sofia, Bulgaria
Canada

Kim Gellard
9–7
United States
Erika Brown

Denmark
Angelina Jensen

Sweden
Margaretha Lindahl
1995 Perth, Scotland
Canada

Kelly Mackenzie
6–5
Sweden
Margaretha Lindahl

Switzerland
Nadia Heuer
8–3
Scotland
Julia Ewart
1996 Red Deer, Canada
Canada

Heather Godberson
7–6
Scotland
Julia Ewart

Sweden
Margaretha Lindahl
11–5
Switzerland
Nadja Heuer
1997 Karuizawa, Japan
Scotland

Julia Ewart
11–3
Sweden
Margaretha Sigfridsson

Canada
Meredith Doyle
5–2
United States
Risa O'Connell
1998 Thunder Bay, Canada
Canada

Melissa McClure
11–3
Japan
Akiko Katoh

Sweden
Matilda Mattsson
6–5
Scotland
Julia Ewart
1999 Östersund, Sweden
Switzerland

Silvana Tirinzoni
8–3
Japan
Akiko Katoh

Canada
Marie-France Larouche
10–3
Sweden
Matilda Mattsson
2000 Geising, Germany
Sweden

Matilda Mattsson
6–5
Canada
Stefanie Miller

United States
Laura Delaney
8–5
Switzerland
Carmen Schäfer
2001 Ogden, United States
Canada

Suzanne Gaudet
6–4
Sweden
Matilda Mattsson

Switzerland
Carmen Schäfer
5–4
Japan
Moe Meguro
2002 Kelowna, Canada
United States

Cassandra Johnson
7–6
Sweden
Matilda Mattsson

Canada
Suzanne Gaudet
9–8
Italy
Diana Gaspari
2003 Flims, Switzerland
Canada

Marliese Miller
5–4
United States
Cassandra Johnson

Italy
Diana Gaspari
7–4
Sweden
Stina Viktorsson
2004 Trois-Rivières, Canada
Norway

Linn Githmark
9–6
Canada
Jill Mouzar

Sweden
Stina Viktorsson
7–6
United States
Aileen Sormunen
2005 Pinerolo, Italy
Switzerland

Tania Grivel
10–2
Sweden
Stina Viktorsson

Canada
Andrea Kelly
6–4
Denmark
Madeleine Dupont
2006 Jeonju, South Korea
Russia

Ludmila Privivkova
5–4
Canada
Mandy Selzer

Denmark
Lene Nielsen
8–4
Switzerland
Michèle Jäggi
2007 Eveleth, United States
Scotland

Sarah Reid
7–6
Canada
Stacie Devereaux

Denmark
Madeleine Dupont
8–6
United States
Aileen Sormunen
2008 Östersund, Sweden
Scotland

Eve Muirhead
12–3
Sweden
Cecilia Östlund

Canada
Kaitlyn Lawes
9–8
Russia
Ludmila Privivkova
2009 Vancouver, Canada
Scotland

Eve Muirhead
8–6
Canada
Kaitlyn Lawes

Switzerland
Martina Baumann
5–4
Russia
Margarita Fomina
2010 Flims, Switzerland
Sweden

Anna Hasselborg
8–3
Canada
Rachel Homan

United States
Alexandra Carlson
9–7
Switzerland
Manuela Siegrist
2011 Perth, Scotland[19]
Scotland

Eve Muirhead
10–3
Canada
Trish Paulsen

Russia
Anna Sidorova
9–3
Sweden
Jonna McManus
2012 Östersund, Sweden
Scotland

Hannah Fleming
6–5
Czech Republic
Zuzana Hájková

Russia
Anna Sidorova
7–4
Sweden
Sara McManus
2013 Sochi, Russia[20]
Russia

Alina Kovaleva
6–5
Scotland
Hannah Fleming

Japan
Sayaka Yoshimura
8–4
Czech Republic
Zuzana Hájková
2014 Flims, Switzerland[21]
Canada

Kelsey Rocque
6–4
South Korea
Kim Kyeong-ae

Russia
Alina Kovaleva
11–4
Sweden
Isabella Wranå
2015 Tallinn, Estonia[22]
Canada

Kelsey Rocque
8–2
Scotland
Gina Aitken

Switzerland
Elena Stern
7–6
Sweden
Isabella Wranå
2016 Copenhagen, Denmark
Canada

Mary Fay
7–4
United States
Cory Christensen

South Korea
Kim Min-ji
8–4
Hungary
Dorottya Palancsa
2017 Gangneung, South Korea[23]
Sweden

Isabella Wranå
10–7
Scotland
Sophie Jackson

Canada
Kristen Streifel
6–3
South Korea
Kim Min-ji
2018 Aberdeen, Scotland[24]
Canada

Kaitlyn Jones
7–4
Sweden
Isabella Wranå

China
Wang Zixin
11–5
Norway
Maia Ramsfjell
2019 Liverpool, Canada
Russia

Vlada Rumiantseva
8–7
Canada
Selena Sturmay

Switzerland
Raphaela Keiser
6–4
China
Jiang Jiayi
2020 Krasnoyarsk, Russia
Canada

Mackenzie Zacharias
7–5
South Korea
Kim Min-ji

Russia
Vlada Rumiantseva
14–4
Japan
Sae Yamamoto
2021 Beijing, China Cancelled[25] Cancelled
2022 Jönköping, Sweden
Japan

Sae Yamamoto
7–4
Sweden
Moa Dryburgh

United States
Delaney Strouse
10–6
Norway
Eirin Mesloe
2023 Füssen, Germany
Scotland

Fay Henderson
9–7
Japan
Yuina Miura

Norway
Torild Bjørnstad
8–5
Switzerland
Xenia Schwaller
2024 Lohja, Finland
Switzerland

Xenia Schwaller
10–3
Japan
Momoha Tabata

Norway
Torild Bjørnstad
7–5
Canada
Myla Plett
2025 Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy
South Korea

Kang Bo-bae
8–2
Germany
Sara Messenzehl

Canada
Allyson MacNutt
7–4
Sweden
Moa Dryburgh
2026 Tårnby, Denmark
South Korea

Kang Bo-bae
14–7
Sweden
Moa Dryburgh

China
Wang Zhuoyi
11–4
United States
Allory Johnson

Mixed doubles

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All-time Medal Tables

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Performance timeline

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Country 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s Years
75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 22 23 24 25 26 27
 Austria 8 1
 Bulgaria 10 1
 Canada 2nd place, silver medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)3rd place, bronze medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)41st place, gold medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)42nd place, silver medalist(s)3rd place, bronze medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)3rd place, bronze medalist(s)43rd place, bronze medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)51st place, gold medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)3rd place, bronze medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)3rd place, bronze medalist(s)41st place, gold medalist(s)3rd place, bronze medalist(s)41st place, gold medalist(s)3rd place, bronze medalist(s)51st place, gold medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)3rd place, bronze medalist(s)8774Q 52
 China 49884779109891st place, gold medalist(s)9 14
 Czech Republic 71010109810 7
 Denmark 99866695910785105978895942nd place, silver medalist(s)781055471st place, gold medalist(s)81083rd place, bronze medalist(s)57Q 39
 England 8810 3
 Estonia 10 1
 Finland 1092nd place, silver medalist(s)1097810 8
 France 856998979889999992nd place, silver medalist(s)3rd place, bronze medalist(s)71010 22
 Germany 771061055887745875673rd place, bronze medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)3rd place, bronze medalist(s)6463rd place, bronze medalist(s)8678986105742nd place, silver medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)510 41
 Italy 9108108101010101091010108810107101096588109852nd place, silver medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)Q 34
 Japan 101096745756106968 15
 New Zealand 681010 4
 Norway 43rd place, bronze medalist(s)4449662nd place, silver medalist(s)5463rd place, bronze medalist(s)3rd place, bronze medalist(s)5688510798465574553rd place, bronze medalist(s)453rd place, bronze medalist(s)653rd place, bronze medalist(s)6410441st place, gold medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)6Q 47
 Poland 10 1
 Russia 95107102nd place, silver medalist(s)797106 11
 Scotland 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)473rd place, bronze medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)3rd place, bronze medalist(s)3rd place, bronze medalist(s)3rd place, bronze medalist(s)3rd place, bronze medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)542nd place, silver medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)61st place, gold medalist(s)51st place, gold medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)72nd place, silver medalist(s)5643rd place, bronze medalist(s)53rd place, bronze medalist(s)3rd place, bronze medalist(s)3rd place, bronze medalist(s)6992nd place, silver medalist(s)53rd place, bronze medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)3rd place, bronze medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)42nd place, silver medalist(s)3rd place, bronze medalist(s)3rd place, bronze medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)3rd place, bronze medalist(s)63rd place, bronze medalist(s)3rd place, bronze medalist(s)Q 52
 South Korea 4857101st place, gold medalist(s)97949 11
 Sweden 1st place, gold medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)73rd place, bronze medalist(s)41st place, gold medalist(s)7653rd place, bronze medalist(s)72nd place, silver medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)3rd place, bronze medalist(s)73rd place, bronze medalist(s)6648854652nd place, silver medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)461st place, gold medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)464677859 47
 Switzerland 6857576562nd place, silver medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)5443rd place, bronze medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)3rd place, bronze medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)53rd place, bronze medalist(s)72nd place, silver medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)3rd place, bronze medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)743rd place, bronze medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)583rd place, bronze medalist(s)561st place, gold medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)681st place, gold medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)463rd place, bronze medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)56885Q 52
 Turkey 91010 3
 United States 563rd place, bronze medalist(s)51st place, gold medalist(s)43rd place, bronze medalist(s)441st place, gold medalist(s)6865673rd place, bronze medalist(s)593rd place, bronze medalist(s)56953rd place, bronze medalist(s)63rd place, bronze medalist(s)94951st place, gold medalist(s)3rd place, bronze medalist(s)9657952nd place, silver medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)45767491st place, gold medalist(s)Q 50

Women

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Country 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s Years
88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 22 23 24 25 26 27
 Bulgaria 10 1
 Canada 1st place, gold medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)3rd place, bronze medalist(s)3rd place, bronze medalist(s)52nd place, silver medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)3rd place, bronze medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)3rd place, bronze medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)3rd place, bronze medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)3rd place, bronze medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)3rd place, bronze medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)691st place, gold medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)3rd place, bronze medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)9843rd place, bronze medalist(s)6Q 39
 China 99873rd place, bronze medalist(s)4753rd place, bronze medalist(s)Q 10
 Czech Republic 1097892nd place, silver medalist(s)4710 9
 Denmark 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)98683rd place, bronze medalist(s)3rd place, bronze medalist(s)976109643rd place, bronze medalist(s)3rd place, bronze medalist(s)586106108 23
 England 9 1
 Estonia 8 1
 Finland 7 1
 France 7877789977109610 14
 Germany 9710109858899910510109962nd place, silver medalist(s)10 21
 Hungary 4910 3
 Italy 109943rd place, bronze medalist(s)98109910 11
 Japan 101097552nd place, silver medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)541058710853rd place, bronze medalist(s)108941st place, gold medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)87 27
 Latvia 76109 4
 Norway 52nd place, silver medalist(s)5866586108888981st place, gold medalist(s)6569771047843rd place, bronze medalist(s)3rd place, bronze medalist(s)7 31
 Russia 1076891051st place, gold medalist(s)74453rd place, bronze medalist(s)3rd place, bronze medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)3rd place, bronze medalist(s)77681st place, gold medalist(s)3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 22
 Scotland 43rd place, bronze medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)3rd place, bronze medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)742nd place, silver medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)4565577771st place, gold medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)101st place, gold medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)82nd place, silver medalist(s)92nd place, silver medalist(s)91071st place, gold medalist(s)9Q 36
 South Korea 62nd place, silver medalist(s)63rd place, bronze medalist(s)4652nd place, silver medalist(s)8681st place, gold medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)Q 14
 Sweden 642nd place, silver medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)3rd place, bronze medalist(s)53rd place, bronze medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)3rd place, bronze medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)3rd place, bronze medalist(s)41st place, gold medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)43rd place, bronze medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)82nd place, silver medalist(s)61st place, gold medalist(s)4454451st place, gold medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)692nd place, silver medalist(s)5542nd place, silver medalist(s)Q 38
 Switzerland 2nd place, silver medalist(s)542nd place, silver medalist(s)3rd place, bronze medalist(s)963rd place, bronze medalist(s)4761st place, gold medalist(s)43rd place, bronze medalist(s)5651st place, gold medalist(s)4563rd place, bronze medalist(s)468853rd place, bronze medalist(s)6573rd place, bronze medalist(s)5541st place, gold medalist(s)65Q 39
 Turkey 81010109 5
 United States 86652nd place, silver medalist(s)3rd place, bronze medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)6104563rd place, bronze medalist(s)71st place, gold medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)410104853rd place, bronze medalist(s)5107652nd place, silver medalist(s)7583rd place, bronze medalist(s)74Q 36

Mixed doubles

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Country 2020s Years
25 26 27
 Australia 2416 2
 Austria 2018 2
 Brazil 2726 2
 Canada 122nd place, silver medalist(s) 2
 China 1111 2
 Czech Republic 185 2
 Denmark 2nd place, silver medalist(s)4 2
 England 1315 2
 Finland 17 1
 France 25 1
 Germany 55 2
 Hong Kong 2629 2
 Hungary 1524 2
 Italy 1st place, gold medalist(s)12 2
 Japan 101st place, gold medalist(s) 2
 Kazakhstan 20 1
 Kenya 2928 2
 Latvia 14 1
 New Zealand 2122 2
 Nigeria 28 1
 Norway 95 2
 Philippines 21 1
 Poland 1623 2
 Romania 2519 2
 Scotland 53rd place, bronze medalist(s) 2
 Slovenia 2327 2
 South Korea 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)5 2
 Spain 1914 2
 Sweden 49 2
 Switzerland 510 2
 Turkey 22 1
 Ukraine 17 1
 United States 513 2

Records

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Overall medals records across all disciplines (male curler)
Achievement Curler Country Record Years
Men's Mixed doubles
Most titles Paul Gowsell  Canada 2 1976, 1978 N/a
Kelly Stearne
James Dryburgh  Scotland 1991, 1996
Ronald Brewster 1995–1996
David Murdoch
John Morris  Canada 1998–1999
Craig Savill
Brent Laing
Andy Ormsby
Brad Gushue 1998, 2001
Charley Thomas 2006–2007
Matthew Ng
Kyle Reynolds
Geoff Walker
Tyler Tardi 2018–2019
Sterling Middleton
Jacques Gauthier 2018, 2020
Stefano Spiller  Italy 2025 2025
Most finals/medals Nils Carlsén  Sweden 5 2002–2006 N/a
Emanuel Allberg 2002–2003, 2005–2007
Overall medals records across all disciplines (female curler)
Achievement Curler Country Record Years
Women's Mixed doubles
Most titles Eve Muirhead  Scotland 4 2007–2009, 2011 N/a
Most finals Eve Muirhead  Scotland 2007–2009, 2011 N/a
Karlee Burgess  Canada 2016, 2018–2020
Yuina Miura  Japan 2022–2024 2026
Most medals Karlee Burgess  Canada 5 2016–2020 N/a

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