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Olympic Medalists: Curling

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Curling was a demonstration sport at the first Winter Olympics, in 1924, and again in 1932.

At the 1936 Winter Olympics in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, the Germans demonstrated their own version, called "Ice Shooting," in which stones are thrown both for distance and at pre-determined targets.

In 1988 and 1992, curling was again a demonstration sport, in preparation for its formal inclusion in the Winter Olympic program beginning in 1998.

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Medalists

Men

YearGoldFinalSilverBronze
1998Switzerland9-3CanadaNorway
2002Norway6-5CanadaSwitzerland
2006Canada10-4FinlandUnited States

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Women

YearGoldFinalSilverBronze
1998Canada7-5DenmarkSweden
2002Great Britain4-3SwitzerlandCanada
2006Sweden7-6SwitzerlandCanada

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