Curling at the 2022 Winter Olympics – Qualification

A total of 10 teams in each tournament (5 athletes per team) will qualify for a quota of 100 athletes in curling at the 2022 Winter Olympics. A further 10 mixed doubles pairs will qualify for a total of 20 athletes. Therefore, a total of 120 athletes can qualify in total to compete in the curling competitions.

Main article: Curling at the 2022 Winter Olympics

Qualification timeline
EventDateHost City
2020 World Women's Curling ChampionshipCancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic[1]Prince George, Canada
2020 World Men's Curling ChampionshipGlasgow, Scotland
2020 World Mixed Doubles Curling ChampionshipKelowna, Canada
2021 World Women's Curling Championship20–28 March, 2021Schaffhausen, Switzerland
2021 World Men's Curling Championship3–11 April, 2021Ottawa, Canada
2021 World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship24 April–1 May, 2021TBA
Pre-Olympic Qualification Event23–30 October, 2021TBA
Olympic Qualification Event5–10 December, 2021TBA
Olympic Qualification Event (OQE) – Mixed Doubles12–17 December, 2021TBA

Qualification system before COVID-19

Qualification to the Men's and Women's curling tournaments at the Winter Olympics will be determined through two methods (in addition to the host nation). Nations will qualify teams by earning qualification points from performances at the 2020 and 2021 World Curling Championships. Teams can also qualify through Olympic qualification events which will be held in 2021. Seven nations will qualify teams via World Championship qualification points, while two nations will qualify through qualification events. In men's and women's play a host will be selected for the Olympic Qualification Event (OQE). They will be joined by the five nations with the highest qualification points not already qualified to the Olympics, and two qualifiers from the Pre-Olympic Qualification Event (Pre-OQE). The Pre-OQE will be open to all member associations.[2] For the mixed doubles competition in 2022, they are expanding the tournament from eight competitor nations to ten.[3] The top seven ranked teams earning qualification points from performances at the 2020 and 2021 World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship will qualify along with two qualifiers from the Olympic Qualification Event (OQE) – Mixed Doubles. This OQE will be open to a nominated host and the fifteen nations with the highest qualification points not already qualified to the Olympics. As the host nation, China qualified teams automatically, thus making a total of ten teams per event in the curling tournaments.[4]

Qualification points

The qualification points are allotted based on the nations' final rankings at the World Championships. The point distribution for Olympic Qualification will be as follows:[5]

Men's and Women's tournaments
Final rank12345678910111213
Points15131110987654321
Mixed Doubles
Final rank1234567891011121314151617181920
Points2723201816151413121110987654321

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.[6]

COVID-19 impact on qualifications

Before the impact of COVID-19, teams would accrue Olympic Qualification Points during the 2020 and 2021 seasons. Because the World Curling Championships are not taking place in 2020, no Olympic Qualification Points will be awarded in 2020.[7]

The host nation, China, will qualify for one of ten spots in the Men's, Women's and Mixed Doubles.

For the Men's and Women's tournament, the top six teams at the 2021 Men's and Women's Championship will automatically earn a spot at the Olympics. If China is among those top six teams then only the five other teams in the top six will directly qualify and a fourth qualifier will be needed. The remaining three (or four) spots will be obtained through an Olympic Qualification Event.

For Mixed Doubles, the top seven teams at the 2021 Mixed Doubles Championship will automatically earn a spot at the Olympics. If China appears in the top seven, the eighth place team will qualify as well. The remaining two spots will be obtained through an Olympic Qualification Event.

Standings
Key
Host nation
Nations that qualified directly for the Olympic Games via placement at the 2021 championship
Nations that qualified via the Olympic Qualification Event

Men
Country 2021
 Canada
 China

Women
Country 2021
 China
 Switzerland

Mixed Doubles
Country 2021
 Australia
 Canada
 China
 Czech Republic
 Estonia
 Finland
 Germany
 Great Britain
 Hungary
 Italy
 Japan
 New Zealand
 Norway
 Russia
 South Korea
 Spain
 Sweden
 Switzerland
 United States

References
  1. https://worldcurling.org/2020/04/complete-cancellation/
  2. Rule changes outlined
  3. "World Curling Federation welcomes bigger mixed doubles field for Beijing 2022". World Curling Federation. July 19, 2018.
  4. "Beijing named host city of Olympic Winter Games 2022". World Curling Federation. July 31, 2015.
  5. "Olympic qualification". World Curling Federation. February 27, 2020.
  6. "Qualification System – Games of the XXIV Olympic Winter Games – Curling" (PDF). World Curling Federation. January 31, 2020. Retrieved March 1, 2020.
  7. https://worldcurling.org/2020/04/complete-cancellation/
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