Curling at the 1998 Winter Olympics took place at Karuizawa, who had hosted the equestrian events at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. The 1998 Nagano Olympics marked the first time that curling was held as an official Olympic sport. It was the first time the same city hosted events for both the Summer and Winter Olympics.
Medal summary Medal table
Events Men's Patrick HürlimannPatrik LörtscherDaniel MüllerDiego PerrenDominic Andres Mike HarrisRichard HartGeorge KarrysCollin MitchellPaul Savage Eigil RamsfjellJan ThoresenStig-Arne GunnestadAnthon GrimsmoTore TorvbråtenWomen's Sandra SchmirlerJan BetkerJoan McCuskerMarcia GudereitAtina Ford Helena Blach LavrsenMargit PörtnerDorthe HolmTrine QvistJane Bidstrup Elisabet GustafsonKatarina NybergLouise MarmontElisabeth PerssonMargaretha Lindahl
Men's Teams Skip: Mike Harris Third: Richard Hart Second: Collin Mitchell Lead: George Karrys Alternate: Paul Savage CC Füssen Skip: Andy Kapp Third: Uli Kapp Second: Michael Schäffer Lead: Holger Höhne Alternate: Oliver AxnickSkip: Douglas Dryburgh Third: Peter Wilson Second: Phil Wilson Lead: Ronnie Napier Alternate: James DryburghSkip: Makoto Tsuruga Third: Hiroshi Sato Second: Yoshiyuki Ohmiya Lead: Hirofumi Kudo Alternate: Hisaaki Nakamine Snaøren CC, Oslo Skip: Eigil Ramsfjell Third: Jan Thoresen Second: Stig-Arne Gunnestad Lead: Anthon Grimsmo Alternate: Tore Torvbråten Östersunds CK Skip: Peja Lindholm Third: Tomas Nordin Second: Magnus Swartling Lead: Peter Narup Alternate: Marcus Feldt Lausanne-Olympique CC Skip: Patrick Hürlimann Third: Patrik Lörtscher Second: Daniel Müller Lead: Diego Perren Alternate: Dominic AndresSkip: Tim Somerville Third: Mike Peplinski Second: Myles Brundidge Lead: John Gordon Alternate: Tim Solin
Round-robin standings NationSkipWLQualificationMike Harris61PlayoffsEigil Ramsfjell52Patrick Hürlimann52Makoto Tsuruga34TiebreakerPeja Lindholm34Tim Somerville34Douglas Dryburgh25Andy Kapp16
Results All times shown are in Japan Standard TimeOfficial Report Vol. 3 (web archive; "Curling" chapter starts at page 236)
Draw 1 9 February, 14:00
Draw 2 10 February, 9:00
Draw 3 10 February, 19:00
Draw 4 11 February, 14:00
Draw 5 12 February, 9:00
Draw 6 12 February, 19:00
Draw 7 13 February, 14:00
Tie-breaker 1 13 February, 19:00
Tie-breaker 2 14 February, 9:00
Medal round
Semi-finals 14 February, 18:00
Player Percentages Anthon Grimsmo 88% Diego Perren 85%Stig-Arne Gunnestad 75% Daniel Müller 81%Jan Thoresen 53% Patrik Lörtscher 85%Eigil Ramsfjell 65% Patrick Hürlimann 79%Total 70% Total 82%
Player Percentages George Karrys 90% John Gordon 89%Collin Mitchell 98% Myles Brundidge 67%Richard Hart 98% Mike Peplinski 55%Mike Harris 92% Tim Somerville 66%Total 94% Total 69%
Bronze medal game 15 February, 9:00
Player Percentages John Gordon 86% Tore Torvbråten 87%Myles Brundidge 56% Stig-Arne Gunnestad 81%Mike Peplinski 60% Jan Thoresen 81%Tim Somerville 57% Eigil Ramsfjell 74%Total 65% Total 80%
Gold medal game 15 February, 17:00
Player Percentages George Karrys 98% Diego Perren 89%Collin Mitchell 73% Daniel Müller 86%Richard Hart 58% Patrik Lörtscher 72%Mike Harris 25% Patrick Hürlimann 78%Total 64% Total 81%
Final standings RankCountry SkipWL Patrick Hürlimann 7 2 Mike Harris 7 2 Eigil Ramsfjell 6 34 Tim Somerville 5 65 Makoto Tsuruga 3 56 Peja Lindholm 3 57 Douglas Dryburgh 2 58 Andy Kapp 1 6
Top 5 player percentages Leads % Seconds % Thirds % Skips % Peter Narup 82 Collin Mitchell 84 Richard Hart 83 Mike Harris 79 George Karrys 81 Magnus Swartling 77 Patrik Lörtscher 77 Patrick Hürlimann 75 Diego Perren 81 Daniel Müller 77 Tomas Nordin 74 Makoto Tsuruga 73 Holger Höhne 78 Philip Wilson 76 Jan Thoresen 73 Peter Lindholm 72 Anthon Grimsmo 77 Oliver Axnick 76 Mike Peplinski 71 Eigil Ramsfjell 72 Tim Somerville 72
Women's Teams
NationSkipThirdSecondLeadAlternateSandra SchmirlerJan BetkerJoan McCuskerMarcia GudereitAtina FordHelena Blach LavrsenMargit PörtnerDorthe HolmTrine QvistJane BidstrupAndrea SchöppMonika WagnerNatalie NesslerHeike WieländerCarina MeideleKirsty HayEdith LoudonJackie LockhartKatie LoudonFelsie BayneMayumi OhkutsuAkiko KatohYukari KondoYoko MimuraAkemi NiwaDordi NordbyMarianne HaslumKristin LøvsethHanne WoodsGrethe WolanElisabet GustafsonKatarina NybergLouise MarmontElisabeth PerssonMargaretha LindahlLisa SchoenebergErika BrownDebbie HenryLori MountfordStacey Liapis
Round-robin standings NationSkipWLQualificationSandra Schmirler61PlayoffsElisabet Gustafson61Helena Blach Lavrsen52Kirsty Hay43Mayumi Ohkutsu25Dordi Nordby25Lisa Schoeneberg25Andrea Schöpp16
Results All times shown are in Japan Standard Time
Draw 1 9 February, 9:00
Draw 2 9 February, 19:00
Draw 3 10 February, 14:00
Draw 4 11 February, 9:00
Draw 5 11 February, 19:00
Draw 6 12 February, 14:00
Draw 7 13 February, 9:00
Medal round
Semi-finals 14 February, 14:00
Player Percentages Marcia Gudereit 82% Katie Loudon 64%Joan McCusker 73% Jackie Lockhart 85%Jan Betker 74% Edith Loudon 66%Sandra Schmirler 85% Kirsty Hay 76%Total 78% Total 73%
Player Percentages Trine Qvist 78% Elisabeth Persson 86%Dorthe Holm 73% Louise Marmont 74%Margit Pörtner 70% Katarina Nyberg 60%Helena Blach Lavrsen 61% Elisabet Gustafson 64%Total 70% Total 71%
Bronze medal game 15 February, 9:00
Player Percentages Elisabeth Persson 86% Katie Loudon 85%Louise Marmont 76% Jackie Lockhart 64%Katarina Nyberg 85% Edith Loudon 63%Elisabet Gustafson 85% Kirsty Hay 68%Total 83% Total 70%
Gold medal game 15 February, 13:00
Player Percentages Trine Qvist 80% Marcia Gudereit 95%Dorthe Holm 83% Joan McCusker 89%Margit Pörtner 65% Jan Betker 73%Helena Blach Lavrsen 75% Sandra Schmirler 72%Total 76% Total 84%
Final standings RankCountry SkipWL Sandra Schmirler 8 1 Helena Blach Lavrsen 6 3 Elisabet Gustafson 7 24 Kirsty Hay 4 55 Mayumi Ohkutsu 2 55 Dordi Nordby 2 55 Lisa Schoeneberg 2 58 Andrea Schöpp 1 6
Top 5 player percentages Leads % Seconds % Thirds % Skips % Lori Mountford 79 Louise Marmont 76 Jan Betker 78 Sandra Schmirler 79 Marcia Gudereit 79 Joan McCusker 74 Katarina Nyberg 76 Elisabet Gustafson 72 Elisabeth Persson 78 Dorthe Holm 71 Akiko Katoh 68 Kirsty Hay 71 Katie Loudon 74 Jackie Lockhart 69 Erika Brown 67 Helena Blach Lavrsen 70 Trine Qvist 71 Debbie Henry 68 Edith Loudon 66 Lisa Schoeneberg 69
References
Official Olympic Report Wallechinshky, David and Jaime Loucky (2009). "Curling: Men". In The Complete Book of the Winter Olympics: 2010 Edition. London: Aurum Press Limited. p. 150.