Curling at the 1998 Winter Olympics took place at

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, who had hosted the equestrian events at the 1964 Summer Olympics in

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. The

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marked the first time that

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was held as an official

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. It was the first time the same city hosted events for both the

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Medal summary

Medal table

Events

Men's

Teams

Final standings

Results

''All times shown are in

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''Official 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''

Bronze medal game

''15 February, 9:00''

Gold medal game

''15 February, 17:00''

Top 5 player percentages

Women's

Teams

Standings

Results

''All times shown are in

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''

Bronze medal game

''15 February, 9:00''

Gold medal game

''15 February, 13:00''

Top 5 player percentages

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. {{DEFAULTSORT:Curling At The 1998 Winter Olympics 1998 Winter Olympics events

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