Curling
Gold medal winners

FEB
Gangneung Curling Centre

Winter Olympic debut: 1924*
Sochi gold medallist and team skip Jennifer Jones (CAN)

End: Each game has up to 10 ends, with alternate ends played in opposite directions

Hack: Starting point for thrower
Thrower
Hog line: Stone must be released before line
Sweeper: Brushes ice ahead of stone to control path and assist hydro-planing
House: Target marked on ice sheet
Back line
Skip: Controls strategy
Sweepers
45.72m

Stone: Extra-strong fine grain Scottish granite (19.96kg max)
Strikeband: Sand blasted to absorb collision impact
Rotation: Causes stone to turn, or curl

Two teams: Four players per team. Each delivers two stones, in same order per end, alternating with opponent
Objective: Points awarded for stones closest to centre of house after all eight stones thrown

NEW EVENT – Mixed Doubles: Two players per team, one male, one female. Game scheduled for 8 ends. Five stones per end – player delivering first stone must also deliver last one

Gold medal winners
Sochi 2014
Canada
Canada

*Included in 1924 Games. Reinstated in 1998
Sources: POCOG, WCF, IOC
Original picture: Associated Press