1924 – Britain wins the inaugural Olympic men’s curling gold, a milestone that remains unmatched for a century [1].

2002 – The British women’s team captures its first Olympic curling gold, later repeated in 2022 [1].

Feb 4, 2026 – Mixed‑doubles curling opens two days before the opening ceremony at the historic 1956‑era Cortina Curling Stadium; a brief power outage pauses play, then GB’s Bruce Mouat and Jen Dodds rally from a lost first end to win 8‑6 after a four‑minute blackout, calling the result “a good confidence builder” [7][12][13].

Feb 16‑17, 2026 – Swedish skip Oskar Eriksson accuses Canadian Marc Kennedy of an illegal double‑touch, sparking a heated exchange; World Curling issues a verbal warning and briefly stations umpires at the hog line before reverting to self‑policing [6][11][10].

Feb 17, 2026 – U.S. curler Korey Dropkin tells CBS the double‑touch controversy is “unfortunate” and defends Kennedy as “one of the greatest curlers of all time,” noting the issue is blown out of proportion [8].

Feb 18, 2026 – GB’s men and women both win must‑beat round‑robin games, keeping medal hopes alive; skip Bruce Mouat admits “this is a horrible position to be in, watching other games and hoping results go our way” [5].

Feb 18, 2026 – South Korea’s women’s curling squad beats Sweden 8‑3 to move within striking distance of the semifinals, while the nation also secures a second short‑track relay gold, raising its medal tally to seven [15].

Feb 19, 2026 – Team GB defeats unbeaten Switzerland 8‑5 in the men’s semi‑final, guaranteeing a fourth overall GB medal and a historic gold‑medal showdown with Canada; Bobby Lammie calls it “probably the hardest‑fought win we’ve ever had” [4].

Feb 19, 2026 – The Olympic curling schedule proves grueling, with 147 matches over 18 days; Canadian skip Brad Jacobs warns of up to six more hours of ice time amid fatigue and a mid‑tournament rule reversal [9].

Feb 19, 2026 – South Korea loses 10‑7 to Canada, ending its men’s curling campaign and finishing fifth with a 5‑4 record [14].

Feb 20, 2026 – Team GB’s men’s rink, unchanged for nine years, targets the nation’s first men’s curling gold since 1924, with Mouat saying the sport is “more a sweeping game than a throwing one” and emphasizing the squad’s honesty and trust [1].

Feb 20, 2026 – The Games’ day‑by‑day schedule lists the men’s curling final for 18:05 GMT on Saturday, part of GB’s broader aim for ten medals at Milan‑Cortina [3].

Feb 21, 2026 – GB faces Canada in the men’s curling final at the quirky open‑air Cortina venue, the first Olympic men’s final for Britain since the 1924 gold and the last meeting of the two nations in an Olympic final since Sochi 2014 [2].

Feb 22, 2026 – The Winter Olympics close with a ceremony in Verona’s Roman amphitheatre, after which the Olympic flag passes to the French Alps team for the 2030 Games [3].