Olympic Mixed Doubles Curling 2026: Full schedule for Team GB, format, rules and how to watch Scotland's Mouat and Dodds go for gold
It’s the first event at this year’s Winter Olympics - and all eyes will be on the two Scots competing for Team GB.
Known as ‘chess on ice’, curling is a sport that looks simple but is actually a complex tactical game.
The sport originated in Scotland during the 16th century where it was played on frozen ponds and lochs and immigrants exported the game to North America in the late 18th century – with the first Canadian club founded in Montreal in 1807.
It first became a Winter Olympic sport in Chamonix in 1924, where the UK won the men-only competition.
But it only becoming a regular Olympic sport in Nagano in 1998, and since then Scottish players representing Great Britain have excelled, winning three gold medals, two silvers and a bronze.
A Mixed Double competition - featuring teams made up of one male and one female player - was added to the Olympic Schedule in 2018, but Team GB has never managed anything better than fourth place.
That could all change this year, with Bruce Mouat and Jennifer Dodds amongst the medal favourites.
The competition is the first action to take place at the Winter Olympics, starting two days before the Opening Ceremony.
Here’s everything you need to know.
When is the Mixed Doubles Curling at the Winter Olympics 2026?
The mixed doubles curling tournament of the 2026 Winter Olympics will take place from February 4-10.
Where is the Mixed Doubles Curling at the Winter Olympics 2026 being played?
The tournament will take place in the Cortina Olympic Stadium in Cortina D’Ampezzo.
Who is representing Team GB at the Mixed Doubles Curling at the Winter Olympics?
Team GB will be represented by Scottish pair Bruce Mouat and Jennifer Dodds.
Moaut is the Scottish skip who has led his team to two world championship titles, four European championship titles and twelve Grand Slam titles. He was a silver medalist at the 2022 Winter Olympics and is a former World Mixed Doubles Champion.
Dodds partnered Mouat to win the 2021 Mixed Doubles World Championship and played third in the team that won the 2022 Winter Olympics women's curling title.
How does Mixed Doubles Curling differ from normal curling?
In a normal game of curling there are four players on each team who throw eight stones per end.
In doubles each team only throw five stones, with one player delivering the first and last stones and the other playing the middle three. The throwing order may change between ends.
Other than that the rules are the same, with the stones closest to the middle of the target counting.
Matches take place over right ends and whoever has most points, or shots, at the end wins.
How did teams qualify for the Mixed Doubles Curling at the Winter Olympics?
The top seven nations based on combined rankings at the 2024 World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship and 2025 World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship qualified along with hosts Italy and two teams who qualified through the 2025 Olympic Qualification Event.
What teams have qualified for the Mixed Doubles Curling at the Winter Olympics?
Here are the 10 teams who will battle it out for the medals:
What is the format of the Curling Mixed Doubles at the Winter Olympics 2026?
It’s a pretty simple format to find out who will win gold, silver and bronze. All the pairs will play each other then the top four teams in the table at the end of the round robin will go through to the semi-finals.
The two winning teams from the semi-finals go on the the gold medal game and the two losers will contest the bronze medal game.
What is Team GB’s schedule for the Curling Mixed Doubles?
Here’s when all the action will take place for Team GB:
Wednesday, February 4
6.05pm Team GB v Norway
Thursday, February 5
9.05am Team GB v Estonia
6.05pm Czechia v Team GB
Friday, February 6
9.05am Sweden v Team GB
1.35pm South Korea v Team GB
Saturday, February 7
9.05am Team GB v Canada
1.35am Team GB v United States
Sunday, February 8
1.35pm Team GB v Switzerland
6.05pm Italy v Team GB
Monday, February 9
5.05pm Semifinals
Tuesday, February 10
1.05pm Bronze medal match
5.05pm Gold medal match
How can I watch the Mixed Doubles Curling at the 2026 Winter Olympics?
All the action will be available to watch on the BBC - with coverage across BBC One, BBC Two, the iPlayer and the Red Button.
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