Women's Curling at the Winter Olympics Today: When is Team GB's next match, odds, schedule, results, rules, where does Jen Dodds play and how to watch
Team GB’s women curlers start their Winter Olympics campaign today.
There was heartbreak at the Winter Olympics earlier this week as Bruce Mouat and Jennifer Dodds failed to win a medal after losing their Bronze Medal Match in the mixed doubles to Italy.
But there are still two more chances for Scotland’s curlers to appear on the podium, with both the men’s and the women’s competitions still to be played.
The men got underway yesterday with a 9-4 win over China, with the women playing their first game today.
Here’s everything you need to know about the women’s curling taking place today, Thursday, February 12.
When are Team GB playing in the Women’s Curling today?
Team GB play China at 6.05pm today.
Should Team GB beat China at the Winter Olympics?
Team GB are slight outsiders to win against China- priced at 5/4 with the bookies. China are the 8/13 favourites.
Do Team GB have a good chance of winning a women’s curling medal at the Winter Olympics?
Team GB are huge outsiders to win the whole tournament - priced at 80/1 for the gold. Canada are the 10/11 favourites, followed by Switzerland (2/1) and Sweden (5/1). Anything can happen at an Olympics though.
What other women’s curling matches are being played today at the Winter Olympics?
Aside from Team GB’s match, the following games will be played in the women’s round robin today - in two session.
8.05am
- Italy v Switzerland
- Japan v Sweden
- Canada v Denmark
- South Korea v United States
6.05pm
- Denmark v Japan
- Sweden v United States
- Italy v South Korea
Who is representing Team GB at the Women’s Curling at the Winter Olympics?
Team GB at the Men’s Curling are as follows:
- Fourth: Rebecca Morrison
- Third: Jennifer Dodds
- Second: Sophie Sinclair
- Lead and Skip: Sophie Jackson
- Alternate: Fay Henderson
What is Team GB’s schedule for the remainder of the Women’s Curling tournament?
Here’s are the games Team GB have left to play in their hunt for a medal:
Friday, February 13
1.05am: Great Britain v South Korea
Saturday, February 14
8.05am: Great Britain v Canada
Sunday, February 15
1.05pm: Great Britain v Sweden
Monday, February 16
8.05am: Great Britain v Denmark
6.05pm: Great Britain v Switzerland
Wednesday, February 18
8.05am: Great Britain v Japan
6.05pm: Great Britain v United States
Thursday, February 19
1.05pm: Great Britain v Italy
Friday, February 20
1.05pm: Semi-finals
Saturday, February 21
1.05pm: Bronze Medal Game
Sunday, February 22
10.05am: Gold Medal Game
What is the format of the Women’s Curling at the Winter Olympics 2026?
It’s a pretty simple format to find out who will win gold, silver and bronze. All the teams will play each other (so that’s nine matches in total for each team), 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.
How can I watch the Women’s 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.
What are the rules of curling?
In each end of curling each team plays a total of eight shots, with each player delivering two stones in succession, starting with the lead and ending with the skip.
At the completion of each end the number of stones closest to the ‘button’ (the bullseye) of the house will score.
The stone closest to the button effectively wins the end, with any further stones closer to the centre than the opposition’s best shot also counting – meaning it is possible, but highly unlikely, to get a maximum of eight shots in a single end (an eight-ender, which is curling’s version of golf’s hole in one).
After ten ends the team with most shots in total wins, while if the game is tied it will go to an 11th sudden death end.
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