| | Event type
Curling, Women
| Date | 13 – 23 February 2006 | |
|---|---|---|
| Status | Olympic | |
| Location | Palaghiaccio, Pinerolo | |
| Participants | 46 from 10 countries | |
| Format | Round-robin pool, followed by single-elimination medal round. | |
Unusually four different countries had taken the four world championships since the 2002 Winter Olympics and the tournament appeared more open than in the previous two Games. Sweden had completed the double of World and European Championships in 2005 whilst Canada, Norway and the United States all had realistic title hopes.
A disappointing United States team was the main casualty of the early stages as Sweden and Switzerland topped the round-robin stage and progressed into the final with semi-final wins over Canada and Norway respectively. The final ended in a six-all tie at the end of the scheduled ten ends and was decided only when Anette Norberg of Sweden took out two scoring Swiss stones with her last stone of the first extra end.
The success of the Swedish team earned them an unusual invitation – a chance to appear in a music video by the Swedish heavy metal band “Hammerfall”.
The Danish team, the only representatives from that nation in Torino, were afforded extra security as a result of threats connected to the publishing of a cartoon of the Prophet Mohammed in a Copenhagen newspaper.
| Pos | Team | NOC | Wins | Losses | Points | Points | Percentage | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sweden |  SWE | 9 | 2 | 18 | 74-64 | – | Gold | |||
| Skip | Anette Norberg | – | – | – | –-– | 80% | |||||
| Third | Eva Lund | – | – | – | –-– | 79% | |||||
| Second | Cathrine Norberg-Lindahl | – | – | – | –-– | 80% | |||||
| Lead | Anna Svärd-Le Moine | – | – | – | –-– | 77% | |||||
| Substitute | Ulrika Bergman DNS | – | – | – | –-– | – | |||||
| Coach | Stefan Lund | ||||||||||
| 2 | Switzerland |  SUI | 8 | 3 | 16 | 87-56 | – | Silver | |||
| Skip | Mirjam Ott | – | – | – | –-– | 77% | |||||
| Third | Binia Beeli | – | – | – | –-– | 77% | |||||
| Second | Valeria Spälty | – | – | – | –-– | 77% | |||||
| Lead | Michèle Moser | – | – | – | –-– | 74% | |||||
| Substitute | Manuela Kormann DNS | – | – | – | –-– | – | |||||
| Coach | Gaudenz Beeli | ||||||||||
| 3 | Canada |  CAN | 7 | 4 | 14 | 84-63 | – | Bronze | |||
| Skip | Shannon Kleibrink | – | – | – | –-– | 74% | |||||
| Third | Amy Nixon | – | – | – | –-– | 72% | |||||
| Second | Glenys Bakker | – | – | – | –-– | 69% | |||||
| Lead | Christine Keshen | – | – | – | –-– | 82% | |||||
| Substitute | Sandra Jenkins | – | – | – | –-– | 76% | |||||
| Coach | Daryl Nixon | ||||||||||
| 4 | Norway |  NOR | 6 | 5 | 12 | 82-70 | – | ||||
| Skip | Dordi Nordby | – | – | – | –-– | 71% | |||||
| Third | Marianne Haslum | – | – | – | –-– | 77% | |||||
| Second | Marianne Rørvik | – | – | – | –-– | 73% | |||||
| Lead | Camilla Holth | – | – | – | –-– | 77% | |||||
| Substitute | Charlotte Hovring DNS | – | – | – | –-– | – | |||||
| Coach | Sören Grahn | ||||||||||
| =5 | Great Britain |  GBR | 5 | 4 | 10 | 57-60 | – | ||||
| Skip | Rhona Martin | – | – | – | –-– | 75% | |||||
| Third | Jackie Lockhart | – | – | – | –-– | 72% | |||||
| Second | Kelly Wood-Schafer | – | – | – | –-– | 72% | |||||
| Lead | Lynn Cameron | – | – | – | –-– | 79% | |||||
| Substitute | Debbie Knox | – | – | – | –-– | 61% | |||||
| Coach | Russell Keiller | ||||||||||
| =5 | Russian Federation |  RUS | 5 | 4 | 10 | 55-54 | – | ||||
| Skip | Lyudmila Privivkova | – | – | – | –-– | 71% | |||||
| Third | Olga Zharkova | – | – | – | –-– | 75% | |||||
| Second | Nkeiruka Yezekh | – | – | – | –-– | 79% | |||||
| Lead | Yekaterina Galkina | – | – | – | –-– | 78% | |||||
| Substitute | Yana Nekrasova | – | – | – | –-– | 84% | |||||
| Coach | Olga Andrianova | ||||||||||
| 7 | Japan |  JPN | 4 | 5 | 8 | 53-60 | – | ||||
| Skip | Ayumi Onodera-Ogasawara | – | – | – | –-– | 70% | |||||
| Third | Yumie Hayashi-Funayama | – | – | – | –-– | 77% | |||||
| Second | Mari Motohashi | – | – | – | –-– | 73% | |||||
| Lead | Moe Meguro | – | – | – | –-– | 76% | |||||
| Substitute | Sakurako Terada | – | – | – | –-– | 73% | |||||
| Coach | Fuji Roy Miki | ||||||||||
| =8 | Denmark |  DEN | 2 | 7 | 4 | 58-66 | – | ||||
| Skip | Dorthe Holm | – | – | – | –-– | 67% | |||||
| Third | Denise Dupont | – | – | – | –-– | 64% | |||||
| Second | Lene Nielsen | – | – | – | –-– | 72% | |||||
| Lead | Malene Krause | – | – | – | –-– | 79% | |||||
| Substitute | Maria Poulsen DNS | – | – | – | –-– | – | |||||
| Coach | Lasse Lavrsen | ||||||||||
| =8 | United States |  USA | 2 | 7 | 4 | 47-69 | – | ||||
| Skip | Cassie Johnson | – | – | – | –-– | 69% | |||||
| Third | Jamie Johnson | – | – | – | –-– | 71% | |||||
| Second | Jessica Schultz | – | – | – | –-– | 68% | |||||
| Lead | Maureen Brunt | – | – | – | –-– | 77% | |||||
| Substitute | Courtney George | – | – | – | –-– | 84% | |||||
| Coach | Neil Doese | ||||||||||
| 10 | Italy |  ITA | 1 | 8 | 2 | 44-79 | – | ||||
| Skip | Diana Gaspari | – | – | – | –-– | 66% | |||||
| Third | Giulia Lacedelli | – | – | – | –-– | 67% | |||||
| Second | Rosa Pompanin | – | – | – | –-– | 62% | |||||
| Lead | Violetta Caldart | – | – | – | –-– | 70% | |||||
| Substitute | Eleonora Alverà | – | – | – | –-– | 77% | |||||
| Coach | Roberto Lacedelli |
Round-Robin
| Date | 13 – 20 February 2006 |
|---|---|
| Format | Round-robin pool. First four qualified for semi-finals. |
| Pos | Team | NOC | Wins | Losses | Points | Points | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| =1 | Switzerland | SUI | 7 | 2 | 14 | 74-44 | ||
| =1 | Sweden | SWE | 7 | 2 | 14 | 62-54 | ||
| =3 | Norway | NOR | 6 | 3 | 12 | 73-54 | ||
| =3 | Canada | CAN | 6 | 3 | 12 | 68-51 | ||
| =5 | Russian Federation | RUS | 5 | 4 | 10 | 57-60 | ||
| =5 | Great Britain | GBR | 5 | 4 | 10 | 55-54 | ||
| 7 | Japan | JPN | 4 | 5 | 8 | 53-60 | ||
| =8 | United States | USA | 2 | 7 | 4 | 58-66 | ||
| =8 | Denmark | DEN | 2 | 7 | 4 | 47-69 | ||
| 10 | Italy | ITA | 1 | 8 | 2 | 44-79 |
| Match | Date/Time | Location | Team | NOC | Result | Team | NOC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match #1 | 13 Feb 14:00 | Sheet A | Norway | NOR | 11 – 6 | United States | USA | |
| Match #2 | 13 Feb 14:00 | Sheet B | Sweden | SWE | 7 – 5 | Canada | CAN | |
| Match #3 | 13 Feb 14:00 | Sheet C | Switzerland | SUI | 11 – 4 | Italy | ITA | |
| Match #4 | 13 Feb 14:00 | Sheet D | Great Britain | GBR | 3 – 2 | Denmark | DEN | |
| Match #5 | 14 Feb 09:00 | Sheet A | Russian Federation | RUS | 7 – 5 | Japan | JPN | |
| Match #6 | 14 Feb 09:00 | Sheet B | Great Britain | GBR | 5 – 4 | Switzerland | SUI | |
| Match #7 | 14 Feb 09:00 | Sheet C | Norway | NOR | 10 – 3 | Sweden | SWE | |
| Match #8 | 14 Feb 09:00 | Sheet D | Canada | CAN | 11 – 5 | United States | USA | |
| Match #9 | 14 Feb 19:00 | Sheet A | Denmark | DEN | 10 – 7 | Italy | ITA | |
| Match #10 | 14 Feb 19:00 | Sheet B | Japan | JPN | 6 – 5 | United States | USA | |
| Match #11 | 14 Feb 19:00 | Sheet C | Canada | CAN | 6 – 5 | Russian Federation | RUS | |
| Match #12 | 14 Feb 19:00 | Sheet D | Switzerland | SUI | 9 – 2 | Norway | NOR | |
| Match #13 | 15 Feb 14:00 | Sheet A | Sweden | SWE | 8 – 6 | Great Britain | GBR | |
| Match #14 | 15 Feb 14:00 | Sheet B | Italy | ITA | 6 – 4 | Russian Federation | RUS | |
| Match #15 | 15 Feb 14:00 | Sheet C | Norway | NOR | 9 – 4 | Japan | JPN | |
| Match #16 | 15 Feb 14:00 | Sheet D | United States | USA | 8 – 3 | Denmark | DEN | |
| Match #17 | 16 Feb 09:00 | Sheet A | Switzerland | SUI | 6 – 5 | Canada | CAN | |
| Match #18 | 16 Feb 09:00 | Sheet B | Denmark | DEN | 9 – 5 | Japan | JPN | |
| Match #19 | 16 Feb 09:00 | Sheet C | Great Britain | GBR | 10 – 4 | Russian Federation | RUS | |
| Match #20 | 16 Feb 09:00 | Sheet D | Sweden | SWE | 8 – 4 | Italy | ITA | |
| Match #21 | 16 Feb 19:00 | Sheet B | Sweden | SWE | 5 – 4 | United States | USA | |
| Match #22 | 16 Feb 19:00 | Sheet C | Switzerland | SUI | 10 – 2 | Denmark | DEN | |
| Match #23 | 16 Feb 19:00 | Sheet D | Canada | CAN | 10 – 8 | Norway | NOR | |
| Match #24 | 17 Feb 14:00 | Sheet A | Russian Federation | RUS | 8 – 7 | United States | USA | |
| Match #25 | 17 Feb 14:00 | Sheet B | Norway | NOR | 9 – 7 | Italy | ITA | |
| Match #26 | 17 Feb 14:00 | Sheet C | Canada | CAN | 9 – 3 | Great Britain | GBR | |
| Match #27 | 17 Feb 14:00 | Sheet D | Sweden | SWE | 9 – 7 | Switzerland | SUI | |
| Match #28 | 18 Feb 09:00 | Sheet A | Great Britain | GBR | 9 – 5 | Italy | ITA | |
| Match #29 | 18 Feb 09:00 | Sheet B | Switzerland | SUI | 7 – 4 | Russian Federation | RUS | |
| Match #30 | 18 Feb 09:00 | Sheet C | Sweden | SWE | 10 – 5 | Denmark | DEN | |
| Match #31 | 18 Feb 09:00 | Sheet D | Japan | JPN | 5 – 2 | Canada | CAN | |
| Match #32 | 18 Feb 19:00 | Sheet A | Sweden | SWE | 8 – 7 | Japan | JPN | |
| Match #33 | 18 Feb 19:00 | Sheet B | Norway | NOR | 8 – 4 | Great Britain | GBR | |
| Match #34 | 18 Feb 19:00 | Sheet C | United States | USA | 11 – 3 | Italy | ITA | |
| Match #35 | 19 Feb 14:00 | Sheet A | Switzerland | SUI | 9 – 8 | United States | USA | |
| Match #36 | 19 Feb 14:00 | Sheet B | Canada | CAN | 11 – 4 | Italy | ITA | |
| Match #37 | 19 Feb 14:00 | Sheet C | Japan | JPN | 10 – 5 | Great Britain | GBR | |
| Match #38 | 19 Feb 14:00 | Sheet D | Russian Federation | RUS | 9 – 7 | Denmark | DEN | |
| Match #39 | 20 Feb 09:00 | Sheet A | Russian Federation | RUS | 6 – 4 | Sweden | SWE | |
| Match #40 | 20 Feb 09:00 | Sheet B | Norway | NOR | 8 – 1 | Denmark | DEN | |
| Match #41 | 20 Feb 09:00 | Sheet D | Japan | JPN | 6 – 4 | Italy | ITA | |
| Match #42 | 20 Feb 19:00 | Sheet A | Canada | CAN | 9 – 8 | Denmark | DEN | |
| Match #43 | 20 Feb 19:00 | Sheet B | Switzerland | SUI | 11 – 5 | Japan | JPN | |
| Match #44 | 20 Feb 19:00 | Sheet C | Russian Federation | RUS | 10 – 8 | Norway | NOR | |
| Match #45 | 20 Feb 19:00 | Sheet D | Great Britain | GBR | 10 – 4 | United States | USA |
Semi-Finals
| Date | 22 February 2006 — 14:00 |
|---|---|
| Format | Single-elimination matches. |
| Match | Date/Time | Location | Competitors | NOC | Result | Competitors | NOC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match #1 | 22 Feb 14:00 | Sheet B | Sweden | SWE | 5 – 4 | Norway | NOR | |
| Match #2 | 22 Feb 14:00 | Sheet D | Switzerland | SUI | 7 – 5 | Canada | CAN |
Final Round
| Date | 23 February 2006 |
|---|---|
| Format | Classification matches. |
| Match | Date/Time | Location | Competitors | NOC | Result | Competitors | NOC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match 1/2 | 23 Feb 17:30 | Sheet C | Sweden | SWE | 7 – 6 | Switzerland | SUI | |
| Match 3/4 | 23 Feb 13:00 | Sheet C | Canada | CAN | 11 – 5 | Norway | NOR |