How does wheelchair curling work and why are there no sweepers?ByMax ChestertonBBC Sport senior journalistPublished4 March 2026The wheelchair curling at the Winter Paralympics gets under way on Wednesday following on from Bruce Mouat and Great Britain’s success in Milan-Cortina.Wheelchair curling adopts the same principles as the Winter Olympics version, but there are some subtle adaptations for the Paralympics.The sport has been a fixture at the Games since making its debut at Turin in 2006.At Milan-Cortina there will be two medal events – mixed team and mixed doubles – with the latter featuring in the Winter Paralympics for the first time.In the mixed team event, there are four active players. Each game has eight ends, with both teams taking turns to slide eight stones per game.Mixed doubles is slightly different, with just two players on each team. Each game also lasts for eight ends, but the pairs only deliver five stones per end. Two stones are also pre-positioned at the start of each end to create immediate action.All 81 matches will take place at the Cortina Curling Olympic Stadium.Get in touchSend us your questionsContact form
