This marks Italy's second participation in the Women's event, with their previous appearance dating back to the 2006 Winter Olympics.
[2] The qualification points are allotted based on the nations' final rankings at the Men's and Women's World Championships.
The points are distributed as follows: Note: Scotland, England and Wales all compete separately in international curling.
By an agreement between the curling federations of those three home nations, only Scotland can score Olympic qualification points on behalf of Great Britain.
By an agreement between the curling federations of those three nations, only Scotland can score Olympic qualification points on behalf of Great Britain.