Curling at the 2014 Winter Olympics – Men's tournament

The men's curling tournament of the 2014 Winter Olympics was held at the Ice Cube Curling Center in Sochi, Russia on 10–21 February 2014.[1] Ten nations competed in a round robin preliminary round, and the top four nations at the conclusion of the round robin qualified for the medal round.[2]

Men's curling
at the XXII Olympic Winter Games
VenueIce Cube Curling Center, Sochi, Russia
Dates10–21 February 2014
Competitors50 from 10 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Canada
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Great Britain
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Sweden
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Teams

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The teams are listed as follows:[3]

  Canada[4]   China   Denmark[5]   Germany   Great Britain[6]
Soo CA, Sault Ste. Marie
Harbin CC, Harbin
Hvidovre CC, Hvidovre CC Hamburg, Hamburg Curl Aberdeen, Aberdeen
  Norway[7]   Russia   Sweden[8]   Switzerland[9]   United States
Snarøen CC, Oslo Moskvitch CC, Moscow Karlstads CK, Karlstad CC Adelboden, Adelboden Duluth CC, Duluth

Round-robin standings

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Final round robin standings
Team Skip Pld W L PF PA EW EL BE SE S% Qualification
  Sweden Niklas Edin 9 8 1 60 44 38 30 18 8 86% Playoffs
  Canada Brad Jacobs 9 7 2 69 53 39 36 14 7 84%
  China Liu Rui 9 7 2 67 50 41 37 11 5 85%
  Norway Thomas Ulsrud 9 5 4 52 53 36 33 18 5 86% Tiebreaker
  Great Britain David Murdoch 9 5 4 51 49 37 35 15 8 83%
  Denmark Rasmus Stjerne 9 4 5 54 61 32 37 17 4 81%
  Russia Andrey Drozdov 9 3 6 58 70 36 38 13 7 77%
  Switzerland Sven Michel 9 3 6 47 46 31 34 22 7 83%
  United States John Shuster 9 2 7 47 58 30 39 14 7 80%
  Germany John Jahr 9 1 8 53 74 38 39 10 9 76%
Source: [citation needed]

Round-robin results

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All draw times are listed in Moscow Time (UTC+4).[10]

Summary

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Team CAN CHN DEN GER GBR NOR RUS SWE SUI USA
  Canada 9–8 7–6 11–8 7–5 10–4 7–4 6–7 4–5 8–6
  China 8–9 7–4 11–7 6–5 7–5 9–6 5–6 5–4 9–4
  Denmark 6–7 4–7 6–3 6–8 5–3 11–10 8–5 3–9 5–9
  Germany 8–11 7–11 3–6 6–7 5–8 7–8 4–8 8–7 5–8
  Great Britain 5–7 5–6 8–6 7–6 6–7 7–4 4–8 4–2 5–3
  Norway 4–10 5–7 3–5 8–5 7–6 9–8 4–5 5–3 7–4
  Russia 4–7 6–9 10–11 8–7 4–7 8–9 4–8 7–6 7–6
  Sweden 7–6 6–5 5–8 8–4 8–4 5–4 8–4 7–5 6–4
  Switzerland 5–4 4–5 9–3 8–9 2–4 3–5 6–7 5–7 6–3
  United States 6–8 4–9 9–5 8–5 3–5 4–7 6–7 4–6 3–6
Source: [citation needed]

Draw 1

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Monday, 10 February, 09:00

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Russia (Drozdov) 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 X 4
  Great Britain (Murdoch)   0 2 0 0 0 4 0 1 0 X 7
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Switzerland (Michel)   0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 5
  Sweden (Edin) 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 1 0 1 7
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Denmark (Stjerne) 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 4
  China (Liu)   0 2 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 7
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Germany (Jahr) 0 2 2 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 8
  Canada (Jacobs)   2 0 0 3 2 0 2 0 0 2 11

Draw 2

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Monday, 10 February, 19:00

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  United States (Shuster) 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 X 4
  Norway (Ulsrud)   2 0 3 0 0 1 1 0 0 X 7
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
  Denmark (Stjerne) 0 0 2 0 3 0 2 0 3 0 1 11
  Russia (Drozdov)   2 3 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 10
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Canada (Jacobs)   0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 4
  Switzerland (Michel) 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 1 0 5
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Sweden (Edin) 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 4 0 X 8
  Great Britain (Murdoch)   1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 X 4

Draw 3

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Tuesday, 11 February, 14:00

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Canada (Jacobs) 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 2 0 6
  Sweden (Edin)   0 2 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 1 7
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  United States (Shuster) 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 X X 4
  China (Liu)   1 0 3 0 2 0 1 2 X X 9
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Great Britain (Murdoch)   1 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 1 1 7
  Germany (Jahr) 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 6
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Norway (Ulsrud)   2 1 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 0 9
  Russia (Drozdov) 0 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 0 3 8

Draw 4

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Wednesday, 12 February, 09:00

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Denmark (Stjerne)   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 5
  United States (Shuster) 0 2 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 9
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Norway (Ulsrud)   2 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 3 8
  Germany (Jahr) 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 5
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  China (Liu)   0 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 5
  Switzerland (Michel) 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 4

Draw 5

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Wednesday, 12 February, 19:00

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Germany (Jahr) 0 1 0 2 0 2 1 0 1 0 7
  China (Liu)   2 0 3 0 2 0 0 1 0 3 11
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Switzerland (Michel) 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2
  Great Britain (Murdoch)   0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 4
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Russia (Drozdov)   0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 X 4
  Canada (Jacobs) 2 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 1 X 7
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Denmark (Stjerne)   1 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 2 X 8
  Sweden (Edin) 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 X 5

Draw 6

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Thursday, 13 February, 14:00

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Switzerland (Michel) 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 6
  Russia (Drozdov)   0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 1 3 7
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Canada (Jacobs) 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 1 0 1 7
  Denmark (Stjerne)   1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 6
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Norway (Ulsrud) 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 4
  Sweden (Edin)   0 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 5
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Great Britain (Murdoch) 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 X 5
  United States (Shuster)   0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 X 3

Draw 7

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Friday, 14 February, 09:00

Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
  Sweden (Edin) 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 1 6
  China (Liu)   0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 5
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  United States (Shuster) 0 0 4 0 0 0 4 0 0 X 8
  Germany (Jahr)   0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 X 5
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Canada (Jacobs)   0 1 0 2 0 0 4 0 3 X 10
  Norway (Ulsrud) 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 X 4

Draw 8

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Friday, 14 February, 19:00

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Great Britain (Murdoch) 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 2 1 1 8
  Denmark (Stjerne)   0 2 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 6
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Russia (Drozdov)   0 2 1 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 7
  United States (Shuster) 0 0 0 3 0 2 1 0 0 0 6
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  China (Liu)   1 0 0 2 0 2 0 1 0 1 7
  Norway (Ulsrud) 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 5
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Switzerland (Michel) 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 7
  Germany (Jahr)   0 2 0 1 0 2 1 0 2 0 8

Draw 9

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Saturday, 15 February, 14:00

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Sweden (Edin)   0 1 0 2 2 0 1 0 2 X 8
  Germany (Jahr) 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 X 4
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Denmark (Stjerne) 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 X X 3
  Switzerland (Michel)   4 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 X X 9
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Canada (Jacobs)   1 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 1 1 7
  Great Britain (Murdoch) 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 5
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Russia (Drozdov) 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 2 X 6
  China (Liu)   2 1 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 X 9

Draw 10

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Sunday, 16 February, 09:00

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  United States (Shuster)   0 0 2 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 6
  Canada (Jacobs) 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 1 8
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Great Britain (Murdoch)   0 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 6
  Norway (Ulsrud) 0 0 2 0 2 1 0 1 0 1 7
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Sweden (Edin)   0 2 0 1 0 2 0 2 1 X 8
  Russia (Drozdov) 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 X 4

Draw 11

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Sunday, 16 February, 19:00

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Norway (Ulsrud)   0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 5
  Switzerland (Michel) 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 3
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
  China (Liu) 0 0 2 0 3 1 0 0 0 2 0 8
  Canada (Jacobs)   0 2 0 1 0 0 2 1 2 0 1 9
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Germany (Jahr) 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 X 3
  Denmark (Stjerne)   0 2 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 X 6
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  United States (Shuster) 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 X 4
  Sweden (Edin)   0 3 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 X 6

Draw 12

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Monday, 17 February, 14:00

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  China (Liu)   1 0 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 1 6
  Great Britain (Murdoch) 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 5
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Germany (Jahr) 0 0 2 0 2 0 1 0 1 1 7
  Russia (Drozdov)   2 0 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 0 8
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Switzerland (Michel)   1 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 X 6
  United States (Shuster) 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 X 3
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Norway (Ulsrud) 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 X 3
  Denmark (Stjerne)   0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 X 5

Tiebreaker

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Tuesday, 18 February, 9:00

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Norway (Ulsrud)   1 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 5
  Great Britain (Murdoch) 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 2 6
Player percentages
  Norway   Great Britain
Håvard Vad Petersson 94% Michael Goodfellow 94%
Christoffer Svae 80% Scott Andrews 78%
Torger Nergård 79% Greg Drummond 88%
Thomas Ulsrud 85% David Murdoch 90%
Total 84% Total 87%

Playoffs

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Semifinals Gold medal game
      
1   Sweden 5
4   Great Britain 6
4   Great Britain 3
2   Canada 9
2   Canada 10
3   China 6 Bronze medal game
1   Sweden 6
3   China 4

Semifinals

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Wednesday, 19 February, 19:00

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Sweden (Edin)   0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 5
  Great Britain (Murdoch) 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 2 6
Player percentages
  Sweden   Great Britain
Viktor Kjäll 85% Michael Goodfellow 94%
Fredrik Lindberg 85% Scott Andrews 83%
Sebastian Kraupp 70% Greg Drummond 88%
Niklas Edin 74% David Murdoch 86%
Total 78% Total 88%
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Canada (Jacobs)   1 0 2 0 1 0 3 0 3 X 10
  China (Liu) 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 X 6
Player percentages
  Canada   China
Ryan Harnden 97% Zang Jialiang 93%
E. J. Harnden 85% Ba Dexin 79%
Ryan Fry 94% Xu Xiaoming 79%
Brad Jacobs 83% Liu Rui 75%
Total 90% Total 81%

Bronze medal game

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Friday, 21 February, 12:30

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
  Sweden (Edin)   0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 6
  China (Liu) 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 4
Player percentages
  Sweden   China
Viktor Kjäll 94% Zang Jialiang 86%
Fredrik Lindberg 88% Ba Dexin 91%
Sebastian Kraupp 76% Xu Xiaoming 81%
Niklas Edin 94% Liu Rui 86%
Total 88% Total 86%

Gold medal game

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Friday, 21 February, 17:30

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Great Britain (Murdoch) 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 X X 3
  Canada (Jacobs)   2 0 3 1 0 2 0 1 X X 9
Player percentages
  Great Britain   Canada
Michael Goodfellow 92% Ryan Harnden 94%
Scott Andrews 67% E. J. Harnden 92%
Greg Drummond 88% Ryan Fry 81%
David Murdoch 69% Brad Jacobs 95%
Total 79% Total 91%

References

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