Curling at the 2016 Winter Youth Olympics

Curling at the 2016 Winter Youth Olympics was contested at the Kristins Hall in Lillehammer, Norway from 12 to 21 February. The mixed team event took place from 12 to 17 February, while the mixed doubles tournament took place from 19 to 21 February.

Curling
at the II Winter Youth Olympic Games
VenueKristins Hall, Lillehammer
Dates12–21 February
Competitors64 from 16 nations
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The Athlete Role Model for the Youth Olympics curling competition was Rasmus Stjerne of Denmark.[1]

Medal summary

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Medal table

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RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
  Mixed-NOCs1113
1  Canada1001
2  United States0101
3  Switzerland0011
Totals (3 entries)2226

Events

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Games Gold Silver Bronze
Mixed team
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  Canada
Mary Fay
Tyler Tardi
Karlee Burgess
Sterling Middleton
  United States
Luc Violette
Cora Farrell
Ben Richardson
Cait Flannery
  Switzerland
Selina Witschonke
Henwy Lochmann
Laura Engler
Philipp Hösli
Mixed doubles
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JPN/SUI
  Mixed-NOCs

  Yako Matsuzawa (JPN)
  Philipp Hösli (SUI)
CHN/GBR
  Mixed-NOCs

  Han Yu (CHN)
  Ross Whyte (GBR)
CHN/NOR
  Mixed-NOCs

  Zhao Ruiyi (CHN)
  Andreas Hårstad (NOR)

Format of play

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At the 2016 Winter Youth Olympics, there was two tournaments and two sets of medals awarded for each tournament. There was a mixed team curling tournament and a mixed doubles curling tournament.

Mixed team curling

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The mixed team curling teams consisted of two boys and two girls from the same NOC/country.

The sixteen qualified teams competed in two divisions of round robin play. The top four teams from each group advanced to the quarterfinals, where the teams played a single knockout tournament to determine the winner.

Mixed NOC doubles curling

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The mixed NOC doubles curling teams consisted of one boy and one girl from different NOCs. The mixed doubles competition took place after the mixed team competition; the same athletes competing in the mixed event competed in the mixed doubles event. The mixed doubles teams was selected by the organizing committee based on the final rankings from the mixed team competition. The resulting 32 teams played a single knockout round to determine the winner.

Qualification

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Summary

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Region Vacancies Qualified
Host Nation 1   Norway
North America1 2   Canada
  United States
South America1 1   Brazil
Asia2 3   South Korea
  China
  Japan
Oceania 1   New Zealand
Europe 8   Switzerland
  Great Britain
  Sweden
  Russia
  Italy
  Czech Republic
  Estonia
  Turkey
TOTAL 16

Qualification points

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The qualification of NOCs to the 2016 Winter Youth Olympics was determined using qualification points. The qualification points are allotted based on the nations' final rankings at international junior curling championships, which include the regional championships (the European Junior Curling Challenge and the Pacific-Asia Junior Curling Championships) and the World Junior Curling Championships. Nations that qualify from the regional championships to the world championships only receive points from their final ranking at the world championships. The results from the 2013–14 and 2014–15 curling seasons are considered for qualification to the 2016 Winter Youth Olympics. The points are distributed as follows:

World Championships
Final rank 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Points 20 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10
Regional Championships
Final rank 1 2 3 4 5
Points 10 8 6 5 4

The following table shows the qualification points earned by each country in both men's and women's junior championships. The points for each championship are cumulative over the last two years.[2]

Qualified teams in bold

Region Countries Points for qualification
EJCC
Women
EJCC
Men
PJCC
Women
PJCC
Men
WJCC
Women
WJCC
Men
Total
Host Nation   Norway Not required
North America1   Canada 40 37 77
  United States 29 27 56
South America1   Brazil 0
Asia2   South Korea 8 32 13 53
  China 16 8 11 35
  Japan 11 11 22
Oceania   New Zealand 11 11 22
  Australia 8 8 16
Europe   Switzerland 32 38 70
  Great Britain 30 35 65
  Sweden 32 31 63
  Russia 30 25 55
  Italy 5 11 28 44
  Czech Republic 10 23 33
  Estonia 3 12 10 25
  Turkey 12 9 21
  Austria 5 13 18
  Germany 9 8 17
  Denmark 5 10 15
  Hungary 14 14
  Netherlands 12 12
  Latvia 5 6 11
  Spain 2 8 10
  Poland 10 10
  Finland 1 1
Notes
  1. ^ The North American and South American teams are qualified automatically by virtue of their affiliation with the World Curling Federation, since the number of qualification spots equals the number of nations affiliated with the WCF.
  2. ^ The Asian teams are qualified as no more than three nations affiliated in the region chose to participate.

References

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  1. ^ "Stjerne named role model for Lillehammer 2016 Youth Olympic Games". World Curling Federation. 11 August 2015. Archived from the original on 20 November 2015. Retrieved 19 November 2015.
  2. ^ "Youth Olympic Games qualification update". World Curling Federation. 8 March 2015. Archived from the original on 22 November 2015. Retrieved 21 November 2015.
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