Curling at the 2012 Winter Youth Olympics

Curling was contested at the 2012 Winter Youth Olympics at the Innsbruck Exhibition Centre in Innsbruck, Austria from 14 January to 22 January. The mixed team event took place from 14 January to 18 January, while the mixed doubles tournament took place from 20 January to 22 January.[1]

Curling
at the I Winter Youth Olympic Games
VenueInnsbruck Exhibition Centre
Dates14–22 January
Competitors64 from 16 nations

The Athlete Role Models for the Youth Olympics curling competition were Eve Muirhead of Great Britain and Uli Kapp of Germany.[2]

Medal summary
Anastasia Moskaleva
Denise Pimpini
Rachel Hannen
Martin Sesaker
Mako Tamakuma
Kim Eunbi

Medal table
RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Switzerland (SUI)1001
2 Italy (ITA)0101
3 Canada (CAN)0011
Totals (3 nations)1113

Events
Games Gold Silver Bronze
Mixed team
  Switzerland (SUI)
Michael Brunner
Elena Stern
Romano Meier
Lisa Gisler		  Italy (ITA)
Amos Mosaner
Denise Pimpini
Alessandro Zoppi
Arianna Losano		  Canada (CAN)
Thomas Scoffin
Corryn Brown
Derek Oryniak
Emily Gray
Mixed doubles
  Michael Brunner (SUI)
 Nicole Muskatewitz (GER)		  Martin Sesaker (NOR)
 Kim Eun-bi (KOR)		  Korey Dropkin (USA)
 Marina Verenich (RUS)

Format of play

At the 2012 Winter Youth Olympics, there were 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

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.[1]

Mixed NOC doubles curling

The mixed NOC doubles curling teams consisted of one boy and one girl from different NOCs. The purpose of mixed-NOCs in mixed doubles was to encourage an international sense of community.

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.[1]

Qualification

To qualify, countries gain points at the European Junior Curling Challenge, Pacific Junior Curling Championships, and the 2011 World Junior Curling Championships.[3] The NOC then determines the composition of the mixed team, which will consist of two junior women and two junior men curlers.

Summary
RegionVacanciesQualified
Host Nation 1  Austria
North America1 2  Canada
 United States
South America1 1  Brazil3
Asia2 3  Japan
 China
 South Korea
Oceania 1  New Zealand
Europe 8  Norway
 Sweden
 Great Britain
 Switzerland
 Czech Republic
 Russia
 Germany
 Italy3
 Estonia4
 Finland4
TOTAL16

Qualification points

Qualified teams in bold

Region Countries Points for qualification
EJCC
Women		 EJCC
Men		 PJCC
Women		 PJCC
Men		 WJCC
Women		 WJCC
Men		 Total
Host Nation  Austria Not required
North America1  Canada 18 15 33
 United States 14 13 27
South America1  Brazil3 0
Asia2  Japan 10 6 11 27
 China 4 10 12 26
 South Korea 8 8 16
Oceania  New Zealand 6 4 10
 Australia 2 2 4
Europe  Norway 10 12 16 38
 Sweden 15 20 35
 Great Britain 20 14 34
 Switzerland 14 18 32
 Czech Republic 10 10 10 30
 Russia 8 16 24
 Germany 8 5 13
 Italy3 6 2 8
 Estonia4 2 6 8
 Finland4 11 11
 Poland 3 4 7
 Denmark 5 0 5
 Spain 4 1 5
 Netherlands 3 3
 Slovakia 1 0 1
 France 0 0 0
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.[4]
^2 The Asian teams are qualified as no more than three nations affiliated in the region chose to participate.[4]
^3 Brazil declined the invitation to the Winter Youth Olympics, so Italy were invited to replace Brazil, per Italy's World Curling Ranking.[4]
^4 Finland withdrew from the Winter Youth Olympics, so Estonia accepted an invitation to replace Finland, per Estonia's qualification ranking.[4]

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References
  1. "Innsbruck Curling FAQ - WCF". Archived from the original on 2012-03-20. Retrieved 2011-03-17.
  2. "Muirhead & Kapp role models for Inaugural Winter Youth Olympic Games". World Curling Federation.
  3. "WYOG Innsbruck 2012 Qualification System". Archived from the original on 2011-09-11. Retrieved 2011-03-16.
  4. "WYOG Innsbruck 2012 Curling Qualification Summary". World Curling Federation.
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