Curling at the 2014 Winter Olympics – Qualification

Qualification to the curling events at the 2014 Winter Olympics was determined through qualification points earned from participation in the world championships and a qualification event.[1]

Main article: Curling at the 2014 Winter Olympics
Curling at the
2014 Winter Olympics
Qualification
Statistics
Tournament
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Summary

Men
Means of qualificationBerthsQualified
Host nation1 Russia
Qualification points via World Championships7 Canada
 Sweden
 Great Britain
 Norway
 Denmark
 China
 Switzerland
Olympic Qualification Event2 Germany
 United States
Total10

Women
Means of qualificationBerthsQualified
Host nation1 Russia
Qualification points via World Championships7 Sweden
 Switzerland
 Great Britain
 Canada
 United States
 Denmark
 South Korea
Olympic Qualification Event2 China
 Japan
Total10

Athlete count
NationsMenWomenAthletes
 CanadaXX10
 ChinaXX10
 DenmarkXX10
 GermanyX5
 Great BritainXX10
 JapanX5
 NorwayX5
 RussiaXX10
 South KoreaX5
 SwedenXX10
 SwitzerlandXX10
 United StatesXX10
Total: 12 NOCs5050100

Qualification system

Qualification to the curling tournaments at the Winter Olympics was determined through two methods. Nations may qualify teams by earning qualification points from performances at the 2012 and 2013 World Curling Championships. Nations may also qualify teams through an Olympic qualification event to be held in the fall of 2013. Seven nations will qualify teams via World Championship qualification points, while two nations will qualify through the qualification event. As host nation, Russia will qualify teams automatically, thus making a total of ten teams per gender in the curling tournaments.[2]

Qualification points

The qualification points are allotted based on the nations' final rankings at the World Championships. The points are distributed as follows:

Final rank123456789101112
Points141210987654321

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.[2]

Final standings
Key
Nations that have qualified for the Olympic Games
Nations that must qualify through the qualification event

Qualification event
Main article: Curling at the 2014 Winter Olympics – Qualification event

At the Olympic qualifying event held December 11 to 15, 2013 in Füssen, Germany,[5] the top two teams in the event qualified their nations to participate in the Olympics. The qualification event was open to any nations that earned qualification points at the 2012 or 2013 World Curling Championships (as listed above) or participated at the 2011 World Curling Championships (the South Korea men's team and the Norway women's team).[2]

National qualifying events

Some countries select their teams through trial qualification tournaments.

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References
  1. "Qualification Systems for XXII Olympic Winter Games, Sochi 2014" (PDF). World Curling Federation. December 2011. Retrieved January 20, 2014.
  2. "Summary of Olympic qualification process". World Curling Federation.
  3. "Men's Qualification Points from the 2012 & 2013 World Curling Championships". World Curling Federation. 8 April 2012. Archived from the original on 30 March 2013. Retrieved 30 October 2012.
  4. "Women's Qualification Points from the 2012 & 2013 World Curling Championships". World Curling Federation. 24 April 2013. Archived from the original on 17 December 2013. Retrieved 25 March 2013.
  5. "Fuessen, Germany to host WCF Olympic Qualification Event". World Curling Federation. 5 April 2013. Archived from the original on 15 April 2013. Retrieved 9 April 2013.
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