Curling at the 2012 Winter Youth Olympics

Curling at the I Winter Youth Olympic Games
Venue	Innsbruck Exhibition Centre
Dates	15-22 January 2012
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Curling will be contested at the 2012 Winter Youth Olympics at the Innsbruck Exhibition Centre in Innsbruck, Austria from 15 January to 22 January 2012. The mixed team event will take place from 14 January to 18 January, while the mixed doubles tournament will take place from 20 January to 22 January.^[1]

Medal summary

Medal table

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
Total

Events

Games	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Mixed team details
Mixed doubles details

Format of Play

In the 2012 Winter Youth Olympics, there will be two tournaments and two sets of medals awarded for each tournament. There will be a mixed team curling tournament and a mixed NOC doubles curling tournament.

Mixed Team Curling

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

The sixteen qualified teams will compete in two divisions of round robin play. The top four teams from each group will advance to the quarterfinals, where the teams will play a single knockout tournament to determine the winner.^[1]

Mixed NOC Doubles Curling

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

The mixed doubles competition will take place after the mixed team competition; the same athletes competing in the mixed event will compete in the mixed doubles event. The mixed doubles teams will be selected by the organizing committee based on the final ranking from the mixed team competition. The resulting 32 teams will play a single knockout round to determine the winner.^[1]

Mixed Team

Main article: Curling at the 2012 Winter Youth Olympics – Mixed team

Qualification summary

To qualify, countries gain points at the European Junior Curling Challenge, Pacific Junior Curling Championships, and the 2011 World Junior Curling Championships.^[2] The NOC then determines the composition of the mixed team, which will consist of two junior women and two junior men curlers.

Qualified teams in bold

Region	Vacancies	Countries	Points for qualification
			EJCC Women	EJCC Men	PJCC Women	PJCC Men	WJCC Women	WJCC Men	Total
Host Nation	1	Austria	Not required
North America	2	Canada	Not required*
		United States
South America	1	Brazil1	Not required*
Asia	3	South Korea	Not required**
		Japan
		China
Oceania	1	New Zealand	DNP		6	4	DNP		10
		Australia	DNP		2	2	DNP		4
Europe	8	Norway	10	DNP			12	16	38
		Sweden	DNP				15	20	35
		Great Britain	DNP				20	14	34
		Switzerland	DNP				14	18	32
		Czech Republic	DNP	10	DNP		10	10	30
		Russia	DNP	8	DNP			16	24
		Germany	8	5	DNP				13
		Finland	DNP					11	11
		Italy1	6	2	DNP				8
		Estonia	2	6	DNP				8
		Poland	3	4	DNP				7
		Denmark	5	DNP				0	5
		Spain	4	1	DNP				5
		Netherlands	DNP	3	DNP				3
		Slovakia	1	0	DNP				1
		France	DNP	0	DNP		0	DNP	0
TOTAL	16

*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 affilated with the WCF.^[3]
**The Asian teams are qualified as no more than three nations affiliated in the region chose to participate.^[3]
^¹ Brazil declined the invitation to the Winter Youth Olympics, so Italy were invited to replace Brazil, per Italy's World Curling Ranking.

Mixed Doubles

Main article: Curling at the 2012 Winter Youth Olympics – Mixed doubles

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} Innsbruck Curling FAQ - WCF
2. ^ WYOG Innsbruck 2012 Qualification System
3. ^ ^{a b} WYOG Innsbruck 2012 Curling Qualification Summary

External Links

• Innsbruck 2012 - Curling Home