- Curling at the 2010 Winter Olympics
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Curling
at the XXI Olympic Winter GamesVenue Vancouver Olympic/Paralympic Centre Dates 16–27 February 2010 Competitors 100 from 12 nations «2006 2014» Curling at the 2010 Winter Olympics
Tournament men women
statisticsThe curling competition of the 2010 Olympics was held at Vancouver Olympic/Paralympic Centre in Vancouver. It is the fifth time that curling was on the Olympic program, after having been staged in 1924, 1998, 2002 and 2006. The competition followed the same format that was used during the 2006 Turin Winter Olympics, with 10 teams playing a round robin tournament, from which the top four teams advance to the semi-finals.
The women's competition concluded on Friday, February 26, 2010. In the bronze medal match, the Chinese team made history by becoming the first curling team from Asia to win an Olympic curling medal. The gold medal match was one of the closest medal games in Olympic competition. Team Canada won the silver medal, their best performance since the 1998 Nagano Olympic Games when Sandra Schmirler skipped the Canadians to gold. Team Sweden won the gold medal. Anette Norberg, Eva Lund, Cathrine Lindahl, and Anna Le Moine (née Anna Bergström [Anna Svärd in Torino]) became the first curlers to win two gold medals at the Olympic Games.
The men's competition concluded on Saturday, February 27, 2010. In the bronze medal match, Markus Eggler of Switzerland became the first male curler to win two Olympic medals. The gold medal final was a rematch between Canada and Norway of the 2002 Olympics men's final (although only one athlete from each team participated in both finals). The only disturbance was when an unsportsmanlike spectator deliberately blew a horn while the Norwegians were delivering their stones. The crowd promptly booed the man and the horn was not blown again until the medal ceremony. The Canadians controlled the game throughout and never relinquished the lead. Torger Nergård and Kevin Martin became the second and third men to win two Olympic medals.
With the conclusion of the Vancouver Olympic curling tournament, eight athletes now have two Olympic curling medals. They are in the order in which they received their medals: Mirjam Ott (SUI), Markus Eggler (SUI), Kevin Martin (CAN), Torger Nergård (NOR), Anette Norberg, Eva Lund, Cathrine Lindahl, and Anna Le Moine, all of Sweden.
Contents
Medal summary
Medal table
Rank Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total 1 Canada (CAN)
1 1 0 2 2 Sweden (SWE)
1 0 0 1 3 Norway (NOR)
0 1 0 1 4 China (CHN)
0 0 1 1 Switzerland (SUI)
0 0 1 1 Total 2 2 2 6 Events
Games Gold Silver Bronze Men's
Canada (CAN)
Kevin Martin
John Morris
Marc Kennedy
Ben Hebert
Adam EnrightNorway (NOR)
Thomas Ulsrud
Torger Nergård
Christoffer Svae
Håvard Vad Petersson
Thomas LøvoldSwitzerland (SUI)
Ralph Stöckli
Jan Hauser
Markus Eggler
Simon Strübin
Toni MüllerWomen's
Sweden (SWE)
Anette Norberg
Eva Lund
Cathrine Lindahl
Anna Le Moine
Kajsa BergströmCanada (CAN)
Cheryl Bernard
Susan O'Connor
Carolyn Darbyshire
Cori Bartel
Kristie MooreChina (CHN)
Wang Bingyu
Liu Yin
Yue Qingshuang
Zhou Yan
Liu JinliQualified teams
Men's
Canada
China
Denmark
France
Germany
Saville SC, Edmonton
Skip: Kevin Martin
Third: John Morris
Second: Marc Kennedy
Lead: Ben Hebert
Alternate: Adam EnrightHarbin CC, Harbin
Fourth: Liu Rui
Skip: Wang Fengchun*
Second: Xu Xiaoming
Lead: Zang Jialiang
Alternate: Li HongchenHvidovre CC, Hvidovre
Fourth: Johnny Frederiksen
Skip: Ulrik Schmidt*
Second: Bo Jensen
Lead: Lars Vilandt
Alternate: Mikkel PoulsenChamonix CC, Chamonix
Skip: Thomas Dufour
Third: Tony Angiboust
Second: Jan Ducroz
Lead: Richard Ducroz
Alternate: Raphael MathieuCC Füssen, Füssen
Skip: Andy Kapp
Third: Andreas Lang
Second: Holger Höhne
Lead: Andreas Kempf
Alternate: Daniel HerbergGreat Britain[1]
Norway
Sweden
Switzerland
United States
Lockerbie CC, Lockerbie
Skip: David Murdoch
Third: Ewan MacDonald
Second: Peter Smith
Lead: Euan Byers
Alternate: Graeme ConnalSnarøen CK, Bærum
Skip: Thomas Ulsrud
Third: Torger Nergård
Second: Christoffer Svae
Lead: Håvard Vad Petersson
Alternate: Thomas LøvoldKarlstads CK, Karlstad
Skip: Niklas Edin
Third: Sebastian Kraupp
Second: Fredrik Lindberg
Lead: Viktor Kjäll
Alternate: Oskar ErikssonCC St. Galler Bär, St. Gallen
Fourth: Ralph Stöckli
Third: Jan Hauser
Skip: Markus Eggler**
Lead: Simon Strübin
Alternate: Toni MüllerDuluth CC, Duluth
Skip: John Shuster
Third: Jason Smith
Second: Jeff Isaacson
Lead: John Benton
Alternate: Chris Plys*Throws third rocks
**Throws second rocksWomen's
Canada
China
Denmark
Germany
Great Britain
Calgary WC, Calgary
Skip: Cheryl Bernard
Third: Susan O'Connor
Second: Carolyn Darbyshire
Lead: Cori Bartel
Alternate: Kristie MooreHarbin CC, Harbin
Skip: Wang Bingyu
Third: Liu Yin
Second: Yue Qingshuang
Lead: Zhou Yan
Alternate: Liu JinliTårnby CC, Tårnby
Fourth: Madeleine Dupont
Third: Denise Dupont
Skip: Angelina Jensen*
Lead: Camilla Jensen
Alternate: Ane HansenSC Riessersee, Garmisch-Partenkirchen
Skip: Andrea Schöpp
Third: Monika Wagner
Second: Melanie Robillard
Lead: Stella Heiß
Alternate: Corinna ScholzBritish Olympic Committee
Skip: Eve Muirhead
Third: Jackie Lockhart
Second: Kelly Wood
Lead: Lorna Vevers
Alternate: Anne LairdJapan
Russia
Sweden
Switzerland
United States
Aomori CC, Aomori
Skip: Moe Meguro
Third: Anna Ohmiya
Second: Mari Motohashi
Lead: Kotomi Ishizaki
Alternate: Mayo YamauraMoskvitch CC, Moscow
Skip: Ludmila Privivkova
Third: Anna Sidorova**
Second: Nkeiruka Ezekh
Lead: Ekaterina Galkina
Alternate: Margarita FominaHärnösands CK, Härnösand
Skip: Anette Norberg
Third: Eva Lund
Second: Cathrine Lindahl
Lead: Anna Le Moine
Alternate: Kajsa BergströmDavos CC, Davos
Skip: Mirjam Ott
Third: Carmen Schäfer
Second: Carmen Küng
Lead: Janine Greiner
Alternate: Irene SchoriMadison CC, Madison
Skip: Debbie McCormick***
Third: Allison Pottinger***
Second: Nicole Joraanstad
Lead: Natalie Nicholson
Alternate: Tracy Sachtjen*Throws second rocks[2]
**The World Curling Federation had Olga Jarkova listed as the Third. However, a press release by the Vancouver Organizing Committee has Anna Sidorova listed as Third.[3]
***On Feb 21, 2010, Debbie McCormick switched to throwing third, with Allison Pottinger throwing fourth.
Qualification
Performances at the 2007, 2008 and 2009 World Curling Championships decided which countries were able to send curling teams to the 2010 Olympics. Points were distributed in the following manner, with the top 9 teams (excluding Canada) qualifying for the Olympics.
Position at WC Number of points 1 14 2 12 3 10 4 9 5 8 6 7 7 6 8 5 9 4 10 3 11 2 12 1 In case of a tie during the 2007 World championships, the points were split (for example, if two teams tied for tenth place, they would receive 2.5 points). For the 2008 and 2009 championships, such ties were broken according to head to head matchups, and if necessary, by the draw shot challenge. Canada, as the host nation, qualified automatically. Scotland's points counted as Great Britain (Scotland does not compete at the Olympic level separately).
Men's standings
Country 2007 2008 2009 total Canada (CAN)
14 14 12 40 Great Britain (GBR)*
3.5 12 14 29.5 Germany (GER)
12 5 7 24 United States (USA)
10 6 8 24 Norway (NOR)
3.5 10 10 23.5 Switzerland (SUI)
9 2 9 20 France (FRA)
6.5 8 5 19.5 Denmark (DEN)
3.5 4 6 13.5 China (CHN)
- 9 4 13 Sweden (SWE)
8 3 - 11 Australia (AUS)
3.5 7 - 10.5 Finland (FIN)
6.5 - 1 7.5 Czech Republic (CZE)
- 1 2 3 Japan (JPN)
- - 3 3 South Korea (KOR)
1 - - 1 *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 for Great Britain.
Women's standings
Country 2007 2008 2009 total Canada (CAN)
14 14 9 37 China (CHN)
6 12 14 32 Denmark (DEN)
12 8 10 30 Sweden (SWE)
7.5 7 12 26.5 Switzerland (SUI)
7.5 10 8 25.5 United States (USA)
9 6 4 19 Great Britain (GBR)*
10 3 5 18 Russia (RUS)
4 5 6 15 Germany (GER)
4 4 7 15 Japan (JPN)
4 9 - 13 Italy (ITA)
1.5 2 1 4.5 South Korea (KOR)
- - 3 3 Czech Republic (CZE)
1.5 1 - 2.5 Norway (NOR)
- - 2 2 *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 for Great Britain.
Olympic curling trials
2009 Canadian Olympic Curling Trials
2010 United States Olympic Curling Trials
2009 Swiss Olympic Curling Trials
Men's tournament
Main article: Curling at the 2010 Winter Olympics – Men's tournamentWomen's tournament
Main article: Curling at the 2010 Winter Olympics – Women's tournamentSee also
References
- ^ Lukas, Jennifer (2009-12-17). "Murdoch, Muirhead named to GBR Olympic team". ctvolympics.ca. http://www.ctvolympics.ca/curling/news/newsid=22952.html#murdoch+muirhead+named+gbr+olympic+team. Retrieved 17 December 2009.
- ^ http://www.worldcurling.org/teams-for-vancouver-2010
- ^ http://www.vancouver2010.com/olympic-news/n/news/afp-news/russia--names-vancouver-olympic-team_265926xh.html
External links
- Vancouver 2010 official website
- World Curling Federation's official website
- Olympic Games Qualification standings
- Qualification System
- Olympic Curling Competition Draw Schedule
- AP Winter Games Video Essay: The Mysteries of Curling
- AP Winter Games: Curling
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