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| Venue | Vancouver Olympic/Paralympic Centre |
| Dates | 16–27 February 2010 |
| Competitors | 100 from 12 nations |
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The 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. For the 2010 Winter Olympics 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 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 ) 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.
Medal summary
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 |  Canada | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 |  Sweden | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 |  Norway | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 |  China | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Switzerland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (5 entries) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
Events
Qualified teams
Men's
*Throws third rocks
**Throws second rocks
Women's
*Throws second rocks
**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.
***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 hosts 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 |
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| Canada
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14 | 14 | 12 | 40 |
 Great Britain*
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3.5 | 12 | 14 | 29.5 |
 Germany
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12 | 5 | 7 | 24 |
 United States
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10 | 6 | 8 | 24 |
| Norway
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3.5 | 10 | 10 | 23.5 |
| Switzerland
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9 | 2 | 9 | 20 |
 France
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6.5 | 8 | 5 | 19.5 |
 Denmark
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3.5 | 4 | 6 | 13.5 |
| China
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– | 9 | 4 | 13 |
| Sweden
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8 | 3 | – | 11 |
 Australia
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3.5 | 7 | – | 10.5 |
 Finland
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6.5 | – | 1 | 7.5 |
 Czech Republic
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– | 1 | 2 | 3 |
 Japan
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– | – | 3 | 3 |
 South Korea
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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 |
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| Canada
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14 | 14 | 9 | 37 |
| China
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6 | 12 | 14 | 32 |
| Denmark
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12 | 8 | 10 | 30 |
| Sweden
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7.5 | 7 | 12 | 26.5 |
| Switzerland
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7.5 | 10 | 8 | 25.5 |
| United States
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9 | 6 | 4 | 19 |
| Great Britain*
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10 | 3 | 5 | 18 |
 Russia
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4 | 5 | 6 | 15 |
| Germany
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4 | 4 | 7 | 15 |
| Japan
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4 | 9 | – | 13 |
 Italy
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1.5 | 2 | 1 | 4.5 |
| South Korea
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– | – | 3 | 3 |
| Czech Republic
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1.5 | 1 | – | 2.5 |
| Norway
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– | – | 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. Archived from the original on 4 March 2010. Retrieved 17 December 2009.
- "World Curling Federation - Teams for Vancouver 2010". Archived from the original on 2010-01-20. Retrieved 2010-01-16.
- "Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics | Olympic Video Medals News". Vancouver2010.com. Archived from the original on 2010-04-25. Retrieved 2014-02-18.
External links
- Vancouver 2010 official website Archived 2010-12-26 at the Wayback Machine
- World Curling Federation's official website
- Olympic Games Qualification standings Archived 2008-10-09 at the Wayback Machine
- Qualification System
- Olympic Curling Competition Draw Schedule
- AP Winter Games Video Essay: The Mysteries of Curling
- AP Winter Games: Curling
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