Curling at the 2012 Winter Youth Olympics
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| Curling at the I Winter Youth Olympic Games | |
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| Venue | Innsbruck Exhibition Centre |
| Dates | 14–22 January |
| Competitors | 64 from 16 nations |
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]
The Athlete Role Models for the Youth Olympics curling competition were Eve Muirhead of Great Britain and Uli Kapp of Germany.[2]
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| – |  Mixed-NOCs | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 1 |  Switzerland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 |  Italy | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 |  Canada | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (3 entries) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
Events
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mixed team |
Switzerland Michael Brunner Elena Stern Romano Meier Lisa Gisler |
Italy Amos Mosaner Denise Pimpini Alessandro Zoppi Arianna Losano |
Canada 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]
