Curling at the 2016 Winter Youth Olympics
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| Curling at the II Winter Youth Olympic Games | |
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| Venue | Kristins Hall, Lillehammer |
| Dates | 12–21 February |
| Competitors | 64 from 16 nations |
Curling at the 2016 Winter Youth Olympics was contested at the Kristins Hall in Lillehammer, Norway from 12 to 21 February. The mixed team event took place from 12 to 17 February, while the mixed doubles tournament took place from 19 to 21 February.
The Athlete Role Model for the Youth Olympics curling competition was Rasmus Stjerne of Denmark.[1]
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| – |  Mixed-NOCs | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 1 |  Canada | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 |  United States | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 |  Switzerland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (3 entries) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
Events
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mixed team |
Canada Mary Fay Tyler Tardi Karlee Burgess Sterling Middleton |
United States Luc Violette Cora Farrell Ben Richardson Cait Flannery |
Switzerland Selina Witschonke Henwy Lochmann Laura Engler Philipp Hösli |
| Mixed doubles |
JPN/SUI Mixed-NOCs Yako Matsuzawa (JPN) Philipp Hösli (SUI) |
CHN/GBR Mixed-NOCs Han Yu (CHN) Ross Whyte (GBR) |
CHN/NOR Mixed-NOCs Zhao Ruiyi (CHN) Andreas Hårstad (NOR) |
Format of play
At the 2016 Winter Youth Olympics, there was 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.
Mixed NOC doubles curling
The mixed NOC doubles curling teams consisted of one boy and one girl from different NOCs. 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.
