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Curling at the Youth Olympic Games
Curling was inducted at the Youth Olympic Games at the inaugural edition in 2012.
A total of 16 mixed teams (consisting of two boys and two girls) contested the mixed team tournaments in 2012 and 2016, with this being expanded to 24 teams in 2020. After the mixed team competition was finished, the mixed doubles (athletes from different countries).[1][2][3]
Medal summary Edit
Mixed team Edit
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 Innsbruck | Switzerland (SUI) Michael Brunner Elena Stern Romano Meier Lisa Gisler | Italy (ITA) Amos Mosaner Denise Pimpini Alessandro Zoppi Arianna Losano | Canada (CAN) Thomas Scoffin Corryn Brown Derek Oryniak Emily Gray |
| 2016 Lillehammer | Canada (CAN) Mary Fay Tyler Tardi Karlee Burgess Sterling Middleton | United States (USA) Luc Violette Cora Farrell Ben Richardson Cait Flannery | Switzerland (SUI) Selina Witschonke Henwy Lochmann Laura Engler Philipp Hösli |
| 2020 Lausanne | Norway Lukas Høstmælingen Grunde Buraas Nora Østgård Ingeborg Forbregd | Japan Takumi Maeda Momoha Tabata Asei Nakahara Mina Kobayashi | Russia Valeriia Denisenko Mikhail Vlasenko Alina Fakhurtdinova Nikolai Lysakov |
| 2024 Gangwon |
Mixed doubles Edit
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 Innsbruck | Mixed-NOCs Michael Brunner (SUI) Nicole Muskatewitz (GER) | Mixed-NOCs Martin Sesaker (NOR) Kim Eun-bi (KOR) | Mixed-NOCs Korey Dropkin (USA) Marina Verenich (RUS) |
| 2016 Lillehammer | Mixed-NOCs Yako Matsuzawa (JPN) Philipp Hösli (SUI) | Mixed-NOCs Han Yu (CHN) Ross Whyte (GBR) | Mixed-NOCs Zhao Ruiyi (CHN) Andreas Hårstad (NOR) |
| 2020 Lausanne | Mixed-NOCs Laura Nagy (HUN) Nathan Young (CAN) | Mixed-NOCs Chana Beitone (FRA) Nikolai Lysakov (RUS) | Mixed-NOCs Pei Junhang (CHN) Vít Chabičovský (CZE) |
| 2024 Gangwon |
Medal table Edit
- As of the 2020 Winter Youth Olympics.
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mixed-NOCs (MIX) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 |
| 2 | Canada (CAN) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Switzerland (SUI) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 4 | Norway (NOR) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | Italy (ITA) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Japan (JPN) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| United States (USA) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 8 | Russia (RUS) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (8 entries) | 6 | 6 | 6 | 18 | |
Participating nations Edit
| Nation | 2012 | 2016 | 2020 | 2024 | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austria (AUT) | X | 1 | |||
| Brazil (BRA) | X | X | 2 | ||
| Canada (CAN) | X | X | X | 3 | |
| China (CHN) | X | X | X | 3 | |
| Czech Republic (CZE) | X | X | X | 3 | |
| Denmark (DEN) | X | 1 | |||
| Estonia (EST) | X | X | X | 3 | |
| France (FRA) | X | 1 | |||
| Germany (GER) | X | X | 2 | ||
| Great Britain (GBR) | X | X | X | 3 | |
| Hungary (HUN) | X | 1 | |||
| Italy (ITA) | X | X | X | 3 | |
| Japan (JPN) | X | X | X | 3 | |
| Latvia (LAT) | X | 1 | |||
| New Zealand (NZL) | X | X | X | 3 | |
| Norway (NOR) | X | X | X | 3 | |
| Poland (POL) | X | 1 | |||
| Russia (RUS) | X | X | X | 3 | |
| Slovenia (SLO) | X | 1 | |||
| South Korea (KOR) | X | X | X | Q | 4 |
| Spain (ESP) | X | 1 | |||
| Sweden (SWE) | X | X | X | 3 | |
| Switzerland (SUI) | X | X | X | 3 | |
| Turkey (TUR) | X | X | 2 | ||
| United States (USA) | X | X | X | 3 | |
| 25 NOC's | 16 | 16 | 24 | 24 | — |
See also Edit
References Edit
- ^ Pavitt, Michael (22 May 2019). "World Curling Federation announce 24 nations to compete at Lausanne 2020". Insidethegames.biz. Dunsar Media. Retrieved 14 October 2019.
- ^ "Qualification System – Lausanne 2020 Winter Youth Olympic Games World Curling Federation Curling" (PDF). www.olimpiyatkomitesi.org.tr/. World Curling Federation (WCF). 26 June 2019. Retrieved 14 October 2019.
- ^ "Competing nations confirmed for expanded Youth Olympic Games curling". www.worldcurling.org/. World Curling Federation (WCF). 21 May 2019. Retrieved 14 October 2019.