Curling at the 1992 Winter Olympics

Curling
at the XVI Olympic Winter Games
Men's curling
at the XVI Olympic Winter Games
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Switzerland
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Norway
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  United States
Women's curling
at the XVI Olympic Winter Games
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Germany
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Norway
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Canada

Curling was a demonstration sport at the 1992 Winter Olympics. The competition was held in the patinoire olympique of Pralognan-la-Vanoise, a venue about 50 km from the host city, Albertville. The 1992 Winter Games was the third time curling was a demonstration sport at the Winter Olympics.

Medal summary

Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Germany1001
 Switzerland1001
3 Norway0202
4 Canada0011
 United States0011
Totals (5 entries)2226

Events

Games Gold Silver Bronze
Men's  Switzerland
Urs Dick
Jürgen Dick
Robert Hürlimann
Thomas Kläy
Peter Däppen 		 Norway
Tormod Andreassen
Stig-Arne Gunnestad
Flemming Davanger
Kjell Berg
Pål Trulsen 		 United States
Bud Somerville
Tim Somerville
Mike Strum
Bill Strum
Bob Nichols
Women's  Germany
Andrea Schöpp
Stephanie Mayr
Monika Wagner
Sabine Huth
Christiane Scheibel 		 Norway
Dordi Nordby
Hanne Pettersen
Mette Halvorsen
Anne Jøtun
Marianne Aspelin 		 Canada
Julie Sutton
Jodie Sutton
Melissa Soligo
Karri Willms
Elaine Dagg-Jackson

Men

The men's competition had eight countries in two groups.

Teams

 Australia  Canada  France  Great Britain
Melbourne CC, Melbourne

Skip: Hugh Millikin
Third: Thomas Kidd
Second: Daniel Joyce
Lead: Stephen Hewitt
Alternate: Brian Stuart

Avonair CC, Edmonton

Skip: Kevin Martin
Third: Kevin Park
Second: Dan Petryk
Lead: Don Bartlett
Alternate: Jules Owchar

Megève CC, Megève

Skip: Dominique Dupont-Roc
Third: Claude Feige
Second: Patrick Philippe
Lead: Thierry Mercier
Alternate: Daniel Moratelli

Castle Kennedy CC, Stranraer

Skip: Hammy McMillan
Third: Norman Brown
Second: Gordon Muirhead
Lead: Roger McIntyre
Alternate: Robert Kelly

 Norway  Sweden  Switzerland  United States
Risenga CK, Oslo

Skip: Tormod Andreassen
Third: Stig-Arne Gunnestad
Second: Flemming Davanger
Lead: Kjell Berg
Alternate: Pål Trulsen

Karlstads CK, Karlstad

Skip: Dan-Ola Eriksson
Third: Sören Grahn
Second: Jonas Sjölander
Lead: Stefan Holmén
Alternate: Håkan Funk

CC Lausanne-Olympique, Lausanne

Skip: Urs Dick
Third: Jürg Dick
Second: Robert Hürlimann
Lead: Thomas Kläy
Alternate: Peter Däppen

Superior CC, Superior

Fourth: Tim Somerville
Third: Mike Strum
Skip: Bud Somerville
Lead: Bill Strum
Alternate: Bob Nichols

Round robin

Pool A

Standings
Country Skip W L
 Norway Tormod Andreassen 3 0
 Switzerland Urs Dick 2 1
 Great Britain Hammy McMillan 1 2
 Australia Hugh Millikin 0 3
Results
Team Final
 Norway (Andreassen) 11
 Switzerland (Dick) 3
Team Final
 Great Britain (McMillan) 9
 Australia (Millikin) 6
Team Final
 Switzerland (Dick) 7
 Australia (Millikin) 3
Team Final
 Norway (Andreassen) 6
 Great Britain (McMillan) 1
Team Final
 Norway (Andreassen) 11
 Australia (Millikin) 1
Team Final
 Switzerland (Dick) 6
 Great Britain (McMillan) 5

Pool B

Standings
Country Skip W L
 Canada Kevin Martin 3 0
 United States Bud Somerville 2 1
 France Dominique Dupont-Roc 1 2
 Sweden Dan-Ola Eriksson 0 3
Results
Team Final
 Canada (Martin) 7
 United States (Somerville) 3
Team Final
 France (Dupont-Roc) 8
 Sweden (Eriksson) 3
Team Final
 United States (Somerville) 8
 Sweden (Eriksson) 4
Team Final
 Canada (Martin) 5
 France (Dupont-Roc) 4
Team Final
 Canada (Martin) 10
 Sweden (Eriksson) 5
Team Final
 United States (Somerville) 6
 France (Dupont-Roc) 4

Ranking games

5th/6th place

Team Final
 Great Britain (McMillan) 6
 France (Dupont-Roc) 4

7th/8th place

Team Final
 Australia (Millikin) 8
 Sweden (Eriksson) 6

Playoffs

Semi-finals

Team Final
 Canada (Martin) 4
 Switzerland (Dick) 8
Team Final
 Norway (Andreassen) 8
 United States (Somerville) 3

Bronze medal game

Team Final
 Canada (Martin) 2
 United States (Somerville) 9

Gold medal game

Sheet [1] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
 Switzerland (Dick) 0 2 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 7
 Norway (Andreassen) 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 6
Player percentages
 Switzerland  Norway
Thomas Kläy 76% Kjell Berg 86%
Robert Hürlimann 82% Stig-Arne Gunnestad 85%
Jürg Dick 81% Flemming Davanger 77%
Urs Dick 77% Tormod Andreassen 73%
Total 79% Total 80%

Women

The women's curling event at the 1992 Winter Olympics had eight countries in two groups.

Teams

 Canada  Denmark  France  Germany
Juan de Fuca CC, Victoria

Skip: Julie Sutton
Third: Jodie Sutton
Second: Melissa Soligo
Lead: Karri Willms
Alternate: Elaine Dagg-Jackson

Hvidovre CC, Hvidovre

Skip: Helena Blach
Third: Malene Krause
Second: Lene Bidstrup
Lead: Susanne Slotsager
Alternate: Dorthe Holm

Megève CC, Megève

Skip: Annick Mercier
Third: Brigitte Lamy
Second: Géraldine Girod
Lead: Claire Niatel
Alternate: Brigitte Collard

SC Riessersee, Garmisch-Partenkirchen

Skip: Andrea Schöpp
Third: Stephanie Mayr
Second: Monika Wagner
Lead: Sabine Huth
Alternate: Christiane Scheibel

 Great Britain  Japan  Norway  Sweden
Laurencekirk CC, Aberdeen

Skip: Jackie Lockhart
Third: Deborah Knox
Second: Judith Stobbie
Lead: Wendy Bell
Alternate: Isobel Torrance Jr.

Obihiro CC, Hokkaido

Skip: Mayumi Seguchi
Third: Midori Kudoh
Second: Mayumi Abe
Lead: Utage Matsuzaki
Alternate: Rumi Michita

Snarøen CC, Oslo

Skip: Dordi Nordby
Third: Hanne Pettersen
Second: Mette Halvorsen
Lead: Anne Jøtun
Alternate: Marianne Aspelin

Härnösands CK, Härnösands

Skip: Anette Norberg
Third: Anna Rindeskog
Second: Cathrine Norberg
Lead: Helene Granqvist
Alternate: Ann-Catrin Kjerr

Round robin

Pool A

Standings
Country Skip W L
 Germany Andrea Schöpp 2 1
 Norway Dordi Nordby 2 1
 Great Britain Jackie Lockhart 2 1
 Japan Mayumi Seguchi 0 3
Results
Team Final
 Norway (Nordby) 3
 Germany (Schöpp) 7
Team Final
 Great Britain (Lockhart) 10
 Japan (Seguchi) 3
Team Final
 Germany (Schöpp) 9
 Japan (Seguchi) 7
Team Final
 Norway (Nordby) 5
 Great Britain (Lockhart) 4
Team Final
 Germany (Schöpp) 4
 Great Britain (Lockhart) 6
Team Final
 Norway (Nordby) 7
 Japan (Seguchi) 6
Tie-breakers
Team Final
 Germany (Schöpp) 5
 Great Britain (Lockhart) 4
Team Final
 Norway (Nordby) 9
 Great Britain (Lockhart) 4

Pool B

Standings
Country Skip W L
 Canada Julie Sutton 3 0
 Denmark Helena Blach 2 1
 Sweden Anette Norberg 1 2
 France Annick Mercier 0 3
Results
Team Final
 Canada (Sutton) 12
 Denmark (Blach) 2
Team Final
 Sweden (Norberg) 14
 France (Mercier) 5
Team Final
 Denmark (Blach) 8
 Sweden (Norberg) 6
Team Final
 Canada (Sutton) 4
 France (Mercier) 3
Team Final
 Canada (Sutton) 8
 Sweden (Norberg) 2
Team Final
 France (Mercier) 5
 Denmark (Blach) 9

Ranking games

5th/6th place

Team Final
 Sweden (Norberg) 11
 Great Britain (Lockhart) 7

7th/8th place

Team Final
 France (Mercier) 9
 Japan (Seguchi) 6

Playoffs

Semifinals Gold Medal Game
      
B2  Denmark 5
A1  Germany 6
A1  Germany 9
A2  Norway 2
A2  Norway 9
B1  Canada 2 Bronze Medal Game
B2  Denmark 3
B1  Canada 9

Semifinals

Team Final
 Denmark (Blach) 5
 Germany (Schöpp) 6
Team Final
 Norway (Nordby) 9
 Canada (Sutton) 2

Bronze medal game

Team Final
 Denmark (Blach) 3
 Canada (Sutton) 9

Gold medal game

Sheet [1] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Germany (Schöpp) 0 2 0 0 0 0 3 4 X X 9
 Norway (Nordby) 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 X X 2
Player percentages
 Norway  Germany
Anne Jotun 86% Sabine Huth 64%
Mette Halvorsen 74% Monika Wagner 88%
Hanne Pettersen 50% Stephanie Mayr 66%
Dordi Nordby 67% Andrea Schöpp 88%
Total 69% Total 77%

References

  1. ^ a b Ted Soutar. "Soudog's Curling History Site: Curling at the Olympics - 1992". Soudogcurling.tripod.com. Retrieved 2014-02-18.
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