Qualification to the curling events at the 2014 Winter Olympics was determined through qualification points earned from participation in the world championships and a qualification event.[1]
Summary edit
Men edit
| Means of qualification | Berths | Qualified |
|---|---|---|
| Host nation | 1 |  Russia
|
| Qualification points via World Championships | 7 |  Canada Sweden Great Britain Norway Denmark China Switzerland
|
| Olympic Qualification Event | 2 |  Germany United States
|
| Total | 10 |
Women edit
| Means of qualification | Berths | Qualified |
|---|---|---|
| Host nation | 1 | Russia
|
| Qualification points via World Championships | 7 | Sweden Switzerland Great Britain Canada United States Denmark South Korea
|
| Olympic Qualification Event | 2 | China Japan
|
| Total | 10 |
Athlete count edit
| Nations | Men | Women | Athletes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canada |
X | X | 10 |
| China |
X | X | 10 |
| Denmark |
X | X | 10 |
| Germany |
X | 5 | |
| Great Britain |
X | X | 10 |
| Japan |
X | 5 | |
| Norway |
X | 5 | |
| Russia |
X | X | 10 |
| South Korea |
X | 5 | |
| Sweden |
X | X | 10 |
| Switzerland |
X | X | 10 |
| United States |
X | X | 10 |
| Total: 12 NOCs | 50 | 50 | 100 |
Qualification system edit
Qualification to the curling tournaments at the Winter Olympics was determined through two methods. Nations may qualify teams by earning qualification points from performances at the 2012 and 2013 World Curling Championships. Nations may also qualify teams through an Olympic qualification event to be held in the fall of 2013. Seven nations will qualify teams via World Championship qualification points, while two nations will qualify through the qualification event. As host nation, Russia will qualify teams automatically, thus making a total of ten teams per gender in the curling tournaments.[2]
Qualification points edit
The qualification points are allotted based on the nations' final rankings at the World Championships. The points are distributed as follows:
| Final rank | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
| Points | 14 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Note: 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 on behalf of Great Britain.[2]
Final standings edit
| Key | |
|---|---|
| Nations that have qualified for the Olympic Games | |
| Nations that must qualify through the qualification event | |
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Qualification event edit
At the Olympic qualifying event held December 11 to 15, 2013 in Füssen, Germany,[5] the top two teams in the event qualified their nations to participate in the Olympics. The qualification event was open to any nations that earned qualification points at the 2012 or 2013 World Curling Championships (as listed above) or participated at the 2011 World Curling Championships (the South Korea men's team and the Norway women's team).[2]
National qualifying events edit
Some countries select their teams through trial qualification tournaments.
References edit
- ^ "Qualification Systems for XXII Olympic Winter Games, Sochi 2014" (PDF). World Curling Federation. December 2011. Retrieved January 20, 2014.
- ^ a b c "Summary of Olympic qualification process". World Curling Federation.
- ^ "Men's Qualification Points from the 2012 & 2013 World Curling Championships". World Curling Federation. 8 April 2012. Archived from the original on 30 March 2013. Retrieved 30 October 2012.
- ^ "Women's Qualification Points from the 2012 & 2013 World Curling Championships". World Curling Federation. 24 April 2013. Archived from the original on 17 December 2013. Retrieved 25 March 2013.
- ^ "Fuessen, Germany to host WCF Olympic Qualification Event". World Curling Federation. 5 April 2013. Archived from the original on 15 April 2013. Retrieved 9 April 2013.