Curling at the 1992 Winter Olympics

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Curling
at the XV Olympic Winter Games
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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 Germany (GER)1001
 Switzerland (SUI)1001
3 Norway (NOR)0202
4 Canada (CAN)0011
 United States (USA)0011
Totals (5 nations)2226

Events[]

Games Gold Silver Bronze
Men's  Switzerland (SUI)
Urs Dick
Jürgen Dick
Robert Hürlimann
Thomas Kläy
Peter Däppen
 Norway (NOR)
Tormod Andreassen
Stig-Arne Gunnestad
Flemming Davanger
Kjell Berg
Pål Trulsen
 United States (USA)
Bud Somerville
Tim Somerville
Mike Strum
Bill Strum
Bob Nichols
Women's  Germany (GER)
Andrea Schöpp
Stephanie Mayr
Monika Wagner
Sabine Huth
Christiane Scheibel
 Norway (NOR)
Dordi Nordby
Hanne Pettersen
Mette Halvorsen
Anne Jøtun
Marianne Aspelin
 Canada (CAN)
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

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

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

, Stranraer

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

 Norway  Sweden  Switzerland  United States
, 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

, Lausanne

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

, 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%
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
, Victoria

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

, Hvidovre

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

, Megève

Skip: Annick Mercier
Third:
Second: Géraldine Girod
Lead:
Alternate:

SC Riessersee, Garmisch-Partenkirchen

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

 Great Britain  Japan  Norway  Sweden
, Aberdeen

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

, Hokkaido

Skip: Mayumi Seguchi
Third:
Second:
Lead:
Alternate:

, Oslo

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

, 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.

External links[]

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