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Curling at the 2024 Winter Youth Olympics

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Curling
at the IV Winter Youth Olympic Games
VenueGangneung Curling Centre
Dates20 January – 1 February
Competitors106 from 24 nations
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Curling at the 2024 Winter Youth Olympics took place at the Gangneung Curling Centre in Gangneung, South Korea from 20 January to 1 February 2024.[1][2]

A total of up to 112 athletes (56 per gender) qualified to compete, with 16 teams (64 athletes total) in the mixed teams competition and 24 in the mixed doubles competition (48 athletes).[3]

The Athlete Role Models for the Youth Olympics curling competition were Jennifer Dodds of Great Britain and Kim Chang-min of South Korea.[4]

Medal summary

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Medal table

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RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Great Britain2002
2 Denmark0202
3 Switzerland0011
 United States0011
Totals (4 entries)2226

Events

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Games Gold Silver Bronze
Mixed team
details
 Great Britain
Logan Carson
Tia Laurie
Archie Hyslop
Holly Burke
 Denmark
Jacob Schmidt
Katrine Schmidt
Nikki Jensen
Emilie Holtermann
 Switzerland
Nathan Dryburgh
Alissa Rudolf
Livio Ernst
Jana Soltermann
Mixed doubles
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 Great Britain
Callie Soutar
Ethan Brewster
 Denmark
Katrine Schmidt
Jacob Schmidt
 United States
Ella Wendling
Benji Paral

Qualification

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The World Junior Curling Championships and World Junior B Curling Championships during the 2022–23 curling season was used to determine the teams.[3] On April 12, 2023, the World Curling Federation confirmed the teams qualified for the competitions.[5][6]

Qualification summary

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NOC Mixed Total
Team Doubles Athletes
 Austria Yes 2
 Brazil Yes Yes 4
 Canada Yes Yes 6
 China Yes Yes 6
 Czech Republic Yes 2
 Denmark Yes Yes 4
 Germany Yes Yes 6
 Great Britain Yes Yes 6
 Hungary Yes 2
 Italy Yes Yes 6
 Japan Yes Yes 6
 Kazakhstan Yes 2
 Latvia Yes 2
 New Zealand Yes Yes 4
 Nigeria Yes Yes 6
 Norway Yes Yes 6
 Qatar Yes 2
 Slovenia Yes 2
 South Korea Yes Yes 6
 Sweden Yes Yes 6
 Switzerland Yes Yes 6
 Turkey Yes Yes 6
 Ukraine Yes 2
 United States Yes Yes 6
Total: 24 NOCs 16 24 106
  • Brazil. Denmark and New Zealand's mixed doubles pair will consist of athletes who also will be competing at the Mixed Team Event.

Mixed teams

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Region Quota(s) Qualified
Host Nation 1  South Korea
Africa 1  Nigeria
Americas 3  United States
 Canada
 Brazil
Asia 2  China
 Japan
Europe 6  Great Britain
 Norway
 Germany
 Switzerland
 Sweden
 Turkey
Oceania 1  New Zealand
Wild Cards 2  Italy
 Denmark
Total 16

Mixed doubles

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Region Quota(s) Qualified
Host Nation 1  South Korea
Africa 1  Nigeria
Americas 3  United States
 Canada
 Brazil
Asia 3  China
 Japan
 Qatar
Europe 9  Great Britain
 Norway
 Germany
 Switzerland
 Sweden
 Turkey
 Italy
 Denmark
 Latvia
Oceania 1  New Zealand
Six Wildcards 6  Austria
 Czech Republic
 Ukraine
 Hungary
 Slovenia
 Kazakhstan
Total 24

References

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  1. ^ "Dates and venues confirmed for Gangwon Winter YOG 2024". www.ocasia.org. Olympic Council of Asia. 8 December 2021. Archived from the original on 18 February 2022. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
  2. ^ "Daily Competition Schedule" (PDF). www.olympics.com. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
  3. ^ a b "Qualification System – Winter Youth Olympic Games Gangwon 2024 World Curling Federation" (PDF). www.worldcurling.org. World Curling Federation (WCF). 21 March 2023. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
  4. ^ "Athlete Role Models selected for Gangwon 2024". World Curling Federation. September 6, 2023. Retrieved January 17, 2024.
  5. ^ "Gangwon 2024 Youth Olympic Games Teams Confirmed". www.worldcurling.org. World Curling Federation (WCF). 12 April 2023. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
  6. ^ Shefferd, Neil (14 April 2023). "Teams for Gangwon 2024 Youth Olympics curling competitions confirmed". Insidethegames.biz. Dunsar Media. Retrieved 23 December 2023.
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