Curling at the 1992 Winter Olympics

Curling at the XV Olympic Winter Games

Men's curling at the XVI Olympic Winter Games
Medalists
Switzerland  Norway  United States

Women's curling at the XVI Olympic Winter Games
Medalists
Germany  Norway  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

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Germany	1	0	0	1
	Switzerland	1	0	0	1
3	Norway	0	2	0	2
4	Canada	0	0	1	1
	United States	0	0	1	1
Totals (5 entries)		2	2	2	6

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

External links

• Official report