Curling at the 2006 Winter Olympics

Curling
at the XX Olympic Winter Games
Dates13–24 February
Men's curling
at the XX Olympic Winter Games
Medalists
 
 
 
Women's curling
at the XX Olympic Winter Games
Medalists
 
 
 

Curling at the 2006 Winter Olympics was held in the town of Pinerolo, Italy from February 13 to February 24. It proved to be the sleeper hit in terms of television ratings in Italy. According to a CBC feature, curling at the 2006 Winter Games drew 5 million viewers, eclipsing ice hockey and figure skating. This, and the success of the Italian men's curling team created a surge of interest in curling within Italy, where there was no previous tradition of the sport and only a few hundred players.

A few days before the 2006 Winter Games began, the IOC confirmed that the curling competition at the 1924 Winter Olympics was an official event, and not a demonstration event as many authoritative sources had previously claimed. However the IOC itself had never done so. This official confirmation was the culmination of an investigative campaign begun by the Glasgow-based newspaper The Herald , on behalf of the families of the eight Scots who won the first curling Olympic Gold medal in Chamonix, France in 1924. The winning team was selected by the Royal Caledonian Curling Club, Perth, the mother club of curling.

The curling arena of Pinerolo

Defending champion skips Rhona Martin of Great Britain & Northern Ireland and Pål Trulsen of Norway returned to defend their gold medals. Joining Martin on the women's side were 2005 World champion Anette Norberg of Sweden, 2002 World Junior champion Cassandra Johnson of the United States of America, two-time world champion Dordi Nordby of Norway, 1996 European champion Mirjam Ott of Switzerland, 2004 Canadian Mixed champion Shannon Kleibrink of Canada, 2005 European Junior Challenge champion Ludmila Privivkova of Russia, three time Pacific Curling champion Ayumi Onodera of Japan, 1994 European champion Dorthe Holm of Denmark, and for the host country, 2003 World Junior bronze medalist Diana Gaspari from Italy.

Joining Trulsen on the men's side was 2001 World Junior Champion Brad Gushue of Canada with the help of two-time World champion Russ Howard calling the shots, former World Junior champion and European champion David Murdoch of Great Britain, two-time European champion Andy Kapp of Germany, 2000 European champion and 2005 European mixed champion Markku Uusipaavalniemi of Finland, 1993 World Championship bronze medalist Pete Fenson of the United States of America, 1997 World Junior champion Ralph Stöckli of Switzerland, three-time Pacific Curling champion Sean Becker of New Zealand, three-time World Champion Peja Lindholm of Sweden, and the host Italian team skipped by Joel Retornaz.

Fixtures and Results
Women's: Teams - Standings - Schedule - Percentages
Draw 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Semi-finals - Bronze medal game - Gold medal game
Men's: Teams - Standings - Schedule - Percentages
Draw 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Semi-finals - Bronze medal game - Gold medal game
Olympic qualifying
External links

Women's

Women's tournament

Medal | Team
Gold Anette Norberg, Eva Lund, Cathrine Lindahl, Anna Svärd, and Ulrika Bergman
Sweden (SWE)
Silver Mirjam Ott, Binia Beeli, Valeria Spälty, Michèle Moser, and Manuela Kormann
Switzerland (SUI)
Bronze Shannon Kleibrink, Amy Nixon, Glenys Bakker, Christine Keshen, and Sandra Jenkins
Canada (CAN)

Teams

Nation Skip Third Second Lead Alternate Club
CanadaShannon KleibrinkAmy NixonGlenys BakkerChristine KeshenSandra JenkinsCalgary Winter Club, Calgary
DenmarkDorthe HolmDenise DupontLene NielsenMalene KrauseMaria PoulsenHvidovre CC, Hvidovre
Great BritainRhona MartinJackie LockhartKelly WoodLynn CameronDeborah KnoxGreenacres CC, Howwood
ItalyDiana GaspariGiulia LacedelliRosa PompaninVioletta CaldartEleonara AlveraNew Wave CC, Cortina d'Ampezzo
JapanAyumi OnoderaYumie HayashiMari MotohashiMoe MeguroSakurako TeradaAomori CC, Aomori
NorwayDordi NordbyMarianne HaslumMarianne RørvikCamilla HolthCharlotte HovringSnarøen CC, Bærum
RussiaLudmila PrivivkovaNkeiruka EzekhOlga JarkovaEkaterina GalkinaYana NekrasovaСombined team
SwedenAnette NorbergEva LundCathrine LindahlAnna SvärdUlrika BergmanHärnösands CK Härnösand
SwitzerlandMirjam OttBinia BeeliValeria SpältyMichèle Moser Manuela KormannFlims CC, Flims
United StatesCassandra JohnsonJamie JohnsonJessica SchultzMaureen BruntCourtney GeorgeBemidji CC, Bemidji

Standings

Nation Skip W L PF PA Ends
Won
Ends
Lost
Blank
Ends
Stolen
Ends
Shot
Pct.
SwedenAnette Norberg7261544136141179%
SwitzerlandMirjam Ott7274443732111075%
CanadaShannon Kleibrink6368513932161075%
NorwayDordi Nordby637354453251673%
Great BritainRhona Martin545554313517676%
RussiaLudmila Privivkova5457604136141177%
JapanAyumi Onodera4553593635161172%
United StatesCassandra Johnson275866343811973%
DenmarkDorthe Holm274769274212372%
ItalyDiana Gaspari18447933439466%

Schedule

Draw 1 - Monday, February 13, 1400

Note: hammers denote the team that had the last stone in the first end.

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Norway (Nordby) 0 1 0 0 3 0 3 2 1 1 11

United States (Johnson) 2 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 6

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Canada (Kleibrink) 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 1 0 5

Sweden (Norberg) 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 2 0 1 7

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Switzerland (Ott) 0 0 4 0 2 0 3 2 X X 11

Italy (Gaspari) 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 X X 4

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Great Britain (Martin) 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 3

Denmark (Holm) 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2

Draw 2 - Tuesday, February 14, 0900

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Russia (Privivkova) 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 3 7

Japan (Onodera) 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 5

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Switzerland (Ott) 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 4

Great Britain (Martin) 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 5

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Norway (Nordby) 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 2 4 10

Sweden (Norberg) 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
United States (Johnson) 0 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 X X 5

Canada (Kleibrink) 5 1 0 1 0 3 0 1 X X 11

Draw 3 - Tuesday, February 14, 1900

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Italy (Gaspari) 0 3 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 7

Denmark (Holm) 1 0 1 0 4 0 3 0 1 0 10

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
United States (Johnson) 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 5

Japan (Onodera) 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 6

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Canada (Kleibrink) 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 2 0 1 6

Russia (Privivkova) 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 2 0 5

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Norway (Nordby) 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 X X X 2

Switzerland (Ott) 2 0 1 1 1 0 4 X X X 9

Draw 4 - Wednesday, February 15, 1400

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Sweden (Norberg) 1 2 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 8

Great Britain (Martin) 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 2 0 6

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Italy (Gaspari) 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 6

Russia (Privivkova) 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 4

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Japan (Onodera) 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 X 4

Norway (Nordby) 1 0 0 3 1 0 2 0 2 X 9

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Denmark (Holm) 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 3

United States (Johnson) 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 1 1 2 8

Draw 5 - Thursday, February 16, 0900

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Canada (Kleibrink) 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 5

Switzerland (Ott) 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 2 0 1 6

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Japan (Onodera) 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 5

Denmark (Holm) 1 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 2 1 9

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Russia (Privivkova) 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 4

Great Britain (Martin) 2 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 10

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Sweden (Norberg) 0 0 2 0 3 0 1 0 1 1 8

Italy (Gaspari) 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 4

Draw 6 - Thursday, February 16, 1900

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
Sweden (Norberg) 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 5

United States (Johnson) 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 4

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Denmark (Holm) 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 X X X 2

Switzerland (Ott) 0 3 0 0 1 3 3 X X X 10

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Canada (Kleibrink) 0 2 0 2 0 1 0 3 2 0 10

Norway (Nordby) 1 0 2 0 2 0 1 0 0 2 8

Draw 7 - Friday, February 17, 1400

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
United States (Johnson) 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 0 7

Russia (Privivkova) 0 2 0 1 1 2 0 1 0 0 1 8

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
Norway (Nordby) 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 1 2 9

Italy (Gaspari) 0 2 0 1 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 7

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Great Britain (Martin) 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 X 3

Canada (Kleibrink) 0 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 4 X 9

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Switzerland (Ott) 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 7

Sweden (Norberg) 0 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 4 0 9

Draw 8 - Saturday, February 18, 0900

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Great Britain (Martin) 0 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 2 1 9

Italy (Gaspari) 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 5

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Russia (Privivkova) 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 4

Switzerland (Ott) 1 2 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 7

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Sweden (Norberg) 0 2 0 0 2 2 4 0 X X 10

Denmark (Holm) 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 X X 5

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Japan (Onodera) 0 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 5

Canada (Kleibrink) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 2

Draw 9 - Saturday, February 18, 1900

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
Japan (Onodera) 1 2 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 7

Sweden (Norberg) 0 0 0 2 0 2 1 0 2 0 1 8

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Great Britain (Martin) 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 X 4

Norway (Nordby) 2 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 2 X 8

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Italy (Gaspari) 0 0 0 0 3 0 X X X X 3

United States (Johnson) 0 2 3 2 0 4 X X X X 11

Draw 10 - Sunday, February 19, 1400

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Switzerland (Ott) 0 2 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 3 9

United States (Johnson) 2 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 1 0 8

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Italy (Gaspari) 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 X 4

Canada (Kleibrink) 1 2 2 0 2 0 0 2 2 X 11

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Great Britain (Martin) 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 1 0 X 5

Japan (Onodera) 0 2 1 0 3 0 1 0 3 X 10

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Russia (Privivkova) 1 1 0 2 1 0 1 2 0 1 9

Denmark (Holm) 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 3 0 7

Draw 11 - Monday, February 20, 0900

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Sweden (Norberg) 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 4

Russia (Privivkova) 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 6

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Denmark (Holm) 0 0 1 0 0 0 X X X X 1

Norway (Nordby) 3 1 0 1 1 2 X X X X 8

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Italy (Gaspari) 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 4

Japan (Onodera) 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 2 6

Draw 12 - Monday, February 20, 1900

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Denmark (Holm) 2 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 8

Canada (Kleibrink) 0 3 0 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 9

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Switzerland (Ott) 1 2 0 4 0 0 0 4 X X 11

Japan (Onodera) 0 0 2 0 1 1 1 0 X X 5

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Norway (Nordby) 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 2 1 0 8

Russia (Privivkova) 2 0 1 0 3 0 3 0 0 1 10

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
United States (Johnson) 0 1 0 3 0 0 X X X X 4

Great Britain (Martin) 2 0 4 0 3 1 X X X X 10

Semi-finals - Wednesday, February 22, 1400

1 vs. 4
In a close game, Sweden's Anette Norberg (1) edged out Norway's Dordi Nordby (4). The turning point of the game came in the eighth end when Sweden scored the only steal of the game. From this point on the Swedish team was ahead. Anette Norberg curled 85% while Dordi Nordby struggled, which was the difference in the game.

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Sweden (Norberg) 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 5

Norway (Nordby) 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 4

Player Percentages
Sweden Norway
Anna Svärd 86% Camilla Holth 71%
Cathrine Lindahl 79% Marianne Rørvik 86%
Eva Lund 93% Marianne Haslum 79%
Anette Norberg 86% Dordi Nordby 68%
Total 86% Total 76%

2 vs. 3
In the other semi-final, Canada's Shannon Kleibrink team (3) faced off against Mirjam Ott of Switzerland (2). After Ott scored 3 in the third end getting a split off a rock in front of the house, Kleibrink was unable to mount a come back. The Swiss team managed to keep in the lead for the rest of the game. Mirjam Ott curling 88% in the game ensured victory for the Swiss team, while Shannon Kleibrink struggled at 66%.

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Switzerland (Ott) 0 0 3 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 7

Canada (Kleibrink) 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 5

Player Percentages
Switzerland Canada
Michèle Moser 74% Christine Keshen 84%
Valeria Spälty 70% Glenys Bakker 61%
Binia Beeli 70% Amy Nixon 65%
Mirjam Ott 88% Shannon Kleibrink 66%
Total 75% Total 69%

Bronze medal game - Thursday, February 23, 1300

Canada scored four in the first end after Dordi Nordby, the Norwegian skip flopped her rock over on a heavy freeze attempt and was removed by Shannon Kleibrink, the Canadian skip on her last rock. With three other Canadian rocks in the house, Canada scored four. Canada never looked back, scoring four more points in the fifth end en route to an 11-5 thrashing of Norway.

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Norway (Nordby) 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 1 X X 5

Canada (Kleibrink) 4 1 0 0 4 0 2 0 X X 11

Player Percentages
Canada Norway
Christine Keshen 83% Camilla Holth 92%
Glenys Bakker 73% Marianne Rørvik 70%
Amy Nixon 80% Marianne Haslum 72%
Shannon Kleibrink 66% Dordi Nordby 56%
Total 75% Total 73%

Gold medal game - Thursday, February 23, 1730

Sweden held the lead for much of the game, but saw the Swiss team start to claw back late in the game. In the 8th end, a decision by Swedish skip Anette Norberg to hit an unthreatening rock out of the house on her last rock instead of a guard was followed by a great raise of a Swiss rock on to a small corner of the button by Swiss skip Mirjam Ott. This brought the Swiss within one point of a tie. They continued to claw back, and after ten ends the game was tied, so they had to go to another. In the 11th end, the Swiss played a good end, leaving Anette Norberg a difficult double take-out on her last rock to win the gold medal. Norberg was successful, leaving her stone in the house to win the game, and the gold medal, 7-6.

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
Sweden (Norberg) 0 2 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 7

Switzerland (Ott) 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 6

Player Percentages
Sweden Switzerland
Anna Svärd 61% Michèle Moser 83%
Cathrine Lindahl 82% Valeria Spälty 66%
Eva Lund 69% Binia Beeli 80%
Anette Norberg 83% Mirjam Ott 85%
Total 74% Total 78%

Round Robin Final Player percentages

Minimum 6 games. Five best players from each position

Lead Nation %
Christine Keshen Canada 81
Lynn Cameron Great Britain 79
Marlene Krause Denmark 79
Ekaterina Galkina Russia 78
Anna Svärd Sweden 78
Second Nation %
Nkeirouka Ezekh Russia 79
Valeria Spälty Switzerland 79
Cathrine Lindahl Sweden 78
Mari Motohashi Japan 73
Lene Nielsen Denmark 72
Marianne Rørvik Norway 72
Kelly Wood Great Britain 72
Third Nation %
Eva Lund Sweden 80
Marianne Haslum Norway 78
Binia Beeli Switzerland 77
Yumie Hayashi Japan 77
Olga Jarkova Russia 75
Skip Nation %
Anette Norberg Sweden 79
Shannon Kleibrink Canada 76
Rhona Martin Great Britain 75
Mirjam Ott Switzerland 75
Dordi Nordby Norway 72

Men's

Men's tournament

Medals
Gold Brad Gushue, Mark Nichols, Russ Howard, Jamie Korab, and Mike Adam
Canada (CAN)
Silver Markku Uusipaavalniemi, Wille Mäkelä, Kalle Kiiskinen, Teemu Salo, and Jani Sullanmaa
Finland (FIN)
Bronze Pete Fenson, Shawn Rojeski, Joseph Polo, John Shuster, and Scott Baird
United States (USA)

Teams

Nation Skip Third Second Lead Alternate Club
Canada×Brad GushueMark NicholsRuss Howard*Jamie KorabMike AdamSt. John's CC, St. John's
FinlandMarkku UusipaavalniemiWille MäkeläKalle KiiskinenTeemu SaloJani SullanmaaOulunkylä Curling, Helsinki
GermanyAndy KappUli KappOliver AxnickHolger HöhneAndreas Kempf CC Füssen, Füssen
Great BritainDavid MurdochEwan MacDonaldWarwick SmithEuan ByersCraig WilsonLockerbie CC, Lockerbie
ItalyJoel RetornazFabio AlveraGian Paolo ZandegiacomoAntonio MenardiMarco MarianiCC Dolomiti, Cortina d'Ampezzo
New ZealandSean BeckerHans FrauenlobDan MustapicLorne De Pape Warren DobsonRanfurly CC, Ranfurly
NorwayPål TrulsenLars VågbergFlemming DavangerBent Ånund RamsfjellTorger NergårdStabekk CC, Oslo
SwedenPeja LindholmTomas NordinMagnus SwartlingPeter Narup Anders KrauppÖstersunds CK, Östersund
SwitzerlandRalph StöckliClaudio PesciaPascal SieberMarco BattilanaSimon StrübinSt Galler Bär CC, Zürich
United StatesPete FensonShawn RojeskiJoseph PoloJohn Shuster Scott BairdBemidji CC, Bemidji
* Calls the game as a skip normally would
× The Olympics have recorded the skip as Russ Howard, however the team internally considers that Brad Gushue is skip. It is a team formed by Brad Gushue.[1]

Standings

Locale Skip W L PF PA Ends
Won
Ends
Lost
Blank
Ends
Stolen
Ends
Shot
Pct.
FinlandMarkku Uusipaavalniemi725340323123978%
CanadaBrad Gushue636646473192380%
United StatesPete Fenson6366473633161380%
Great BritainDavid Murdoch6359493631171281%
NorwayPål Trulsen545747333217978%
SwitzerlandRalph Stöckli5456453134181076%
ItalyJoël Retornaz454766373810770%
GermanyAndy Kapp3653553434171277%
SwedenPeja Lindholm364568314012478%
New ZealandSean Becker093776284112669%

Schedule

Draw 1 - Monday, February 13, 0900

Note: in the following, the hammers denote the team that has the last stone in the first end.

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
New Zealand (Becker) 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 3

Sweden (Lindholm) 0 0 1 0 3 0 1 0 1 0 6

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Italy (Retornaz) 1 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 5

Great Britain (Murdoch) 0 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 7

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Norway (Trulsen) 1 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 X X 5

United States (Fenson) 0 2 1 0 3 0 0 5 X X 11

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Finland (Uusipaavalniemi) 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 X 2

Switzerland (Stöckli) 2 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 1 X 7

Draw 2 - Monday, February 13, 1900

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Germany (Kapp) 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 X 5

Canada (Gushue) 0 2 0 3 1 1 1 0 2 X 10

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Finland (Uusipaavalniemi) 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 4

United States (Fenson) 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Great Britain (Murdoch) 0 1 4 0 0 0 3 0 2 X 10

New Zealand (Becker) 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 X 5

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Italy (Retornaz) 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 5

Sweden (Lindholm) 0 2 0 1 0 0 2 0 2 0 7

Draw 3 - Tuesday, February 14, 1400

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Norway (Trulsen) 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 3 X 7

Switzerland (Stöckli) 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 X 2

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
Canada (Gushue) 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 3 0 0 7

Sweden (Lindholm) 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 2 1 8

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
Germany (Kapp) 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 8

Italy (Retornaz) 1 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 2 1 1 9

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
United States (Fenson) 0 2 2 0 2 1 0 3 X X 10

New Zealand (Becker) 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 X X 4

Draw 4 - Wednesday, February 15, 0900

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Finland (Uusipaavalniemi) 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 6

New Zealand (Becker) 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 5

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Sweden (Lindholm) 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 X X 4

Norway (Trulsen) 0 4 0 0 2 0 2 1 X X 9

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Canada (Gushue) 1 1 0 3 0 1 1 0 2 X 9

Great Britain (Murdoch) 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 2 0 X 5

Draw 5 - Wednesday, February 15, 1900

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
United States (Fenson) 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 1 5

Italy (Retornaz) 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 1 1 0 6

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Great Britain (Murdoch) 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 2 1 6

Norway (Trulsen) 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 3

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Canada (Gushue) 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 7

Switzerland (Stöckli) 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 5

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Germany (Kapp) 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 5

Finland (Uusipaavalniemi) 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 2

Draw 6 - Thursday, February 16, 1400

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Great Britain (Murdoch) 0 0 0 2 0 2 1 0 2 0 7

Germany (Kapp) 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 6

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Switzerland (Stöckli) 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 3 0 1 9

New Zealand (Becker) 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 7

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
United States (Fenson) 0 2 0 2 0 1 0 1 2 2 10

Sweden (Lindholm) 2 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 6

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Norway (Trulsen) 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 5

Canada (Gushue) 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 6

Draw 7 - Friday, February 17, 0900

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Italy (Retornaz) 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 X X X 3

Norway (Trulsen) 0 2 0 4 0 1 4 X X X 11

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Sweden (Lindholm) 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 X X 4

Finland (Uusipaavalniemi) 3 0 2 0 0 1 3 2 X X 11

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Switzerland (Stöckli) 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 4 0 8

Germany (Kapp) 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 5

Draw 8 - Friday, February 17, 1900

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Sweden (Lindholm) 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 X X X 2

Great Britain (Murdoch) 2 2 0 3 0 0 1 X X X 8

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
United States (Fenson) 0 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 2 1 7

Switzerland (Stöckli) 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 3

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Finland (Uusipaavalniemi) 0 0 3 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 8

Canada (Gushue) 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 7

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
New Zealand (Becker) 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 5

Italy (Retornaz) 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 6

Draw 9 - Saturday, February 18, 1400

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Germany (Kapp) 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 1 X 5

United States (Fenson) 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 8

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
Canada (Gushue) 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 2 1 0 6

Italy (Retornaz) 2 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 7

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Switzerland (Stöckli) 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 5

Great Britain (Murdoch) 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 6

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Finland (Uusipaavalniemi) 1 0 0 1 3 0 1 0 0 1 7

Norway (Trulsen) 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 3

Draw 10 - Sunday, February 19, 0900

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Norway (Trulsen) 0 2 0 0 3 0 1 0 2 1 9

New Zealand (Becker) 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 6

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Germany (Kapp) 0 0 0 1 0 4 1 0 0 1 7

Sweden (Lindholm) 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 5

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Italy (Retornaz) 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 4

Finland (Uusipaavalniemi) 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 1 1 7

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Great Britain (Murdoch) 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 2 1 8

United States (Fenson) 2 0 4 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 9

Draw 11 - Sunday, February 19, 1900

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Great Britain (Murdoch) 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 X 2

Finland (Uusipaavalniemi) 0 0 3 0 0 1 1 0 0 X 5

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
New Zealand (Becker) 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 X X X 1

Canada (Gushue) 1 1 0 1 0 3 3 X X X 9

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Sweden (Lindholm) 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 X 3

Switzerland (Stöckli) 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 3 1 X 8

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Norway (Trulsen) 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 5

Germany (Kapp) 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2

Draw 12 - Monday, February 20, 1400

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Switzerland (Stöckli) 4 0 1 0 3 2 X X X X 10

Italy (Retornaz) 0 1 0 1 0 0 X X X X 2

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
New Zealand (Becker) 0 1 0 0 0 0 X X X X 1

Germany (Kapp) 2 0 3 2 2 1 X X X X 10

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Canada (Gushue) 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 1 1 6

United States (Fenson) 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 3

Semi-finals - Wednesday, February 22, 1900

1 vs. 4

In a close game, where both teams played extremely well, the game came down to the last rock of the tenth end. Finland (1) had the hammer, and skip Markku Uusipaavalniemi had to put a rock right on the button to win the game. It was either that or a difficult hit and roll off a British (4) rock in the four-foot frozen to a Finnish rock. British skip David Murdoch had an excellent raise hit and roll to make the freeze on his last rock, but it was no match for Markku's drawgiving Finland the win.

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Finland (Uusipaavalniemi) 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 4

Great Britain (Murdoch) 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 3

Player Percentages
Finland Great Britain
Teemu Salo 84% Euan Byers 89%
Kalle Kiiskinen 94% Warwick Smith 89%
Wille Mäkelä 78% Ewan MacDonald 89%
Markku Uusipaavalniemi 88% David Murdoch 80%
Total 86% Total 87%

2 vs. 3

Semi-final USA vs. Canada

In the other semi-final, Canada (2) outplayed the Americans (3) for most of the game propelling them to victory. The Americans kept it close for most of the game, always within a few points until the ninth end. With Canada having the hammer, USA skip Pete Fenson had a difficult draw to beat out four Canadian stones and get buried but half of the rock was left out in the open. Canada's skip Brad Gushue peeled off Fenson's rock on his last, giving Gushue five points, at which point the American team conceded.

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Canada (Gushue) 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 0 5 X 11

United States (Fenson) 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 X 5

Player Percentages
Canada United States
Jamie Korab 71% John Shuster 79%
Russ Howard 82% Joseph Polo 79%
Mark Nichols 94% Shawn Rojeski 63%
Brad Gushue 83% Pete Fenson 79%
Total 82% Total 75%

Bronze medal game - Friday, February 24, 1300

US skip Pete Fenson got the victory after hitting a British stone in the open on his last shot of the game, giving him the only point he needed in the 8-6 victory. The momentum for the Americans began in the third end however, when the Americans scored a three-ender. David Murdoch, the British skip tried to draw to the button on top of two American stones, but was a few inches short, leaving the rock in the open. It was easily tapped out by Fenson giving the Americans three points, and they never trailed after that point, going on to win the country's first Olympic curling medal. The game was interrupted by a streaker wearing a rubber chicken, prompting one of the British players to joke, "Are you Scottish?"

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
United States (Fenson) 1 0 3 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 8

Great Britain (Murdoch) 0 1 0 1 0 0 3 0 1 0 6

Player Percentages
Great Britain United States
Euan Byers 94% John Shuster 75%
Warwick Smith 85% Joseph Polo 95%
Ewan MacDonald 88% Shawn Rojeski 94%
David Murdoch 79% Pete Fenson 83%
Total 86% Total 87%

Gold medal game - Friday, February 24, 1730

After Finland skip Markku Uusipaavalniemi missed an opportunity with the hammer in the 1st end, scoring only two points instead of three (0-2), Canada dominated and scored two points with the hammer in the 2nd end (2-2) before stealing the next two ends with a point in each (4-2). Finland finally won a point with the hammer in the 5th end to reduce the deficit (4-3), but numerous Finnish mistakes led to Canada's scoring six points in the 6th end (10-3), which effectively won the match and secured the gold medal. Brad Gushue of Canada actually had the chance to score an unusual seventh point with the hammer, but his draw shot had too much weight and together with some furious sweeping at the house by the Finland skip, it passed through the house. As it is, six is very unusual as well, and Gushue blamed the miss on nerves.

However, Gushue's miss was of little consequence due to Canada's lead. By this time, Finland wanted to concede, but had to carry on until the 8th end before being allowed to do so. They finished 10-4 with no points in the 7th end and one point in the 8th end. It was Canada's first gold medal in men's curling after winning silver at Nagano in 1998 and Salt Lake City in 2002. School children in Newfoundland and Labrador, where four of the five Canadians are from, had the afternoon off from school to watch the game. Those four Newfoundlanders were the first to ever win a gold medal at the Olympics. Mark Nichols, Canada's third, played phenomenally with a 97% shooting percentage. His raise-triple take-out in the sixth end was a major factor in Canada's scoring the six-point rarity.

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Finland (Uusipaavalniemi) 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 X X 4

Canada (Gushue) 0 2 1 1 0 6 0 0 X X 10

Player Percentages
Canada Finland
Jamie Korab 88% Teemu Salo 86%
Russ Howard 75% Kalle Kiiskinen 80%
Mark Nichols 97% Wille Mäkelä 53%
Brad Gushue 72% Markku Uusipaavalniemi 57%
Total 83% Total 69%

Round Robin Final Player percentages

Minimum 6 games. Five best players from each position

Lead Nation %
Euan Byers Great Britain 84
Holger Höhne Germany 83
Jamie Korab Canada 83
Bent Ånund Ramsfjell Norway 83
Peter Narup Sweden 82
Second Nation %
Warwick Smith Great Britain 85
Magnus Swartling Sweden 81
Joe Polo United States 80
Russ Howard Canada 79
Oliver Axnick Germany 76
Flemming Davanger Norway 76
Third Nation %
Shawn Rojeski United States 83
Uli Kapp Germany 80
Ewan MacDonald Great Britain 78
Wille Mäkelä Finland 78
Mark Nichols Canada 77
Skip Nation %
Markku Uusipaavalniemi Finland 81
Brad Gushue Canada 77
Ralph Stöckli Switzerland 77
Pål Trulsen Norway 77
David Murdoch Great Britain 76

Olympic Qualifying

Canada

The Canadian Olympic trials took place December 3–11, 2005 in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

Women

Team W L
Kelly Scott72
Shannon Kleibrink63
Stefanie Lawton63
Sherry Middaugh63
Sherry Anderson54
Jennifer Jones54
Jan Betker45
Colleen Jones36
Jo-Ann Rizzo27
Marie-France Larouche18

Tie-Breaker

Playoffs

Men

Team W L
Brad Gushue81
Jeff Stoughton72
John Morris63
Glenn Howard54
Pat Ryan54
Kevin Martin45
Randy Ferbey45
Shawn Adams36
Mark Dacey36
Jay Peachey09

Playoffs

Germany

The German Olympic trials were held on three weekends as part of a triple round-robin with no playoffs. The first weekend was played in Schwenningen on February 20–22 The second in Hamburg on March 3–6 and the third weekend was played in Baden-Hills on March 11–13. Only the men's teams qualified for the Olympics.

Final standings

Team W L
Andy Kapp82
Andy Lang65
Christopher Bartsch55
Sebastian Stock46
Christian Baumann38

Switzerland

The Swiss Olympic trials were held March 3–6, 2005 in Bern.

Women

Team W L
Mirjam Ott30
Luzia Ebnöther21
Silvana Tirinzoni12
Nicole Strausak03

Playoffs

Men

Team W L
Ralph Stöckli40
Andreas Schwaller13
Bernhard Wethermann13

Playoffs

United States

The U.S. Olympic trials were held February 19–26, 2005 in McFarland, Wisconsin. They double as the qualifying tournament to the 2005 Ford World Men's Curling Championship and the 2005 Ford World Women's Curling Championship.
Results:

Women

Team W L
Cassandra Johnson90
Debbie McCormick81
Patti Lank72
Aileen Sormunen54
Amy Wright54
Norma O'Leary45
Caitlin Maroldo36
Lori Karst27
Nancy Richard18
Katie Schmitt18

Tie-breaker

Playoffs

Men

Team W L
Pete Fenson72
Craig Brown63
Scott Baird63
Brady Clark63
Rich Ruohonen54
Craig Disher54
Greg Eigner36
Jason Larway36
Ben Tucker36
Wes Johnson18

Tie-breaker

Playoffs

Japan

The Japanese Olympic trials were held November 23, 2005 in Tokoro, Hokkaidō. Two teams, from Nagano (skipped by Yukako Tsuchiya) and Aomori (skipped by Ayumi Onodera) were eligible, with Aomori having the championship team. Therefore, Nagano had to win two games against Aomori to win, while Aomori needed to win either of the games.

Women

Playoffs

Other nations

The teams for most of the other nations were selected by a committee, usually by the governing body of the sport in that nation. The countries qualified based on a point system based on World Championship results. Note that these tables show the results of the Scotland team: the Olympics is the only event where Scotland is temporarily re-labelled as "Great Britain". The same point system of 12 points for the winner was used in 2005 World Championships even though the event was expanded to 12 teams from 10.

Men's

Nation 2003 2004 2005 Total
 Canada1281232.0
 Norway87722.0
 Scotland4.561020.5
 Sweden612220.0
 Germany1.510819.5
  Switzerland104.5418.5
 Finland7-5.512.5
 United States325.510.5
 New Zealand-4.537.5
 Italy (host)--00.0
 Denmark4.5206.5
 France-2-2.0
 South Korea1.5--1.5
 Australia--11.0

Women's

Nation 2003 2004 2005 Total
 United States1271029.0
 Canada1012729.0
 Sweden851225.5
 Norway710825.0
  Switzerland683.517.5
 Scotland36514.0
 Russia3-69.0
 Japan341.58.5
 Denmark32.51.57.0
 Italy (host)32.505.5
 China--3.53.5
 Finland-101.0

References

  1. Campigotto, Jesse (2006-02-13). "Gushue takes Howard's steady hand". CBC. Retrieved 2009-04-07.

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