Dates 12–21 February 2016 | Competitors 64 from 16 nations | |
Venue Kristins Hall, Lillehammer | ||
Curling at the 2016 Winter Youth Olympics was contested at the Kristins Hall in Lillehammer, Norway from 12 to 21 February. The mixed team event took place from 12 to 17 February, while the mixed doubles tournament took place from 19 to 21 February.
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The Athlete Role Model for the Youth Olympics curling competition was Rasmus Stjerne of Denmark.
Format of play
At the 2016 Winter Youth Olympics, there will be two tournaments and two sets of medals awarded for each tournament. There will be a mixed team curling tournament and a mixed doubles curling tournament.
Mixed team curling
The mixed team curling teams will consist of two boys and two girls from the same NOC/country.
The sixteen qualified teams will compete in two divisions of round robin play. The top four teams from each group will advance to the quarterfinals, where the teams will play a single knockout tournament to determine the winner.
Mixed NOC doubles curling
The mixed NOC doubles curling teams will consist of one boy and one girl from different NOCs. The mixed doubles competition will take place after the mixed team competition; the same athletes competing in the mixed event will compete in the mixed doubles event. The mixed doubles teams will be selected by the organizing committee based on the final rankings from the mixed team competition. The resulting 32 teams will play a single knockout round to determine the winner.
Qualification points
The qualification of NOCs to the 2016 Winter Youth Olympics was determined using qualification points. The qualification points are allotted based on the nations' final rankings at international junior curling championships, which include the regional championships (the European Junior Curling Challenge and the Pacific-Asia Junior Curling Championships) and the World Junior Curling Championships. Nations that qualify from the regional championships to the world championships only receive points from their final ranking at the world championships. The results from the 2013–14 and 2014–15 curling seasons are considered for qualification to the 2016 Winter Youth Olympics. The points are distributed as follows:
The following table shows the qualification points earned by each country in both men's and women's junior championships. The points for each championship are cumulative over the last two years.
Qualified teams in bold