Curling at the 2002 Winter Olympics explained

Event:	Curling
Games:	2002 Winter
Venue:	The Ice Sheet at Ogden
Dates:	February 11–22, 2002
Competitors:	100
Nations:	12
Prev:	1998
Next:	2006

Event:	Men's curling
Games:	2002 Winter

Event:	Women's curling
Games:	2002 Winter

Curling at the 2002 Winter Olympics took place from February 11 to February 18 in Ogden, Utah. The 2002 Winter Games were the third time that curling was on the Olympic program.

Men's

Men's tournament

Medal	Team
Gold	(Pål Trulsen, Lars Vågberg, Flemming Davanger, Bent Ånund Ramsfjell, Torger Nergård)
Silver	(Kevin Martin, Don Walchuk, Carter Rycroft, Don Bartlett, Ken Tralnberg)
Bronze	(Andreas Schwaller, Christof Schwaller, Markus Eggler, Damian Grichting, Marco Ramstein)

Teams

Ottewell CC, Edmonton Skip: Kevin Martin Third: Don Walchuk Second: Carter Rycroft Lead: Don Bartlett Alternate: Ken Tralnberg	Hvidovre CC, Hvidovre Skip: Ulrik Schmidt Third: Lasse Lavrsen Second: Brian Hansen Lead: Carsten Svensgaard Alternate: Frants Gufler	Oulunkylä CC, Helsinki Skip: Markku Uusipaavalniemi Third: Wille Mäkelä Second: Tommi Häti Lead: Jari Laukkanen Alternate: Pekka Saarelainen	Chamonix CC, Chamonix Skip: Dominique Dupont-Roc Third: Jan Ducroz Second: Thomas Dufour Lead: Spencer Mugnier Alternate: Philippe Caux	EC Oberstdorf, Oberstdorf Skip: Sebastian Stock Third: Daniel Herberg Second: Stephan Knoll Lead: Markus Messenzehl Alternate: Patrick Hoffman
Stranraer CC, Stranraer Skip: Hammy McMillan* Third: Warwick Smith Second: Ewan MacDonald Lead: Peter Loudon Alternate: Norman Brown	Stabekk CC, Oslo Skip: Pål Trulsen Third: Lars Vågberg Second: Flemming Davanger Lead: Bent Ånund Ramsfjell Alternate: Torger Nergård	Östersunds CK, Östersund Skip: Peja Lindholm Third: Tomas Nordin Second: Magnus Swartling Lead: Peter Narup Alternate: Anders Kraupp	Biel-Touring CC, Biel Skip: Andreas Schwaller Third: Christof Schwaller Second: Markus Eggler Lead: Damian Grichting Alternate: Marco Ramstein	Superior CC, Superior Skip: Tim Somerville Third: Mike Schneeberger Second: Myles Brundidge Lead: John Gordon Alternate: Donald Barcome Jr.

* Hammy McMillan was replaced by Warwick Smith as skip after Draw 4.^[1]

Final standings

Rank	Country	Skip	W	L
	Norway	Pål Trulsen	9	2
	Canada	Kevin Martin	9	2
	Switzerland	Andreas Schwaller	7	4
4	Sweden	Peja Lindholm	6	5
5	Finland	Markku Uusipaavalniemi	5	4
6	Germany	Sebastian Stock	4	5
7	Denmark	Ulrik Schmidt	3	6
8	Great Britain	Hammy McMillan	3	6
9	United States	Tim Somerville	3	6
10	France	Dominique Dupont-Roc	0	9

Draws

Draw 1

February 11, 9:00

Draw 2

February 11, 19:00

Draw 3

February 12, 14:00

Draw 4

February 13, 9:00

Draw 5

February 13, 19:00

Draw 6

February 14, 14:00

Draw 7

February 15, 9:00

Draw 8

February 15, 19:00

Draw 9

February 16, 14:00

Draw 10

February 17, 9:00

Draw 11

February 17, 19:00

Draw 12

February 18, 14:00

Semifinals

February 20, 14:00

Player Percentages
	93%		91%
	78%		91%
	84%		85%
	84%		84%
Total	85%	Total	88%

Player Percentages
	91%		74%
	66%		83%
	76%		84%
	80%		75%
Total	78%	Total	79%

Bronze medal game

February 21, 9:00

Player Percentages
	90%		69%
	85%		86%
	65%		92%
	53%		85%
Total	73%	Total	83%

Gold medal game

February 22, 14:30

Player Percentages
	76%		71%
	64%		78%
	64%		69%
	68%		60%
Total	68%	Total	69%

Top 5 player percentages

Leads	%	Seconds	%	Thirds	%	Skips	%
	85		88		79		85
	85		79		78		78
	81		79		77		77
	79		77		77		77
	79		76		74		76
			76

Women's

Women's tournament

Medal	Team
Gold	(Rhona Martin, Deborah Knox, Fiona MacDonald, Janice Rankin, Margaret Morton)
Silver	(Luzia Ebnöther, Mirjam Ott, Tanya Frei, Laurence Bidaud, Nadia Röthlisberger)
Bronze	(Kelley Law, Julie Skinner, Georgina Wheatcroft, Diane Nelson, Cheryl Noble)

Teams

Richmond WC, Richmond, BC Skip: Kelley Law Third: Julie Skinner Second: Georgina Wheatcroft Lead: Diane Nelson Alternate: Cheryl Noble	Hvidovre CC, Hvidovre Skip: Lene Bidstrup Third: Susanne Slotsager Second: Malene Krause Lead: Avijaja Lund Nielsen Alternate: Lisa Richardson	SC Riessersee, Garmisch-Partenkirchen Skip: Natalie Neßler Third: Sabine Belkofer Second: Heike Wieländer Lead: Andrea Stock Alternate: Karin Fischer	Greenacres CC, Howwood Skip: Rhona Martin Third: Deborah Knox Second: Fiona MacDonald Lead: Janice Rankin Alternate: Margaret Morton	Simsons CC, Kitami Skip: Akiko Katoh Third: Yumie Hayashi Second: Ayumi Onodera Lead: Mika Konaka Alternate: Kotomi Ishizaki
Snarøen CC, Oslo Skip: Dordi Nordby Third: Hanne Woods Second: Marianne Haslum Lead: Camilla Holth Alternate: Kristin Løvseth	Moskvitch CC, Moscow Skip: Olga Jarkova Third: Nkeiruka Ezekh Second: Yana Nekrasova Lead: Anastassia Skoultan Alternate: Angela Tuvaeva	Umeå CC, Umeå Skip: Elisabet Gustafson Third: Katarina Nyberg Second: Louise Marmont Lead: Elisabeth Persson Alternate: Christina Bertrup	CC Bern AAM, Bern Skip: Luzia Ebnöther Third: Mirjam Ott Second: Tanya Frei Lead: Laurence Bidaud Alternate: Nadia Röthlisberger	Bemidji CC, Bemidji Skip: Kari Erickson Third: Debbie McCormick Second: Stacey Liapis Lead: Ann Swisshelm Alternate: Joni Cotten

Final standings

Rank	Country	Skip	W	L
	Great Britain	Rhona Martin	9	4
	Switzerland	Luzia Ebnöther	8	3
	Canada	Kelley Law	9	2
4	United States	Kari Erickson	6	5
5	Germany	Natalie Neßler	5	5
6	Sweden	Elisabet Gustafson	5	5
7	Norway	Dordi Nordby	4	5
8	Japan	Akiko Katoh	2	7
9	Denmark	Lene Bidstrup	2	7
10	Russia	Olga Jarkova	1	8

Draws

Draw 1

February 11, 14:00

Draw 2

February 12, 9:00

Draw 3

February 12, 19:00

Draw 4

February 13, 14:00

Draw 5

February 14, 9:00

Draw 6

February 14, 19:00

Draw 7

February 15, 14:00

Draw 8

February 16, 9:00

Draw 9

February 16, 19:00

Draw 10

February 17, 14:00

Draw 11

February 18, 9:00

Draw 12

February 18, 19:00

Tiebreaker 1

February 19, 9:00

Player Percentages
	84%		81%
	79%		69%
	73%		80%
	72%		75%
Total	77%	Total	76%

Tiebreaker 2

February 19, 14:00

Player Percentages
	92%		74%
	83%		43%
	64%		79%
	71%		69%
Total	77%	Total	66%

Semifinals

February 20, 9:00

Player Percentages
	79%		71%
	68%		71%
	78%		69%
	78%		53%
Total	76%	Total	66%

Player Percentages
Great Britain
	90%		93%
	66%		76%
	80%		64%
	78%		71%
Total	78%	Total	76%

Bronze medal game

February 21, 9:00

Player Percentages
	83%		84%
	80%		85%
	76%		74%
	56%		63%
Total	75%	Total	76%

Gold medal game

February 21, 14:00

Player Percentages
	Great Britain
	78%		85%
	74%		79%
	90%		84%
	74%		74%
Total	79%	Total	80%

Top 5 player percentages

Leads	%	Seconds	%	Thirds	%	Skips	%
	84		82		76		77
	82		81		76		75
	81		80		76		74
	79		78		75		71
	79		77		74		71

External links

• Web site: Official Results Book – Curling . LA84 Foundation . https://web.archive.org/web/20211206210557/https://digital.la84.org/digital/collection/p17103coll8/id/53695/rec/5 . 2021-12-06 . dead . 2021-01-13 .

Notes and References

1. Web site: GB curling skip dropped . February 28, 2002 . November 24, 2017 . BBC News.