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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.
Defending champion skips Rhona Martin of Great Britain & Northern Ireland and Pal 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 & Northern Ireland, 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.
Women's
Medalists
| Gold |
 Anette Norberg, Eva Lund, Cathrine Lindahl, Anna Svärd, and Ulrika Bergman
Sweden (SWE) |
| Silver |
 Mirjam Ott, Binia Beeli, Manuela Kormann, Michèle Moser, and Valeria Spälty
Switzerland (SUI) |
| Bronze |
 Shannon Kleibrink, Amy Nixon, Glenys Bakker, Christine Keshen, and Sandra Jenkins
Canada (CAN) |
Teams
| Nation |
Skip |
Third |
Second |
Lead |
Alternate |
Club |
| Canada |
Shannon Kleibrink |
Amy Nixon |
Glenys Bakker |
Christine Keshen |
Sandra Jenkins |
Calgary Winter Club, Calgary |
 Denmark |
Dorthe Holm |
Denise Dupont |
Lene Nielsen |
Malene Krause |
Maria Poulsen |
Hvidovre CC, Hvidovre |
 Great Britain |
Rhona Martin |
Jackie Lockhart |
Kelly Wood |
Lynn Cameron |
Deborah Knox |
Greenacres CC, Howwood |
 Italy |
Diana Gaspari |
Giulia Lacedelli |
Rosa Pompanin |
Violetta Caldart |
Eleonara Alvera |
New Wave CC, Cortina d'Ampezzo |
 Japan |
Ayumi Onodera |
Yumie Hayashi |
Mari Motohashi |
Moe Meguro |
Sakurako Terada |
Aomori CC, Aomori |
 Norway |
Dordi Nordby |
Marianne Haslum |
Marianne Rørvik |
Camilla Holth |
Charlotte Hovring |
Snarøen CC, Bærum |
 Russia |
Ludmila Privivkova |
Nkeiruka Ezekh |
Olga Jarkova |
Ekaterina Galkina |
Yana Nekrasova |
Combined team |
| Sweden |
Anette Norberg |
Eva Lund |
Cathrine Lindahl |
Anna Svärd |
Ulrika Bergman |
Härnösands CK Härnösand |
| Switzerland |
Mirjam Ott |
Binia Beeli |
Valeria Spälty |
Michèle Moser |
Manuela Kormann |
Flims CC, Flims |
 United States |
Cassandra Johnson |
Jamie Johnson |
Jessica Schultz |
Maureen Brunt |
Courtney George |
Bemidji CC, Bemidji |
Standings
| Nation |
Skip |
W |
L |
PF |
PA |
Ends
Won |
Ends
Lost |
Blank
Ends |
Stolen
Ends |
Shot
Pct. |
| Sweden |
Anette Norberg |
7 |
2 |
61 |
54 |
41 |
36 |
14 |
11 |
79% |
| Switzerland |
Mirjam Ott |
7 |
2 |
74 |
44 |
37 |
32 |
11 |
10 |
75% |
| Canada |
Shannon Kleibrink |
6 |
3 |
68 |
51 |
39 |
32 |
16 |
10 |
75% |
| Norway |
Dordi Nordby |
6 |
3 |
73 |
54 |
45 |
32 |
5 |
16 |
73% |
| Great Britain |
Rhona Martin |
5 |
4 |
55 |
54 |
31 |
35 |
17 |
6 |
76% |
| Russia |
Ludmila Privivkova |
5 |
4 |
57 |
60 |
41 |
36 |
14 |
11 |
77% |
| Japan |
Ayumi Onodera |
4 |
5 |
53 |
59 |
36 |
35 |
16 |
11 |
72% |
| United States |
Cassandra Johnson |
2 |
7 |
58 |
66 |
34 |
38 |
11 |
9 |
73% |
| Denmark |
Dorthe Holm |
2 |
7 |
47 |
69 |
27 |
42 |
12 |
3 |
72% |
| Italy |
Diana Gaspari |
1 |
8 |
44 |
79 |
33 |
43 |
9 |
4 |
66% |
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 |
| 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 |
Final |
| Japan (Onodera) |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
7 |
| Sweden (Norberg) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
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 |
| Italy (Gaspari) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
| Canada (Kleibrink) |
1 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
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 |
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 |
| Canada (Kleibrink) |
4 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
x |
x |
11 |
| Norway (Nordby) |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
x |
x |
5 |
| 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
Medalists
| 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 Gushue |
Mark Nichols |
Russ Howard* |
Jamie Korab |
Mike Adam |
St. John's CC, St. John's |
| Finland |
Markku Uusipaavalniemi |
Wille Mäkelä |
Kalle Kiiskinen |
Teemu Salo |
Jani Sullanmaa |
Oulunkylä Curling, Helsinki |
 Germany |
Andy Kapp |
Uli Kapp |
Oliver Axnick |
Holger Höhne |
Andreas Kempf |
CC Füssen, Füssen |
| Great Britain |
David Murdoch |
Ewan MacDonald |
Warwick Smith |
Euan Byers |
Craig Wilson |
Lockerbie CC, Lockerbie |
| Italy |
Joel Retornaz |
Fabio Alvera |
Gian Paolo Zandegiacomo |
Antonio Menardi |
Marco Mariani |
CC Dolomiti, Cortina d'Ampezzo |
 New Zealand |
Sean Becker |
Hans Frauenlob |
Dan Mustapic |
Lorne De Pape |
Warren Dobson |
Ranfurly CC, Ranfurly |
| Norway |
Pål Trulsen |
Lars Vågberg |
Flemming Davanger |
Bent Ånund Ramsfjell |
Torger Nergård |
Stabekk CC, Oslo |
| Sweden |
Peja Lindholm |
Tomas Nordin |
Magnus Swartling |
Peter Narup |
Anders Kraupp |
Östersunds CK, Östersund |
| Switzerland |
Ralph Stöckli |
Claudio Pescia |
Pascal Sieber |
Marco Battilana |
Simon Strübin |
St Galler Bär CC, Zürich |
| United States |
Pete Fenson |
Shawn Rojeski |
Joseph Polo |
John Shuster |
Scott Baird |
Bemidji 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.
Standings
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Skip |
W |
L |
PF |
PA |
Ends
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