thumb|250px|Curling at [[The Ice Sheet at Ogden.]]

thumb|250px|[[Mitt Romney, CEO of the Salt Lake Organizing Committee, offers remarks before a curling event.]]

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

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Men's tournament

{| class="wikitable"

! Medal

! Team

|-

| bgcolor="gold" | Gold

| (Pål Trulsen, Lars Vågberg, Flemming Davanger, Bent Ånund Ramsfjell, Torger Nergård)

|-

| bgcolor="silver" | Silver

| (Kevin Martin, Don Walchuk, Carter Rycroft, Don Bartlett, Ken Tralnberg)

|-

| bgcolor="CC9966" | Bronze

| (Andreas Schwaller, Christof Schwaller, Markus Eggler, Damian Grichting, Marco Ramstein)

|}

Teams

{| class="wikitable"

!width="200"|

!width="200"|

!width="200"|

!width="200"|

!width="200"|

|-

| Ottewell CC, Edmonton<br />

Skip: Kevin Martin <br />

Third: Don Walchuk <br />

Second: Carter Rycroft <br />

Lead: Don Bartlett <br />

Alternate: Ken Tralnberg <br />

| Hvidovre CC, Hvidovre<br />

Skip: Ulrik Schmidt <br />

Third: Lasse Lavrsen <br />

Second: Brian Hansen <br />

Lead: Carsten Svensgaard <br />

Alternate: Frants Gufler <br />

| Oulunkylä CC, Helsinki<br />

Skip: Markku Uusipaavalniemi <br />

Third: Wille Mäkelä <br />

Second: Tommi Häti <br />

Lead: Jari Laukkanen <br />

Alternate: Pekka Saarelainen <br />

| Chamonix CC, Chamonix<br />

Skip: Dominique Dupont-Roc <br />

Third: Jan Ducroz <br />

Second: Thomas Dufour <br />

Lead: Spencer Mugnier <br />

Alternate: Philippe Caux <br />

| EC Oberstdorf, Oberstdorf<br />

Skip: Sebastian Stock <br />

Third: Daniel Herberg <br />

Second: Stephan Knoll <br />

Lead: Markus Messenzehl <br />

Alternate: Patrick Hoffman <br />

|-

! width="200"|

! width="200"|

! width="200"|

! width="200"|

! width="200"|

|-

| Stranraer CC, Stranraer<br />

Skip: Hammy McMillan* <br />

Third: Warwick Smith <br />

Second: Ewan MacDonald <br />

Lead: Peter Loudon <br />

Alternate: Norman Brown <br />

| Stabekk CC, Oslo<br />

Skip: Pål Trulsen <br />

Third: Lars Vågberg <br />

Second: Flemming Davanger <br />

Lead: Bent Ånund Ramsfjell <br />

Alternate: Torger Nergård <br />

| Östersunds CK, Östersund<br />

Skip: Peja Lindholm <br />

Third: Tomas Nordin <br />

Second: Magnus Swartling <br />

Lead: Peter Narup <br />

Alternate: Anders Kraupp <br />

| Biel-Touring CC, Biel<br />

Skip: Andreas Schwaller <br />

Third: Christof Schwaller <br />

Second: Markus Eggler <br />

Lead: Damian Grichting <br />

Alternate: Marco Ramstein <br />

| Superior CC, Superior<br />

Skip: Tim Somerville <br />

Third: Mike Schneeberger <br />

Second: Myles Brundidge <br />

Lead: John Gordon <br />

Alternate: Donald Barcome Jr. <br />

|}

<nowiki>*</nowiki> Hammy McMillan was replaced by Warwick Smith as skip after Draw 4.

Round-robin standings

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"

!Nation

!Skip

!W

!L

!Qualification

|- bgcolor="#bbf3bb"

| align="left" | Canada

| align="left" |Kevin Martin

|8

|1

| rowspan="4" |Playoffs

|- bgcolor="#bbf3bb"

| align="left" | Norway

| align="left" |Pål Trulsen

|7

|2

|- bgcolor="#bbf3bb"

| align="left" | Switzerland

| align="left" |Andreas Schwaller

|6

|3

|- bgcolor="#bbf3bb"

| align="left" | Sweden

| align="left" |Peja Lindholm

|6

|3

|-

| align="left" | Finland

| align="left" |Markku Uusipaavalniemi

|5

|4

| rowspan="6" |

|-

| align="left" | Germany

| align="left" |Sebastian Stock

|4

|5

|-

| align="left" | Denmark

| align="left" |Ulrik Schmidt

|3

|6

|-

| align="left" | Great Britain

| align="left" |Hammy McMillan

|3

|6

|-

| align="left" | United States

| align="left" |Tim Somerville

|3

|6

|-

| align="left" | France

| align="left" |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

Medal round

Semifinals

February 20, 14:00

{| class="wikitable"

!colspan=4 width=400|Player Percentages

|-

!colspan=2 width=200|

!colspan=2 width=200|

|-

|Peter Narup || 93% || Don Bartlett || 91%

|-

|Magnus Swartling || 78% || Carter Rycroft || 91%

|-

|Tomas Nordin || 84% || Don Walchuk || 85%

|-

|Peja Lindholm || 84% || Kevin Martin || 84%

|-

|Total || 85% || Total || 88%

|}

{| class="wikitable"

!colspan=4 width=400|Player Percentages

|-

!colspan=2 width=200|

!colspan=2 width=200|

|-

|Bent Ånund Ramsfjell || 91% || Damian Grichting || 74%

|-

|Flemming Davanger || 66% || Markus Eggler || 83%

|-

|Lars Vågberg || 76% || Christof Schwaller || 84%

|-

|Pål Trulsen || 80% || Andreas Schwaller || 75%

|-

|Total || 78% || Total || 79%

|}

Bronze medal game

February 21, 9:00

{| class="wikitable"

!colspan=4 width=400|Player Percentages

|-

!colspan=2 width=200|

!colspan=2 width=200|

|-

|Peter Narup || 90% || Damian Grichting || 69%

|-

|Magnus Swartling || 85% || Markus Eggler || 86%

|-

|Tomas Nordin || 65% || Christof Schwaller || 92%

|-

|Peja Lindholm || 53% || Andreas Schwaller || 85%

|-

|Total || 73% || Total || 83%

|}

Gold medal game

February 22, 14:30

{| class="wikitable"

!colspan=4 width=400|Player Percentages

|-

!colspan=2 width=200|

!colspan=2 width=200|

|-

|Don Bartlett || 76% || Bent Ånund Ramsfjell || 71%

|-

|Carter Rycroft || 64% || Flemming Davanger || 78%

|-

|Don Walchuk || 64% || Lars Vågberg || 69%

|-

|Kevin Martin || 68% || Pål Trulsen || 60%

|-

|Total || 68% || Total || 69%

|}

Final standings

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"

! width="20" |Rank

! width="120" |Country

! width="170" |Skip

! width="20" |W

! width="20" |L

|- style="background:#F7F6A8;"

||| align="left" | Norway

| align="left" |Pål Trulsen||9||2

|- style="background:#DCE5E5;"

||| align="left" | Canada

| align="left" |Kevin Martin||9||2

|- style="background:#FFDAB9;"

||| align="left" | Switzerland

| align="left" |Andreas Schwaller||7||4

|-

|4|| align="left" | Sweden

| align="left" |Peja Lindholm||6||5

|-

|5|| align="left" | Finland

| align="left" |Markku Uusipaavalniemi||5||4

|-

|6|| align="left" | Germany

| align="left" |Sebastian Stock||4||5

|-

|7|| align="left" | Denmark

| align="left" |Ulrik Schmidt||3||6

|-

|8|| align="left" | Great Britain

| align="left" |Hammy McMillan||3||6

|-

|9|| align="left" | United States

| align="left" |Tim Somerville||3||6

|-

|10|| align="left" | France

| align="left" |Dominique Dupont-Roc||0||9

|}

Top 5 player percentages

{| class="wikitable"

|- align=center bgcolor="#ffffcc"

| Leads

| %

| Seconds

| %

| Thirds

| %

| Skips

| %

|-

| Peter Loudon || 85

| Carter Rycroft || 88

| Don Walchuk || 79

| Kevin Martin || 85

|-

| Jari Laukkanen || 85

| Markus Eggler || 79

| Lars Vågberg || 78

| Pål Trulsen || 78

|-

| John Gordon || 81

| Ewan MacDonald || 79

| Wille Mäkelä || 77

| Peja Lindholm || 77

|-

| Bent Ånund Ramsfjell || 79

| Tommi Häti || 77

| Christof Schwaller || 77

| Andreas Schwaller || 77

|-

| Carsten Svensgaard || 79

| Flemming Davanger || 76

| Warwick Smith || 74

| Hammy McMillan || 76

|-

| ||

| Myles Brundidge || 76

| ||

| ||

|}

Women's

thumb|The Olympic medalists of the Curling Women's event

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Women's tournament

{| class="wikitable"

! Medal

! Team

|-

| bgcolor="gold" | Gold

| (Rhona Martin, Deborah Knox, Fiona MacDonald, Janice Rankin, Margaret Morton)

|-

| bgcolor="silver" | Silver

| (Luzia Ebnöther, Mirjam Ott, Tanya Frei, Laurence Bidaud, Nadia Röthlisberger)

|-

| bgcolor="CC9966" | Bronze

| (Kelley Law, Julie Skinner, Georgina Wheatcroft, Diane Nelson, Cheryl Noble)

|}

Teams

{| class="wikitable"

!width="200"|

!width="200"|

!width="200"|

!width="200"|

!width="200"|

|-

| Richmond WC, Richmond, BC<br />

Skip: Kelley Law <br />

Third: Julie Skinner <br />

Second: Georgina Wheatcroft <br />

Lead: Diane Nelson <br />

Alternate: Cheryl Noble <br />

| Hvidovre CC, Hvidovre<br />

Skip: Lene Bidstrup <br />

Third: Susanne Slotsager <br />

Second: Malene Krause <br />

Lead: Avijaja Lund Nielsen <br />

Alternate: Lisa Richardson <br />

| SC Riessersee, Garmisch-Partenkirchen<br />

Skip: Natalie Neßler <br />

Third: Sabine Belkofer <br />

Second: Heike Wieländer <br />

Lead: Andrea Stock <br />

Alternate: Karin Fischer <br />

| Greenacres CC, Howwood<br />

Skip: Rhona Martin <br />

Third: Deborah Knox <br />

Second: Fiona MacDonald <br />

Lead: Janice Rankin <br />

Alternate: Margaret Morton <br />

| Simsons CC<!-- Simsons CC -->, Kitami<br />

Skip: Akiko Katoh <br />

Third: Yumie Hayashi <br />

Second: Ayumi Onodera <br />

Lead: Mika Konaka <br />

Alternate: Kotomi Ishizaki <br />

|-

! width="200"|

! width="200"|

! width="200"|

! width="200"|

! width="200"|

|-

| Snarøen CC, Oslo<br />

Skip: Dordi Nordby <br />

Third: Hanne Woods <br />

Second: Marianne Haslum <br />

Lead: Camilla Holth <br />

Alternate: Kristin Løvseth <br />

| Moskvitch CC, Moscow<br />

Skip: Olga Jarkova <br />

Third: Nkeiruka Ezekh <br />

Second: Yana Nekrasova <br />

Lead: Anastassia Skoultan <br />

Alternate: Angela Tuvaeva <br />

| Umeå CC, Umeå<br />

Skip: Elisabet Gustafson <br />

Third: Katarina Nyberg <br />

Second: Louise Marmont <br />

Lead: Elisabeth Persson <br />

Alternate: Christina Bertrup <br />

| CC Bern AAM, Bern<br />

Skip: Luzia Ebnöther <br />

Third: Mirjam Ott <br />

Second: Tanya Frei <br />

Lead: Laurence Bidaud <br />

Alternate: Nadia Röthlisberger <br />

| Bemidji CC, Bemidji<br />

Skip: Kari Erickson <br />

Third: Debbie McCormick <br />

Second: Stacey Liapis <br />

Lead: Ann Swisshelm <br />

Alternate: Joni Cotten <br />

|}

Round-robin standings

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"

!Nation

!Skip

!W

!L

!Qualification

|- bgcolor="#bbf3bb"

| align="left" | Canada

| align="left" |Kelley Law

|8

|1

| rowspan="3" |Playoffs

|- bgcolor="#bbf3bb"

| align="left" | Switzerland

| align="left" |Luzia Ebnöther

|7

|2

|- bgcolor="#bbf3bb"

| align="left" | United States

| align="left" |Kari Erickson

|6

|3

|- bgcolor="#ffffcc"

| align="left" | Germany

| align="left" |Natalie Neßler

|5

|4

| rowspan="3" |Tiebreaker

|- bgcolor="#ffffcc"

| align="left" | Sweden

| align="left" |Elisabet Gustafson

|5

|4

|- bgcolor="#ffffcc"

| align="left" | Great Britain

| align="left" |Rhona Martin

|5

|4

|-

| align="left" | Norway

| align="left" |Dordi Nordby

|4

|5

| rowspan="4" |

|-

| align="left" | Japan

| align="left" |Akiko Katoh

|2

|7

|-

| align="left" | Denmark

| align="left" |Lene Bidstrup

|2

|7

|-

| align="left" | Russia

| align="left" |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

{| class="wikitable"

! colspan="4" width="400" |Player Percentages

|-

! colspan="2" width="200" |

! colspan="2" width="200" |

|-

|Elisabeth Persson || 84% || Janice Rankin || 81%

|-

|Louise Marmont || 79% || Fiona MacDonald || 69%

|-

|Katarina Nyberg || 73% || Deborah Knox || 80%

|-

|Elisabet Gustafson || 72% || Rhona Martin || 75%

|-

|Total || 77% || Total || 76%

|}

Tiebreaker 2

February 19, 14:00

{| class="wikitable"

! colspan="4" width="400" |Player Percentages

|-

! colspan="2" width="200" |

! colspan="2" width="200" |

|-

|Janice Rankin || 92% || Karin Fischer || 74%

|-

|Fiona MacDonald || 83% || Heike Wieländer || 43%

|-

|Deborah Knox || 64% || Sabine Belkofer || 79%

|-

|Rhona Martin || 71% || Natalie Neßler || 69%

|-

|Total || 77% || Total || 66%

|}

Medal round

Semifinals

February 20, 9:00

{| class="wikitable"

! colspan="4" width="400" |Player Percentages

|-

! colspan="2" width="200" |

! colspan="2" width="200" |

|-

|Laurence Bidaud || 79% || Ann Swisshelm || 71%

|-

|Tanya Frei || 68% || Stacey Liapis || 71%

|-

|Mirjam Ott || 78% || Debbie McCormick || 69%

|-

|Luzia Ebnöther || 78% || Kari Erickson || 53%

|-

|Total || 76% || Total || 66%

|}

{| class="wikitable"

! colspan="4" width="400" |Player Percentages

|-

! colspan="2" width="200" | Great Britain

! colspan="2" width="200" |

|-

|Janice Rankin || 90% || Diane Nelson || 93%

|-

|Fiona MacDonald || 66% || Georgina Wheatcroft || 76%

|-

|Deborah Knox || 80% || Julie Skinner || 64%

|-

|Rhona Martin || 78% || Kelley Law || 71%

|-

|Total || 78% || Total || 76%

|}

Bronze medal game

February 21, 9:00

{| class="wikitable"

! colspan="4" width="400" |Player Percentages

|-

! colspan="2" width="200" |

! colspan="2" width="200" |

|-

|Ann Swisshelm || 83% || Diane Nelson || 84%

|-

|Stacey Liapis || 80% || Georgina Wheatcroft || 85%

|-

|Debbie McCormick || 76% || Julie Skinner || 74%

|-

|Kari Erickson || 56% || Kelley Law || 63%

|-

|Total || 75% || Total || 76%

|}

Gold medal game

February 21, 14:00

{| class="wikitable"

! colspan="4" width="400" |Player Percentages

|-

! colspan="2" width="200" |

! colspan="2" width="200" | Great Britain

|-

|Laurence Bidaud || 78% || Janice Rankin || 85%

|-

|Tanya Frei || 74% || Fiona MacDonald || 79%

|-

|Mirjam Ott || 90% || Deborah Knox || 84%

|-

|Luzia Ebnöther || 74% || Rhona Martin || 74%

|-

|Total || 79% || Total || 80%

|}

Final standings

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"

!width="20"|Rank

!width="120"|Country

!width="130"|Skip

!width="20"|W

!width="20"|L

|-style="background:#F7F6A8;"

||| align="left" | Great Britain

|align=left|Rhona Martin||9||4

|-style="background:#DCE5E5;"

||| align="left" | Switzerland

|align=left|Luzia Ebnöther||8||3

|-style="background:#FFDAB9;"

||| align="left" | Canada

|align=left|Kelley Law||9||2

|-

|4||align=left| United States

|align=left|Kari Erickson||6||5

|-

|5||align=left| Germany

|align=left|Natalie Neßler||5||5

|-

|6||align=left| Sweden

|align=left|Elisabet Gustafson||5||5

|-

|7||align=left| Norway

|align=left|Dordi Nordby||4||5

|-

|8||align=left| Japan

|align=left|Akiko Katoh||2||7

|-

|9||align=left| Denmark

|align=left|Lene Bidstrup||2||7

|-

|10||align=left| Russia

|align=left|Olga Jarkova||1||8

|}

Top 5 player percentages

{| class="wikitable"

|- align=center bgcolor="#ffffcc"

| Leads

| %

| Seconds

| %

| Thirds

| %

| Skips

| %

|-

| Laurence Bidaud || 84

| Georgina Wheatcroft || 82

| Katarina Nyberg || 76

| Elisabet Gustafson || 77

|-

| Mika Konaka || 82

| Tanya Frei || 81

| Julie Skinner || 76

| Kelley Law || 75

|-

| Ann Swisshelm || 81

| Stacey Liapis || 80

| Hanne Woods || 76

| Rhona Martin || 74

|-

| Avijaja Lund Nielsen || 79

| Marianne Haslum || 78

| Deborah Knox || 75

| Kari Erickson || 71

|-

| Janice Rankin || 79

| Louise Marmont || 77

| Mirjam Ott || 74

| Natalie Neßler || 71

|}

References