| Curling at the III Winter Youth Olympic Games | |
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| Venue | Palladium de Champéry |
| Dates | 10–22 January |
| Competitors | 96 from 24 nations |
Curling at the2020 Winter Youth Olympics took place at thePalladium de Champéry inChampéry,Switzerland from 10 to 22 January 2020.[1]
The curling competition has been expanded, to allow for a further eight mixed teams to qualify, meaning a total of 96 curlers from 24 nations qualified to compete.[2]
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| – |  Mixed-NOCs | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 1 |  Norway | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 |  Japan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 |  Russia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (3 entries) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
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A total of 24 countries qualified based on their placement points from various events. At the end of the qualification period, the top two North American, top three Asian and top eight European teams qualified, along with the top placed team from the Oceania and South America. Host nation Switzerland was also guaranteed a spot. The remaining eight teams were awarded alternating from the WCF Junior women's and men's rankings.[3] A total of seven nations are scheduled to make theirWinter Youth Olympics debut in the sport: Denmark, France, Hungary, Latvia, Poland, Slovenia and Spain.[4]
| Events | Date | Venue |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 World Junior B Curling Championships | January 3–10 |  Lohja |
| 2018 World Junior Curling Championships | March 3–10 |  Aberdeen |
| 2019 World Junior-B Curling Championships | January 2–10 | Lohja |
| 2019 World Junior Curling Championships | February 16–23 |  Liverpool |
| Region | Vacancies | Qualified |
|---|---|---|
| Host Nation | 1 |  Switzerland |
| Asia | 3 |  China South Korea Japan |
| Europe | 8 | Norway Sweden Great Britain Russia Germany Italy Turkey Hungary |
| North America | 2 | Canada United States |
| Oceania | 1 |  New Zealand |
| South America | 1 |  Brazil |
| Men's junior world ranking | 4 |  Spain Latvia France Slovenia |
| Women's junior world ranking | 4 |  Czech Republic Poland Estonia Denmark |
| TOTAL | 24 |
