Curling at the 2014 Winter Olympics – Women's tournament
| Women's curling at the XXII Olympic Winter Games
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Canada winning the gold medal
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| Venue | Ice Cube Curling Center, Sochi, Russia | |||||||||
| Dates | 10–20 February 2014 | |||||||||
| Competitors | 50 from 10 nations | |||||||||
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 Canada
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 Sweden
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 Great Britain
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The women's curling tournament of the 2014 Winter Olympics was held at the Ice Cube Curling Center in Sochi, Russia on 10–20 February 2014. Ten nations competed in the round robin preliminary round, and the top four nations at the conclusion of the round robin qualified for the medal round. South Korea made their Olympic debut in curling.
A new Olympic record was established when Great Britain scored seven points in one end against the United States. Great Britain also equalled the record for total points scored in one game, scoring twelve points against the United States and against Japan. Canada, skipped by Jennifer Jones, became the first women's rink to go though an Olympic tournament undefeated. Great Britain, by winning the bronze medal became the youngest rink to ever step onto an Olympic curling podium.
The teams are listed as follows:
Skip: Jennifer Jones
Third: Kaitlyn Lawes
Second: Jill Officer
Lead: Dawn McEwen
Alternate: Kirsten Wall
Skip: Wang Bingyu
Third: Liu Yin
Second: Yue Qingshuang
Lead: Zhou Yan
Alternate: Jiang Yilun
Skip: Lene Nielsen
Third: Helle Simonsen
Second: Jeanne Ellegaard
Lead: Maria Poulsen
Alternate: Mette de Neergaard
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