| Curling at the 2014 Winter Olympics | ||
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| Qualification Statistics | ||
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Qualification to the curling events at the 2014 Winter Olympics was determined through qualification points earned from participation in the world championships and a qualification event. [1]
| Means of qualification | Berths | Qualified |
|---|---|---|
| Host nation | 1 |  Russia |
| Qualification points via World Championships | 7 |  Canada  Sweden  Great Britain  Norway  Denmark  China  Switzerland |
| Olympic Qualification Event | 2 |  Germany  United States |
| Total | 10 |
| Means of qualification | Berths | Qualified |
|---|---|---|
| Host nation | 1 | Russia |
| Qualification points via World Championships | 7 | Sweden Switzerland Great Britain Canada United States Denmark  South Korea |
| Olympic Qualification Event | 2 | China  Japan |
| Total | 10 |
| Nations | Men | Women | Athletes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | X | X | 10 |
| China | X | X | 10 |
| Denmark | X | X | 10 |
| Germany | X | 5 | |
| Great Britain | X | X | 10 |
| Japan | X | 5 | |
| Norway | X | 5 | |
| Russia | X | X | 10 |
| South Korea | X | 5 | |
| Sweden | X | X | 10 |
| Switzerland | X | X | 10 |
| United States | X | X | 10 |
| Total: 12 NOCs | 50 | 50 | 100 |
Qualification to the curling tournaments at the Winter Olympics was determined through two methods. Nations may qualify teams by earning qualification points from performances at the 2012 and 2013 World Curling Championships. Nations may also qualify teams through an Olympic qualification event to be held in the fall of 2013. Seven nations will qualify teams via World Championship qualification points, while two nations will qualify through the qualification event. As host nation, Russia will qualify teams automatically, thus making a total of ten teams per gender in the curling tournaments. [2]
The qualification points are allotted based on the nations' final rankings at the World Championships. The points are distributed as follows:
| Final rank | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
| Points | 14 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Note: Scotland, England and Wales all compete separately in international curling. By an agreement between the curling federations of those three home nations, only Scotland can score Olympic qualification points on behalf of Great Britain. [2]
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| Nations that have qualified for the Olympic Games | |
| Nations that must qualify through the qualification event | |
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