2022 Nornickel Curling Cup

The 2022 Nornickel Curling Cup, the sixth edition of the traditional World Curling Tour event, was held from May 26 to 29 at the Taimyr Ice Arena in Dudinka, Russia.[1] For all the teams competing, it was their final event of the 2021–22 curling season.[2]

2022 Nornickel Curling Cup
Host cityDudinka, Russia
ArenaTaimyr Ice Arena
DatesMay 26–29
WinnerRussia Team Glukhov
Curling clubAdamant CC, Saint Petersburg
SkipSergey Glukhov
ThirdEvgeny Klimov
SecondDmitry Mironov
LeadAnton Kalalb
FinalistRussia Alexey Stukalskiy
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The WCT Arctic Cup is usually a tour event that attracts teams from all over the world. However, due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the 2022 edition of the event was contested between six Russian teams, including members from Belarus and Italy, three men's and three women's.[2] Leading the field were the two Russian Olympic teams that represented the ROC at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Sergey Glukhov and Alina Kovaleva.[3] The women's Olympic team from the 2014 Winter Olympics was also brought back together to play in this event, skipped by Anna Sidorova, as well as the men's team skip Alexey Stukalskiy. Four Russian players, Alexander Krushelnitskiy, Alexey Timofeev, Kristina Dudko and Anna Samoylik played with international teammates from Italy (men's) and Belarus (women's).[4]

Summary

In the final, the Olympic men's team from 2022, consisting of Sergey Glukhov, Evgeny Klimov, Dmitry Mironov and Anton Kalalb won the title, defeating the Alexey Stukalskiy rink 7–6 in the final. After the game Glukhov said that "This year the tournament had an unusual format, I think that both guys and girls were interested in playing. The final came out tense. The game went to the last stone, there were a lot of difficult shots. Dudinka was the last tournament of the season. It's nice to win and go on vacation in a good mood, especially since the tournament did not start easily."[5] Team Glukhov began the event losing their first two games to Anna Sidorova and Alexey Stukalskiy. On the brink of elimination, the team won three their last three games to qualify for the playoffs as the third seed. They reached the final with a 4–2 victory over Alina Kovaleva in the semifinal round. Team Stukalskiy took an easier route to the playoffs, beginning by winning four straight games. After a loss to the Sidorova rink in their final round robin game, they took revenge in the semifinal by defeating the Russian women's team 11–3.[4]

In the third place game, the 2022 Russian Olympic women's team of Alina Kovaleva, Yulia Portunova, Galina Arsenkina, Ekaterina Kuzmina and Maria Komarova scored one in the final end to defeat the Sidorova rink 4–3. "We are delighted to have won this match for third place," said Kovaleva after the game. "I really like to come to Dudinka. There is always a warm welcome, excellent organization, spectacular opening and closing ceremonies. Here you will not see such shows anywhere, especially on curling."[6] Team Kovaleva went 3–2 through the qualifying stage before dropping their semifinal game to the Stukalskiy rink.[4] For Team Sidorova, which consisted of Anna Sidorova, Margarita Fomina, Nkeirouka Ezekh and Ekaterina Galkina, this was their first event playing together since disbanding at the end of the 2018–19 season. While they were together, the team won five medals at the World Women's Curling Championship, one silver and four bronze. They also won two European Championships in 2012 and 2015. Before the event began, Sidorova noted that she was happy to be reunited with her "golden squad." "For me, this is a special tournament, because we play in Dudinka with our golden squad. The very beginning of my career, my own awards and medals of our country at international competitions. Therefore, with great warmth and just love, we now go and pour out what has accumulated, how we missed, and enjoy spending time on the ice and beyond."[7]

Teams

The teams are listed as follows:[1]

Skip Third Second Lead Alternate Locale
Sergey GlukhovEvgeny KlimovDmitry MironovAnton KalalbRussia Saint Petersburg, Russia
Alina KovalevaYulia PortunovaGalina ArsenkinaEkaterina KuzminaMaria KomarovaRussia Saint Petersburg, Russia
Lorenzo PiattiSimone SolaAlexander KrushelnitskiyAlexey TimofeevItaly Turin, Italy / Russia Saint Petersburg, Russia
Anna SidorovaMargarita FominaNkeirouka EzekhEkaterina GalkinaRussia Moscow, Russia
Alexey StukalskiyArtur AliPetr DronDaniil GoriachevAlexander EreminRussia Moscow, Russia
Tatsiana TarsunovaAlena UstsinovichKristina DudkoAnna SamoylikBelarus Minsk, Belarus / Russia Krasnoyarsk, Russia

Round-robin standings

Final round-robin standings

Key
Teams to Playoffs
TeamWLW–LPFPADSC
Russia Alexey Stukalskiy41372378.71
Russia Alina Kovaleva321–1272354.12
Russia Sergey Glukhov321–1312155.93
Russia Anna Sidorova321–1382667.60
ItalyRussia Lorenzo Piatti23232965.89
BelarusRussia Tatsiana Tarsunova05104480.64

Round-robin results

All draw times are listed in Krasnoyarsk Standard Time (UTC+07:00).[1][4]

Draw 1

Thursday, May 26, 16:00

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Russia Sergey Glukhov (has hammer) 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 X 4
Russia Anna Sidorova 0 1 2 0 2 0 2 X 7
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Russia Alina Kovaleva (has hammer) 0 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 5
Russia Alexey Stukalskiy 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 2 6

Draw 2

Friday, May 27, 9:00

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Russia Alexey Stukalskiy 0 0 2 0 2 2 1 X 7
Russia Sergey Glukhov (has hammer) 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 X 2
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
BelarusRussia Tatsiana Tarsunova 0 1 0 0 0 0 X X 1
Russia Anna Sidorova (has hammer) 1 0 2 3 1 5 X X 12

Draw 3

Friday, May 27, 16:00

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Russia Alina Kovaleva (has hammer) 1 1 0 1 3 1 X X 7
BelarusRussia Tatsiana Tarsunova 0 0 1 0 0 0 X X 1
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Russia Alexey Stukalskiy (has hammer) 0 3 0 1 0 2 0 1 7
ItalyRussia Lorenzo Piatti 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 4

Draw 4

Friday, May 27, 19:00

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Final
Russia Anna Sidorova 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 6
ItalyRussia Lorenzo Piatti (has hammer) 0 0 1 1 2 2 0 0 1 7
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Russia Sergey Glukhov 3 4 1 0 3 0 X X 11
BelarusRussia Tatsiana Tarsunova (has hammer) 0 0 0 1 0 1 X X 2

Draw 5

Saturday, May 28, 9:00

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
ItalyRussia Lorenzo Piatti 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 X 2
Russia Sergey Glukhov (has hammer) 2 0 0 2 1 0 2 X 7

Draw 6

Saturday, May 28, 12:00

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
BelarusRussia Tatsiana Tarsunova 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 X 3
Russia Alexey Stukalskiy (has hammer) 3 1 0 1 0 1 3 X 9
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Final
Russia Anna Sidorova 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 4
Russia Alina Kovaleva (has hammer) 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 6

Draw 7

Saturday, May 28, 16:00

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Russia Anna Sidorova (has hammer) 1 0 5 0 0 2 0 1 9
Russia Alexey Stukalskiy 0 1 0 4 1 0 2 0 8
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
ItalyRussia Lorenzo Piatti 0 1 2 0 1 0 1 0 5
Russia Alina Kovaleva (has hammer) 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 2 6

Draw 8

Saturday, May 28, 19:00

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
BelarusRussia Tatsiana Tarsunova (has hammer) 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 X 3
ItalyRussia Lorenzo Piatti 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 X 5
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Russia Alina Kovaleva 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 3
Russia Sergey Glukhov (has hammer) 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 3 7

Playoffs

Source:[1]

Semifinals Final
      
1 Russia Alexey Stukalskiy 11
4 Russia Anna Sidorova 3
1 Russia Alexey Stukalskiy 6
3 Russia Sergey Glukhov 7
2 Russia Alina Kovaleva 2
3 Russia Sergey Glukhov 4
Third place game
   
4 Russia Anna Sidorova 3
2 Russia Alina Kovaleva 4

Semifinals

Sunday, May 29, 10:00

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Russia Alexey Stukalskiy (has hammer) 1 1 0 0 3 1 5 X 11
Russia Anna Sidorova 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 X 3
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Russia Alina Kovaleva 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 2
Russia Sergey Glukhov (has hammer) 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 4

Third place game

Sunday, May 29, 14:00

Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Russia Anna Sidorova 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 3
Russia Alina Kovaleva (has hammer) 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 4

Final

Sunday, May 29, 14:00

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Russia Alexey Stukalskiy (has hammer) 1 0 0 2 1 0 2 0 6
Russia Sergey Glukhov 0 3 0 0 0 2 0 2 7

References

  1. "Nornickel Curling Cup 2022 Ribbon". Arctic Cup (in Russian). Retrieved June 23, 2022.
  2. "Six teams will compete for the Nornickel Curling Cup" (in Russian). Arctic Cup. May 18, 2022. Retrieved June 23, 2022.
  3. "Alina Kovaleva: maybe this time she will be lucky to see the ice floe" (in Russian). Arctic Cup. May 23, 2022. Retrieved June 23, 2022.
  4. "Stage of the World Tour "WCT Arctic Cup 2022"". Russian Curling Federation. Retrieved June 23, 2022.
  5. ""It was a cool game." Rossiya-1 players about winning the Nornickel Curling Cup" (in Russian). Arctic Cup. May 29, 2022. Retrieved June 23, 2022.
  6. ""You won't see many shows like this." Team Kovaleva players about the Nornickel Curling Cup" (in Russian). Arctic Cup. May 29, 2022. Retrieved June 23, 2022.
  7. "Anna Sidorova: I am glad to play again with the golden squad" (in Russian). Arctic Cup. May 26, 2022. Retrieved June 23, 2022.
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