April 2016
Saturday 23 April 2016
Russia - Anastasia Bryzgalova and Alexander Krushelnitskiy - claimed the World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship 2016 title with a 7-5 victory over China at the Löfbergs Lila Arena, in Karlstad, Sweden. China - Rui Wang and Dexin Ba - collected Silver medals, while a 9-7 win over Scotland secured USA - Tabitha Peterson and Joe Polo - Bronze medals.
Sunday 24 April 2016
Sweden’s Elisabeth Högström has been inducted into the World Curling Federation Hall of Fame at the conclusion of the World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship 2016 in her hometown – Karlstad, Sweden.
Saturday 23 April 2016
Scotland's women and Sweden's men are the new World Senior Curling Champions, following their Gold medal wins on Saturday (23 April) afternoon in the Karlstad Curling Club, in Karlstad, Sweden.
Saturday 23 April 2016
Russia and China will compete for Gold medals at the World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship 2016 on Saturday (23 April) evening – live on www.youtube.com/worldcurlingtv – at the Löfbergs Lila Arena in Karlstad, Sweden. The game will begin at 16.00 (Central European Summer Time), at the same time USA and Scotland will meet to play for the third place on the podium.
Friday 22 April 2016
Semi-final teams were determined at the World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship 2016 – being played in the Löfbergs Lila Arena, in Karlstad, Sweden – after Friday (22 April) evening’s quarter-finals. Scotland defeated previously unbeaten Canada, 6-5, with a takeout for the winning point in the eighth end. The two teams were even at 5-5 after a back and forth battle.
Friday 22 April 2016
Out of Hungary’s 150 curlers Dorottya Palancsa and Zsolt Kiss are two names to remember. The two-time Mixed Doubles World Champions play out of Hungary’s one and only curling club – a two sheet rink in Budapest, Hungary. After the team unexpectedly won Gold in their first ever World Championship in 2013, some may have said it was luck.
Thursday 21 April 2016
The Slovenian Curling Association will host its first international curling event between Monday 25 April and Sunday 1 May, when the European Curling Championship C-Division 2016 takes place. Results from the European Curling Championship C-Division 2016 are available here:
Tuesday 19 April 2016
The World Mixed Doubles Championship 2016, in Karlstad, Sweden, is a historic event for three countries. Serbia, Qatar, and Luxembourg have never competed at a World Curling Championship until now. In a 42 team field, a record number for this event, there are curlers with varieties of backgrounds – some are World Champions, some are beginners.
Tuesday 19 April 2016
The World Curling Federation (WCF) at its recent Board meetings held in Basel, Switzerland committed to developing its existing broadcast partnerships with the USA Curling Association (USCA) and Curling Champions Tour (CCT), to deliver more high-quality TV coverage of the sport to its supporters.
Monday 18 April 2016
The World Curling Federation (WCF) Board has welcomed new members to its Standing Commissions, following its recent meetings in Basel, Switzerland.
What is Mixed Doubles curling? Mixed doubles is a dynamic form of curling, where it is all about stone positioning, a lot of play to the four foot circle and a lot about angles. It is a faster version of curling that only requires two players on each team. Mixed Doubles Curling will make its debut on the Olympic Winter Programme at the games in Pyeongchang, South Korea 2018.
Thursday 14 April 2016
All World Curling Championship events are important, but there was something special about the week of the 2016 World Men's Curling Championship in Basel, Switzerland (2-10 April 2016).
Wednesday 13 April 2016
The Karlstad Curling Arena in Karlstad, Sweden is set to play host to the 15th edition of the World Senior Curling Championships for men and women's teams, with play getting underway on Friday 15 April 2016. This is the second time that the World Senior Championships will have been hosted in Sweden, with Gavle acting as host city in 2004.
Monday 11 April 2016
The international curling spotlight turns to the Löfbergs Lila Arena in Karlstad, Sweden on Saturday (16 April), when competition gets underway in the 2016 World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship. For up-to-date scores, standings, live coverage, quotes and pictures during WMDCC 2016 visit, www.worldcurling.
