July 2017
Friday 28 July 2017
In our second Olympic Winter Games 2018 athletes feature we meet the team curlers from the host nation, Korea. Both teams have had a taste for what it is to win medals in international curling before, but there is no doubt, after winning their respective qualifying events, there would be nothing better than stepping onto the podium at home, in the world’s biggest sporting event.
26 July 2017
In the run-up to the 2018 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games in PyeongChang, Republic of Korea we celebrate the success of the curling qualifiers heading to the Games in (8-25) February. In the coming weeks and months, we will speak to the athletes that have been selected or qualified to represent their Member Association in the Gangneung Curling Centre, in just shy of 200 days’ time.
Tickets for the Le Gruyère AOP European Curling Championships 2017, in St Gallen, Switzerland, are on sale now.
Monday 17 July 2017
The curtain has now come down on the 19th WCF / DCV Hummelt Junior Curling Camp in Füssen, Germany. However, it will return in 2018 for its very special 20th year. You can see a selection of pictures from the camp here or visit www.facebook.
Tuesday 11 July 2017
Spanish mixed doubles athlete Irantzu Garcia has been in Füssen, Germany this past week taking part in some of the curling courses that are held there by the World Curling Federation each year. Garcia, attended the umpire basic and advanced instruction courses, which are part of a series of courses, about ice making, umpiring and coaching, run each year during the first week of July.
Tuesday 4 July 2017
The World Curling Federation (WCF) has begun an extensive programme of camps and courses, which will run in the coming months, for athletes, officials, administrators, technicians and those new to curling. Currently the annual ice technician, umpire and coaching courses are taking place in Füssen, Germany.