January 2018
Wednesday 31 January 2018
A full programme of World Curling Federation camps and courses, for 2018, has opened for registration today (Wednesday 31 January). 2018 is a special year for the World Curling Federation as it celebrates the 20th year of its annual WCF / DCV Hummelt Fuessen Junior Curling Camp, in Germany.
Tuesday 30 January 2018
Canada have an impressive haul when it comes to Olympic Winter Games curling medals and not only that, it's never been with the same team twice. Canada women have won medals at every Games since curling returned to the Olympics in 1998. That year, in Nagano, Japan, Sandra Schmirler's team collected the gold medals and in 2002 in Salt Lake City, Kelley Law's foursome took home bronze.
History will be made at the Gangneung Curling Centre at 9:05 on Thursday 8 February when eight qualified pairings step onto the ice to contest the opening games of the Olympic Winter Games PyeongChang 2018 mixed doubles competition. With the opening ceremony taking place on Friday 9 February, this will be the very first action of the entire 2018 Olympic Winter Games.
Monday 29 January 2018
The World Curling Federation acknowledges the decision of the International Paralympic Committee, on Monday 29 January, to allow Russian wheelchair curling athletes to compete as Neutral Paralympic Athletes at the Paralympic Winter Games in March.
Friday 26 January 2018
You can now read the World Curling Federation's President's Newsletter for January 2018.
Saturday 27 January 2018
Curling brush manufacture, Performance Brush have release the following statement related to their Spider Pad carrying the World Curling Federation Approved Brush Codes P2B1C-1 and P2B1C-2: "We have recently become aware of a flaw undetected in the quality control process in the last few weeks affecting a number of the Spider Pads carrying the code numbers P2B1C-1 and P2B1C-2.
Thursday 25 January 2018
Denmark's women's and men's curling teams secured the very last places at the Olympic Winter Games PyeongChang 2018, when they qualified through the Olympic Qualification Event 2017, in Pilsen, Czech Republic. For skip Madeleine Dupont, it took pulling out one of the shots of her career to secure a win over Italy in the final game in Czech Republic, last December.
Friday 26 January 2018
With our new look President's Newsletter, unveiled for the 2017-2018 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games season, we introduced a new section to our website - the Member Association Spotlight. This page is here to celebrate the great development work going on, all around the world, by our 60 Member Associations. Thanks to all those who submitted articles for the January 2018 newsletter.
Wednesday 24 January 2018
The moment Italy men qualified for the Olympic Winter Games PyeongChang 2018, is one of those great sporting memories that will be remembered for a long time. Italy men, have competed at only one Olympic Winter Games before, in their home Games - Torino 2006, so to become the first Italian team to do so, on-ice, through the curling Olympic points system was always going to be special.
Tuesday 23 January 2018
The World Curling Federation (WCF) has signed a one-year agreement with Sportcal to undertake a Global Sports Impact (GSI) Event Study on its flagship competition, the World Men's Curling Championship. The World Men's next takes place in Las Vegas, United States from 31 March to 8 April 2018 at the Orleans Arena.
Tuesday 23 January 2018
China women qualified for the Olympic Winter Games PyeongChang 2018 after winning the Olympic Qualification Event in Pilsen, Czech Republic, in December 2017. That event was the final chance for any Member Association that had competed at a World Curling Championship, in the four seasons prior to the Games, to secure a spot on curling's biggest stage.
Perth, Scotland
Curling teams from around the world have been sharing their experiences leading up to the Olympic Winter Games in PyeongChang, Republic of Korea through tweets, stories, Instagram posts and even GIFs. From off-ice training to life changing shots, these curlers haven’t missed a beat in documenting their road to the Games.
Friday 19 January 2018
In just under two months the wheelchair curling competition of the Paralympic Winter Games 2018, being held in Gangneung, Republic of Korea gets underway. The Games will see an increase to 12 wheelchair curling teams for the first time, with the competition in the Gangneung Curling Centre running from Saturday 10 March until Saturday 17 March.
Thursday 18 January 2018
The World Curling Federation has today (Thursday 18 January) released the schedule for the Ford World Women’s Curling Championship 2018 which will be held in North Bay Memorial Gardens, North Bay, Canada between 17 and 25 March 2018. The round-robin begins on Saturday 17 March at 10:00, with the hosts and defending champion nation, Canada going head-to-head with Czech Republic.
Wednesday 17 January 2018
Sports fans from around the world can relive all the curling action from the Olympic Winter Games Sochi 2014 – as they anticipate the 2018 Games in PyeongChang, Republic of Korea, in three weeks’ time – thanks to the support of the Olympic Channel.