Denmark on digging deep in pursuit of Olympic places
Denmark on digging deep in pursuit of Olympic places
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.
Member Association Spotlight: January 2018
Member Association Spotlight: 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.
Riding horses and beating Canada at a home Games, some of the Italy skip's favourite things
Riding horses and beating Canada at a home Games, some of the Italy skip's favourite things
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.
World Curling Federation partners with Sportcal for Global Sports Impact Event Study
World Curling Federation partners with Sportcal for Global Sports Impact Event Study
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.
Meet Lisa, Mama, Dazhou and Betty… Team China's Olympic curlers
Meet Lisa, Mama, Dazhou and Betty… Team China's Olympic curlers
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.