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Sweden wins Le Gruyère European Curling Championships 2009 Men’s Gold
December 12, 2009
Niklas Edin made a triumphant debut at this level when he led his Swedish men’s team to a 6-5 extra-end victory over Switzerland’s Ralph Stöckli in the final of the Le Gruyère European Curling Cha
Germany wins Le Gruyère European Curling Championships 2009 Women’s Gold
December 12, 2009
Germany’s Andrea Schöpp won her seventh European Championship title when she beat Switzerland’s Mirjam Ott by 7-5 in Saturday’s final of the Le Gruyère European Curling Championships in Aber
Malcolm Richardson to be awarded 2010 World Curling Freytag Award
December 7, 2009
The World Curling Federation (WCF) has announced that Malcolm Richardson, former President of the European Curling Federation (ECF), will be awarded the 2010 World Curling Freytag Award. The announcement was made during
Basel, Switzerland to host World Men’s Championship in 2012
December 6, 2009
The World Curling Federation (WCF) has announced that the World Men’s Curling Championship in 2012 has been awarded to the City of Basel in Switzerland. The event will be held from the 31st of March until the 8th o
Le Gruyère European Championships in Aberdeen Set to Start
December 2, 2009
International championship curling returns to Scotland, the home of the sport, for the first time since the 2005 Women’s World Championship, when the Le Gruyère European Curling Championships get underway on
World Financial Group Continental Cup 2011 awarded to St. Albert, Alberta, Canada
ST ALBERT, ALBERTA, CANADA
The World Curling Federation (WCF) and the Canadian Curling Association (CCA) have announced that the World Financial Group Continental Cup 2011 has been awarded to St. Albert, Alberta. The unique international curling
Regina, Canada to host 2011 Ford World Men’s Championship
November 26, 2009
The World Curling Federation (WCF) and the Canadian Curling Association (CCA) have announced that Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada will stage the 2011 Ford World Men’s Curling Championship. It is the third time that t
Brazil set to challenge USA for 2010 berth at Men's World Championship
November 23, 2009
The four-sheet Grafton Curling Club in Grafton, N.D., will host a challenge between USA and Brazil on Feb. 5-7 for the final North American berth at the 2010 Capital One World Men's Curling Championship in Cortina, It
China, Japan & Korea sweep the board at Pacific Championships
November 19, 2009
China won Gold, Japan took Silver and Korea won the Bronze in both the men’s and women’s competitions at the Pacific Curling Championships 2009. In the women’s final Team China skipped by reigning wom
Three Applicant Cities for 2018
October 16, 2009
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has announced that three cities have been put forward by their respective National Olympic Committees (NOCs) to apply to host the XXIII Olympic Winter Games and XII Paralympic Wi
Continental Cup to continue - World Financial Group title sponsor
October 15, 2009
The World Curling Federation (WCF) and the Canadian Curling Association (CCA) have reached a partnership agreement to continue to stage the unique Continental Cup of Curling. The World Financial Group has signed a contra
Esbjerg, Denmark to host 2011 Capital One World Women’s Championship
October 5, 2009
COPENHAGEN, DENMARK – The World Curling Federation (WCF) has announced that the City of Esbjerg, Demark will host the Capital One World Women’s Curling Championship in 2011. The event will be staged in the
Le Gruyère renews partnership with WCF for the European Curling Championships
October 2, 2009
The traditional cheese of Switzerland, Le Gruyère AOC Switzerland, a long time supporter of the Olympic Winter Sport of Curling, is to sponsor the European Curling Championships for two years starting with the 200
Curling for Disabilities
October 1, 2009
Following discussion at the Seminar/Workshop held in Fuessen during the WCF Annual Summer Clinics, Danny Lamoureux of Canada and Dottie Burt of Scotland are jointly endeavouring to promote the development of the discipli
Norwegian Curling DVD now on sale
June 15, 2009
In a first for Norwegian curling, a new DVD on the Olympic winter sport has been created and is now available to the public. The DVD is intended for novices who seek more information on curling but is also more than su
