World Curling Federation

1. World Championship Qualifiers and World Junior hosts confirmed

   Aberdeen, Scotland and Östersund, Sweden have been confirmed as the hosts for the World Championship Qualifier events, while Curl Aberdeen will also host the World Junior Curling Championships in the 2026–2027 season. Curl Aberdeen are a long term World Curling event partner and most recently welcomed the Pre-Olympic Qualification Event 2025. This will be the … Continued

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2. World Curling Academy assessments to take place at Giżycko summer festival

   World Curling Academy will be holding three assessment courses as part of the Giżycko summer festival in Poland in August 2026. Course participants are invited to stay on for the four-day curling camp and a three-day competition. The assessment courses taking place are: Introduction to Maintaining Curling Ice Assessment Course When: 21 and 22 AugustCourse … Continued

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3. Lohja, Finland to host World Mixed Doubles and World Wheelchair-B Curling Championships in the 2026–2027 season

   The Kisakallio Campus in Lohja, Finland — the Olympic and Paralympic Training Center of the Sports Institute of Three Campuses — has been awarded the hosting of the World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship 2027 and the World Wheelchair-B Curling Championship 2026. With this announcement, Lohja will host three events in the 2026–2027 season as they … Continued

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4. European Championships team numbers increased

   World Curling have today confirmed the decision to increase the number of teams competing in the new version of the European Championships beginning in the 2026–2027 season. Originally, the championships were set to feature ten men’s and ten women’s teams. However, following consultations with our Member Associations that number has now been increased to 12 … Continued

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5. World Championship Pre-Qualifier (Europe) draws to a close in Ljubljana, Slovenia

   The first World Championship Pre Qualifier (Europe), which is also the final event of the 2025–2026 season, drew to a close in Ljubljana, Slovenia and saw two men’s and two women’s teams confirm their places in the upcoming World Championship Qualifier events taking place in November 2026. Women’s Championship In the women’s championship, 13 teams … Continued

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6. Japan wins the Booster Juice World Junior Mixed Doubles Championship

   The Japanese team of Yuina Miura and Kaito Fujii claimed the Booster Juice World Junior Mixed Doubles 2026 title in Edmonton, Canada with a 6-5 win over the Canadian team of Brooklyn Ideson and Owen Henry. The Canadians started the game off strong, scoring two points in the first end with a draw to the … Continued

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7. Statement: World Junior Mixed Doubles Curling Championship 2026 schedule reworked following second team withdrawal

   Following a last minute personal issue, Nigeria have withdrawn from the Booster Juice World Junior Mixed Doubles Curling Championship 2026. With this second withdrawal, following team Russia’s visa delay, the schedule has now been reworked to rebalance the competition. With this change in schedule, both Russia and Nigeria will be removed from the schedule and … Continued

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8. World Championship Pre-Qualifier (Europe) gets underway in Ljubljana, Slovenia

   The newly created World Championship Pre-Qualifier (Europe) 2026 opened the round-robin stage of the competition today (Tuesday 5 May) and will see 30 teams representing 25 Member Associations compete in both the men’s and women’s championships for a place in the World Championship Qualifier taking place in November. The event will take place from 5–11 … Continued

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9. Russia unable to compete in World Junior Mixed Doubles Curling Championship 2026

   Following delays with the visa application process, the Russian Curling Federation are unable to compete in the Booster Juice World Junior Mixed Doubles Curling Championship 2026 taking place in Edmonton, Canada. Following World Curling competition rules, the Russian team will be designated with the Did Not Start (DNS) status for the event and all their … Continued

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10. Wayne Middaugh and Team Lindholm inducted into World Curling Hall of Fame

    Two induction ceremonies into the World Curling Hall of Fame were conducted on the last day of play at the ACE & Company World Mixed Doubles Championship 2026 and the ACE & Company World Senior Championships 2026 in Geneva. Induction into the World Curling Hall of Fame is the highest ‘non-playing’ honour that World Curling … Continued

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