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World Curling
Formation1966; 60 years ago (1966) (as International Curling Federation)
TypeSports federation
HeadquartersPerth, Scotland
Members73 member associations
Official language
English
Beau Welling
Staff20[1]
Websiteworldcurling.org

World Curling, formerly the World Curling Federation (WCF) is the world governing body for curling accreditation, with offices in Perth, Scotland. It was formed out of the International Curling Federation (ICF), when the push for Olympic Winter Sport status was made. The name was changed in 1990 to the WCF and then to World Curling in 2024.[2]

The ICF was initially formed in 1966 as a committee of the Royal Caledonian Curling Club in Perth after the success of the Scotch Cup series of world championships held between Canada and Scotland.[3] At the outset, it comprised the associations of Scotland, Canada, Sweden, Norway, Switzerland, and the United States. In the wake of its formation, it sanctioned the World Curling Championships. World Curling currently sanctions 15 international curling events (see below). World Curling is managed by eight Board Directors, one president, three vice-presidents (one from each World Curling regional zone - Americas, Europe, Pacific-Asia) and six Board Directors. The six Board Directors must all come from different member associations. All positions on the Board of Directors are elected by World Curling member associations. The Board of Directors are supported by and a permanent staff of 20 employees.

There are 74 member associations, with the most recent addition being Pakistan, Puerto Rico and the Philippines in 2023, and Monaco in 2024.[4][5]

In reaction to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, in March 2022 World Curling banned the Russian Curling Federation from competing.[6]

Goals

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The World Curling mission statement reads: "To lead the worldwide curling community through the promotion and development of our sport, our culture and our values."[7]

The purpose and aims of World Curling are as follows:[8]

  1. To represent curling internationally and to facilitate growth of the sport throughout the world
  2. To promote co-operation and mutual understanding amongst Member Associations and to unite curlers throughout the world
  3. To Defend and Further the interests of world curling
  4. To conduct world curling competitions
  5. To formulate rules of the sport of curling for world competitions and all other competitions approved by World Curling

Member associations

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Members of World Curling and its regional divisions as of August 2024. Green represents the Americas zone, Blue represents the Europe zone, and Purple represents the Pacific-Asia zone.

Following is a list of member associations of World Curling:[4][9]

Year Name Country World Curling zone
2017 Afghanistan Curling Federation[10] BERJAYA Afghanistan Pacific-Asia
1991 Andorra Curling Association BERJAYA Andorra Europe
2025 Argentinian Curling Association BERJAYA Argentina Americas
1986 Australian Curling Federation BERJAYA Australia Pacific-Asia
1982 Österreichischer Curling Verband [de][11] BERJAYA Austria Europe
1997 Belarusian Curling Association[12] BERJAYA Belarus Europe
2005 Belgian Curling Association [nl][13] BERJAYA Belgium Europe
2020 Bolivian Curling Federation BERJAYA Bolivia Americas
2022 Bosnia and Herzegovina Curling Association BERJAYA Bosnia and Herzegovina Europe
1998 Brazilian Ice Sports Federation BERJAYA Brazil Americas
2013 Bulgarian Curling Federation[14] BERJAYA Bulgaria Europe
1966 Curling Canada BERJAYA Canada Americas
2002 Chinese Curling Association BERJAYA China Pacific-Asia
1998 Chinese Taipei Curling Federation[15] BERJAYA Chinese Taipei Pacific-Asia
2004 Croatian Curling Association[16] BERJAYA Croatia Europe
1990 Czech Curling Association [cs][17] BERJAYA Czechia Europe
1971 Danish Curling Association[18] BERJAYA Denmark Europe
2019 Dominican Republic winter sports federation BERJAYA Dominican Republic Americas
1971 English Curling Association BERJAYA England Europe
2003 Estonian Curling Association[19] BERJAYA Estonia Europe
1979 Finnish Curling Association [fi][20] BERJAYA Finland Europe
1966 French Ice Sports Federation BERJAYA France Europe
2013 Georgian Curling Federation BERJAYA Georgia Europe
1967 Deutscher Curling-Verband BERJAYA Germany Europe
2003 Hellenic Curling Association BERJAYA Greece Europe
2016 Guyana Curling Federation BERJAYA Guyana Americas
2014 Curling Sports Federation of Hong Kong China BERJAYA Hong Kong, China Pacific-Asia
1989 Hungarian Curling Federation[21] BERJAYA Hungary Europe
1991 Icelandic Sport Federation BERJAYA Iceland Europe
2019 Curling Federation of India BERJAYA India Pacific-Asia
2003 Irish Curling Association[22] BERJAYA Ireland Europe
2013 Israel Curling Federation BERJAYA Israel Europe
1972 Italian Ice Sports Federation BERJAYA Italy Europe
2022 Curling Jamaica BERJAYA Jamaica Americas
1985 Japan Curling Association [ja][23] BERJAYA Japan Pacific-Asia
2003 Kazakhstan Curling Association BERJAYA Kazakhstan Pacific-Asia
2021 Kenya Curling Federation BERJAYA Kenya Pacific-Asia
1994 Korean Curling Association [ko] BERJAYA Korea Pacific-Asia
2012 Kosovo Curling Federation BERJAYA Kosovo Europe
2019 Kuwait Winter Games Club BERJAYA Kuwait Pacific-Asia
2017 Curling Federation of the Kyrgyz Republic[24] BERJAYA Kyrgyzstan Pacific-Asia
2001 Latvian Curling Association[25] BERJAYA Latvia Europe
1991 Liechtenstein Curling Association BERJAYA Liechtenstein Europe
2003 Lithuanian Curling Association[26] BERJAYA Lithuania Europe
1976 Curling Luxembourg[27] BERJAYA Luxembourg Europe
2024 Monegasque Skating Federation[5] BERJAYA Monaco Europe
2016 Federacion Mexicana de Curling BERJAYA Mexico Americas
2012 Mongolian Curling Federation BERJAYA Mongolia Pacific-Asia
1975 Netherlands Curling Association [nl][28] BERJAYA Netherlands Europe
1991 New Zealand Curling Association[29] BERJAYA New Zealand Pacific-Asia
2018 Nigeria Curling Federation[30] BERJAYA Nigeria Pacific-Asia
1966 Norwegian Curling Association [no][31] BERJAYA Norway Europe
2023 Pakistan Curling Federation BERJAYA Pakistan Pacific-Asia
2023 Curling Pilipinas BERJAYA Philippines Pacific-Asia
2022 Polish Curling Clubs Federation[a] BERJAYA Poland Europe
2017 Winter Sports Federation of Portugal BERJAYA Portugal Europe
2023 Puerto Rico Curling Association BERJAYA Puerto Rico Americas
2014 Qatar Curling Federation BERJAYA Qatar Pacific-Asia
2010 Romanian Curling Federation[33] BERJAYA Romania Europe
1992 Russian Curling Federation [ru][34] BERJAYA Russia Europe
2017 Kingdom Curling Association BERJAYA Saudi Arabia Pacific-Asia
1966 Royal Caledonian Curling Club BERJAYA Scotland Europe
2005 National Curling Association of Serbia[35] BERJAYA Serbia Europe
2003 Slovak Curling Association [sk][36] BERJAYA Slovakia Europe
2010 Slovenian Curling Association[37] BERJAYA Slovenia Europe
1999 Spanish Ice Sports Federation BERJAYA Spain Europe
1966 Swedish Curling Association [sv][38] BERJAYA Sweden Europe
1966 Swiss Curling Association [de][39] BERJAYA  Switzerland Europe
2022 Thai Curling Association BERJAYA Thailand Pacific-Asia
2009 Turkish Ice Skating Federation BERJAYA Türkiye Europe
2020 Curling Federation of Turkmenistan BERJAYA Turkmenistan Pacific-Asia
2013 Ukrainian Curling Federation[40] BERJAYA Ukraine Europe
1966 United States Curling Association BERJAYA United States of America Americas
1991 US Virgin Islands Curling Association BERJAYA U.S. Virgin Islands Americas
1982 Welsh Curling Association [cy][41] BERJAYA Wales Europe

Former member associations

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Years Name Country WCF zone
2008–2014[42] Armenia Curling Federation[b] BERJAYA Armenia Europe
2003–2021[45] Polish Curling Association[a] BERJAYA Poland Europe

Executive board

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The current executive board as of June 2024 is as follows:[46]

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Kate Caithness, former president of the World Curling Federation

President: Beau Welling (United States)
Vice Presidents:

Kim Forge (Australia)
Morten Soegaard (Norway)

Board of Directors:

David Sik (Czech Republic)
Helena Lingham (Sweden)
Sergio Mitsuo Vilela (Brazil)
Robin Niven (Scotland)
Jill Officer (Canada)

Athlete Commission Chair: Tyler George (Canada)

Former presidents

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Former presidents of the WCF and ICF are listed below:[47]

PresidentMember associationYears in office
Presidents of the ICF
Major Allan CameronScotland1966–1969
Brigadier Colin A. CampbellCanada1969–1979
Sven A. EklundSweden1979–1982
G. Clifton ThompsonCanada1982–1985
Philip DawsonScotland1985–1988
Dr. Donald F. BarcomeUnited States1988–1990
Presidents of the WCF
Günther HummeltAustria1990–2000
Roy SinclairScotland2000–2006
Les HarrisonCanada2006–2010
Kate CaithnessScotland2010–2022

Competitions and championships

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World Curling manages many events around the world.[48]

EventDescription
International championships
Olympic Winter Games (OWG) For ten men's, women's, and mixed doubles teams.
Paralympic Winter Games (PWG) For ten mixed teams and eight mixed doubles teams.
Youth Olympic Games (YOG) For twenty-four mixed teams and forty-eight mixed doubles teams.
World Men's Curling Championship (WMCC) For thirteen men's teams.
World Women's Curling Championship (WWCC) For thirteen women's teams.
World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship (WMDCC) For twenty mixed doubles teams.
World Wheelchair Curling Championship (WWhCC) For twelve mixed teams.
World Junior Curling Championships (WJCC) For ten junior men's and ten junior women's teams. Open entry for mixed doubles.
World Mixed Curling Championship (WMxCC) Open entry: one team may enter from each Member Association.
World Senior Curling Championships (WSCC) Open entry: one team from each gender may enter from each Member Association. The players must not be less than 50 years of age.
Qualification events
Olympic Qualification Event (OQE) For men's and women's teams from National Olympic Committees previously qualified for World Curling Championships but not already qualified for the Olympic Winter Games.
World Mixed Doubles Qualification Event (WMDQE) For mixed doubles teams from member associations not already qualified for the World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship.
World Wheelchair-B Curling Championship (WWhBCC) For mixed gender teams from member associations not already qualified for the World Wheelchair Curling Championship.
World Junior-B Curling Championships (WJBCC) For junior men's and junior women's teams from member associations not already qualified for the World Junior Curling Championships.
Regional championships
European Curling Championships (ECC) For men's and women's teams from the European zone.
Defunct events
Curling World Cup For eight men's, women's, and mixed doubles teams, consisting of three legs and a Grand Final.
Pacific-Asia Junior Curling Championships (PJCC) For junior men's and women's teams from the Pacific Zone; acts as qualification to the WJCC. Replaced by World Junior-B Curling Championships.
European Junior Curling Challenge (EJCC) For junior men's and women's teams from the European zone that have not already qualified for WJCC. Replaced by World Junior-B Curling Championships.
Americas Challenge For men's and women's teams from the defunct Americas zone, only if the second-ranked member association from the Americas zone is challenged. Replaced by Pan-Continental Curling Championship.
Pacific-Asia Curling Championships (PACC) For men's and women's teams from the defunct Pacific-Asia zone. Replaced by the Pan-Continental Curling Championship.
World Qualification Event (WQE) For eight men's and women's teams from member associations not already qualified for the World Curling Championships.
Pan Continental Curling Championships (PCCC) For men's and women's teams from the Pan Continental Zone. Replaced by the World Curling Championships B and C Divisions.

See also

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Notes

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  1. 1 2 The Polish Curling Association was suspended for not resolving disputes within Poland's ministry of sport and the Polish Curling Association governance structures.[32] It was replaced by the Polish Curling Clubs Federation in 2022.
  2. ↑ The Armenia Curling Federation was suspended for failure to pay subscriptions,[43] and later expelled.[44]

References

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  1. ↑ Federation, World Curling. "Board". World Curling Federation. Archived from the original on 10 August 2019. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  2. ↑ "About".
  3. ↑ Ağduman, Fatih, and Deniz Bedir. "From past to present the most mysterious olympic sport: a review of curling sport." The Online Journal of Recreation and Sports 12, no. 3 (2023): 314-325.
  4. 1 2 "World Curling announce new members at Annual General Assembly". World Curling Federation. 15 September 2023. Archived from the original on 10 October 2023. Retrieved 15 September 2023.
  5. 1 2 Media, World Curling (2 August 2024). "Monaco joins World Curling as Conditional Member". World Curling. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
  6. ↑ "Krushelnitckii to compete at Russian Championships after doping ban ends". www.insidethegames.biz. 29 March 2022.
  7. ↑ "About".
  8. ↑ "World Curling Federation - Rules and Regulations". Archived from the original on 30 November 2009.
  9. ↑ "Member Associations". World Curling. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
  10. ↑ "World Curling Federation Board has accepted Afghanistan into its membership". Afghanistan Curling Federation. Archived from the original on 8 November 2017. Retrieved 15 May 2019.
  11. ↑ "ÖCV". www.curling-austria.at (in Austrian German). Retrieved 15 May 2019.
  12. ↑ "ГЛАВНАЯ". www.curlingbelarus.by (in Belarusian). Retrieved 15 May 2019.
  13. ↑ "Belgian Curling Association". www.belgiumcurling.be (in Dutch). Retrieved 15 May 2019.
  14. ↑ "Българска Кърлинг Федерация | Българска Кърлинг Федерация". curling.bg (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 15 May 2019.
  15. ↑ "中華民國冰石壺協會 Chinese Taipei Curling Federation -". 中華民國冰石壺協會 Chinese Taipei Curling Federation. Retrieved 15 May 2019.
  16. ↑ "Hrvatski curling savez". Hrvatski curling savez (in Croatian). Retrieved 15 May 2019.
  17. ↑ "Curling CZ | Oficiální stránky Českého Svazu Curlingu". Curling CZ (in Czech). Retrieved 15 May 2019.
  18. ↑ "Dansk Curling Forbund" (in Danish). Retrieved 15 May 2019.
  19. ↑ "Eesti Curlingu Liit". www.curling.ee (in Estonian). Retrieved 15 May 2019.
  20. ↑ "Suomen Curlingliitto - Finnish Curling Association". www.curling.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved 15 May 2019.
  21. ↑ "Magyar Curling Szövetség" (in Hungarian). Retrieved 15 May 2019.
  22. ↑ "Irish Curling Association". irish-curling.org. Retrieved 15 May 2019.
  23. ↑ "公益社団法人 日本カーリング協会". www.curling.or.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 15 May 2019.
  24. ↑ "Curling.kg — Сайт федерации кёрлинга Кыргызской Республики" (in Russian). Retrieved 15 May 2019.
  25. ↑ "Curling.Lv". www.curling.lv (in Latvian). Retrieved 15 May 2019.
  26. ↑ "Lietuvos Kerlingo Asociacija". www.curling.lt (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 15 May 2019.
  27. ↑ "Curling Luxembourg – Curling in Luxembourg? Good Idea!". Retrieved 15 May 2019.
  28. ↑ "Nederlandse Curling Bond". www.curling.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 15 May 2019.
  29. ↑ "New Zealand Curling". www.curling.org.nz. Retrieved 15 May 2019.
  30. ↑ "Home | Nigeria Curling Federation". www.nigeriacurling.com. Retrieved 15 May 2019.
  31. ↑ "Norges Curlingforbund". www.curling.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 15 May 2019.
  32. ↑ "Membership of Polish Curling Association suspended". World Curling Federation. World Curling Federation. 4 February 2020. Archived from the original on 11 August 2020. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
  33. ↑ "Federația Română de Curling" (in Romanian). Retrieved 15 May 2019.
  34. ↑ "Федерация кёрлинга России". www.curling.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 15 May 2019.
  35. ↑ "Национални савез за Карлинг Србије". www.curling.rs (in Serbian). Retrieved 15 May 2019.
  36. ↑ "curling.sk | Home". www.curling.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 15 May 2019.
  37. ↑ "Curling zveza Slovenije" (in Slovenian). Retrieved 15 May 2019.
  38. ↑ "Svenska Curlingförbundet". Svenska Curlingförbundet (in Swedish). Retrieved 15 May 2019.
  39. ↑ "Home". swisscurling (in German). Retrieved 15 May 2019.
  40. ↑ "Всеукраїнська федерація кьорлінгу" (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 15 May 2019.
  41. ↑ "Welsh Curling Association". Welsh Curling Association. Retrieved 15 May 2019.
  42. ↑ "Results and Statistics". World Curling Federation. Retrieved 4 November 2023.
  43. ↑ Federation, World Curling (6 April 2012). "World Curling Federation Annual General Assembly April 2012". World Curling Federation. World Curling Federation. Archived from the original on 9 February 2019. Retrieved 7 April 2012.
  44. ↑ "Kate Caithness OBE re-elected World Curling Federation President". Paralympic.org. 9 September 2014. Armenian National Curling Federation was excluded from membership during the Assembly.
  45. ↑ "Results and Statistics". World Curling Federation. Retrieved 4 November 2023.
  46. ↑ "Board Directors and Staff". World Curling Federation. Retrieved 13 June 2024.
  47. ↑ World Curling Federation. "Past Presidents of the WCF".
  48. ↑ World Curling Federation. "Championships Overview". Archived from the original on 17 January 2010. Retrieved 18 April 2011.
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