World Curling

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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.[1]

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. 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.[2][3]

In reaction to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, in March 2022 World Curling banned the Russian Curling Federation from competing.[4]

Goals

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."[5]

The purpose and aims of World Curling are as follows:[6]

  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:[2][7]

Year Name Country World Curling zone
2017 Afghanistan Curling Federation[8] File:Flag of Afghanistan (2013–2021).svg Afghanistan Template:Sortkey
1991 Andorra Curling Association File:Flag of Andorra.svg Andorra Europe
1986 Australian Curling Federation File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia Template:Sortkey
1982 Template:Ill[9] File:Flag of Austria.svg Austria Europe
1997 Belarusian Curling Association[10] File:Flag of Belarus.svg Belarus Europe
2005 Template:Ill[11] File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium Europe
2020 Bolivian Curling Federation File:Flag of Bolivia.svg Bolivia Americas
2022 Bosnia and Herzegovina Curling Association File:Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg Bosnia and Herzegovina Europe
1998 Brazilian Ice Sports Federation File:Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil Americas
2013 Bulgarian Curling Federation[12] File:Flag of Bulgaria.svg Bulgaria Europe
1966 Curling Canada File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada Americas
2002 Chinese Curling Association File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China Template:Sortkey
1998 Chinese Taipei Curling Federation[13] File:Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Chinese Taipei Template:Sortkey
2004 Croatian Curling Association[14] File:Flag of Croatia.svg Croatia Europe
1990 Template:Ill[15] File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czechia Europe
1971 Danish Curling Association[16] File:Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark Europe
2019 Dominican Republic winter sports federation File:Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg Dominican Republic Americas
1971 English Curling Association File:Flag of England.svg England Europe
2003 Estonian Curling Association[17] File:Flag of Estonia.svg Estonia Europe
1979 Template:Ill[18] File:Flag of Finland.svg Finland Europe
1966 French Ice Sports Federation File:Flag of France.svg France Europe
2013 Georgian Curling Federation Template:Country data Georgia Europe
1967 Deutscher Curling-Verband File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany Europe
2003 Hellenic Curling Association File:Flag of Greece.svg Greece Europe
2016 Guyana Curling Federation File:Flag of Guyana.svg Guyana Americas
2014 Curling Sports Federation of Hong Kong China File:Flag of Hong Kong.svg Hong Kong, China Template:Sortkey
1989 Hungarian Curling Federation[19] File:Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary Europe
1991 Icelandic Sport Federation File:Flag of Iceland.svg Iceland Europe
2019 Curling Federation of India File:Flag of India.svg India Template:Sortkey
2003 Irish Curling Association[20] File:Four Provinces Flag.svg Ireland Europe
2013 Israel Curling Federation File:Flag of Israel.svg Israel Europe
1972 Italian Ice Sports Federation File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy Europe
2022 Curling Jamaica File:Flag of Jamaica.svg Jamaica Americas
1985 Template:Ill[21] File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan Template:Sortkey
2003 Kazakhstan Curling Association File:Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Kazakhstan Template:Sortkey
2021 Kenya Curling Federation File:Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya Template:Sortkey
1994 Template:Ill File:Flag of South Korea.svg Korea Template:Sortkey
2012 Kosovo Curling Federation File:Flag of Kosovo.svg Kosovo Europe
2019 Kuwait Winter Games Club File:Flag of Kuwait.svg Kuwait Template:Sortkey
2017 Curling Federation of the Kyrgyz Republic[22] File:Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg Kyrgyzstan Template:Sortkey
2001 Latvian Curling Association[23] File:Flag of Latvia.svg Latvia Europe
1991 Liechtenstein Curling Association File:Flag of Liechtenstein.svg Liechtenstein Europe
2003 Lithuanian Curling Association[24] File:Flag of Lithuania.svg Lithuania Europe
1976 Curling Luxembourg[25] File:Flag of Luxembourg.svg Luxembourg Europe
2024 Monegasque Skating Federation[3] File:Flag of Monaco.svg Monaco Europe
2016 Federacion Mexicana de Curling File:Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico Americas
2012 Mongolian Curling Federation File:Flag of Mongolia.svg Mongolia Template:Sortkey
1975 Template:Ill[26] File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands Europe
1991 New Zealand Curling Association[27] File:Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand Template:Sortkey
2018 Nigeria Curling Federation[28] File:Flag of Nigeria.svg Nigeria Template:Sortkey
1966 Template:Ill[29] File:Flag of Norway.svg Norway Europe
2023 Pakistan Curling Federation File:Flag of Pakistan.svg Pakistan Template:Sortkey
2023 Curling Pilipinas File:Flag of the Philippines.svg Philippines Template:Sortkey
2022 Polish Curling Clubs FederationTemplate:Efn File:Flag of Poland.svg Poland Europe
2017 Winter Sports Federation of Portugal File:Flag of Portugal.svg Portugal Europe
2023 Puerto Rico Curling Association File:Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Puerto Rico Americas
2014 Qatar Curling Federation File:Flag of Qatar.svg Qatar Template:Sortkey
2010 Romanian Curling Federation[30] File:Flag of Romania.svg Romania Europe
1992 Template:Ill[31] File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia Europe
2017 Kingdom Curling Association File:Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Saudi Arabia Template:Sortkey
1966 Royal Caledonian Curling Club File:Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland Europe
2005 National Curling Association of Serbia[32] File:Flag of Serbia.svg Serbia Europe
2003 Template:Ill[33] File:Flag of Slovakia.svg Slovakia Europe
2010 Slovenian Curling Association[34] File:Flag of Slovenia.svg Slovenia Europe
1999 Spanish Ice Sports Federation File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain Europe
1966 Template:Ill[35] File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden Europe
1966 Template:Ill[36] File:Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland Europe
2022 Thai Curling Association File:Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand Template:Sortkey
2009 Turkish Ice Skating Federation File:Flag of Turkey.svg Türkiye Europe
2020 Curling Federation of Turkmenistan File:Flag of Turkmenistan.svg Turkmenistan Template:Sortkey
2013 Ukrainian Curling Federation[37] File:Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine Europe
1966 United States Curling Association File:Flag of the United States.svg United States of America Americas
1991 US Virgin Islands Curling Association File:Flag of the United States Virgin Islands.svg U.S. Virgin Islands Americas
1982 Template:Ill[38] File:Flag of Wales (1959–present).svg Wales Europe

Former member associations

Years Name Country WCF zone
2008–2014[39] Armenia Curling FederationTemplate:Efn File:Flag of Armenia.svg Armenia Europe
2003–2021[40] Polish Curling AssociationTemplate:Efn File:Flag of Poland.svg Poland Europe

Executive board

The current executive board as of June 2024 is as follows:[41]

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Kate Caithness, former president of the World Curling Federation

President: Beau Welling (United States)
Vice Presidents:

Graham Prouse (Canada)
Hugh Millikin (Australia)

Board of Directors:

Kim Forge (Australia)
Helena Lingham (Sweden)
Sergio Mitsuo Vilela (Brazil)
Robin Niven (Scotland)
Toyo Ogawa (Japan)

Athlete Commission Chair: Jill Officer (Canada)

Former presidents

Former presidents of the WCF and ICF are listed below:[42]

President Member association Years in office
Presidents of the ICF
Major Allan Cameron Scotland 1966–1969
Brigadier Colin A. Campbell Canada 1969–1979
Sven A. Eklund Sweden 1979–1982
G. Clifton Thompson Canada 1982–1985
Philip Dawson Scotland 1985–1988
Dr. Donald F. Barcome United States 1988–1990
Presidents of the WCF
Günther Hummelt Austria 1990–2000
Roy Sinclair Scotland 2000–2006
Les Harrison Canada 2006–2010
Kate Caithness Scotland 2010–2022

Competitions and championships

World Curling manages many events around the world.[43]

Event Description
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.
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.
Pan Continental Curling Championships (PCCC) For men's and women's teams from the Pan Continental Zone. (Starting in 2022-23 season)
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.

See also

Notes

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  • European Curling Federation

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