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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.[2]

World Curling
Formation1966 (as International Curling Federation)
TypeSports federation
HeadquartersPerth, Scotland, United Kingdom
Membership
73 member associations
Official language
English
Beau Welling
Staff
20[1]
Websiteworldcurling.org

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 73 member associations, with the most recent addition being Pakistan, Puerto Rico and the Philippines in 2023.[3]

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

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."[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. 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:[3][7]

YearNameCountryWorld Curling zone
2017Afghanistan Curling Federation[8]  AfghanistanPacific-Asia
1991Andorra Curling Association  AndorraEurope
1986Australian Curling Federation  AustraliaPacific-Asia
1982Österreichischer Curling Verband[9]  AustriaEurope
1997Belarusian Curling Association[10]  BelarusEurope
2005Belgian Curling Association[11]  BelgiumEurope
2020Bolivian Curling Federation  BoliviaAmericas
2022Bosnia and Herzegovina Curling Association  Bosnia and HerzegovinaEurope
1998Brazilian Ice Sports Federation  BrazilAmericas
2013Bulgarian Curling Federation[12]  BulgariaEurope
1966Curling Canada  CanadaAmericas
2002Chinese Curling Association  ChinaPacific-Asia
1998Chinese Taipei Curling Federation[13]  Chinese TaipeiPacific-Asia
2004Croatian Curling Association[14]  CroatiaEurope
1990Czech Curling Association[15]  CzechiaEurope
1971Danish Curling Association[16]  DenmarkEurope
2019Dominican Republic winter sports federation  Dominican RepublicAmericas
1971English Curling Association  EnglandEurope
2003Estonian Curling Association[17]  EstoniaEurope
1979Finnish Curling Association[18]  FinlandEurope
1966French Ice Sports Federation  FranceEurope
2013Georgian Curling Federation  GeorgiaEurope
1967Deutscher Curling-Verband  GermanyEurope
2003Hellenic Curling Association  GreeceEurope
2016Guyana Curling Federation  GuyanaAmericas
2014Hong Kong Curling Association  Hong Kong, ChinaPacific-Asia
1989Hungarian Curling Federation[19]  HungaryEurope
1991Icelandic Sport Federation  IcelandEurope
2019Curling Federation of India  IndiaPacific-Asia
2003Irish Curling Association[20]  IrelandEurope
2013Israel Curling Federation  IsraelEurope
1972Italian Ice Sports Federation  ItalyEurope
2022Curling Jamaica  JamaicaAmericas
1985Japan Curling Association[21]  JapanPacific-Asia
2003Kazakhstan Curling Association  KazakhstanPacific-Asia
2021Kenya Curling Federation  KenyaPacific-Asia
1994Korean Curling Association  KoreaPacific-Asia
2012Kosovo Curling Federation  KosovoEurope
2019Kuwait Winter Games Club  KuwaitPacific-Asia
2017Curling Federation of the Kyrgyz Republic[22]  KyrgyzstanPacific-Asia
2001Latvian Curling Association[23]  LatviaEurope
1991Liechtenstein Curling Association  LiechtensteinEurope
2003Lithuanian Curling Association[24]  LithuaniaEurope
1976Luxembourg Curling Association[25]  LuxembourgEurope
2016Federacion Mexicana de Curling  MexicoAmericas
2012Mongolian Curling Federation  MongoliaPacific-Asia
1975Netherlands Curling Association[26]  NetherlandsEurope
1991New Zealand Curling Association[27]  New ZealandPacific-Asia
2018Nigeria Curling Federation[28]  NigeriaPacific-Asia
1966Norwegian Curling Association[29]  NorwayEurope
2023Pakistan Curling Federation  PakistanPacific-Asia
2023Curling Winter Sports Association of the Philippines  PhilippinesPacific-Asia
2022Polish Curling Clubs Federation[a]  PolandEurope
2017Winter Sports Federation of Portugal  PortugalEurope
2023Puerto Rico  Puerto RicoAmericas
2014Qatar Curling Federation  QatarPacific-Asia
2010Romanian Curling Federation[31]  RomaniaEurope
1992Russian Curling Federation[32]  RussiaEurope
2017Kingdom Curling Association  Saudi ArabiaPacific-Asia
1966Royal Caledonian Curling Club  ScotlandEurope
2005National Curling Association of Serbia[33]  SerbiaEurope
2003Slovak Curling Association[34]  SlovakiaEurope
2010Slovenian Curling Association[35]  SloveniaEurope
1999Spanish Ice Sports Federation  SpainEurope
1966Swedish Curling Association[36]  SwedenEurope
1966Swiss Curling Association[37]   SwitzerlandEurope
2022Thai Curling Association  ThailandPacific-Asia
2009Turkish Ice Skating Federation  TürkiyeEurope
2020Curling Federation of Turkmenistan  TurkmenistanPacific-Asia
2013Ukrainian Curling Federation[38]  UkraineEurope
1966United States Curling Association  United States of AmericaAmericas
1991US Virgin Islands Curling Association  U.S. Virgin IslandsAmericas
1982Welsh Curling Association[39]  WalesEurope

Former member associations

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YearsNameCountryWCF zone
2008–2014[40]Armenia Curling Federation[b]  ArmeniaEurope
2003–2021[43]Polish Curling Association[a]  PolandEurope

Executive board

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The current executive board as of June 2024 is as follows:[44]

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

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Former presidents of the WCF and ICF are listed below:[45]

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.[46]

EventDescription
International championships
Olympic Winter Games (OWG)For ten men's, women's, and mixed doubles teams.
Paralympic Winter Games (PWG)For twelve mixed 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 Wheelchair Curling Championship.
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 CupFor 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 ChallengeFor 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

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Notes

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  1. ^ a b The Polish Curling Association was suspended for not resolving disputes within Poland's ministry of sport and the Polish Curling Association governance structures.[30] It was replaced by the Polish Curling Clubs Federation in 2022.
  2. ^ The Armenia Curling Federation was suspended for failure to pay subscriptions,[41] and later expelled.[42]

References

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