Press News & Events

Coach/team leader applications being accepted for 2012 Winter Youth Olympic Games
Tuesday, July 26, 2011
The USA Curling Coach/Team Leader Selection Procedures for the 2012 Winter Youth Olympic Games are now available. Applications are being accepted through Aug. 31, 2011. Applicants will be expected to fill both the coaching and team leader roles as only one credential will be available.

Selection procedures: http://www.usacurl.org/curlingrocks/images/YOG/2012%20usoc%20yog%20team%...

Questions can be directed to Derek Brown at derek.brown@usacurl.org.

Town Hall meetings to discuss governance changes on tap
Friday, July 15, 2011
Town hall meetings to discuss governance changes are scheduled at the following locations (more sites to be added):

Green Bay, Saturday, July 16, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., Best Western (near curling club)

Denver area, Saturday, July 23, 1-3 p.m., at Pam Finch’s house (22765 E. Long Drive, Aurora, CO 80016)

Bismarck, ND, July 22, 5 p.m. and location is tentatively set as the curling club

Kansas City, Aug. 6, time & location TBD

In addition, webinars will be scheduled to facilitate additional meetings.

More details to come. Please check back here.

Draft of 2014 Selection Procedures available for your information
Friday, July 8, 2011
To read the draft, click here follow this link: http://www.curlingrocks.net/sites/default/files/press_pdf/trials_update_...

Eight teams invited to High Performance National Program
Thursday, July 7, 2011
The U.S. Curling Association, in partnership with the U.S. Olympic Committee, has selected eight teams to become part of the 2011-2012 High Performance National Program. The overall program is under the leadership of Derek Brown, USCA Director of High Performance, who has established an advisory group to provide input into the program development and team selections.

The invited teams include four at the elite level and four considered developmental, the latter part of a national program termed Project 2018. High Performance Program teams include those skipped by Pete Fenson, Tyler George, Patti Lank and Erika Brown. In addition, four junior teams have been tagged for the Project 2018 program. Those teams are skipped by Josh Bahr (Bemidji, Minn.), Stephen Dropkin (Southborough, Mass.), Becca Hamilton (McFarland, Wis.) and Miranda Solem (Cohasset, Minn.).

Read full press release here: http://www.curlingrocks.net/sites/default/files/press_pdf/national_progr...

National Program coaches announced
Thursday, July 7, 2011
The U.S. Curling Association has appointed three coaches to work with the National High Performance Program Teams. Scott Baird (Bemidji, Minn.) has been appointed as National Coach for the Men's High Performance Program. A national coach for the women's program will be announced at a later time. In addition, 2010 Olympian John Benton (St. Michael, Minn.) and 2010 Olympic men's coach Phill Drobnick (Duluth, Minn.) will work with the National High Performance Program Project 2018 Teams, developing the USA's best young curling talent.

Read the full press release here: http://www.curlingrocks.net/sites/default/files/press_pdf/hp_update_coac...

PyeongChang, South Korea, selected to host 2018 Olympic & Paralympic Winter Games
Wednesday, July 6, 2011
PyeongChang, South Korea, beat out bids from Germany and France to win the rights to host the 2018 Olympic Winter Games and 2018 Paralympic Winter Games, the IOC announced today.

AP story via ESPN: http://sports.espn.go.com/oly/news/story?id=6742361

The city for the curling competition will be Gangneung, which hosted the 2009 World Women's Championship.