Press News & Events

Friday, April 5, 2013

The WCF Olympic Qualification Event will take place Dec. 11-15 in Fussen, Germany. The final two men's and women's 2014 Olympic Winter Games berths will be awarded at this event.

On the women's side, Sweden, Switzerland, Scotland (whose points are allocated to Great Britain for Olympic purposes), Canada, USA, Denmark, Korea and Russia (as hosts) have all qualified directly for Sochi, based on points gathered for their final ranking at the 2012 and 2013 World Women’s Curling Championships.

Germany, Japan, China, Italy, Latvia, Czech Republic and Norway are the nations eligible to compete in the women’s Qualification Event in Füssen.

On the men's side, Canada, Sweden, Scotland (whose points are allocated to Great Britain for Olympic purposes), Norway, Switzerland, China, Denmark and Russia (as hosts)

USA, Finland, New Zealand, Japan, Korea, Czech Republic, France and Germany are eligible to compete in the men's qualification event in Fussen.

2014 Olympic Qualification Points Standings

Thursday, April 4, 2013

Team USA's Brady Clark, Sean Beighton, Darren Lehto, Philip Tilker, and Greg Persinger finished 9th at the 2013 Ford World Men's Curling Championship in Victoria, British Columbia. The USA did not earn enough qualification points for a direct berth to the 2014 Olympic Winter Games. USA will play in a "last chance" qualifier for a spot to the Olympics in December. USA's team at the qualifier will be the winner of the upcoming 2014 Olympic Team Trials.

Wednesday, March 27, 2013
Congratulations to Dave Tumminello of the Long Island Curling Club for submitting the winning design for our Arena National Championships pin design contest! Dave chose a generic arena for the basic shape of the pin to represent the Arena Curling Championships. The rings on the roof replicate a curling house, and the Fort Wayne skyline sits behind the arena in honor of the event’s first host. Many thanks to Dave and everyone else who participated by providing us with a great selection of designs to choose from!
Monday, March 25, 2013

After six years serving the U.S. Curling Association (USCA), Scott Higgins has resigned his post as Director of Sport Education/Coaching Development to pursue another opportunity. Press release.

Monday, March 25, 2013

The U.S. women are officially qualified for the 2014 Olympic Winter Games in Sochi, Russia, after Team USA's fourth place finish at the 2013 World Women's Championships.

See standings here.