QUALIFICATION PROCEDURES FOR 2022 ARENA NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS
The U.S. Arena Curling National Championships, created for men’s and women’s teams without access to dedicated ice, will return for the 2022 season and hosted in the Fall on a going-forward basis.
DULUTH TO HOST PLAYDOWNS FOR 2023 WORLD UNIVERSITY GAMES
On October 21-23, 2022, Duluth Curling Club will host the 2023 FISU World University Games Playdown to advance one men’s and one women’s team to the World University Games. Registration is open to eligible men’s and women’s teams until August 31, 2022.
VIRTUAL LEVEL 1 COURSE CONDUCTOR TRAINING
USA Curling is bringing instructor education to more member clubs across the country through building a network of Level 1 Course Conductors.
OPEN LETTER TO USA CURLING COMMUNITY REGARDING MEMBERSHIP STATUS OF CLUBS WITHIN GNCC
USA Curling whole-heartedly understands the feelings of disappointment, frustration, and confusion circulating the removal of GNCC as a member region and seeks to help every club within the GNCC move forward in the way that best suits members.
USA CURLING BOARD OF DIRECTORS VOTED UNANIMOUSLY TO REMOVE GNCC AS MEMBER REGION
Due to lack of membership compliance, the USA Curling’s Board of Directors voted unanimously to remove GNCC as a member region. Curling Clubs within the region will have options to maintain USA Curling membership.
SELECTION PROCEDURES: 2022 PAN CONTINENTAL CURLING CHAMPIONSHIPS
USA Curling (in consultation with the Athletes’ Advisory Council), will qualify the highest-ranked U.S. men’s and women’s curling teams on the World Curling Federation’s World Team Rankings as of September 19th, 2022.
KATIE BAKER JOINS USA CURLING AS SPORTING DIRECTOR
With over two decades of experience in the Olympic and Paralympic Movement, Baker will oversee all aspects of USA Curling’s sporting department, ranging from grassroots to National Team.
5-AND-UNDER NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP: QUALIFIER BONSPIEL REGISTRATION
USA Curling is now accepting applications for 5-and-Under qualifying bonspiels. These qualifiers will advance curling teams with five years of curling experience or less to the 2023 5-and-Under National Championship.
2022-23 USA CURLING NATIONAL TEAM ROSTER
58 athletes have been named to the 2022-23 National Team, forming men’s, women’s, mixed doubles, wheelchair, U25, and junior teams, as well as an entirely new developmental pool to extend the impact of National Team resources.
VOTING OPENS FOR USA CURLING ATHLETES’ ADVISORY COUNCIL
Eligible athletes can vote between now and July 15, 2022, for the USA Curling Athletes’ Advisory Council (AAC).
USA CURLING GRASSROOTS ACESSIBILITY SURVEY
In an effort to continue to grow the sport of curling and foster an inclusive community, USA Curling will add accessibility feature categorization to the “Find a Club” locator map.
INAUGURAL USA CURLING JUNIOR CAMP
Designed for athletes 12-20 years of age, the inaugural USA Curling Junior Camp, hosted at Four Seasons Curling Club on Aug. 1-4, 2022, is an all-intensive dive into what it takes to be a competitive curler.
PRIDE 2022
In addition to committee work and sustainable programming, USA Curling launches Pride-themed merchandise, with all net-proceeds from June 2022 benefitting The Trevor Project.
EIGHT ATHLETES NAMED TO 2022-23 U.S. WHEELCHAIR CURLING NATIONAL TEAM ROSTER
The eight athletes named to the 2022-23 U.S. Wheelchair Curling National Team roster will compete and train together under the direction of USA Curling National Team coaching.
2023 U.S. WHEELCHAIR CURLING NATIONAL TEAM TRIALS UNDERWAY
On May 24-26, the Denver Curling Club in Denver, Colorado, is hosting the nation’s top wheelchair curlers to tryout for next season’s U.S. Wheelchair Curling National Team.
U.S. WOMEN WIN BRONZE AT WORLD JUNIOR CURLING CHAMPIONSHIPS 2022
Delaney Strouse, Anne O’Hara, Sydney Mullaney, Susan Dudt, and Kaitlin Murphy captured bronze at the World Junior Curling Championships 2022 in a 10-6 victory over Norway.
U.S. WOMEN ADVANCE TO SEMI-FINALS OF WORLD JUNIOR CURLING CHAMPIONSHIPS 2022
A 7-2 round robin record has earned Team USA the second seed in the playoffs of the World Junior Curling Championships 2022. USA will face Japan in Saturday’s semi-final matchup.
U.S. MEN ACHIEVE 5-4 RECORD AT WORLD JUNIOR CURLING CHAMPIONSHIPS 2022
A four-game win streak improved Team USA’s record to 5-4, narrowly missing playoff qualification at the World Junior Curling Championships 2022.
U.S. WOMEN SLIDE TO TOP OF STANDINGS AT WORLD JUNIOR CURLING CHAMPIONSHIPS 2022
Six consecutive wins moves the U.S. women to the top of the leaderboard, earning playoff qualification at the World Junior Curling Championships 2022.
TEAM RAMM CAPTURE 2022 U.S. 5-AND-UNDER NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP TITLE
Team Ramm (Justin Ramm, Scott Moss, Ryan Hood, and Dave Dickinson) won the 2022 5-and-Under National Championship on May 15th at the Southern California Curling Center in Vernon, California.