World Curling Federation

The International Curling Federation was formed in 1966 in Perth ( Scotland ) by representatives of national associations of 7 countries: Scotland , Canada , Sweden , Norway , Switzerland , France and the USA . The new sports organization took control of the largest international curling competition among men's teams - the Scottish Cup, which has been held since 1959 and renamed the World Cup since 1967 . Since 1979 world championships have been held among women , since 1975 - among juniors for men, since 1988 - among juniors of women, since 2002 - among mixed teams and veterans , since 2008 - among mixed pairs .

In 1991, the IOC recognized curling as an Olympic sport. In 1998 , for the first time after 1924, curling competitions were included in the program of the Winter Olympic Games in Nagano .

Since 2003, curling has been part of the Winter Universiade program.

ICF and WCF Presidents

• 1966-1969 - Alan Cameron
• 1969-1979 - Colin Campbell
• 1979-1982 - Sven Eklund
• 1982-1985 -   Clifton Thompson
• 1985-1988 -   Philip Dawson
• 1988-1990 -   Donald Barkom
• 1990—2000 -   Gunther Hummelt
• 2000-2006 -   Roy Sinclair
• 2006—2010 -   Forest harrison
• from 2010 -   Kate caithness

The mission stated by the WCF states: “The World Curling Federation represents curling internationally and promotes the growth of sports through a network of national associations (federations)” ^[1] . The goals and objectives of WCF are:

1. Represent curling internationally and promote the growth of this sport worldwide;
2. To develop cooperation and mutual understanding between members of the Association and to unite curlingists around the world;
3. Protect and promote the interests of world curling;
4. Organization and management of curling competitions;
5. To formulate curling rules for world competitions and all other competitions approved by WCF

The supreme body of the World Curling Federation is the World Congress , held annually. All national federations that are members of the WCF are invited to attend the Congress.

To solve the tasks set by the Congress before the WCF, as well as the statutory requirements, delegates to the Congress elect an Executive Committee that implements the decisions of the Congress and organizes the daily activities of the WCF. It is led by the President of the World Curling Federation, elected by Congress.

The WCF has two continental federations, which are structural units of the WCF. They are authorized representatives of WCF in their geographical areas. National federations are both members of the WCF and their regional confederation.

The list of regional associations is as follows:

• European Curling Federation (ECF) - Europe ;
• Pacific Asia Curling Federation (PACF) - Asia , Africa , Australia and Oceania .

National Associations of the Americas are members of the WCF directly.

WCF Executive Committee

•   Kate Caithness - WCF President
•   Bent Ramsfjell - Vice President, WCF
•   Graham Prus - WCF Vice President
•   Hugh Millikin - Vice President, WCF
•   Colin Gramslow - WCF Secretary General
•   Andrew Anderson
•   Hugh Chalmers
•   Toyokazu Ogawa
•   Catherine Lindahl

As part of its activities, the World Curling Federation is responsible for hosting the following tournaments:

• Olympic Curling Tournaments - Once every 4 years
• World Championships among national teams - annually
• World Championships among youth national teams - annually
• World Championships among mixed teams - annually
• World Championships among veterans - annually
• World Championships among mixed couples - annually
• Wheelchair Curling World Championship - annually except for the years of the Paralympic Games
• Curling World Cup - annually

• WFC rating

• Official site
• Results and statistics