A bonspiel is a curling tournament, consisting of several games, often held on a weekend. Until the 20th century most bonspiels were held outdoors, on a frozen freshwater loch. Today almost all bonspiels are held indoors on specially prepared artificial ice.
The Royal Caledonian Curling Club (RCCC), branded as Scottish Curling is a curling club in Edinburgh, Scotland. It developed the first official rules for the sport, and is the governing body of curling in Scotland. The RCCC was founded on 25 July 1838 in Edinburgh, and granted its royal charter by Queen Victoria in 1843, after she had witnessed a demonstration of the sport played on the polished ballroom floor of Scone Palace the previous year.
Eve Muirhead is a Scottish former curler from Perth and the skip of the British Olympic Curling team. Muirhead and the GB team became Olympic champions at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, having previously won the bronze medal at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi.
The 1979 Royal Bank of Scotland World Women's Curling Championship also known as the Women's World Invitational Curling Championship or The Royal Bank Ladies World Curling Championship was the first ever women's world championship. It was held at the Perth Ice Rink in Perth, Scotland from 17 March to 23 March 1979.
The World Curling Championships are the annual world championships for curling, organized by the World Curling Federation and contested by national championship teams. There are men's, women's and mixed doubles championships, as well as men's and women's versions of junior and senior championships. There is also a world championship for wheelchair curling. The men's championship started in 1959, while the women's started in 1979. The mixed doubles championship was started in 2008. Since 2005, the men's and women's championships have been held in different venues, with Canada hosting one of the two championships every year: the men's championship in odd years, and the women's championship in even years. Canada has dominated both the men's and women's championships since their inception, although Switzerland, Sweden, Denmark, Germany, Scotland, the United States, Norway and China have all won at least one championship.
The 1981 Royal Bank of Scotland World Women's Curling Championship, the women's world curling championship, was held from 16 to 21 March at the Perth Ice Arena in Perth, Scotland.
The 1984 World Women's Curling Championship, the women's world curling championship, was held from 25 to 30 March at the Perth Ice Arena in Perth, Scotland.
The 1981 Canadian Ladies Curling Association Championship,, the Canadian women's curling championship was from February 21 to 28, 1981 at Memorial Stadium in St. John's, Newfoundland. It was the final year before Scott Paper began sponsoring the event.
The 1980 Canadian Ladies Curling Association Championship,, the Canadian women's curling championship, was held from February 23 to March 1, 1980 at Northlands Gardens in Edmonton, Alberta. Attendance for the event was just 4,538, with about 700 witnessing the final.
Susan Seitz, née Shields is a Canadian curler from Calgary, Alberta. She is former Canadian champion and World championship silver medallist.
Jennifer Carmichael "Jenn" Dodds is a Scottish curler. She currently plays mixed doubles with Bruce Mouat, representing Scotland and Great Britain. She is the 2022 Olympic champion in women's curling and the 2022 World champion in mixed doubles curling.
The 1992 European Curling Championships were held from 7 to 12 December at Dewars Rink in Perth, Scotland.
The 1995 Bank of Scotland World Junior Curling Championships were held in Perth, Scotland March 19–26.
Mili Smith is a retired Scottish curler from Perth. She was the alternate on the British team that won the gold medal at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing.
Victoria Wright is a retired Scottish curler from Stranraer, and 2022 Olympic Champion in women's curling, playing third on Team Muirhead.
The Scottish Mixed Doubles Curling Championship is the national curling championship for mixed doubles in Scotland. The Championship has been held annually since 2007 and the winners proceed to represent Scotland at the World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship.
Hailey Caitlin Rose Duff is a Scottish curler from Forfar. She is the 2022 Olympic Champion in women's curling.
Joan Fish is an American curler from Seattle, Washington. She is a two-time women's national champion and former senior women's national champion (2009).
Aija Edwards is an American curler from Seattle, Washington. She is a two-time women's national champion and a former senior women's national champion (2009).
The 1988 European Curling Championships were held from 6 to 10 December at the Perth Ice Rink arena in Perth, Scotland.
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