Curling at the 2006 Winter Olympics was held in the town of Pinerolo, Italy from February 13 to February 24. It proved to be the sleeper hit in terms of television ratings in Italy. According to a CBC feature, curling at the 2006 Winter Games drew 5 million viewers, eclipsing ice hockey and figure skating. This, and the success of the Italian men's curling team created a surge of interest in curling within Italy, where there was no previous tradition of the sport and only a few hundred players.
The 2005 World Women's Curling Championship was held from March 19–27, 2005 at the Lagoon Leisure Centre in Paisley, Scotland. The tournament was the first since the 1988 event to be held separately from the 2005 Ford World Men's Curling Championship.
Deborah McCormick is an American curler from Rio, Wisconsin. Although born in Canada, McCormick moved to Madison, Wisconsin when she was very young. McCormick is a World Champion and four-time Olympian.
Giulia Lacedelli is an Italian curler. She started playing curling in 1986 and currently plays lead on the Italian National Women's Curling Team skipped by Veronica Zappone. She competed at the 2006 Winter Olympics as the third for Diana Gaspari.
Christopher Plys is an American curler from Duluth, Minnesota. He currently plays third on Team John Shuster. He is a World Junior Champion and four-time National Men's Champion. He was the alternate for the United States men's team at the 2010 Winter Olympics and a member of both the men's team and the mixed doubles team at the 2022 Winter Olympics.
The 2012 World Junior Curling Championships was held from March 3 to 11 at the Z-Hallen in Östersund, Sweden. Östersund previously hosted the World Junior Curling Championships in 1999 and in 2008.
The 2013 World Women's Curling Championship was held at the Volvo Sports Centre in Riga, Latvia from March 16 to 24. It marked the first time that Latvia has hosted the World Women's Championship. This event was also a qualifying event for the 2014 Winter Olympics, awarding points to countries based on performance at the worlds.
Chiara Olivieri is an Italian curler from Cortina d'Ampezzo. She presently is the alternate for the team skipped by Diana Gaspari.
Dilşat Yıldız is a Turkish female curler from Erzurum. She currently skips the Turkish National Women's Curling Team. She is the first ever Turkish curler to skip a men's or women's team at the World Championship, competing in the 2022 World Women's Curling Championship.
Korey Dropkin is an American curler originally from Southborough, Massachusetts. He currently skips his own team out of Duluth, Minnesota.
Amos Mosaner is an Italian curler from Cembra. He is an Olympic gold medallist, having won the mixed doubles event at the 2022 Winter Olympics with partner Stefania Constantini.
Denise Pimpini is an Italian curler.
Arianna Losano is an Italian curler.
Marie Kaldvee is an Estonian curler from Järveküla, Estonia. She currently skips the Estonian women's curling team.
Angela Romei is an Italian curler from Pinerolo. She currently plays second on the Italian national women's curling team, skipped by Stefania Constantini.
Stefania Constantini is an Italian curler from Cortina d'Ampezzo. She currently skips the Italian National Women's Curling Team. She has played in five World Championships, and six European Championships. She won a silver medal at the 2023 European Curling Championships, a bronze medal at the 2017 European Curling Championships and a gold medal in mixed doubles at the 2022 Beijing Olympics.
Mackenzie Lank is an American curler. She has won the US Junior Championship twice and US Women's Championship once. She has frequently played with her mother, Patti Lank.
The 43rd 2019 Italian Women's Curling Championship was held from November 2, 2018 to April 14, 2019 in two stages: the group stage from November 2, 2018 to March 31, 2019 and the playoff stage from April 13 to 14, 2019.
The 2020 Italian Mixed Doubles Curling Championship was held from October 28, 2019 to January 26, 2020 in two stages: the group stage from October 28, 2019 to January 17, 2020 and the playoff stage from January 24 to 26, 2020.
The 2021 WCT Arctic Cup, a mixed doubles curling event on the World Curling Tour, was held May 27 to 30 at the Taimyr Ice Arena in Dudinka, Russia. It was the final event of the 2020–21 curling season. The total purse for the event was € 20,000. The event was originally scheduled for November 4 to 9, 2020, however, it was moved to the end of May due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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