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The United States Curling Association is the national governing body of the sport of curling in the United States. The goal of the USCA is to grow the sport of curling in the United States and win medals in competitions both domestic and abroad. Curling's recent popularity has swelled the USCA to 185 curling clubs and approximately 23,500 curlers in the United States. The United States Olympic men's curling teams have seen success in recent years, most notably winning the gold medal at the 2018 Winter Olympics in PyeongChang, led by skip John Shuster.
The Scottish Men's Curling Championship is the national men's curling championship for Scotland. The championship usually decides which team of curlers is sent to the World Men's Curling Championship, but in Olympic years the winner must play the British Olympic representative to play to determine the Scottish team at the Worlds. Beginning in 2021, Scotland's World Championship teams will be selected by Scottish Curling instead.
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.
Curling is a minor sport in Turkey. It is governed by the Turkish Ice Skating Federation and has been a member of the World Curling Federation since 2009. The country has one dedicated curling venue, the Milli Piyango Curling Arena in Erzurum. Turkey is ranked 39th in the world in men's curling and 31st in women's.
The Finnish Women's Curling Championship is the national championship of women's curling in Finland. It has been held annually since 1994. From 1994 until 1998 it was known as the Finnish Cup. Since 1999 the Finnish championship team has been determined by the winning team of the Finnish Women's Championships league.
The Swiss Men's Curling Championship is the national championship of men's curling in Switzerland. It has been held annually since 1943.
Tomi Rantamäki is a Finnish curler. He competed in the 2018 Winter Olympics in the mixed doubles competition. He and partner Oona Kauste placed 7th. He has served as the coach of the Chinese Mixed Doubles Curling team since 2021.
The Finnish Mixed Doubles Curling Championship is the national championship of mixed doubles curling in Finland. It has been held annually since 2008.
The Finnish Mixed Doubles Curling Championship is the national championship of mixed curling in Finland. It has been held annually since 2005.
Anne Malmi is a Finnish female curler and curling coach.
The Swiss Mixed Doubles Curling Championship is the national championship of mixed doubles curling in Switzerland. It has been held annually since the 2013–2014 season. The championships are organized by the Swiss Curling Association.
The Scottish Wheelchair Curling Championship is the national championship for wheelchair curling in Scotland. The event has been held since 2003.
The Swiss Wheelchair Curling Championship is the national championship of wheelchair curling teams in Switzerland. It has been held annually since the 2003–2004 season. The championships are organized by the Swiss Curling Association.
The Swiss Mixed Curling Championship is the national championship of mixed curling in Switzerland. It has been held annually since 1976 and organized by Swiss Curling Association.
The 2022 World Wheelchair Mixed Doubles Curling Championship was held from April 30 to May 5 at the Kisakallio Sports Institute in Lohja, Finland. It was the first time the World Wheelchair Mixed Doubles Curling Championship was ever held.
The 2022–23 curling season began in June 2022 and ended in May 2023.
The Finnish Wheelchair Curling Championship is the national championship of wheelchair curling in Finland. It has been held annually since 2008 to 2013, organized by Finnish Curling Association.
The Finnish Junior Curling Championships is the national championships of men's and women's junior curling teams in Finland. Junior level curlers must be under the age of 21. The championships have been held annually since 1998 for junior men and since 2005 for junior women, organized by Finnish Curling Association.
The Danish Junior Curling Championships are the national championships of men's and women's junior curling teams in Denmark. Junior level curlers must be under the age of 21. The championships have been held annually since 1976 for junior men and since 1983 for junior women. The championships are organized by the Danish Curling Association.
The Finnish Wheelchair Mixed Doubles Curling Championship is the national championship of wheelchair mixed doubles curling in Finland. It has been held annually since season 2020-2021, organized by Finnish Curling Association.
