LATEST NEWS AND UPDATES
After several days of great curling in Wisconsin, Team Farbelow (Mike Farbelow, Rich Ruohonen, Bill Stopera, Darren Lehto) and Team Smith (Margie Smith, Norma O’Leary, Shelly Kinney, Shelly Kosal) both successfully defended their 2025 titles and emerged as national champions once again.
Twenty-six men’s teams and and fourteen women’s teams will take to the ice at host club Kettle Moraine in Hartland, WI, and the Wauwatosa Curling Club in Wauwatosa, WI, all aiming to represent the United States at the 2026 Ace & Company World Senior Curling Championships in April.
Please join us for the next Virtual Town Hall with USA Curling CEO Dean Gemmell on Tuesday, January 13th. The primary focus will be our So You Want to be an Olympic Curler effort, but other issues related to Games preparation will also be covered.
Rock Creek Curling hosted another successful U18 Nationals, as 12 Girls teams and 12 Boys teams came to Lafayette, CO, to vie for the titles. After four days of outstanding competition, it was teams from the Wisconsin Curling Association and the Minnesota Curling Association that left as national champions.
On the heels of the 2026 Milan-Cortina Olympic Games, sports fans from North Carolina and across the country have an opportunity to watch elite curling live, when the 2026 USA Curling Men’s & Women’s National Championships get underway at Bojangles Coliseum in Charlotte. Tickets are on sale now.
Rock Creek Curling will once again host the USA Curling U-18 Boys & Girls Nationals, with 24 teams competing in Lafayette, CO, from January 8th through the 11th.
USA Curling is beginning its search for a High Performance Director, responsible for elite athlete development and competitive programs following the 2026 Olympics.
The field is officially set for the 2026 USA Curling Men’s and Women’s National Championships, set to take place at Bojangles Ice Arena in Charlotte, North Carolina, from February 23rd through March 1st.
It was another great week for Team USA at the World Junior-B Championships in Finland, as Team Hebert went through the event without a loss, claimed gold, and earned a berth in the 2026 World Junior Men’s Championship in Denmark.
USA Curling is pleased to announce the lineup of teams that will compete at the 2026 Mixed Doubles National Championship at the Bemidji Curling Club in Bemidji, MN.
The United States, represented by Team Hebert (Caden Hebert, Jackson Bestland, Benji Paral, Jack Wendtland, Daniel Laufer, Coaches Ann Swisshelm and Mike Peplinski) is set to take the ice at the World Junior-B Men’s Championship at the Kisakallio Sports Institute in Lohja, Finland.
The run of success for American curlers in international competition continues, as the United States grabbed silver at the World Junior-B Women’s Curling Championship.
Skip Tabitha Peterson led teammates Cory Thiesse, Tara Peterson, Taylor Anderson-Heide, and Aileen Geving to an 8-4 victory over Norway at the Olympic Qualification Event (OQE) in Kelowna, Canada.
With a berth in the Milan-Cortina Games on the line at the Olympic Qualification Event (OQE) in Kelowna, Canada, Danny Casper and his teammates Luc Violette, Ben Richardson, Aidan Oldenburg, and Rich Ruohonen seized the moment with a convincing 9-4 win over China.
The United States, represented by Team Johnson (Allory Johnson, Gianna Johnson, Morgan Zacher, Bailey Vaydich, Ella Wendling, Coach Chris Johnson) opened the World Junior-B Women’s Curling Championship at the Kisakallio Sports Institute in Lohja, Finland, stealing five points on their way to a convincing 9-1 win over Hungary.
Team Casper and Team Peterson are taking the ice at the Men’s & Women’s Olympic Qualification Event at the Kelowna Curling Club in Kelowna, Canada, from December 5–18, 2025.
USA Curling is pleased to announce the three teams that have qualified for the 2026 Mixed Doubles National Championship in Bemidji, Minnesota, through the World Curling Team Ranking points pathway.
Following a demanding Selection Camp, the team that will compete in Wheelchair Mixed Curling at the 2026 Winter Paralympic Games has been named.
After an exciting week of curling and a Best-of-Three final for the ages, it is Team Casper (Danny Casper, Luc Violette, Ben Richardson, Aidan Oldenburg, Rich Ruohonen, Coach Jordan Moulton) who will move forward in the quest to be Team USA at the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics
Team Peterson (Tabitha Peterson, Cory Thiesse, Tara Peterson, Taylor Anderson-Heidi, Coach Cathy Overton-Clapham) has emerged as the U.S. Olympic Team Trials for Curling champion.
Team Dwyer/Emt (Laura Dwyer, Steve Emt) emerged as the U.S. Paralympic Team Trials for Wheelchair Mixed Doubles Curling champions, defeating Team Ricker/Emt (Penny Ricker, Steve Emt) in the Best-of-Three final.
USA Curling is looking for dedicated and motivated individuals to share their thoughts and expertise on the organization's Strategic Planning Advisory Panel.
Both the Iron Range and American teams delivered solid performances at the 2025 United States Steel Pan Continental Curling Championships, as fans and the local business community supported the event and the players on the ice fared well against a top international field
When the 2025 USA Curling Arena Nationals concluded on Sunday, there were both new and familiar faces on the top of the podium.
“A” Division play in the 2025 United States Steel Pan Continental Curling Championships, gets underway today in Virginia, Minnesota, at Iron Trail Motors Event Center. Team Shuster and Team Peterson will represent the United States in Men’s and Women’s play, aiming to secure top finishes that qualify the country for the 2026 World Championships.
Team Connelly from the Wine Country Curling Club, one of the teams representing MOPAC at the 2025 Arena Club Nationals.
But the members of this team share more than just a love of curling and spirited competition—Spalding, Bonache, and Anderson are all breast cancer survivors.
Spotlights are everywhere in Las Vegas, and they will shine brightly on top curlers this week as the 2025 USA Curling Men’s & Women’s Arena National Championships get underway.