WHEELCHAIR MIXED DOUBLES NATIONALS SCHEDULED FOR FORT WAYNE
Photo by: Michael Woolheater
[EDEN PRAIRIE, MN, August 22, 2026] — USA Curling will return to the Fort Wayne Curling Club from January 7th through the 10th for the 2027 Wheelchair Mixed Doubles Nationals.
This event, open to all American wheelchair curlers who are eligible to compete at the 2027 World Wheelchair Mixed Doubles Championship, was also held in Fort Wayne in 2025.
“As the new quadrennial gets underway, we look forward to building on our strong showing in this discipline at the 2026 Paralympic Games ,” said USA Curling Director of Wheelchair Curling Pete Annis. “The city of Fort Wayne has a strong adaptive sport culture, and we’re thrilled to return to the club for another national championship.”
Wheelchair Mixed Doubles was part of the Winter Paralympic program for the first time in 2026. The Team USA representatives in Cortina, Laura Dwyer and Steve Emt, won the 2026 Wheelchair Mixed Doubles Team Trials in Sioux Falls, SD, when they defeated Penny Ricker and David Samsa in a Best-of-Three final. USA Curling was the first National Governing Body to hold a Paralympic Team Trials alongside an Olympic Team Trials.
The winning team at the Wheelchair Mixed Doubles Nationals will advance to represent the United States at the 2027 World Wheelchair Mixed Doubles Championship, slated for Lohja, Finland, from March 1st through March 8th. Registration for the Nationals will open in September.
About USA Curling
Founded in 1958 and headquartered in Eden Prairie, Minnesota, USA Curling is the National Governing body for the Olympic sport of curling and the Paralympic sport of wheelchair curling in the United States. The mission of USA Curling is to grow, strengthen, and advocate for the Olympic and Paralympic sport of curling in the United States by prioritizing accessibility and programmatic development from grassroots to podium. USA Curling is sponsored by Columbia Sportswear, the Dale’s family of beers, Twin Cities Orthopedics, Training HAUS, Ice, Sports & Solar (ISS), Rock Solid Productions, Jet Ice, and Laurie Artiss. USA Curling is a proud member of World Curling and the United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee. To learn more, visit usacurling.org.
