2026–27 curling season
Sports season
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World Curling Federation events
Source:[1]
Championships
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| European Curling Championships[2] Ostrava, Czech Republic, Oct. 27 – Nov. 1 | M | |||
| W | ||||
| World Wheelchair-B Curling Championship[3] Lohja, Finland, Nov. 23–28 | ||||
| World Junior-B Curling Championships[3] Lohja, Finland, Dec. 8–21 | M | |||
| W | ||||
| World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship[3] Lohja, Finland, Jan. 4–10 | ||||
| World Junior Curling Championships[4] Aberdeen, Scotland, Feb. 6–14 | M | |||
| W | ||||
| World Wheelchair Curling Championship[5] Lohja, Finland, Feb. 20–27 | ||||
| World Wheelchair Mixed Doubles Curling Championship[6] Lohja, Finland, Mar. 1–8 | ||||
| World Women's Curling Championship[7] TBA, Mar. 13–21 | ||||
| World Men's Curling Championship[8] Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada, Mar. 27 – Apr. 4 | ||||
| World Mixed Curling Championship[9] Penticton, British Columbia, Canada, Apr. 3–10 | ||||
| World Senior Curling Championships[10] TBA, Apr. 24 – May 1 | M | |||
| W | ||||
| World Junior Mixed Doubles Curling Championship[11] TBA, May 4–10 | ||||
Qualification events
| Event | Qualifiers |
|---|---|
| World Mixed Doubles Qualification Event[12] Lafayette, Colorado, United States, Oct. 2–8 | |
| World Championship Qualifier Men[13] Aberdeen, Scotland, Nov. 8–13 | |
| World Championship Qualifier Women[14] Östersund, Sweden, Nov. 21–26 | |
| World Mixed Doubles Qualification Event[15] Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, Apr. 10–17 |
Other events
| Event | Winning team | Runner-up team | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Swedish European Qualifier[16][17] Jönköping, Sep. 11–13 |
M |  Oskar Eriksson |  Fredrik Nyman |
| W |  Isabella Wranå |  Molly Mabergs | |
| The Battle[18] Port Elgin, Ontario, Sep. 25–27 |  Brad Jacobs |  Rachel Homan | |
| Italian European Qualifier[19][20] Cembra, Oct. 3–9 |
M | ||
| W | |||
Curling Canada events
Source:[21]
Championships
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canadian Mixed Curling Championship[22] Woodstock, Prince Edward Island, Nov. 8–14 | ||||
| Canadian Curling Club Championships[23] St. Thomas, Ontario, Nov. 21–28 | M | |||
| W | ||||
| Canadian Senior Curling Championships Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Dec. 5–12 | M | |||
| W | ||||
| Scotties Tournament of Hearts[24] Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Feb. 12–21 | ||||
| U Sports/Curling Canada University Curling Championships Calgary, Alberta, Feb. 22–26 | M | |||
| W | ||||
| CCAA/Curling Canada College Curling Championships Calgary, Alberta, Feb. 22–26 | M | |||
| W | ||||
| Montana's Brier[25] Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Feb. 26 – Mar. 7 | ||||
| Canadian Junior Curling Championships Rivière-du-Loup, Quebec, Mar. 20–27 | M | |||
| W | ||||
| Canadian U18 Curling Championships Okotoks, Alberta, Apr. 18–24 | M | |||
| W | ||||
| Canadian Wheelchair Curling Championship Richmond, British Columbia, Apr. 19–24 | ||||
Invitationals
| Event | Winning skip | Runner-up skip | |
|---|---|---|---|
| U25 NextGen Classic[26] Edmonton, Alberta, Aug. 23–25 | Cinnamon / Tao | Gray-Withers / Pietrangelo | |
National championships
Australia
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australian Men's Curling Championship[27][28] Naseby, New Zealand, May 17–22 |
Hugh Millikin | Ian Gagnon | Matt Panoussi | |
| Australian Women's Curling Championship[29][30] Naseby, New Zealand, May 17–22 |
Anne Powell | Amanda Hlushak | Roslyn Gallagher | |
| Australian Mixed Doubles Curling Championship[31][32] Naseby, New Zealand, May 23–27 |
Wytrychowski / Hewitt | Forge / Bence | Szentannai / Williams | |
| Australian Junior Curling Championships[33] Auckland, New Zealand, July 4–5 |
M | Matthew Collins | Ashton Collins | – |
| W | Holly Douglas | Alexandra Webster | – | |
| Australian Junior Mixed Doubles Curling Championship[33] Auckland, New Zealand, July 6–9 | Douglas / Collins | Forge / Ryan | Webster / Collins | |
| Australian Senior Curling Championships[34] Auckland, New Zealand, July 4–9 |
M | Hugh Millikin | Hamish Lorrain-Smith | Brad Scott |
| W | Lyn Gill | – | ||
| Australian Mixed Curling Championship[35] Auckland, New Zealand, July 13–17 | Matt Panoussi | Hugh Millikin | Sean Hall | |
Source: [36]
Japan
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japan Curling Championships[37] Yokohama, Kanagawa, Jun. 7–14 |
M |  Tsuyoshi Yamaguchi |  Takumi Maeda | Kaito Fujii | |
| W | Miyu Ueno | Miku Nihira | Sayaka Yoshimura | ||
New Zealand
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Zealand Mixed Curling Championship[38] Auckland, May. 30 – Jun. 1 |
Rachael Pitts | Brett Sargon | William Sheard | |
| New Zealand Mixed Doubles Curling Championship[39] Naseby, Jun. 18–21 |
Michels / Smith | Kinney / Walker | James / Hood | |
| New Zealand Men's Curling Championship[40] Naseby, Jul. 1–5 |
Anton Hood | Sam Flanagan | William Sheard | |
| New Zealand Women's Curling Championship[40] Naseby, Jul. 1–5 |
Rachael Pitts | Sasha Goloborodko | Olivia Russell | |
| New Zealand Junior Mixed Doubles Championship[40] Naseby, Jul. 30 – Aug. 1 |
McKenzie / Nevill | Jones / Bankshaw | Hepi / Russell | |
| New Zealand Senior Curling Championships Naseby, Aug. 14–17 |
M | Peter de Boer | Peter Becker | Matt Whineray |
| W | Jo Olszewski | – | ||
| New Zealand Junior Curling Championships Naseby, Aug. 20–23 |
M | Abraham Chanwong | Jed Nevill | – |
| W | Olivia Russell | Isobel Day | Samantha Dorreen | |
Source:[41]
South Korea
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Korean Men's Curling Championship[42] Uiseong, Jun. 11–16 |  Jeong Byeong-jin | Kim Chang-min |  Park Jong-duk |
| Korean Women's Curling Championship[42] Uiseong, Jun. 11–16 |  Gim Eun-ji |  Park You-been |  Ha Seung-youn  Kim Ji-yoon |
| Korean Mixed Doubles Curling Championship[42] Uiseong, Jun. 19–23 |  Kang / Kim |  Kim / Kwon |  Park / Choi  Won / Kim |
Tour events
Men's events
Source:[43]
Women's events
Source:[90]
Mixed doubles events
Source:[130]
| Week | Event | Winning skip | Runner-up skip | Purse | Winner's share | Tour | SFM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Denver Mixed Doubles Cash Spiel[131] Golden, Colorado, June 4–7 |  Vaydich / Macomber | Moores / Wheeler | US$5,000 | US$1,300 | — | 1.4 |
| 6 | Tallinn Mixed Doubles International[132][133] Tallinn, Estonia, Sept. 10–13 |  Kjærland / Brænden |  Westman / Ahlberg | €6,000 | €1,400 | Nordic Curling | 3.6 |
| 7 | City View Mixed Doubles Kickoff[134] Ottawa, Ontario, September 17–20 | Ford / Campbell | Smith / Forget | CA$6,300 | CA$1,500 | Ontario Mixed Doubles Curling | 1.6 |
| 8 | Guelph Mixed Doubles Early Bird[135] Guelph, Ontario, Sep. 25–27 | Neil / McDonald | Wasylkiw / Konings | CA$7,000 | CA$2,200 | Ontario Mixed Doubles Curling | 3.2 |
| Colorado Curling Cup[136] Lafayette, Colorado, Sep. 24–27 |  Wytrychowski / Hewitt | Bear / Oldenburg | US$11,000 | US$5,000 | World Curling | 2.4 | |
| 9 | Mixed Doubles Super Series: Moncton[137] Moncton, New Brunswick, Oct. 1–4 | Super Series | |||||
| Kemptville Mixed Doubles Fall Classic[138] Kemptville, Ontario, Oct. 2–4 | Ontario Mixed Doubles Curling | ||||||
| GOLDLINE Mixed Doubles Chicoutimi[139] Chicoutimi, Quebec, Oct. 2–4 | Circuit Goldline | ||||||
| Rice Lake Superspiel[140] Rice Lake, Wisconsin, Oct. 1–4 | — | ||||||
| 10 | Madtown Doubledown[141] McFarland, Wisconsin, Oct. 8–11 | World Curling | |||||
| Cloverdale Thanksgiving Mixed Doubles Curling Classic[142] Surrey, British Columbia, Oct. 9–12 | British Columbia Curling | ||||||
| 11 | Keith Martin Memorial Mixed Doubles[143] Arthur, Ontario, Oct. 16–18 | Ontario Mixed Doubles Curling | |||||
| GOLDLINE Mixed Doubles Mont-Bruno[144] Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville, Quebec, Oct. 16–18 | Circuit Goldline | ||||||
| Martensville Mixed Doubles[145] Martensville, Saskatchewan, Oct. 16–18 | Sask Curling | ||||||
| 12 | Abbotsford Elite Mixed Doubles Classic[146] Abbotsford, British Columbia, Oct. 22–25 | British Columbia Curling | |||||
| Gage Mixed Doubles Warm-Up Spiel[147] Oromocto, New Brunswick, Oct. 23–25 | — | ||||||
| Mixed Doubles Bern[148] Bern, Switzerland, Oct. 23–25 | — | ||||||
| 13 | Mixed Doubles Gstaad[149] Gstaad, Switzerland, Oct. 27–29 | — | |||||
| Mixed Doubles Super Series: Moose Jaw[150] Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Oct. 29 – Nov. 1 | Super Series |
World Curling team rankings
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Notable team changes
Team line-up changes pre-season
Teams listed by skip[152]
Skylar Ackerman: Ackerman, who won the 2024 Saskatchewan Scotties Tournament of Hearts and skipped Saskatchewan at the 2024 Scotties Tournament of Hearts, returned after taking a break to focus on her education and skipping a new team alongside Robyn Silvernagle, Rachel Big Eagle, and Mary Little.[152]
Félix Asselin: After the rest of the 2026 Quebec Tankard winning team of Jean-Michel Ménard announced their retirement last season, Asselin returned to skipping with a new lineup alongside Julien Tremblay, Jesse Mullen, and Jean-Michel Arsenault.[152]
Suzanne Birt: The 13-time PEI Women's Curling Champion Birt has returned after taking a multi-year break from competitive curling, skipping a new team alongside Michelle Shea, Meaghan Hughes, and Sinead Dolan.[152]
Christina Black: Team Black, who won the silver medal at the 2025 Canadian Olympic Curling Trials last season, announced that they would be again forming a five-person roster alongside Black, Jill Brothers, Marlee Powers, and Karlee Everist by adding Lindsey Burgess to the lineup after the retirement of Jenn Baxter.[152]
Brendan Bottcher: Following Brad Gushue's retirement, Bottcher and Geoff Walker are sticking together and forming a new team in Alberta after their tenure on Team Gushue in Newfoundland and Labrador, and have added the Horgan brothers, Jacob and Tanner who were formerly with Team Epping.[153]
Kira Brunton: After the dissolution of Team Danielle Inglis last season in Ontario, longtime third Brunton announced that she would be skipping a new team out of Northern Ontario alongside Kendra Lilly, Jamie Smith, and Lauren Rajala.[152]
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Cameron Bryce: After Team Bryce announced Duncan Menzies is stepping back from competitive curling, Scotland's Bryce, alongside Scott Hyslop and Robin McCall, decided to form a five person team alongside Alberta-based Karsten Sturmay and Kerr Drummond as they become an international Canada-Scotland team. This new "fivesome of curlers" from across the globe, are aiming to become perhaps curling’s first-ever “mercenary” team where they would not compete in national or world championships, but instead plan to play in World Curling Tour and Grand Slam of Curling events to climb the World Curling Tour rankings, and earn as much money as possible.[154]- Kate Cameron: Manitoba-based skip Cameron announced that she will skip a new lineup out of Quebec this season, alongside Laurie St-Georges, Emily Riley, and Émilia Gagné.[152]
Stefania Constantini: After her former Italian national women's team split, Constantini has set a new roster for next season that she will be skipping with Lucrezia Grande, Angela Romei, and Allegra Grande.[152]
Jim Cotter: Cotter, who took a break from competitive curling, announced his return where he will skip his team out of British Columbia, alongside Jared Kolomaya, Connor Deane, Erik Colwell, Brad Wood.[152]- Sarah Daniels: Previously with Quebec's Team Laurie St-Georges, Daniels has returned to skipping out of her home province of BC, with Abby Ackland, Calissa Daly, Dayna Demmans making up the rest of her new team.[152]
Matt Dunstone: Following the retirement of E.J. Harnden, Team Dunstone announced 6-time Brier champ and Newfoundland and Labrador curler Mark Nichols would be joining their Manitoba rink at second. Third Colton Lott and lead Ryan Harnden remained in their positions.[155]- Kerri Einarson: Days after earning silver at the 2026 World Women's Curling Championship, Team Einarson parted ways with former third Val Sweeting, alternate Krysten Karwacki and coach Reid Carruthers. Einarson would later announce in the pre-season that they have added Jocelyn Peterman, who represented Canada in mixed doubles at the 2026 Winter Olympics, who will throw lead and handle vice skip duties.[152]
- John Epping: Following the disbandment of Team Epping the previous season, Epping announced that he would be skipping a new team out of Manitoba, alongside B.J. Neufeld, Ryan Wiebe, and Ian McMillan.[156]
Oskar Eriksson: Following the retirement of former skip Niklas Edin, the rest of the team announced that they would be staying together, with former alternate Simon Olofsson joining full-time as lead. Eriksson will skip, with Rasmus Wranå throwing fourth stones, and Christoffer Sundgren remaining in second position.[152]
Satsuki Fujisawa: Yako Matsuzawa, who served as Team Fujisawa's alternate during the 2026 Japan Curling Championships, is sticking around full-time as the new third for the rest of the season after the championship alongside Fujisawa, Yumi Suzuki, and Yurika Yoshida.[152]
James Grattan: After third Joel Krats left to form his own team in Newfoundland, Grattan announced that Jonathan Beuk would be returning to the team as third, with Andy McCann and Noah Riggs remaining in second and lead positions respectively.[152]- Serena Gray-Withers: After taking a break to focus on mixed doubles, Laura Walker announced her return to women's curling as second on the Gray-Withers rink after the team parted ways with former second Lindsey Burgess. Catherine Clifford and Zoe Cinnamon remained as third and lead respectively.[152]
Ha Seung-youn: After parting ways last season, Ha announced that she would be skipping a new team alongside Kim Hye-rin, Kim Cho-hi, and Kim Seon-yeong.[152]- Grant Hardie: Hardie, after a nine-year run as third on Team Mouat that’ll stand as "one of the best in curling history" — two Olympic silver medals (2022, 2026), two World Curling Championships (2023, 2025), four European Curling Championships (2018, 2021, 2022, and 2023), with 12 Grand Slam of Curling titles and several years ranked as the No. 1 team in the world, announced that he would be leaving Team Mouat to skip the former Team Whyte, with Ross Whyte now throwing fourth stones. Craig Waddell and Euan Kyle remained in their lead and second positions respectively.[157]
- Fay Henderson: After former teammate Hailey Duff stepped back from competitive curling, the team added Sophie Sinclair as a fifth player alongside Lisa Davie, Laura Watt, and Katie McMillan.[152]
- Scott Howard: Howard, after parting ways with Mat and Jason Camm, has added David Mathers and Pat Janssen to the team as third and second, with Scott Chadwick continuing to play lead.[152]
Benjamin Kapp: Following Marc Muskatewitz's announcement that he would be stepping back from the German national team and instead focus on the Rock League, the whole team moved up one position with Kapp skipping the team, Felix Messenzehl and Johannes Scheuerl moving to third and second respectively, and former alternate Mario Trevisiol now as lead.[152]- Mark Kean: Former Ontario Tankard champ Kean announced that he would be forming a new team based out of Nova Scotia, alongside Ryan Abraham, Nathan Gray, and Luke Saunders.[152]
- Kevin Koe: Following the departure of third Tyler Tardi, Koe would announce that 2023 Canadian Junior Curling Champion skip Johnson Tao would be joining the team as their new third. Aaron Sluchinski and Karrick Martin would remain as second and lead respectively.[158]
- Kayla MacMillan: MacMillan would announce that Val Sweeting, a 4-time Scotties Tournament of Hearts champion who played for 8 seasons as third with Manitoba's Kerri Einarson before leaving the team, would be joining the team as their new third in BC. Lindsay Dubue and Lauren Lenentine will continue to be the front-end.[159]
- Mike McEwen: McEwen would announce that after his previous team disbanded, he would be staying in Saskatchewan and skipping a new team alongside Rylan Kleiter, Joshua Mattern, and Trevor Johnson.[152]
- Sam Mooibroek: After the announcement that 2025 Ontario Tankard champions Team Mooibroek would be disbanded, Mooibroek would form a new team in Ontario alongside previous 2025 Nova Scotia Men's Champion skip Owen Purcell as third, with Scott Mitchell and Gavin Lydiate as second and lead respectively.[152]
- Bruce Mouat: After the departure of longtime third Grant Hardie to skip his new team, Team Mouat announced that Robin Brydone, who was a 2026 World Men's Bronze Medalist on the previous Team Whyte, would be joining the team as their new third. Bobby Lammie and Hammy McMillan Jr. remaining in their second and lead positions respectively.[160]
- Selena Njegovan: Njegovan who won a silver medal at the 2026 Scotties Tournament of Hearts last season, announced that after the retirement of teammate Kaitlyn Lawes, she would be leaving to form a new Winnipeg-based team with Erin Pincott, Margot Flemming, and Krysten Karwacki.[161]
Alina Pätz: Following the retirement of longtime skip Silvana Tirinzoni, and second Carole Howald stepping back from competitive play, Pätz and Selina Witschonke formed a new team with longtime alternate Stefanie Berset and Renée Frigo at the front-end.[152]
Magnus Ramsfjell: Team Ramsfjell announced that they will have a revamped look as a five-man roster this season, adding Steffen Walstad and Mathias Brænden to their team alongside Martin Sesaker and Bendik Ramsfjell after former lead Gaute Nepstad stepped back from competitive curling.[152]- Joël Retornaz: With the previous Italian men's national team skipped by Joël Retornaz now splintering off, Retornaz announced that he would be skipping an all-new lineup for next season alongside 2025 World Junior Champions Stefano and Andrea Gilli as third and second respectively, with longtime former alternate on Team Retornaz Alberto Pimpini as their lead.[152]
- Krista Scharf: After having previously announced her retirement, Scharf announced she was joining Team Robyn Despins as their skip.[152]
- Kim Schwaller: Schwaller, who won the bronze medal at the 2026 Winter Olympics as the alternate of the Swiss team skipped by older brother Yannick Schwaller, announced that he would be forming his own team this year alongside Max Winz, Andreas Gerlach, and Jan Iseli.[152]
John Shuster: Through an announcement with USA Curling, Shuster – the 2018 Winter Olympics champion skip would be starting a new line-up this season, alongside the self-described "Young Bucks" of Andrew Stopera, Mark Fenner, and Lance Wheeler who are three-time United States Junior Champions, silver medalists at the 2017 World Junior Championships, and most recently won the 2025 United States Men's Curling Championship.[162]- Kayla Skrlik: With the former Team Skrlik breaking up, Skrlik announced that she would be forming a new team in Alberta alongside two-time Canadian junior champion skip Myla Plett as third, with Sarah Koltun and Samantha Fisher as the front-end.[152]
- Stefano Spiller: After the dissolution of Team Retornaz, former third and second Amos Mosaner and Sebastiano Arman announced that they would be joining the Spiller brothers; Stefano and Cesare Spiller, with 2025 World Junior Champion skip Stefano skipping the new team.[152]
- Taylour Stevens: Team Stevens, the reigning 2026 Nova Scotia Women's Curling Champions who also finished 5th at the 2026 Scotties Tournament of Hearts, announced that Rebecca Regan would be filling in on the team this season as their new second alongside Stevens and the Fitzgerald sisters (Maria and Cate), while Alison Umlah recovers from a shoulder injury.[152]
- Tyler Tardi: Tardi, who won an Olympic gold medal as the alternate of the Canadian men's curling team at 2026 Winter Olympics, announced that he would be skipping Mike McEwen's old teammates of Colton Flasch, Kevin Marsh, and Dan Marsh out of Saskatchewan this season.[152]
- Isabella Wranå: Team Wranå announced that former alternate Moa Dryburgh would now be their new second this season, with Maria Larsson moving to lead and Linda Stenlund being shifted to a fifth/alternate role. Wranå and Almida de Val remained in their positions.[152]
- Nathan Young: After winning the 2026 Newfoundland and Labrador Tankard, Young announced that he would be heading to Ontario to skip a new team alongside Brady Lumley, Matthew Garner, and Spencer Dunlop.[152]
- Giulia Zardini Lacedelli: After the dissolution of the Italian women's national team and former skip Stefania Constantini forming a new rink, the rest of the team announced that they would be staying together with Zardini Lacedelli now being the skip, and joined alongside Elena Mathis, Marta Lo Deserto, and Rachele Scalesse.[152]
