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Curling at the Huntsville Curling Club, 1960. Today, the sport is most firmly established in Canada, having been taken there by Scottish emigrants. The Royal Montreal Curling Club, the oldest established sports club still active in North America, [26] was established in 1807.
This is a list of sportspersons who play the sport of curling, past and present, sorted by nationality. Canadian curlers are further sorted by province. Canadian curlers are further sorted by province.
The World Curling Championships began in 1959 as the Scotch Cup. The Scotch Cup was created by Toronto public relations executive and former sports journalist Stanley D. Houston on behalf of the Scotch Whisky Association, a client of Houston's agency Public Relations Services Limited, which was looking to generate increased North American exposure for its products.
Curling was re-added as a demonstration event in 1988 because the Olympics were being held in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, where the sport has a strong following. [6] In November 1992, the Nagano Winter Olympic Organizing Committee and IOC Coordination Committee reached an agreement to include curling in the official programme of the 1998 Games in ...
Curling's roots in Canada can be traced back to Scottish immigrants in the early 18th century. Scottish settlers, who were familiar with curling from their homeland, introduced the game to Canada as a way to maintain their cultural traditions. The sport gained popularity among the Scottish communities in the country, and it spread to other regions.
World Curling, formerly the World Curling Federation (WCF) is the world governing body for curling accreditation, with offices in Perth, Scotland. It was formed out of the International Curling Federation (ICF), when the push for Olympic Winter Sport status was made. The name was changed in 1990 to the WCF and then to World Curling in 2024. [2]
Curling's recent popularity has swelled the USCA to 185 curling clubs and approximately 23,500 curlers in the United States. [1] 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 .
Men's World Curling Champions; Year Gold Silver Bronze Country Team Country Team Country Team 1959 Canada: Ernie Richardson Arnold Richardson Sam Richardson Wes Richardson Scotland: Willie Young John Pearson Jimmy Scott Bobby Young: 1960 Canada: Ernie Richardson Arnold Richardson Sam Richardson Wes Richardson Scotland: Hugh Neilson Watson Yuill ...