Introduction to Curling

Facts, general information and resources focused on the sport of curling.

SPORT NAME: Curling
SPORT TYPE: | Ice Sport | Winter Sport | Olympic Sport |

What is Curling?
Curling is a winter sport during which teams take turns using a stick (pusher) to slide granite stones across the ice toward target called a house.

International Organizations:

ENTITY: World Curling Federation
ESTABLISHED: 1966
NOTE: recognized by the International Olympic Committee
WEB SITE: worldcurling.org Link |
MEMBERS: List | 2019 |
ARTICLE: wikipedia.org

Continental Organizations

ENTITY: European Curling Federation
ESTABLISHED: 1975
WEB SITE: europeancurling.com (offline) | 2002 |
ARTICLE: wikipedia.org

National and Regional Organizations:

Australia
ENTITY: Curling Australia
ALSO KNOWN AS: Australian Curling Federation
WEB SITE: curling.org.au | Link |
ARTICLE: wikipedia.org
ARTICLE: worldcurling.org

Austria
IN ENGLISH: Austrian Curling Association
IN GERMAN: Österreichischer Curling Verband
WEB SITE: curling-austria.at | Link |
ARTICLE: worldcurling.org

Belarus
ENTITY: Belarus Member of World Curling
ARTICLE: worldcurling.org

Belgium
ENTITY: Belgian Curling Association
WEB SITE: belgiumcurling.be | Link |
ARTICLE: worldcurling.org

Bolivia
IN ENGLISH: Bolivian Curling Federation
IN SPANISH: Federación Boliviana de Curling (FBC)
JOINED WORLD CURLIGN: 2020
SOCIAL MEDIA: Facebook |
ARTICLE: worldcurling.org

Bosnia and Herzegovina
IN ENGLISH: Bosnia and Herzegovina Curling Association
IN BOSNIAN: Bosanskohercegovački karling savez
IN CROATIAN: Curling savez Bosne i Hercegovine
IN SERBIAN: Bosanskohercegovački karling savez
SOCIAL MEDIA: | Facebook | Instagram |
ARTICLE: worldcurling.org

Brazil
IN ENGLISH: Brazilian Ice Sports Federation
IN PORTUGUESE: Confederação Brasileira de Desportos no Gelo (CBDG)
NOTE: the federation's disciplines include curling
WEB SITE: bdg.org.br | Link |
ARTICLE: worldcurling.org
ARTICLE: wikipedia.org

Bulgaria
IN ENGLISH: Bulgarian Curling Federation
IN BULGARIAN: Bŭlgarska federatsiya po kŭrling
WEB SITE: curling.bg | Link |
ARTICLE: worldcurling.org

Canada
ENTITY: Curling Canada
WEB SITE: curling.ca | Link |
SOCIAL MEDIA: | Facebook | Instagram | YouTube |
ARTICLE: wikipedia.org
MEMBERS:
AB: Curling Alberta - https://curlingalberta.ca/
BC: Curl BC - http://www.curlbc.ca/
BL: Newfoundland and Labrador Curling Association - http://www.curlingnl.ca/
MB: Curl Manitoba - http://www.curlmanitoba.org/
NB: New Brunswick Curling Association - https://curlingnb.com/
NS: Nova Scotia Curling Association - http://www.nscurl.com/
NT: Northwest Territories Curling Association - http://www.nwtcurling.com/
NU: Nunavut Curling Association - http://nunavutcurling.ca/
ON: Curling Ontario (now CurlON) - https://curl-on.ca/
ON: Northern Ontario Curling Association - http://www.curlnoca.ca/
ON: Ottawa Valley Curling Association
PE: Curl PEI http://www.peicurling.com/
QC: Curling Québec - http://www.curling-quebec.qc.ca/
SK: Curlsask - http://www.curlsask.ca/
YT: Yukon Curling Association - http://www.yukoncurling.ca/

China
ENTITY: Chinese Curling Association
WEB SITE: curling.org.cn (offline) | 2013 |
RELATED WEB SITE: sport.gov.cn | Link |
ARTICLE: wikipedia.org
ARTICLE: worldcurling.org

Croatia
IN ENGLISH: Croatian Curling Association
IN CROATIAN: Hrvatski curling savez
WEB SITE: curling.hr | Link |
ARTICLE: worldcurling.org

Czech Republic
ENTITY: Czech Curling Association
WEB SITE: curling.cz | Link |
ARTICLE: worldcurling.org

Dominican Republic
IN ENGLISH: Dominican Skating and Winter Sports Federation
IN SPANISH: Federación Dominicana de Deportes de Invierno
NOTE: the federation's disciplines include curlijng
WEB SITE: fedohielo.org (offline)
SOCIAL MEDIA: | Facebook | Instagram |
ARTICLE: worldcurling.org

Estonia
IN ENGLISH: Estonian Curling Association
WEB SITE: kurling.ee | Link |
ARTICLE: wikipedia.org

Finland
ENTITY: Finnish Curling Association
WEB SITE: curling.fi | Link |
WEB SITE (English): curling.fi/en/ | Link |
ARTICLE: worldcurling.org

France
IN ENGLISH: French Federation of Ice Sports
IN FRENCH: Fédération Française Des Sports De Glace
NOTE: the federation's disciplines include curling
WEB SITE: ffsg.org | Link |
ARTICLE: wikipedia.org
ARTICLE: worldcurling.org

Georgia
ENTITY: Georgian Curling National Federation
SOCIAL MEDIA: Link |
ARTICLE: worldcurling.org

Germany
IN ENGLISH: German Curling Association
IN GERMAN: Deutscher Curling-Verband e.V.
WEB SITE: curling-dcv.de | Link |
ARTICLE: wikipedia.org

Greece
IN ENGLISH: Hellenic Winter Sports Federation
IN GREEK: Ellinikí Omospondía Cheimerinón Athlitismoú
NOTE: the federation's disciplines include curling
WEB SITE: wintersports.gr | Link |
ARTICLE: worldcurling.org

Guyana
ENTITY: Guyana Curling Federation
ARTICLE: worldcurling.org

Hong Kong
ENTITY: Curling Hong Kong China
WEB SITE: curling.org.hk | Link |
ARTICLE: worldcurling.org

Hungary
IN ENGLISH: Hungarian Curling Federation
IN HUNGARIAN: Magyar Curling Szövetség
WEB SITE: curling.hu | Link |
ARTICLE: worldcurling.org

Iceland
IN ENGLISH: Icelandic Sport Federation: Curling
IN ICELANDIC: Íþróttasamband Íslands: Krulla
NOTE: the federation's disciplines include curling
WEB SITE: sasport.is/krulla | Link |
ARTICLE: worldcurling.org

India
ENTITY: Curling Federation of India
WEB SITE: curling.in (offline)
SOCIAL MEDIA: | Facebook | Instagram |
ARTICLE: worldcurling.org

Iran
ENTITY: Iran Curling Association
WEB SITE: skifed.ir | Link (ski federation)
ARTICLE: worldcurling.org

Ireland
ENTITY: Irish Curling Association
WEB SITE: irish-curling.org | Link |
ARTICLE: worldcurling.org

Italy
ENTITY: Italian Ice Sports Federation
NOTE: the federation's disciplines include curling
WEB SITE: fisg.it | Link |
ARTICLE: worldcurling.org

Jamaica
ENTITY: Curling Jamaica
WEB SITE: curlingjamaica.com | Link |
ARTICLE: worldcurling.org

Japan
ENTITY: Japan Curling Association
WEB SITE: curling.or.jp | Link |
ARTICLE: worldcurling.org

Kazakhstan
ENTITY: Kazakhstan Curling, Floor Curling and Petanque Federation
WEB SITE: olympic.kz | Link (olympic committee)
ARTICLE: worldcurling.org

Kenya
ENTITY: Kenya Curling Federation
WEB SITE: kenyacurlingfederation.org | Link
ARTICLE: worldcurling.org

Kosovo
ENTITY: Kosovo Curling Federation
WEB SITE: curlingkosova.com | Link |
ARTICLE: worldcurling.org

Kuwait
ENTITY: Kuwait Winter Games Club
NOTE: the club's disciplines include curling
SOCIAL MEDIA: | Facebook | Instagram | YouTube |
ARTICLE: worldcurling.org

Kyrgyzstan
ENTITY: Curling Federation of Kyrgyzstan
WEB SITE: curling.kg | Link |
ARTICLE: worldcurling.org

Latvia
ENTITY: Latvian Curling Association
WEB SITE: curling.lv | Link |
ARTICLE: worldcurling.org

Liechtenstein
ENTITY: Liechtenstein Curling Association
ARTICLE: worldcurling.org

Lithuania
IN ENGLISH: Lithuanian Curling Association
IN LITHUANIAN: Lietuvos kerlingo asociacija
WEB SITE: curling.lt | Link |
ARTICLE: wikipedia.org
ARTICLE: worldcurling.org

Luxembourg
ENTITY: Luxembourg Curling Association
WEB SITE: curling.lu | Link |
ARTICLE: worldcurling.org

Mexico
ENTITY: Curling Mexico
WEB SITE: curlingmexico.com | Link |
SOCIAL MEDIA: | Facebook (unofficial) |
ARTICLE: worldcurling.org

Monaco
ENTITY: Monegasque Skating Federation
NOTE: the federation's disciplines include curling
ARTICLE: worldcurling.org

Mongolia
ENTITY: Mongolian Curling Federation
SOCIAL MEDIA: Facebook |
ARTICLE: worldcurling.org

Netherlands
IN ENGLISH: Netherlands Curling Association
IN DUTCH: Nederlandse Curling Bond
WEB SITE: curling.nl | Link |
ARTICLE: worldcurling.org

New Zealand
ENTITY: New Zealand Curling Association
WEB SITE: curling.org.nz | Link |
ARTICLE: worldcurling.org

Nigeria
ENTITY: Nigeria Curling Federation
WEB SITE: nigeriacurling.com | Link |
ARTICLE: worldcurling.org

Norway
IN ENGLISH: Norwegian Curling Association
IN NORWEGIAN: Norges Curlingforbund
WEB SITE: curling.no | Link |
ARTICLE: worldcurling.org

Pakistan
ENTITY: Pakistan Curling Federation
WEB SITE: curling.pk (offline)
SOCIAL MEDIA: Facebook
ARTICLE: worldcurling.org

Philippines
ENTITY: Curling Pilipinas
WEB SITE: curlingpilipinas.com | Link |
ARTICLE: worldcurling.org

Poland
ENTITY: Polish Curling Clubs Federation
IN POLISH: Polska Federacja Klubów Curlingowych
WEB SITE: pfkc.pl | Link |
ARTICLE: worldcurling.org

Portugal
ENTITY: Portuguese Winter Sports Federation
NOTE: the federation's disciplines include curling
WEB SITE: fdiportugal.pt | Link |
ARTICLE: worldcurling.org

Puerto Rico
ENTITY: Puerto Rican Curling Federation"
SOCIAL MEDIA: | Facebook | Instagram |
ARTICLE: worldcurling.org

Qatar
ENTITY: Qatar Curling Federation
SOCIAL MEDIA: | Facebook | Instagram |
ARTICLE: worldcurling.org

Romania
IN ENGLISH: Romanian Curling Federation
IN ROMANIAN: Federația Română de Curling
WEB SITE: curling-romania.com | Link |
ARTICLE: worldcurling.org

Russia
ENTITY: Russian Curling Federation
WEB SITE: curling.ru | Link |
ARTICLE: worldcurling.org

Saudi Arabia
ENTITY: Saudi Winter Sports Federation
NOTE: the federation's disciplines include curling
WEB SITE: olympians.sa - saudi federation snowsports | Link |
ARTICLE: worldcurling.org

Serbia
IN ENGLISH: National Curling Association of Serbia
IN SERBIAN: Nacionalni karling savez Srbije
WEB SITE: curling.rs | Link |
ARTICLE: worldcurling.org

Slovakia
IN ENGLISH: Slovak Curling Association
IN SLOVAK: Slovenský curlingový zväz
WEB SITE: curling.sk (offline)
SOCIAL MEDIA: Facebook
ARTICLE: worldcurling.org

Slovenia
IN ENGLISH: Slovenian Curling Association
IN SLOVENIAN: Curling Zveza Slovenije
WEB SITE: curling-zveza.si | Link |
ARTICLE: worldcurling.org

South Africa
ENTITY: South African Curling Federation
SOCIAL MEDIA: Facebook |

South Korea
ENTITY: Korea Curling Federation
WEB SITE: koreacurling.org | Link |
ARTICLE: worldcurling.org

Spain
IN ENGLISH: Royal Spanish Ice Sports Federation
IN SPANISH: Real Federación Española de Deportes de Hielo (RFEDH / FedHielo)
NOTE: the federation's disciplines include curling
WEB SITE: rfedh.es | Link |
ARTICLE: wikipedia.org
ARTICLE: worldcurling.org

Sweden
ENTITY: Swedish Curling Association
IN SWEDISH: Svenska Curlingförbundet
WEB SITE: curling.se | Link |
ARTICLE: worldcurling.org

Switzerland
ENTITY: Swiss Curling Association
WEB SITE: curling.ch | Link |
ARTICLE: worldcurling.org

Taiwan
ENTITY: Chinese Taipei Curling Federation
WEB SITE: tpecurling.org | Link
SOCIAL MEDIA: | Facebook | Instagram |
ARTICLE: worldcurling.org

Thailand
ENTITY: Curling Association of Thailand
SOCIAL MEDIA: | Facebook | Instagram |
ARTICLE: worldcurling.org

Turkmenistan
ENTITY: Curling Federation of Turkmenistan
ARTICLE: worldcurling.org

Ukraine
ENTITY: Ukrainian Curling Federation
WEB SITE: curlingukraine.org | Link |
ARTICLE: worldcurling.org

United Kingdom: England
ENTITY: English Curling Association
ALSO KNOWN AS: Curling England
WEB SITE: curlingengland.com | Link |
ARTICLE: wikipedia.org
ARTICLE: worldcurling.org

United Kingdom: Scotland
ENTITY: Royal Caledonian Curling Club
ALSO KNOWN AS: Scottish Curling
WEB SITE: scottishcurling.org | Link |
ARTICLE: wikipedia.org
ARTICLE: worldcurling.org

United States
ENTITY: U.S. Women's Curling Association
WEB SITE: uswca.org | Link |
SOCIAL MEDIA: | Facebook |

United States
ENTITY: Grand National Curling Club
ESTABLISHED: 1967
NOTE: was the U.S. national governing body until 1958
WEB SITE: gncc.org | Link |

United States
ENTITY: Curling Clubs in the United States
LIST: wikipedia.org

United States Virgin Islands
ENTITY: U.S. Virgin Islands Curling Association (ISV)
ARTICLE: worldcurling.org

References:

WEB SITES and ARCHIVES:
- askaboutsports.com - curling - 2019 archive
- curlingzone.com

DIRECTORIES:
- curlie.org - sports - winter sports - curling

WIKIs:
- wikipedia.org - curling - article
- wikipedia.org - curling - category
- wikipedia.org - curling by continent - category
- wikipedia.org - curling by country - category
- wikipedia.org - curling competitions - category
- wikipedia.org - curling organizations - category
- wikipedia.org - curling related lists - category
- commons.wikimedia.org - curling - images category

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