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The following is a list of the winners of the World Women's Curling Championships since the inception of the championships in 1979. [1] Medallists
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.
The medalists in the women's tournament at the 2010 Winter Olympics. Left to right: Canada (silver), Sweden (gold) and China (bronze). Curling is a team sport that is contested at the Winter Olympic Games. A men's tournament was held at the 1924 Winter Olympics before the sport was removed from the official programme until the 1998 Games. [1]
Thirteen curling federations qualified to participate in the 2024 World Women's Curling Championship. Of note, Germany failed to qualify for the championship for the first time since 2005. Estonia and New Zealand made their second appearances while Turkey qualified for their third straight Worlds. [14]
Beginning in 2018, the winner will once again represent the US at the World Championships, provided they have a high enough ranking on the World Curling Tour. ^ 2020 World Women's Curling Championship was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic The 2020 Champions represented the US at the 2021 World Women's Curling Championship.
List of World Women's Curling Champions ~ Template:WWCC; 0–9. 1979 Royal Bank of Scotland World Women's Curling Championship; 1980 Royal Bank of Scotland World ...
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 ...
Thirteen curling federations qualified to participate in the 2023 World Women's Curling Championship. This was the first year to qualify teams using the new 2022 Pan Continental Curling Championships, with New Zealand winning entry into the World Women's Championship for the first time, represented by a team skipped by Jessica Smith.