Curling will be featured on NBC's "The Today Show" on Feb. 5 during the 8:30 a.m. ET time slot (time could change). 2006 Olympic bronze medalists Pete Fenson, Shawn Rojeski, & Joe Polo, along with 2011 national champion Ryan Brunt, will teach the show's four co-hosts the basics of curling during the show's week-long "Countdown to Sochi." Be sure to tune in!
Press News & Events
Monday, January 28, 2013
Congratulations to the Margie Smith and Gert Messing rinks on winning the 2013 USA Curling Senior National Championships. They will represent the U.S. at the 2013 World Senior Championships April 13-20 in Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada.
Wednesday, January 16, 2013
The 2014 World Men's Championship will take place March 29-April 6, 2014, in Beijing, China, marking the first time China will host a world curling championship. Press release.
Sunday, January 13, 2013
Team North America defeated Team World to win the 2013 World Financial Group Continental Cup title Sunday night at the Okanagan Events Centre in Penticton, B.C. American teams skipped by Heath McCormick and Allison Pottinger contributed to the win.
Saturday, January 12, 2013
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Jan. 12, 2013
NBC Sports to air four games live from 2013 National Championships
(STEVENS POINT, Wis.) - Twelve hours of live playoff action from the 2013 USA Curling National Championships presented by Brooms Up Curling Supplies will be broadcast on Universal Sports and NBC Sports Network.
On Friday, Feb. 15, Universal Sports will air both the women's semifinal and the men's semifinal games live. The women's game is set for 3 p.m. ET with the men's game following at 9 p.m. ET.
On Saturday, Feb. 16, the championship finals take center stage. NBC Sports Network will air the women's gold-medal match at 10 a.m. ET followed by the men's gold-medal final at 4 p.m. ET.
The last time curling was aired live nationally on TV in the United States was during the 2010 Olympic Winter Games on NBC's networks.
This coverage is made possible through USA Curling's partnership with the U.S. Olympic Committee (USOC), which has arranged for a winter sports week of entertainment on the NBC networks to celebrate the one-year-to-go mark to the next Olympics. The 2014 Olympic Winter Games in Sochi, Russia, open Feb. 7. In addition to the 12 hours of curling, the NBC networks will carry four hours of luge from Feb. 8-10 and four hours of biathlon from Feb. 9-12.
"This is an awesome development for the competitors and fans of curling," said Rick Patzke, chief operating officer of USA Curling. "The NBC networks have been remarkable supporters of curling for more than a decade now, and the USOC's support beyond just the pursuit of medals means a lot to the overall growth of the sport."
The 2013 National Championships will take place Feb. 9-16 at the Cornerstone Ice Center in Green Bay, Wis. In addition to the above TV coverage, the 12th End Sports Network will webstream every draw from the 2013 and 2014 Men's and Women's National Championships in partnership with USA Curling. The 12th End Sports Network (www.tesn.us) is owned and produced by Rochester, N.Y., curlers Joe Calabrese and Brian Anderson. Fans in the stands in Green Bay will be able to listen to the webstream by purchasing a SmartBug radio at the arena.
USA Curling is sponsored by AtomAmpd, Nike, Brooms Up Curling Supplies, Sitrin, and The RAM Restaurant & Brewery, and is partnered with Ludus Tours, RJM Licensing, Inc., and CurlingZone.
Visit the USA Curling website at www.usacurl.org and connect with USA Curling on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and Foursquare.
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For more information: Terry Kolesar, USA Curling, terry.kolesar@usacurl.org, 715-344-1199, Ext. 202, or 608-338-9900 (cell).
Monday, January 7, 2013
The 2013 Winter World University Games (WUGs) will take place Dec. 11-21, 2013, in Trentino, Italy.
USA Curling's Trials for the 2013 WUGs will be hosted by the Four Seasons Curling Club at Fogarty Arena in Blaine, Minn., May 1-5, 2013. The registration deadline is Feb. 28, 2013. Entry fees will be $400 per team. An early registration discount of $10 per individual will be available through Feb. 14, 2013. Sign up here.
The USCA Trials will be in two parts - Qualifiers and Trials. Two teams will be selected by the High Performance Program for the Trials and two teams will come from open qualifiers, making the Trials a 4-team event replicating the U.S. Olympic Team Trials. The format for the Trials qualifiers depends on the number of entries. The Qualifiers (if required) will take place at the Four Seasons Curling Club in Blaine, Minn., from approximately April 12-14, 2013. As soon as possible after the sign-up deadline, teams will be notified of the specific format, and the beginning and ending dates for the qualifiers. Event eligibility information can be found here.
Full details on the WUGs process are located in the 2012-13 USCA Rules of Curling & Competition, which is posted online at www.usacurl.org/curlingrocks.
The winners of the Trials will be nominated as Team USA for the event, subject to the USA qualifying for these championships.
Any athlete seeking further information should contact the relevant National Program Coach below:
Men - Phill Drobnick at curlmesabi@hotmail.com
Women - John Benton at jbenton1@usacurl.org
