BRITISH CURLING ATHLETES FOR SEASON 2021-22 After two impressive seasons in the senior game Team Whyte have been rewarded with increased support and promoted from British Curling’s performance foundation level to podium potential. Ross Whyte, Robin Brydone, Duncan McFadzean and Euan Kyle powered up the world rankings in their first season on the senior circuit in 2019/20 and while their opportunity to build on that was limited last season by the cancellation of most international events due to the pandemic, they showed excellent form domestically in reaching the final of every men’s event held ..read more

COACHING FUTURE LOOKS BRIGHT FOR OLYMPIAN MICHAEL GOODFELLOW Newly retired Olympic silver medallist Michael Goodfellow has become the first former athlete to be selected to work with British and Scottish Curling as part of sportscotland’s ‘Coaching Futures’ initiative.   The 32-year-old announced last month that he was calling time on his distinguished playing career, which saw him play in two World Championship finals and win a prestigious Grand Slam title in Canada, as well as contesting that Olympic final in Sochi in 2014.  However, ‘Coaching Futures’, has been designed to pr ..read more

OLYMPIC HERO GOODFELLOW CALLS TIME ON PLAYING CAREER After a decade at the top of his sport, Olympic silver medallist Michael Goodfellow has retired from professional curling. The 32-year-old was part of the last British team to contest a Winter Olympic final at Sochi in 2014 and is the last of them to throw in his brush. He also played in the finals of successive World Championships in the two years ahead of that Olympic success and went on to become one of the few Scots to claim victory at a Grand Slam event in Canada.  However, ahead of another Winter Olympic season, Goodfellow felt hi ..read more

BRITISH CURLING GETS LITHIUM BOOST AHEAD OF OLYMPIC SEASON British Curling has teamed up with Alloa-based Lithium Systems Limited in looking to add an extra dynamic to its preparations for next year’s Winter Olympics and Paralympics in Beijing 2022. As technology plays an increasingly important part in athlete development and preparation within elite sport, the Stirling-based governing body has identified significant benefits in bringing in a local specialist that has established a track record for delivering IT solutions to businesses throughout the UK since it was set up almost 20 years ago ..read more

GOLDEN GLORY ON HOME ICE FOR DODDS & MOUAT AT WORLD MIXED DOUBLES Bruce Mouat completed a full set of World Championship medals, while Jen Dodds claimed gold medal on her debut at the event as Scotland were crowned World Mixed Doubles Champions in Aberdeen today. A 9-7 win over the Norwegian pairing of Kristin Skaslien and Magnus Nedregotten in a tense and hard-fought final saw the match decided on a measure, with Scotland ensuring that the nation’s first World Mixed Doubles Championship medal of any colour would be gold, by the narrowest of margins. “That was such a tough game,” said a de ..read more

SCOTS GO FOR GOLD AS DODDS & MOUAT POWER INTO WORLD FINAL Bruce Mouat is aiming to go one better this time after he and Jen Dodds produced another powerhouse performance to get the better of Canada and earn him the chance to contest a World Championship gold medal match for the second time in successive months in Aberdeen tonight.  It was the second time in the event that the two nations that are most closely associated with the sport had met and just as they had in the round-robin stages, Dodds and Mouat proved too strong for the highly regarded pairing of Kerri Einarson, skip of the ..read more

SCOTS TUNE UP FOR SEMIS WITH WIN OVER HUNGARY A perfect performance from Jen Dodds, registering 100 per cent on the official match statistics, helped Scotland complete their round-robin campaign in style at the World Mixed Doubles Championships in Aberdeen, with a 7-4 win over Hungary.  Partner Bruce Mouat was not far behind, his stats coming in at 93 per cent as they proved too strong for opponents they knew to be much better than their performances at this event have shown. “We know that Hungary will always be tough opponents,” said Mouat, who is playing in his fifth World Mixed Doubles ..read more

SCOTS CLINCH OLYMPIC SPOT FOR TEAM GB AS THEY MOVE INTO SEMIS WITH DOMINANT WIN OVER KOREA Jen Dodds and Bruce Mouat over-powered their Korean opponents to achieve their initial objectives in their penultimate round-robin match at the World Mixed Doubles Championship and immediately re-set their sights. The pair had gone into the event under pressure to emulate what Mouat and his men’s team had done by reaching the play-offs to earn Team GB a place at next year’s Winter Olympics in Beijing and they achieved that in some style by clinching top spot in their group and an automatic place in the s ..read more

Paralympic Programme Selection Policy 2021-22 Are you or could you be an aspiring wheelchair curler who is keen to pursue your sporting ambitions on the world stage with a potential route to the Winter Paralympics? The British Curling Paralympic Programme Selection Policy for season 2021/22 and commitment document is now available and can be downloaded below and is also available from the Scottish Curling website. If you want to be part of the programme we would like to hear from you. Paralympic Programme Selection Policy 2021-22 Paralympic Programme Commitment Document 2021-22 British Curl ..read more

SCOTS TAKE POLE POSITION WITH WIN OVER CANADA IN TABLE TOP CLASH Scotland’s Jen Dodds and Bruce Mouat led from start to finish as they moved into the outright lead in Group A at the World Mixed Doubles Championship by beating Canada in their top of the table clash on the penultimate day of round-robin action. The Scots claimed the hammer at the opening end by winning the pre-match last stone draw and they took full advantage by securing a three.  They then strengthened their position by stealing another shot at the next end and from that point on it was all about controlling the scoreboar ..read more