United States Curling Association
| File:USA Curling logo.svg | |
| Sport | Curling |
|---|---|
| Jurisdiction | United States of America |
| Founded | 1958 |
| Affiliation | World Curling Federation |
| Headquarters | 5525 Clem's Way, Stevens Point, Wisconsin 54482 |
| Chairman | Rich Lepping |
| Official website | |
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The United States Curling Association (USA Curling) is the national governing body of the sport of curling in the United States. The goal of the USCA is to grow the sport of curling in the United States and win medals in competitions both domestic and abroad. Curling’s recent popularity has swelled the USCA to 165 curling clubs and 16,500 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.[2] The men's team also captured the bronze medal in the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin under the guidance of skip Pete Fenson.[3]
List of clubs
Regional Associations
USA Curling member clubs are organized into eleven regional curling associations.[4]
- Alaska Curling Association
- Colorado Curling Association
- Dakota Territory Curling Association
- Grand National Curling Club of America
- Great Lakes Curling Association
- Illinois Curling Association
- Mid America Curling Association
- Minnesota Curling Association
- Mountain Pacific Curling Association
- Washington Curling Association
- Wisconsin Curling Association
Championship Events
The United States Curling Association typically holds ten national championship events each season.[5]
- Men's National Championship
- Women's National Championship
- Junior National Championships
- Senior National Championships
- Mixed Doubles National Championship
- College National Championship
- U18 National Championship
- Mixed National Championship
- Club National Championships
- Arena National Championships
Olympic History
The United States has placed twice in the Olympics for curling events. The country earned a bronze medal for the men's curling team at the 2006 Turin Winter Olympics and a gold medal for the men's curling team in the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympics. John Shuster and Joe Polo were the medal leaders in both years.
Curling for men was included in the Olympic program in 1924, but was dropped and replaced as a demonstration sport in 1932. It continued as a demonstration sport for both men and women in 1988 and 1992. The sport was officially added as a medal event in 1998 at the Nagano Winter Olympics with eight-team events for both men and women.
Sponsors
The United States Curling Association is sponsored by corporate partners such as
- Nike
- AIT Worldwide Logistics
- Digital Schools
- Brooms Up Curling Supplies
- bitRail
External links
References
- ^ "Inside USA Curling". USA Curling. 8 June 2014.
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- ^ "First Olympic Curling Medal for USA". Olympics. 2006. Retrieved February 24, 2018.
- ^ "Regional Curling Associations". Team USA. Retrieved 2018-05-03.
- ^ "USCA Championships". USA Curling. Retrieved May 11, 2018.
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General
- "Search all Olympic medalists". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 2010-03-10.
- "Results & statistics – Championships". World Curling Federation. Archived from the original on 2010-03-02. Retrieved 2010-03-03.
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- "Curling equipment and history".
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|1=(help)International Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 2010-02-26. Retrieved 2010-03-01.