Curling

Canadian curling great Brad Gushue named high-performance director with USA Curling

Gregory Strong, The Canadian Press 4 minute read Wednesday, May. 13, 2026

Brad Gushue experienced the high of standing on top of the podium many times. USA Curling is hoping his guidance will help American curlers follow his lead.

The recently retired skip, a six-time Brier champion who won Olympic gold in 2006, has accepted a high-performance director position with USA Curling, the federation said Wednesday.

"I think the impact that I could have on a number of athletes and coaches is exciting (while) still staying in an industry that I've grown up with and I'm comfortable with," Gushue said.

Gushue, who will remain based in St. John's, N.L., will oversee national team operations, athlete development pathways and high-performance strategy.

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Canada tops Italy 11-3 to win bronze at world mixed doubles curling championship

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Canada tops Italy 11-3 to win bronze at world mixed doubles curling championship

The Canadian Press 2 minute read Saturday, May. 2, 2026

GENEVA - Canada’s Kadriana and Colton Lott are world championship medallists.

The married duo from Gimli, Man., earned a dominant 11-3 victory over Italy’s Stefania Constantini and Amos Mosaner on Saturday to win bronze at the world mixed doubles curling championship.

The win marked Canada’s first medal at the world championship since 2019. It also marked Colton Lott’s second international medal of the 2025-26 season, after winning silver last month playing third for Team Matt Dunstone at the men's worlds.

“To share this together, to go on world stages to different parts of the world, it's something we want to continue, and we'll cherish these moments forever throughout our lives,” said Kadriana Lott, who earned her first career world medal. “Just super proud of us, and I'm happy to have that medal around our necks and happy to be standing at the podium at the end of this week.”

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Saturday, May. 2, 2026

Team Sahaidak/Lott skip Kadriana Sahaidak, right, and third Colton Lott discuss strategy as they play Team Schmiemann/Morris at the Canadian Mixed Doubles Curling Championship in Calgary, Alta., Wednesday, March 24, 2021.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh

Canada loses 6-4 to Sweden in semifinals of mixed doubles curling championship

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Canada loses 6-4 to Sweden in semifinals of mixed doubles curling championship

The Canadian Press 2 minute read Friday, May. 1, 2026

GENEVA - Canada will not compete for its first world curling mixed doubles gold medal this year after a 6-4 loss to Sweden in semifinal action on Friday.

The Gimli, Man., team of Kadriana and Colton Lott trailed the Swedes 5-2 after giving up a steal of three in the fifth end.

The Canadians scored two in the sixth to cut into Sweden's lead, but Therese Westman and Robin Ahlberg put the game away with a point in the seventh.

“I thought we had a good game and we made lots of good shots,” Kadriana Lott said. “There were just some rocks that we didn’t get on the right side of the inch. They played well, and it was a very good mixed doubles game.

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Friday, May. 1, 2026

Curling

Canada into mixed doubles curling semifinals with wins over Czechia, Switzerland

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Canada into mixed doubles curling semifinals with wins over Czechia, Switzerland

The Canadian Press 3 minute read Thursday, Apr. 30, 2026

GENEVA - Canada earned a direct spot into the world mixed doubles curling championship semifinals after finishing the preliminary round with a pair of wins on Thursday.

Kadriana and Colton Lott followed a nervy 6-5 extra-end win over Czechia in the day's early draw to a more comfortable 10-5 win over Switzerland in the evening.

The wins ensured the husband-and-wife duo from Gimli, Man., would finish atop the Group B standings at 8-1. The top teams from each group advance directly to Friday’s semifinals, while the second- and third-place teams meet in a qualifying round.

"Couldn't be more proud. I think it makes it better that we're teammates, we're a couple, we're partners," Kadriana Lott said of teaming up with her husband. "It's great to do what we do and to travel and play on this surface together. It’s a huge feeling."

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Thursday, Apr. 30, 2026

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Curling Canada to look at timing of national championships in Olympic seasons

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Curling Canada to look at timing of national championships in Olympic seasons

Donna Spencer, Gregory Strong, The Canadian Press 5 minute read Thursday, Apr. 30, 2026

With a new quadrennial set to begin, one of many things on Curling Canada's to-do list is tackling a glaring inequality with its Olympic teams in 2026.

Rachel Homan's team was unable to defend its Scotties Tournament of Hearts title in Mississauga, Ont., last season and also missed out on a chance to go for back-to-back world titles. The Jan. 23-Feb. 1 Canadian playdowns were tight against the Milan-Cortina Olympics.

Women's round-robin play started Feb. 12 at the Games. The national women's championship is traditionally played in mid-February.

Curling Canada required Homan, the Trials winner, to be in Italy for a training camp ahead of Olympic competition. Her team went on to win a bronze medal in Cortina.

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Thursday, Apr. 30, 2026

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Team Sahaidak/Lott skip Kadriana Sahaidak, left, and third Colton Lott discuss strategy while playing Team Einarson/Gushue during the Canadian Mixed Doubles Curling Championship final in Calgary, Alta., Thursday, March 25, 2021.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh

Key steal of three leads Canada over Germany 7-4 at mixed doubles worlds

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Key steal of three leads Canada over Germany 7-4 at mixed doubles worlds

The Canadian Press 2 minute read Wednesday, Apr. 29, 2026

GENEVA - A steal of three points in the third end led Canada’s Kadriana and Colton Lott to a 7-4 win over Germany on Wednesday at the world mixed doubles curling championship.

Germany's Kim Sutor and Sixten Totzek opened with the hammer and scored two in the first end.

After the Lotts managed just one point in the second, the husband-and-wife duo from Gimli, Man., broke the game open in the third when they drew for three behind cover, and the Germans missed on their final shot.

"That definitely gave us control of the game," Colton Lott said. "Once we had the lead, we never let go. It was a great way to start strong."

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Wednesday, Apr. 29, 2026

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Canadians suffer first loss at mixed doubles curling worlds, 8-5 to Scotland

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Canadians suffer first loss at mixed doubles curling worlds, 8-5 to Scotland

The Canadian Press 1 minute read Tuesday, Apr. 28, 2026

GENEVA - Scotland dealt Canada its first loss at the 2026 mixed doubles curling championship with an 8-5 victory in Tuesday's late draw.

Katie McMillan and Angus Bryce broke open a 3-3 tie with three points in the fifth end.

Kadriana and Colton Lott of Gimli, Man., responded with two in the sixth end before the Scottish duo cemented the win with two in the seventh.

Earlier, Canada posted a 10-7 win over Hungary. Dorottya Udvardi-Palancsa and Lorinc Tatar took an early 4-3 lead when they scored four in the second end. But the Lotts responded with four of their own in the third and stole another in the fourth en route to the win.

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Tuesday, Apr. 28, 2026

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Canada edges Italy in extra end to stay unbeaten at mixed doubles curling worlds

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Canada edges Italy in extra end to stay unbeaten at mixed doubles curling worlds

The Canadian Press 2 minute read Monday, Apr. 27, 2026

GENEVA - Canada’s Kadriana Lott and Colton Lott defeated Italy’s Stefania Constantini and Amos Mosaner 6-5 in an extra end Monday at the world mixed doubles curling championship.

The Gimli, Man., couple stole a point in the extra frame to improve to 4-0 and hand the reigning world champions their first loss.

The victory moved Canada into sole possession of first place in Pool B with a 4-0 record, ahead of Italy at 3-1.

Canada outshot Italy 89 to 66 per cent in one of its strongest performances of the week.

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Monday, Apr. 27, 2026

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Canada beats Finland, U.S. at world mixed doubles curling championship

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Canada beats Finland, U.S. at world mixed doubles curling championship

The Canadian Press 2 minute read Sunday, Apr. 26, 2026

GENEVA - Canada's Colton and Kadriana Lott finished Sunday with a pair of wins thanks to a 7-3 victory over the United States at the world mixed doubles curling championship.

Canada (3-0) also defeated Finland 10-4 earlier in the day.

After the Canadians held a 4-1 edge at the midway point, the Americans answered with two points in the fifth end to cut the deficit to one. Canada then scored two in the sixth and one in the seventh before the U.S. conceded the final end.

Earlier in the day, after falling behind 3-0 after the opening end, the Canadians scored five in the the second followed by two in the third and one in the fourth to swiftly take an 8-3 lead over Finland. After the Finns answered with one in the fifth, Canada tacked on another two in the sixth before Finland conceded the final two ends.

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Sunday, Apr. 26, 2026

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Canada opens world mixed doubles curling tournament on victorious note

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Canada opens world mixed doubles curling tournament on victorious note

The Canadian Press 2 minute read Saturday, Apr. 25, 2026

GENEVA - Canada's Colton and Kadriana Lott opened the world mixed doubles curling championship on a victorious note Saturday.

The Canadian squad scored three in the first end en route to a 6-4 victory over South Korea in the first game of the tournament for both teams.

"Usually, a big event like this, you're nervous to start and nervous to see what the ice is going to do and feel like,” Kadriana Lott said. “It was good to have a strong start.

"We do notice there are areas that we're going to work on, but now we feel more comfortable knowing what the ice is doing going into (Sunday).”

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Saturday, Apr. 25, 2026

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Manitoba’s Lotts chase Canada’s first world mixed doubles curling gold

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Manitoba’s Lotts chase Canada’s first world mixed doubles curling gold

Jim Bender, The Canadian Press 3 minute read Tuesday, Apr. 21, 2026

Colton and Kadriana Lott are among the most decorated mixed doubles curling teams in Canada and are determined to add to their medal haul.

The Gimli, Man., couple have won two gold, two silver and a bronze at the Canadian Mixed Doubles Championships since 2019, and now hope to capture Canada’s first title at the World Mixed Doubles Championship in Geneva, Switzerland, starting Saturday.

“Obviously, Canada hasn’t won gold in this discipline and that’s what we’re setting out to do. We couldn’t be more hungry and driven to do so,” Colton Lott said on a media call Tuesday.

The Lotts posted an 8-1 record at the 2024 world championship but failed to medal.

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Tuesday, Apr. 21, 2026

Curling

Shield Curling Club tops Typhoon Curling Club to win inaugural Rock League title

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Shield Curling Club tops Typhoon Curling Club to win inaugural Rock League title

The Canadian Press 1 minute read Sunday, Apr. 12, 2026

TORONTO - Shield Curling Club won the inaugural Rock League championship, defeating Typhoon Curling Club 2-1 on Sunday at Mattamy Athletic Centre.

After Anna Hasselborg led Typhoon to a 7-5 win in the women's game, Shield captain Brad Jacobs led his side to an 8-7 win in the men's game.

In the final game, a mixed doubles match, Marlee Powers and Benoît Schwarz-van Berkel came back to score two in the eighth end to tie it at 7-7 and force a draw-to-the-button shootout to determine the winner.

Tori Koana went first for Typhoon, with her shooter rolling deep to the back of the eight-foot circle. Schwarz-van Berkel then placed it right on the button to pull out the victory.

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Sunday, Apr. 12, 2026

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Typhoon, Northern round out Rock League semis alongside Alpine and Shield

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Typhoon, Northern round out Rock League semis alongside Alpine and Shield

The Canadian Press 2 minute read Saturday, Apr. 11, 2026

TORONTO - Typhoon Curling Club needed to score just seven points combined across its pair of mixed-fours games against Northern United and got the job done Saturday night.

The two will meet again in one of two semifinal games on Sunday in the Rock League. Alpine Curling Club and Shield Curling Club will meet in the other, having also qualified Saturday.

The final is set for late Sunday afternoon at Toronto's Mattamy Athletic Centre.

Typhoon’s Anna Hasselborg scored a deuce in the fifth end to take a 5-2 edge, leaving it to Niklas Edin to secure the playoff berth. Edin, trailing 2-1 at the time on the other sheet, scored one more in a 5-2 loss, doing just enough to get Typhoon into the semifinals.

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Saturday, Apr. 11, 2026

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Shield Curling Club sweeps Maple United to land atop Rock League standings

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Shield Curling Club sweeps Maple United to land atop Rock League standings

The Canadian Press 2 minute read Friday, Apr. 10, 2026

TORONTO - Shield Curling Club earned the third sweep of the week in Rock League curling action Friday, defeating Maple United 3-0 to climb atop the standings heading into the weekend's playoffs.

Shield (3-2, 3.5 points) is in a three-way tie with Alpine (3-2, 3.5 points) and Northern (3-2, 3.5 points) but holds the tiebreaker thanks to an advantage on points scored with 102.

Teams get one point for a win, plus an extra half-point for a sweep.

Shield will take on Maple, Alpine Curling Club faces Frontier Curling Club and Northern United matches up against Typhoon Curling Club in the opening round of the playoffs on Saturday. The semifinals and final of the inaugural event will be played Sunday at Toronto's Mattamy Athletic Centre.

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Friday, Apr. 10, 2026

Curling

Mouat leads Northern to sweep of Typhoon in curling’s Rock League

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Mouat leads Northern to sweep of Typhoon in curling’s Rock League

The Canadian Press 2 minute read Thursday, Apr. 9, 2026

TORONTO - Northern United rebounded from being on the wrong side of the first sweep in Rock League history with a sweep of its own in a win over the Typhoon Curling Club on Thursday afternoon.

A day after getting swept by Alpine Curling Club, Bruce Mouat's Northern team improved to 3-1 in the league's inaugural event.

Mouat led Northern's men to a 10-4 win over Typhoon's Niklas Edin.

Kristin Skaslien and Yannick Schwaller downed Tori Koana and Tsuyoshi Yamaguchi 8-5 in mixed doubles action, and Isabella Wrana's women's team won a draw shot challenge shootout after finishing tied 6-6 with Anna Hasselborg after seven ends.

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Thursday, Apr. 9, 2026

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Alpine moves to top of the table after first-ever Rock League sweep

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Alpine moves to top of the table after first-ever Rock League sweep

The Canadian Press 1 minute read Wednesday, Apr. 8, 2026

TORONTO - Team Alpine completed the first-ever sweep in curling's Rock League with a 3-0 win over Team Northern in Wednesday's early match.

Almida de Val and Oskar Eriksson clinched the sweep with an 8-7 extra-end win over Giulia Lacedelli and Rasmus Wrana in mixed doubles action.

Alina Paetz skipped Alpine's women's team to a 4-3 win over Northern's Isabella Wrana, while Joel Retornaz led the men's team to an 8-3 victory over Bruce Mouat.

Team Frontier beat Team Maple 2-1 in Wednesday's afternoon draw, while Team Typhoon handed Team Shield a 2-1 loss in the late match.

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