Calgary to host 2026 women’s world curling championship at WinSport

Calgary has been chosen arsenic big metropolis of the 2026 women’s satellite curling championship.

The lawsuit volition instrumentality spot from March 14-22, 2026 astatine WinSport’s Markin MacPhail Centre, which was besides the tract of the 2024 Canadian women’s curling title won by Rachel Homan.

The Markin MacPhail Centre, which opened successful 2011 with a seating capableness of astir 3,000, has hosted galore nationalist and planetary curling events successful caller years.

It besides served arsenic a curling bubble successful 2021 during the COVID-19 pandemic erstwhile the nationalist men’s and mixed doubles championship, satellite men’s title and Grand Slam Players’ Championship were held astatine the installation without spectators successful attendance.

“We person each assurance that WinSport erstwhile again volition beryllium an perfect host,” said Nolan Thiessen, main enforcement serviceman of Curling Canada.

“As 1 of the archetypal large planetary curling championships aft the Olympics, this lawsuit volition instrumentality connected higher visibility and we’re excited astir what a world-class metropolis specified arsenic Calgary volition person successful store for the champion women’s curling teams connected the planet,” added Thiessen.

This volition beryllium the 3rd clip the women’s satellite title has been played successful Alberta.

The victor of the Scotties Tournament of Hearts, being held successful February successful Thunder Bay, Ont., volition correspond Canada astatine the event.

Canada has won a starring 18 women’s satellite titles since 1979; Switzerland is adjacent astatine 10, followed by Sweden with eight.

The 2024 women’s satellite title was played successful Sydney, N.S., past March, wherever Canada’s Rachel Homan won her 2nd satellite title golden medal.

This year’s title tourney volition instrumentality spot from March 10-16 successful Uijeongbu, South Korea.

— With files from The Canadian Press.