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24-04-2025
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New pro curling league scheduled to start in 2026 with hopes of prolonging the Olympic spotlight
United States skip Korey Dropkin watches his stone during his team's match against Germany at the men's curling world championships in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Friday April 4, 2025. (Chris Young/The Canadian Press via AP) United States skip Korey Dropkin throws a stone during his team's match against Canada at the men's curling world championships in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Friday April 4, 2025. (Chris Young/The Canadian Press via AP) Scotland skip Bruce Mouat reacts after his winning stone gave his team victory over Switzerland in the gold-medal game at the world men's curling championships in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Sunday, April 6, 2025. (Chris Young/The Canadian Press via AP) Scotland skip Bruce Mouat throws a stone during his team's match against Austria at the men's world curling championship in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Saturday, March 29, 2025. (Chris Young/The Canadian Press via AP) Canada skip Rachel Homan, front right, and third Tracy Fleury, front left, call a shot as Scotland skip Bruce Mouat, back right, and third Grant Hardie, back center, look on during the Battle of the Sexes curling matchup in Toronto, Monday, April 7, 2025. (Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press via AP) Scotland's Grant Hardie, left, and Bobby Lammie, right, sweep a stone during the gold-medal game against Switzerland at the world men's curling championships in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Sunday, April 6, 2025. (Chris Young/The Canadian Press via AP) Canada's Marc Kennedy and Ben Herbert sweep Brett Gallant's stone towards the button as skip Brad Jacobs looks on during World Men's Curling Championship action against Italy, in Moose Jaw, Sask., Tuesday, April 1, 2025. (Chris Young/The Canadian Press via AP) The Olympic rings adorn the Stadio Olimpico del Ghiaccio, which will be called Cortina Curling Olympic Stadium, venue for the curling discipline at the Milan Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics, in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, Thursday, Jan.16, 2025. (AP Photo/Giovanni Auletta) Scotland skip Bruce Mouat, front right, lines up a stone as Switzerland's skip Benoit Schwartz-Van Berkel, back right, and Yannick Schwaller, left, look on during the gold-medal game at the world men's curling championships in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Sunday, April 6, 2025. (Chris Young/The Canadian Press via AP) USA skip Korey Dropkin guides a stone towards the house during his country's session against Norway at the World Men's Curling Championship in Moose Jaw, Sask., Monday, March 31, 2025. (Chris Young/The Canadian Press via AP) USA skip Korey Dropkin guides a stone towards the house during his country's session against Norway at the World Men's Curling Championship in Moose Jaw, Sask., Monday, March 31, 2025. (Chris Young/The Canadian Press via AP) United States skip Korey Dropkin watches his stone during his team's match against Germany at the men's curling world championships in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Friday April 4, 2025. (Chris Young/The Canadian Press via AP) United States skip Korey Dropkin throws a stone during his team's match against Canada at the men's curling world championships in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Friday April 4, 2025. (Chris Young/The Canadian Press via AP) Scotland skip Bruce Mouat reacts after his winning stone gave his team victory over Switzerland in the gold-medal game at the world men's curling championships in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Sunday, April 6, 2025. (Chris Young/The Canadian Press via AP) Scotland skip Bruce Mouat throws a stone during his team's match against Austria at the men's world curling championship in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Saturday, March 29, 2025. (Chris Young/The Canadian Press via AP) Canada skip Rachel Homan, front right, and third Tracy Fleury, front left, call a shot as Scotland skip Bruce Mouat, back right, and third Grant Hardie, back center, look on during the Battle of the Sexes curling matchup in Toronto, Monday, April 7, 2025. (Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press via AP) Scotland's Grant Hardie, left, and Bobby Lammie, right, sweep a stone during the gold-medal game against Switzerland at the world men's curling championships in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Sunday, April 6, 2025. (Chris Young/The Canadian Press via AP) Canada's Marc Kennedy and Ben Herbert sweep Brett Gallant's stone towards the button as skip Brad Jacobs looks on during World Men's Curling Championship action against Italy, in Moose Jaw, Sask., Tuesday, April 1, 2025. (Chris Young/The Canadian Press via AP) The Olympic rings adorn the Stadio Olimpico del Ghiaccio, which will be called Cortina Curling Olympic Stadium, venue for the curling discipline at the Milan Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics, in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, Thursday, Jan.16, 2025. (AP Photo/Giovanni Auletta) Scotland skip Bruce Mouat, front right, lines up a stone as Switzerland's skip Benoit Schwartz-Van Berkel, back right, and Yannick Schwaller, left, look on during the gold-medal game at the world men's curling championships in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Sunday, April 6, 2025. (Chris Young/The Canadian Press via AP) USA skip Korey Dropkin guides a stone towards the house during his country's session against Norway at the World Men's Curling Championship in Moose Jaw, Sask., Monday, March 31, 2025. (Chris Young/The Canadian Press via AP) Curling is getting its first professional league, stocked with past and future Olympians competing in a six-week, six-team season touring internationally starting next April in the aftermath of the Milan-Cortina Olympics. The Curling Group, which owns the Grand Slam of Curling event series, announced the creation of Rock League on Thursday. The six-week circuit will include stops in Canada, the United States and Europe, where six teams of five men and five women each will play a variety of formats to be determined. Advertisement 'As an athlete, I could have only dreamed about being able to participate in a professional curling league,' said Jennifer Jones, a 2014 Olympic gold medalist who is an adviser to the league. 'Now, having the opportunity to help make that dream a reality for the next generation of curlers is a true honor – and it's what inspires us every day as we work to build this league.' There will be two teams apiece from Canada and Europe, one from the United States and one from Asia. Among the athletes signed up as captains are Olympic medalists Bruce Mouat of Scotland, Brad Jacobs of Canada and Chinami Yoshida of Japan. Korey Dropkin, a world mixed doubles champion who would represent the U.S. at the 2026 Games, will captain the American team. Canadian Rachel Homan and Alina Paetz of Switzerland, both two-time Olympians, are the other captains. John Morris, a two-time Olympic gold medalist and adviser to the league, said the captains were chosen based on leadership, ability to work with teammates and curling skill. Advertisement 'Our goal is to create a one-of-a-kind experience that brings out the very best of curling – where longtime rivals might end up as teammates, and rising stars have the chance to cement their legacy as professional athletes,' he said. ___ AP sports:
Yahoo
14-04-2025
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Mouat to meet Schwaller in another Grand Slam final
Team Mouat will meet Team Schwaller in the final of the Players Championship, just one week on from the pair facing off for the World Men's Curling Championship title. The Scots progressed to another final - which will be shown live on the BBC Sport website and app - by beating Team Jacobs 6-2. Meanwhile, Yannick Schwaller's Swiss side set up a second showpiece encounter in the space of a week by dispatching Team Dunstone. Schwaller's rink were defeated 5-4 by Bruce Mouat and his team in a dramatic world final in Moose Jaw, Canada. Now the Swiss will seek to right the wrongs of that loss in Sunday's final in Toronto, which will be played at 21:00 BST. Team Schwaller finished above Team Mouat in Pool A, with both teams winning four and losing once. Ross Whyte's rink were the only team to defeat their follow Scots at the pool stage but failed to reach the play-offs.
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14-04-2025
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Mouat to meet Schwaller in another Grand Slam final
Team Mouat will meet Team Schwaller in the final of the Players Championship, just one week on from the pair facing off for the World Men's Curling Championship title. The Scots progressed to another final - which will be shown live on the BBC Sport website and app - by beating Team Jacobs 6-2. Meanwhile, Yannick Schwaller's Swiss side set up a second showpiece encounter in the space of a week by dispatching Team Dunstone. Schwaller's rink were defeated 5-4 by Bruce Mouat and his team in a dramatic world final in Moose Jaw, Canada. Now the Swiss will seek to right the wrongs of that loss in Sunday's final in Toronto, which will be played at 21:00 BST. Team Schwaller finished above Team Mouat in Pool A, with both teams winning four and losing once. Ross Whyte's rink were the only team to defeat their follow Scots at the pool stage but failed to reach the play-offs.
BBC News
13-04-2025
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Mouat to meet Schwaller in another Grand Slam final
Team Mouat will meet Team Schwaller in the final of the Players Championship, just one week on from the pair facing off for the World Men's Curling Championship Scots progressed to another final - which will be shown live on the BBC Sport website and app - by beating Team Jacobs Yannick Schwaller's Swiss side set up a second showpiece encounter in the space of a week by dispatching Team rink were defeated 5-4 by Bruce Mouat and his team in a dramatic world final in Moose Jaw, the Swiss will seek to right the wrongs of that loss in Sunday's final in Toronto, which will be played at 21:00 Schwaller finished above Team Mouat in Pool A, with both teams winning four and losing Whyte's rink were the only team to defeat their follow Scots at the pool stage but failed to reach the play-offs.
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05-04-2025
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Scotland to face Sweden in World Curling play-offs
World Men's Curling Championship Venue: Temple Gardens Centre, Moose Jaw, Canada Dates: 29 March-6 April Coverage: Watch selected Scotland matches on the BBC Sport website & app Scotland will face defending champions Sweden for a place in the World Men's Curling Championship semi-finals against hosts Canada after Bruce Mouat's rink lost their final round-robin match. China prevailed 9-2 to seal third place in the standings and set up a qualification match with Norway. Switzerland await the winner in the semi-finals. Earlier, the Scots made sure of progress to the play-offs with an emphatic 6-1 victory over Germany. Germany, led by Marc Muskatewitz, had surprised the Scots in this season's European Championship final but found themselves trailing by three after the first end. Mouat, seeking a fourth medal at world level, was always in control and the Germans conceded after losing two more in the seventh end. "It's always nice to get the Q before the end of the round-robin," said Mouat. "We're feeling like we're starting to step up and play a bit better, raising our game a bit, so we feel like we're in a good spot." Olympic qualifying points gained from last year's championships will be added to this year's final total, with the top seven sides gaining qualification for Milan-Cortina in 2026, along with hosts Italy. Those who fail to secure their place will have another chance to do so via a qualifying tournament at the end of the year. Mouat goes for fourth curling Worlds medal - watch on BBC Scots choose Mouat & Morrison for World Curling push
