Curling 2026: Here are four huge international curling competitions taking place soon - and how you can watch Scotland go for gold
There’s plenty more to international curling than just the Winter Olympics.
The Winter Olympics ended at the weekend and the United Kingdom discovered once again that it had a passion for curling - enjoying three weeks of thrills and spills on ice for Team GB.
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There was Bruce Mouat and Jennifer Dodds coming an agonising fourth in the Mixed Doubles and Shirley Jackson’s women’s teams coming within a single stone of qualifying for the semi-finals.
Then Bruce Mouat edged his men’s team into the last four, beat Switzerland in a memorable semi-final, only for a sloppy penultimate end to see them have to settle for their second silver Olympic medal in succession.
A television audience of millions followed the exploits of the Scottish althetes, but there’s no need to wait for another four years to enjoy the sport.
The coming weeks see four of the biggest competitions in the sport (outside of the Olympics).
Here’s what’s coming up and where you can enjoy the action.
World Junior Curling Championships 2026
When is it taking place?
It will take place from February 24-March 3
Where is it taking place?
The competition will be held in Taarnby, Denmark.
What teams are playing?
The teams who have qualified are Denmark, Italy, Norway, Scotland, South Korea, Japan, Canada, United States, Switzerland and Poland.
Who are the reigning champions?
Korea Women and Italy Men are the defending champions.
World Women’s Curling Championship 2026
When is it taking place?
It will take place from March 14-22
Where is it taking place?
The competition will be held in Calgary, Canada.
What teams are playing?
The teams who have qualified are Canada, China, South Korea, United States, Japan, Australia, Sweden, Scotland, Switzerland, Norway, Denmark, Turkey and Italy.
Who are the reigning champions?
Canada are the defending champions.
World Men’s Curling Championship 2026
When is it taking place?
It will take place from March 27-May 4.
Where is it taking place?
The competition will be held in Ogden, United States.
What teams are playing?
The teams who have qualified are United States, Canada, Japan, China, South Korea, Sweden, Switzerland, Scotland, Italy, Germany, Czech Republic, Poland and Norway.
Who are the reigning champions?
Scotland are the defending champions.
World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship 2026
When is it taking place?
It will take place from April 25-May 2.
Where is it taking place?
The competition will be held in Geneva, Switzerland.
What teams are playing?
The teams who have qualified are Italy, Scotland, Australia, Estonia, United States, Canada, Sweden, Norway, New Zealand, Finland, Switzerland, , South Korea, Japan, , Germany, Denmark, Czech Republic, Netherlands, Hungary, France and China.
Who are the reigning champions?
Italy are the defending champions.
How can I watch international curling competitions?
You can watch live coverage of all four of these curling competitions by subscribing to The Curling Channel here.
A season pass, which gives you access to all the season’s tournament, costs $64.99 (around £55).
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