PRESIDENT’S NEWSLETTER

Inside this issue: Welcome While for many of you in the northern hemisphere, the summer period has provided a little break from regular activities, for us at the (WCF) it has been WCF News 1 a key period to prepare for the busy season ahead. 2 The annual WCF camps and courses in Füssen once again proved to be a tremendous success and the foundation stone of the work done by our Competitions and Development team. Development , 3 Media and MA In the southern hemisphere, the Winter Games New Zealand have just drawn to a close, with News 4 Japan winning gold in the men’s team event and Australia winning the Mixed Doubles competi- tion. The WCF is proud to support this bi-annual event which grows focus on our sport in the Deadlines 5 Pacific-Asia region, an area in which curling is developing at a fast pace. I hope you enjoy this latest newsletter and Remember, you can read more about each story by clicking on the headline.

Special points of Some of the participants at the WCF / DCV Hummelt Füssen Junior Curling Camp Photo: WCF/Christian Leibbrandt interest:

 Ailsa Craig project (p2) Olympic Celebration Tour update  WCF Camps & Cours- es update (p3) The WCF Olympic Celebration Detroit Curling Club from 8-10 Tour (OCT) received a substan- November.  DAP update (p4) tial funding boost earlier this 2010 Olympic silver medallist  New event websites year from The Foundation for Carolyn Darbyshire (CAN) will launched (p4) Global Sports Development, attend Bay Area Curling Club who donated $50,000 USD to  MA Updates (p4) and 2006 Olympic gold medallist help support the programme. Jamie Korab (CAN) will be in The first two tour stops for this Detroit. edition of the OCT take place in If interested in the OCT, we the USA later this year: San would encourage you to get in Francisco Bay Area Curling Club touch with d a r - A commemorative pin has been de- from 25-27 October and then signed for the OCT [email protected] Page 2 August 2013 Newsletter

Ailsa Craig granite harvest

The WCF has been support- During operations, the WCF ing Kays of Scotland who Media & Communications have been harvesting granite team documented the pro- from Ailsa Craig island in cess, which you will be able Scotland. to see on our website in This major logistical opera- early September. tion has been conducted The Olympic Broadcast Ser- throughout August. vice also captured the pro- The project has seen the ject on film and will be avail- collection of enough granite able to rights holding broad- casters around the world to guarantee curling stone during the Olympic Winter The removal of granite from Ailsa Craig , Scotland, in August production at Kays of Scot- Games in February next Photo: WCF/Richard Gray land for the next 10 years. year.

WCF remembers former Director of Finance, Denis Fox We were deeply saddened the ice. His involvement in of Director of Finance be- to hear of the death of for- administrative duties saw tween 2000 and 2004. mer Director of Finance, him take on the role of Denis played a key role in Denis Fox, of Fairbanks, United States Curling Asso- developing the WCF during USA, who died at the age of ciation President from 1994- his time as Director of Fi- 69 earlier this month. 95. nance and will be fondly Denis was involved in curl- Later in his life he was elect- remembered by all who met

Denis Fox (1943 - 2013) ing for many years, dedicat- ed to the Management him. ing a large part of his life to Committee of the WCF Photo: www.legacy.com Read his full obituary here: our sport both on and off where he held the position http://shar.es/yUN2P

Anti-Doping On 14 June 2013, the WCF Doping Hearing Panel were unanimous in their deci- sion that Matt Dumontelle, the alternate for the Canadian men’s team at the Ford World Men’s Curling Championship held in Victoria, Canada in April 2013, committed an Anti-Doping Rule Violation which constituted a Doping Offence under ADR Article 2.1. The Panel confirmed that the sanction applicable is two years from the date of his provisional suspension which was effective from 6 May 2013. Dumontelle tested positive for Methandienone and his defence was that he was not aware that a supplement he was taking contained a banned substance. This incident highlights the need for all Member Associations (MAs) to continually remind athletes to be aware of the Anti-Doping Regulations and the need to be responsible for any substance they are taking. The WCF will continue to provide information on testing and banned substances and asks for the support of MAs in doing all they can to ensure that athletes read and understand the information sent to them. Through such activity athletes will be reminded of their responsibility to know what they are taking, even when prescribed by a doctor, and ensure they take extra precautions with the content of nutritional supplements. August 2013 Newsletter Page 3

Development WCF Füssen Camps & Courses 2013

A total of 176 participants from 25 MAs attended this year’s camps and courses in Füssen, Germany between 29 June and 13 July 2013. Run with the support of the DCV (German Curling Association), this year the courses offered included an Ice-Technician Course, an Umpire Basic Course and the newly- designed Advanced Instruction and Introduction to Coaching Course. The 15th Annual WCF/DCV Hummelt Junior Curling Camp welcomed 120 juniors from a total of 18 MAs. Once again, these camps and courses proved to be a huge success. Special thanks go to

Some of the participants of the Junior Curling Camp all the instructors, assistants and helpers involved. It is their commitment and dedica- Photo: WCF/Christian Leibbrandt tion to their work and sharing their knowledge that is at the heart of the success of these camps and courses. Thank you!

WCF Adult Camp 2013 (Prague) The 7th WCF Adult Curling hosted its first Business of Curl- Camp was held in Prague, Czech ing Symposium here, with 22 Republic from 24 – 28 May participants attending from 14 2013. MAs. 36 adults from 15 different MAs A range of topics were covered, took part: Belarus, Bulgaria, including membership analysis, Croatia, Czech Republic, Eng- ice making, volunteers and land, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, grants and funding opportunities Poland, Romania, Russia, Scot- to name a few. land, Slovakia, Korea and Swe- Planning is underway for the 2nd den. One Scottish, one Dutch WCF Business of Curling Sym- and two Canadian instructors posium tentatively scheduled for travelled to Prague to teach at June 2014 with registration set the Camp, which provides a bal- to commence on 1 October The WCF Adult Curling Camp in Prague proved to be popular ance between on-ice and class- 2013. Please check on our web- again this year, with over 30 participants from 15 MAs Photo: WCF room sessions. The WCF also site for updated information.

WCF Sweetlake Junior Team Curling Camp The first annual WCF Sweetlake Junior Team Curling Camp was held from 4 – 9 August 2013 in Zoetermeer, Netherlands. Four junior teams and coaches from Finland, Latvia and host Netherlands enjoyed off-ice and on-ice instruction from WCF staff members Eeva Röthlisberger and Scott Arnold, Czech Republic coach Dan Rafael and camp founder Shari Leibbrandt. Curling was not the only form of activity at camp. Structured workouts at the gym and a trip to a water park were highlights. Plans are already underway for next year’s camp so watch for announcements on the WCF website and in this newsletter. Sweetlake Junior Team Curling Camp will run again next summer Photo: WCF Page 4 August 2013 Newsletter Development Assistance Programme (DAP)

Since the launch of the stones and ice scrapers; est in order to help our 2013/14 DAP on 1 June equipment for new curling sport continue to grow and 2013, we have approved facilities; organising school develop over the coming applications for $114,000 programs for the upcoming years. USD of funding. season; come and try ses- More than half of our MAs So far, 19 MAs have taken sions; renting training ice and have not yet applied for any the opportunity to get finan- producing promotional ma- project funding. terials. cial support for some of Financial support is there their development projects With the Olympic and Para- to help you with the de- this year. lympic Winter Games taking velopment of curling place this season, there will Projects supported include: within your country. be an increase in curling ac- participation in WCF organ- tivity around the world. We would therefore like to DAP funding can be used to support ised camps and courses; or- encourage all MAs to make junior development ganising their own junior It’s important to make the Photo: WCF use of this opportunity. camps; repayment of curling most of this increased inter-

Media update

Websites: Two new websites Media Assistance Programme have been launched since May - (MAP): The 2013/14 MAP will be the World Mixed Doubles Curling launched in September with docu- Championship 2014 mentation emailed to all MAs. (wmdcc2014.curlingevents.co MAP provides accommodation for m) and World Senior Curling MA media/communications repre- Championships 2014: sentatives at WCF events. (wscc2014.curlingevents.com) For further information, email [email protected]

The new WMDCC 2014 website

MA News

Australia recently hosted their Men’s championship, while New Zealand has also been busy hosting their Men’s, Women’s, Junior and Mixed Doubles national championships. The Winter Games NZ have also just concluded with Japan winning the gold medals in the Men’s event and Australian pair Eve Bèlisle and Steve Johns winning the Mixed Doubles (both teams pictured right). Find more information about the Winter Games NZ visit: http:// wintergamesnz.com The Royal Caledonian Curling Club (Scotland) celebrated their 175th birthday in July. For more information about their celebrations, visit: royalcaledoniancurlingclub.org The Swedish Curling Association has appointed triple world champion, Magnus Swartling, as their new head coach for their national junior curling teams. Full story (in Swedish): http:// tinyurl.com/muo7oq3 World Curling Deadlines Federation MAs are reminded of the following deadlines: 74 Tay Street Event Entry: Perth PH2 8NP  European Junior Curling Challenge 15 September 2013 United Kingdom  Pacific-Asia Junior Curling Championships 15 September 2013 Phone: (44) 1738 451 630  World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship 15 December 2013 Fax: (44) 1738 451 641  World Senior Curling Championships 15 December 2013 Email: [email protected] Team Paperwork: Facebook: www.facebook.com/ WorldCurlingFederation  European Curling Championships C-Group 6 September 2013 Google+: www.gplus.to/  Pacific-Asia Curling Championships 11 October 2013 worldcurlingfederation  Olympic Qualification Event 8 November 2013 You Tube: www.youtube.com/user/ WorldCurlingTV Event hosts Twitter Media Feed: @WCFmedia Twitter Fan Feed @worldcurling The WCF would like to encourage MAs to submit bids for the following championships Linkedin: http://www.linkedin.com/ and would advise that all interest is submitted as soon as possible to the Director of company/world-curling-federation Competitions and Development, Keith Wendorf: [email protected] Follow us The WCF is currently seeking bids for:  World Wheelchair Curling Qualification Event 2014  European Mixed Curling Championship 2014  European Curling Championship C Division 2014  European Junior Curling Challenge 2015  World Junior Curling Championships 2015  World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship 2015  World Senior Curling Championships 2015

Next Edition With our next newsletter due in Novem- convene. ber, we’re looking forward to updating By November, the curling season in the you on our activities over the next three northern hemisphere will be well under months, including our second WCF Annu- way and we look forward to bringing you al Congress which takes place in Copen- updates from the European Mixed Curling hagen, Denmark from 30 August to 3 Sep- Championship, Pacific-Asia Curling Cham- tember. pionships and European Curling Champi- Visit our website: www.worldcurling.org We look forward to welcoming over 130 onships (A, B and C Groups). delegates to this year’s congress. In addi- If you wish to share any suggestions, news tion to the Annual General Assembly, or information about activity that your MAs will find out about all the work that Association has been undertaking in our the WCF has recently been undertaking, next newsletter, please contact whilst also getting the chance to meet [email protected] no later than with other MAs from around the world. 31 October 2013. The WCF’s new Athlete Commission and Yours in curling, Competition & Rules Commission will meet in person for the first time in Co- penhagen, while it will also be an oppor- tunity for our Zonal Commissions to re-