Penticton Curling Club

An oldie, but goodie!

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This week we're celebrating week and want to introduce you to Chris Jones, the Manager/Ice Technician at the Penticton Curling Club 🥌!

➡️In the wise words of Chris, "A good ice tech takes pride in their work and doesn't rush through it!". ⬅️ Chris became an ice tech in 2007 at the Slave Lake Curling Club in Alberta and enjoys hearing top competitors' opinions on his ice.

Chris believes in giving the athletes the ice for the entire duration of their game (even extra ends), regardless of the additional work for him and his team, as curlers deserve respect from him too😊.

Join us in celebrating Chris' dedication to the curling community in the comments below!


Curling Canada

What curling rink ice-makers do in April.

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⏰ Deadline: April 30
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Give your club the recognition it deserves!

The winners of the 2025-26 PCC women’s league! These gals had a fantastic run this year, winning the A in Osoyoos and Summerland, the C in Penticton, and competing as a team in their first BC Seniors’ Provincials. Congrats!

The ladies league would like to thank team Pratt; Michelle, Nicole, Tarah and Shawna, for organizing and steering our Monday night ladies league, the last 2 years. Your dedication made our Monday nights organized and enjoyable!

PCC 2025-26 Mixed Curling League champs; Kevin & Kitty Freeborn, and Dean & Lynda Larson. It turned into a nail-biter when a great angle-raise by Kim Dixon in the 6th end resulted in a 5-ender that tied the game up, then the Freeborn team scored 1 in 7th, and stole 1 in the 8th to eke out the win!

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WORLD WOMEN’S CURLING CHAMPIONSHIP

Draw 14, the end of day 5 from Calgary.

Japan started with the hammer, and did not look back, an 8-2 hammering of Sweden.

Sweden
0 0 0 2 0 0 X X X X - 2
0 3 1 0 2 2 X X X X - 8
Japan*

Canada run Scotland one rock short in the tenth.

Scotland
0 1 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 X - 5
2 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 1 X - 7
Canada*

Another six-end game this draw

Australia
0 0 1 0 1 0 X X X X - 2
2 1 0 3 0 2 X X X X - 8

Make it three to end in six.

Norway*
0 5 0 2 1 0 X X X X - 8
0 0 1 0 0 1 X X X X - 2
United States

The standings as we are heading to the three-quarter point of the Round-Robin

Switzerland - 7-1
Switzerland are past the magic number to clinch, and are expected to be in the Play-Off. Their official clinch should come tomorrow.

Canada - 7-1
Same story here as the Swiss. Canada are second due to head-to-head results, as they fell to Switzerland earlier in the Round-Robin.

Japan - 6-3
One win away from passing the magic number to clinch.

Korea - 6-3
Five wins in a row, and one from passing the magic number.

Sweden - 6-3
The third teams one win away, and they play V Korea on Thursday.

Türkiye - 5-3
Holding the sixth of the Play-Off spots with two days to go

China - 4-4
Well alive, they can still clinch without needing help.

Denmark - 3-5
Can clinch, but need help to get there. Their elimination could come tomorrow.

Italy - 3-5
In the same situation as Denmark.

Scotland - 3-6
One more loss, or a win by the Turks, and they are eliminated.

Norway - 2-6
They need to win out and have the Turks lose out, among other things to happen to have a shot.

Australia - 1-8
Spoiler role is all that is left

United States - 1-8
Same situation as Australia

To day 6, the penultimate day of the Round-Robin.

Draw 15
Türkiye V China, Switzerland V Norway, Italy V Denmark, Canada V Korea

Draw 16
Scotland V Australia, Korea V Sweden, United States V Switzerland, Japan V Denmark

Draw 17
Norway V Canada, China V Japan, Türkiye V Sweden, Italy V Scotland

Photo from World Curling

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GOLD FOR CANADA!!!!! 🥇🥇🥇🥇🥇

Congratulations to Mark Ideson, Jon Thurston, Ina Forrest, Collinda Joseph and Gil Dash who battled hard all week long and went undefeated to bring home the gold medal!

We are so proud of you!!!

Our story ➡ https://www.curling.ca/blog/2026/03/14/team-canada-secures-gold-at-the-2026-paralympic-games/

Player photos via Canadian Paralympic Team

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LE CANADA GAGNE L'OR!!!!! 🥇🥇🥇🥇🥇

Félicitations à Mark Ideson, Jon Thurston, Ina Forrest, Collinda Joseph et Gil Dash qui ont travaillé dur toute la semaine et sont demeurés invaincus pour remporter la médaille d'or! Nous sommes très fiers de vous!!

https://www.curling.ca/fr/blog/2026/03/14/equipe-canada-decroche-lor-aux-jeux-paralympiques-2026/

Photos des joueurs via Canadian Paralympic Team