New Zealand Curling

The world class quality of curling at the 100% Pure New Zealand Winter Games made for enthralling final games. The Australia men’s team took gold in a high pressure game against China, winning 9-6, and Japan beat the Chinese women’s world champions to take gold with a decisive 8-5 victory.

NZ skip Dan Mustapic introduces Winter Games curling to the wider TV audience, recorded on Sunday 23 August during the first round of the Women's competition.

Courtesy of snowtv.co.nz

World Curling Federation president Les Harrison believes the world junior championships could be held at the Dunedin Ice Stadium. "The juniors [under-21] would be good for Dunedin because of its large student population," Harrison, of Canada, told the Otago Daily Times. He attended last week's world senior championships in Dunedin and was impressed by the facilities and ice conditions...

Read the full Otago Daily Times article.

It was Canada's day at the finals of the World Senior's Curling Championship in Dunedin, New Zealand. The Men's and Women's gold medals both went to Canadian teams in the first world curling titles decided in the southern hemisphere.

Both winning teams also had the distinction of going through the tournament undefeated.

Keith Wendorf, director of competitions for the World Curling Federation, rates Naseby's Maniototo Curling International rink as one of the best facilities in the world. His support reinforces the favourable comments from competitors at the just-completed Pacific Championships.

There may be no New Zealand teams curling in Vancouver at the Olympic or Paralympic Games, but there's plenty of coverage to see the roaring game at its best!

• Vancouver 2010 official site and its pages for Olympic and Paralympic curling
• SKYsport has 4 dedicated Winter Olympics channels, and PrimeTV will show some events free to air. See their broadcast schedule and news.
• The World Curling Federation has official results for Men's, Women's and Paralympic competitions
• NZOC's Winter Olympics site will follow the progress of the NZ team at Vancouver

And there's no shortage of commentary and opinion either –

• Skip Cottage Curling blog – with an emphasis on Scotland / UK
• The Curling News blog is always worth a read
• CurlingZone – news, commentary and links to other blogs
• The Canadian Curling Association will feature exclusive pics and the "Olympic Insider" blog