PRELIMINARY NOTICE TO ATHLETE SELECTION PROCEDURES, PARALYMPIC GAMES, MILAN/CORTINA 2026
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USA Curling is releasing the Preliminary Notice to Athlete Selection Procedures, Paralympic Games, Milan/Cortina 2026 for the four-person Mixed team and the Mixed Doubles team.
These procedures await final approval from the United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee (USOPC), but the basic principles for selection have been established with the intent to provide as much information possible to wheelchair curling athletes and the curling community.
Important details regarding the Mixed team include:
Athletes interested in being selected to the 2026 Paralympic Mixed Team will come from the pool of athletes named to the 2024/2025 National Team.
The 2024/2025 National Team Selection Camp will be held in Denver Colorado from April 30- May 2, 2024
All events and camps throughout the 2024/2025 season will be used as observation opportunities for selection with extra consideration given to performance at the 2025 Wheelchair Mixed Team World Championships.
The team will be announced on or before June 30, 2025.
Important details regarding the Mixed Doubles team include:
Athletes interested in being selected to the 2026 Paralympic Mixed Doubles Team will qualify at the 2025/2026 Wheelchair Mixed Doubles Trials. Exact date and location TBD but sometime in Q4 2025.
To compete at the Mixed Doubles Trials, athletes must be classified with a “C” or “R” status as of the beginning of the competition.
Only athletes who were not named to the 2026 Paralympic Mixed team can compete.
USA Curling anticipates approval of these procedures by the USOPC and will make them available in a formal selection document template as soon as that occurs.
If you have any questions, please contact Katie Baker, Sporting Director, at katie.baker@usacurling.org.
All competitors are encouraged to review the Mixed team and Mixed Doubles preliminary notice documents.
If you would like to learn more about wheelchair curling, please tune into the Wheelchair Curling Webinar, March 27th at 7pm CT.
About USA Curling
Founded in 1958 and headquartered in Eagan, Minnesota, USA Curling is the National Governing body for the Olympic sport of curling and the Paralympic sport of wheelchair curling in the United States. The mission of USA Curling is to grow, strengthen, and advocate for the Olympic and Paralympic sport of curling in the United States by prioritizing accessibility and programmatic development from grassroots to podium. USA Curling is sponsored by Columbia Sportswear, Twin Cities Orthopedics, Training HAUS, Toyota, ISS (Ice, Sports & Solar), Rock Solid Productions, Jet Ice, and Laurie Artiss. USA Curling is a proud member of the World Curling Federation and the United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee. To learn more, visit usacurling.org.
