2026 World Women's Curling Championship Calgary: Full Rosters 13 Teams

The 2026 BKT World Women’s Curling Championship (March 14–22 at WinSport Event Centre in Calgary, Alberta, Canada) features 13 qualified teams in a full round-robin format, with the top 6 advancing to playoffs. Note that rosters here differ from the recent Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics teams (e.g., post-Olympic changes, national selections, and upsets at qualifiers).

2026 World Women's Curling Championship Rosters

(Confirmed skips and key players from World Curling Federation, Curling Canada, Wikipedia, and media reports as of early March 2026; some full lineups still TBD or partial.)

Australia (Victorian CA, Melbourne): Skip Helen Williams; Third Sara Westman; Second Kristen Tsourlenes; Lead Karen Titheridge; Alternate Michelle Fredericks (full roster confirmed).

Canada (Team Canada): Skip Kerri Einarson; Third Val Sweeting; Second Shannon Birchard; Lead Karlee Burgess; Alternate Krysten Karwacki. Won record-tying fifth Scotties Tournament of Hearts title (Feb 2026).

China: Skip Wang Rui (or Rui Wang); Third Han Yu; Second Dong Ziqi; Lead Jiang Jiayi (2025 Pan Continental Champions).

Denmark: Skip Madeleine Dupont; Third Mathilde Halse; Second Jasmin Holtermann; Lead My Larsen; Alternate Denise Dupont.

Italy: Skip Stefania Constantini; Third Elena Mathis; Second G. Zardini Lacedelli; Lead Marta Lo Deserto; Alternate Rebecca Mariani.

Japan: Skip Sayaka Yoshimura (some sources list Satsuki Fujisawa as potential; confirm via live scores); Third Kaho Onodera; Second Yuna Kotani; Lead Anna Ohmiya; Alternate Mina Kobayashi.

South Korea: Skip Eun-ji Gim (or Eunji Gim); Third Min-ji Kim; Second Su-ji Kim; Lead Ye-eun Seol; Alternate Ye-ji Seol.

Norway (Oppdal CK, Oppdal): Skip Marianne Rørvik (or Torild Bjørnstad in some early listings; full TBD).

Scotland: Skip Fay Henderson (full roster TBD).

Sweden: Skip Anna Hasselborg; Third Sara McManus; Second Agnes Knochenhauer; Lead Sofia Scharback; Alternate Johanna Heldin.

Switzerland: Skip Xenia Schwaller; Third Selina Gafner; Second Fabienne Rieder; Lead Selina Rychiger. Major upset: Defeated four-time defending world champ Silvana Tirinzoni at Swiss Championships.

Türkiye: Skip Dilşat Yıldız (or Dilsat Yildiz; full roster TBD).

United States: Skip Delaney Strouse; Third Anne O'Hara; Second Sydney Mullaney; Lead Maddie Bear (Madison Bear). Won 2026 U.S. Nationals (March 2, 2026) over Elizabeth Cousins.

Canada: Team Einarson returns after a dominant Scotties win (Feb 2, 2026), tying a record for Shannon Birchard's sixth title.

Switzerland: Xenia Schwaller earned her first Worlds berth by defeating Silvana Tirinzoni (best-of-three final) at Swiss Championships—big shift after Tirinzoni's Olympic success.

United States: Delaney Strouse team claimed the national title (March 2, 2026) with strong playoffs.

Nations like Australia, Norway, Scotland, and Türkiye have partial/TBD details; full lineups often finalize closer to event start.

Olympic vs. Worlds difference: Many nations send different rinks (e.g., national qualifiers post-Olympics, injuries, or choices).

The tournament is live now—check World Curling Federation livescores (livescores.worldcurling.org) for real-time standings, draws, and updates. Canada (Einarson) enters as favorites after recent form. For tickets or streaming (often on Curling Canada/YouTube), visit curling.ca/2026worldwomen or worldcurling.org. Exciting action ahead! 🥌 If you want live scores, specific team previews, or photos, let me know.

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