They’re recent national junior and university champions, but it’s not about what these athletes have accomplished in the past; it’s about their potential of providing excellence to Canadian curling for years to come.

Four players who are stars on and off the ice will represent Canada at the 2020 Youth Winter Olympic Games in Lausanne, Switzerland, it was announced today by Curling Canada.

It started as a suggestion from a club curler in Ontario and now it’s spreading to Member Associations across the country. The Curling Canada Hit Draw Tap competition for kids is hitting the big time, including showcasing a couple of provincial finals in front of the crowd at both the Scotties Tournament of Hearts in Sydney, N.S., and Tim Hortons Brier in Brandon, Man.

With the 2018 Olympic Winter Games just around the corner, the Canadian Olympic School Program has released a series of free classroom resources to make sure that kids have some tools in place to understand and appreciate the sports involved. And, of course, curling is right there in the mix.

LETHBRIDGE, Alta. — It was an agonizing way to lose, but in the big picture, it was a huge step forward for Canada at the 2017 World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship.

It was a memorable day for Team Canada on Saturday at the World Senior Curling Championships.

LETHBRIDGE, Alta. — The first job is done, and one more remains for Canada’s Joanne Courtney and Reid Carruthers at the 2017 World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship in Lethbridge.

LETHBRIDGE, Alta. — Both of Canada’s teams will play for gold medals on Saturday at the World Senior Curling Championships at the ATB Centre in Lethbridge.

LETHBRIDGE, Alta. — Team Canada put together its finest performance to date at the 2017 World Mixed Doubles Championship, and it produced a crucial playoff victory on Friday morning at the ATB Centre.

LETHBRIDGE, Alta. — Bring on the playoffs. Team Canada’s Joanne Courtney and Reid Carruthers lost their final round-robin game Thursday afternoon at the 2017 World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship in Lethbridge, bowing 8-6 to the U.S. sibling team of Becca Hamilton and Matt Hamilton.

LETHBRIDGE, Alta. — Canada’s entries at the 2017 World Senior Curling Championships can now turn their focus to the playoffs at the ATB Centre.

LETHBRIDGE, Alta. — Another day, another grind, but it was good enough for Canada’s Joanne Courtney and Reid Carruthers to clinch a playoff spot at the 2017 World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship in Lethbridge.

LETHBRIDGE, Alta. — Canada’s Joanne Courtney and Reid Carruthers rallied from a three-point deficit with two ends to play to record a stunning 10-6 win over Germany Tuesday night at the 2017 World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship at the ATB Centre.

LETHBRIDGE, Alta. — Canada’s men’s and women’s teams racked up two more victories in early games Tuesday at the 2017 World Senior Curling Championships at the ATB Centre in Lethbridge.

When the 2023 Canada Winter Games get underway in Prince Edward Island, Mixed Doubles curling will be one of the new events on the schedule, and that’s good news for young Canadian curlers.