National Podium Program
Medal
Collinda Joseph, Stittsville, Ont.
Home Coach: Gerry Peckham
- 2026 Paralympic Champion
- 2022 Paralympic Bronze Medallist
- 2025 World Bronze Medallist
- 2023 World Mixed Doubles Bronze Medallist
- 2020 World Silver Medallist
Gilbert Dash, Kipling, Sask.
Home Coach: Ben Gamble
- 2026 Paralympic Champion
- 2025 World Bronze Medallist
- 2x World Silver Medallist
- 5x National Champion
Ina Forrest, Spallumcheen, B.C.
Home Coach: Sharon Morrison
- 3x Paralympic Champion
- 2x Paralympic Bronze Medallist
- 3x World Champion
- 3x World Silver Medallist
- 3x National Medallist
- 2025 Canadian Disability Hall of Fame Inductee
Jon Thurston, Dunsford, Ont.
Home Coach: Carl Rennick
- 2026 Paralympic Champion
- 2022 Paralympic Bronze Medallist
- 3x World Silver Medallist
- 2025 World Bronze Medallist
- 4x Provincial Champion
Mark Ideson, London, Ont.
Home Coach: Mick Lizmore
- 2x Paralympic Champion
- 2x Paralympic Bronze Medallist
- 2013 World Champion
- 3x World Silver Medallist
National Podium Program
Top 6
Chrissy Molnar, Trent Lakes, Ont.
Home Coach: Carl Rennick
- 2025 World Bronze Medallist
- 2024 World Silver Medallist
- 2025 Wheelchair Curling Mixed Doubles Ontario Provincial Champion
- 2x Provincial Champion
Terry Fowler, Cochrane, Alta.
Home Coaches: Dana Ferguson and Martin Purvis
- 2023 National Bronze Medallist
- 2025 Petro-Canada FACE grant recipient
- 3x Provincial Champion
National Podium Program
International Level
Wheelchair Curling NEWS
Team Canada makes history with undefeated round-robin record and heads into playoffs in first place
March 12, 2026
Share: TwitterFacebookShare-emailCopy URL to clipboard CORTINA d’AMPEZZO, Italy — With a 6-3 victory over Team South Korea Thursday morning and a 7-3 win over Team U.S.A. in the evening, Team…
Team Canada clinches playoff spot and holds 7-0 record at the 2026 Paralympic Games
March 11, 2026
Share: TwitterFacebookShare-emailCopy URL to clipboard CORTINA d’AMPEZZO, Italy — It was another successful day for Team Canada at the Milano Cortina 2026 Paralympic Games after improving its record to 7-0…
Team Canada displays resilience to hold undefeated streak at the 2026 Paralympic Games
March 10, 2026
Share: TwitterFacebookShare-emailCopy URL to clipboard CORTINA d’AMPEZZO, Italy — After a pressure-packed day for Team Canada at the Milano Cortina 2026 Paralympic Games, it came out on the other side…
Team Canada on a hot streak at the 2026 Winter Paralympic Games
March 9, 2026
Share: TwitterFacebookShare-emailCopy URL to clipboard CORTINA d’AMPEZZO, Italy — Monday morning’s game between Team Canada and Team Latvia added another tally to Canada’s win column. The Canadian team, skip Mark…
Two-win day keeps Canada undefeated at the 2026 Paralympic Games
March 8, 2026
Share: TwitterFacebookShare-emailCopy URL to clipboard CORTINA d’AMPEZZO, Italy — Day 2 of mixed team play at the Milano Cortina 2026 Paralympic Games has officially come to a close, and Canada…
Team Canada prevails in opening night battle against host country Italy
March 7, 2026
Share: TwitterFacebookShare-emailCopy URL to clipboard CORTINA d’AMPEZZO, Italy — It’s been twenty years of wheelchair curling at the Paralympic Games since its debut in Torino 2006, and the Saturday evening…
Team Canada enters the Milano Cortina 2026 Paralympic Games with a wealth of experience
March 4, 2026
Share: TwitterFacebookShare-emailCopy URL to clipboard Canada’s wheelchair curling team is ready to take the ice at the 2026 Winter Paralympic Games from March 7 to 14. The experienced contingent of…
All-Canadian strength on display at Leduc Wheelchair Curling events
January 20, 2026
Share: TwitterFacebookShare-emailCopy URL to clipboard It was a back-to-back all-Canadian finish at the Mixed and Mixed Doubles Wheelchair Curling Events at the Leduc Curling Club in Leduc, Alta., Jan. 11-17,…
Dennis Thiessen retires after a career defined by heart and hard work
December 17, 2025
Share: TwitterFacebookShare-emailCopy URL to clipboard Dennis Thiessen, a three-time Paralympic medallist, didn’t grow up imagining he would one day wear the Maple Leaf, see the top of a Paralympic podium,…










