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
Douglas Dean, Thunder Bay, Ont.
Home Coaches: Doug Gelmich and Rick Lang
- 2025 World Bronze Medallist
- 2025 National Champion
- 4x National Silver Medallist
- 9x 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
Billy Bridges, Mississauga, Ont.
Home Coach: Graeme McCarrel
Jillian Hopkins, Toronto, Ont.
Home Coach: Wendy Morgan
Karl Allen, Keene, Ont.
Home Coach: Carl Rennick
Marie Wright, Moose Jaw, Sask.
- 5x National Champion
- 2018 Paralympic Bronze Medallist
- 2019 World B Champion
- 2019 World Silver Medallist
Reid Mulligan, Ottawa, Ont.
Home Coach: Gerry Peckham
Wheelchair Curling NEWS
Team Canada prevails in opening night battle against host country Italy
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
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
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
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,…
Team Canada finds reps against key competition ahead of Milano Cortina
Share: TwitterFacebookShare-emailCopy URL to clipboard On the heels of its official nomination to the Milano Cortina 2026 Paralympic Games, Team Canada, led by skip Mark Ideson (London, Ont.), third Jon…
Canada’s wheelchair curling team nominated for Milano Cortina 2026 Paralympic Winter Games
Share: TwitterFacebookShare-emailCopy URL to clipboard (Canadian Paralympic Committee news release) Toronto, November 17, 2025 – Five wheelchair curlers have been nominated to compete for Canada at the Milano Cortina 2026…
Team Canada finds its stride in early-season international wheelchair curling competition
Share: TwitterFacebookShare-emailCopy URL to clipboard Curling season is in full swing for Canada’s National Wheelchair Curling Program, as Canadian athletes took on back-to-back international competitions this October. Team Canada, represented…
Wheelchair Curling Pathway launches to revolutionize athlete development across Canada
Share: TwitterFacebookShare-emailCopy URL to clipboard Momentum continues to surge forward for Curling Canada’s National Wheelchair Program as its highly anticipated new pathway initiative was officially launched today. Wheelchair curling in…
Canada secures two medals at inaugural Wheelchair Curling Invitational
Share: TwitterFacebookShare-emailCopy URL to clipboard Team Canada Red and Team Canada White both reached the podium Sunday, as wheelchair curling took the spotlight at the inaugural Grand Slam of Curling…