Canada eyeing curling gold at world mixed doubles and senior events in Geneva

Canada returns to international action this Saturday as the 2026 ACE & Company World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship and World Senior Curling Championships get underway in Geneva, Switzerland, at Centre Sportif Sous-Molin.

Kadriana and Colton Lott of Gimli, Man., are back for their second World Mixed Doubles Championship, having finished fifth in 2024 at Oestersund, Sweden. They earned their spot by winning the 2025 Canadian Mixed Doubles Championship at Summerside, P.E.I.

The duo arrive in peak form, having won the Mixed Doubles Players’ Championship last week. They also reached the semifinals in Sherwood Park, Alta., and finished second at the Mixed Doubles Super Series in Moose Jaw, Sask.

For Colton Lott, the event caps a remarkable season — he won the 2026 Montana’s Brier as vice-skip for Team Matt Dunstone and earned silver at the 2026 LGT World Men’s Curling Championship just two weeks ago.

On the seniors’ side, Bruce Korte of Saskatchewan and Ontario’s Sherry Middaugh will wear the Maple Leaf after winning the 2025 Canadian Senior Curling Championships in Ottawa.

Team Korte is aiming to win Canada’s seventh straight world senior men’s title, while Team Middaugh seeks the top of the podium after Canada finished second last year.

Here’s everything you need to know about the events:

World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship

Joined by national coaches Scott Pfeifer and Viktor Kjell, Team Lott/Lott is part of Pool B alongside Czechia, Finland, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Scotland, South Korea, Switzerland and the U.S.A. Two pools of 10 teams each play a nine-game round-robin. The team ranked first in each pool advances directly to the semifinals, while the second- and third-ranked teams crossover to play qualification games. The winners of the semis advance to the gold-medal game and the losers play in the bronze-medal game.

Canada is seeking its first world gold in the discipline, having won four medals (two silver, two bronze) since the event’s debut in 2008. Last season in Fredericton, N.B., Team Jocelyn Peterman/Brett Gallant finished sixth — enough to qualify Canada for the 2026 Olympic Winter Games.

Among the top contenders, Italy’s Stefania Constantini and Amos Mosaner arrive as reigning world champions (2025) with two Olympic medals, gold in 2022 and bronze in 2026.

Other highlights in the field include 2025 world bronze medallists Australia (Tahli Gill/Dean Hewitt) and 2024 world silver medallists Estonia (Marie Kaldvee/Harri Lill).

Here’s Canada’s complete mixed doubles schedule (all times ET):

Saturday, April 25

• 8:30 a.m. — Canada vs. South Korea (Seon-Yeong Kim/Yeongseok Jeong)

Sunday, April 26

• 4 a.m. — Canada vs. Finland (Lotta Immonen/Markus Sipila)
• 1 p.m. — Canada vs. U.S.A. (Rach Kawleski/Connor Kauffman)

Monday, April 27

• 8 a.m. — Canada vs. Italy (Stefania Constantini/Amos Mosaner)

Tuesday, April 28

• 4 a.m. — Canada vs. Hungary (Dorottya Udvardi-Palancsa/Lorinc Tatar)
• 1 p.m. — Canada vs. Scotland (Katie McMillan/Angus Bryce)

Wednesday, April 29

• 8 a.m. — Canada vs. Germany (Kim Sutor/Sixten Totzek)

Thursday, April 30

• 4 a.m. — Canada vs. Czechia (Petra Klimova/Lukas Klima)
• 1 p.m. — Canada vs. Switzerland (Stefanie Berset/Philipp Heosli)

Friday, May 1

• 4 a.m. — Qualification game*
• 1 p.m. — Semifinals*

Saturday, May 2

• 4 a.m. — Bronze-medal game*
• 8 a.m. — Gold-medal game*

*Pending qualification

World Curling’s live-streaming platform, The Curling Channel, will be the only way to watch games from the World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship.

For live scores, standings and a list of teams, click here.

World Senior Curling Championships

Both Saskatoon’s Team Bruce Korte and Team Sherry Middaugh of Barrie, Ont., will represent Canada at worlds for the first time.

Korte won the 2019 Canadian seniors but missed worlds due to the COVID-19 pandemic. He’ll finally make his international debut alongside third/vice-skip Darrell McKee, second Kory Kohuch, lead Rory Golanowski and alternate Arlen Hall.

Middaugh’s path to worlds has been a long time coming. She finished runner-up in her 2019 Canadian seniors debut and was one game away from the 2014 Olympic Winter Games, losing to Jennifer Jones at the Trials, before finally claiming the 2025 national title.

Alongside Middaugh, third/vice-skip Karri-Lee Grant and second Melissa Foster are also making their international debuts. Lead Jane Hooper Perroud brings world championship experience, having won gold with Marilyn Bodogh at the 1996 World Women’s Championship. The team is coached by three-time Brier and world champion Wayne Middaugh.

In the men’s action, 34 teams are split into six pools for the round robin. Once complete, all round-robin records are merged and ranked, with the top 12 teams advancing to the playoffs. The top four teams receive a bye to the quarterfinals, while the fifth through 12th-ranked teams compete in qualification games. From there, the playoffs progress with semifinals, followed by medal games.

Twenty-three teams are competing in four pools in women’s action. After the round robin, all records are merged and ranked, with the top eight teams advancing to the playoffs. Teams will compete in quarterfinals, semifinals and medal-round games.

The Canadian men are in a pool with Ireland, Latvia, Nigeria and Slovenia.

The Canadian women share a pool with Finland, the Philippines, Slovenia and Sweden.

Here’s Canada’s complete senior men’s schedule (all times ET):

Sunday, April 26

• 2 a.m. — Canada vs. Nigeria (T.J. Cole)

Monday, April 27

• 10 a.m. — Canada vs. Slovenia (Mitja Resman)

Tuesday, April 28

• 2 a.m. — Canada vs. Latvia (Ansis Regza)

Thursday, April 30

• 6 a.m. — Canada vs. Ireland (Bill Gray)

Friday, May 1

• 3 a.m. — Qualification game*
• 1 p.m. — Quarterfinals*

Saturday, May 2

• 3 a.m. — Semifinals*
• 8 a.m. — Gold- and bronze-medal games*

*Pending qualification

Here’s Canada’s complete senior women’s schedule (all times ET):

Saturday, April 25

• 3 a.m. — Canada vs. Philippines (Sheila Mariano)

Monday, April 27

• 10 a.m. — Canada vs. Finland (Mari Wickstroem)

Wednesday, April 29

• 6 a.m. — Canada vs. Sweden (Anette Norberg)

Thursday, April 30

• 2 p.m. – Canada vs. Slovenia (Alenka Omerzel)

Friday, May 1

• 8 a.m. – Quarterfinals*

Saturday, May 2

• 3 a.m. — Semifinals*
• 8 a.m. — Gold- and bronze-medal games*

*Pending qualification

No streaming coverage is planned for the World Senior Championships. For the latest scores, draw and list of teams, click here.