Curling Winter Sports Association of the Philippines

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Curling Winter Sports Association of the Philippines

We are a group of Filipinos who are working towards growing curling among Filipinos worldwide They are all made of pure granite, and they are amazingly hard.

Curling Basics:
Curling is played on ice with (approximately) 42-pound (19 kg) granite stones. The size of the playing surface (a 'sheet') is 138 feet (about 42 m) long by approximately 14 feet (4.25 m) wide. The goal is, after all 16 stones are played (8 by each team), to have a stone of your team's closest to the center of the house, called the 'tee' (see below). This is accomplished by sending your stone to rest in scoring position (a 'draw'), by knocking your opponent's stones out of scoring position (a 'takeout'), and by guarding your own stones with others. The team with the closest stone, inside the house, scores a point, or more if they also have the second closest stone and so on. Each round is called an 'end' and consists of two stones delivered by each player on each four-player team. The stones are delivered from the hack on one side of the sheet to the house on the opposite side. This consists of the player pushing off from the hack with the stone and releasing it with a spin, or 'curl', which gives Curling its name. The Curling Stone:
The Curling Stone

The curling stone originated in Scotland from large chunks of rock bowled across the ice, none having any particular size or shape. They evolved into what are now matched sets of fairly uniformly made stones. The best stones come from a single granite quarry on the island of Ailsa Craig, off the West coast of Scotland. Shipping is quite expensive due to weight (16 stones in a set at 42 pounds (19 kg) a piece, not including packaging), and manufacturing is expensive because of the toughness of the material, which has to be ground into it’s final shape with diamonds.

09/14/2026

09/08/2026

Okay, Kababayan, it’s time to rally! 🇵🇭✊ The season is officially around the corner. Next month, our Curling Pilipinas mixed team, Kyra and Alexei, will take the ice in Lafayette, Colorado, ready to show the world what we can do. Let’s send them all our positive energy! ⚡🥌 Tayo na! 🌟🧊

09/07/2026

‼️✨A new challenger has arrived! ✨‼️

The Philippines 🇵🇭 will be represented by a new duo in their quest for an entry to the World Mixed Doubles Championship 2027, with Kyra Manayan and Alexei dela Peña set to participate in the upcoming World Mixed Doubles Qualifying Event from October 2-9 at Rock Creek Curling in Lafayette, Colorado, USA.

Follow on instagram at and for updates leading up to and during the event!

09/06/2026

First stop: Ontario! 🇨🇦 The Philippine National Women’s Curling Team is competing this weekend in the Hogged Rock KW Fall Classic as they gear up for the World Championship qualifiers this November. Let’s send them all our support and positive energy. Laban, Pilipinas! 🇵🇭💪

🇵🇭🥌 **SEASON OPENER!** 🥌🇵🇭

The Philippine National Women’s Curling Team is kicking off the season at the Hogged Rock KW Fall Classic presented by Runback Brewing in Kitchener-Waterloo, Ontario!

Same team. Same goal. Back together. Time to play, learn, compete, and build together for the season ahead. 💙💛❤️

Want to help support our journey to 2030?
Visit women.curling.ph to learn more and support the team!

09/02/2026

Premiering at the Zurich Film Festival, September 30, 2026
WATCH Official Trailer: Long Shot - A Filipino Curling Tale

Wie weit würdest du für einen Traum gehen? LONG SHOT – Weltpremiere am 30. September 2026 am Zurich Film Festival.

07/17/2026

Long Shot: A Filipino Curling Tale, the documentary chronicling the remarkable journey of the Philippine Men's Curling Team, will make its world premiere at the Zurich Film Festival (ZFF).

Since its founding in 2005, the Zurich Film Festival has become one of Europe's premier film festivals, showcasing outstanding films and documentaries from around the world and serving as a platform for emerging filmmakers, acclaimed directors, and international cinema.

This premiere is more than a celebration of a documentary; it is a celebration of Philippine curling and everyone who helped make this journey possible: curlers, coaches, volunteers, supporters, partners, and the entire Curling Pilipinas family.

Congratulations to director Daniel, executive producer Alan Frei, the production team, and everyone who brought this incredible story to life. We are proud to see Philippine curling featured on one of the world's respected film festival stages.

The 22nd Zurich Film Festival will take place from September 24to October 4, 2026

Trailer:
https://shorturl.at/OuZeC
ZFF:
https://zff.com/en
Sneak Peek:
https://www.summitvisionmedia.ch/2024/12/12/long-shot-curling/

Das ZFF bringt die aufregendsten Autorenfilme aus der ganzen Welt nach Zürich. Meisterwerke und Premieren, die später Oscars gewinnen.

06/06/2026

More photos from the event at the Philippine Consulate in New York. Thrilled to see our women’s team be celebrated (and to see their shiny medals on display)! 🇵🇭🥌🥇

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2350 Bayview Ave
Toronto, ON
M2L 1E4

Website

http://curlingpilipinas.com/

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