Norway’s Bent Ånund Ramsfjell has been elected Vice President of the World Curling Federation. Ramsfjell, a 2002 Olympic Winter Games gold medallist, replaces Patrick Hürlimann who is stepping down from the position which he has held since 2010 due to work commitments.
Among the other elections and decisions made during the Annual General Assembly of the WCF, held during the World Men’s Curling Championship 2012 in Basel, Switzerland:
2012-2014 Executive Board:
President: Kate Caithness (Scotland)
Vice-President: Bent Ånund Ramsfjell (Norway)
Director of Finance: Andy Anderson (USA)
2012-2014 Members at Large:
Young C Kim (Korea)
Toyokazu Ogawa (Japan)
Leif Öhman (Sweden)
Graham Prouse (Canada)
The Member Associations of the World Curling Federation were informed of first inductees to the newly created WCF Hall of Fame: Jean-Paul Bidaud, Elisabet Gustafson and Günther Hummelt (see Notes to Editors).
• Two Member Associations were suspended for non-payment of subscriptions: Armenia and Bulgaria.
• Members approved provisional membership for the Mongolian Curling Federation, which becomes the 49th Member of the World Curling Federation.
• A decision on provisional membership for the Kosovo Curling Association will be tabled at the next General Assembly.
• The next Assembly is scheduled to take place during the Inaugural World Curling Federation Congress which will be staged at the Turnberry Resort within sight of Ailsa Craig off the Ayrshire coast in Scotland from 16-20 October 2012.
About Curling in Mongolia
The Mongolian Curling Federation (MCF) was founded in February 2011. Good winter conditions in the country have led to the development of ice sports. ‘Musun Shagai’ is one traditional ice sport which has been played outdoors on frozen lakes. The MCF plans to develop indoor curling and the construction of the first ice facility in the country is due to begin in 2013.
About the World Curling Federation:
www.worldcurling.org
The World Curling Federation (WCF) is the international sport federation governing the Olympic winter sport of curling and the Paralympic winter sport of wheelchair curling. The WCF is one of seven International Sports Federations currently part of the Winter Olympic programme. It represents 48 Member Associations and is generally acknowledged to direct one of the fastest-growing international winter sports.
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WCF Media Relations
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