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Curling In Portugal

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Curling is a minor sport in Portugal. It is governed by the Portuguese Winter Sports Federation and has been a member of the World Curling Federation since 2017[1]. The country has no dedicated curling facilities.

History[edit]

The country competed in its first event at the 2021 Pre-Olympic Qualification Event, where its Mixed Doubles team finished 3rd in Group A, qualified for the Playoffs, and went on to reach que final qualification game. They were ultimately defeated by the hosts, Turkey.

National teams[edit]

Men's[edit]

Portugal's men's national curling team ranks 50th as of the end of season rankings for the 2022–23 curling season.

The following men's team was selected for the 2022 European Curling Championships B Division.

Position Name
Skip Steve Seixeiro
Third Chris Ribau
Second José Ribau
Lead Victor Santos
Alternate Ramiro Santos

Women's[edit]

Portugal's women's national curling team ranks 45th as of the end of season rankings for the 2022–23 curling season.

The following women's team was selected for the 2023 European Curling Championships C Division.

Position Name
Skip April Gale Seixeiro
Third Antonieta Martins Ethier
Second Irene Pita-Goodis
Lead Graciete Martins Folster
Alternate Fiona Grace Simpson

Mixed Doubles[edit]

Portugal's mixed doubles national curling team ranks 37th as of the end of season rankings for the 2022–23 curling season.

The following women's team was selected for the 2022 European Curling Championships C Division.

Function Name
Female April Gale Seixeiro
Male Steve Seixeiro

Mixed[edit]

Portugal's mixed national curling team ranks 45th as of the end of season rankings for the 2022–23 curling season.

The following women's team was selected for the 2022 European Curling Championships C Division.

Position Name
Skip Bridget Ribau
Third Chris Ribau
Second Sabrina Ribau
Lead José Ribau

Achievements[edit]

Men's events[edit]

European Curling Championships
Year Skip Rank GP W L
Lithuania 2022[2][3] Steve Seixeiro Group C - 3rd, bronze medalist(s) 10 6 4
Sweden 2022[4][5][6] Steve Seixeiro Group B - 6th 7 2 5
Total 17 8 9

Women's events[edit]

European Curling Championships
Year Skip Rank GP W L
Scotland 2023[7][8] April Gale Seixeiro Group C - 4th 11 6 5
Total 11 6 5

Mixed Doubles events[edit]

World Mixed Doubles Qualification Event
Year Skip Rank GP W L
Scotland 2022[9][10] April Gale SeixeiroSteve Seixeiro 6th 6 2 4
Total 6 2 4
Pre-Olympic Qualification Event
Year Skip Rank GP W L
Turkey 2021[11] April Gale SeixeiroSteve Seixeiro Qualification Game 2 (losing finalist) 7 3 4
Total 7 3 4

Mixed events[edit]

World Mixed Curling Championship
Year Lead / Second Rank GP W L
Scotland 2022[12][13] Bridget Ribau 25th 8 2 6
Total 8 2 6

References[edit]

  1. "Associations Archive". World Curling Federation. Retrieved 2023-05-25.
  2. "European Curling Championships 2022 C-Division". World Curling Federation. Retrieved 2023-06-02.
  3. "Belgium women and Ireland men win gold at European Curling Championships 2022 C-Division". World Curling Federation. 2022-05-05. Retrieved 2023-06-02.
  4. "Le Gruyère AOP European Curling Championships 2022 B-Division". World Curling Federation. Retrieved 2023-06-02.
  5. "Bright future for curling in Portugal". World Curling Federation. 2022-11-20. Retrieved 2023-06-02.
  6. "Updates from the B-Division". World Curling Federation. 2022-11-23. Retrieved 2023-06-02.
  7. "European Curling Championships 2023 C-Division". World Curling Federation. Retrieved 2023-06-02.
  8. "Poland women and Ukraine men win gold at European Championships C-Division". World Curling Federation. 2023-05-05. Retrieved 2023-06-02.
  9. "World Mixed Doubles Qualification Event 2022". World Curling Federation. Retrieved 2023-06-02.
  10. "World Mixed Doubles Qualification Event set for Dumfries, Scotland". World Curling Federation. 2022-11-29. Retrieved 2023-06-02.
  11. "Pre-Olympic Qualification Event 2021". World Curling Federation. Retrieved 2023-06-02.
  12. "World Mixed Curling Championship 2022". World Curling Federation. Retrieved 2023-06-02.
  13. "World Mixed Curling Championship to begin in Aberdeen". World Curling Federation. 2022-10-10. Retrieved 2023-06-02.

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