The Israel Curling Federation (ICF) is a nonprofit organization founded in 2007 which nationally represents

curling Curling is a sport in which players slide stones on a sheet of ice toward a target area which is segmented into four concentric circles. It is related to bowls, boules, and shuffleboard. Two teams, each with four players, take turns sliding ...

, the winter world sport which is played on ice surfaces. On 2009, the ice surface was marked in "Canada Centre" in town of

Metulla Metula ( he, מְטֻלָּה) is a town in the Northern District of Israel. Metula is located next to the northern border with Lebanon Lebanon ( , ar, لُبْنَان, translit=lubnān, ), officially the Republic of Lebanon () or the L ...

. The Curling Federation in Israel continuously expands its activities and now also gives sponsors to Olympic pistol shooting clubs. As of 2013 Israeli shooting Olympian

Alex Tripolski Alex Tripolski (אלכס טריפולסקי; born April 2, 1962) is an Israeli former Olympic sport shooter. He is also the President of the Israel Curling Federation. Early life Tripolski was born in Russia, and is Jewish. He made '' aliyah'' ...

was heading the sport of curling in Israel, and that year the

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reinstated Israel as a full member. In 2015 Tripolski was President of the Israel Curling Federation.

Competitive history

In 2014, the Israeli national men's team won the silver medal in Group C at the

2014 European Curling Championships The 2014 European Curling Championships were held November 22 to 29 at the Palladium de Champéry in Champéry, Switzerland. Switzerland last hosted the European Curling Championships in 2010, when it was also held in Champéry. The Group C com ...

. While the men's team did not win a spot into Group A out of Group B, they placed sufficiently high to remain in Group B for the

2015 European Curling Championships The 2015 European Curling Championships were held from November 20 to 28 in Esbjerg, Denmark. Denmark last hosted the European Curling Championships in 1996 in Copenhagen. The Group C competitions were held during October in Champéry, Switzer ...

. In 2015, the Israeli national mixed curling team competed in the

2015 World Mixed Curling Championship The 2015 World Mixed Curling Championship was held from September 12 to 19 at the Curling Bahn Allmend in Bern, Switzerland. Teams Group A Group B Group C Group D Round robin standings ''Final Round Robin Standings'' Round robin re ...

in Bern, Switzerland. The men's team competed in the Group B of the

, finishing fourth with a record of 4-3. In 2016, Israel was represented at

2016 World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship The 2016 World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship was held from April 16 to 23 at the Karlstad Curling Arena in Karlstad, Sweden. The event was held in conjunction with the 2016 World Senior Curling Championships. Teams The teams are listed a ...

in Karlstad, Sweden, going 1-5. Israel was also represented at the 2016 World Senior Curling Championships in Karlstad, Sweden and went 3-5 to finish fifth in their pool. In the fall, the men's team returned to the

2016 European Curling Championships The 2016 European Curling Championships were held from November 18 to 26 in Braehead, Renfrewshire, Scotland. Scotland last hosted the European Curling Championships in 2009 in Aberdeen. The Group C competitions will be held in April in Ljubljana, ...

, finishing fourth in Group B with a 5-2 record, after losing in the semi-final to eventual group champion the Netherlands. In 2017, Israel was represented at the

2017 World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship The 2017 World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship was held from April 22 to 29 at the Lethbridge Curling Club in Lethbridge, Canada. The event was held in conjunction with the 2017 World Senior Curling Championships. Teams Round-robin standin ...

in Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada, going 2-5 in their group. Israel was also represented at the

2017 World Senior Curling Championships The 2017 World Senior Curling Championships was held from April 22 to 29 at the Lethbridge Curling Club in Lethbridge, Alberta Alberta ( ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada. It is part of Western Canada and is one ...

in Lethbridge, going 5-2 in their pool to finish in a 3-way tie for second place. The senior men proceeded to win the tie-breaker with Switzerland to qualify for play-offs, and lost in the qualification game for the spot in the quarter-finals against Wales, finishing ninth overall. In the fall, Israel was represented at the

2017 World Mixed Curling Championship The 2017 World Mixed Curling Championship was held from 6 to 14 October at the Palladium de Champéry in Champéry, Switzerland. Teams Group A Group B Group C Group D Group E (Cavullo) Withdrew (Sijja) Moved To Group B Round-robin s ...

Champéry Champéry (; frp, Champérié) is a municipality in the district of Monthey in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. History Champéry is first mentioned in 1286 as ''Champery'' The Hotel Dent-du-Midi opened in 1857. In 1969, Champéry becam ...

, Switzerland, returning after a one year absence in the event. The team qualified for the playoffs with a 4-3 record in round-robin play, with wins over Hong Kong, Switzerland, Austria, and Slovakia, and losses to Norway, the Czech Republic, and Finland, before losing to Russia in the round of 16. At the

2017 European Curling Championships The 2017 European Curling Championships was held from November 17 to 25 in St Gallen, Switzerland. The Group C competitions was held in May in Andorra. At the conclusion of the championships, the top eight women's teams will go to the 2018 Ford ...

, Israel's men's team returned to compete in Group B, finishing with a 5-2 record in the round-robin in Pool A and in third place in the pool. The team lost in the playoffs against Poland, 5-4. In 2018, Israel was represented at the

2018 World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship The 2018 World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship was held from April 21 to 28 at the Östersund Arena in Östersund, Sweden. The event was held in conjunction with the 2018 World Senior Curling Championships. Teams Round-robin standings ''Final ...

in Östersund Sweden, going 1-6 in Group D. Israel also participated at the

2018 World Senior Curling Championships The 2018 World Senior Curling Championships was held from April 21 to 28 at the Östersund Arena in Östersund, Sweden. The event was held in conjunction with the 2018 World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship. Canada won both the men's and women' ...

at the same venue, going 3-3 in Pool D to finish in fourth out of seven.

References

External links

ICF Official Site
{{National members of the World Curling Federation Curling governing bodies

Curling Curling is a sport in which players slide stones on a sheet of ice toward a target area which is segmented into four concentric circles. It is related to bowls, boules, and shuffleboard. Two teams, each with four players, take turns sliding ...

Sports organizations established in 2007