More than 300 hours of live curling coverage is heading to U.S. audiences during the 2026-27 season, all thanks to a new three-year agreement between The Curling Group and ESPN. This is massive news for anyone who bleeds ice and rocks, especially after what fans have been through!
Finally, We Get To Watch The Best
Seriously, this new deal is a blast of cold ice for U.S. curling fans. We basically went the whole cycle between the Beijing and Milan Cortina Winter Games without access to the biggest events. It was brutal, right? ESPN totally dropped its simulcasts of the Scotties and Brier in late 2022 and early 2023, and then NBC Sports ghosted on renewing its contract for the world championships. It felt like we were marooned on a tiny island with no brooms in sight. But then, a glimmer of hope appeared last spring when ESPN+ streamed the Rock League rollout. Now, this new agreement makes ESPN+ the go-to spot for curling, and honestly, it’s about time.
Get Ready for Non-Stop Action, Team by Team
So, what’s actually hitting our screens? The Grand Slam of Curling and the Rock League are both coming to ESPN+, accessible right through the ESPN app. We’re talking about a serious commitment here. The Curling Group co-founder and CEO, Nic Sulsky, totally nailed it when he said this agreement “represents a major milestone in our continued commitment to growing curling in the United States and around the world.” He added that by bringing both leagues to ESPN, they’re ensuring these “incredible performances are available to a broader audience.” And we are here for it. This news follows another big announcement for Canadian fans, with The Curling Group locking down an expanded deal with CBC and Sportsnet for their TV and streaming rights in Canada.
The action kicks off in mid-October with the very first Grand Slam event, the GSOC Invitational, coming live from Victoria, British Columbia. And get this: the field is stacked! We’re talking teams skipped by 2026 Olympic gold medalists Brad Jacobs from Canada and Anna Hasselborg from Sweden. Remember them? They faced off in the Rock League championship back in April! The world’s top teams are hitting five GSOC stops across Canada, all leading up to the Players’ Cup in December. Once 2027 rolls around, the Rock League is back with an expanded five-week season, showing off its unique format with multi-national teams battling it out in men’s, women’s, mixed fours, and mixed doubles games. It’s going to be wild.
The full Grand Slam of Curling schedule for 2026-27 looks like this:
- Oct. 13-18: GSOC Invitational in Victoria, British Columbia
- Nov. 3-8: GSOC Masters in Medicine Hat, Alberta
- Nov. 17-22: GSOC National in Sydney, Nova Scotia
- Dec. 1-6: GSOC Open in Thunder Bay, Ontario
- Dec. 15-20: GSOC Players’ Cup in Kingston, Ontario
Get those snacks ready, because starting mid-October with the GSOC Invitational, we’re diving headfirst into consistent, top-tier curling. This is what we’ve been waiting for, folks. Let’s sweep!
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Originally reported by Yahoo Sports.
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