Competition and Rules Commission
The role of the Competition and Rules Commission is ensure all competitions and rules are fit for purpose. The Commission also considers proposals for changes submitted to it by Member Associations and the reports from coach and team Leader meetings held at each World Curling championship which suggest changes to improve the game.
The Commission reports to the Board and to the Member Associations during the Annual Congress.
The current members of the Commission are:
World Curling Representatives:
Co-Chair: World Curling Director, Rob Niven (Scotland)
Co-Chair: World Curling Director, Jill Officer (Canada)
Athlete Commission Chair and World Curling Director, Tyler George (United States)
World Curling Head of Competitions, Eeva Röthlisberger (Switzerland).
Elected representatives:
Paul Ahlgren (Sweden)
Katja Kiiskinen (Finland)
Nolan Thiessen (Canada)
Hans Frauenlob (New Zealand)
Susan Wyllie (Scotland)
Yuhei Kusui (Japan)
Benoit Schwarz-Van Berkel (Switzerland) (Athlete Commission Representative)
Standing invitation to attend:
World Curling President: Beau Welling
World Curling Secretary General: Colin Grahamslaw
Vacancies on the Commission are advised to the Member Associations who are invited to submit nominations which are considered by the Board. The Board makes the decision as to who is invited to sit on the Commission based on their experience and knowledge. It also considers the gender and geographic balance of the Commission.
The Wheelchair Curling Expert Group is a sub-group to the Commission.
