We made The Curling News Top 15?!

We made The Curling News Top 15?!

The Curling News Top 15 is a weekly ranking of the best curling team performances as they occurred around the world, for both men and women, and utilizes savvy curling knowledge, complex mathematical theorems, and plain old subjectivity.

Read the comments under each team name for hints and tips on our line of thinking; and if you disagree, or believe we're missing a notable team performance entirely, send us a message via the contact page and we'll consider your input.

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Top 15 Men

Updated Mar 29, 2013

  1. Niklas Edin (Sweden)

    Euro champs win Victoria Classic prior to worlds

  2. B. Jacobs (Sault Ste Marie, ON)

    New Brier champions are pumped to wear the Maple Leaf

  3. Jeff Stoughton (Winnipeg)

    Bad day the Brier office - in the final, anyway

  4. Glenn Howard (Coldwater, ON)

    Bronze in Edmonton no consolation

  5. Mike McEwen (Winnipeg)

    Runner-up in Grande Prairie and Victoria

  6. Kevin Martin (Edmonton)

    Nice recovery at the Brier; quarters in Victoria

  7. Kevin Koe (Calgary)

    Semis in GP; off to Richmond Hill for special tour stop

  8. Brad Gushue (St. John's)

    Impressive run from provincials through now

  9. John Epping (Toronto)

    Big lineup change as hometown Players' Championship looms

  10. Sven Michel (Switzerland)

    Ready for Victoria worlds

  11. Jim Cotter (Vernon/Kelowna, BC)

    Great year; not a factor in B.C. provincial

  12. Rob Fowler (Brandon, MB)

    Quarterfinalists at Vic Classic

  13. Thomas Ulsrud (Norway)

    Lineup mayhem leading up to worlds

  14. Brent Pierce (Vancouver)

    Lost B.C. final, solid season

  15. Rui Liu (China)

    Grande Prairie champions

Top 15 Women

Updated Mar 29, 2013

  1. Eve Muirhead (Scotland)

    World champions

  2. Rachel Homan (Ottawa)

    Strong rebound from missed shot in world semi

  3. M. Sigfridsson (Sweden)

    Another silver, impressive consistency; Anette who?

  4. Jennifer Jones (Winnipeg)

    STOH finalist lost in Grande Prairie tiebreakers

  5. Heather Nedohin (Edmonton)

    Fourth at the STOH - but not really

  6. Anna Sidorova (Russia)

    European champions - now they're ready for Sochi 2014

  7. Erika Brown (USA)

    Fourth at worlds, solid performance

  8. Silvana Tirinzoni (Switzerland)

    Dynamite this season

  9. Kelly Scott (Kelowna, B.C.)

    Third at the STOH - but not really

  10. Stefanie Lawton (Saskatoon)

    Solid season despite Sask provincial final

  11. Mirjam Ott (Switzerland)

    Remember her? Wins 10K in Grande Prairie

  12. Chelsea Carey (Morden, MB)

    Wild season continues with semis in GP

  13. S. Middaugh (Coldwater, ON)

    Disappointing loss in Ontario semi

  14. Shannon Kleibrink (Calgary)

    Qualified in GP

  15. Tracy Horgan (Sudbury)

    Pomeroy finalist