Curling 1, Hackers 0

They came, they hacked, and they eventually lost the battle.

Curling fans are celebrating the return of Curling Canada’s YouTube page, which disappeared three weeks ago after an online attack by unknown hackers.

The page is now back online, with its full complement of nearly 4,000 videos intact.

While declining specific comment, a Curling Canada representative said the organization was glad to see the situation resolved, and their channel and its content restored.

With the women’s Scotties Tournament of Hearts soon to head into its climactic weekend, the first videos of athlete scrum interviews have been posted to YouTube over the last 24-48 hours.

Live and archived Scotties games continue to be available via registration at Curling Canada’s “Plus” website.

Prior to the attack, Curling Canada had recently carried championship event livestreams on YouTube, while the Plus channel was being upgraded.

As such, fans were able to watch the mixed doubles Olympic Trials, Canadian Seniors, Canadian Mixed and other championships on the YouTube channel.

Those games have all returned to the site, along with decades of other content—including features, shot compilations, promotional spots and Brier films from the 1950s.

The last video posted to the site prior to the takedown was a site announcement for the 2026 world women’s championship on Jan. 29.

Coverage of the ongoing U18 Juniors in Saskatoon now shifts from Plus to the YouTube channel, starting with Thursday afternoon’s 4:30 p.m. draw (Central Standard Time).

This is the second major hack attack on a major curling portal. The first occurred 14 years ago and led to costly site and database rebuilds.

CurlingZone was assaulted by hackers in January 2011. The attack was sourced back to eastern Asia, and it also also took down partner sites for the World and Ontario Curling Tours.

While some priceless data was lost, the sites were rebuilt, aided in part by a funding donation from then-curling sponsor Capital One.

So perhaps the score should really read:

Curling 1, Hackers 1.