Austria's curling team celebrates historical World Cup victory after 42 years!

Austria's curling team celebrates historical World Cup victory after 42 years!

Austria's curling team has experienced a historic moment by celebrating the first victory at the World Cup level since 1983 on April 3, 2025. In an exciting duel against South Korea, the Austrians prevailed 11: 4 and thus achieved a first success in this tournament. This result took place as part of the ninth tournament game in Moose Jaw, Canada. The joy was great, especially with Skip Mathias Genner, who emphasized how important the victory after numerous short games was for the team.

With the victory, Austria is now in the 12th place in the table, with the team lying two points in front of the pointless South Koreans. Before that, however, Austria had to accept a bitter defeat against Italy, in which the team lost 2: 8. This was already the eighth defeat in this competition, which illustrates the difficulties on the way to success.

outstanding challenges and opportunities for advancement

For Austria there are still three crucial round robin games, namely against the Czech Republic (6th place), Norway (7th place) and the host Canada (1st place). However, the chances of climbing in the table are no longer intact, which underlines the seriousness of the current situation. The team will still try to give the best in the remaining games.

The history of the curling in Austria goes back to 1907 when the sport was introduced by Scottish winter sports guests. In the 1930s there were first attempts to establish curling in Kitzbühel, but without much interest in the locals. The popularity of sport only rose significantly in the 1950s when the Baron von Menshengen brought a Scottish coach to Kitzbühel and the Kitzbühel Curling Club was founded.

A look at Austria's curling history

With numerous initiatives in various regions such as St. Anton am Arlberg and Seefeld, Curling is becoming increasingly important. The Austrian curling association (ÖCV) was founded in 1980 and joined the International Curling Federation (ICF) in 1982. Since then, the scene has continued to develop, and successes in international competitions have also been recorded.

The development of sport in Austria is further advanced by the establishment of new clubs and the orientation of competitions. The recent victory of the team at the World Cup shows that passion and commitment to curling are still strong, despite the challenges that the team has experienced in recent years.

For more information on the background of the curling in Austria and the developments in the team, please visit the pages of Laola1 , Krone and the official website of Curling Austria .