Czech and Slovak Cultural Center

The final World Curling Federation (WCF) championships of the 2010-2011 season get underway on Sunday 17 April, 2011 when Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA plays host to the 2011 World Mixed Doubles Championship and the 2011 World Seniors Curling Championships.

The two events will run until Saturday 23 April and will be staged simultaneously in the historic eight-sheeter St Paul Curling Club which was originally founded in 1888 and is currently the largest curling club in the United States.

Altogether 24 nations will participate in the Mixed Doubles event in St Paul: Australia, Austria, Canada, China, Czech Republic, Denmark, England, Estonia, Finland, France, Hungary, Italy, Japan, Korea, Latvia, New Zealand, Norway, Russia, Scotland, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, and hosts USA.

Visit http://www.2011worldcurling.com for more information.

The 2011 International Ice Hockey Federation World Championship will take place from April 29th to May 15th, 2011 in the Slovak Republic. Bratislava and Kosice will be the host cities. Slovakia will be hosting this prestigious event for the first time. The event includes 17 days of championship games with 16 nations competing in four groups for a total of 56 games. It is being hosted by the Slovak Ice Hockey Federation.

Fun fact: Slovakia is ranked second in terms of the number of players playing in NHL per the number of inhabitants, second only to Canada. Almost every puck currently used in the NHL is stamped “Made in Slovakia”. Visit http://www.iihf.com/channels-11/iihf-world-championship-wc11/home.html for more information.