{"id":7209,"date":"2026-08-12T17:00:43","date_gmt":"2026-08-12T21:00:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/glennpaulley.ca\/curling\/?p=7209"},"modified":"2026-08-12T17:01:10","modified_gmt":"2026-08-12T21:01:10","slug":"world-curling-alters-stone-placements-for-mixed-doubles-in-2026-2027","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/glennpaulley.ca\/curling\/2026\/08\/12\/world-curling-alters-stone-placements-for-mixed-doubles-in-2026-2027\/","title":{"rendered":"World Curling alters stone placements for mixed doubles in 2026-2027"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"7209\" class=\"elementor elementor-7209\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-731de57 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"731de57\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ab07240 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ab07240\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-622d56e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"622d56e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>While we are still awaiting the publication of the new 2026-2027 World Curling rule book, Laurie St-Georges, the Director of Competitions of Curling Quebec, has <a href=\"https:\/\/curling-quebec.qc.ca\/mixed-doubles-stone-placement-changes-for-the-2026-2027-season\/?lang=en\">posted<\/a> the details of a mixed doubles rule change regarding the initial placements of stones in an end.\u00a0<\/p><p>Rather than the three placement positions used in prior seasons, beginning in 2026-2027 there will be four: the closest at a position 4&#8242; 6&#8243; in front of the rings, and the highest at a position 10&#8242; 6&#8243; in front of the rings, with corresponding changes to the distance from the centre line for the location of power play stones. 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