There are four positions available to elite curlers.

The deadline is September 26. 

The current members of the Commission, which was established in March 2013, are “Skip” Ann Swisshelm from the United States, “Vice Skip” Cathrine Lindahl from Sweden and Kelly Scott from Canada.

Norway's Bent Ånund Ramsfjell, the Salt Lake City 2002 gold medallist, the vice-president of Europe, is the WCF Board liaison.

The new elected members will take the Athlete Commission up to seven. 

The primary goal of the WCF Athlete Commission is to communicate the interests of the athletes in cooperative support of the WCF achieving its mission.

The Athlete Commission serves as an independent and a consultative body, and acts as a link between high performance athletes, the WCF Board, the WCF Competition and Rules Commission and the International Olympic Committee Athletes’ Commission.

Nominations are being sought from the several groups, including a male and female athlete who have played at the World Curling Championship or Winter Olympic Games.

Also eligible for election to the Commission will be a heelchair athlete who has played at the World Wheelchair Curling Championship or Winter Paralympic Games.

Others able to stand are a male or female athlete who has played at the World Doubles Curling Championship.

Americas, European and Pacific-Asia Zones, the three WCF geographical zones, should all be represented.

More details are available from [email protected].