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The Israel Curling Federation (ICF) is a nonprofit organization founded in 2007 which nationally represents curling, the winter world sport which played on ice surfaces.
On 2009, the ice surface was marked in "Canada Centre" in town of Metulla. The Curling Federation in Israel continuously expands its activities and now also gives sponsors to Olympic pistol shooting clubs.
As of 2013 Israeli shooting Olympian Alex Tripolski was heading the sport of curling in Israel, and that year the World Curling Federation reinstated Israel as a full member. In 2015 Tripolski was President of the Israel Curling Federation.
Competitive history
In 2014, the Israeli national men's team won the silver metal in Group C at the 2014 European Curling Championships. While the men's team did not win a spot into Group A out of Group B, they placed sufficiently high to remain in Group B for the 2015 European Curling Championships.
In 2015, the Israeli national mixed curling team competed in the 2015 World Mixed Curling Championship in Bern, Switzerland. The men's team competed in the Group B of the 2015 European Curling Championships, finishing fourth with a record of 4-3.
In 2016, Israel was represented at 2016 World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship in Karlstad, Sweden, going 1-5. Israel was also represented at the 2016 World Senior Curling Championships in Karlstad, Sweden and went 3-5 to finish fifth in their pool. In the fall, the men's team returned to the 2016 European Curling Championships, finishing fourth in Group B with a 5-2 record, after losing in the semi-final to eventual group champion the Netherlands.