The final stage of the Grand Slam of Curling season arrives with teams from Canada, Switzerland, and Scotland competing in the GSOC Tahoe Final on Sunday. After an intense week of play, this marks one of the biggest curling events of the year.
This year brings a major shift: there will be no National tournament for the 2025–26 season. Instead, the GSOC Tahoe Final serves as the season’s concluding event. The original National tournament began in 2002 for men and expanded to include women in 2015.
This edition marks the first major GSOC event to be held outside Canada, setting its stage in Stateline, Nevada on the southeastern edge of Lake Tahoe.
The GSOC Tahoe Final represents the growing international reach of curling, bringing top teams together for a season finale beyond Canadian borders.
Author’s Summary: The GSOC Tahoe Final unites elite curling teams from three nations in a historic, season-ending competition hosted for the first time outside Canada.