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Hockey Canada hires Henderson as prez, CEO
Katherine Henderson, the chief executive of Curling Canada, has been hired by Hockey Canada to take over as president and chief executive officer beginning on Sept. 4.
Olympic Sports
Curling chair, 2 board members latest to resign
USA Curling chair Lynn LaRocca and two other members of the board resigned Wednesday, five days after CEO Jeff Plush stepped down amid a sex-abuse investigation in women's soccer.
Olympic Sports
USA Curling CEO out in wake of NWSL inquiry
USA Curling CEO Jeff Plush has resigned in the wake of an investigation that revealed he failed to act on allegations of sexual abuse and other harassment when he was commissioner of the NWSL.
News
USA Curling task force wants Plush out as CEO
A majority of USA Curling's diversity task force has called for the removal of CEO Jeff Plush, accusing him of failing to act when confronted with allegations of sexual abuse and other misconduct while serving as commissioner of the NWSL.
Olympic Sports
USA Curling backs CEO Plush after NWSL report
USA Curling says CEO Jeff Plush "acted in accordance with prioritizing the safety of athletes" during his tenure as leader of the National Women's Soccer League, where an investigation uncovered years of systemic emotional abuse and sexual misconduct.
Olympic Sports
Olympic curling gold medalist Muirhead retires
Eve Muirhead, who secured Britain's only gold medal at this year's Winter Olympics in Beijing, is retiring from the sport.
Olympic Sports
Russia banned from gymnastics, curling events
Russian athletes, officials and judges have been banned from from international gymnastics and curling events in response to the country's invasion of Ukraine.
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Winter Olympics 2022: Muirhead's team saved Great Britain in Beijing
Team GB headed into Beijing 2022 with the target of between three and seven medals but leave with two -- the women's curling gold sitting alongside the men's silver.
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GB claim gold with victory in women's curling final
Eve Muirhead and her rink screamed in delight after leading Britain to their first gold medal of the Beijing Games by soaring to a sensational 10-3 victory over Japan in the women's curling final on Sunday.
Olympic Sports
Muirhead lifts Britain to curling gold, Japan 2nd
Eve Muirhead led Britain to the Olympic women's curling gold medal -- the first for the sport's homeland since 2002 -- with a record-setting 10-3 victory over Japan.
Curling
Edin leads Sweden to gold in Olympic curling
Four years after losing in the Pyeongchang curling final to American upstart John Shuster, Niklas Edin led Sweden to the gold medal Saturday, beating Britain 5-4 in the first extra-end men's final in Olympic history.
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Team GB lose to Sweden in men's curling final
Great Britain's men's curling team took silver at the Winter Olympics after losing their final to Sweden 5-4 on Saturday.
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Team GB through to women's curling final
Great Britain's women's curling team are guaranteed at least a silver at Beijing 2022 after beating defending Olympic champions Sweden 12-11 in the semifinal on Friday.
News
Canada beats U.S. to win Olympic curling bronze
John Shuster began his fifth Olympics as a U.S. flag-bearer, leading the defending men's curling champions and the rest of Team USA into the Beijing Games' opening ceremony. He ended them empty-handed, losing 8-5 to Canada in the bronze-medal match .
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Team GB through to men's curling final
Great Britain's nervy wait for a medal at Beijing 2022 is over after the men's curling team booked their spot in Saturday's final thanks to a win over the USA on Thursday.
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U.S. women's curling eliminated; men need win
The U.S. women's curling team is out of the Olympics, while the men need a win against Denmark to remain in medal contention at the Beijing Games.
Winter Olympics
How a gold medal could help revitalize Italy's love for curling
Stefania Constantini and Amos Mosaner won the gold in mixed doubles curling at the Winter Olympics in Beijing. Will that be enough to rekindle a nation's love affair with the sport before the Games go to Italy in 2026?
News
Sweden tops U.S. in curling gold-medal rematch
Sweden beat the U.S. men 7-4 in a rematch of the Pyeongchang gold-medal match in curling.
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Olympic curling champ Matt Hamilton joins the fray of the Wikipedia sports wars
The vandals of the community-edited information hub work through their frustrations with players and teams by trying to rewrite their narratives, while a stalwart group of administrators stand guard for the truth.
Olympic Sports
Italy wins Olympic gold in mixed doubles curling
The Italian duo of Amos Mosaner and Stefania Constantini, who were undefeated in the round-robin, advanced to the gold-medal match, which they won 8-1 over Sweden's Kristin Skaslien and Magnus Nedregotten.
Olympic Sports
Sweden beats Britain for mixed curling bronze
Sweden won the bronze medal in mixed doubles curling on Tuesday, bouncing back from a semifinal blowout to dominate Britain 9-3 in six ends in the third-place game.
News
Australian curlers go 2-0 after late virus reprieve
The Australian mixed doubles curling team received a late reprieve and returned to competition at the Beijing Olympics, where they posted wins over Switzerland and Canada.
Curling
Australia's mixed doubles curling team pulls out
Australia's first-ever Olympic mixed doubles curling team pulled out of the Beijing Olympics because of COVID-19.
News
American mixed doubles curlers earn big win
American mixed doubles curlers Vicky Persinger and Chris Plys survived an extra end against Sweden for a much-needed victory in the Olympics on Friday.
Curling Standings
Medal Tracker
Overall Medal Leaders
- 37NOR
- 32ROC
- 27GER
Individual Medal Leaders
NOR | 16 |
GER | 12 |
CHN | 9 |
ROC | 12 |
GER | 10 |
USA | 10 |
ROC | 14 |
CAN | 14 |
NOR | 13 |
Overall Medal Leaders
- 5Bø
- 5Bolshunov
- 5Roeiseland
Individual Medal Leaders
Bø | 4 |
Bolshunov | 3 |
Roeiseland | 3 |
Fillon Maillet | 3 |
Takagi | 3 |
Minjeong | 2 |
Latypov | 3 |
Roeiseland | 2 |
Liu | 2 |
Olympics News
River Seine Olympics opening remains on track, organizers say
Paris 2024 organizers would only move the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games to the Stade de France if major security risks emerge, organizers and French government officials said Wednesday.
Report: Larry Nassar victims to get $100M from Justice Dept.
The U.S. Justice Department has agreed to pay around 100 victims of Larry Nassar approximately $100 million for the FBI's failures to properly investigate reports of Nassar's sexual assaults against America's top gymnasts, according to a report.
Olympic gymnast Suni Lee back in form after kidney ailment
Olympic gymnastic Suni Lee, who is expected to make the U.S. team for the Paris Games, said she's back to form after gaining 45 pounds due to a kidney disease.
Grant Hill confident in Team USA roster, touts defensive talent
The 12 members of the Team USA men's basketball team were announced before the NBA playoffs because managing director Grant Hill and the rest of the leadership already had the group they wanted in place.
What's up with NCAA gymnastics scoring this year? An anonymous judge explains
The scores in NCAA gymnastics are a hot topic every season -- but this year feels like it's reached boiling point. How are judges trained? Is there oversight? We break it down.
NBC picks Noah Eagle as voice for Paris Olympics basketball
NBC Sports announced Wednesday that Noah Eagle will be the play-by-play voice for USA Basketball's men's games, women's games and the medal rounds at this summer's Paris Olympics.