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USA Curling CEO Patzke to step down in Sept.
The national governing body for curling in the United States is getting a new leader.
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NFL
Jared Allen eyeing Winter Olympics with 'All-Pro Curling' team
Jared Allen recruited fellow retired NFL players to form a curling team for a chance to represent the United States in the 2022 Winter Olympics.
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Olympic Sports
Banned bronze-medal curler halts doping appeal
Alexander Krushelnitsky, the Russian curler stripped of a bronze medal for doping at last year's Winter Olympics, has dropped plans to appeal his four-year ban.
Olympic Sports
S. Korean curling VP resigns over abuse claims
Korean Curling Federation vice president Kim Kyung-doo said he and his family will leave the sport for good as the government investigates their alleged abusive treatment of South Korea's silver medal-winning women's curling team.
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Allen, ex-NFL stars chasing Olympics in curling
Four former NFL players, including five-time Pro Bowl defensive end Jared Allen, have taken up a new goal now that their football days are over -- making the Olympics in curling.
Olympic Sports
S. Korea's 'Garlic Girls' expound on allegations
South Korea's popular Olympic silver medalist curlers, speaking in a news conference Thursday, accused their coaches of ruining the team with abusive treatment.
news - uk olympics
U.S. shuffles gold-medal-winning curling team
Tyler George said he will "step away for a little bit" from the U.S. men's curling team, which won gold at the Pyeongchang Olympics. He will be replaced by 2010 Olympian Chris Plys.
Curling
Media blitz keeps Olympic champs from curling
Due to a whirlwind media tour that includes stops in New York and on the West Coast, the gold-medal-winning U.S. men's curling team has bowed out of the U.S. nationals in Fargo, North Dakota.
Curling
Prizes to Koreans with curling medalist's name
Free flights and baseball tickets are just some of the freebies South Korean companies are offering to anyone named Yeong-mi, the first name of the lead sweeper for the women's curling team that won an unexpected silver medal at the Winter Olympics.
Curling
From Simpsons' prophetic curling call to Russians' gold-medal finale, Games come to close
From the Russian men's hockey team's gold-medal finale to the continued celebrations in curling, we recap the last day of the 2018 Winter Olympics.
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Swedish women top S. Korea for curling gold
The Swedish women won the gold medal in the final match of a marathon curling festival, beating South Korea 8-3 in nine ends. The silver was the Olympic hosts' first medal in the sport.
news - uk olympics
GB women miss out on curling bronze
Eve Muirhead went for glory and instead scored curling's equivalent of an own goal to hand Japan Winter Olympics bronze.
Curling
Golden goof: U.S. curlers get women's medals
After being presented with their gold medals, the U.S. men's curling team noticed the back of them said "women's." The correct medals were quickly swapped out.
Curling
Friday recap: The Miracurl on Ice, history for Ledecka, Kenworthy's latest furry friend
Miracurl on Ice! The U.S. men won gold in curling, snowboarder Kyle Mack grabbed silver and Gus Kenworthy found a new best friend. Here's what you missed from Day 15 of the Pyeongchang Games.
Curling
U.S. men win curling gold, beat Sweden 10-7
The American men have won the Olympic gold medal in curling in a decisive upset of Sweden.
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What all that yelling in curling is about
As the U.S. men's curling team goes for gold, Julie "Loudy" Foudy gets to the bottom of why they yell so much when competing.
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Curling
GB lose in curling semis, to play for bronze
Great Britain missed out on a place in the Olympic women's curling final after being easily beaten 10-5 by Sweden at the Gangneung Curling Centre.
Olympic Sports
Friday recap: Russian athletes dominate figure skating, U.S. flag-bearer chosen
Just days before the end of the 2018 Winter Olympics, a couple of Russian athletes stole the show in women's figure skating, while the U.S. selected the person to lead the country in the closing ceremony.
news - uk olympics
No more 'Shustering' for U.S. skip John Shuster
John Shuster is the first to say that he's had plenty of Olympic disappointment in curling. The American's last name has even been turned into a verb because of it. But Pyeongchang is a different story altogether.
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U.S. beats Canada, to play for curling gold
The United States beat Canada 5-3 in the curling semifinals and will go for the country's first gold medal in the event.
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GB men's curlers crash out in Pyeongchang
Great Britain's men's curling team rued missed opportunities after crashing out of the Winter Olympics with a 9-5 play-off loss to Switzerland.
Curling
Canada's women's curling team fails to medal
Canada's women's curling team was knocked from medal contention Wednesday, becoming the first Canadian men's or women's curling team to fail to medal since curling returned to the Winter Games in 1998.
Curling
Russian curler stripped of bronze for doping
Russian curler Alexander Krushelnitsky was stripped of his Olympic bronze medal after testing positive for meldonium, the Court of Arbitration for Sport announced Thursday.
Curling
Curler's doping case to be heard Thursday
The Court of Arbitration for Sport says it will hear the doping case against Russian curler Alexander Krushelnitsky on Thursday.
Curling
Curler's doping case to be heard Thursday
The Court of Arbitration for Sport says it will hear the doping case against Russian curler Alexander Krushelnitsky on Thursday.
Curling Standings
| Men's Olympic Curling | W | L | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|
 SWE | 7 | 2 | 7 |
 CAN | 6 | 3 | 6 |
 USA | 5 | 4 | 5 |
 GBR | 5 | 4 | 5 |
 SUI | 5 | 4 | 5 |
 NOR | 4 | 5 | 4 |
 KOR | 4 | 5 | 4 |
 JPN | 4 | 5 | 4 |
 ITA | 3 | 6 | 3 |
 DEN | 2 | 7 | 2 |
| Women's Olympic Curling | W | L | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|
| KOR | 8 | 1 | 8 |
| SWE | 7 | 2 | 7 |
| GBR | 6 | 3 | 6 |
| JPN | 5 | 4 | 5 |
 CHN | 4 | 5 | 4 |
| CAN | 4 | 5 | 4 |
| SUI | 4 | 5 | 4 |
| USA | 4 | 5 | 4 |
 OAR | 2 | 7 | 2 |
| DEN | 1 | 8 | 1 |
| Mixed Doubles Olympic Curling | W | L | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|
| CAN | 6 | 1 | 6 |
| SUI | 5 | 2 | 5 |
| OAR | 4 | 3 | 4 |
| CHN | 4 | 3 | 4 |
| NOR | 4 | 3 | 4 |
| KOR | 2 | 5 | 2 |
| USA | 2 | 5 | 2 |
 FIN | 1 | 6 | 1 |
Medal Tracker
Total Medal Leaders
- 39NOR
- 31
GER - 29CAN
- Gold14NORGER
14 CAN11 - Silver14NORGER
10 CAN8 - Bronze11NORCAN
10 OAR9
Total Medal Leaders
- 5Bjørgen
- 4Kalla
- 4Nilsson
- Gold3Klæbo
Fourcade3 Bjørgen2 - Silver3KallaBolshunov
3 Nilsson2 - Bronze2BjørgenJohansson
2 Bescond2
Olympics News
Skater badly injured after fall in Youth Winter Olympic ceremony rehearsal
A female skater was severely injured after falling to the ice from about 16 feet during a rehearsal for the opening ceremony of the Youth Winter Olympics in Lausanne, police said Wednesday.
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IOC seeks German TV's evidence of weightlifting corruption
The International Olympic Committee said it will ask a German broadcaster to share evidence of allegations of doping cover-ups and financial irregularities linked to weightlifting revenues from the Games.
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Ex-Olympian Michael Barisone pleads not guilty in shooting case
Former Olympic equestrian Michael Barisone pleaded not guilty Monday to two counts of attempted murder.
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International Ski Federation bans three cross-country skiers, coach in doping case
The International Ski Federation banned three cross-country skiers and a coach on Monday in a doping case resulting from police raids at last year's world championships in Austria.
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TV mix-up has Russian fans celebrating wrong juniors result
Because of a confusingly timed TV repeat of the 2011 final, Some Russian fans were celebrating victory despite losing at the world junior hockey championships.
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Canada stuns Russia late for world juniors title
Akil Thomas scored the winning goal in the final period and Canada rallied from two goals down to beat Russia 4-3 in the final of the world junior hockey championship.
