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Apr 13, 2008
Martin: Solid Gold
Canada’s Kevin Martin finally won his first world title, defeating Scotland’s David Murdoch, 6-3 in the gold medal final of the world men’s curling championship.
Martin’s Edmonton team of...
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Apr 13, 2008
Norway wins bronze
Norway won the bronze medal at the world men’s curling championship Saturday evening defeating China, 8-3 in Grand Forks, North Dakota.Skipped by Oslo’s Thomas Ulsrud, Norway, coming off a 5-4 loss to Canada’s Kevin Martin in the semi-final Saturd...
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Apr 12, 2008
Canada-Scotland for men's gold
Canada’s Kevin Martin will get a chance to settle the score with Scotland’s David Murdoch when the top two teams of the week clash in the world men’s curling championship final on Sunday. Saturday afternoon, Martin moved into the championship game...
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Apr 12, 2008
Scotland rallies against Canada
Scotland’s David Murdoch rallied in the second half to edge Canada’s Kevin Martin 7-6 in the Page Playoff 1 versus 2 game Friday evening at the men's curling championship to advance to Sunday’s final.Murdoch, who won the 2006 world m...
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Apr 11, 2008
Playoffs set at world men's
The playoff pairings have been set at the world men’s curling championship, after Draw 17 concluded in dramatic fashion Thursday evening.It appeared at one point that there would be two tiebreakers needed to determine the fourth place finisher, after Australia, skipp...
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Apr 10, 2008
Lots left to settle at men's worlds
Australia's last-rock loss to China has threatened to put an end to their playoff run at the 2008 World Men's Curling Championship.
China's Fengchun Wa...
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Apr 10, 2008
Canada clinches top spot
With three draws remaining in the round robin of the world men’s curling championship, the playoff picture is starting to take shape.Canada, skipped by Kevin Martin, has clinched first place, even though it still has to play Switzerland and the United States on Thurs...
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Apr 09, 2008
China shocks Canada
Canada's Kevin Martin lost his first game at the Men’s World Curling Championship in one of the biggest upsets in curling championship history.
China, ...
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Apr 09, 2008
Six way tie for second at World Championships
Tiebreakers are on the horizon at the 2008 World Men's Curling Championship even with two full days of round-robin play remaining.
France rallied to beat Austral...
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Apr 08, 2008
Canada breaking away from pack
So far so good for Canada halfway through the round-robin portion of the 2008 World Men's Curling Championship as Kevin Martin and his team moved to 6-0 with an extra end win over Norway.
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Apr 08, 2008
Martin sets cruise control
Canada’s Kevin Martin continues to cruise at the 2008 world men’s curling championship.Monday evening, in a much-hyped battle with Scotland’s David Murdoch, Martin emerged with a tight 6-5 win to improve to 5-0 and sit alone on top of the standing...
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Apr 07, 2008
Germany pulls into top spot
Germany’s Andy Kapp remained perfect at the 2008 world men’s curling championship, clipping the Czech Republic, 9-7 in Draw 6 action to move to 4-0 and sole possession of first place.The game was all but over when the 40-year-old veteran counted five agains...
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Apr 07, 2008
Canada, Germany share Worlds lead
Canada's Kevin Martin has settled into a share of first place with a 9-3 dismantling of Australia at the 2008 World Men's Curling Championship.
Martin'...
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Apr 06, 2008
Canada wins men's opener
Canada’s Kevin Martin started his journey towards a world championship with a 9-3 rout of Denmark’s Johnny Frederiksen, Saturday night in Draw 2 of the world men’s curling championship.Martin jumped in front by scoring three in the first end but i...
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Apr 04, 2008
Is a world title next on Martin's list?
Team Canada is ready to take on the Earth’s finest curlers in Grand Forks at the World Curling Championships. The team, based out of Edmonton, Alberta’s Saville Sports centre, consists of skip Kevin Martin, third John Morris, second Marc Kennedy and lead Ben Hebert. After going 13-0 at this year’s Brier in &...
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Apr 03, 2008
The Ralph to host curling's greatest
The men’s World Curling Championship kicks off in Grand Forks, North Dakota April 5 and one of the main attractions will be the arena the teams are playing in. The 12-team tournament will take place at the 11,600 seat Ralph Engelstad Arena, regarded by many as the premier arena in the world.
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Apr 02, 2008
Team U.S.A. is ready to face the world
Starting April 5, curling fans will be treated to watching the world’s best compete against one another at the 2008 World Men's Curling Championship. The American team featuring Skip - Craig Brown, Third - Rich Ruohonen, second - John Dunlop and lead- Pete Annis have been in serious preparation for the up coming worlds tha...
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Mar 31, 2008
Canadian women, world's best
Canada overcame upstart China and Jennifer Jones added a couple more memorable shots to her highlight reel on her way to her first world curling championship Sunday in Vernon, B.C.
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Mar 30, 2008
Swiss hang on for Women's Bronze
Switzerland's Mirjam Ott survived a Japanese comeback to win the bronze medal at the 2008 Ford World Women's Curling Championship.
Ott, has won two Olympic ...
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Mar 29, 2008
Canada meets China in title game
Jennifer Jones and Team Canada will meet China and Bingyu Wang in Sunday's final at the Ford World Women's Curling Championship.
On Saturday afternoon Cana...
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Mar 28, 2008
Canada, China, Switzerland qualify
Canada's Jennifer Jones will play China's Bingyu Wang in the Page Playoff 1 versus 2 game at the Ford World Women’s Curling Championship Friday evening.
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Mar 27, 2008
Denmark surprises Canada
Denmark defeated Canada to open a wild final round-robin day at the 2008 Ford World Women's Curling Championship.
Angelina Jensen led her 2007 world f...
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Mar 27, 2008
Race to playoffs is on
China's Bingyu Wang fought off a feisty Italian squad Wednesday night at the Ford World Women's Curling Championship to improve to 8-1 and head into the final day of the round-robin tied with Canada for first place.
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Mar 26, 2008
Ross recalls world mixed
The 2008 World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship were held earlier this month in Vierumäki, Finland. It was the first mixed doubles world championships organized by the World Curling Federation and instead of the normal four players, two players - one woman and one man compete for each team. Team Canada co...
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Mar 26, 2008
China riding high at Women's Worlds
Jennifer Jones made a perfect draw for a piece of the button with her final shot Tuesday night as Canada rallied for a wild 10-9 win over Debbie McCormick of the U.S. in Draw 11 at the World women's curling championship.
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Mar 25, 2008
China doesn't break
China’s Bingyu Wang upset Canada’s Jennifer Jones 9-7 to remain the only undefeated team on day four of the Ford World Women’s Curling Championship.
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Mar 25, 2008
Leaders start to pull away in Vernon
Team Canada and China remain the only unbeaten teams at the world women’s curling championship in Vernon, B.C.
Jennifer Jones and her team from Winnipeg imp...
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Mar 24, 2008
Wang lifts record to 4-0
China’s Bingyu Wang became the first skip to lead her team to four wins at this years women’s world curling championship with a 9-8 extra end victory over Angelina Jensen of Denmark.
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Mar 24, 2008
Canada, China still unbeaten
Canada's Jennifer Jones and China's Bingyu Wang head into Day 3 on Monday at the Ford World Womens Curling Championship as the only perfect teams in the field.
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Mar 23, 2008
Jones opens with win
Canada’s Jennifer Jones opened with a win at the 2008 Ford Womens World Curling Championships doubling Switzerland’s Mirjam Ott 6-3 on Saturday night.
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Mar 19, 2008
Women's Teams arrive in Vernon
The 2008 Ford World Women's Curling Championship gets underway this Saturday in Vernon, British Columbia.
Twelve countries will battle for the world crown at the...
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Mar 16, 2008
Double gold for Canada
Canada completed a golden sweep at the world senior curling championships in Vierumaki, Finland.
Edmonton's Pat Ryan won the men's title, blanking Sweden 8-...
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Mar 15, 2008
Swiss win inaugural Mixed Doubles
Switzerland overcame the home crowd and some stubborn play from hosts Finland to win the inaugural 2008 World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship.
Toni Mueller and Ire...
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Mar 10, 2008
States win junior global title
The United States captured its third world junior men's title, and first since 1984, with a 7-5 victory over Sweden on the final day of the 2008 World Junior Curling Championship. Skip Chris Plys, competing in his third consecutive World Juniors, stole a huge deuce to ope...
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Mar 09, 2008
Scots take junior gold
Scotland won its second straight global junior women's title with a 12-3 thrashing of hosts Sweden at the 2008 World Junior Curling Championships. Seventeen year-old Eve Muirhead and teammates Kerry Barr, Vicki Adams, Kay Adams and Sarah Macintyre had lost two previous ga...
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Mar 08, 2008
Swedish men and women play for gold
The host country fans will have plenty to cheer about as both the Swedish men’s and women’s teams advanced to the Championship games at the World Juniors.
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Mar 07, 2008
Canada, Norway win tiebreakers
Canada’s Kaitlyn Lawes stole her way into a playoff spot at the World Junior Curling Championships in Sweden.
Lawes gave up a steal of three to Denmark&...
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Mar 07, 2008
Canada, Sweden, USA jr. men all qualify
Just like in the women’s event, a tiebreaker is also needed in men's play at the 2008 World Junior Curling Championships. Switzerland's Manuel Ruch lost his fourth game in a row to Canada, 7-1 in just six ends, after starting the week with five straight win...
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Mar 06, 2008
Canada, Denmark in tiebreaker
After an up and down week, Canada's junior women's champions roared to victory over Switzerland and will meet Denmark in a tiebreaker at the 2008 World Junior Curling Championships.
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Mar 06, 2008
Two more World Championships on tap
The Finnish town of Vierumaki will be a curling hotbed for the next week as the World Mixed Doubles and World Senior Championships begin on Saturday.
24 teams will ch...
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Mar 06, 2008
Dion first to clinch at Juniors
After victories over Scotland and Sweden on Wednesday, Canada's William Dion has clinched a playoff spot in the men's event at the World Junior Curling Championships.
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Mar 05, 2008
Logjam for lead at men's juniors
Canada’s William Dion scored a huge win over Scotland to move into a tie for top spot at the World Curling Championships in Sweden. Canada is now tied with the host country and Switzerland with a record of 5-1 with three draws remaining in round robin play.
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Mar 04, 2008
Canadian junior men on the move
Quebec’s William Dion improved to 4-1 at the World Junior Curling Championships with victories over China and the United States.
In the women’s ev...
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Mar 03, 2008
USA men drop first game at juniors
Chris Plys and Team USA suffered their first loss at the 2008 World Junior Championships this morning falling to Sweden's Oskar Eriksson, 10-7.
Plys and his team...
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Mar 01, 2008
Strong field at World Juniors
10 junior men's and 10 junior women's teams will compete for the 2008 World Junior Curling Championships in Östersund, Sweden from March 1 through 9.
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Feb 09, 2008
Norway defends Wheelchair title
Rune Lorentsen has captured his second straight World Wheelchair Championship, leading the Norwegians to a 5-3 win over Korea’s Hak Sung Kim.
Lorentsen went...
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Feb 08, 2008
Norway into Wheelchair final
Norway's Rune Lorentsen will defend his World Wheelchair Curling Championship title when he takes on Korea's Hak Sung Kim in the 2008 final on Saturday.
The...
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Feb 08, 2008
Korea blazes into World Wheelchair Final
Korea's Hak Sung Kim continues to prove he’s the real deal and the country appears to be a new world power in Wheelchair Curling as their national team defeated Canada 7-2 to qualify for Saturday's World Championship final.
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Feb 07, 2008
New territory for USA curling
The United States Wheelchair Curling team reversed years of disappointment by winning a tiebreaker at the Worlds to clinch the fourth and final playoff spot.
Augusto ...
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Feb 06, 2008
Tiebreakers needed at World Wheelchair's
The United States will meet Italy in a tiebreaker for the fourth and final playoff spot at the 2008 World Wheelchair Curling Championship.
USA skip Augusto Perez led ...