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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.
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
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
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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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.
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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.
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
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
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
Coach: Russian curler drugged unknowingly
Sergei Belano, Russia's women's curling coach, says he's convinced Alexander Krushelnitsky was slipped meldonium without his knowledge, leading to a positive doping test. Krushelnitsky won bronze with his wife in mixed doubles.
Curling
Norway curler feels 'robbed' by Russian doper
A Norwegian curler who lost out on the Olympic bronze medal to a Russian rival charged with doping said Tuesday that he feels robbed of his moment of glory; Russian Curling Federation executive accuses U.S. of tampering.
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Russian medalist curler charged with doping
According to the Court of Arbitration for Sport, a procedure has been initiated against mixed doubles bronze medalist Alexander Krushelnitsky for suspected doping.
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
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The Big Short - 'Small' Amit Panghal rules a big world
Amit Panghal didn't win gold, but in becoming the first Indian male to win silver at the Worlds, he demonstrated how he has turned a height disadvantage into an advantage.
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Ravi Kumar's passion bears fruit in impressive Worlds debut
Using his impressive speed, stamina and reach, Ravi Kumar secured an Olympic quota as well as a bronze medal in his World Championship debut in the 57kg category.
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'What I left in Rio, I will take in Tokyo' - Vinesh on track for Olympics success after Worlds medal
Though Vinesh Phogat didn't seem good enough to step on the very top of the podium yet, her performance at the World Championships showed she can beat most other wrestlers in her weight division.
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South African sprinter Horn handed doping ban
South Africa's fastest female sprinter Carina Horn has been provisionally suspended after testing positive for a banned substance.
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Kamworor breaks world half-marathon record
Kenya's Geoffrey Kamworor broke the world half-marathon record by 17 seconds in Copenhagen on Sunday when he won the IAAF Gold Label road race.
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Semenya will not collect 2011 World Champ gold
Olympic 800 metres champion Caster Semenya will be officially awarded her gold medal from the 2011 world athletics championships at this year's edition in Doha, but will not be there to receive it.
