World Curling’s competition action moves to Canada for the first time this year, when the BKT World Men’s Curling Championship 2025 gets underway on Saturday 29 March at the Temple Gardens Centre, Moose Jaw. As well as being the most prestigious annual men’s team competition, this year’s championship is the last chance for direct qualification … Continued
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Voting is now open for the 2025 edition of the LGT Top Shot – a look at the five best shots of the LGT World Women’s Curling Championship 2025. Cast your vote before Friday 28 March 2025 15:00 CET for a chance to win a signed jersey. Please note that if you are voting from a desktop, … Continued
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After nine days of intense action, the LGT World Women’s Curling Championship 2025 came down to the gold medal game between defending champions Canada and previous four-time champions Switzerland. Switzerland opened with two blank ends. Then, after giving up a steal of one in the third end, Switzerland’s fourth player Alina Paetz had an open … Continued
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China secured the bronze medals at the LGT World Women’s Championship with a 9-4 victory over Korea. After Korea blanked the first end, the teams exchanged single points until the sixth, when the game was tied at 2-2. Korea’s skip, Gim Eunji, drew her final stone into the four-foot to score two and take a … Continued
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After two intense semi-finals on Saturday afternoon, defending champions Canada will face Switzerland in a re-run of last year’s final at the LGT World Women’s Curling Championship in Uijeongbu, Korea. The two powerhouses will compete for gold and the world title in Sunday afternoon’s final at 16:00. Canada edges Korea in extra end thriller In … Continued
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Virginija Paulauskaite and her team—Olga Dvojeglazova, Migle Kiudyte, Ruta Blaziene, and alternate Justina Zalieckiene—made history this week as the first Lithuanian team to compete in a World Curling Championship. Although they lost their opening game to Canada, and all their other opponents, the Lithuanian team left a lasting impression with their performances and sportsmanship. Perhaps … Continued
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With all twenty sessions of round-robin play now complete, the play-off picture at the LGT World Women’s Championship is finally clear. It took until the very last games – and extra ends – on Friday evening to determine the final rankings and match-ups. As the teams took to the ice for session twenty, the six … Continued
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When your team has already won four world titles and are the two-time defending European champions, what do you do to get even better? How about bringing in someone who has done it all before, but who has also achieved what has proven to be elusive for you—like winning Olympic medals? That is just what … Continued
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With a 9-8 win over Lithuania on Thursday afternoon, table-toppers Switzerland became the first team to qualify for this weekend’s play-offs at the LGT World Women’s Curling Championship 2025. Later on in Thursday evening’s play, defending champions Canada beat Japan by 11-2, hosts Korea were 10-4 winners over Lithuania, and Sweden beat China by 8-4. … Continued
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Kirsty Coventry from Zimbabwe has been elected in the first round of voting as the 10th President of the International Olympic Committee during the 144th IOC Session taking place in Costa Navarino, Greece. World Curling President Beau Welling said, “I would like to offer my sincere congratulations to Kirsty Coventry on becoming the 10th President … Continued
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