Home player Brad Jacobs and Sweden's Anna Hasselborg both won their third Grand Slam of Curling titles in a row today by tasting glory at the Canadian Open.
Sweden's reigning Olympic champion Anna Hasselborg is on track to win a third Grand Slam of Curling event in a row after reaching the women's final at the Canadian Open.
China's and Russia's men's teams and South Korea's and Italy's women's sides have booked their places at the World Curling Championships.
China topped the men’s rankings and earned the first playoff place at the World Curling Federation World Qualification Event in Finland after winning both their final round-robin games.
Glenn Howard skipped his squad into the men's playoffs after making it three consecutive wins at curling's Canadian Open in Yorkton.
South Korea and Italy have both qualified for the playoffs of the women's event at the World Curling Federation World Qualification Event in Lohja.
Team Kerri Einarson and Team Nina Roth have advanced from the women's A-qualifiers and into the playoffs at curling's Canadian Open in Yorkton.
The rink skipped by Olympic gold medallist Brad Jacobs has moved to within one victory of the men's playoffs at curling's Canadian Open.
A group of five teams share the top spot in the men's competition at the World Curling Federation World Qualification Event in Lohja.
Defending men's skip Brendan Bottcher was beaten in his opening match at the Canadian Open, one of curling's grand slams.
Poland and Russia share first place in the men's team standings after day two of the World Curling Federation World Qualification Event in Lohja.
South Korea's women's team beat hosts Finland on the opening day of the World Curling Federation World Qualification Event in Lohja.
The Canadian Open, a Grand Slam event in the curling season, will begin tomorrow at Gallagher Centre in Yorkton.
Sixteen teams are set to compete for the four remaining places at the World Curling Championships at a qualification event beginning in Finland tomorrow.
The four groups in the curling competition here at the Lausanne 2020 Winter Youth Olympic Games have been decided.
At the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Iranian judoka Arash Miresmaeili was disqualified for weighing in at nearly four pounds above the limit for his weight class of his under-66 kilograms match against an Israeli opponent Ehud Vaks in the first round. It was claimed Miresmaeili had gone on an eating binge to protest the International Olympic Committee's recognition of the state of Israel. Iran does not recognise the state of Israel, and Miresmaeili's actions won praise from high-ranking Iranian officials. Mohammad Khatami, the country's President at the time, was quoted as saying Miresmaili's actions would be "recorded in the history of Iranian glories". He was later awarded $125,000 by the Government - the same amount given to Olympic gold medallists.
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