All posts tagged "curling"
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Features
/ 12 months ago[JAPAN SPORTS NOTEBOOK] Yuki Tsunoda Heading in the Right Direction
In his third season as a Formula One driver, Yuki Tsunoda says he's aiming for better results but sees AlphaTauri's progress,...
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News
/ 1 year agoJapan Wins First-Ever Medal in Mixed Doubles Curling at the World Championship
Chiaki Matsumura and Yasumasa Tanida went 8-1 in round-robin play in South Korea and nabbed the silver with a loss to...
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Olympics and Paralympics
/ 3 years agoBeijing Olympians Show Off Range of Japan's Talent and Skills with Great Results
Team Japan finished the 2022 Winter Games with 18 medals, collecting top-three finishes in seven different sports.
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Olympics and Paralympics
/ 3 years agoJapan Comes Up Short in Women's Curling Final After 10-3 loss to Britain
But the silver medal is Japan's best curling result in the Olympics.
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Olympics and Paralympics
/ 3 years agoOLYMPIC DIGEST | New Zealand’s Nico Porteous Soars and Flips to Freeski Halfpipe Gold
Porteous dethroned two-time Olympic champion David Wise on the penultimate day of the Beijing Games.
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Olympics and Paralympics
/ 3 years agoOLYMPIC DIGEST | Japan Women’s Curling Team Edges Switzerland to Reach Gold-Medal Match for First Time
Skip Satsuki Fujisawa and her teammates handled the pressure of a high-stakes match and played more consistently in a bounce-back win...
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Olympics and Paralympics
/ 3 years agoOLYMPIC DIGEST | Japan Clinches Spot in Women’s Curling Semifinals
The 2018 Olympic bronze medalist advanced to the final four on a tiebreaker after Britain, Japan and Canada finished with identical...
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Features
/ 3 years ago[ODDS and EVENS] Japan Women's Curling Squad's Success Story Buoyed by Coaching Continuity
"You have to play against the best teams to get better,” said Canadian mentor J.D. Lind, who has served as the...
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Olympics and Paralympics
/ 3 years agoOLYMPIC DIGEST | Akito Watabe Finishes Third in Nordic Combined Large Hill Event
Sochi gold medalist Joergen Graabak and fellow Norwegian Jens Luraas Oftebro took the lead from Watabe and held on for the...
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Olympics and Paralympics
/ 3 years agoSouth Korea Curling Squad Halts Japan’s Four-Match Win Streak
In a rematch of the 2018 Winter Games semifinal, Eun Jung Kim sealed the victory with a draw in the ninth...
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Olympics and Paralympics
/ 3 years agoOLYMPIC DIGEST | Ryoyu Kobayashi Barely Misses Golden Double in Ski Jumping
The 25-year-old becomes only the second Japanese to medal on both hills at the same Olympics, after Kazuyoshi Funaki in 1998...
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Olympics and Paralympics
/ 3 years agoOLYMPIC DIGEST | Japan Curling Squad Slides to Victory Against Canada in Qualifying Round
Skip Satsuki Fujisawa’s 97% accuracy in the draw was instrumental in the team’s result.
