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Korea win historic gold medal at VoIP Defender World Juniors

Korea won a historic first-ever men’s medal when they beat USA in Sunday (26 February) afternoon’s final to take gold medals at the VoIP Defender World Junior Curling Championships 2017 ... MORE

Sweden women capture gold at VoIP Defender World Junior Curling Championships 2017

In Saturday (25 February) afternoon’s women’s medal finals, at the VoIP Defender World Junior Curling Championships 2017, Sweden captured gold medals, with a 10-7 victory over Scotland. ... MORE

Scotland women and Korea men win semis to advance to gold medal finals

Saturday (25 February) morning’s semi-final session saw one-sided games from the Scottish women in their 13-2 victory over Canada, as well as the Korean men in their 11-4 win over Scotland. ... MORE

USA win Page 1v2 game, while Scotland win Page 3v4 in extra end

USA men took the direct route to Sunday (26 February) afternoon’s gold medal final when they beat Korea by 7-5 in Friday (24 February) evening’s Page 1v2 play-off game. ... MORE

Sweden straight to gold medal final with Page 1v2 win

In the women’s Page 1v2 play-off game on Friday (24 February) afternoon, Sweden beat Scotland by 9-6 to advance to the gold medal final. ... MORE

WJCC 2017: Sports Media Trainee blog

Katerina Maryschuk and Thomas Rowland have joined the World Curling Federation (WCF) media team at the VoIP Defender World Junior Curling Championships 2017. ... MORE

USA and Scotland join hosts in men’s play-off; Canada and Norway set for tie-breaker

Thursday (23 February) evening saw the final men’s round-robin session staged in the Gangneung Curling Centre, Gangneung, Republic of Korea, and it took all the way to an extra end in the game ... MORE

Canada women reach play-offs; Tie-breaker set to decide fourth team to qualify

Sweden, Canada, Russia and Japan were the four winners in Thursday (23 February) afternoon’s 12th and final women’s round-robin session. ... MORE

Q&A; with VoIP Defender #WJCC2017 icemakers

The World Curling Federation’s (WCF) journalist, Katerina Maryschuk, sat down with chief icemaker, Hans Wuthrich and deputy chief icemaker, Mark Callan, to discuss the day-to-day maintenance, ... MORE

Wins for Norway and Scotland keep medal ambitions alive

On the last morning (Thursday 23 February) of round-robin play at the VoIP Defender World Junior Curling Championships 2017, Norway completed their programme with an 8-6 win over Switzerland to keep ... MORE

Fight for women’s play-offs intensifies with one set of games to go

Table-topping Scotland lost their last round-robin game – in an extra end – by 7-8 to Russia in Wednesday (22 February) evening’s 11th session of women’s play, at the VoIP ... MORE

China upset first place leader, Sweden capture third win

In the biggest upset of the VoIP Defender World Junior Curling Championships 2017 so far, China men won their second game over the previously unbeaten Korea with a score of 8-6. ... MORE

Scotland secures first women’s play-off position

Wednesday’s (22 February) morning session, on day seven, of the VoIP Defender World Junior Curling Championships 2017 saw Scotland win 8-5 over Canada, qualifying them, as the first ... MORE

Hosts Korea become first qualified team at World Juniors

Korea's men's team became the first team to qualify from the round-robin, at the VoIP Defender World Junior Curling Championships, in the Gangneung Curling Centre, Gangneung, Republic of ... MORE

Hungary finds first win of the week

In Tuesday (21 February) afternoon’s round-robin session, Hungary women won their first game, of these championships, over Turkey, while Japan dominated in their game against joint-leaders ... MORE

Scotland, Switzerland and USA join race for top of men’s standings

Wins by Scotland, Switzerland and USA in Tuesday morning’s eighth session of men’s round-robin play put all three of these teams into a five-way tie for second place, along with Canada ... MORE

Sweden and Canada advance to three-way tie for first place

Sweden captured their fifth win on Monday night (20 February) alongside Canada at the VoIP Defender World Junior Curling Championships 2017. ... MORE

Canada steal victory from Norway as they become tied in second place

Korea continued their unbeaten run with a 9-3 win over Sweden in Monday (20 February) afternoon’s seventh session of men’s round-robin play, in the Gangneung Curling Centre, Gangneung, ... MORE

#CurlClean a success at VoIP Defender World Juniors

Just in time for the VoIP World Junior World Championships 2017 in Gangneung, Korea, the World Curling Federation (WCF) joined forces with the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) to promote a new Legacy ... MORE

Scotland edge back to top as Russian women recover earlier losses

In Monday (20 February) morning’s seventh session of women’s round-robin play, Scotland regained first place in the standings, winning 9-7 over Japan. ... MORE

First win for Sweden men in Korea

Sweden managed their first championship win over Turkey on Sunday (19 February) evening at the Gangneung Curling Centre, Republic of Korea - bumping them up to ninth place, ahead of Turkey. ... MORE

#WJCC2017: The voices behind the mic

With World Curling TV’s broadcast now underway at the VoIP Defender World Junior Curling Championships 2017 here’s a look at the voices behind the microphones. ... MORE

Russia women pick up first win at Olympic test event

All four results in Sunday (19 February) afternoon’s sixth session of round-robin play at the VoIP Defender World Junior Curling Championships 2017 were significant, with Scotland losing their ... MORE

Korea men undefeated with four wins in Gangneung

Korea men led the field at the VoIP Defender World Junior Curling Championships 2017 on Sunday (19 February) morning with a close game against USA, which they won 7-4. ... MORE

Canada, Korea, Sweden and USA tied in second as Scotland go top

Scotland women, won a top-of-the-table clash in Saturday’s (18 February) fifth session of round-robin play at the VoIP Defender World Junior Curling Championships 2017 that keeps their unbeaten ... MORE

Scotland get first win as Norway continue winning run

With two of the top four teams sitting out the session, including undefeated leaders Korea, Saturday (18 February) afternoon’s fourth session of men’s round-robin play was a chance for ... MORE

Korea, Sweden and USA women win games of contrast

Despite there being only three games on the ice, Saturday (18 February) morning’s fourth session of women’s round-robin games could not have been more contrasting. ... MORE

Korea and Switzerland men undefeated in Gangneung

After three sessions of play in the men’s round-robin, Korea top-the-table on three wins and no losses, with the only other undefeated team being second-placed Switzerland, who have only played ... MORE

Scotland women move into pole position

After three sessions of women’s play, Scotland stand alone at the top-of-the-table, having won all three of their games so far at the VoIP World Junior Curling Championships 2017. ... MORE

One year on Youth Olympians in Korea for WJCC 2017

Some 12 months ago, young athletes from seven Olympic winter sports descended on the Norwegian city of Lillehammer for the second Winter Youth Olympic Games. ... MORE

Norway men win Scandinavian clash as Korea go two from two

In Friday (17 February) morning’s second session of men’s round-robin play at the VoIP Defender World Junior Curling Championships 2017, in the Gangneung Curling Centre, Gangneung, ... MORE

Sweden women upset defending champion nation

Scotland and Sweden recorded wins in both sessions of women’s play on Thursday’s (16 February) opening day at the VoIP Defender World Junior Championships 2017, being staged in the ... MORE

Korea men open with win at home World Juniors

In Thursday (16 February) afternoon’s opening session of men’s round-robin play, USA beat defending champion nation Scotland by 7-6 in the first extra end game of the VoIP Defender World ... MORE

Strong start for World Junior-B medallists Turkey in Gangneung, Korea

In Thursday (16 February) morning’s opening session of women’s play at the VoIP Defender World Junior Curling Championships 2017, being staged in the Gangneung Curling Centre in ... MORE

VoIP Defender WJCC 2017 testing teams from around the globe and the 2018 Olympic venue

Women’s and men’s teams representing 12 Member Associations from across the globe will come together in the Republic of Korea on Thursday (16 February), as the VoIP Defender World Junior ... MORE

WCF and WADA team up to promote anti-doping campaign - #CurlClean

The World Curling Federation (WCF) and World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) are partnering together to promote clean sport at the VoIP Defender World Junior Curling Championships 2017 in Gangneung, Korea ... MORE

Scotland women & China men win gold at WJBCC 2017

Scotland women and China men have won gold medals at the World Junior-B Curling Championships 2017 (WJBCC), at the Östersund Arena in Oestersund. ... MORE

Quarter-finalists determined for WJBCC 2017

The 16 quarter-finalists (eight women and eight men) have been decided at the World Junior-B Curling Championships 2017 in Oestersund, Sweden, and will shortly compete for places in Tuesday's (10 ... MORE

Field taking shape at WJBCC 2017

After 14 sessions of round-robin play at the World Junior-B Curling Championships 2017 in Oestersund, Sweden four women’s teams and four men’s teams remain unbeaten. ... MORE

Oestersund, Sweden set for WJBCC 2017

International curling will begin in 2017 with the World Junior-B Curling Championships (WJBCC) in Oestersund, Sweden between 3 and 10 January, where the final places for the VoIP Defender World ... MORE

Sweden awarded World Junior-B Curling Championships 2017

At the conclusion of the VoIP Defender World Junior Curling Championships (WJCC) 2016 in Copenhagen, Denmark, World Curling Federation President Kate Caithness announced the venue for the World ... MORE

WJCC 2016 Sportsmanship Awards

Canada's Mary Fay and Sweden's Fredrik Nyman are this year's recipients of the WJCC Sportsmanship Awards. ... MORE

Scotland win men’s VoIP Defender World Junior Curling Championship 2016 Gold Medals

Scotland beat USA by 6-4 to take the men's gold medals in Sunday afternoon's final. At the same time, Canada were 8-4 winners over Switzerland to take bronze. ... MORE

Canada Win Women’s VoIP Defender World Junior Curling Championship 2016 Gold Medals

17-year-old Mary Fay from Nova Scotia led Canada to the 2016 World Junior Championships title with a 7-4 win over USA in Sunday morning's final. ... MORE