Curling

Celebrate the achievements of Japanese athletes at the 2018 Winter Olympics.

PyeongChang 2018 | Olympic Winter games

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Japan - Golden Highlights at PyeongChang 2018

This round robin game (Draw 9, Sheet D) was held at the Gangneung Curling Centre on 19 February 2018.

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JPN v SWE (Round Robin) - Women's Curling | PyeongChang 2018 Replays

This round robin game (Draw 12, Sheet B) was held at the Gangneung Curling Centre on 21 February 2018.

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SUI v JPN (Round Robin) - Women's Curling | PyeongChang 2018 Replays

This semifinal was held Gangneung Curling Centre on 23 February 2018

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KOR v JPN (Semifinal) - Women's Curling | PyeongChang 2018 Replays

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Simone

Simone Biles - Olympics.com

Sweden

Armand

Armand Duplantis - Olympics.com

Mikaela

Mikaela SHIFFRIN

Ilia

Ilia Malinin - Olympics.com

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Eve Muirhead and her curling team’s win over Japan (a rematch of the match for-bronze four years ago) in the final of the women’s curling competition saw Great Britain avoid the ignominy of leaving these Beijing Olympic Winter Games without a gold medal.
The PyeongChang 2018 bronze medal-winning Japanese team

Beijing 2022 | Olympic Winter Games

BEIJING, CHINA - FEBRUARY 20: (L-R) Hailey Duff, Eve Muirhead and Jennifer Dodds of Team Great Britain compete during the Women's Gold Medal match between Team Japan and Team Great Britain at National Aquatics Centre on February 20, 2022 in Beijing, China. (Photo by Catherine Ivill/Getty Images)

Hailey Duff, Eve Muirhead and Jennifer Dodds of Team GB compete during the women's gold medal match against Japan

Medals update: Muirhead and Team GB dominate Japan for women’s curling gold 

Everything changed for the Japan women's curling team in 2018 when Great Britain's Eve Muirhead missed a tricky shot for bronze in PyeongChang.
The Japanese, whose club team is Loco Solare, already had a devoted following, but winning a first Olympic medal took things to an entirely new level.
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BEIJING, CHINA - FEBRUARY 14: (L-R) Yurika Yoshida, Yumi Suzuki, Satsuki Fujisawa and Chinami Yoshida of Team Japan react during the Womenâ€™s Curling Round Robin Session against Team China on Day 10 of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games at National Aquatics Centre on February 14, 2022 in Beijing, China. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images)

(L-R) Yurika Yoshida, Yumi Suzuki, Satsuki Fujisawa and Chinami Yoshida of Team Japan react 

Japan women's curling: Top things you need to know about Team Fujisawa

Japan have won two gold, two silver, and four bronze medals after 10 days of competition at Beijing 2022.
Hirano Ayumu and and Kobayashi Ryoyu claimed their first titles at an Olympic Winter Games.
Hirano became the first Japanese snowboarder to win a Winter Olympics title when he produced a

ZHANGJIAKOU, CHINA - FEBRUARY 08: Gold medallist Ryoyu Kobayashi of Team Japan poses with their medal during the Men's Normal Hill Individual medal ceremony on Day 4 of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games at Zhangjiakou Medal Plaza on February 08, 2022 in Zhangjiakou, China. (Photo by Maja Hitij/Getty Images)

Kobayashi Ryoyu, Men's Normal Hill Individual

Olympic Games 2022: How to watch Kobayashi Ryoyu, Komatsubara Misato and Koleto Tim, and Team Japan - schedule and results

“We fought against our destiny”
After a dramatic play-off victory to decide the Japanese representatives at the final qualification event for Beijing 2022, YOSHIDA Chinami sobbed out loud.
Loco Solare, the team that won Japan’s first-ever curling medal at PyeongChang 2018, are made up of Chinami (third), her younger sister

BEIJING, CHINA - FEBRUARY 18: (L-R) Yurika Yoshida, Satsuki Fujisawa, Chinami Yoshida and Yumi Suzuki of Team Japan celebrate their victory against Team Switzerland during the Women's Semi-Final on Day 14 of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games at National Aquatics Centre on February 18, 2022 in Beijing, China. (Photo by Lintao Zhang/Getty Images)

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Loco Solare: How Japan’s curlers defied destiny to keep their Beijing 2022 dreams alive

Beijing 2022

PyeongChang 2018

This event took place on 20/02/2022 at the Nat. Aquatics Ctr - Sheet B. Final Score: GBR 10:3 JPN. Great Britain claimed the gold medal. Japan won silver and Sweden took home the bronze

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Japan - Golden Highlights at PyeongChang 2018

JPN v SWE (Round Robin) - Women's Curling | PyeongChang 2018 Replays

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Olympic Results

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Japan - Golden Highlights at PyeongChang 2018

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Olympic Results

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