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Martin cemented status as curling's greatest: Canadian skip Kevin Martin put the finishing touch on his already legendary résumé by finally capturing an elusive Olympic gold medal in Vancouver. Go ahead and give him one more title: greatest curler of all time.
Canada golden in men's curling: It may have taken eight years, but Kevin Martin took that next step up the podium he was seeking with a 6-3 win over Norway's Thomas Ulsrud in the Olympic men's curling final Saturday at the Vancouver Olympic Centre.
Bernard settles for silver in women's curling: Cheryl Bernard and her Calgary-based rink of Carolyn Darbyshire, Cori Bartel and Susan O'Connor fell one game short of striking gold in Vancouver on Friday, falling to Sweden.
Stoeckli powers Swiss to curling bronze: Switzerland won the Olympic bronze medal in men's curling on Saturday when Ralph Stoeckli scored two with the final stone to rally his team to a 5-4 win over young Sweden skip Niklas Edin
Bernard runs out of magic: So deadly with her final shots throughout the Olympic tournament, Canadian curling skip Cheryl Bernard couldn't come up with more last-second heroics in the women's gold medal game Friday, and had to settle for silver.
Watch Now: Brad Gushue's take on curling's medal round: Canadian curler Brad Gushue, the 2006 Olympic gold medallist, talks with CBC's Nancy Wilson about the curling action so far at the Vancouver Games and gives his take on the upcoming men's gold medal match.
China wins 1st Olympic curling medal: Bingyu Wang overcame a Swiss rally to skip China to the podium in its Olympic curling debut with a 12-6 win in Friday's bronze-medal game in Vancouver.
On Wall Street, a romance with curling: Wall Street trading is often described as a blood sport. But inside the great investment houses, the sport of the moment is, of all things, curling — that oddball of the Olympics that is sort of like shuffleboard on ice.
Popular sports columnists take a shine to Canada's Bernard: As these Olympic Games wind down, the talk of who should carry the Canadian flag at the closing ceremonies will soon commence.
Pants of all sports the talk of B.C.: Forgive us while we wax long on Olympic pants. Of all the news coming out of the West Coast, from the crushing crowds, the gold medals to the cauldron spat, it is still the pants that have our attention.
Crowd getting too excited about curling: Canada narrowly eked out a victory over Denmark in Women's curling on Friday night, when Danish skip Madeleine Dupont complained she couldn't control a late shot because of the din.
Canada's Bernard secures curling top spot: Canada's Cheryl Bernard clinched the No. 1 seed for the Olympic women's curling playoffs by holding on for a 6-5 extra-end win over struggling British skip Eve Muirhead on Tuesday.
Canada's curlers perfect behind Martin: Canada's men's curling team skipped by Kevin Martin improved to 8-0 with a 7-2 victory over the struggling U.S. rink Monday at the Vancouver Olympic Centre.
Bernard curls into gold-medal game: Canada's Cheryl Bernard will play for Olympic gold in women's curling after defeating two-time silver medallist Switzerland 6-5 in Thursday's semifinals in Vancouver.
Martin to battle Norway for men's curling gold: Kevin Martin will get the chance to defend Canada's Olympic title in men's curling while getting his own second shot at gold after his rink dispatched Niklas Edin's Swedish foursome 6-3 in a semifinal on Thursday in Vancouver.
Sweden to face Canada's Martin in curling semis: Britain's David Murdoch lost a playoff tiebreaker to Sweden's Niklas Edin 7-6 today. With the win, Edin moves on to face Canadian Kevin Martin in the tournament semifinal.
Bernard's undefeated run ends against China: Canadian skip Cheryl Bernard couldn't come up with one of her patented clutch shots when it counted on Sunday, and the result was a 6-5 loss to the defending world champions from China in women's Olympic curling.
Canada's Martin earns semifinal berth: Edmonton's Kevin Martin drew to the button on the last shot of the 10th end to cement a 6-4 win over Switzerland's Markus Eggler and a guaranteed spot in the playoffs.
Norway curlers keep heat on Canada: Norway stayed hot on the heels of Canada in the Olympic men's curling tournament by defeating Denmark 6-3 on Saturday morning in Vancouver.
Petrovich: If today is curling, it must be Friday: The sport I'm covering, is my mnemonic for knowing what day it is. Being in the middle of the Olympic bubble, I've completely lost track of the calendar. If today is curling, it must be Friday.
The Simpsons poke fun at Olympic curling: When you think of Marge Simpson and curling, it's probably the elaborate beehive hairdo that springs to mind. But there she was on Sunday's episode of The Simpsons, showing off a natural talent for the sport.