China women’s curling team defeated Sweden by 8 : 6 in 2009 World Women’s Curling Championship in South Korea, winning the first-ever gold in the tournament. The team, skipped by 25-year-old Wang Bingyu, continued their 11 game winning streak in the final, knocking off Swedish player Anette Norberg, the Olympic champion in Turin. The women’s [...]
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Aiming Vancouver, China Won Gold in 2009 World Women’s Curling Championship
March 29th, 2009 · 1 Comment · Curling, Sports Regime
Tags:Anette Norberg·Daniel Rafael·Harbin Institute of Sports·juguo·Universiade·Vancouver 2010·Wang Bingyu·winter sports·World Women’s Curling Championship
Harbin Winter Universiade Cold-shouldered by Chinese
February 19th, 2009 · 1 Comment · Government, Ice Hockey, Sports Regime
Of about 25 friends we talked to yesterday, three Canadians included, only one person actually knew that the Harbin Winter Universiade was coming. “I won’t watch any of the games, as I don’t play those sports,” said Liu Hongchao, a 25-year-old Beijinger who plays football in his free time. “No one here even watches Universiade, [...]
Tags:FISU·Harbin·Paul Strople·Universiade·winter sports·women's ice hockey
