2018 World Women's Curling Championship

The 2018 World Women's Curling Championship (branded as the 2018 Ford World Women's Curling Championship for sponsorship reasons) was held from March 17–25 at the North Bay Memorial Gardens in North Bay, Ontario, Canada.[2] The format of the tournament was changed this year, with 13 teams qualifying for the tournament (as opposed to 12 in previous years), and the top 6 teams from round-robin play will qualify for the playoffs (rather than 4). The playoff system were single-knockout, where the top two teams received a bye while the remaining four played the first round.

2018 World Women's Curling Championship
2018 World Women's Curling Championship
Host cityNorth Bay, Ontario
ArenaNorth Bay Memorial Gardens
DatesMarch 17–25
Attendance69,391[1]
WinnerCanada Canada
Curling clubSt. Vital Curling Club, Winnipeg
SkipJennifer Jones
ThirdKaitlyn Lawes
SecondJill Officer
LeadDawn McEwen
AlternateShannon Birchard
CoachWendy Morgan
FinalistSweden Sweden (Anna Hasselborg)
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The event was won by Canada's Jennifer Jones rink from Winnipeg; the second world championship for the 2014 Olympic gold medallists.

Off the ice, the event was a success and set an attendance record for a women's world championship held in Canada.[3] Jennifer Jones was complimentary of the fans, saying she had never played in a louder arena.[4]

Qualification

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The following nations are qualified to participate in the 2018 World Women's Curling Championship:

Teams

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The teams are as follows:[5]

 Canada  China  Czech Republic  Denmark  Germany
St. Vital CC, Winnipeg

Skip: Jennifer Jones
Third: Kaitlyn Lawes
Second: Jill Officer
Lead: Dawn McEwen
Alternate: Shannon Birchard

Harbin CC, Harbin

Skip: Jiang Yilun
Third: Wang Rui
Second: Jiang Xindi
Lead: Yan Hui
Alternate: Yao Mingyue

CC Sokol Liboc, Prague

Skip: Anna Kubešková
Third: Alžběta Baudyšová
Second: Tereza Plíšková
Lead: Klára Svatoňová
Alternate: Ezhen Kolchevskaia

Tårnby CC, Tårnby

Skip: Angelina Jensen
Third: Christine Grønbech
Second: Camilla Skårberg Jensen
Lead: Lina Knudsen
Alternate: Ivana Bratic

CC Füssen, Füssen

Skip: Daniela Jentsch
Third: Emira Abbes
Second: Analena Jentsch
Lead: Pia-Lisa Schöll
Alternate Josephine Obermann

 Italy  Japan  Russia  Scotland  South Korea
CC Dolomiti Fontel, Cortina d'Ampezzo & SC Pinerolo, Pinerolo

Skip: Diana Gaspari
Third: Veronica Zappone
Second: Stefania Constantini
Lead: Angela Romei
Alternate: Chiara Olivieri

Yamanashi CA, Yamanashi, Kanagawa CA, Kanagawa & Sapporo Dogin CS, Sapporo

Skip: Tori Koana
Third: Yuna Kotani
Second: Mao Ishigaki
Lead: Arisa Kotani
Alternate: Kaho Onodera

CC Adamant, St. Petersburg, Ice Cube & Sochi CC, Sochi

Skip: Victoria Moiseeva
Third: Yulia Portunova
Second: Galina Arsenkina
Lead: Julia Guzieva
Alternate: Anna Sidorova

Lochmaben Castle CC, Lockerbie, Carrington CC, Edinburgh, Corrie CC & Leswalt CC, Stranraer & Holywood CC, Dumfries

Skip: Hannah Fleming
Third: Jennifer Dodds
Second: Alice Spence
Lead: Vicky Wright
Alternate: Sophie Jackson

Uiseong CC, Uiseong

Skip: Kim Eun-jung
Third: Kim Kyeong-ae
Second: Kim Seon-yeong
Lead: Kim Yeong-mi
Alternate: Kim Cho-hi

 Sweden  Switzerland  United States
Sundbybergs CK, Sundbyberg

Skip: Anna Hasselborg
Third: Sara McManus
Second: Agnes Knochenhauer
Lead: Sofia Mabergs
Alternate: Jennie Wåhlin

CC Flims, Flims, Grasshopper Club, Zürich, CC Grindelwald, Grindelwald, CC Langenthal, Langenthal & CC Zug, Zug

Skip: Binia Feltscher
Third: Irene Schori
Second: Franziska Kaufmann
Lead: Carole Howald
Alternate: Raphaela Keiser

Saint Paul CC, Saint Paul & Fairbanks CC, Fairbanks

Skip: Jamie Sinclair
Third: Alexandra Carlson
Second: Vicky Persinger
Lead: Monica Walker
Alternate: Jenna Martin

Round-robin standings

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Final round-robin standings

Key
Teams to Playoffs
CountrySkipWLPFPAEnds WonEnds LostBlank EndsStolen EndsShot Pct.DSC[6]
 CanadaJennifer Jones12011058554461485%21.72
 SwedenAnna Hasselborg10287595139161488%30.32
 South KoreaKim Eun-jung8491745448111782%43.45
 RussiaVictoria Moiseeva7590685245201584%24.44
 Czech RepublicAnna Kubešková668682474817879%62.09
 United StatesJamie Sinclair6678675245161484%34.97
 ChinaJiang Yilun667693475291077%61.42
 SwitzerlandBinia Feltscher5774805052111178%42.26
 ScotlandHannah Fleming5775895049151777%59.92
 JapanTori Koana577282504812879%39.62
 DenmarkAngelina Jensen396395435791075%64.46
 GermanyDaniela Jentsch395979385123577%68.40
 ItalyDiana Gaspari210661014657121476%49.27

WCT ranking

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Year to date World Curling Tour order of merit ranking for each team prior to the event.[6]

Nation (Skip)RankPoints
 Canada (Jones)1436.06
 Sweden (Hasselborg)2435.27
 South Korea (Kim)8251.42
 United States (Sinclair)11233.94
 Switzerland (Feltscher)15215.45
 Russia (Moiseeva)19183.64
 Scotland (Fleming)27117.05
 Czech Republic (Kubešková)4869.26
 Germany (Jentsch)5464.64
 Italy (Gaspari)6055.19
 China (Jiang)10523.87
 Japan (Koana)13812.43
 Denmark (Jensen)1619.60

Round-robin results

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All draw times are listed in Eastern Daylight Time (UTC−4:00).[7]

Draw 1

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Saturday, March 17, 14:00

Sheet A12345678910Final
 Switzerland (Feltscher)00001020205
 China (Jiang) 00000302016
Sheet B12345678910Final
 Russia (Moiseeva) 10202001028
 Scotland (Fleming)02010100004
Sheet C12345678910Final
 Czech Republic (Kubešková)0030101XXX5
 Canada (Jones) 4204010XXX11
Sheet D12345678910Final
 South Korea (Kim)0020420XXX8
 Germany (Jentsch) 0101001XXX3

Draw 2

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Saturday, March 17, 19:00

Sheet A12345678910Final
 Sweden (Hasselborg) 0210221XXX8
 Denmark (Jensen)1001000XXX2
Sheet B12345678910Final
 United States (Sinclair) 0032120XXX8
 Italy (Gaspari)0000001XXX1
Sheet C12345678910Final
 Germany (Jentsch) 00020020105
 Japan (Koana)01101001026
Sheet D12345678910Final
 Switzerland (Feltscher)01101010105
 Canada (Jones) 100201030310

Draw 3

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Sunday, March 18, 09:00

Sheet A12345678910Final
 South Korea (Kim)011010014X8
 Czech Republic (Kubešková) 000100400X5
Sheet B12345678910Final
 Sweden (Hasselborg) 2010205XXX10
 China (Jiang)0101010XXX3
Sheet C1234567891011Final
 Italy (Gaspari) 002020001117
 Scotland (Fleming)010201110006
Sheet D12345678910Final
 United States (Sinclair)00030010105
 Russia (Moiseeva) 02101101028

Draw 4

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Sunday, March 18, 14:00

Sheet A12345678910Final
 Scotland (Fleming) 02010100206
 United States (Sinclair)00203001028
Sheet B12345678910Final
 Japan (Koana) 2011104XXX9
 Denmark (Jensen)0000020XXX2
Sheet C12345678910Final
 Russia (Moiseeva) 051010001X8
 Switzerland (Feltscher)100100110X4
Sheet D12345678910Final
 Italy (Gaspari)0000010XXX1
 Sweden (Hasselborg) 0113301XXX9

Draw 5

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Sunday, March 18, 19:00

Sheet A12345678910Final
 Japan (Koana) 10020101016
 Switzerland (Feltscher)01201020107
Sheet B12345678910Final
 Germany (Jentsch)001000XXXX1
 Canada (Jones) 200042XXXX8
Sheet C12345678910Final
 Denmark (Jensen)000301001X5
 South Korea (Kim) 001010320X7
Sheet D12345678910Final
 Czech Republic (Kubešková) 020104003X10
 China (Jiang)001020110X5

Draw 6

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Monday, March 19, 09:00

Sheet B12345678910Final
 Italy (Gaspari) 01004000016
 Russia (Moiseeva)00220001005
Sheet C12345678910Final
 Sweden (Hasselborg) 012100101X6
 United States (Sinclair)000020020X4

Draw 7

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Monday, March 19, 14:00

Sheet A1234567891011Final
 Denmark (Jensen) 010110100116
 Germany (Jentsch)002001011005
Sheet B12345678910Final
 Scotland (Fleming)0030100XXX4
 Czech Republic (Kubešková) 4201031XXX11
Sheet C12345678910Final
 Canada (Jones)01001300229
 China (Jiang) 10200011005
Sheet D1234567891011Final
 Japan (Koana)004000101017
 United States (Sinclair) 100200010206

Draw 8

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Monday, March 19, 19:00

Sheet A12345678910Final
 China (Jiang)00110101048
 Russia (Moiseeva) 02001020207
Sheet B12345678910Final
 South Korea (Kim) 00020202017
 Sweden (Hasselborg)30201020109
Sheet C1234567891011Final
 Czech Republic (Kubešková) 1020021100411
 Italy (Gaspari)020120001107
Sheet D12345678910Final
 Scotland (Fleming) 0100010XXX2
 Switzerland (Feltscher)0030304XXX10

Draw 9

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Tuesday, March 20, 09:00

Sheet A1234567891011Final
 Italy (Gaspari)010001121107
 South Korea (Kim) 203020000018
Sheet B12345678910Final
 China (Jiang)1030304XXX11
 Japan (Koana) 0201010XXX4
Sheet C12345678910Final
 Scotland (Fleming)021130010X8
 Germany (Jentsch) 200000102X5
Sheet D12345678910Final
 Canada (Jones) 20020204XX10
 Denmark (Jensen)01102010XX5

Draw 10

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Tuesday, March 20, 14:00

Sheet A12345678910Final
 Czech Republic (Kubešková)000020202X6
 Sweden (Hasselborg) 002301020X8
Sheet B12345678910Final
 United States (Sinclair) 102101020X7
 Switzerland (Feltscher)010020101X5
Sheet C12345678910Final
 Japan (Koana) 000100201X4
 Russia (Moiseeva)012020020X7
Sheet D1234567891011Final
 Germany (Jentsch)0012002020310
 Italy (Gaspari) 110001020207

Draw 11

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Tuesday, March 20, 19:00

Sheet A12345678910Final
 Canada (Jones) 12010030018
 Scotland (Fleming)00203100006
Sheet B1234567891011Final
 Czech Republic (Kubešková)010011020319
 Denmark (Jensen) 104000201008
Sheet C12345678910Final
 Switzerland (Feltscher) 00110010104
 Sweden (Hasselborg)00001101025
Sheet D12345678910Final
 China (Jiang)001200XXXX3
 South Korea (Kim) 530022XXXX12

Draw 12

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Wednesday, March 21, 09:00

Sheet A12345678910Final
 Switzerland (Feltscher) 01000221017
 Denmark (Jensen)10111000105
Sheet B12345678910Final
 Sweden (Hasselborg) 020220200X8
 Germany (Jentsch)001002001X4
Sheet C1234567891011Final
 United States (Sinclair)010201202008
 South Korea (Kim) 103010010219
Sheet D12345678910Final
 Scotland (Fleming) 202110130X10
 Japan (Koana)020003002X7

Draw 13

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Wednesday, March 21, 14:00

Sheet A12345678910Final
 United States (Sinclair) 02011101028
 China (Jiang)00100020104
Sheet B12345678910Final
 Canada (Jones) 010200212X8
 South Korea (Kim)101011000X4
Sheet C12345678910Final
 Italy (Gaspari)01300010207
 Denmark (Jensen) 10002301018
Sheet D12345678910Final
 Russia (Moiseeva) 202002030X9
 Czech Republic (Kubešková)020200100X5

Draw 14

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Wednesday, March 21, 19:00

Sheet A12345678910Final
 Russia (Moiseeva)001100004X6
 Germany (Jentsch) 010000100X2
Sheet B12345678910Final
 Japan (Koana)02010400018
 Italy (Gaspari) 10001021106
Sheet C12345678910Final
 China (Jiang) 00300120107
 Scotland (Fleming)11013001018
Sheet D12345678910Final
 Sweden (Hasselborg)00100201XX4
 Canada (Jones) 11012030XX8

Draw 15

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Thursday, March 22, 09:00

Sheet A12345678910Final
 Sweden (Hasselborg)000103020X6
 Japan (Koana) 100010101X4
Sheet B12345678910Final
 Switzerland (Feltscher) 10010103006
 Czech Republic (Kubešková)00103010319
Sheet C12345678910Final
 Russia (Moiseeva)01011030107
 Canada (Jones) 10200301018
Sheet D12345678910Final
 Denmark (Jensen)20102001028
 Scotland (Fleming) 02010110207

Draw 16

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Thursday, March 22, 14:00

Sheet A12345678910Final
 China (Jiang)010301011X7
 Italy (Gaspari) 201010100X5
Sheet B12345678910Final
 Denmark (Jensen)0000000XXX0
 United States (Sinclair) 0021111XXX6
Sheet C1234567891011Final
 Germany (Jentsch)001000000113
 Czech Republic (Kubešková) 100000010002
Sheet D12345678910Final
 Switzerland (Feltscher) 30000010228
 South Korea (Kim)01110201006

Draw 17

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Thursday, March 22, 19:00

Sheet A12345678910Final
 Germany (Jentsch) 020200010X5
 United States (Sinclair)001012102X7
Sheet B1234567891011Final
 Russia (Moiseeva)003020102008
 Sweden (Hasselborg) 010202010219
Sheet C12345678910Final
 South Korea (Kim)301020102X9
 Japan (Koana) 010201010X5
Sheet D12345678910Final
 Canada (Jones) 20123204XX14
 Italy (Gaspari)03000030XX6

Draw 18

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Friday, March 23, 09:00

Sheet A12345678910Final
 Japan (Koana) 010100111X5
 Canada (Jones)103022000X8
Sheet B12345678910Final
 Germany (Jentsch)022003030X10
 Switzerland (Feltscher) 100030101X6
Sheet C12345678910Final
 Denmark (Jensen) 30101010219
 China (Jiang)030102040010
Sheet D12345678910Final
 United States (Sinclair) 02010102006
 Czech Republic (Kubešková)00202010128

Draw 19

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Friday, March 23, 14:00

Sheet A12345678910Final
 Italy (Gaspari) 01001120106
 Switzerland (Feltscher)10110003017
Sheet B12345678910Final
 Czech Republic (Plíšková)02010101005
 Japan (Koana) 10202010017
Sheet C12345678910Final
 Scotland (Fleming)13002000028
 Sweden (Hasselborg) 00020020105
Sheet D1234567891011Final
 South Korea (Kim) 000100211218
 Russia (Moiseeva)011032000007

Draw 20

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Friday, March 23, 19:00

Sheet A12345678910Final
 Denmark (Jensen)002000300X5
 Russia (Moiseeva) 010122022X10
Sheet B1234567891011Final
 South Korea (Kim) 010200001105
 Scotland (Fleming)001002110016
Sheet C12345678910Final
 Canada (Jones)03001003018
 United States (Sinclair) 10100110105
Sheet D12345678910Final
 China (Jiang) 11110002017
 Germany (Jentsch)00000230106

Playoffs

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Qualification gamesSemifinalsFinal
1  Canada9
3  South Korea36  United States7
6  United States101  Canada7
2  Sweden6
2  Sweden7
4  Russia74  Russia6
5  Czech Republic3Bronze medal game
6  United States5
4  Russia6

Qualification games

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Saturday, March 24, 09:00

Sheet A12345678910Final
 South Korea (Kim) 100100010X3
 United States (Sinclair)010010107X10
Player percentages
 South Korea  United States
Kim Yeong-mi78%Monica Walker83%
Kim Seon-yeong82%Vicky Persinger90%
Kim Kyeong-ae69%Alex Carlson79%
Kim Eun-jung79%Jamie Sinclair93%
Total77%Total86%
Sheet C12345678910Final
 Russia (Moiseeva) 000210211X7
 Czech Republic (Kubešková)000003000X3
Player percentages
 Russia  Czech Republic
Julia Guzieva95%Klára Svatoňová94%
Galina Arsenkina85%Tereza Plíšková84%
Julia Portunova74%Alžběta Baudyšová78%
Victoria Moiseeva75%Anna Kubešková65%
Total82%Total80%

Semifinal 1

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Saturday, March 24, 14:00

Sheet B12345678910Final
 Sweden (Hasselborg) 20010202007
 Russia (Moiseeva)02000010216
Player percentages
 Sweden  Russia
Sofia Mabergs91%Julia Guzieva96%
Agnes Knochenhauer95%Galina Arsenkina80%
Sara McManus89%Julia Portunova80%
Anna Hasselborg84%Victoria Moiseeva73%
Total90%Total82%

Semifinal 2

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Saturday, March 24, 19:00

Sheet B12345678910Final
 Canada (Jones) 30201010029
 United States (Sinclair)01010202107
Player percentages
 Canada  United States
Dawn McEwen89%Monica Walker99%
Jill Officer88%Vicky Persinger89%
Kaitlyn Lawes86%Alex Carlson66%
Jennifer Jones79%Jamie Sinclair69%
Total86%Total81%

Bronze medal game

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Sunday, March 25, 10:00

Sheet B12345678910Final
 United States (Sinclair)01001100205
 Russia (Moiseeva) 00200002026
Player percentages
 United States  Russia
Monica Walker88%Julia Guzieva94%
Vicky Persinger86%Galina Arsenkina95%
Alex Carlson90%Julia Portunova84%
Jamie Sinclair82%Victoria Moiseeva78%
Total87%Total88%

Gold medal game

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Sunday, March 25, 15:00

Sheet B1234567891011Final
 Canada (Jones) 000202002017
 Sweden (Hasselborg)000030100206
Player percentages
 Canada  Sweden
Dawn McEwen81%Sofia Mabergs93%
Jill Officer69%Agnes Knochenhauer83%
Kaitlyn Lawes86%Sara McManus76%
Jennifer Jones79%Anna Hasselborg82%
Total79%Total84%

Statistics

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Top 5 player percentages

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After round robin; minimum 5 games

Leads%
Sofia Mabergs91
Monica Walker88
Kim Yeong-mi87
Dawn McEwen86
Klára Svatoňová86
Seconds%
Galina Arsenkina90
Agnes Knochenhauer90
Jill Officer86
Vicky Persinger86
Kim Seon-yeong84
Thirds%
Sara McManus88
Kaitlyn Lawes86
Alex Carlson83
Kim Kyeong-ae82
Julia Portunova82
Skips%
Anna Hasselborg85
Victoria Moiseeva82
Jamie Sinclair81
Jennifer Jones80
Anna Kubešková78

Perfect games

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PlayerTeamPositionOpponent
Ezhen Kolchevskaia  Czech RepublicLead  Sweden
Kim Yeong-mi  South KoreaLead  China
Sofia Mabergs  SwedenLead  Germany
Jill Officer  CanadaSecond  Czech Republic
Alex Carlson  United StatesThird  Italy

Awards

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The awards and all-star team are as follows:

All-Star Team[8]

Frances Brodie Sportsmanship Award[9]

References

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  1. ^ Strong, Gregory (25 March 2018). "Canada edges Sweden to win gold at world women's curling championship". The Globe and Mail.
  2. ^ "North Bay, Canada to host Ford World Women's Curling Championship 2018". World Curling Federation. December 6, 2016. Archived from the original on March 1, 2018. Retrieved January 18, 2018.
  3. ^ "Attendance record broken at World Women's Curling Championship in North Bay".
  4. ^ "More big curling events possible | North Bay Nugget". Archived from the original on 2018-03-26. Retrieved 2018-03-26.
  5. ^ "Teams". Curling Canada. Archived from the original on 2018-03-22. Retrieved March 3, 2018.
  6. ^ a b North Bay Memorial Gardens (2018). "Ford World Women's Curling Championship 2018 - Draw Shot Challenge" (PDF). Ford's worlds women curling. Archived (PDF) from the original on July 24, 2020.
  7. ^ "Official Draw". World Curling Federation. Archived from the original on March 18, 2018. Retrieved January 18, 2018.
  8. ^ World Curling [@worldcurling] (March 24, 2018). "Congratulations to the All Stars team for the #WWCC2018 🌟🥌 > https://t.co/YX3lmS7unQ 🇸🇪 @AnnaHasselborg 🇸🇪 Sara McManus 🇷🇺 Galina Arsenkina 🇸🇪 @smabergs https://t.co/uzwKoqG08M" (Tweet). Retrieved January 2, 2021 – via Twitter.
  9. ^ Curling Canada [@CurlingCanada] (March 25, 2018). "Congratulations @JillOfficer - the Frances Brodie sportsmanship award winner!!!! #wwcc2018 https://t.co/DV3UCTuBgp" (Tweet). Archived from the original on December 5, 2022. Retrieved December 12, 2022 – via Twitter.
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