Japan's women secure Beijing Olympics curling berth

Japan secured a spot in the Beijing Olympics' women's curling tournament, when Loco Solare beat South Korea's team 8-5 in Friday's playoffs at the Olympic qualification event.The win by Japan's Pyeongchang Olympic bronze medalists over the silver medal-winning South Korean team earned Japan a berth at the seventh straight Winter Olympics since the first women's tournament took place at the 1998 Nagano Games."At Pyeongchang, we left filled with the frustration of having watched the final from the stands," Loco Solare's Yurika Yoshida said. "I want to have an Olympics that won't leave me with…READ FULL ARTICLE