Curling: Japan men's team secures 2018 Olympic berth

The Japanese men's curling team qualified for the 2018 Pyeongchang Olympics on Thursday after securing a combined top-seven finish at the ongoing and last year's world championship.Japan will make its first appearance at the Winter Olympics since 1998, when it hosted the games in Nagano. Japan, which finished fourth at last year's worlds, will finish at least eighth at the current tournament following Wednesday's results in the 12-team round-robin.Five-time defending Japanese national champion SC Karuizawa eased past winless Russia 12-4 before succumbing 10-2 to reigning world champion Cana…READ FULL ARTICLE