2017 World Wheelchair Curling Championship | |
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Host city | Gangneung, South Korea |
Arena | Gangneung Curling Centre |
Dates | March 4–11 |
Winner | Norway |
Skip | Rune Lorentsen |
Third | Jostein Stordahl |
Second | Ole Fredrik Syversen |
Lead | Sissel Løchen |
Alternate | Rikke Iversen |
Finalist | Russia (Andrey Smirnov) |
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The 2017 World Wheelchair Curling Championship was held from March 4 to 11 at the Gangneung Curling Centre in Gangneung, South Korea. Norway won a third title after winning over Russia, who defeated Norway during the 2016 championship final.
Finland and Scotland qualified for the World Championship from the qualifying event held during November 2016 in Lohja, Finland.
The teams are listed as follows:
Skip: Jim Armstrong
Third: Ina Forrest
Second: Marie Wright
Lead: Mark Ideson
Alternate: Ellis Tull
Skip: Wang Haitao
Third: Liu Wei
Second: Chen Jianxin
Lead: Xu Guangqin
Alternate: Zhang Mingliang
Skip: Markku Karjalainen
Third: Yrjo Jaaskelainen
Second: Sari Karjalainen
Lead: Vesa Leppanen
Alternate: Riitta Sarosalo
Skip: Christiane Putzich
Third: Harry Pavel
Second: Martin Schlitt
Lead: Heike Melchior
Alternate: Christoph Gemmer
Skip: Rune Lorentsen
Third: Jostein Stordahl
Second: Ole Fredrik Syversen
Lead: Sissel Løchen
Alternate: Rikke Iversen
Skip: Andrey Smirnov
Third: Konstantin Kurokhtin
Second: Alexander Shevchenko
Lead: Daria Shchukina
Alternate: Marat Romanov