South Korea's skip Gim Eun-ji releases the stone during a match against Scotland at the World Women's Curling Championship in Uijeongbu, South Korea, . (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)

South Korea defeated Japan in extra ends to open the women's curling world championship at home Saturday. Led by skip Gim Eun-ji, world No. 10 South Korea held off Sayaka Yoshimura's eighth-ranked Japan 10-8 in the first round-robin match of the LGT World Women's Curling Championship at

Francesco Friedrich won every championship he could in bobsledding this season. The German great is now a world champion for the 16th time, capping off his seventh four-man world title on Saturday at Mount Van Hoevenberg on the final day of the international bobsled season.

German Francesco Friedrich won a record-extending 16th men's bobsled world title, while Laura Nolte led a German medals sweep of the two-woman event to end the World Championships in Lake Placid, New York.

Francesco Friedrich won every championship he could in bobsledding this season. The German great is now a world champion for the 16th time, capping off his seventh four-man world title Saturday at Mount Van Hoevenberg on the final day of the international bobsled season.