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2010 Pacific Curling Championships
The 2010 Pacific Curling Championships were held from November 16 to the 23, 2010 in Uiseong, South Korea. The Pacific Championships act as the qualifiers for the 2011 World Curling Championships. The top two women's berths moved on to the 2011 Capital One World Women's Curling Championship in Esbjerg, Denmark, while the top two men's berths moved on to the 2011 Ford World Men's Curling Championship in Regina, Saskatchewan Regina () is the capital city of the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. The city is the second-largest in the province, after Saskatoon, and is a commercial centre for southern Saskatchewan. As of the 2021 census, Regina had a city population ..., Canada. The teams participating in the Pacific Curling Championships first played in a double round-robin where each team played against the other teams twice. The top 4 of each group (men's or women's) moves on to the playoffs. The playoffs include a semifinals round and a finals round. In the semifinals rou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Uiseong
Uiseong County (''Uiseong-gun'') is a county in Gyeongsangbuk-do Province, South Korea. Located near the center of the province, it is bounded by Andong on the north, Cheongsong on the east, Gunwi County on the south, and Sangju and Yecheon on the west. As in most parts of Korea, most of the land is vacant and forested; only about 19% of the county's area is farmland. The county is largely rural, with an economy dominated by agriculture; the only urbanized area is the county seat, Uiseong-eup. South Korean national treasure 77, a five-storied stone pagoda, lies in Geumseong-myeon. Also in Geumseong-myeon are a set of more than 300 dinosaur tracks from the early Cretaceous period. Uiseong is home to Gounsa, one of the 24 head temples of the Jogye Order of Korean Buddhism. This temple is located in Danchon-myeon. Famous people from Uiseong include Yu Seong-ryong, prime minister and one of the best loyal contributors during the Japanese invasions of Korea (1592–98), and t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lee Hyun-jung (curler)
Lee Hyun-jung (born September 27, 1978) is a South Korean curler. At the international level, she is two-time Pacific champion curler (, ). Teams References External links * 1978 births Living people South Korean female curlers Pacific-Asian curling champions Competitors at the 2003 Winter Universiade Asian Games medalists in curling Curlers at the 2003 Asian Winter Games Medalists at the 2003 Asian Winter Games Asian Games silver medalists for South Korea {{SouthKorea-curling-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Madeleine Wilson
Madeleine may refer to: Common meanings *Madeleine (name), also Madeline, a feminine given name * Madeleine (cake), a traditional sweet cake from France *Mary Magdalene, also called the Madeleine Arts and entertainment * ''Madelein'' (1919 film), a German silent film * ''Madeleine'' (1950 film), a film directed by David Lean * ''Madeleine'' (2003 film), a South Korean romance * ''Madeleine'' (opera), a 1914 1-act opera by Victor Herbert * "Madeleine" (Backstreet Boys song), the fourth track of ''In a World Like This'' *"Madeleine", a song by Jonathan Kelly, released as a single in 1972 *"Madeleine", a song by Jacques Brel *"Madeleine Episode", archetypal involuntary memory in Marcel Proust's book, ''In Search of Lost Time'' *''Madeleine: One of Love's Jansenists,'' a 1919 novel by Hope Mirrlees *''Songs for Madeleine'', a 2018 novel by Fátima Carrero Places *Madeleine (Paris Métro), near the Église de la Madeleine * Madeleine (river), in eastern France *Magdalen Islands ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lyn Gill
Lynette "Lyn" Kay Gill is an Australian female curler and curling coach. Teams and events Women's Mixed Mixed doubles Record as a coach of national teams Private life Lynette is from curling family: her three daughters Tahli Gill, Kirby Gill and Jayna Gill are curlers and teammates (and mum Lyn is their longtime coach). They all (with Lynette as a curler on second position) won 2018 Australian Women's Curling Championship and played as Australian national women's team on 2018 Pacific-Asia Curling Championships The 2018 Pacific-Asia Curling Championships were held from November 3 to 10 at the Gangneung Curling Centre in Gangneung, South Korea. The top two men's and women's teams qualified for the 2019 World Men's Curling Championship and 2019 World Wome .... References External links * Living people Australian female curlers Australian curling coaches Australian curling champions Year of birth missing (living people) Place of birth missing (living pe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laurie Weeden
Laurie Weeden (born in Toronto, Ontario) is an Australian female curler originally from Canada. She works for Australian Curling Federation Australian Curling Federation is the Sport governing body, governing body for the sport of curling in Australia. Presidents * Hugh Millikin (... – 2015) * Kim Forge (2015 – ) ACF Officers ''(as of January, 2014)'' Structure The national ... as secretary. Teammates and events Women's Mixed Mixed doubles References External links * * Video: Living people 1970 births Australian female curlers Australian curling champions Australian people of Canadian descent Canadian expatriate sportspeople in Australia Curlers from Toronto {{Australia-curling-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kim Forge
Kim Forge (born 4 May 1971 in Crossfield, Alberta, Canada) is an Australian female curler originally from Canada. Originally from Alberta, Forge went to Australia at early 2000s on a teaching exchange program and never moved back to Canada. She has been the President of the Australian Curling Federation since 2015 and in 2016 was named to the World Curling Federation The World Curling Federation (WCF) is the world governing body for curling accreditation, with offices in Perth, Scotland. It was formed out of the International Curling Federation (ICF), when the push for Olympic Winter Sport status was made. ... Athletes Commission. As a curler, Forge has represented Australia at four World Mixed Doubles Championships, nine Pacific-Asia Championships and at three World Mixed Curling Championships. Teams and events Women's Mixed Mixed doubles Private life She married with Australian farmer Rod Forge. References External links * * * Living people Australi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Regina, Saskatchewan
Regina () is the capital city of the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. The city is the second-largest in the province, after Saskatoon, and is a commercial centre for southern Saskatchewan. As of the 2021 census, Regina had a city population of 226,404, and a Metropolitan Area population of 249,217. It is governed by Regina City Council. The city is surrounded by the Rural Municipality of Sherwood No. 159. Regina was previously the seat of government of the North-West Territories, of which the current provinces of Saskatchewan and Alberta originally formed part, and of the District of Assiniboia. The site was previously called Wascana ("Buffalo Bones" in Cree), but was renamed to Regina (Latin for "Queen") in 1882 in honour of Queen Victoria. This decision was made by Queen Victoria's daughter Princess Louise, who was the wife of the Governor General of Canada, the Marquess of Lorne. Unlike other planned cities in the Canadian West, on its treeless flat plain Regina h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2011 Ford World Men's Curling Championship
The 2011 World Men's Curling Championship (branded as Ford World Men's Curling Championship 2011 presented by Richardson for sponsorship reasons) was held in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada from April 2–10, 2011. In the final, Jeff Stoughton skipped the Canadian rink to a 6–5 victory over Scotland's Tom Brewster. The gold medal was Stoughton's second and Canada's 33rd gold medal at the world. Qualification * (host country & defending champions) * *Top eight teams from the 2010 European Curling Championships ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** *Top two teams from the 2010 Pacific Curling Championships ** (winner) ** (runner-up) Teams Round robin standings ''Final round robin standings'' Sweden placed third by virtue of a pre-event draw challenge used to rank teams in case round-robin results failed to provide separation. Results ''All times local ( Central Standard Time)'' Draw 1 ''Saturday, April 2, 1:30pm'' Draw 2 ''Saturday, April 2, 7:00pm'' Draw 3 ''Sunday, April 3, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Denmark
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Esbjerg
Esbjerg (, ) is a seaport town and seat of Esbjerg Municipality on the west coast of the Jutland peninsula in southwest Denmark. By road, it is west of Kolding and southwest of Aarhus. With an urban population of 71,698 (1 January 2022)BY3: Population 1. January by urban areas, area and population density The Mobile Statbank from Statistics Denmark it is the fifth-largest city in Denmark, and the largest in West Jutland. Before a decision was made to establish a (now the second largest in Denmark) at Esbjerg in 1868, the area consisted of onl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2011 Capital One World Women's Curling Championship
The 2011 World Women's Curling Championship (branded as Capital One World Women's Curling Championship 2011 for sponsorship reasons) was held in Esbjerg, Denmark at the Granly Hockey Arena from March 19–27, 2011. The Swedish rink skipped by Anette Norberg won the final game over Canada's Amber Holland after a steal of two points in the tenth end. Qualification * (host country) * (defending champion) * (highest finisher from the Americas region at the 2010 World Championship) * *Top six teams from the 2010 European Curling Championships ** (winner) ** (runner-up) ** (third place) ** ** ** (defeated in World Challenge) *Top two teams from the 2010 Pacific Curling Championships ** (winner) ** (runner-up) Teams These are the confirmed teams. Round-robin standings ''Final Round-Robin Standings Round-robin results All times listed in Central European Time (UTC+1 UTC+01:00 is an identifier for a time offset from UTC of +01:00. In ISO 8601, the associated time would b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
World Curling Championships
The World Curling Championships are the annual world championships for curling, organized by the World Curling Federation and contested by national championship teams. There are men's, women's and mixed doubles championships, as well as men's and women's versions of junior and senior championships. There is also a world championship for wheelchair curling. The men's championship started in 1959, while the women's started in 1979. The mixed doubles championship was started in 2008. Since 2005, the men's and women's championships have been held in different venues, with Canada hosting one of the two championships every year: the men's championship in odd years, and the women's championship in even years. Canada has dominated both the men's and women's championships since their inception, although Switzerland, Sweden, Denmark, Germany (West Germany), Scotland, the United States, Norway and China have all won at least one championship. History The World Curling Championships bega ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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