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2023 Curlers Corner Autumn Gold Curling Classic
The 2023 Autumn Gold Curling Classic, Curlers Corner Autumn Gold Curling Classic was held from October 6 to 9 at the Calgary Curling Club in Calgary, Alberta. The event was held in a triple-knockout format with a purse of $45,000. In the final, Gim Eun-ji's Korean championship rink of Kim Min-ji (curler), Kim Min-ji, Kim Su-ji (curler), Kim Su-ji, Seol Ye-eun and Seol Ye-ji successfully defended their 2022 title, scoring an 8–3 win over Japan's Miori Nakamura. The Korean champions opened with a count of two in the opening end. Nakamura then blanked before taking one in the third. Gim extended her lead with three in the fourth before the Japanese responded with two in the fifth. It wouldn't be enough, however, as the Korean side added three more in the sixth to secure the win. Gim was dominant through the event, qualifying through the A event with a 4–0 record. They then beat Jessie Hunkin in the quarterfinals and upended Beth Peterson in the semifinals to reach the final. Team ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Calgary
Calgary () is a major city in the Canadian province of Alberta. As of 2021, the city proper had a population of 1,306,784 and a metropolitan population of 1,481,806 making it the third-largest city and fifth-largest metropolitan area in Canada. Calgary is at the confluence of the Bow River and the Elbow River in the southwest of the province, in the transitional area between the Rocky Mountain Foothills and the Canadian Prairies, about east of the front ranges of the Canadian Rockies, roughly south of the provincial capital of Edmonton and approximately north of the Canada–United States border. The city anchors the south end of the Statistics Canada-defined urban area, the Calgary–Edmonton Corridor. Calgary's economy includes activity in many sectors: energy; financial services; film and television; transportation and logistics; technology; manufacturing; aerospace; health and wellness; retail; and tourism. The Calgary Metropolitan Region is home to Canada' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Corryn Brown
Corryn Cecile Brown (born July 19, 1995) is a Canadian curler from British Columbia. She currently skips her own team out of Kamloops. Career She was the skip of the winning team at the 2013 Canadian Junior Curling Championships, and represented Canada at the 2013 World Junior Curling Championships, where she placed 9th. Brown also represented Canada at the 2012 Winter Youth Olympics where she won a bronze medal. She also won a gold medal at the 2011 Canada Winter Games. Brown and her team competed once again at the 2015 Canadian Junior Curling Championships in Corner Brook, Newfoundland and Labrador, where they won the bronze medal after losing to Ontario in the semi-finals 9–4. In her last year of junior eligibility, Brown claimed the BC Junior Title and represented BC at the 2017 Canadian Junior Curling Championships in Victoria BC. Brown finished with a 5–5 record, failing to make the playoffs. On the World Curling Tour, Brown has won the 2014 Coronation Business Gro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saskatoon
Saskatoon () is the largest city in the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It straddles a bend in the South Saskatchewan River in the central region of the province. It is located along the Trans-Canada Highway, Trans-Canada Yellowhead Highway, and has served as the cultural and economic hub of central Saskatchewan since its founding in 1882 as a Temperance movement, Temperance colony. With a Canada 2021 Census, 2021 census population of 266,141, Saskatoon is the List of cities in Saskatchewan, largest city in the province, and the List of census metropolitan areas and agglomerations in Canada, 17th largest Census Metropolitan Area in Canada, with a 2021 census population of 317,480. Saskatoon is home to the University of Saskatchewan, the Meewasin Valley Authority—which protects the South Saskatchewan River and provides for the city's popular riverbank park spaces—and Wanuskewin Heritage Park, a National Historic Site of Canada and UNE ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kaylin Skinner
Kaylin Skinner (born January 7, 1998) is a Canadian curler from Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. She currently plays lead on Team Ashley Thevenot. Career Skinner played second during her junior career on a team skipped by Hanna Anderson. During the 2017–18 season, the team had a deep run at the Saskatchewan provincial junior championship, going 4–1 through the round robin and winning a tiebreaker to advance. The team then won the 3 vs. 4 game before losing to Chaelynn Kitz in the semifinal, ending their run. For her final year of juniors, Skinner joined the Ashley Thevenot rink which also included Paige and Mary Engel. At the Regina Callie Rockoberfest women's event, the team had a breakthrough performance, going undefeated to win the event title. They later qualified for the playoffs at the junior provincials before losing to Skylar Ackerman in a page play-in game. Out of juniors, Skinner joined the Ashley Howard rink as their lead for the 2019–20 season with sisters K ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taylor Stremick
Taylor Stremick (born November 13, 2000) is a Canadian curler from Regina, Saskatchewan. She currently plays second on Team Ashley Thevenot. Career While in juniors, Stremick played for several different skips but never managed to find success at the provincial level. In 2020, she had her best run at the event while playing second for the Skylar Ackerman rink. Through the round robin, the team finished in first with a 6–1 record, earning a spot in the 1 vs. 2 game. There, they lost to Ashley Thevenot 6–4 but bounced back with an 11–6 victory over Krystal Englot in the semifinal game. In the provincial final, they were defeated once again by the Thevenot rink in a 7–5 decision. Despite not qualifying for the 2020 Canadian Junior Curling Championships, Stremick did find success at the U Sport level as her Regina Cougars team qualified for the 2020 U Sports/Curling Canada University Curling Championships. Playing lead on the team skipped by Stasia Wisniewski, the Regi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ashley Thevenot
Ashley Thevenot (born December 8, 1998, in Saskatoon) is a Canadian curler from Warman, Saskatchewan. She currently skips her own team out of the Nutana Curling Club. Career Thevenot skipped her own team throughout the entirety of her junior career. During the 2018–19 season, her team of Paige Engel, Kaylin Skinner and Mary Engel had a breakthrough performance at the Regina Callie Rockoberfest women's event, going undefeated to win the event title. They later had their best performance at the Saskatchewan junior championship, advancing through a tiebreaker before losing to Skylar Ackerman in a page play-in game. The next season, her team, now with third Rachel Erickson in place of Skinner, won the Saskatchewan junior women's championship, defeating Ackerman in both the 1 vs. 2 and championship games. This qualified the rink for the 2020 Canadian Junior Curling Championships in Langley, British Columbia. Through the round robin and championship pools, the team finished i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Skylar Ackerman
Skylar Ackerman (born August 20, 2001) is a Canadian curler from Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. Career Ackerman made her first appearance at the national level at the 2018 Canadian U18 Curling Championships. There, she skipped her Saskatchewan rink of Madison Johnson, Chantel Hoag and Samantha McLaren to a 4–2 round robin record, qualifying for the championship pool. The team then won both of their championship round games to earn a berth in the playoffs. After defeating Alberta's Ryleigh Bakker 6–5 in the semifinal, they lost 6–3 in the championship game to Nova Scotia's Isabelle Ladouceur, settling for silver. The following season, Team Ackerman lost the provincial final of the Saskatchewan junior championship to the Rachel Erickson rink. However, because Prince Albert, Saskatchewan was hosting the 2019 Canadian Junior Curling Championships, Saskatchewan got two berths into the national championship. Team Ackerman qualified as the Saskatchewan Host Team. Through the ro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Germany
Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It lies between the Baltic Sea and the North Sea to the north and the Alps to the south. Its sixteen States of Germany, constituent states have a total population of over 84 million in an area of , making it the most populous member state of the European Union. It borders Denmark to the north, Poland and the Czech Republic to the east, Austria and Switzerland to the south, and France, Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Netherlands to the west. The Capital of Germany, nation's capital and List of cities in Germany by population, most populous city is Berlin and its main financial centre is Frankfurt; the largest urban area is the Ruhr. Settlement in the territory of modern Germany began in the Lower Paleolithic, with various tribes inhabiting it from the Neolithic onward, chiefly the Celts. Various Germanic peoples, Germanic tribes have inhabited the northern parts of modern Germany since classical ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Füssen
Füssen () is a Town#Germany, town in Bavaria, Germany, in the district of Ostallgäu, situated one kilometre from the Austrian border. The town is known for violin manufacturing and as the closest transportation hub for the Neuschwanstein and Schloss Hohenschwangau, Hohenschwangau castles. As of , the town has a population of . History Füssen was settled in Roman times, on the Via Claudia Augusta, a road that leads southwards to northern Italy and northwards to Augusta Vindelicum (today's Augsburg), the former regional capital of the Ancient Rome, Roman province Raetia. The original name of Füssen was "Foetes", or "Foetibus" (inflected), which derives from Latin "Fauces", meaning "gorge", probably referring to the Lech (river), Lech gorge. In Late Antiquity Füssen was the home of a part of the Legio III Italica, which was stationed there to guard the important trade route over the Alps. Füssen later became the site of the "Hohes Schloss" (High Castle), the former summer res ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maike Beer
Maike Beer (born 7 June 1996 in Hamburg (page 5) (web archive)) is a German curler. She currently plays lead
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Lena Kapp
Lena Kapp is a German female curler. At the international level, she is a bronze medalist. Teams and events Women's Mixed doubles Personal life Lena Kapp is a member of a family of German curlers. Her grandfather Charlie, father Andy, uncle Uli , younger brother Benny are well-known German curlers, participants in the Winter Olympics, World and European Championships; her younger sister Anne played with Lena at the 2019 World Junior-B Curling Championships (December) The 2019 World Junior-B Curling Championships was held from December 11 to 18 at the Kisakallio Sports Institute in Lohja, Finland Finland, officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It borders Sweden t ..., and then without her at the . References External links * * Living people Sportspeople from Füssen German female curlers Year of birth missing (living people) Place of birth missing (living people) 21st-century German sportswomen {{Germa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mia Höhne
Mia Höhne (born 29 September 2000) is a German curler from Füssen. She currently plays third on the German National Women's Curling Team skipped by Emira Abbes. Career Höhne skipped the German national junior women's curling team from 2016 to 2020. She never qualified for the World Junior Curling Championships through the World Junior B Curling Championships. She joined the women's rink of Daniela Jentsch as their alternate in 2019 and they went 5–7 at the 2019 World Women's Curling Championship. Höhne was promoted to third on Team Jentsch when they represented Germany at the 2021 World Women's Curling Championship, which was played in a bio-secure bubble in Calgary, Canada due the ongoing pandemic. The team had to play with just three players as second Klara-Hermine Fomm and alternate Emira Abbes tested positive for COVID-19 upon their arrival, and had to be quarantined. At the Worlds, the threesome of Daniela Jentsch, Höhne and Analena Jentsch finished in ninth pla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
