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2024 Canadian Open (November)
The 2024 Federated Co-operatives, Co-op Canadian Open (curling), Canadian Open was held from November 5 to 10 at the Silent Ice Arena in Nisku, Alberta. It was the second Grand Slam of Curling, Grand Slam event and first major of the 2024–25 curling season. In the women's final, Team Rachel Homan of Ottawa defeated Team Silvana Tirinzoni of Switzerland, 7–5. It was Homan's 16th career Slam. The team went undefeated at the event, which was held near Homan's adopted hometown of Beaumont, Alberta, and helped attract the event to the community. In the men's final, Team Bruce Mouat of Scotland beat Team Brad Gushue from Newfoundland, 6–3. Mouat took control of the game early, scoring three in the first end, and didn't look back from there. Team Mouat also went undefeated, going 7–0, and with the title, the team won their eighth grand slam. Of note, the number four ranked Anna Hasselborg rink from Sweden did not compete in the event as they instead focused on training for t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nisku
Nisku is a hamlet (place), hamlet and an industrial/business park in Alberta, Canada, within Leduc County. It has an elevation of . The hamlet and industrial/business park are located in census division Division No. 11, Alberta, No. 11 and in the federal riding of Edmonton—Wetaskiwin. The word Nisku means "goose" in Cree. The Hamlet of Nisku is located east of the intersection of Alberta Highway 2, Queen Elizabeth II Highway (Highway 2) and Alberta Highway 625, Highway 625, between the cities of Edmonton, Alberta, Edmonton and Leduc, Alberta, Leduc. More specifically, the hamlet is located within an industrial/business park on the north side of Highway 625 (20 Avenue) between Sparrow Drive and the Canadian Pacific Kansas City railway. Nisku Industrial Park The Nisku Industrial Park or Nisku Business Park, according to Leduc County and the Nisku Business Association, respectively, surrounds the hamlet. The park stretches from Edmonton's southern city limits to Leduc's nort ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rachelle Brown
Rachel "Rachelle" Brown (born July 9, 1986 as Rachel Pidherny) is a Canadian curler from Edmonton, Alberta. She is currently the alternate on Team Rachel Homan. Career Born in Smithers, British Columbia, Brown moved to Edmonton c. 2006. As a university curler, she represented the University of Alberta at four CIS/CCA Curling Championships. Brown first represented her new province at the 2009 Canadian Mixed Curling Championship, playing lead for Team Alberta, skipped by Tom Appelman. The team had a less than successful tournament, going 3–8, but Brown had the best percentage among leads in the tournament, and was named to the First All-Star team. Brown played for a number of skips before joining the Sweeting rink in 2011. She played with Joanne Delanoy from 2008 to 2009, Diane Foster and Casey Scheidegger from 2009 to 2010 and for Bobbie Sauder and Dana Ferguson from 2010 to 2011. Brown played in her first provincial championships in 2011 with Ferguson, finishing fou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yannick Schwaller
Yannick Schwaller (born 31 March 1995 in Solothurn) is a Swiss curler from Recherswil. He currently skips his own team out of Geneva. Career Juniors Schwaller skipped the Swiss junior men's team at three straight World Junior Curling Championships. In 2014, he led his team of Reto Keller, throwing fourth stones, Patrick Witschonke, Michael Probst and Romano Meier to a 6–3 round robin record. They then beat Italy's Amos Mosaner in a tiebreaker to qualify for the playoffs. There, they defeated Canada's Braden Calvert and Norway's Eirik Mjøen in the 3 vs. 4 page playoff and semifinal games respectively, qualifying for the final. In the final, they won 6–5 over Scotland's Kyle Smith rink to become the World Junior champions, becoming just the fifth Swiss men's team to do so. Schwaller returned to the World Juniors the following season with his same lineup in attempts to repeat as world champions. The team fared better through the round robin at the 2015 World Junior ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joël Retornaz
Joël Thierry Retornaz (born 30 September 1983 in Chêne-Bougeries, Genève, Switzerland) is an Italian curler from Cembra. He was the skip of the Italian men's Olympic curling team in 2006, 2018, and 2022. Retornaz gained sudden renown in Italy during the 2006 Winter Olympics. Although Italy has little curling tradition, and the sport was practiced only by a few hundred amateurs, Retornaz led the semi-professional Italian team to several unexpected victories over strong teams, including Canada. This breakthrough inspired a sudden national curiosity for curling, previously almost unknown in Italy. Retornaz returned to the Olympics in 2018, skipping the Italians again while throwing third rocks. The team finished 9th with a 3-6 record. The team finished 3–6 again at the 2022 Olympics, placing 9th again. Retornaz has represented Italy in eleven World Curling Championships, in 2005, 2010, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, and 2025 skipping the team in each even ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
World Curling Federation
World Curling, formerly 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. The name was changed in 1990 to the WCF and then to World Curling in 2024. The ICF was initially formed in 1966 as a committee of the Royal Caledonian Curling Club in Perth after the success of the Scotch Cup series of world championships held between Canada and Scotland. At the outset, it comprised the associations of Scotland, Canada, Sweden, Norway, Switzerland, and the United States. In the wake of its formation, it sanctioned the World Curling Championships. World Curling currently sanctions 15 international curling events (see #Competitions and Championships, below). World Curling is managed by eight Board Directors, one president, three vice-presidents (one from each World Curling regional zone - Americas, Eur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2018 Tour Challenge
The 2018 Tour Challenge was held from November 6 to 11 at the Tournament Centre in Thunder Bay, Ontario. This was the third Grand Slam of the 2018–19 curling season. In the men's Tier 1 competition, Brad Jacobs defeated Brendan Bottcher in the final 6–5. Team Bottcher was playing in their first Grand Slam final. In Tier 2, Kirk Muyres defeated Scott McDonald's team in the final to secure a spot in the 2019 Canadian Open. The women's Tier 1 competition saw Rachel Homan defeat Tracy Fleury 8–4. In the Tier 2 final, Elena Stern beat Sayaka Yoshimura 6–5, qualifying for the 2019 Canadian Open. Qualification The Tour Challenge consists of two tiers of 15 teams. For Tier 1, the top 15 teams on the World Curling Tour's Order of Merit rankings as of October 1, 2018. If any teams declined, the next highest team was invited until the field of 15 teams was complete. For Tier 2, the next 10 teams on the OOM rankings are invited. The final 5 teams in Tier 2 are filled by re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2024 European Curling Championships
The 2024 Le Gruyère AOP European Curling Championships qualify European curling teams for the 2025 World Curling Championships. The A and B division competitions were held from November 16 to 23, with the A division being held at the Kisakallio Sport Institute in Lohja, Finland, and the B division being held at the Östersund Curling Club in Östersund, Sweden. The C division competition was held from April 28 to May 4 at the Dumfries Ice Bowl in Dumfries, Scotland. The top eight men's and women's teams qualified for the 2025 World Men's Curling Championship and the 2025 World Women's Curling Championship respectively. Medallists Men A division Qualification The following nations qualified to participate in the 2024 European Curling Championship: Teams The teams are listed as follows: Round robin standings ''Final Round Robin Standings'' Round robin results All draw times are listed in Eastern European Summer Time ( UTC+03:00). =Draw 1= ''Saturday, Novem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anna Hasselborg
Anna Ellinor Hasselborg (born 5 May 1989) is a Swedish curler who is the 2018 Olympic Champion in women's curling and a former World Junior Champion skip. In November 2019, she became the first curler in history to reign as the simultaneous holder of the European Curling Championship gold medal, the World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship gold medal, and the Olympic gold medal. Career Junior career Hasselborg made her international debut at the 2008 European Mixed Curling Championship, playing third for Niklas Edin, winning a bronze medal. In 2009, Hasselborg played in her first World Juniors, skipping Sweden to a 6th-place finish. At the 2010 World Junior Curling Championships, Hasselborg upset the Canadian rink skipped by Rachel Homan in the final by a score of 8–3. Hasselborg skipped Sweden at the 2013 Winter Universiade, leading her country to a 5th-place finish. Women's career Hasselborg graduated from the junior level in 2010, beginning to skip a team on the World C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beaumont, Alberta
Beaumont ( ) is a city adjacent to Leduc County within the Edmonton Metropolitan Region of Alberta, Canada. It is at the intersection of Highway 625 and Highway 814, adjacent to the City of Edmonton and northeast of the City of Leduc. The Nisku Industrial Park and the Edmonton International Airport are to the west and to the southwest respectively. Originally a French-speaking farming community, Beaumont is now a city with 20,888 people. Its downtown core resembles a French village with unique architecture and red brick walkways. It is named for the "beautiful hill" on which St. Vital Church, built in 1919, is located within the centre of the city. The name was selected in 1895 as part of a petition for a post office. Beaumont is one of four municipalities in Alberta that are officially bilingual. History Beaumont incorporated as a village on January 1, 1973, and then as a town on January 1, 1980. On January 1, 2019, Beaumont incorporated as a city. Demographics ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2024–25 Curling Season
The 2024–25 curling season began in May 2024 and ended in May 2025. World Curling Federation events Source: Championships Qualification events Other events Curling Canada events Source: Championships Invitationals Provincial and Territorial Playdowns National championships Australia Czech Republic source: Denmark source: Estonia Finland Source: Germany Hungary Source: Italy Source: Japan Latvia source: New Zealand Norway source: Russia Source: Video: (Official RuTube-channel of Russian Curling Federation) Scotland source: South Korea Sweden source: Switzerland United States source: Tour events Men's events Source: * Women's team. Women's events Source: Mixed doubles events Source: World Curling team rankings Notable team changes Retirement Announcements * Glenn Howard: The four-time Canadian and world champion announced his retirement in April 2024, citing a knee injury. The 61-year-old, who also won 14 Gra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grand Slam Of Curling
The Grand Slam of Curling (formerly branded as the Pinty's Grand Slam of Curling for sponsorship reasons) is a series of curling bonspiels that were formerly part of the annual World Curling Tour. Grand Slam events offer a purse of at least Canadian dollar, CAD$100,000, and feature the best teams from across Canada and around the World. The Grand Slam was instituted during the 2001–02 season for men and 2006–07 for women (with the 2006 Players' Championship also considered a Slam), but some of the Grand Slam events have longer histories as bonspiels. The Grand Slam season consists of five men's and women's events. The original four events (Masters, Open, National, and Players' Championship) are considered to be "majors". The other slam (Tour Challenge) has a unique format that sets it apart from other events in the series. History In 2001, many male curlers were upset with the Canadian Curling Association (CCA). Their complaints included the long length of the curling seas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canadian Open (curling)
The Canadian Open, known as the Co-Op Canadian Open for sponsorship reasons, is an annual bonspiel, or curling tournament. It is one of the five Grand Slams and four "majors" on the men's and women's curling tours. A women's event was introduced in the 2014–15 curling season. In 2021, when it was supposed to be held outside of Canada for the first time, it was going to just be called the Open. However, the event was not held in 2021 and 2022 due to the COVID-19 pandemic The COVID-19 pandemic (also known as the coronavirus pandemic and COVID pandemic), caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), began with an disease outbreak, outbreak of COVID-19 in Wuhan, China, in December .... In 2023, the event was named the Co-op Canadian open for sponsorship reasons. The event features 16 men's and women's teams. The top 16 teams on the World Curling team ranking system qualify. Since 2024, the event features four groups of four teams each. E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
