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Ansis Regža
Ansis Regža (born 26 July 1963 in Riga) is a Latvian curling, curler and curling coach (sport), coach. At the national level, as of 2022, he is a 2003 Latvian Men's Curling Championship, Latvian men's champion, three-time Latvian Mixed Curling Championship, Latvian mixed champion curler (2011, 2016, 2018) and three-time Latvian Mixed Doubles Curling Championship, Latvian mixed doubles champion curler (2009, 2013, 2024). Teams Men's Mixed Mixed doubles Record as a coach of national teams Personal life He is from family of Latvian curlers. His wife Dace Regža, Dace is also a curler and curling coach. Their daughters, Evita Regža and Anete Zābere also are curlers. References External links * * * *Video: Living people 1963 births Curlers from Riga Latvian male curlers Latvian curling champions Latvian curling coaches 20th-century Latvian people Long stubs with short prose {{Latvia-curling-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Riga
Riga ( ) is the capital, Primate city, primate, and List of cities and towns in Latvia, largest city of Latvia. Home to 591,882 inhabitants (as of 2025), the city accounts for a third of Latvia's total population. The population of Riga Planning Region, Riga metropolitan area, which stretches beyond the city limits, is estimated at 847,162 (as of 2025). The city lies on the Gulf of Riga at the mouth of the Daugava (river), Daugava river where it meets the Baltic Sea. Riga's territory covers and lies above sea level on a flat and sandy plain. Riga was founded in 1201, and is a former Hanseatic League member. Riga's historical centre is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, noted for its Art Nouveau/Jugendstil architecture and 19th century wooden architecture. Riga was the European Capital of Culture in 2014, along with Umeå in Sweden. Riga hosted the 2006 Riga summit, 2006 NATO Summit, the Eurovision Song Contest 2003, the 2013 World Women's Curling Championship, and the 2006 IIHF Wo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2014 World Women's Curling Championship
The 2014 World Curling Championships, World Women's Curling Championship (branded as Ford of Canada, Ford World Women's Curling Championship 2014 for sponsorship reasons) was held from 15 to 23 March at the Harbour Station in Saint John, New Brunswick. In the final, Switzerland, skipped by Binia Feltscher upset the host Canadian team, skipped by Rachel Homan in a surprise win, 9–5. Canada led 5–3 after the seventh end, but errors made by the team in the eighth end caused the Swiss to score a three-ender, giving the Swiss a 6–5 lead. Canada made more mistakes in the ninth, leading Homan to attempt a very difficult angle raise double takeout on her last, which she missed, giving up another three-ender, the first steal of three the team gave up in the tournament. Canada finished first in the round robin with a 10–1 record, their only loss coming against the same Swiss team. It was the second gold medal for Switzerland in the previous three years. Qualification The followin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Curlers From Riga
A hair roller or hair curler is a small tube that is rolled into a person's hair in order to curl it, or to straighten curly hair, making a new hairstyle. The diameter of a roller varies from approximately to . The hair is heated, and the rollers strain and break the hydrogen bonds of each hair's cortex, which causes the hair to curl. The hydrogen bonds reform after the hair is moistened. A hot roller or hot curler is designed to be heated in an electric chamber before one rolls it into the hair. Alternatively, a hair dryer heats the hair after the rolls are in place. Hair spray can temporarily fix curled hair in place. In 1930, Solomon Harper created the first electrically heated hair rollers, then creating a better design in 1953. In 1968 at the feminist Miss America protest, protesters symbolically threw a number of feminine products into a "Freedom Trash Can". These included hair rollers, which were among items the protesters called "instruments of female torture" and a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1963 Births
Events January * January 1 – Bogle–Chandler case: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation scientist Dr. Gilbert Bogle and Mrs. Margaret Chandler are found dead (presumed poisoned), in bushland near the Lane Cove River, Sydney, Australia. * January 2 – Vietnam War – Battle of Ap Bac: The Viet Cong win their first major victory. * January 9 – A January 1963 lunar eclipse, total penumbral lunar eclipse is visible in the Americas, Europe, Africa and Asia, and is the 56th lunar eclipse of Lunar Saros 114. Gamma has a value of −1.01282. It occurs on the night between Wednesday, January 9 and Thursday, January 10, 1963. * January 13 – 1963 Togolese coup d'état: A military coup in Togo results in the installation of coup leader Emmanuel Bodjollé as president. * January 17 – A last quarter moon occurs between the January 1963 lunar eclipse, penumbral lunar eclipse and the Solar eclipse of January 25, 1963, annular solar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Living People
Purpose: Because living persons may suffer personal harm from inappropriate information, we should watch their articles carefully. By adding an article to this category, it marks them with a notice about sources whenever someone tries to edit them, to remind them of WP:BLP (biographies of living persons) policy that these articles must maintain a neutral point of view, maintain factual accuracy, and be properly sourced. Recent changes to these articles are listed on Special:RecentChangesLinked/Living people. Organization: This category should not be sub-categorized. Entries are generally sorted by family name In many societies, a surname, family name, or last name is the mostly hereditary portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family. It is typically combined with a given name to form the full name of a person, although several give .... Maintenance: Individuals of advanced age (over 90), for whom there has been no new documentation in the last ten ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Otago Daily Times
The ''Otago Daily Times'' (''ODT'') is a newspaper published by Allied Press Ltd in Dunedin, New Zealand. The ''ODT'' is one of the country's four main daily newspapers, serving the southern South Island with a circulation of around 26,000 and a combined print and digital annual audience of 304,000. Founded in 1861 it is New Zealand's oldest surviving daily newspaper – Christchurch's '' The Press'', six months older, was a weekly paper until March 1863. Its motto is "Optima Durant" or "Quality Endures". History Founding The ''ODT'' was founded by William H. Cutten and Julius (later Sir Julius) Vogel during the boom following the discovery of gold at the Tuapeka, the first of the Otago goldrushes. Co-founder Vogel had learnt the newspaper trade while working as a goldfields correspondent, journalist and editor in Victoria prior to immigrating to New Zealand. Vogel had arrived in Otago in early October 1861 at the age of 26 and soon took up employment at the ''Otago Colonis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anete Zābere
Anete is a feminine given name, a variant spelling of Annette and may refer to: * Añete (born 1985), Spanish footballer * Anete Brice (born 1991), Latvian cross country skier *Anete Jēkabsone-Žogota (born 1983), Latvian basketball player * Anete Kociņa (born 1995), Latvian javelin thrower * Anete Lāce (born 2003), Latvian figure skater * Anete Muižniece-Brice (born 1962), Latvian basketball player * Anete Paulus (born 1991), Estonian footballer * Anete Salinieka (born 1990), Latvian make-up artist *Anete Šteinberga Anete Šteinberga (born 29 January 1990) is a Latvian basketball player for Galatasaray and the Latvian national team. She participated at the EuroBasket Women 2017. Professional career On 2 December 2024, she signed a contract with Galatasaray ... (born 1990), Latvian basketball player See also * Anett * Annette {{given name Feminine given names Latvian feminine given names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2022 World Senior Curling Championships
The 2022 World Senior Curling Championships was held from April 23 to 30 at the Curling Club Trois-Chêne in the Geneva Sous-Moulin Sports Center in Thônex, a suburb of Geneva, Switzerland. The event was held alongside the 2022 World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship. Medallists Men Teams The teams are listed as follows: Round-robin standings ''Final round-robin standings'' Round-robin results All draw times are listed in Central European Summer Time ( UTC+02:00). Draw 1 ''Saturday, April 23, 8:00'' Draw 2 ''Saturday, April 23, 12:00'' Draw 3 ''Saturday, April 23, 16:00'' Draw 4 ''Saturday, April 23, 20:00'' Draw 5 ''Sunday, April 24, 9:00'' Draw 6 ''Sunday, April 24, 14:00'' Draw 7 ''Sunday, April 24, 19:00'' Draw 8 ''Monday, April 25, 8:00'' Draw 9 ''Monday, April 25, 12:00'' Draw 10 ''Monday, April 25, 16:00'' Draw 11 ''Monday, April 25, 20:00'' Draw 12 ''Tuesday, April 26, 8:00'' Draw 13 ''Tuesday, April 26, 12 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2019 World Senior Curling Championships
The 2019 World Senior Curling Championships was held in Stavanger, Norway from 20 to 27 April 2019. The event was held in conjunction with the 2019 World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship The 2019 World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship was held in Stavanger, Norway from April 20 to 27, 2019. The event was held in conjunction with the 2019 World Senior Curling Championships. A record forty-eight nations competed in the event, i .... Men Round robin standings ''Final round robin standings'' *Kim was suspended by the WCF after an incident in their match against Canada in draw 8. He was replaced as skip by Roman Kazimirchik. Playoffs Final standings Women Round robin standings ''Final round robin standings'' Playoffs Final standings References External linksOfficial website {{2018–19 curling season World Senior Curling Championships International curling competitions hosted by Norway World Senior Curling Sports competitions in Stavanger World Senior ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2019 European Curling Championships
The 2019 Le Gruyère AOP European Curling Championships was held in 2019 to qualify European curling teams for the 2020 World Curling Championships and World Qualification Event. The A and B division competitions were held from November 16 to 23 at The Olympia Rink in Helsingborg, Sweden. The C division competition was held from April 13 to 17 at the Brașov Olympic Ice Rink in Brașov, Romania. Seven men's teams, not including the hosts, Scotland, who automatically qualify, qualified for the 2020 World Men's Curling Championship. The next two teams in the A division and top two teams in the B division, not including the hosts, Finland, who automatically qualify, qualified for the 2020 World Qualification Event. Seven women's teams qualified for the 2020 World Women's Curling Championship. The next two teams in the A division and top two teams in the B division, not including the hosts, Finland, who automatically qualify, qualified for the 2020 World Qualification Event. Med ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2018 European Curling Championships
The 2018 Le Gruyère AOP European Curling Championships were held from November 16 to 24 in Tallinn, Estonia. The C Division competitions were held in April in Copenhagen, Denmark. The top seven men's teams will qualify for the 2019 World Men's Curling Championship. Additionally, the top two teams in the B division and the top two teams in the A division not already qualified for the World Men's Curling Championship will qualify for the 2019 World Qualification Event, a further chance to qualify for the Worlds. The top six women's teams, not including the hosts, Denmark, who automatically qualify, will qualify for the 2019 World Women's Curling Championship. Additionally, the top two teams in the B division and the top two teams in the A division not already qualified for the World Women's Curling Championship will qualify for the 2019 World Qualification Event, a further chance to qualify for the Worlds. Men A Division Teams Round-robin standings ''Final round-robin standin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2018 World Senior Curling Championships
The 2018 World Senior Curling Championships was held from 21 to 28 April at the Östersund Arena in Östersund, Sweden. The event was held in conjunction with the 2018 World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship. Canada won both the men's and women's events. Men Round Robin Standings Playoffs Women Round Robin Standings Playoffs References External links * {{World Curling Championships World Senior Curling Championships World Senior Curling Championships International curling competitions hosted by Sweden Sports competitions in Östersund April 2018 in Sweden April 2018 sports events in Europe World Senior Curling Championships The World Senior Curling Championships is an annual curling tournament featuring curlers from around the world who are at least 50 years old. Matches at the World Senior Championships are played in 8 ends played instead of the 10 played in most i ... 21st century in Jämtland County ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
