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Briar Schwaller-Hürlimann
Briar Schwaller-Hürlimann (born 30 September 1993 as Briar Hürlimann) is a Swiss curler from Recherswil. She won a World Women's Championship for Switzerland playing lead for Team Silvana Tirinzoni in 2023. Career Schwaller-Hürlimann first represented Switzerland on the international stage at the 2011 World Junior Curling Championships as third for Manuela Siegrist. They lost the tiebreaker to Sweden's Jonna McManus. She returned the following year at the 2012 World Junior Curling Championships, playing third for Melanie Barbezat. They were less successful than the previous year, finishing with a 3–6 record. After not representing Switzerland in 2013, Schwaller-Hürlimann made back to back appearances at the World Juniors. In 2014, they lost the tiebreaker 7–6 to Sweden's Isabella Wranå. In 2015, they won the bronze medal after defeating Wranå's Swedish team. Also in 2015, she finished fifth at the 2015 World Mixed Curling Championship, playing third for Yannick Sch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zug, Switzerland
Zug (Standard German: , Alemannic German: ; ; ; ; )Named in the 16th century. is the largest town and capital of the Swiss canton of Zug. Zug is renowned as a hub for some of the wealthiest individuals in the world and is known for its high concentration of wealth. The municipality had a total population of on . The official language of Zug is the Swiss variety of Standard German, but the main spoken language is the local variant of the Alemannic Swiss German dialect. Etymology Its name, translating from German as "pull" or "tug", originates from the fishing vocabulary; in the Middle Ages it referred to the right to ''pull up'' fishing nets and hence to the right to fish. History Prehistory The oldest evidence of humans in the area trace back to 14,000 BC. There have been Paleolithic finds on the north bank of Lake Zug, which come from nomadic hunters and gatherers. Archaeologists have also found over forty lake-shore settlements, known as pile dwellings, on the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manuela Siegrist
Manuela Siegrist (born 18 May 1990 in Basel) is a Swiss curler. Playing third for Silvana Tirinzoni's team which represented Switzerland at the 2018 Winter Olympics, she stepped away from the game at the end of the 2017–18 season. Personal life Siegrist is currently a masters student in economics at the University of Basel The University of Basel (Latin: ''Universitas Basiliensis''; German: ''Universität Basel'') is a public research university in Basel, Switzerland. Founded on 4 April 1460, it is Switzerland's oldest university and among the world's oldest univ ....2018 Continental Cup Media Guide References External links Team Tirinzoni's Home Page* Swiss female curlers Living people 1990 births Sportspeople from Basel-Stadt Swiss curling champions Continental Cup of Curling participants Curlers at the 2018 Winter Olympics Olympic curlers for Switzerland 21st-century Swiss sportswomen {{Switzerland-curling-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Curling At The 2017 Winter Universiade
Curling at the 2017 Winter Universiade was held from January 30 to February 7 at the Almaty Arena in Almaty, Kazakhstan. Medal summary Medal table Medalists Men Teams (source:) Round-robin standings ''Final Round Robin Standings'' Round-robin results All draw times are listed in (UTC+6).Competition Schedule — Curling. As of SAT 28 JAN 2017 Draw 1 ''Monday, January 30, 14:00''Draw 2 ''Tuesday, January 31, 9:00''Draw 3 ''Tuesday, January 31, 19:00''Draw 4 ''Wednesday, February 1, 14:00''Draw 5 ''Thursday, February 2, 9:00''Draw 6 ''Thursday, February 2, 19:00'' ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anna Sidorova
Anna Vladimirovna Sidorova (; born 6 February 1991) is a Russians, Russian Curling, curler. She currently Skip (curling), skips her own team. Sidorova was the skip of the Russian team that won bronze medals at the World Curling Championships, World Women's Curling Championships from 2014 to 2016 and the silver medal at the 2017 World Women's Curling Championship. Career As a junior, Sidorova represented Russia at four World Junior Curling Championships (2009, 2010, 2011 & 2012). She won the bronze medal as the Skip (curling), skip of the Russian junior team in 2011 and 2012. At the age of 19, Sidorova was named late to the Russia at the 2010 Winter Olympics, Russian Olympic Team for the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada as the team's third. Originally Olga Jarkova was named to the team; however, Jarkova was taken out at the last minute and Sidorova was added to the team. For the fifth match, against the U.S., and the sixth match, against Switzerland, Si ... [...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] |
Marisa Winkelhausen
Marisa Winkelhausen (born 3 June 1988) is a Swiss curler from Bern. She is the former second for the Alina Pätz rink and with this rink won the 2015 World Women's Curling Championship. Career As a junior curler, Winkelhausen played in the 2008 and 2009 World Junior Curling Championships. In 2008, she was the third on the Swiss team, skipped by Michèle Jäggi that finished in 6th place. And the 2009 World Juniors, Winkelhausen threw fourth stones for the Swiss team that was skipped my Martina Baumann. That team would win a bronze medal at the event. Winkelhausen was the alternate on the Swiss team (skipped by Binia Feltscher-Beeli) at the 2010 Ford World Women's Curling Championship, finishing 10th. In 2010, Winkelhausen re-joined the Jäggi rink at third, playing on that team until 2014. During this period, they won three World Curling Tour (WCT) events, the 2011 Kamloops Crown of Curling, the 2012 International Bernese Ladies Cup and the 2012 International ZO Women's Tournam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2016 Players' Championship
The 2016 Players' Championship was held from April 12 to 17 at the Mattamy Athletic Centre in Toronto, Ontario. It was the sixth men's and fifth women's Grand Slam (curling), Grand Slam of the 2015–16 World Curling Tour. Newfoundland and Labrador, Newfoundland's Brad Gushue rink won their first men's title while Scotland's Eve Muirhead won her third women's title. Men Teams The teams are listed as follows: Round Robin Standings ''Final Round Robin Standings'' Round Robin Results Draw 1 ''Tuesday, April 12, 7:00 pm'' Draw 2 ''Wednesday, April 13, 8:30 am'' Draw 3 ''Wednesday, April 13, 12:00 pm'' Draw 4 ''Wednesday, April 13, 3:30 pm'' Draw 5 ''Wednesday, April 13, 7:00 pm'' Draw 6 ''Thursday, April 14, 8:30 am'' Draw 7 ''Thursday, April 14, 12:00 pm'' Draw 8 ''Thursday, April 14, 3:30 pm'' Draw 9 ''Thursday, April 14, 7:00 pm'' Draw 11 ''Friday, April 15, 12:00 pm'' Draw 13 ''Friday, April 15, 7:00 pm'' Tiebreaker ''Saturday, Apr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alina Pätz
Alina Pätz (born 8 March 1990 in Urdorf, Switzerland) is a Swiss Curling, curler. She currently throws fourth stones on Team Silvana Tirinzoni, which represented Switzerland at the Curling at the 2022 Winter Olympics, 2022 Winter Olympics. She is a six-time world champion and was the alternate player for the Mirjam Ott rink, which represented Switzerland at the 2014 Winter Olympics. Career Playing as the alternate for the Ott rink, Pätz won a gold medal at the 2012 World Women's Curling Championship and a bronze medal at the 2013 European Curling Championships. Pätz also won a silver medal at the 2010 European Mixed Curling Championship (playing lead for Claudio Pätz) and a gold medal at the 2011 World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship (with Sven Michel (curler), Sven Michel). Pätz started skipping her own rink in 2013. The 2014–15 curling season, 2014–15 season was a breakthrough year for Pätz and teammates Nadine Lehmann, Marisa Winkelhausen and Nicole Schwägli. T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2015–16 Curling Season
The 2015–16 curling season began in August 2015 and ended in May 2016. The season was marked by new innovations in curling broom technology that drastically changed how sweeping was done, leading to the "broomgate" scandal. It forced the major curling bodies to make new rules after the season to regulate and standardize curling brushes. ''Note: In events with two genders, the men's tournament winners will be listed before the women's tournament winners.'' Curling Canada sanctioned events This section lists events sanctioned by and/or conducted by Curling Canada (formerly the Canadian Curling Association). The following events in bold have been confirmed by Curling Canada as are part of the 2015–16 Season of Champions programme. Other events ''Note: Events that have not been placed on the CCA's list of sanctioned events are listed here. If an event is listed on the CCA's final list for the 2015–16 curling season, it will be moved up to the "CCA-sanctioned events" section. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2015 World Mixed Curling Championship
The 2015 World Mixed Curling Championship was held from September 12 to 19 at the Curling Bahn Allmend in Bern, Switzerland. Teams Group A Group B Group C Group D Round robin standings ''Final Round Robin Standings'' Round robin results All draw times are listed in Central European Summer Time (UTC+2 UTC+02:00 is an identifier for a time offset from UTC of +02:00. In ISO 8601, the associated time would be written as 2020-11-08T23:41:45+02:00. As standard time (year-round) Principal cities: Pretoria, Cape Town, Johannesburg, Durban, Por ...). Group A Saturday, September 12 Draw 1 8:00 Draw 3 16:00 Sunday, September 13 Draw 5 8:00 Draw 7 16:00 Monday, September 14 Draw 9 8:00 Draw 11 16:00 Tuesday, September 15 Draw 14 12:00 Draw 16 20:00 Wednesday, September 16 Draw 18 12:00 Draw 20 20:00 Thursday, September 17 Draw 22 12:00 Draw 24 20:00 Group B Saturday, September 12 Draw 2 12:00 Draw 4 20:30 Sunday, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Isabella Wranå
Isabella Marianne Peggy Wranå (born 22 June 1997) is a Swedish curler. She is a former skip of the Swedish junior women's team, with whom she won a World Junior championship in 2017. In 2018, she was inducted into the Swedish Curling Hall of Fame. Career Juniors Wranå has skipped the Swedish team in four World Junior Curling Championships, in 2014, 2015, 2017 and 2018. In 2014, she led her team of Jennie Wåhlin, Elin Lövstrand, Fanny Sjöberg and Almida de Val to a fourth-place finish, after they lost in the bronze medal game to Russia. In 2015, she and teammates Wåhlin, Johanna Heldin, Sjöberg and Johanna Höglund again finished fourth after this time losing to Switzerland in the bronze medal game. She was back at it in 2017 when her and teammates Wåhlin, de Val and Sjöberg won the gold medal, defeating Scotland's Sophie Jackson in the final, and lost just two round robin games in the process. The next year the same team went undefeated in the round robin, but ended ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2014 World Junior Curling Championships
The 2014 World Junior Curling Championships were held from February 26 to March 5 at the Waldhaus Arena in Flims, Switzerland. Men Teams The teams are listed as follows: Round-robin standings ''Final Round Robin Standings'' Round-robin results Draw 1 ''Wednesday, February 26, 12:00'' Draw 2 ''Wednesday, February 26, 20:00'' Draw 3 ''Thursday, February 27, 14:00'' Draw 4 ''Friday, February 28, 8:00'' Draw 5 ''Friday, February 28, 16:00'' Draw 6 ''Saturday, March 1, 9:00'' Draw 7 ''Saturday, March 1, 19:00'' Draw 8 ''Sunday, March 2, 12:00'' Draw 9 ''Sunday, March 2, 20:00'' Tiebreaker ''Monday, March 3, 14:00'' Playoffs 1 vs. 2 ''Tuesday, March 4, 12:00'' 3 vs. 4 ''Tuesday, March 4, 12:00'' Semifinal ''Tuesday, March 4, 18:00'' Bronze-medal game ''Wednesday, March 5, 13:00'' Final ''Wednesday, March 5, 13:00'' Women Teams The teams are listed as follows: Round-robin standings ''Final Round Robin Standings ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
