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Daniel Rafael
Daniel J. "Dan" Rafael (born November 16, 1961 in Mont-Laurier, Quebec, Canada) is a Canadian male curler and curling coach. He worked as national curling coach (head coach of national curling federation) and national curling teams coach of France, China, Italy, Czech Republic, Turkey, Russia, Poland. He grew up and started playing curling in Schefferville, Quebec Quebec ( ; )According to the Government of Canada, Canadian government, ''Québec'' (with the acute accent) is the official name in Canadian French and ''Quebec'' (without the accent) is the province's official name in Canadian English is ..., where he played his entire junior curling career. Teams and events National coach Record as a coach of national teams References External links * * * * Video: ("World Curling Tour WCT" YouTube channel; October 7, 2013) 1995 births Living people Canadian male curlers Canadian curling coaches People from Côte-Nord People from Mont-Laurier Curler ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mont-Laurier
Mont-Laurier () is a town and incorporated municipality in northwest Quebec, Canada, located on the banks of the Lièvre River (''Rivière du Lièvre''), a tributary of the Ottawa River. Known as the "Capital of the Haute-Laurentides", the motto of the town is ''Laurus elationis praemium'', which translates to "Lift the laurels of reward". The demonym for its inhabitants is ''Lauriermontois''. According to the 2021 Canadian census, the population of Mont-Laurier is 14,180. It is the seat of Antoine-Labelle Regional County Municipality and the judicial district of Labelle. History The territory was originally inhabited by Oueskarinis, a sub tribe of Algonquians. The European settlers came from Sainte-Adèle in 1866, and the place was originally called ''Rapide-de-l'Orignal'' (English: Moose Rapids) in 1885, by Solime Alix. The name referred to, according to a legend, a panicked moose that made a huge leap at a waterfall on the Lièvre River. On Octobre 14, 1909, the place was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2009 Pacific Junior Curling Championships
9 (nine) is the natural number following and preceding . Evolution of the Arabic digit In the beginning, various Indians wrote a digit 9 similar in shape to the modern closing question mark without the bottom dot. The Kshatrapa, Andhra and Gupta started curving the bottom vertical line coming up with a -look-alike. The Nagari continued the bottom stroke to make a circle and enclose the 3-look-alike, in much the same way that the sign @ encircles a lowercase ''a''. As time went on, the enclosing circle became bigger and its line continued beyond the circle downwards, as the 3-look-alike became smaller. Soon, all that was left of the 3-look-alike was a squiggle. The Arabs simply connected that squiggle to the downward stroke at the middle and subsequent European change was purely cosmetic. While the shape of the glyph for the digit 9 has an ascender in most modern typefaces, in typefaces with text figures the character usually has a descender, as, for example, in . The mod ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2012 European Curling Championships
The 2012 European Curling Championships was held from December 7 to 15 at the Löfbergs Lila Arena and the Karlstad Curling Club in Karlstad, Sweden. The Group A competitions was held at the Löfbergs Lila Arena, while the Group B competitions was held at the Karlstad Curling Club. The 2012 European Curling Championships marked the fourth time that Sweden hosted the European Curling Championships. The Group C competitions were held from October 5 to 10 in Erzurum, Turkey. Russia's Anna Sidorova, last year's runner-up, won the gold medal in the women's tournament after defeating last year's champions Scotland, skipped by Eve Muirhead, in the final in an extra end. Sweden's Margaretha Sigfridsson won the bronze medal over Denmark's Lene Nielsen. In the men's tournament, Sweden's Niklas Edin won their second title by defeating two-time consecutive champion Thomas Ulsrud of Norway. Jiří Snítil of the Czech Republic improved on his record at the European Championships by winnin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2012 World Women's Curling Championship
The 2012 World Women's Curling Championship (branded as Ford World Women's Curling Championship 2012 for sponsorship reasons) was held at the Enmax Centre in Lethbridge, Alberta from March 17 to 25. It marked the 12th time that Canada has hosted the World Women's Curling Championship. The 2012 World Women's Championship was one of the curling events that is a qualifier for the curling tournament at the 2014 Winter Olympics. This edition of the World Women's Championship saw the first team from South Korea advancing to the playoffs in history. Previously, their best performance was in 2009, where they finished the round robin in tenth place with a 3–8 win–loss record. In the final, Switzerland's Mirjam Ott defeated Sweden's Margaretha Sigfridsson after scoring a deuce in the tenth end, wrapping up the game with a score of 7–6. Switzerland won its third gold medal, its first since 1983, when Erika Müller won the world championship. Ott won her first gold medal, while Sigf ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2012 World Wheelchair Curling Championship
The 2012 World Wheelchair Curling Championship was held from February 18 to 25 at the Uiam Ice Rink in Chuncheon City, South Korea. Qualification * (host country) *Top seven teams from the 2011 World Wheelchair Curling Championship: ** ** ** ** ** ** ** (winner of the challenge games) *Two teams from the 2012 WWhCC Qualification Event ** ** Qualification event Slovakia and Italy qualified from the qualifying event held in November 2011 in Lohja, Finland. Teams The teams are listed as follows: Round robin standings ''Final Round Robin Standings'' Round robin results All times listed in Korea Standard Time ( UTC+09). Draw 1 ''Sunday, February 19, 9:30'' Draw 2 ''Sunday, February 19, 15:30'' Draw 3 ''Monday, February 20, 9:30'' Draw 4 ''Monday, February 20, 15:30'' Draw 5 ''Tuesday, February 21, 9:30'' Draw 6 ''Tuesday, February 21, 15:30'' Draw 7 ''Wednesday, February 22, 9:30'' Draw 8 ''Wednesday, February 22, 15:30'' Dr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2012 European Junior Curling Challenge
The 2012 European Junior Curling Challenge was held from January 3 to 8 at the Tårnby Curling Club in Copenhagen, Denmark. The challenge consisted of nations that have not already qualified for the World Junior Championships. The winners of the men's and women's tournaments qualified for the 2012 World Junior Curling Championships in Östersund, Sweden. 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 Time (UTC+01). Group A =Draw 1= ''Wednesday, January 4, 12:30'' =Draw 2= ''Wednesday, January 4, 19:30'' =Draw 3= ''Thursday, January 5, 12:30'' =Draw 4= ''Thursday, January 5, 19:30'' =Draw 5= ''Friday, January 6, 12:30'' =Draw 6= ''Friday, January 6, 19:30'' =Draw 7= ''Saturday, January 7, 12:30'' Group B =Draw 1= ''Wednesday, January 4, 12:30'' =Draw 2= ''Wednesday, January 4, 19:30'' =Draw 3= ''Thursday, January 5, 12:30'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2011 European Curling Championships
The 2011 Le Gruyère European Curling Championships were held in Moscow, Russia from December 2 to 10.ECF News - Annual General Assembly of the European Curling Federation The Group C competitions were held from September 30 to October 8 in , . Scotland's , last year's runner-up, won the gold medal in the women's tournament after defeating last year's champions Sweden, skipped by |
2010 European Curling Championships
The 2010 Le Gruyère European Curling Championships were held in Champéry, Switzerland from December 3–11, 2010. The Group C matches took place from September 24–28 at the Greenacres Ice Rink in Howwood, Scotland. The winners of the Group C matches advanced to the Group B playoffs in Monthey. The Group A round robin matches took place from December 4–11 at the Palladium de Champéry in Champéry, while the Group B matches took place at the Verney Arena in Monthey. Sweden's Stina Viktorsson won the gold medal when her rink defeated the Eve Muirhead rink from Scotland. Switzerland's Mirjam Ott won the bronze medal game over Russia's Liudmila Privivkova in 9 ends. The Thomas Ulsrud rink from Norway won in the final over Rasmus Stjerne's rink from Denmark, which played surprisingly well at the championships this year. Switzerland's Christof Schwaller won the bronze medal after defeating Germany's Andy Kapp. Six women's teams qualified for the 2011 World Women's Curling Champ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2010 World Women's Curling Championship
The 2010 World Women's Curling Championship (branded as 2010 Ford World Women's Curling Championship for sponsorship reasons) was held from March 20 to 28 at the Credit Union iPlex in Swift Current, Saskatchewan, Canada. Qualification * (host country) * (defending champion) * ( Pacific runner-up) * (Americas region) *Eight teams from the 2009 European Curling Championships: ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** (defeated in best-of-three World Challenge series) Teams The teams were as listed below: ''* Stella Heiß and Corinna Scholz alternated in the lead position.'' ''** Anna Sidorova replaced Ludmila Privivkova as skip after Draw 2. Privivkova became the alternate, while Margarita Fomina replaced Sidorova in the third position.'' Round robin standings ''*First Appearance'' Round robin results All draw times listed are in Central Standard Time The North American Central Time Zone (CT) is a time zone in parts of Canada, the United States, Mexico, Central America, som ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Curling At The 2010 Winter Olympics
The curling competition of the 2010 Olympics was held at Vancouver Olympic/Paralympic Centre in Vancouver. It is the fifth time that curling was on the Olympic program, after having been staged in 1924, 1998, 2002 and 2006. For the 2010 Winter Olympics the competition followed the same format that was used during the 2006 Turin Winter Olympics, with 10 teams playing a round robin tournament, from which the top four teams advance to the semi-finals. The women's competition concluded on Friday, February 26, 2010. In the bronze medal match, the Chinese team made history by becoming the first team from Asia to win an Olympic curling medal. The gold medal match was one of the closest medal games in Olympic competition. Team Canada won the silver medal, their best performance since the 1998 Nagano Olympic Games when Sandra Schmirler skipped the Canadians to gold. Team Sweden won the gold medal. Anette Norberg, Eva Lund, Cathrine Lindahl, and Anna Le Moine (née Anna Bergström nn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2009 Pacific Curling Championships
The 2009 Pacific Curling Championships were held Nov. 12-17 at the SCAP Karuizawa Arena in Karuizawa, Japan. The top two teams from the women's and the men's tournaments will qualify for the 2010 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 .... Women's Teams Standings Scores * 11-4 * 14-1 * 7-5 * 9-1 * 11-7 * 8-7 * 7-5 * 9-3 * 8-4 * 7-5 (11) * 7-4 * 9-2 * 7-3 * 9-2 * 7-5 * 11-8 (11) * 8-5 * 9-3 * 10-3 * 12-1 Men's Teams Standings Scores * 9-3 * 9-6 (11) * 8-7 (11) * 8-5 * 11-4 * 9-6 * 9-5 * 9-8 (11) * 4-2 * 9-3 * 8-3 * 9-3 * 7-6 (11) * 7-6 * 8-1 * 9-7 * 7-4 * 8-2 * 9-5 * 9-4 * 10-2 * 8-0 * 8-6 * 8-4 * 8-4 * 8-7 * 8-6 * 9-8 * 8-6 * 7-3 SourcesOfficial site {{Pacific Curling Championships ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2009 World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship
The 2009 World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship was held April 18–25, 2009 in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, and its territory largely coincides with the homonymous geographical re ... at the Cortina d'Ampezzo Curling Arena. Teams Round robin Results Blue group April 19 ''08:00'' ''16:00'' ''17:45'' April 20 ''08:00'' ''14:30'' ''21:00'' April 21 ''08:00'' ''11:15'' ''14:30'' ''17:45'' ''21:00'' April 22 ''08:00'' ''11:15'' ''14:30'' ''17:45'' ''21:00'' April 23 ''11:15'' Red group April 19 ''11:15'' ''17:45'' ''21:00'' April 20 ''11:15'' ''17:45'' April 21 ''8:00'' ''11:15'' ''14:30'' ''17:45'' ''21:00'' April 22 ''11:15'' ''17:45'' April 23 ''8:00'' ''14:30'' Green group April 19 ''08:00'' ''11:15'' ''14:30'' ''1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
