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Margaretha Sigfridsson
Margaretha Sigfridsson (born 28 January 1976) is a Swedish curler who in 2009 was inducted into the Swedish Curling Hall of Fame. Curling career Early career Sigfridsson skipped the Swedish team at the 1997 World Junior Curling Championships, winning the silver medal. Sweden lost in the final game 11–3 to Scotland, skipped by Julia Ewart. Sigfridsson was the Swedish skip at the 2002 Ford World Women's Curling Championship. Once again, she won a silver medal, and once again lost to Scotland (this time, skipped by Jackie Lockhart) in the final. The score was 6–5. 2006–2011 Sigfridsson would later join the Stina Viktorsson rink, at first playing second, and then becoming lead in 2007. Sigfridsson would return to the Worlds as a member of the Viktorsson rink at the World Championships in 2008, finishing in sixth place. The team would win their first World Curling Tour event the next season, winning the 2008 Stockholm Ladies Cup. Later in the season, Sigfridsson te ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sveg
Sveg () is a Urban areas in Sweden, locality and the seat of Härjedalen Municipality in Jämtland County, Sweden with 2,547 inhabitants in 2010. Overview Sveg is the largest urban area in Härjedalen and the fourth largest in the county of Jämtland. The Ljusnan river flows through the city. Sveg is located on Riksväg 84 which runs from Hudiksvall in Gävleborg County to the Norwegian border where it connects with Fylkesvei 31 providing a route to Røros (town), Røros. The addition of railway lines, Orsa–Svegs Järnväg between Orsa, Sweden, Orsa and Sveg in 1909 together with connection line from Sveg to Brunflo in 1922 and between Sveg and Hede, Sweden, Hede in 1924, supported the development of large forest companies in the area. Hydroelectric power plants Sveg Power Plant (''Svegs kraftverk'') is a hydroelectric power plant that began to be built in 1972. The work was greatly accelerated as the energy crisis increased the need for Swedish energy production. The pow ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Curling
Curling is a sport in which players slide #Curling stone, stones on a sheet of ice toward a target area that is segmented into four concentric circles. It is related to bowls, boules, and shuffleboard. Two teams, each with four players, take turns sliding heavy, polished granite stones, also called ''rocks'', across the ice ''curling sheet'' toward the ''house'', a circular target marked on the ice. Each team has eight stones, with each player throwing two. The goal is to accumulate the highest score for a ''game''; points are scored for the stones resting closest to the centre of the house at the conclusion of each ''end'', which is completed when both teams have thrown all of their stones once. A game usually consists of eight or ten ends. Players induce a curved path, described as ''curl'', by causing the stone to slowly rotate as it slides. The path of the rock may be further influenced by two sweepers with brooms or brushes, who accompany it as it slides down the sheet and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
World Curling Tour
The World Curling Tour (WCT) is a group of curling bonspiels featuring the best male, female, and Doubles curling, mixed doubles curlers in the world. History The World Curling Tour was founded by former World Champion Ed Lukowich, with later assistance from John Kawaja. The World Curling Tour commenced in 1992, with men's events only at first. It replaced the "Canadian Curling Tour" held the previous season. The first season consisted of 48 events (with only one outside Canada), and was sponsored by Seagram's distillery. Teams earned points in every event with the top 30 qualifying for the season ending "1993 Seagram's VO Cup, V.O. Cup", today known as the Players' Championship. Its first president and CEO was Lukowich. The first two events were held on the first weekend of October 1992, the Red Carpet Classic in Regina, Saskatchewan and a qualifier for the Coca-Cola Classic (curling), Coca-Cola Classic in Winnipeg. In 2001, the WCT introduced a series of Grand Slam (curling), G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2008 Ford World Women's Curling Championship
The 2008 World Women's Curling Championship (branded as 2008 Ford World Women's Curling Championship for sponsorship reasons) was held from March 22 to March 30, 2008 at the Wesbild Centre in Vernon, British Columbia, Canada. This championship also served as one of the qualifiers for the 2010 Winter Olympics. Teams Round-robin standings Round-robin results Draw 1 ''March 22, 13:00'' Draw 2 ''March 22, 18:00'' Draw 3 ''March 23, 10:30'' Draw 4 ''March 23, 16:00'' Draw 5 ''March 23, 20:00'' Draw 6 ''March 24, 8:30'' Draw 7 ''March 24, 1:00 PM'' Draw 8 ''March 24, 18:30'' Draw 9 ''March 25, 8:30'' Draw 10 ''March 25 13:00'' Draw 11 ''March 25, 18:00'' Draw 12 ''March 26, 8:30 AM'' Draw 13 ''March 26, 13:00'' Draw 14 ''March 26, 18:00'' Draw 15 ''March 27, 8:30'' Draw 16 ''March 27, 13:00'' Draw 17 ''March 27, 18:00'' Tiebreaker Playoffs 3 vs. 4 1 vs. 2 Semifinal Bronze medal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stina Viktorsson
Stina Viktorsson (born 27 June 1985) is a Swedish curler from Umeå. She is a skip. Viktorsson had an accomplished Junior career in Sweden winning a bronze medal at the 2004 World Junior Curling Championships and a silver at the 2005 Juniors (losing to Switzerland's Tania Grivel). Also in 2005, Viktorsson won a silver medal at the European Mixed Curling Championship while playing third for Niklas Edin. Viktorsson's return to the 2006 Juniors was a disappointing one, where she finished in 8th place. In 2008, Viktorsson qualified for the 2008 Ford World Women's Curling Championship. At the Vernon World Championships she led her team to a sixth-place finish with a 6 - 5 record. She had the third best performance as a skip shooting 77%. In 2009 she was inducted into the Swedish Curling Hall of Fame Swedish Curling Hall of Fame () was created in 1966 by the Swedish Curling Association (). A number of former and currently played curlers A hair roller or hair curler i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jackie Lockhart
Jacqueline "Jackie" Lockhart (née Steele, born 22 March 1965) is a Scottish curler who has competed prolifically in major international competitions for Scotland, and for the Great Britain team that competes at the Olympic Winter Games. She was part of the BBC's Winter Olympics commentary team for the Curling at the Sochi 2014, Pyeongchang 2018 and Beijing 2022. Biography Early performances Having made her international debut at the 1983 European Championships, she went on to claim a silver medal in her first crack at the World Championships in 1985, in which she played second in the Scotland team skipped by Isobel Torrance. The same line-up narrowly failed to win a medal in the following year's championships. In 1992, as curling awaited full medal status at the Winter Olympics, Lockhart was skip of the team selected to represent Great Britain in the demonstration event at the Albertville Games. The team struggled somewhat, however, and were ultimately edged into sixth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Julia Ewart
Julia may refer to: People *Julia (given name), including a list of people with the name *Julia (surname), including a list of people with the name *Julia gens, a patrician family of Ancient Rome *Julia (clairvoyant) (fl. 1689), lady's maid of Queen Christina of Sweden in Rome, alleged clairvoyant and predictor Science and technology *Julia (programming language), a computer language with features suited for numerical analysis and computational science *Julia (unidentified sound), an underwater sound record by the NOAA *Julia (gastropod), a genus of minute bivalved gastropods in the family Juliidae *Julia butterfly, ''Dryas iulia'', misspelled as ''Dryas julia'' Television * ''Julia'' (1968 TV series), a 1968–1971 American series starring Diahann Carroll * ''Julia'' (2022 TV series), an American drama series * ''Julia'' (Mexican TV series), a 1979 Mexican telenovela * ''Julia'' (Polish TV series), a 2012 Polish soap opera * ''Julia'' (Venezuelan TV series), a 1983 Venezuelan TV ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swedish Curling Hall Of Fame
Swedish Curling Hall of Fame () was created in 1966 by the Swedish Curling Association (). A number of former and currently played curlers 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 ro ... are inducted every year. Members ''Members of Swedish Curling Hall of Fame denoted in men's and women's lists of Swedish curlers with "SG: + number + year/season" (for example for Claes Källén "SG: nr 18 1970-71").'' References Curling in Sweden Curling trophies and awards Halls of fame in Sweden Sports halls of fame 1966 establishments in Sweden Awards established in 1966 {{Sweden-sport-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Curling
Curling is a sport in which players slide #Curling stone, stones on a sheet of ice toward a target area that is segmented into four concentric circles. It is related to bowls, boules, and shuffleboard. Two teams, each with four players, take turns sliding heavy, polished granite stones, also called ''rocks'', across the ice ''curling sheet'' toward the ''house'', a circular target marked on the ice. Each team has eight stones, with each player throwing two. The goal is to accumulate the highest score for a ''game''; points are scored for the stones resting closest to the centre of the house at the conclusion of each ''end'', which is completed when both teams have thrown all of their stones once. A game usually consists of eight or ten ends. Players induce a curved path, described as ''curl'', by causing the stone to slowly rotate as it slides. The path of the rock may be further influenced by two sweepers with brooms or brushes, who accompany it as it slides down the sheet and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1997 World Junior Curling Championships
The 1997 Coca-Cola World Junior Curling Championships were held in Karuizawa, Japan Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean off the northeast coast of the Asia, Asian mainland, it is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan and extends from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea ... March 22–30. Men's Tiebreaker * 3-2 Playoffs Women's Playoffs Sources {{World Junior Curling Championships J World Junior Curling Championships 1997 in Japanese sport Sport in Nagano Prefecture International curling competitions hosted by Japan March 1997 sports events in Asia 1997 in youth sport ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
World Junior Curling Championships
The World Junior Curling Championships are an annual curling bonspiel featuring the world's best curlers who are 21 years old or younger. The competitions for both men and women occur at the same venue. The men's tournament has occurred since 1975 and the women's since 1988. Since curling became an Olympic Games, Olympic sport in 1998 Winter Olympics, 1998, the World Junior Curling Championship of the year preceding the Olympic Games have been held at the site of the curling tournament for the upcoming Games. The event had its origins with the Ontario Junior Masters Curling Championship, which began in 1968 and, at first, mostly consisted of teams in the Greater Toronto Area. Eventually the event was renamed to the International Junior Masters Bonspiel and began attracting teams from other countries. In 1973, the tournament was sponsored by Uniroyal, and was renamed the Uniroyal International Junior Curling Championship. It became the World Junior Curling Championship in 1974, b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
European Curling Championships
The European Curling Championships are annual curling tournaments held in Europe between various European nations. The European Curling Championships are usually held in early to mid December. The tournament also acts as a qualifier for the World Championships, where the top eight nations qualify. In November 1974, a six-nations tournament was held in Zürich, Switzerland which included Switzerland, Sweden, Germany, France, Italy, and Norway. In March 1975, it was decided that the championships would be competed in December. At the semi-annual general meeting in Gävle Gävle ( ; ) is a Urban areas in Sweden, city in Sweden, the seat of Gävle Municipality and the capital of Gävleborg County. It had 79,004 inhabitants in 2020, which makes it the List of cities in Sweden, 13th-most-populated city in Sweden. I ..., Sweden in April 2004, a new competition called the European Mixed Curling Championships was formed. Champions All-time medal table As of the conclusion of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
