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Momoha Tabata
is a Japanese curler. She is the skip on the Hokkaido Bank curling team. At the international level, Tabata medaled silver at the 2020 Winter Youth Olympics as the third on the Japanese mixed team. Early life and education Tabata was born in Ebetsu, Hokkaido. She attended . In sixth grade, she applied for and was accepted to the Hokkaido Talent Athlete Discovery and Development Project at the recommendation of her parents. Alongside curling, Tabata did track and field during middle and high school. Career In the 2020 Winter Youth Olympics, Tabata medaled silver as the third on the Japanese team in the mixed team event. She was also the captain of the Japanese national team. Tabata also skipped for the Sapporo Association team at the where she medaled gold. In April 2021, Tabata joined the Hokkaido Bank Fortius team, led by Sayaka Yoshimura, as an alternate. Tabata participated in the opening ceremony for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo as one of the flagbearers of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hokkaido Bank
is a Japanese bank that is headquartered in Sapporo, Hokkaidō. The Hokkaido Bank is a subsidiary of the Hokuhoku Financial Group as a result of a merger with the Hokuriku Bank on September 1, 2004. The Hokkaido Bank has 134 domestic branches, with 131 of them in Hokkaidō, and one each in the Tohoku region, Tokyo, and Osaka. History The Hokkaido Bank was established on March 5, 1951 in Sapporo. In 1997, Hokkaido Bank entered into merger Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) are business transactions in which the ownership of companies, other business organizations, or their operating units are transferred to or consolidated with another company or business organization. As an aspect ... talks with the embattled Hokkaido Takushoku Bank. However, these talks broke off and Hokkaido Takushoku Bank subsequently entered bankruptcy. On May 24, 2002, Hokkaido Bank and Hokuriku Bank agreed to business tie-ups. Approximately one year later on May 23, 2003, the banks agreed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Skip (curling)
In the sport of curling, the skip is the captain of a team. The skip determines strategy, and holds the broom in the ''house'' (target area) to indicate where a teammate at the other end of the curling ''sheet'' (playing area) should aim the stone. The skip usually throws the last two stones in the fourth position, but may play in any other position. Sometimes "skipper" is used; it can also be abbreviated as "S". It's also used as a verb ("skips", "skipped", "skipping"). It is conventional to identify a team by the name of the skip. Responsibilities Overall, the skip leads the team and provides strategic direction. The skip calls shots teammates to play, through verbal direction and physical gestures. In many cases, skips communicate the planned trajectory of the shot by tapping their broom on the ice, and motion to other stones in the playing area if those are involved in the planned shot. The skip usually determines the required weight, turn, and line of the stone, and holds ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kaho Onodera
is a Japanese curler from Sapporo, Hokkaido. She is the third on the FORTIUS curling team, which won the Japan Curling Championships in both 2015 and 2021. At the international level, she has represented Japan at three World Women's Curling Championship (, , ) and three Pacific-Asia Curling Championships in , and , winning the gold medal in 2021. Career While attending Tokoro Junior High School, Onodera competed on the girls team that consisted of Chinami Yoshida, Yurika Yoshida and Yumi Suzuki. The team won back to back bronze medals at the Japan Curling Championships in 2006 and 2007. In 2009, she joined the Tokoro High School team, skipped by Sayaka Yoshimura as alternate. The team competed in the qualification round for the 2010 Winter Olympics, but lost in the first round to Team Nagano. Onodera joined the Hokkaido Bank Fortius curling team consisting of skip Ayumi Ogasawara, Yumie Funayama at third, Michiko Tomabechi at lead and Chinami Yoshida as alternate in 201 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mina Kobayashi
is a Japanese curler from Sapporo, Hokkaido. She is the alternate on the FORTIUS curling team, which is skipped by Sayaka Yoshimura. At the international level, she represented Japan at the 2019 World Mixed Curling Championship and the 2020 Winter Youth Olympics, winning silver in the mixed team competition. Career Kobayashi competed in her first Japan Curling Championships during the 2017–18 season as third for the Sapporo CA team. Her team, with skip Momoka Iwase, second Midori Sugasawa, lead Mao Hino and alternate Suzune Yasui finished seventh with a 2–6 record, only defeating Nayoro Association and Team Hiroshima. Kobayashi and her teammates were unable to return to the national championship the following year. In 2019, Kobayashi was selected to play lead on the Japanese team for the 2020 Winter Youth Olympics. The team also included skip Takumi Maeda, third Momoha Tabata and second Asei Nakahara. In preparation for the event, the team represented Japan at the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
