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Russell Keiller
Russell Keiller is a Scottish curler and curling coach. He is a and a . He participated at the 2006 Winter Olympics as a coach of Great Britain women team. Russell Keiller was appointed by the Board of Directors of British Curling British may refer to: Peoples, culture, and language * British people, nationals or natives of the United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories, and Crown Dependencies. ** Britishness, the British identity and common culture * British English ... in August 2014. Teams Men's Mixed Record as a coach of national teams References External links * Living people Scottish male curlers European curling champions Scottish curling champions Scottish curling coaches Year of birth missing (living people) {{Scotland-curling-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Curling
Curling is a sport in which players slide stones on a sheet of ice toward a target area which 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 purpose 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. The player can 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 s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
European Curling Champions
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Scottish Male Curlers
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1959 Births
Events January * January 1 - Cuba: Fulgencio Batista flees Havana when the forces of Fidel Castro advance. * January 2 - Lunar probe Luna 1 was the first man-made object to attain escape velocity from Earth. It reached the vicinity of Earth's Moon, and was also the first spacecraft to be placed in heliocentric orbit. * January 3 ** The three southernmost atolls of the Maldive Islands, Maldive archipelago (Addu Atoll, Huvadhu Atoll and Fuvahmulah island) United Suvadive Republic, declare independence. ** Alaska is admitted as the 49th U.S. state. * January 4 ** In Cuba, rebel troops led by Che Guevara and Camilo Cienfuegos enter the city of Havana. ** Léopoldville riots: At least 49 people are killed during clashes between the police and participants of a meeting of the ABAKO Party in Kinshasa, Léopoldville in the Belgian Congo. * January 6 ** Fidel Castro arrives in Havana. ** The International Maritime Organization is inaugurated. * January 7 – The United States reco ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Living People
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2005 European Curling Championships
The 2005 European Curling Championships were held in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany from December 9 to 17. Men's A tournament Final round robin standings Tie breaker ''December 15th, 20:00'' Playoffs Semifinals ''December 16th, 16:00'' Bronze-medal game ''December 17th, 14:00'' Gold-medal game ''December 17th, 14:00'' B tournament Group A Final round robin standings Group B Final round robin standings Playoffs Challenge series (Best of Three. Winner gets a berth in the 2006 World Men's Curling Championship along with the top 7 A-tournament teams) * 7–2 * 10–5 * 6–5 Women's A tournament Final round robin standings Tie breakers ''December 15th, 12:00'' ''December 15th, 20:00'' Playoffs Semifinals ''December 16th, 12:00'' Bronze-medal game ''December 17th, 9:00'' Gold-medal game ''December 17th, 9:00'' B tournament Group A Final round robin standings Group B Final round robin standings Playoffs Challenge series (Best of Thr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2001 European Curling Championships
The 2001 European Curling Championships were held in Vierumäki, Finland Finland ( fi, Suomi ; sv, Finland ), officially the Republic of Finland (; ), is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It shares land borders with Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of Bo ..., on December 8–15. Men's A tournament Final round robin standings Draws =Draw 1= Denmark 10–3 Finland Sweden 4–3 Switzerland Norway 8–5 Germany Scotland 8–5 France Czech Republic 6–5 Italy =Draw 2= Sweden 8–6 Italy Germany 9–1 Czech Republic Finland 7–1 France Norway 6–3 Denmark Switzerland 6–1 Scotland =Draw 3= Scotland 9–5 Czech Republic France 8–7 Denmark Switzerland 6–5 Italy Finland 8–4 Germany Norway 7–5 Sweden =Draw 4= Switzerland 8–7 Denmark Norway 8–4 Finland Sweden 9–5 Czech Republic Scotland 9–2 Italy Germany 9–2 France =Draw 5= Norway 11–5 I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2000 World Women's Curling Championship
The 2000 World Women's Curling Championship (branded as 2000 Ford World Women's Curling Championship for sponsorship reasons) was held at the Braehead Arena in Renfrew, Scotland Scotland (, ) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Covering the northern third of the island of Great Britain, mainland Scotland has a border with England to the southeast and is otherwise surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean to the ... from April 1–9, 2000. Teams Round-robin standings Round-robin results Draw 1 Draw 2 Draw 3 Draw 4 Draw 5 Draw 6 Draw 7 Draw 8 Draw 9 Playoffs Brackets Final References * {{World Curling Championships World Women's Curling Championship W Ford World Women's Curling Championship, 2000 International sports competitions in Glasgow Women's curling competitions in Scotland April 2000 sports events in the United Kingdom 2000s in Glasgow Sport in Renfrewshire ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1999 European Curling Championships
The 1999 European Curling Championships were held in Chamonix, France December 4–11. Men's A Tournament Group A =Draw 1= =Draw 2= =Draw 3= =Draw 4= =Draw 5= Group B =Draw 1= =Draw 2= =Draw 3= =Draw 4= =Draw 5= B Tournament Challenge Games ''Winning teams advance to Quarterfinals'' Playoffs Quarterfinals Semifinals Bronze-medal game Gold-medal game Medals Women's Group A Group B Playoffs Medals References *Men: *Women: {{European Curling Championships Curling Championships European Curling Championships European Curling Championships, 1999 European Curling Championships International curling competitions hosted by France Sport in Chamonix European Curling Championships ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1998 European Curling Championships
The 1998 European Curling Championships were held in Flims Flims ( rm, Flem) is a municipality in the Imboden Region in the Swiss canton of Graubünden. The town of Flims is dominated by the Flimserstein which one can see from almost anywhere in the area. Flims consists of the village of Flims (called ..., Switzerland December 5-12. Men's A Tournament Group A Group B B Tournament Group A Playoffs Medals Women's Group A Group B Playoffs Medals References *Men: *Women: {{European Curling Championships European Curling Championships, 1998 European Curling Championships, 1998 European Curling Championships Curling competitions in Switzerland International sports competitions hosted by Switzerland 1998 in European sport ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1994 European Curling Championships
The 1994 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 Worl ... were held from December 4 to 10 at the Gärdeshallen in Sundsvall, Sweden. Men's A Tournament Group A Group B B Tournament Group A Playoffs Women's Group A Group B B Tournament Group A Playoffs References {{European Curling Championships European Curling Championships, 1995 European Curling Championships, 1995 European Curling Championships 1994 in European sport Sports competitions in Sundsvall International curling competitions hosted by Sweden ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
