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1997 World Junior Curling Championships
The 1997 Coca-Cola World Junior Curling Championships were held in Karuizawa, Japan Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ... 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] |
Karuizawa
is a resort town located in Nagano Prefecture, Japan. , the town had an estimated population of 20,323 in 9897 households, and a population density of 130 persons per km². The total area of the town is . Karuizawa is one of the oldest and most famous summer resorts in Japan, visited by many people from different countries since the 19th century. Geography Karuizawa is located in eastern Nagano Prefecture, bordered by Gunma Prefecture to the north, east and south. The town is located on an elevated plain at the foot of Mount Asama, one of Japan's most active volcanoes. The mountain is classed as a Category A active volcano. A small eruption was detected in June 2015, a more significant eruption spewing hot rocks and a plume of ash occurred in February 2015. Mt. Asama's most destructive eruption in recent recorded history took place in 1783, when over 1,000 were killed. The volcano is actively monitored by scientists and climbing close to the summit is prohibited. *Usui Pass *Hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Makoto Tsuruga
is a Japanese curler. He represented Japan at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, where the Japanese team placed 5th. He was the skip for the Japanese team at the 2010 World Men's Curling Championship The 2010 World Men's Curling Championship (branded as the Capital One World Men's Curling Championship 2010 for sponsorship reasons) was held from April 3–11, 2010 at the Stadio Olimpico Del Ghiaccio in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy. Qualification * .... Teams References External links * 1977 births Living people People from Kitami, Hokkaido Japanese male curlers Olympic curlers of Japan Curlers at the 1998 Winter Olympics Sportspeople from Hokkaido {{Japan-curling-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nadia Bénier
Nadia is a female name. Variations include Nadja, Nadya, Nadine, Nadiya, and Nadiia. Most variations of the name are derived from Arabic, Slavic languages, or both. In Slavic, names similar to ''Nadia'' mean "hope" in many Slavic languages: Ukrainian ''Nadiya'' (Надія, accent on the ''i''), Belarusian ''Nadzieja'' (Надзея, accent on the ''e''), and Old Polish ''Nadzieja'', all of which are derived from Proto-Slavic ''*naděja'', the first three from Old East Slavic. In Bulgarian and Russian, on the other hand, Nadia or Nadya (Надя, accent on first syllable) is the diminutive form of the full name Nadyezhda (Надежда), meaning "hope" and derived from Old Church Slavonic, which it entered as a translation of the Greek word ''ἐλπίς'' ( Elpis), with the same meaning. In Arabic, the name is ''Nadiyyah'', meaning "tender" and "delicate." In the Dan language, the word ''Nãdienã'' simply means "girl". Notable people with the name Nadia include: People ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Natalie Nessler
Natalie Nessler (born 8 June 1976 in Bensheim, Hessen, Germany) is a former German curler. She is a two-time European champion (, ). She competed in two Winter Olympics: 1998 (8th place) and 2002 File:2002 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The 2002 Winter Olympics are held in Salt Lake City; Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother and her daughter Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon die; East Timor gains East Timor independence, indepe ... (5th place). Teams References External links * Living people 1976 births German female curlers Curlers at the 1998 Winter Olympics Curlers at the 2002 Winter Olympics Olympic curlers for Germany European curling champions German curling champions Sportspeople from Darmstadt (region) People from Bergstraße (district) {{Germany-curling-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bianca Röthlisberger
Bianca is a feminine given name. It means "white" and is an Italian cognate of Blanche. Variants * Blanche: French * Bianca: Italian * Bianka (Polish, Hungarian, Slovak, German, English, French, Icelandic, Finnish, Dutch, Norwegian, Corsican, Romanian, Spanish, Greek, Czech) * Blanca (French, English, Icelandic, Hungarian, Spanish) People Medieval period :''In chronological order'' * Bianca Lancia (c. 1200–c. 1233), Italian noble * Bianca of Savoy (1337–1387), Lady of Milan by marriage *Bianca Maria Visconti (1425–1468), Duchess of Milan * Bianca Maria Sforza (1472–1510), Holy Roman Empress, wife of Maximilian I *Bianca Cappello (1548–1587), Grand Duchess of Tuscany Modern era A–K * Bianca Andreescu (born 2000), Canadian tennis player * Bianca Atzei (born 1987), Italian singer * Bianca Balti (born 1984), Italian model * Bianca Beauchamp (born 1977), Canadian model *Bianca Belair (born 1989), American professional wrestler * Bianca Bianchi (1855– ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ane Håkanson Hansen
Ane or ane may refer to: * Āne, a village in Latvia * Ane, Netherlands, a village in Overijssel, Netherlands, also ** Battle of Ane (1227), a battle fought near the village * -ane, a suffix in organic chemistry, or specifically ** Alkanes, which take this suffix *Aun, a mythological king of Sweden * Ane River, a river in Shiga Prefecture, Japan The acronym ANE may refer to: * Ancient Near East The ancient Near East was the home of early civilizations within a region roughly corresponding to the modern Middle East: Mesopotamia (modern Iraq, southeast Turkey, southwest Iran and northeastern Syria), ancient Egypt, ancient Iran ( Elam, ... * The All Night Express, a wrestling stable in ROH * Ancient North Eurasian, archaeogenetic lineage * Angers – Loire Airport, Angers, France (IATA airport code ANE) * Anoka County–Blaine Airport, Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States (FAA airport code ANE) * Anthro New England, annual furry convention in northeast America See als ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Akiko Katoh
Akiko Sekiwa (; born April 6, 1978 in Tokoro, Hokkaido, Japan as Akiko Katoh, ) is a Japanese curler and curling coach, a four-time (1994, 1996, 1997, 1998) and a four-time Japan women's champion (1997, 1998, 1999, 2001). She played for Japan at the 1998 Winter Olympics, where the Japanese team finished in fifth place. Also, she competed at the 2002 Winter Olympics, where the Japanese team finished in eighth place. Awards * All-Star Team, Women: Teams Record as a coach of national teams References External links * Nagano 1998 - Official Report Vol. 3(web archive; "Curling" chapter begins at page 236) (Japanese Olympic Committee The is the National Olympic Committee in Japan for the Olympic Games movement, based in Tokyo, Japan. It is a non-profit organisation that selects teams and raises funds to send Japanese competitors to Olympic events organised by the Internati ... - JOC) * Living people 1978 births Sportspeople from Hokkaido Japanese female curler ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Risa O'Connell
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Meredith Harrison
Meredith Harrison (born Meredith Doyle) is a Canadian curler from Brookfield, Nova Scotia. She represented Nova Scotia at the 1996 Canadian Junior Curling Championships, but lost the semifinal match 4–3 to Saskatchewan's Cindy Street. In her second appearance as the skip for team Nova Scotia at the 1997 Canadian Junior Curling Championships, Harrison won the 1997 title. At the 1997 World Junior Curling Championships, Harrison won a bronze medal for Canada. Harrison returned to the Canadian Junior championships in 1998 and 1999 but was unable to win another national title. Harrison skipped in her first Tournament of Hearts in 2002 finishing with a 5–6 record. In 2004, she played fourth stones for skip Heather Smith-Dacey and finished 6–5. She returned once again in 2007 playing third for another Canadian Junior Champion, Jill Mouzar Jillian Brothers (born May 20, 1983 as Jill Mouzar ronounced "MOW-zer" is a Canadian curler. Brothers was born in Liverpool, Nova S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jan Marcus Lilledal
Jan, JaN or JAN may refer to: Acronyms * Jackson, Mississippi (Amtrak station), US, Amtrak station code JAN * Jackson-Evers International Airport, Mississippi, US, IATA code * Jabhat al-Nusra (JaN), a Syrian militant group * Japanese Article Number, a barcode standard compatible with EAN * Japanese Accepted Name, a Japanese nonproprietary drug name * Job Accommodation Network, US, for people with disabilities * ''Joint Army-Navy'', US standards for electronic color codes, etc. * ''Journal of Advanced Nursing'' Personal name * Jan (name), male variant of ''John'', female shortened form of ''Janet'' and ''Janice'' * Jan (Persian name), Persian word meaning 'life', 'soul', 'dear'; also used as a name * Ran (surname), romanized from Mandarin as Jan in Wade–Giles * Ján, Slovak name Other uses * January, as an abbreviation for the first month of the year in the Gregorian calendar * Jan (cards), a term in some card games when a player loses without taking any tricks or scoring a min ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matt Stevens (curler)
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Martin Mattsson
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