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2008 World Senior Curling Championships
The 2008 World Senior Curling Championships were held from March 9 to 15 at the Vierumäki Ice Rink 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 B .... Teams from Alberta, Canada won both the men's and women's events. Men Round Robin Standings Tiebreaker * 6-5 Playoffs Women Round Robin Standings Tiebreaker * 6-5 Playoffs References External linksWomen's results {{World Curling Championships World Senior Curling Championships [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vierumäki
Vierumäki Ratapiha. Vierumäki is a village located in the Finnish municipality Heinola in the region Päijät-Häme, Finland. There are about 900–1,000 inhabitants. Neighbouring villages are Vuolenkoski in Iitti, Myllyoja in Heinola, Mäkelä in Nastola and Urajärvi in Asikkala. Vierumäki is known for hosting international ice hall sports events. Sports Curling *The 2001 European Curling Championships took place in Vierumäki, both men's and women's events won by Sweden. *Vierumäki hosted the 2008 World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship, from March 8 to March 16, 2008, won by Switzerland."Switzerland wins inaugural World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship" – ''Suomen Curlingliitto (Finnish curling association)'' (Retrieved on March 21, 2008) [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2009 World Senior Curling Championships
The 2009 World Senior Curling Championships were held from April 24 to May 3 at the Dunedin Curling Club in Dunedin Dunedin ( ; mi, Ōtepoti) is the second-largest city in the South Island of New Zealand (after Christchurch), and the principal city of the Otago region. Its name comes from , the Scottish Gaelic name for Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland. Th ..., New Zealand. Men Teams Group A Group B Round-robin standings Results Group A =Draw 1= =Draw 2= =Draw 3= =Draw 4= =Draw 5= Group B =Draw 1= =Draw 2= =Draw 3= =Draw 4= =Draw 5= Playoffs Semifinals Bronze-medal game Final Women Teams Round-robin standings Results Draw 1 Draw 2 Draw 3 Draw 4 Draw 5 Draw 6 Draw 7 Playoffs Semifinals Bronze-medal game Final References External linksWomen's results [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2008 In Finnish Sport
8 (eight) is the natural number following 7 and preceding 9. In mathematics 8 is: * a composite number, its proper divisors being , , and . It is twice 4 or four times 2. * a power of two, being 2 (two cubed), and is the first number of the form , being an integer greater than 1. * the first number which is neither prime nor semiprime. * the base of the octal number system, which is mostly used with computers. In octal, one digit represents three bits. In modern computers, a byte is a grouping of eight bits, also called an octet. * a Fibonacci number, being plus . The next Fibonacci number is . 8 is the only positive Fibonacci number, aside from 1, that is a perfect cube. * the only nonzero perfect power that is one less than another perfect power, by Mihăilescu's Theorem. * the order of the smallest non-abelian group all of whose subgroups are normal. * the dimension of the octonions and is the highest possible dimension of a normed division algebra. * th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2008 In Curling
8 (eight) is the natural number following 7 and preceding 9. In mathematics 8 is: * a composite number, its proper divisors being , , and . It is twice 4 or four times 2. * a power of two, being 2 (two cubed), and is the first number of the form , being an integer greater than 1. * the first number which is neither prime nor semiprime. * the base of the octal number system, which is mostly used with computers. In octal, one digit represents three bits. In modern computers, a byte is a grouping of eight bits, also called an wikt:octet, octet. * a Fibonacci number, being plus . The next Fibonacci number is . 8 is the only positive Fibonacci number, aside from 1, that is a perfect cube. * the only nonzero perfect power that is one less than another perfect power, by Catalan conjecture, Mihăilescu's Theorem. * the order of the smallest non-abelian group all of whose subgroups are normal. * the dimension of the octonions and is the highest possible dimension of a normed divisio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ingrid Meldahl
Heid Ingrid Alma Meldahl (born 20 February 1952; also known as Ingrid Thidevall-Meldahl) is a Swedish female curler. (Swedish female national curlers; look at "Meldahl, Ingrid") In 1988 she was inducted into the Swedish Curling Hall of Fame Swedish Curling Hall of Fame
A hall, wall, or walk of fame is a list of individuals, achievements, or other entities, usually chosen by a group of electors, to mark their excellence or Wiktionary:fame, fame in their field. In some cases, these ... .
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Renate Nedkoff
Renatus is a first name of Latin origin which means "born again" (natus = born). In Italian, Portuguese and Spanish it exists in masculine and feminine forms: Renato and Renata. In French they have been translated to René and Renée. Renata is a common female name in the Czech Republic, Croatia, Lithuania, Poland and Slovakia. The feminine Renate is common in German, Dutch and Norwegian. In Russia the names Renat (russian: Ренат, links=no) (usually as Rinat) and Renata (russian: Рената, links=no) are widespread among the Tatar population. The name has a spiritual meaning, i.e., to be born again with baptism, i.e., from water and the Holy Spirit. It was extensively adopted by early Christians in ancient Rome, due to the importance of baptism. The onomastic is Saint Renatus, a martyr, Bishop of Sorrento in the 5th century, which is celebrated on 6 October. In Persian Mithraism, which spread widely in the West as a religion of the soldiers and officials under the Roman E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kirsty Letton
Kirsty or Kirstie is a feminine given name and nickname. It is a Scottish diminutive of Christine in English-speaking countries and is also linked to Kirsten — the Scandinavian version of Christine. People * Kirstie Alley (1951–2022), American actress * Kirstie Allsopp (born 1971), British TV presenter * Kirsty Bentley (1983–1998), New Zealand murder victim * Kirsty Bertarelli (born Kirsty Roper in 1971), songwriter, former Miss UK * Kirsty Blackman (born 1986), Scottish politician, SNP Member of Parliament for Aberdeen North (2015-present) * Kirstie Clements (born 1962), Australian author, editor, journalist and speaker, former Editor-in-Chief of ''Vogue Australia'' * Kirsty Coventry (born 1983), Zimbabwean swimmer * Kirsty Dillon (born 1976), English actress * Kirsty Duncan (born 1966), Canadian politician and medical geographer * Kirsty Gallacher (born 1976), Scottish television presenter * Kirsty Gilmour (born 1993), Scottish badminton player * Kirsty Haw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hugh Meikle
Hugh Meikle (25 December 1940 – 19 February 2016) was a Welsh curler and curling coach. He started curling in Toronto, Ontario in late 1960s. He was a founder of Welsh Curling Association in 1974. Teams Record as a coach of national teams Personal life His wife Elizabeth is a curler and coach; his sons Adrian and Jamie Jamie is a unisex name. It is a diminutive form of James or, more rarely, other names. It is also given as a name in its own right. People Female * Jamie Anne Allman (born 1977), American actress * Jamie Babbit (born 1970), American film and te ... are also a curlers. References External links * 1940 births 2016 deaths Sportspeople from Birkenhead Welsh male curlers Welsh curling coaches English emigrants to Canada Welsh emigrants to Canada Curlers from Toronto {{Wales-curling-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Per Lindeman
Per Gustav "Pelle" Lindeman (born 20 December 1956) is a Swedish curler. (look for "Lindeman, Per ”Pelle”") He is a , and . In 1989 he was inducted into the Swedish Curling Hall of Fame Swedish Curling Hall of Fame A hall, wall, or walk of fame is a list of individuals, achievements, or other entities, usually chosen by a group of electors, to mark their excellence or Wiktionary:fame, fame in their field. In some cases, these .... Teams Men's Mixed References External links * Living people 1956 births Swedish male curlers Swedish curling champions {{Sweden-curling-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Becker (curler)
Peter Becker (born 9 June 1949 in Otago, New Zealand) is a New Zealand curler and curling coach. At the international level, he is a two-time bronze medallist (, , , , ) of Pacific Curling Championships. At the national level, he is a three-time New Zealand men's champion curler (1999, 2000, 2013) and 2013 New Zealand senior men's champion curler. In 2022 he was inducted into the World Curling Hall of Fame. Teams and events Men's Mixed doubles Record as a coach of national teams Personal life Becker's family is well known as a curling family in New Zealand. Peter's wife, two sons, daughter and father have all represented New Zealand on an international scale. His father William Becker was one of the first men who began curling in New Zealand. Peter's older son, Sean, is one of most successful and well known New Zealand curlers. Younger son, Scott, is competitive curler too, he was skip of New Zealand men's team on 2018 Pacific-Asia Curling Championships. Daughter, B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tony Tierney
Tony may refer to: People and fictional characters * Tony (given name), including a list of people and fictional characters * Gregory Tony (born 1978), American law enforcement officer * Motu Tony (born 1981), New Zealand international rugby league footballer * Tony (footballer, born 1983), full name Tony Heleno da Costa Pinho, Brazilian football defensive midfielder * Tony (footballer, born 1986), full name Antônio de Moura Carvalho, Brazilian football attacking midfielder * Tony (footballer, born 1989), full name Tony Ewerton Ramos da Silva, Brazilian football right-back Film, theater and television * Tony Awards, a Broadway theatre honor * ''Tony'' (1982 film), a Kannada film * ''Tony'' (2009 film), a British horror film directed by Gerard Johnson * ''Tony'' (2013 film), an Indian Kannada thriller film * "Tony" (''Skins'' series 1), an episode of British comedy-drama ''Skins'' * "Tony" (''Skins'' series 2), an episode of ''Skins'' Music * Tony T., stage name of British s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
