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2018 Ford World Women's Curling Championship
The 2018 World Women's Curling Championship (branded as the 2018 Ford World Women's Curling Championship for sponsorship reasons) was held from March 17–25 at the North Bay Memorial Gardens in North Bay, Ontario, Canada. The format of the tournament was changed this year, with 13 teams qualifying for the tournament (as opposed to 12 in previous years), and the top 6 teams from round-robin play will qualify for the playoffs (rather than 4). The playoff system were single-knockout, where the top two teams received a bye while the remaining four played the first round. The event was won by Canada's Jennifer Jones rink from Winnipeg; the second world championship for the 2014 Olympic gold medalists. Off the ice, the event was a success and set an attendance record for a women's world championship held in Canada. Jennifer Jones was complimentary of the fans, saying she had never played in a louder arena. Qualification The following nations are qualified to participate in the 201 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
North Bay, Ontario
North Bay is a city in Northeastern Ontario, Canada. It is the seat of Nipissing District, and takes its name from its position on the shore of Lake Nipissing. North Bay developed as a railroad centre, and its airport was an important military location during the Cold War. History The site of North Bay is part of a historic canoe route where Samuel de Champlain took a party up the Ottawa River, through present-day Mattawa, on to Trout Lake and via the La Vase Creek to Lake Nipissing. Apart from Indigenous people, voyageurs and surveyors, there was little activity in the Lake Nipissing area until the arrival of the Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) in 1882. That was the point where the Canada Central Railway (CCR) extension ended. The CCR was owned by Duncan McIntyre who amalgamated it with the CPR and became one of the handful of officers of the newly formed CPR. The CCR started in Brockville and extended to Pembroke. It then followed a westward route along the Ottawa Ri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2017 European Curling Championships
The 2017 European Curling Championships was held from November 17 to 25 in St Gallen, Switzerland. The Group C competitions was held in May in Andorra. At the conclusion of the championships, the top eight women's teams will go to the 2018 Ford World Women's Curling Championship in North Bay, Ontario, and the top eight men's teams will go to the 2018 World Men's Curling Championship in Las Vegas, United States. Men Group A The Group A competitions will be contested at the Eissportzentrum Lerchenfeld in St. Gallen. Teams Round Robin Standings ''Final Round Robin Standings'' {, , valign=top width=10%, {, class=wikitable , - !width=110, Country !width=135, Skip !width=20, W !width=20, L !width=20, PF !width=20, PA !width=20, Ends Won !width=20, Ends Lost !width=20, Blank Ends !width=20, Stolen Ends !width=20, Shot Pct. , - style="background:#ffffcc" , , , Niklas Edin , , 8 , , 1 , , 77 , , 42 , , 43 , , 26 , , 7 , , 17 , , 87% , - style="background:#ffffcc" , ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anna Kubešková
Anna Kubešková (born 30 October 1989) is a Czech curler from Prague. She currently skips the Czech Republic National team. Career Kubešková represented the Czech Republic at four World Junior Curling Championships (2007, 2009, 2010 and 2011) and at the 2011 Winter Universiade. In women's play, Kubešková first represented her country at the 2010 European Curling Championships, where she led her country to a 12–1 record in the "B" Pool. She again played at the Euros in 2012 playing second for Linda Klimova. The team finished with a 3–7 record in eighth place. Kubešková skipped the Czech Republic team at the 2013 European Curling Championships, where they finished the event with a 4–5 record in 6th place. The next month, the team played in the Olympic qualifying tournament in order to play at the 2014 Winter Olympics. The team finished the event with a 2–4 record, which was not enough to qualify. Later that season they played at the 2014 Ford World Women's Curl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prague
Prague ( ; cs, Praha ; german: Prag, ; la, Praga) is the capital and largest city in the Czech Republic, and the historical capital of Bohemia. On the Vltava river, Prague is home to about 1.3 million people. The city has a temperate oceanic climate, with relatively warm summers and chilly winters. Prague is a political, cultural, and economic hub of central Europe, with a rich history and Romanesque, Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque architectures. It was the capital of the Kingdom of Bohemia and residence of several Holy Roman Emperors, most notably Charles IV (r. 1346–1378). It was an important city to the Habsburg monarchy and Austro-Hungarian Empire. The city played major roles in the Bohemian and the Protestant Reformations, the Thirty Years' War and in 20th-century history as the capital of Czechoslovakia between the World Wars and the post-war Communist era. Prague is home to a number of well-known cultural attractions, many of which survived the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
CC Sokol Liboc
CC, cc, or C-C may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media Fictional characters * C.C. (''Code Geass''), a character in the ''Code Geass'' anime series, pronounced "C-two" * C.C. Babcock, a character in the American sitcom ''The Nanny'' * Comedy Chimp, a character in ''Sonic Boom'', called "CC" by Doctor Eggman Gaming * ''Command & Conquer'' (''C&C''), a series of real-time strategy games and the first game in the series * Crowd control (video gaming), the ability to limit the number of mobs actively fighting during an encounter Other arts, music, entertainment, and media * Cannibal Corpse, an American death metal band. * CC Media Holdings, the former name of iHeartMedia * Closed captioning, a process of displaying text on a visual display, such as a TV screen * Comedy Central, an American television network (URL is cc.com) Brands and enterprises Food and drink * Canadian Club, a brand of whisky * CC's, a tortilla chip brand in Australia Other companies * Stylized interlock ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yao Mingyue
Yao Mingyue (born March 9, 1993) is a Chinese curler. Career Juniors Yao represented China in three Pacific-Asia Junior Curling Championships, playing lead for the team in 2012 and 2014 and was the alternate in 2013. She would make the playoffs each year winning a bronze medal in 2012 and silver in 2013 and 2014. Women's Yao first represented China at the women's level when she was a member of the team at the 2017 Pacific-Asia Curling Championships. She played second on that team, skipped by Jiang Yilun. The team finished the round robin with a 8–2 record, which qualified them for the playoffs. The team would go on to lose the semifinal to Japan's Satsuki Fujisawa but would win the bronze medal after defeating Hong Kong. Her first World Women's Curling Championships was in 2018, as the alternate for the team skipped by Jiang Yilun. The team finished the round robin with a 6–6 record, just missing the playoffs. The next season, Yao won the 2019 World Qualification Event wit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yan Hui (curler)
Yan Hui (born September 23, 1995 in Baishan) is a Chinese female curler from Changchun Changchun (, ; ), also romanized as Ch'angch'un, is the capital and largest city of Jilin Province, People's Republic of China. Lying in the center of the Songliao Plain, Changchun is administered as a , comprising 7 districts, 1 county and 3 c .... She is a . Teams Women's Mixed doubles References External links * * Video: Living people 1995 births People from Baishan Chinese female curlers Sportspeople from Changchun 21st-century Chinese women {{PRChina-curling-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jiang Xindi
Jiang Xindi, nicknamed "Cindy" (; born January 26, 1997 in Harbin, China) is a Chinese female curler. She was part of the Chinese women's curling team on 2018 Winter Olympics. Career Jiang competed at the 2018 Winter Olympics in PyeongChang, where the Chinese team participated in the women's curling tournament. She competed at the 2018 World Women's Curling Championship where her team placed seventh. Jiang also won the bronze medal at the 2017 and 2018 Pacific-Asia Curling Championships and the silver medal at the 2013 and 2015 Pacific-Asia Junior Curling Championships. To start the 2019–20 season, Jiang and her team won the World Curling Tour event, the 2019 Hokkaido Bank Curling Classic. She represented China at the 2019 Pacific-Asia Curling Championships as second for Han Yu. After going 6–1 in the round robin, they defeated Korea and Japan in the semifinal and final, respectively, to claim the title. It was China's first title since 2014. The victory earned a sp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wang Rui (curler)
Wang Rui (; ; born February 9, 1995 in Harbin) is a Chinese curler. She currently plays third on Team Han Yu, the Chinese National Women's Curling Team. Career Juniors Wang represented China in four Pacific-Asia Junior Curling Championships, playing second for the team in 2011 and 2012 and third for the team in 2014 and 2015. The team would finish in 4th place in 2011, win a bronze in 2012, and silver in 2014 and 2015. Women's Wang first represented China at the women's level when she was a team member at the 2014 Ford World Women's Curling Championship. She played second on that team, skipped by Liu Sijia. The team finished the round robin with a 6-5 record, in 7th place and out of the playoffs. Later that year, she played at the 2014 Pacific-Asia Curling Championships, throwing lead rocks for the Liu rink. There, they would go on to win the gold medal. This earned the team a spot at the 2015 World Women's Curling Championship. The team finished the round robin with a 7-4 re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jiang Yilun
Jiang Yilun (; born 12 February 1993) is a Chinese curler from Harbin.2018 Ford World Women's Curling Championship Media Guide Career She competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, where the Chinese team participated in the women's curling tournament. She has also competed in three World Curling Championships (, and ), three Pacific-Asia Curling Championships (2013, 2017 and 2018) and the 2010 World Junior Curling Championships. On the World Curling Tour, Jiang has won the 2013 Shamrock Shotgun The Shamrock Shotgun was an annual bonspiel, or curling tournament, that took place at the Shamrock Curling Club in Edmonton, Alberta. The tournament was held in a round robin format. The tournament was started in 2012 as part of the World Curling ... and the 2019 Hokkaido Bank Curling Classic. Teams References External links * 1993 births Living people Chinese female curlers Curlers at the 2014 Winter Olympics Olympic curlers of China Sportspeople from Harbin 21st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harbin, China
Harbin (; mnc, , v=Halbin; ) is a sub-provincial city and the provincial capital and the largest city of Heilongjiang province, People's Republic of China, as well as the second largest city by urban population after Shenyang and largest city by metropolitan population (urban and rural together) in Northeast China. Harbin has direct jurisdiction over nine metropolitan districts, two county-level cities and seven counties, and is the eighth most populous Chinese city according to the 2020 census. The built-up area of Harbin (which consists of all districts except Shuangcheng and Acheng) had 5,841,929 inhabitants, while the total metropolitan population was up to 10,009,854, making it one of the 50 largest urban areas in the world. Harbin, whose name was originally a Manchu word meaning "a place for drying fishing nets", grew from a small rural settlement on the Songhua River to become one of the largest cities in Northeast China. Founded in 1898 with the coming of the Chi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harbin Curling Club
Harbin (; mnc, , v=Halbin; ) is a sub-provincial city and the provincial capital and the largest city of Heilongjiang province, People's Republic of China, as well as the second largest city by urban population after Shenyang and largest city by metropolitan population (urban and rural together) in Northeast China. Harbin has direct jurisdiction over nine metropolitan districts, two county-level cities and seven counties, and is the eighth most populous Chinese city according to the 2020 census. The built-up area of Harbin (which consists of all districts except Shuangcheng and Acheng) had 5,841,929 inhabitants, while the total metropolitan population was up to 10,009,854, making it one of the 50 largest urban areas in the world. Harbin, whose name was originally a Manchu word meaning "a place for drying fishing nets", grew from a small rural settlement on the Songhua River to become one of the largest cities in Northeast China. Founded in 1898 with the coming of the Chi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
