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2019 Changan Ford International Curling Elite
The 2019 Changan Ford International Curling Elite was held from December 5 to 10 in Xining, Qinghai, China. The total purse for the event was CNY 225,000. In the men's final, Team Ruohonen from the United States defeated Team van Dorp from the Netherlands 5-4. Team Kim from Korea won the bronze medal with a 7-3 win over Canada's Team Horgan. In the women's final, Team Kovaleva from Russia beat Team Kim from Korea 6-4. Switzerland's Team Feltscher won the bronze medal game 7-5 against the 2019 Pacific-Asia Curling Championships winner Team Han from China. Men Teams The teams are listed as follows: Round-robin standings ''Final round-robin standings'' Round-robin results All draw times are listed in China Standard Time ( UTC+08:00). Draw 1 ''Thursday, December 5, 09:30'' Draw 2 ''Thursday, December 5, 18:30'' Draw 3 ''Friday, December 6, 14:00'' Draw 4 ''Saturday, December 7, 09:30'' Draw 5 ''Saturday, December 7, 18:30'' Draw 6 ''Sunday, Dec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Xining
Xining (; ), alternatively known as Sining, is the capital of Qinghai province in western China and the largest city on the Tibetan Plateau. The city was a commercial hub along the Northern Silk Road's Hexi Corridor for over 2000 years, and was a stronghold of the Han, Sui, Tang dynasty, Tang, and Song dynasty, Song dynasties' resistance against nomadic attacks from the west. Although long a part of Gansu province, Xining was added to Qinghai in 1928. Xining holds sites of religious significance to Muslims and Buddhists, including the Dongguan Mosque and Ta'er Monastery. The city lies in the Huangshui River valley, and owing to its high altitude, has a cool climate on the borderline between Semi-arid climate#Cold semi-arid climates, cool semi-arid and dry winter humid continental climate, humid continental. It is Qinghai–Tibet railway, connected by rail to Lhasa, Tibet Autonomous Region, Tibet and Lanzhou-Xinjiang High-Speed Railway, connected by high-speed rail to Lanzhou, G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Renminbi
The renminbi (; symbol: ¥; ISO code: CNY; abbreviation: RMB) is the official currency of the People's Republic of China and one of the world's most traded currencies, ranking as the fifth most traded currency in the world as of April 2022. The yuan ( or ) is the basic unit of the renminbi, but the word is also used to refer to the Chinese currency generally, especially in international contexts. One yuan is divided into 10 jiao (), and the jiao is further subdivided into 10 fen (). The renminbi is issued by the People's Bank of China, the monetary authority of China. Valuation Until 2005, the value of the renminbi was pegged to the US dollar. As China pursued its transition from central planning to a market economy and increased its participation in foreign trade, the renminbi was devalued to increase the competitiveness of Chinese industry. It has previously been claimed that the renminbi's official exchange rate was undervalued by as much as 37.5% against its purchas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manitoba
Manitoba ( ) is a Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Canada at the Centre of Canada, longitudinal centre of the country. It is Canada's Population of Canada by province and territory, fifth-most populous province, with a population of 1,342,153 as of 2021, of widely varied landscape, from arctic tundra and the Hudson Bay coastline in the Northern Region, Manitoba, north to dense Boreal forest of Canada, boreal forest, large freshwater List of lakes of Manitoba, lakes, and prairie grassland in the central and Southern Manitoba, southern regions. Indigenous peoples in Canada, Indigenous peoples have inhabited what is now Manitoba for thousands of years. In the early 17th century, British and French North American fur trade, fur traders began arriving in the area and establishing settlements. The Kingdom of England secured control of the region in 1673 and created a territory named Rupert's Land, which was placed under the administration of the Hudson's Bay Company. Rupe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Winnipeg Beach
Winnipeg Beach is a town in the Interlake Region, in the Canadian province of Manitoba. The town was founded in 1900 by Sir William Whyte and is located at the junction of Highway 9 and Highway 229 on the southwestern shore of Lake Winnipeg, about north of Winnipeg. It is bordered by the Rural Municipality of Gimli, the Rural Municipality of St. Andrews, and Dunnottar as well as Lake Winnipeg. Nearby towns are Ponemah, Whytewold, and Matlock (all to the south), Gimli, and Sandy Hook, (located to the north), as well as Teulon, and Selkirk. Its permanent population is 1,145 (). History In 1900, the Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) purchased of undeveloped shoreline 65 kilometres north of Winnipeg on the southwestern shore of Lake Winnipeg and commenced construction of a resort town. In addition to the attraction of a three kilometre stretch of sandy beach, the CPR also built and offered an array of accommodation, recreation, and amusement facilities, including a prominent dan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tanner Lott
Tanner may refer to: * Tanner (occupation), the tanning of leather and hides People * Tanner (given name), * Tanner (surname), a surname (including a list of people with the name) *The Tanner Sisters, also referred to as "The Harbingers of Weirdness" * Simon the Tanner (New Testament), a Jaffa resident where Saint Peter stayed, as told in the New Testament * Simon the Tanner (10th century), a Coptic Orthodox saint * Theodotus the Tanner (fl. late 2nd century), an early Christian writer from Byzantium Places Populated places ;In the United States * Tanner, Alabama, an unincorporated community * Tanner, Georgia, an unincorporated community * Tanner, Indiana, an unincorporated community * Tanner, Kentucky, an unincorporated community * Tanner, Missouri, an unincorporated community * Tanner, Washington, a census-designated place * Tanner, West Virginia, an unincorporated community * Tanner Township, Kidder County, North Dakota, a civil township ;Elsewhere * Tanner's Settlement ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kyle Doering
Kyle or Kyles may refer to: Places Canada * Kyle, Saskatchewan, Canada Ireland * Kyle, County Laois * Kyle, County Wexford Scotland * Kyle, Ayrshire, area of Scotland which stretched across parts of modern-day East Ayrshire and South Ayrshire * Kyles of Bute, the channel between Isle of Bute and the Cowal Peninsula * Kyle of Durness, the coastal inlet which divides the Cape Wrath peninsula from the Scottish mainland * Kyle of Lochalsh, Ross and Cromarty ** Kyle of Lochalsh Line, a primarily single track railway line * Kyle of Sutherland, a river estuary United States * Kyle, Indiana, an unincorporated community * Kyle, South Dakota, a census-designated place * Kyle, Texas, a city * Kyles, Missouri, a ghost town * Kyle Canyon, Nevada * Lake Kyle, Texas People and fictional characters * Kyle (given name), a Gaelic masculine given name (sometimes also given to females) *Kyle (musician), a hip hop artist from California * Kyle (surname), a surname of Scottish origin * David ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colton Lott
Colton Lott (born July 21, 1995) is a Canadian curler from Winnipeg Beach, Manitoba. He currently plays second on Team Matt Dunstone, and also curls with Kadriana Lott in mixed doubles. Career Juniors Lott's first curling success came with representing Manitoba at the 2011 Canada Winter Games, where he won a bronze medal, playing third for the team, which was skipped by Kyle Doering. This same team won the Manitoba Junior championship in 2012, and represented the province at the 2012 Canadian Junior Curling Championships. There, the team posted a 9-3 round robin record, won a tiebreaker, and then settled for the bronze medal, after losing to Northern Ontario in the semifinal. Lott won the 2013 Manitoba juniors playing third for Team Matt Dunstone. The rink would go on to win the 2013 Canadian Junior Curling Championships, and represented Canada at the 2013 World Junior Curling Championships. There, the team went 7-2 in the round robin, before losing both of their playoff match ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tanner Horgan
Tanner Horgan (born February 12, 1998 in Sudbury, Ontario) is a Canadian curler. He currently skips his own team. Career Juniors As a bantam aged curler, Horgan won three Northern Ontario titles (2010, 2013 and 2015). In 2012, he won a provincial elementary school championship for all of Ontario, representing MacLeod Public School. Horgan won his first Northern Ontario junior title in 2014, earning him and teammates Nicholas Servant, brother Jacob and Maxime Blais the right to represent the region at the 2014 Canadian Junior Curling Championships. There, he skipped the team to a 5-5 finish, missing the playoffs. The next year, Horgan again won the Northern Ontario title, this time with his brother Jacob at third and Connor Lawes playing second. At the 2015 Canadian Junior Curling Championships, Horgan again led Northern Ontario to a 5-5 record. Horgan went undefeated at the 2016 Northern Ontario Junior Curling Championships, winning his third straight title. The team lineup ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Russia
Russia (, , ), or the Russian Federation, is a List of transcontinental countries, transcontinental country spanning Eastern Europe and North Asia, Northern Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by area, largest country in the world, with its internationally recognised territory covering , and encompassing one-eighth of Earth's inhabitable landmass. Russia extends across Time in Russia, eleven time zones and shares Borders of Russia, land boundaries with fourteen countries, more than List of countries and territories by land borders, any other country but China. It is the List of countries and dependencies by population, world's ninth-most populous country and List of European countries by population, Europe's most populous country, with a population of 146 million people. The country's capital and List of cities and towns in Russia by population, largest city is Moscow, the List of European cities by population within city limits, largest city entirely within E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sochi
Sochi ( rus, Со́чи, p=ˈsotɕɪ, a=Ru-Сочи.ogg) is the largest resort city in Russia. The city is situated on the Sochi River, along the Black Sea in Southern Russia, with a population of 466,078 residents, up to 600,000 residents in the urban area. The city covers an area of , while the Greater Sochi Area covers over . Sochi stretches across , and is the longest city in Europe, the fifth-largest city in the Southern Federal District, the second-largest city in Krasnodar Krai, and the sixth-largest city on the Black Sea. Being a part of the Caucasian Riviera, it is one of the very few places in Russia with a subtropical climate, with warm to hot summers and mild to cool winters. Sochi hosted the XXII Olympic Winter Games and XI Paralympic Winter Games in 2014. It hosted the alpine and Nordic Olympic events at the nearby ski resort of Rosa Khutor in Krasnaya Polyana. It also hosted the Formula 1 Russian Grand Prix from 2014 until 2021. It was also one of the host c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anton Kalalb
Anton Igorevich Kalalb (russian: Антон Игоревич Калалб; born March 16, 1988) is a Russian curler from Sochi. Kalalb was a member of the Russian team at the 2010, 2012 and 2014 European Curling Championships. He was the alternate on the Russian team in both 2010 and 2012. At the 2010 European Curling Championships he played in all nine games for the team, which was skipped by Andrey Drozdov and finished 9th. At the 2012 European Curling Championships he would play in three games for the team, which finished fifth. At the 2014 European Curling Championships, he played lead for Evgeny Arkhipov, finishing sixth. The placement qualified the team to represent Russia at the 2015 Ford World Men's Curling Championship. At the 2015 Worlds, the Russian team finished last. Kalalb also played in the 2013 Ford World Men's Curling Championship as the alternate. He would play in two games, and the team finished in 10th. Also in 2015, Kalalb was a member of the Russian team (s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Evgeny Klimov (curler)
Evgeny Alexandrovich Klimov (russian: Евге́ний Алекса́ндрович Кли́мов; born 22 November 1993) is a Russian curler from Saint Petersburg. He played alternate for the Russian national men's curling team at the 2017 Winter Universiade. Awards * Russian Men's Curling Championship: Gold (2014, 2019), Silver (2015, 2016). * Russian Men's Curling Cup: Silver (2013, 2014, 2020). * Russian Mixed Curling Championship: Gold (2015, 2020). * Master of Sports of Russia (2014) * Master of Sports of Russia, International Class (2016) Personal life Klimov was a student of the Lesgaft National State University of Physical Education, Sport and Health (Saint Petersburg). He is married.2019 World Men's Curling Championship Media Guide: Team Russia Teammates 2017 Winter Universiade * Alexey Timofeev, ''Fourth, Skip'' * Timur Gadzhikhanov, ''Third'' * Artur Razhabov, ''Second'' * Artur Ali Arthur Faridovich Ali (russian: Арту́р Фари́дович Али́; ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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