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Alexey Tselousov
Alexey Tselousov is a Russian curler from Saint Petersburg. Tselousov has played in eight European Curling Championships (1995, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2011), skipping all but two (1995 and 2004) when he played second for the Russian team. While playing on the Russian team, his best performance was 2004 when he played second for Alexander Kirikov. The rink finished in 8th place. Tselousov's only international medal came at the 2011 World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship, where he and partner Alina Kovaleva won the silver medal after losing to Switzerland 11-2 in the final. Tselousov won his first World Curling Tour event in 2011 when he won the 2011 Cloverdale Cash Spiel. At the 2016 World Men's Curling Championship, the Alexey Stukalskiy rink was slated to represent Russia, however, was replaced last-minute with Tselousov's rink after the Stukalskiy rink could not participate due to illness. This was Tselousov's second appearance at the World Curling Champion ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adamant Curling Club
Adamant in classical mythology is an archaic form of diamond. In fact, the English word ''diamond'' is ultimately derived from ''adamas'', via Late Latin and Old French . In ancient Greek (), genitive (), literally 'unconquerable, untameable'. In those days, the qualities of hard metal (probably steel) were attributed to it, and ''adamant'' became as a result an independent concept. In the Middle Ages adamant also became confused with the magnetic rock lodestone, and a folk etymology connected it with the Latin , 'to love or be attached to'. Another connection was the belief that adamant (the diamond definition) could block the effects of a magnet. This was addressed in chapter III of ''Pseudodoxia Epidemica'', for instance. Since the contemporary word ''diamond'' is now used for the hardest gemstone, the increasingly archaic term ''adamant'' has been reduced to mostly poetic or anachronistic use. In that capacity, the name, and various derivatives of it, are frequently ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
World Curling Tour
The World Curling Tour (WCT) is a group of curling bonspiels featuring the best male, female, and mixed doubles curlers in the world. History The World Curling Tour was founded by former World Champion Ed Lukowich, with later assistance from John Kawaja. The World Curling Tour commenced in 1992, with men's events only at first. It replaced the "Canadian Curling Tour" held the previous season. The first season consisted of 48 events (with only one outside Canada), and was sponsored by Seagram's distillery. Teams earned points in every event with the top 30 qualifying for the season ending " V.O. Cup", today known as the Players' Championship. Its first president and CEO was Lukowich. The first two events were held on the first weekend of October 1992, the Red Carpet Classic in Regina, Saskatchewan and a qualifier for the Coca-Cola Classic in Winnipeg. In 2001, the WCT introduced a series of Grand Slam events for men which was later followed in 2006 by Grand Slam events for women ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Living People
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1975 Births
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Russian Male Curlers
Russian(s) refers to anything related to Russia, including: *Russians (, ''russkiye''), an ethnic group of the East Slavic peoples, primarily living in Russia and neighboring countries *Rossiyane (), Russian language term for all citizens and people of Russia, regardless of ethnicity *Russophone, Russian-speaking person (, ''russkogovoryashchy'', ''russkoyazychny'') *Russian language, the most widely spoken of the Slavic languages *Russian alphabet *Russian cuisine *Russian culture *Russian studies Russian may also refer to: *Russian dressing *''The Russians'', a book by Hedrick Smith *Russian (comics), fictional Marvel Comics supervillain from ''The Punisher'' series *Russian (solitaire), a card game * "Russians" (song), from the album ''The Dream of the Blue Turtles'' by Sting *"Russian", from the album ''Tubular Bells 2003'' by Mike Oldfield *"Russian", from the album '' '' by Caravan Palace *Nik Russian, the perpetrator of a con committed in 2002 *The South African name for a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
World Curling Championships
The World Curling Championships are the annual world championships for curling, organized by the World Curling Federation and contested by national championship teams. There are men's, women's and mixed doubles championships, as well as men's and women's versions of junior and senior championships. There is also a world championship for wheelchair curling. The men's championship started in 1959, while the women's started in 1979. The mixed doubles championship was started in 2008. Since 2005, the men's and women's championships have been held in different venues, with Canada hosting one of the two championships every year: the men's championship in odd years, and the women's championship in even years. Canada has dominated both the men's and women's championships since their inception, although Switzerland, Sweden, Denmark, Germany (West Germany), Scotland, the United States, Norway and China have all won at least one championship. History The World Curling Championships began in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexey Stukalskiy
Alexey Vitalyevich Stukalskiy (russian: link=no, Алексей Витальевич Стукальский; born 8 July 1988) is a Russian curler. He plays fourth stones for Andrey Drozdov on the Russian national team. Career Stukalskiy began curling at the age of 15. He played in his first World Curling Championships for Russia under skip Andrey Drozdov at the 2013 Ford World Men's Curling Championship The 2013 World Men's Curling Championship (branded as the Ford World Men's Curling Championship 2013 for sponsorship reasons) was held from March 30 to April 7, 2013 at the Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. This ..., finishing in tenth place. Stukalskiy was named to the Russian team at the 2014 Winter Olympics, and the team finished in seventh place with a 3–6 win–loss record. References External links *Olympic profile - Sochi 2014 {{DEFAULTSORT:Stukalskiy, Alexey Russian male curlers Living people 1988 births Curlers at the 201 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2016 World Men's Curling Championship
The 2016 World Men's Curling Championship was held from April 2 to 10 at St. Jakobshalle in Basel, Switzerland. Qualification The following nations are qualified to participate in the 2016 World Men's Curling Championship: * (host country) *Two teams from the Americas zone ** ** (given that no challenges in the Americas zone are issued) *Seven teams from the 2015 European Curling Championships ** ** ** ** ** ** ** *Two teams from the 2015 Pacific-Asia Curling Championships ** ** Teams Round-robin standings ''Final round-robin standings'' Round-robin results All draw times are listed in Central European Summer Time (UTC+2). Draw 1 ''Saturday, April 2, 14:00'' Draw 2 ''Saturday, April 2, 19:00'' Draw 3 ''Sunday, April 3, 9:00'' Draw 4 ''Sunday, April 3, 14:00'' Draw 5 ''Sunday, April 3, 19:00'' Draw 6 ''Monday, April 4, 9:00'' Draw 7 ''Monday, April 4, 14:00'' Draw 8 ''Monday, April 4, 19:00'' Draw 9 ''Tuesday, April 5, 9:00'' Draw 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2011 Cloverdale Cash Spiel
The 2011 Cloverdale Cash Spiel was an annual curling bonspiel that was held from September 15 to 18 at the Cloverdale Curling Club in Surrey, British Columbia as part of the 2011–12 World Curling Tour. The purse for the men's and women's events was CAD$8,050 for both events. Men Teams Round Robin Standings Playoffs Women Teams Round Robin Standings Playoffs External links {{2011–12 curling season Cloverdale Cash Spiel Cloverdale Cash Spiel Cloverdale Cash Spiel Cloverdale Cash Spiel The Cloverdale Cash Spiel was an annual bonspiel, or curling tournament on the men's and women's World Curling Tour, that took place at the Cloverdale Curling Club in Cloverdale, British Columbia (in Surrey). The tournament was held in a round- ... Sport in Surrey, British Columbia Curling in British Columbia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alina Kovaleva
Alina Romanovna Kovaleva (russian: Алина Романовна Ковалёва; born 18 February 1993) is a Russian curler from Saint Petersburg. Her major achievement to date was winning the 2015 European Curling Championships as alternate. Kovaleva is Merited Master of Sports of Russia (2016). Career Kovaleva practiced curling in her school years in her hometown Slantsy. She then moved to St. Petersburg to the Sports School of Olympic Reserve, No. 2. After three years of curling, she and her coach Alexey Tselousov became national champions and silver medalists at the 2011 World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship. Since then, she has been active in mixed tournaments. From 2013 to 2014, she was a member of the national junior team, winning the 2013 World Junior Curling Championships in Sochi and the 2014 World Junior Curling Championships in Flims. Kovaleva plays for Adamant in St. Petersburg as a skip. As a member of the club, she won the 2013 Russian Cup and became the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint Petersburg
Saint Petersburg ( rus, links=no, Санкт-Петербург, a=Ru-Sankt Peterburg Leningrad Petrograd Piter.ogg, r=Sankt-Peterburg, p=ˈsankt pʲɪtʲɪrˈburk), formerly known as Petrograd (1914–1924) and later Leningrad (1924–1991), is the second-largest city in Russia. It is situated on the Neva River, at the head of the Gulf of Finland on the Baltic Sea, with a population of roughly 5.4 million residents. Saint Petersburg is the fourth-most populous city in Europe after Istanbul, Moscow and London, the most populous city on the Baltic Sea, and the world's northernmost city of more than 1 million residents. As Russia's Imperial capital, and a historically strategic port, it is governed as a federal city. The city was founded by Tsar Peter the Great on 27 May 1703 on the site of a captured Swedish fortress, and was named after apostle Saint Peter. In Russia, Saint Petersburg is historically and culturally associated with t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
