Ben Smith (curler)

	Ben Smith (curler) Ben Smith (born 1 October 1999) is a New Zealand curler from Ranfurly. He currently plays third on the New Zealand men's national team. Career Juniors Smith was a member of the New Zealand junior men's team from 2016 to 2020, playing second on the team until 2018, and then playing third thereafter. Smith's first international competition was at the 2016 World Junior B Curling Championships. The New Zealand team, skipped by Simon Neilson, finished with a 2–5 record in 16th place. The following year, the team played at the 2017 World Junior B Curling Championships. The team, now skipped by Matthew Neilson finished 16th overall again, with an improved 3–4 record. At the 2018 World Junior B Curling Championships, with Simon Neilson skipping again, the team finished fifth overall, with a 4–3 record, and losing in the quarterfinals. With Matthew Neilson skipping again, the team played at the 2019 World Junior-B Curling Championships. There, the team finished pool play with a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Ranfurly, New Zealand Ranfurly is a town in the Central Otago District of Otago, New Zealand. Located north of Dunedin, it lies in the dry rough plain of Maniototo at a moderately high altitude (around above sea level) close to a small tributary of the Taieri River. It operates as a service town for the local farming community. The town was formerly known as Eweburn, one of the "farmyard" names bestowed by former Otago Chief Surveyor John Turnbull Thomson on many small streams and locations in the district. The modern name honours the Fifth Earl of Ranfurly, who served as Governor of New Zealand (1897–1904) at the time of the extension of the Otago Central Railway to the area. Ranfurly is well known for its Art Deco buildings, such as its hotel and the milk bar. History During the Central Otago goldrush of the 1860s, several important deposits of the precious metal were found near Ranfurly, notably at Kyeburn and Naseby, close to the southwestern face of the Kakanui Range. After the gold-rush ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	2016 Winter Youth Olympics The 2016 Winter Youth Olympics ( no, Olympiske vinterleker for ungdom 2016; nn, Olympiske vinterleikane for ungdom 2016), officially known as the II Winter Youth Olympic Games, took place in and around Lillehammer, Norway, between 12 February and 21 February 2016. They were the fourth Youth Olympic Games and the second winter edition. Lillehammer was awarded the games on 7 December 2011 as the only candidate. The games reused venues from the 1994 Winter Olympics; this made Lillehammer the first city to host both regular and Youth Olympics. In addition to Lillehammer, sports were contested in Hamar, Gjøvik and Øyer. Host selection Lillehammer was the only city to bid for the games. The Norwegian Olympic Committee talked with Norwegian and regional authorities to investigate a bid and ultimately submitted a bid to the IOC. Upon the deadline for bidding, they were the only city to bid. Lillehammer hosted the 1994 Winter Olympics. They bid for the 2012 Winter Youth Olympics, b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	1999 Births File:1999 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The funeral procession of King Hussein of Jordan in Amman; the 1999 İzmit earthquake kills over 17,000 people in Turkey; the Columbine High School massacre, one of the first major school shootings in the United States; the Year 2000 problem ("Y2K"), perceived as a major concern in the lead-up to the year 2000; the Millennium Dome opens in London; online music downloading platform Napster is launched, soon a source of online piracy; NASA loses both the Mars Climate Orbiter and the Mars Polar Lander; a destroyed T-55 tank near Prizren during the Kosovo War., 300x300px, thumb rect 0 0 200 200 Death and state funeral of King Hussein rect 200 0 400 200 1999 İzmit earthquake rect 400 0 600 200 Columbine High School massacre rect 0 200 300 400 Kosovo War rect 300 200 600 400 Year 2000 problem rect 0 400 200 600 Mars Climate Orbiter rect 200 400 400 600 Napster rect 400 400 600 600 Millennium Dome 1999 was designated as t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
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	New Zealand Mixed Doubles Curling Championship The New Zealand Mixed Doubles Curling Championship is the national championship of mixed doubles curling (one man and one woman) in New Zealand. It has been held annually since 2007 and organized by New Zealand Curling Association. List of champions and medallists Team line-ups shows in order: woman, man, ''coach'' (if exists). Medal record for curlers ''(as of after 2022 championship)'' See also New Zealand Men's Curling Championship New Zealand Women's Curling Championship New Zealand Mixed Curling Championship References {{reflist Curling competitions in New Zealand Recurring sporting events established in 2007 2007 establishments in New Zealand National curling championships Mixed doubles curling Sport in Otago ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Mixed Doubles Curling Mixed is the past tense of ''mix''. Mixed may refer to: * Mixed (United Kingdom ethnicity category), an ethnicity category that has been used by the United Kingdom's Office for National Statistics since the 1991 Census * ''Mixed'' (album), a compilation album of two avant-garde jazz sessions featuring performances by the Cecil Taylor Unit and the Roswell Rudd Sextet See also * Mix (other) * Mixed breed, an animal whose parents are from different breeds or species * Mixed ethnicity Mixed race people are people of more than one race or ethnicity. A variety of terms have been used both historically and presently for mixed race people in a variety of contexts, including ''multiethnic'', ''polyethnic'', occasionally ''bi-ethn ... , a person who is of multiple races * * {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	New Zealand Men's Curling Championship The New Zealand Men's Curling Championship is the national championship of men's curling in New Zealand. It has been held annually since 2005. From 1994 to 2004 the national champions were the winners of the Wendorf Rock, and the event was open to both genders. Some winning teams had men's and women's players. List of champions The Wendorf Rock New Zealand Curling Championship—Men See also New Zealand Women's Curling Championship New Zealand Mixed Doubles Curling Championship New Zealand Mixed Curling Championship Notes References {{reflist External linksNZ Championship : Men Curling competitions in New Zealand Recurring sporting events established in 2005 2005 establishments in New Zealand Recurring sporting events established in 1994 1994 establishments in New Zealand National curling championships Men's sports competitions in New Zealand ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	2012 World Men's Curling Championship The 2012 World Men's Curling Championship was held from March 31 to April 8, 2012 at St. Jakobshalle in Basel, Switzerland. The 2012 World Men's Championship was one of the curling events that is a qualifier for the curling tournament at the 2014 Winter Olympics. In the final, Canada's Glenn Howard defeated Scotland's Tom Brewster after making a draw to score the winning point, wrapping up the game with a score of 8–7. Canada won its third consecutive gold medal and thirty-fourth overall gold medal. Howard won his fourth gold medal and his second gold medal as skip, while Brewster won his second consecutive silver medal. Qualification * (defending champions) * (host nation) One team from the North American zone: * ( Brazil challenge withdrawn) Seven teams from the 2011 European Curling Championships: * (Winner of the World Challenge Games) Two teams from the 2011 Pacific-Asia Curling Championships: * ** Teams The teams are listed as follows: Kraupp, E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	2023 World Men's Curling Championship The 2023 World Men's Curling Championship (branded as 2023 BKT Tires & OK Tire World Men's Curling Championship for sponsorship reasons) was held from April 1 to 9 at TD Place in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Ottawa was selected as the host site in June 2022. It had originally been planned for the city to host the event in 2021, but the event was moved to the "Calgary bubble" due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This was the first time Ottawa hosted the men's Worlds. The format for the Championship featured a thirteen team round robin. The top six teams qualified for the playoff round where the top two teams received a bye while the remaining four played the first round. The event was expected to attract approximately 70,000 fans, which was ultimately exceeded. The Aberdeen Pavilion acted as the "patch" for the event, the site where fans gathered during the event. The tournament marked the final major event for ice technician Dave Merklinger. Summary Team Turkey, who were making their d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	2022 Pan Continental Curling Championships The inaugural Pan Continental Curling Championships were held from October 31 to November 6 at the Markin MacPhail Centre at Canada Olympic Park in Calgary, Alberta. The event was used to qualify teams for the 2023 World Curling Championships. The event featured both an A Division and a B Division for both the men's and women's. This new championship combined the Pacific-Asia Curling Championships and the Americas Challenge into one event. On the men's side, Canada, the host country of the 2023 Men's World Championship, and the top four men's teams (South Korea, the United States, Japan, New Zealand) qualified for the 2023 World Men's Curling Championship in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Brazil, the bottom finisher in the men's A Division, were relegated to the 2023 B Division while Guyana, the top finisher in the B Division, were promoted to the 2023 A Division. The top five women's teams in the A Division (Japan, South Korea, Canada, the United States, New Zealand) qualified for th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Pan Continental Curling Championships The Pan Continental Curling Championships are an annual curling tournament, held every year in late October or early November. The event is used to qualify teams from the America and Pacific-Asia zones for the World Curling Championships, with the top five teams from the A division earning qualification. The championship was created to combine the Pacific-Asia Curling Championships and the Americas Challenge into one event, and create a stronger continental competition to mirror the established European Curling Championships. Summary Men Women Medal summary Overall ''As of 2022'' Men ''As of 2022'' Women ''As of 2022'' References {{Reflist International curling competitions Pan American Curling Curling competitions in Canada Curling Curling is a sport in which players slide stones on a sheet of ice toward a target area which is segmented into four concentric circles. It is related to bowls, boules, and shuffleboard. Two teams, each with four players, tak ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	2022–23 Curling Season The 2022–23 curling season began in June 2022 and ended in May 2023. ''Note: In events with two genders, the men's tournament winners will be listed before the women's tournament winners.'' World Curling Federation events Source: Championships Qualification events Other events Curling Canada events Source: Championships Invitationals Provincial and territorial playdowns National championships Australia Brazil China ;Chinese Curling League ;Chinese Curling Championships Czech Republic Denmark England Estonia (source:) Finland Italy Japan Latvia (source:) Netherlands New Zealand Norway (source:) Russia Scotland South Korea Sweden Switzerland United States {, class="wikitable" ! colspan="2", Event ! style="background:gold" , Gold ! style="background:silver" , Silver ! style="background:#cc9966" , Bronze , - , colspan="2", United States Wheelchair Mixed Doubles Curling Championship Hartland, Wisconsin, Dec. 15� ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]