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Jim Vukich
James R. Vukich (December 15, 1945 – August 6, 2002) was an American curler and two-time national champion. Career Vukich curled while growing up in Minnesota, even winning the Minnesota schoolboy curling state title in 1963. He later stepped away from the sport for a while, until picking it back up while living in Seattle. He then went on to, as skip of his team, win four Washington state championships and two national championships, the latter in 1987 and 1989. Vukich defeated the defending champion Steve Brown to win his first national title in 1987. At the 1987 World Men's Championship they missed the playoffs when they lost a tiebreaker to Germany's Rodger Schmidt, leaving Team Vukich in fifth place in the final standings. Also in 1987 Vukich competed at the first United States Olympic Curling Trials, to decide the team that would represent the United States at the 1988 Winter Olympics where curling would be a demonstration sport. The trials were a triple-elimination t ...
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Chisholm, Minnesota
Chisholm is a city in St. Louis County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 4,976 at the 2010 census. The city has been called "The Heart of the Iron Range" due to its location in the middle of the Mesabi Iron Range. History The city was named for its founder, Archibald Mark Chisholm (1862–1933), a mining man and investor from Glengarry County, Ontario, Canada. Chisholm was incorporated in 1901. A post office called Chisholm has been in operation since 1901. With a railroad line to Duluth and plenty of mining work available in and near town, Chisholm's population grew rapidly, and by 1908 it had more than 6,000 people and 500 buildings. On September 5, 1908, a fast-moving forest fire obliterated the town due to dry conditions and the wooden construction of nearly all the town's buildings. Many people escaped by going into the lake. No one died in the fire. Afterward, building codes were enhanced, and by the next summer more than 70 fireproof buildings had been erected ...
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2016 World Mixed Curling Championship
The 2016 World Mixed Curling Championship was held from October 14 to 22 at the Sport Palace in Kazan, Russia. Among the 37 participating nations, Andorra, Croatia, South Korea and the Netherlands debuted on this event, while China, Israel and Lithuania didn't participate this time. Teams Group A Group B Group C Group D Group E Round-robin standings ''Final round-robin standings'' Round-robin results All draw times are listed in Moscow Time (UTC+3). Group A Saturday, October 15 Draw 3 12:00 Draw 4 16:00 Draw 4 16:00 Draw 5 20:00 Sunday, October 16 Draw 6 08:00 Draw 7 12:00 Draw 8 16:00 Draw 9 20:00 Monday, October 17 Draw 10 08:00 Draw 12 16:00 Draw 12 16:00 Draw 12 16:00 Tuesday, October 18 Draw 14 08:00 Draw 14 08:00 Draw 16 16:00 Wednesday, October 19 Draw 18 08:00 Draw 18 08:00 Draw 20 16:00 Thursday, October 20 Draw 22 08:00 Draw 22 08:00 Draw 22 08:00 Group B Saturday, October 15 Draw 2 08:00 Draw 2 08:00 Draw 4 16:00 Draw 5 20: ...
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People From Chisholm, Minnesota
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American Curling Champions
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American Male Curlers
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1945 Births
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Jason Larway
Jason Larway (born March 23, 1970) is an American curler from Lynnwood, Washington. He is a and a four-times United States men's curling champion (1989, 1992, 2001, 2004). In addition to representing the United States at the , winning the National Championship in 2001 should have qualified Larway to compete at the 2001 United States Olympic Curling Trials but the entire team was deemed ineligible because, as a Canadian living in the United States, teammate Greg Romaniuk was eligible for the National Championship but not for the Olympics. Larway instead attempted to earn a spot at the Trials through the National Olympic Qualifier, which he gained entry to through the Washington State Regional Qualifier. But he had to miss the National Qualifier because it occurred at the same time as the 2001 World Men's Championship. Larway, with fellow curler Rich Ruohonen acting as his attorney, filed a grievance with the United States Olympic Committee and the United States Curling Associat ...
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Jim Pleasants
James "Jim" Pleasants is an American curler and curling coach from Seattle, Washington. As of 2012-2014 he was a President of United States Curling Association. Curling career In 1989 Fish played third Third or 3rd may refer to: Numbers * 3rd, the ordinal form of the cardinal number 3 * , a fraction of one third * Second#Sexagesimal divisions of calendar time and day, 1⁄60 of a ''second'', or 1⁄3600 of a ''minute'' Places * 3rd Street (d ... on Jim Vukich's team, they won US Men's Championship and placing tenth at World's. In 1999 team with him and his wife Jaynie Pleasants won US Mixed championship. Teams Men's Mixed Mixed doubles Record as a coach of national teams References External links * * James Pleasants - Granite Curling Club {{DEFAULTSORT:Pleasants, Jim American male curlers American curling champions Sportspeople from Seattle American curling coaches Year of birth missing (living people) Place of birth missing (living people) Livin ...
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Bard Nordlund
Bard Nordlund is an American curler and three-time national champion from Seattle, Washington. Curling career In 1988 Nordlund played third on Doug Jones' national champion team; they went on to finish in tenth place at the World Championship A world championship is generally an international competition open to elite competitors from around the world, representing their nations, and winning such an event will be considered the highest or near highest achievement in the sport, game, .... The following year Nordlund returned to Nationals on Jim Vukich's team and again winning and placing tenth at World's. In 1990 Nordlund returned to Jones' team and again won gold at the National Championship, this time improving to seventh at World's. Teams References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Nordlund, Bard American male curlers American curling champions Sportspeople from Seattle ...
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Curtis Fish
Curtis "Curt" Fish is an American curler and 1989 national champion from Seattle, Washington. Curling career In 1978, Fish on Jeff Tomlinson's team won US Juniors and placed fifth on . In 1989 Fish played third Third or 3rd may refer to: Numbers * 3rd, the ordinal form of the cardinal number 3 * , a fraction of one third * Second#Sexagesimal divisions of calendar time and day, 1⁄60 of a ''second'', or 1⁄3600 of a ''minute'' Places * 3rd Street (d ... on Jim Vukich's team, winning the US Men's Championship and placing tenth at World's. Teams References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Fish, Curtis American male curlers American curling champions Sportspeople from Seattle Year of birth missing (living people) Place of birth missing (living people) ...
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Gary Joraanstad
Gary M. Joraanstad (born c. 1946) is an American curler and 1987 United States men's champion. Personal life His daughter is curler Nicole Joraanstad, multi-time United States women's champion and 2010 Olympian. At the time of the 1987 World Championship, he worked as a personnel supervisor. He is married and has two daughters. After living in Seattle, Joraanstad and his wife Debra moved to Heath, Ohio. Teams References External links * National Champions , Granite Curling Club of Seattle American male curlers American curling champions 1940s births Living people People from Heath, Ohio Sportspeople from Ohio Curlers from Seattle {{curling-bio-stub ...
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