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Jodi Sutton (née Sutton), and were longtime teammates.Jodie Ann Sutton (born April 23, 1968) is a Canadian curler. She is a and . She won a bronze medal at the 1992 Winter Olympics when curling was a demonstration sport. In 1996, she was inducted into British Columbia Curling Hall of Fame together with all of the Julie Sutton 1991–1993 team. Teams and events Private life She is the twin sister of Julie Skinner Julie Lynn Skinner ( Sutton, born April 23, 1968 in Calgary, Alberta) is a retired Canadian curler and Olympic medallist from Victoria, British Columbia. She received a bronze medal at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City. /ref> References Externa ...
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Juan De Fuca Curling Club
''Juan'' is a given name, the Spanish language, Spanish and Manx language, Manx versions of ''John (given name), John''. It is very common in Spain and in other Spanish-speaking communities around the world and in the Philippines, and also (pronounced differently) in the Isle of Man. In Spanish, the diminutive form (equivalent to ''Johnny'') is , with feminine form (comparable to ''Jane'', ''Joan'', or ''Joanna'') , and feminine diminutive (equivalent to ''Janet'', ''Janey'', ''Joanie'', etc.). Chinese terms * ( or 娟, 隽) 'beautiful, graceful' is a common given name for Chinese women. * () The Chinese character :wiktionary:卷, 卷, which in Mandarin is almost homophonic with the characters for the female name, is a division of a traditional Chinese manuscript or book and can be translated as 'fascicle', 'scroll', 'chapter', or 'volume'. Notable people * Juan (footballer, born 1979), Brazilian footballer * Juan (footballer, born 1982), Brazilian footballer * Juan (footb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chris Stevenson (curler)
Chris Stevenson (died 2014) was an author and professor of mental health nursing at Dublin City University, where she was also head of the School of Nursing. She was appointed in 2005, having begun her career as a psychiatric nurse. Career Stevenson trained as a psychiatric nurse before completing a BA (Hons) in psychology and sociology at Sunderland Polytechnic. She then returned to nursing as a community psychiatric nurse, specialising in working with families. Whilst working as a nurse, she studied for an MSc in health and social research at the University of Northumbria, and for seven years she held a clinical lectureship at Newcastle University. She then became a reader in nursing at the University of Teesside, and deputy director of the Teesside Centre for Rehabilitation Sciences. On her appointment to Dublin City University, she established a qualitative study into attempted suicide by young men in Ireland, noting that suicide is the most common cause of death in 15 to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canadian Women's Curling Champions
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Canadian Women Curlers
Canadians (french: Canadiens) are people identified with the country of Canada. This connection may be residential, legal, historical or cultural. For most Canadians, many (or all) of these connections exist and are collectively the source of their being ''Canadian''. Canada is a multilingual and multicultural society home to people of groups of many different ethnic, religious, and national origins, with the majority of the population made up of Old World immigrants and their descendants. Following the initial period of French and then the much larger British colonization, different waves (or peaks) of immigration and settlement of non-indigenous peoples took place over the course of nearly two centuries and continue today. Elements of Indigenous, French, British, and more recent immigrant customs, languages, and religions have combined to form the culture of Canada, and thus a Canadian identity. Canada has also been strongly influenced by its linguistic, geographic, and ec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1968 Births
The year was highlighted by protests and other unrests that occurred worldwide. Events January–February * January 5 – " Prague Spring": Alexander Dubček is chosen as leader of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia. * January 10 – John Gorton is sworn in as 19th Prime Minister of Australia, taking over from John McEwen after being elected leader of the Liberal Party the previous day, following the disappearance of Harold Holt. Gorton becomes the only Senator to become Prime Minister, though he immediately transfers to the House of Representatives through the 1968 Higgins by-election in Holt's vacant seat. * January 15 – The 1968 Belice earthquake in Sicily kills 380 and injures around 1,000. * January 21 ** Vietnam War: Battle of Khe Sanh – One of the most publicized and controversial battles of the war begins, ending on April 8. ** 1968 Thule Air Base B-52 crash: A U.S. B-52 Stratofortress crashes in Greenland, discharging 4 nuclear bombs. * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Living People
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Elaine Dagg-Jackson
Elaine Dagg-Jackson (born May 23, 1955 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada as Elaine Dagg) is a Canadian curler and curling coach from Victoria, British Columbia. She is a and a three-time (, , ). She won a bronze medal at the 1992 Winter Olympics when curling was a demonstration sport. Personal life Dagg-Jackson grew up in Kelowna. Her father is Lyall Dagg Lyall Austin Dagg (July 27, 1929 – May 14, 1975) was a Canadian curler and World Champion. He is the father of Elaine Dagg-Jackson, who also became a curler. He won a gold medal at the 1964 World Curling Championships. Outside of curling, he ..., winner of the 1964 Macdonald Brier. She moved to Victoria in 1986, and began curling competitively thereafter. Before her coaching career, she worked for Copeland Communications. She is married to curler and coach Glen Jackson. Awards * Joan Mead Builder Award: ("Canadian Curling Association National Team Coach") *British Columbia Curling Hall of Fame: 1996, toget ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karri Willms
Karri Anne Willms (born April 16, 1969) is a Canadian curler and curling coach from Vernon, British Columbia. She is a and . She won a bronze medal at the 1992 Winter Olympics when curling was a demonstration sport. She retired from curling afterwards. In 2018 she began working for the World Curling Federation as the Competitions and Development Officer. Personal life Willms worked at a bank before her and husband Renato Lepore "took a break" and moved to Novara, Italy Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, and its territory largely coincides with the homonymous geographical re ... to work as mechanics on the JD Motorsport pit crew in Formula Renault racing. Awards * STOH All-Star teams: (lead) *British Columbia Curling Hall of Fame: 1996, together with all of the Julie Sutton 1991–1993 team. Teams and events Record as a coach o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Melissa Soligo
Melissa Soligo (born February 7, 1969 in Trail, British Columbia, Canada) is a Canadian curler and curling coach, currently living in Victoria, British Columbia. Soligo began curling at age 11. In her youth, she also played volleyball, basketball, field hockey and fastball. She is a and . She won a bronze medal at the 1992 Winter Olympics when curling was a demonstration sport. Her competitive curling career was cut short when she was struck by an intoxicated driver while she was walking. She then made the choice to switch to coaching. Early in her career she focused on coaching junior teams in Canada. In 2002 she began coaching the South Korean curling teams where under her leadership the men's team won the Pacific Curling Championship. She has also been the national team leader of Curling Canada's wheelchair curling program, the coach of BC's wheelchair curling team and is currently a national coach, mentor coach and High Performance Director at CurlBC. Personal life So ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sandra Martin (curler)
Sandra Martin is the author of the highly read Breaking the "Sound" Barrier to Fluent Reading, a curricular reading/spelling intervention designed to reach the at-risk learner. Sandra has been a teacher and curriculum developer for 38 years in the Conewago Valley School District and for Dickinson College , mottoeng = Freedom is made safe through character and learning , established = , type = Private liberal arts college , endowment = $645.5 million (2022) , president = J ..., PA and is a guest writer for the Teachthought educational community. Sandra's three Breaking the "Sound" Barrier books have been a part of university-backed research that demonstrated their positive role as reading/spelling interventions in the classroom. Sandy also authored Mathopedia Levels 1 and 2, mathematical encyclopedias that assist students with the basics of mathematics. Academic credentials Bachelor of Science in Speci ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diane Nelson
Diane Dezura (born July 1, 1958 in Burnaby, British Columbia as Diane Nelson) is a Canadians, Canadian retired Curling, curler and Olympic medalist. As Diane Nelson, she played lead on for the Kelley Law rink in the early 2000s, one of the best teams in the world at the time. While she was with the team, the Law rink won a world championship in 2000 and a bronze medal at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City."2002 Winter Olympics – Salt Lake City, United States – Curling" – ''databaseOlympics.com'' (Retrieved on March 19, 2008) In her career, Dezura played in five Scott Tournament of Hearts, in 1988, 1989, 2000, 2001 and in 2004, winning the event in 2000. Personal life Dezura retired from curling in 2004. ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
