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Madison Curling Club
The Madison Curling Club (MCC) is a curling club located in McFarland, Wisconsin, United States. MCC was the third-largest curling club in the United States with 570 members as of February 2014. The club had 590 members for the 2019-2020 season. History Planning for the club started in 1919 and then the Madison Curling Club was formally established in 1921. For the club's first eight years games were played under the bleachers at Camp Randall Stadium. In 1930 the club moved to Burr Jones Field in Madison. In 1997 the club moved into their current facility in William McFarland Park in McFarland. The MCC has had at least one member curl for Team USA in every Winter Olympics since curling was instated as a full Olympic sport in 1998. Leagues Through the curling season Madison Curling Club members participate in leagues including men's, women's, open (any combination of gender), doubles, and instructional. MCC members are assigned a 1- to 20-point value based on their experience an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
McFarland, WI
The Village of McFarland is located on Lake Waubesa adjacent to the southeast side of the City of Madison in Dane County. The population was 8,991 at the 2020 United States Census. McFarland has approximately 43.50 road miles, is slightly less than 5 square miles in total land area, and is part of the Madison Metropolitan Statistical Area. U.S. Route 51 passes through McFarland and serves as the main connection point between the cities of Madison and Stoughton. Its ZIP code is 53558. It is the tenth-most populous city in Dane County after Madison. History Several burial mounds from the Woodland period are known as the Lewis Mound Group in the village's Indian Mound Park. McFarland was founded in 1856 by William H. McFarland. Early industries in the village included wheat and tobacco farming, harvesting winter ice and fish on nearby Lake Waubesa for rail shipment to markets in Chicago. Later, a small resort industry developed along the eastern shore of Lake Waubesa, i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Erika Brown (curler)
Erika Lynn Brown (born January 25, 1973) is an American curler, currently residing in Oakville, Ontario, Canada. She started curling in 1980 and throws right-handed. Career As a 15-year-old, Brown represent the United States at the 1988 Winter Olympics when curling was a demonstration event. Brown played third on the team, skipped by Lisa Schoeneberg, and the team finished fifth. Brown then had a successful junior career, representing the United States at six (1988, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994) World Junior Curling Championships, winning silver in 1992 and 1994 and a bronze in 1993. Brown has participated in sixteen different United States National Championships, beginning with a second-place finish in 1991. In 1995 she won her first national championships and would go on to compete in the 1995 Brandon World Championships where her team placed fifth with a 4–5 record. Her second trip to the world championships proved more successful as her team won the silver medal be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Godfrey (curler)
George Godfrey (born June 18, 1944, in Lodi, Wisconsin, United States) is an American curler. He is a and and a three times United States men's curling champion (1982, 1986, 1991). Awards *United States Curling Hall of Fame The United States Curling Association Hall of Fame was started in 1984 to recognize and honor individuals and teams that have achieved extraordinary distinction in curling or have made major contribution to the development of curling in the United S ...: 2001 Teams Personal life George Godfrey started curling in 1952, when he was 8 years old. He graduated from University of Wisconsin-Platteville. References External links * * Video: Living people 1944 births People from Lodi, Wisconsin Sportspeople from Madison, Wisconsin American male curlers American curling champions University of Wisconsin–Platteville alumni {{US-curling-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mike Fraboni
Mike Fraboni (born June 5, 1948, in Hibbing, Minnesota, United States The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 states, a federal district, five major unincorporated territori ...) is an American curler. He is a and a two time United States men's curling champion (1991, 2002). He works at Madison Curling Club as a curling ice maker. Teams Men's Mixed References External links * Living people 1948 births Sportspeople from Hibbing, Minnesota Sportspeople from Madison, Wisconsin American male curlers American curling champions Continental Cup of Curling participants {{US-curling-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
World Senior Curling Championships
The World Senior Curling Championships is an annual curling tournament featuring curlers from around the world who are at least 50 years old. Matches at the World Senior Championships are played in 8 ends played instead of the 10 played in most international events. The tournament began in 2002 with only 7 men's teams and 4 women's teams but has since expanded. The 2020 event was cancelled on March 14, 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic The COVID-19 pandemic, also known as the coronavirus pandemic, is an ongoing global pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The novel virus was first identi .... Results Men Women Medal tables ''As of 2022 World Championships'' ;Men ;Women ;Overall References External linksWorld Curling Federation Archived Results {{World Curling Championships Senior Senior curling ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steve Brown (curler)
Steve Brown (born November 22, 1946 in Galesville, Wisconsin) is an American curler and curling coach. He is a and and a three time United States men's curling champion (1982, 1986, 1991). Awards * United States Curling Hall of Fame: 1998 *U.S. Olympic Committee Curling Coach of the Year: 1996 *USA Curling Coach of the Year: 2012, 1996 Teams Men's Mixed Record as a coach of national teams Personal life Steve Brown started curling in 1960, when he was 14 years old. His children, son Craig Brown and daughter Erika Brown, are well-known American curlers too, US champions and World medallists. Steve's wife Diane Brown Diane Edith Brown (born 1951) is a novelist and poet from New Zealand. Background Brown was born in 1951. She is based in Dunedin. Career Brown has published several novels and poetry collections including: * ''Before The Divorce We Go T ... is also a curler, and Steve and Diane together won the US Mixed championship in 1984. He is founder an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Curling At The 2014 Winter Olympics – Women's Tournament
The women's curling tournament of the 2014 Winter Olympics was held at the Ice Cube Curling Center in Sochi, Russia on 10–20 February 2014. Ten nations competed in the round robin preliminary round, and the top four nations at the conclusion of the round robin qualified for the medal round. South Korea made their Olympic debut in curling. A new Olympic record was established when Great Britain scored seven points in one end against the United States. Great Britain also equalled the record for total points scored in one game, scoring twelve points against the United States and against Japan. Canada, skipped by Jennifer Jones, became the first women's rink to go through an Olympic tournament undefeated. Great Britain, by winning the bronze medal became the youngest rink to ever step onto an Olympic curling podium. Teams The teams are listed as follows: Round robin standings Round robin results All draw times are listed in Moscow Time (UTC+4 UTC+04:00 is an identifier ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Curling At The 1998 Winter Olympics
Curling at the 1998 Winter Olympics took place at Karuizawa, who had hosted the equestrian events at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. The 1998 Nagano Olympics marked the first time that curling was held as an official Olympic sport. It was the first time the same city hosted events for both the Summer and Winter Olympics. Medal summary Medal table Events Men's Teams Final standings Results ''All times shown are in Japan Standard Time'' (web archive; "Curling" chapter starts at page 236) Draw 1 ''9 February, 14:00''Draw 2 ''10 February, 9:00''Draw 3 ''10 February, 19:00''Draw 4 ''11 February, 14:00''Draw 5 ''12 February, 9:00'' ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Curling At The 1988 Winter Olympics
Curling was a demonstration sport at the 1988 Winter Olympics. The venue was the Max Bell Arena in Calgary. The 1988 Winter Olympics was the second time curling was a demonstration sport at the Winter Games, previously being competed at the 1932 Olympics. Medal summary Medal table Medalists Men Teams ''*throws third stones'' Standings Round robin results Draw 1 Draw 2 Draw 3 Draw 4 Draw 5 Draw 6 Draw 7 Tie-breakers Playoffs Semifinal Gold medal match Women Teams Standings Round robin results Draw 1 Draw 2 Draw 3 Draw 4 Draw 5 Draw 6 Draw 7 Tie-breakers Playoffs Semifinal Gold medal match References * * * {{Footer Olympic Champions Curling Women Curling in Alberta 1988 in Canadian curling Olympics The modern Olympic Games or Olympics (french: link=no, Jeux olympiques) are the leading international sporting events featuring summer and winter sports competi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1999 Ford World Women's Curling Championship
The 1999 World Women's Curling Championship (branded as 1999 Ford World Women's Curling Championship for sponsorship reasons) was held at Harbour Station in Saint John, New Brunswick Saint John is a seaport city of the Atlantic Ocean located on the Bay of Fundy in the province of New Brunswick, Canada. Saint John is the oldest incorporated city in Canada, established by royal charter on May 18, 1785, during the reign of K ... from April 3–11, 1999. Teams Round robin standings Round robin results Draw 1 Draw 2 Draw 3 Draw 4 Draw 5 Draw 6 Draw 7 Draw 8 Draw 9 Playoffs Brackets Final References * {{World Curling Championships World Women's Curling Championship W C Sport in Saint John, New Brunswick C Curling in New Brunswick Women's curling competitions in Canada April 1999 sports events in Canada 1999 in Canadian women's sports 1999 in New Brunswick Sports competitions in New Brunswick ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1996 Ford World Women's Curling Championship
The 1996 World Women's Curling Championship (branded as 1996 Ford World Women's Curling Championship for sponsorship reasons) was held at Copps Coliseum in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada from March 23–31, 1996. Teams Round robin standings Round robin results Draw 1 Draw 2 Draw 3 Draw 4 Draw 5 Draw 6 Draw 7 Draw 8 Draw 9 Tiebreaker Playoffs Brackets Final References * {{World Curling Championships World Women's Curling Championship Sports competitions in Hamilton, Ontario Ford World Women's Curling Championship, 1996 Curling in Ontario Ford World Women's Curling Championship Ford World Women's Curling Championship Ford World Championship Ford World Curling Championship 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 an ... ... [...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] |
