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Rachel Hannen
Rachel Hannen (born 27 January 1995 in Edinburgh, Scotland) is a Scottish curler. Teams Women's Mixed Mixed doubles Personal life Her mother Isobel is a 1985 World silver medallist curler and also coaches. Her grandmother Isobel Torrance Isobel Torrance is a Scotland, Scottish curling, curler. She is a . Teams Women's Mixed References External links * Living people Scottish female curlers Scottish curling champions Year of birth missing (living people) {{Scotlan ... is a and two-time Scottish women's champion curler. References External links *Rachel Hannen - British Universities & Colleges Sport(web archive)Rachel Hannen Athlete Profile - British Curling(.DOCX) [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edinburgh
Edinburgh ( ; gd, Dùn Èideann ) is the capital city of Scotland and one of its 32 Council areas of Scotland, council areas. Historically part of the county of Midlothian (interchangeably Edinburghshire before 1921), it is located in Lothian on the southern shore of the Firth of Forth. Edinburgh is Scotland's List of towns and cities in Scotland by population, second-most populous city, after Glasgow, and the List of cities in the United Kingdom, seventh-most populous city in the United Kingdom. Recognised as the capital of Scotland since at least the 15th century, Edinburgh is the seat of the Scottish Government, the Scottish Parliament and the Courts of Scotland, highest courts in Scotland. The city's Holyrood Palace, Palace of Holyroodhouse is the official residence of the Monarchy of the United Kingdom, British monarchy in Scotland. The city has long been a centre of education, particularly in the fields of medicine, Scots law, Scottish law, literature, philosophy, the sc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rebecca Kesley
Rebecca, ; Syriac: , ) from the Hebrew (lit., 'connection'), from Semitic root , 'to tie, couple or join', 'to secure', or 'to snare') () appears in the Hebrew Bible as the wife of Isaac and the mother of Jacob and Esau. According to biblical tradition, Rebecca's father was Bethuel the Aramean from Paddan Aram, also called Aram-Naharaim. Rebecca's brother was Laban the Aramean, and she was the granddaughter of Milcah and Nahor, the brother of Abraham. Rebecca and Isaac were one of the four couples that some believe are buried in the Cave of the Patriarchs, the other three being Adam and Eve, Abraham and Sarah, and Jacob and Leah. Early life After the Binding of Isaac, Sarah died. After taking care of her burial, Abraham went about finding a wife for his son Isaac, who was already 37 years old. He commanded his servant (whom the Torah commentators identify as Eliezer of Damascus) to journey to his birthplace of Aram Naharaim to select a bride from his own family, rather tha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Duncan Menzies (curler)
Duncan Menzies (; born 25 February 1994 in Arbroath, Angus, Scotland) is a Scottish curler. He currently plays third on Team Cameron Bryce Cameron Bryce (born 20 July 1995) is a Scottish curler from Kelso. He currently skips his own team out of Stirling. Career Bryce has twice skipped Scotland at the World Mixed Curling Championship. He and teammates Katie Murray, Bobby Lammie .... Teams Men's Mixed Mixed doubles References External links *Curling World Cup profile* * * * Living people 1994 births People from Arbroath Scottish male curlers Scottish curling champions Curlers at the 2012 Winter Youth Olympics {{Scotland-curling-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Claire Hamilton (curler)
Claire Hamilton (born 31 January 1989) is a Scottish curler. She formerly played lead for the rink skipped by Eve Muirhead. Representing Scotland, they were the 2013 World Champions and representing Team GB, they were the 2014 Olympic bronze medallists. Hamilton was born in Lockerbie, Scotland and was educated at Lockerbie Academy and the University of Strathclyde, where she studied pharmacy. She was a member of the Anna Sloan rink that won a gold medal for Great Britain at the 2011 Winter Universiade, playing as the team's alternate. In March 2011, she played third for Sloan at the 2011 World Championships, along with Vicki Adams, Rhiann MacLeod and Eve Muirhead as alternate. They finished 9th. Sloan joined forces with Muirhead after that season, with Hamilton becoming the team's lead and Adams playing in second position. They had quick success, winning the gold medal at the 2011 European Curling Championships in Moscow. However, they were not as successful at the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mairi Milne
Mairi Milne (also known as Mairi Herd) is a Scottish curler and curling coach Coach may refer to: Guidance/instruction * Coach (sport), a director of athletes' training and activities * Coaching, the practice of guiding an individual through a process ** Acting coach, a teacher who trains performers Transportation * Co .... She is a , and a . She is also a . Teams Record as a coach of national teams Private life Her sister Claire Milne is also a curler and a coach. The sisters were longtime teammates. References External links * * Team Muirhead Power Their Way To New International Title , British CurlingLatvian Mixed Doubles Curling Cup – the roaring game blogMercure Perth Masters – Your commentators for the live semi final game of Baumann v Brewster Mairi Milne and Rob Niven(1991 video inside) Living people Scottish female curlers Scottish curling champions Scottish curling coaches Year of birth missing (living people) {{Scotland-curlin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Angharad Ward
Angharad (; ) is a feminine given name in the Welsh language, having a long association with Welsh royalty, history and myth. It translates to English as ''much loved one''. In Welsh mythology, Angharad Golden-Hand is the lover of Peredur in the myth cycle ''The Mabinogion''. ''The Mabinogion'', transl. Lady Charlotte Guest 877 ''sacred-texts.com'', pp. 100, 105. Retrieved 2012-01-02. Historical figures There have been a number of historical or semi-historical Angharads, most notably the daughter of (1100–1170), King of[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robin Halliday
Robin may refer to: Animals * Australasian robins, red-breasted songbirds of the family Petroicidae * Many members of the subfamily Saxicolinae (Old World chats), including: **European robin (''Erithacus rubecula'') ** Bush-robin **Forest robin **Magpie-robin ** Scrub-robin **Robin-chat, two bird genera ** Bagobo robin **White-starred robin **White-throated robin ** Blue-fronted robin **Larvivora (6 species) **Myiomela (3 species) * Some red-breasted New-World true thrushes (''Turdus'') of the family Turdidae, including: ** American robin (''T. migratorius'') (so named by 1703) ** Rufous-backed thrush (''T. rufopalliatus'') ** Rufous-collared thrush (''T. rufitorques'') ** Formerly other American thrushes, such as the clay-colored thrush (''T. grayi'') * Pekin robin or Japanese (hill) robin, archaic names for the red-billed leiothrix (''Leiothrix lutea''), red-breasted songbirds * Sea robin, a fish with small "legs" (actually spines) Arts, entertainment, and media Fictio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Katie Murray (curler)
Katie Murray (born January 15, 1997) is an American soccer player. She plays as a midfielder for Granadilla Tenerife in Liga F. Career Murray attended the University of Illinois, Murray played for the university's team, from 2015-18. After graduating, she signed for IK Myran in Finland. On January 13, 2020, Murray signed for the Spanish team Granadilla Tenerife. References External links * 1997 births Living people Women's association football midfielders American women's soccer players Soccer players from Ohio National Women's Soccer League players Washington Spirit players Liga F players American expatriate women's soccer players Kansallinen Liiga players Expatriate women's footballers in Finland American expatriate sportspeople in Spain Expatriate women's footballers in Spain UD Granadilla Tenerife players American expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands American expatriate sportspeople in Finland Eredivisie (women) players PEC Zwolle (women) pl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rachael Halliday
Rachel ( he, רָחֵל, Modern: Raḥel, Tiberian: Rāḫēl, Rāḥēl), meaning " ewe", is a feminine given name of Hebrew origin, popularized by the biblical figure Rachel, the wife of Israelite patriarch Jacob. Ashkenazi Jewish matronymic surnames Rokhlin (variants: Rochlin, Rohlin), Raskin, Raskine, Rashkin, Rashkind are derived from variants of the name. The Jewish version of the surname Ruskin is an Americanized form of Raskin. Sixteenth century baptismal records from England show that Rachel was first used by English Christians in the mid-1500s, becoming popular during the Protestant Reformation along with other names from the Bible. Usage The name has been among the five hundred most commonly used names in recent years for newborn girls in France, Ireland, Israel, United Kingdom and the United States. Variants *Rachey, Rahel, Rocha, Rochel, Rochie, Rochale, Rochele, Rochlin, Recha, Reche, Reichil, Rela, Releh, Relin, Reiyelina, Rekel, Rikel, Rikla, Rikle, R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sophie Jackson
Sophie Jackson (born 22 July 1996, in Dumfries) is a Scottish curler. She currently plays lead on Team Rebecca Morrison. Career Juniors Jackson twice skipped Team Scotland at the World Junior Curling Championships. Her first was in 2016, when she led her team of Naomi Brown, Rachael Halliday and Rachel Hannen to a 2-7 record. This relegated Scotland to the World Junior-B Curling Championships for the following season. In 2017, she once again skipped the Scottish junior team. She and teammates of Brown, Mili Smith and Sophie Sinclair won the Junior B championships, earning the right to represent Scotland at the 2017 World Junior Curling Championships. At the World Juniors, her team continued her winning ways, finishing the round robin tied with Sweden's Isabella Wranå rink for first with a 7-2 record. In the playoffs, she lost to Sweden in the 1 vs. 2 game, beat Canada in the semifinal, but lost again to Sweden in the final to claim the silver medal. Jackson was invited to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Hay (curler)
David Hay (born 23 February 1962) is a Scottish curler. Hay started curling in 1975. He plays in second or third position and is right-handed. ecc.curlit.com During his career he won many prizes, but never featured on the Winter Olympics
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Hay coached the Great Britain Women's curling team to the bronze medal at the 2014 Winter Olympics.
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Vicki Adams
Victoria Elizabeth "Vicki" Chalmers (née Adams) (born 16 November 1989) is a Scottish curler who was the long time second for Eve Muirhead. Representing Scotland, they won the 2013 World Championships and the European Championships in 2011 and 2017. Representing Great Britain, they are the 2014 Olympic bronze medallists and finished fourth at the 2018 Winter Olympics. Career Chalmers was born in Edinburgh, Scotland and lives in Stranraer and Stirling. She has been a long-time member of the Muirhead rink, dating back to her junior career. With Muirhead, she won three gold medals at the World Junior Curling Championships, winning in 2008, 2009 and 2011. Chalmers, whilst at the University of the West of Scotland also won a gold medal at the 2011 Winter Universiade, playing second for Anna Sloan. Chalmers stayed with the Muirhead rink after her junior career, except for the 2011 World Championships, when she played second for Sloan, finishing ninth. With the Muirhead rink, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
