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Riku Yanagisawa
is a Japanese curler. He is a two-time Japanese men's champion skip. Career Yanagisawa played second on the Karuizawa SC team skipped by Yoshiro Shimizu 2018 Japan Curling Championships. The team finished the round robin portion of the tournament with a 6–2 record, making the playoffs. In the playoffs, they defeated Naomasa Takeda in the 3 vs. 4 game, before losing to Masaki Iwai in the semifinal, settling for third place. Yanagisawa moved to third on the Karuizawa team in 2019, which was now skipped by Tsuyoshi Yamaguchi. The team played in the 2020 Japan Curling Championships, where they again went 6–2 in the round robin. In the playoffs, they defeated Yuya Takigahira in the 3 vs. 4 game, before losing to Yusuke Morozumi in the semifinal. That season, the team played in many tour events, winning the Moosehead Fall Open in Canada, and the Keijinkai Rizing Cup back home in Japan. The team played in the 2021 Japanese Championship as well, finishing the round robin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karuizawa, Nagano
is a resort town located in Nagano Prefecture, Japan. , the town had an estimated population of 20,323 in 9897 households, and a population density of 130 persons per km². The total area of the town is . Karuizawa is one of the oldest and most famous summer resorts in Japan, visited by many people from different countries since the 19th century. Geography Karuizawa is located in eastern Nagano Prefecture, bordered by Gunma Prefecture to the north, east and south. The town is located on an elevated plain at the foot of Mount Asama, one of Japan's most active volcanoes. The mountain is classed as a Category A active volcano. A small eruption was detected in June 2015, a more significant eruption spewing hot rocks and a plume of ash occurred in February 2015. Mt. Asama's most destructive eruption in recent recorded history took place in 1783, when over 1,000 were killed. The volcano is actively monitored by scientists and climbing close to the summit is prohibited. *Usui Pass *Hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yoshiro Shimizu
is a Japanese curler. At the international level, he is a . Teams References External links * Living people 1993 births Sportspeople from Tokyo Japanese male curlers {{Japan-curling-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kelowna, British Columbia
Kelowna ( ) is a city on Okanagan Lake in the Okanagan Valley in the southern interior of British Columbia, Canada. It serves as the head office of the Regional District of Central Okanagan. The name Kelowna derives from the Okanagan word ''kiʔláwnaʔ'', referring to a male grizzly bear. Kelowna is the province's third-largest metropolitan area (after Vancouver and Victoria), while it is the seventh-largest city overall and the largest in the Interior. It is the 20th-largest metropolitan area in Canada. The city proper encompasses , and the census metropolitan area . Kelowna's estimated population in 2020 is 222,748 in the metropolitan area and 142,146 in the city proper. After many years of suburban expansion into the surrounding mountain slopes, the city council adopted a long-term plan intended to increase density instead - particularly in the downtown core. This has resulted in the construction of taller buildings, including One Water Street - a 36-storey building that is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
King Cash Spiel
The King Cash Spiel, formerly the Golden Ears Curling Classic and the Coronation Group Classic, is an annual cashspiel, or curling tournament, that takes place at the Golden Ears Curling Club in Maple Ridge, British Columbia. The event has been on and off again as part of the World Curling Tour, and has been held since 1981. The tournament is held in a round robin format. Past champions Men Women References Women's curling competitions in Canada Curling in British Columbia Maple Ridge, British Columbia {{curling-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karuizawa International Curling Championships
The Karuizawa International Curling Championships is a curling bonspiel held annually since the Olympic Games in Nagano at the SCAP Karuizawa Arena in Kariuzawa, Japan. The bonspiel is held to commemorate the curling event at the 1998 Nagano Olympics, the first official curling event in the Olympic programme since the 1924 Winter Olympics. It is also held to help promote curling throughout Japan. The event became a World Curling Tour event in 2014. Format Current format A total of 24 teams (12 men's and 12 women's teams) are invited each year to participate in the championship. The teams play a two-pool round robin tournament with games of eight ends, and the top six teams of each gender play eight-end games in the final round. Previous format Prior to 2013, a total of 16 teams (8 men's and 8 women's teams) were invited each year to participate in the championship. Five teams of each gender were chosen from foreign nations based on performances at the most recent World Curli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prestige Hotels & Resorts Curling Classic
The Prestige Hotels & Resorts Curling Classic is an annual curling tournament on the men's and women's curling tour. It is held at the Vernon Curling Club in Vernon, British Columbia. It was a part of the World Curling Tour The World Curling Tour (WCT) is a group of curling bonspiels featuring the best male, female, and mixed doubles curlers in the world. History The World Curling Tour was founded by former World Champion Ed Lukowich, with later assistance from Jo ... until 2019 when it was discontinued. It is held at the beginning of October, with the beginning of the bonspiel sometimes occurring in September. The event has been held since 2001. Former event names *Asham Curling Supplies / Prestige Inns Classic: 2001, 2003 *Prestige Inn & Twin Anchors Houseboats Vernon Curling Classic: 2002 *Twin Anchors Houseboats Vacations / Prestige Inn Classic: 2004 *Twin Anchors - Prestige Inn Curling Classic: 2005 *Twin Anchors Houseboat / Prestige Inns Cashspiel: 2006 *Twin Anchors H ... [...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] |
Yasumasa Tanida
is a Japanese curler from Kitami is a Cities of Japan, city in Okhotsk Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan. It is the most populous city and the commercial center in the subprefecture, although the subprefecture capital is Abashiri, Hokkaido, Abashiri. Kitami is physically in th .... Personal life Tanida is employed as an agricultural machinery mechanic for Hokkaido Kubota.2019 World Men's Curling Championship Media Guide: Team Japan Teams and events Men's Mixed doubles References External links * Team official website Yasumasa Tanida profile -- Team official website Athlete profile - 2015 Winter Universiade - FISUYasumasa Tanida profile -- Curling World Cup 1994 births Living people Japanese male curlers Pacific-Asian curling champions People from Nayoro, Hokkaido Curlers from Hokkaido People from Kitami, Hokkaido {{Japan-curling-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sapporo International University
is a private university in Kiyota-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan, established in 1993. The predecessor of the school was founded in 1969. The junior college division of the school is a women's college. Admission The school begins taking applications for the first semester in December, and decisions are made by the end of January. They begin taking applications for the second semester in April, and decisions are made by the end of May. Programs of study offered to exchange students Exchange students are offered programs of study in either Tourism/Business or Japanese history and language arts. Students are tutored in the Japanese language. Japanese language ability is not required, but a basic knowledge of greetings and everyday language is helpful. There is no language center. Academic year and semester system * First semester: April 3 to August 2 * Second semester: September 13 to February 4 Student life There are no dormitories. Students generally take care of living ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Capital Curling Fall Open
The Capital Curling Fall Open (known as the Moosehead Fall Open for sponsorship reasons) is an annual bonspiel on the men's Ontario Curling Tour. It is held annually in September at the RCMP Curling Club in Ottawa, Ontario. A women's event was held from 2010 to 2013, and women have participated in the men's event in other years. Past Champions Men After going 3–0 in the women's draw in 2004, Anne Merklinger and her rink of Theresa Breen, Susan Froud Susan Froud (born March 31, 1970 in Newmarket, Ontario) is a Canadian curler from Loretto, Ontario. Career Froud won a provincial university championship with the University of Waterloo in 1996. Froud played in the inaugural Canada Cup of Cur ... and Audrey Reddick entered the open playoffs, and won that event too. Women Past Open event Champions (Open to both genders) External linksOfficial site References {{reflist Ontario Curling Tour events Curling in Ottawa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yusuke Morozumi
is a Japanese curler from Karuizawa. He skipped the Japanese men's team at the 2018 Winter Olympics. He currently coaches the Chubu Electric Power Curling Team. Curling career Yusuke Morozumi was the skip of the Japanese team at the 2004 World Junior Curling Championships, placing 9th. In 2008, by finishing 2nd at the Pacific Curling Championships he and his team qualified for the 2009 World Men's Curling Championships, finishing 10th overall. Since then, he has skipped Japan at the 2013 (11th place), 2014 (5th), 2015 (6th), 2016 (4th) and 2017 (7th) World Championships. In total, he has played in 9 Pacific-Asia Curling Championships (as of 2017), with his best finish coming at the 2016 Pacific-Asia Curling Championships where he captured gold. Morozumi skipped the Japanese team which also included Tetsuro Shimizu, Tsuyoshi Yamaguchi, Kosuke Morozumi and Kohsuke Hirata Kohsuke Hirata ( ja, 平田 洸介, born May 1, 1992, in Tokoro, Hokkaido, Japan) is a Japanese curler ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
