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Sari Karjalainen
Sari Karjalainen (born 26 June 1968 in Ylitornio as Sari Räsänen) is a Finnish wheelchair curler. She participated in the 2014 and 2018 Winter Paralympics ) , nations = 49 , athletes = 569 , events = 80 in 6 sports , opening = 9 March , closing = 18 March , opened_by = President Moon Jae-in , cauldron = Kim Eun-jung Seo Soon-seok , stadium = Pyeongchang Olympic ... where Finnish team finished on tenth and eleventh places respectively. Her husband Markku is also a member of the Finland national wheelchair curling team. Teams Mixed doubles References External links *Profile at the official website for the 2014 Winter Paralympics (web archive) * Video: [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ylitornio
Ylitornio ( sv, Övertorneå; sme, Badje-Duortnus; smn, Pajetuárnus) is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the province of Lapland along the Tornio River, opposite the Swedish town of Övertorneå about by road to its northwest. The two localities are connected by an international bridge that goes between Övertorneå through an island and enters Finland in a rural portion of Ylitornio's municipality, about north of town. Literally translated to English the two locations would be called ''Upper Tornio''. The municipality has a population of () and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is . The municipality is unilingually Finnish in contrast to much of far-western Finland. Finland is officially bilingual. A unique ski flying hill project has been presented. The inruns of the hills will be through a mountain inside a pipe tunne Notable people *Sami Jauhojärvi, skier * Jarkko Kauvosaari, ice hockey player *Toni Koivisto, ice hockey player ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2012 World Wheelchair Curling Championship – Qualification Event
The qualification event of the 2012 World Wheelchair Curling Championship was held from November 5 to 10, 2011 at the Kisakallio Sports Institute in Lohja, Finland, which hosted the 2011 World Wheelchair Curling Championship – Qualification Event, qualification event for 2011 World Wheelchair Curling Championship, last year's World Wheelchair Championships. The event's two top finishers, Slovakia and Italy, qualified for the main tournament in Chuncheon City, South Korea. The two qualification spots were determined as follows: The nine teams played each other once in the Round-robin tournament, round-robin. At the conclusion of the round robin, the top four teams advanced to the playoffs. Tie-break games were necessary to decide on the top four teams. The playoffs followed the first and second rounds of the page playoff system. In the first round of playoffs, the first seed played the second seed and the third seed played the fourth seed. The winner of the 1 vs. 2 game, Slovakia, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Finnish Female Curlers
Finnish may refer to: * Something or someone from, or related to Finland * Culture of Finland * Finnish people or Finns, the primary ethnic group in Finland * Finnish language, the national language of the Finnish people * Finnish cuisine See also * Finish (other) * Finland (other) * Suomi (other) Suomi means ''Finland'' in Finnish. It may also refer to: *Finnish language *Suomi (surname) *Suomi, Minnesota, an unincorporated community *Suomi College, in Hancock, Michigan, now referred to as Finlandia University *Suomi Island, Western Aust ... * {{disambiguation Language and nationality disambiguation pages ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
People From Ylitornio
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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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2022 World Wheelchair Mixed Doubles Curling Championship
The 2022 World Wheelchair Mixed Doubles Curling Championship was held from April 30 to May 5 at the Kisakallio Sports Institute in Lohja, Finland. It was the first time the World Wheelchair Mixed Doubles Curling Championship was ever held. Sabina Johansson and Marcus Holm Marcus Holm (born 5 December 1973) is a Swedish ice sledge hockey player. He plays for HIF Kämparna, and is paraplegic. He represented Sweden at the 2010 Winter Paralympics in Vancouver. This was his fifth Winter Paralympics; he also took part i ... of Sweden beat Rita Sárai and Viktor Beke of Hungary in the final and won the first ever World Wheelchair Mixed Doubles title. Rikke Iversen (curler), Rikke Iversen and Rune Lorentsen of Norway took home the bronze medals after they defeated Orietta Bertò and Paolo Ioratti of Italy in the bronze medal game. Medallists Teams The teams are as follows: Round robin standings ''Final Round Robin Standings'' Round robin results All draw times are list ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Juuso Rasanen
Juuso is a given name and a surname, which was derived from the Biblical name of Joseph. Juuso's name day is March 19. Notable people with the name include: Persons with the given name *Juuso Akkanen (born 1983), Finnish ice hockey player *Juuso Antonen, Finnish ice hockey player *Juuso Hietanen (born 1985), Finnish ice hockey defenceman *Juuso Honka (born 1990), Finnish ice hockey player *Juuso Ikonen (born 1995), Finnish ice hockey player *Juuso Kaijomaa, Finnish ice hockey player *Juuso Kangaskorpi (born 1975), Finnish football defender and manager *Juuso Ngaikukwete, Namibian pastor *Juuso Pulli (born 1991), Finnish ice hockey defenceman *Juuso Puustinen (born 1988), Finnish ice hockey player *Juuso Pykälistö (born 1975), Finnish rally driver *Juuso Rajala (born 1988), Finnish ice hockey player *Juuso Ramo (born 1994), Finnish ice hockey player *Juuso Riikola (born 1993), Finnish ice hockey player *Juuso Riksman (born 1977), Finnish ice hockey goaltender *Juuso Salmi (born 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2016 World Wheelchair-B Curling Championship
The 2016 World Wheelchair-B Curling Championship was held from November 4 to 11, 2016 at the Kisakallio Sports Institute in Lohja, Finland. The qualification event is open to any World Curling Federation member nation not already qualified for the 2017 World Wheelchair Curling Championship. The event's two top teams, Finland and Scotland, join the host and the top seven finishers from the at this season's event in Gangneung, South Korea South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia, constituting the southern part of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and sharing a Korean Demilitarized Zone, land border with North Korea. Its western border is formed .... Teams Round robin standings Tiebreaker ''Wednesday, November 9, 14:00'' Playoffs Qualification games ''Wednesday, November 9, 18:30'' Semifinals ''Thursday, November 10, 9:30'' Bronze medal game ''Thursday, November 10, 14:30'' Final ''Thursday, November 10, 14:30'' Final ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vesa Kokko
Vesa Kokko (born in Tampere) is a Finnish male wheelchair curler and curling coach. As a coach of Finnish wheelchair curling team he participated in 2018 Winter Paralympics ) , nations = 49 , athletes = 569 , events = 80 in 6 sports , opening = 9 March , closing = 18 March , opened_by = President Moon Jae-in , cauldron = Kim Eun-jung Seo Soon-seok , stadium = Pyeongchang Olympic .... Teams Record as a coach of national teams References External links * * * Video: Living people 1964 births Sportspeople from Tampere Finnish male curlers Finnish wheelchair curlers Finnish curling champions Finnish curling coaches 21st-century Finnish people {{Finland-curling-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yrjö Jääskeläinen
Yrjö Tapani Jääskeläinen (born ) is a Finnish wheelchair curler. He participated in the 2018 Winter Paralympics ) , nations = 49 , athletes = 569 , events = 80 in 6 sports , opening = 9 March , closing = 18 March , opened_by = President Moon Jae-in , cauldron = Kim Eun-jung Seo Soon-seok , stadium = Pyeongchang Olympic ... where Finnish team finished on eleventh place. Teams References External links * * Video: Living people 1956 births Finnish male curlers Finnish wheelchair curlers Paralympic wheelchair curlers for Finland Wheelchair curlers at the 2018 Winter Paralympics Place of birth missing (living people) 21st-century Finnish people {{Finland-curling-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anne Malmi
Anne Malmi (born 21 December 1965 as Anne Eerikäinen) is a Finnish female 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 started curling in 1983 at the age of 18. She has one of the longest women's international curling careers at a high international level - she first performed in top-level tournaments at the , and the first in which she participated was in . Malmi is one of the most successful female curlers in Finland, in various national championships (among women, among mixed teams and mixed doubles) she won a large number of titles and prizes. Teams Women's Mixed Mixed doubles Record as a coach of national teams References External links * * Living people 1965 births Finnish female curlers Finnish curling champions F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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