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Sean Becker (actor)
Sean Peter Becker (born 7 July 1975 in Ranfurly) is a New Zealand curler. He is currently the coach of the New Zealand women's national team. Career Becker was the skip for New Zealand teams which won three Pacific Curling Championships in 1998, 2003, and 2004. He has also played for the New Zealand team in five World Men's Championships, skipping the team at the 1999 (0-9; 10th), the 2004 (3-6; 7th), and the 2005 World Men's Curling Championship(5-6; 8th). He also played third for New Zealand at the 2001 (2-7; 9th) and 2012 World Men's Curling Championships (7-5; 5th). He represented New Zealand at the 2006 Winter Olympics as the team's skip. He was the only member of the New Zealand team to be originally from New Zealand. His was the first men's curling team to represent New Zealand at the Olympics; unfortunately, they finished last out of 10 teams without notching a victory. His curling team consisted of Lorne de Pape, Hans Frauenlob, Dan Mustapic and Warren Dobson. He ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ranfurly, New Zealand
Ranfurly is a town in the Central Otago District of Otago, New Zealand. Located north of Dunedin, it lies in the dry rough plain of Maniototo at a moderately high altitude (around above sea level) close to a small tributary of the Taieri River. It operates as a service town for the local farming community. The town was formerly known as Eweburn, one of the "farmyard" names bestowed by former Otago Chief Surveyor John Turnbull Thomson on many small streams and locations in the district. The modern name honours the Fifth Earl of Ranfurly, who served as Governor of New Zealand (1897–1904) at the time of the extension of the Otago Central Railway to the area. Ranfurly is well known for its Art Deco buildings, such as its hotel and the milk bar. History During the Central Otago goldrush of the 1860s, several important deposits of the precious metal were found near Ranfurly, notably at Kyeburn and Naseby, close to the southwestern face of the Kakanui Range. After the gold-rush ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1999 Pacific Curling Championships
The 1999 Pacific Curling Championships were held from December 9 to 12 in Tokoro, Hokkaido, Japan. Japan won the men's event over Australia (it was the first Pacific title for the Japanese men). On the women's side, Japan defeated South Korea in the final (it was the eighth Pacific title for the Japanese women). By virtue of winning, the Japanese men's team and the Japanese women's team qualified for the 2000 World and Curling Championships in Glasgow, Scotland Scotland (, ) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Covering the northern third of the island of Great Britain, mainland Scotland has a border with England to the southeast and is otherwise surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean to the .... Men Teams Round robin : Teams to playoffs Playoffs Semifinal Final Final standings Women Teams Round robin : Teams to playoffs Playoffs Final standings References External links Pacific Curling Championships, 1999 Pacific-Asia Curling C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lorne De Pape
Lorne De Pape (born 18 April 1955 in Saint Boniface, Manitoba) is a Canadian-born New Zealand curler. He moved to New Zealand in the 1990s due to his job for Monsanto. He competed for New Zealand at the 2006 Winter Olympics despite the country having limited curling resources at the time. His curling teammates were skip Sean Becker, Hans Frauenlob, Dan Mustapic and Warren Dobson. Before that he had helped found the Auckland Curling Club in 1996 and has won 4 gold medals at the Pacific Curling Championships The Pacific-Asia Curling Championships (formerly the Pacific Curling Championships) are an annual curling tournament, held every year in November or December. The top team receives a berth to the World Curling Championships, while the second-place .... References External links * Olympic curlers for New Zealand Curlers at the 2006 Winter Olympics New Zealand male curlers New Zealand curling champions People from Saint Boniface, Winnipeg Curlers from Winnipeg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2006 Winter Olympics
The 2006 Winter Olympics, officially the XX Olympic Winter Games ( it, XX Giochi olimpici invernali) and also known as Torino 2006, were a winter multi-sport event held from 10 to 26 February 2006 in Turin, Italy. This marked the second time Italy had hosted the Winter Olympics, the first being in 1956 in Cortina d'Ampezzo; Italy had also hosted the Summer Olympics in 1960 in Rome. Turin was selected as the host city for the 2006 Games in June 1999. The official motto of Torino 2006 was "Passion lives here". The Games' logo depicted a stylized profile of the Mole Antonelliana building, drawn in white and blue ice crystals, signifying the snow and the sky. The crystal web was also meant to portray the web of new technologies and the Olympic spirit of community. The 2006 Olympic mascots were Neve ("snow" in Italian), a female snowball, and Gliz, a male ice cube. Italy will host the Winter Olympics again in 2026, scheduled to be held in Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo. Host ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2012 World Men's Curling Championship
The 2012 World Men's Curling Championship was held from March 31 to April 8, 2012 at St. Jakobshalle in Basel, Switzerland. The 2012 World Men's Championship was one of the curling events that is a qualifier for the curling tournament at the 2014 Winter Olympics. In the final, Canada's Glenn Howard defeated Scotland's Tom Brewster after making a draw to score the winning point, wrapping up the game with a score of 8–7. Canada won its third consecutive gold medal and thirty-fourth overall gold medal. Howard won his fourth gold medal and his second gold medal as skip, while Brewster won his second consecutive silver medal. Qualification * (defending champions) * (host nation) *One team from the North American zone: ** ( Brazil challenge withdrawn) *Seven teams from the 2011 European Curling Championships: ** ** ** ** ** ** ** (Winner of the World Challenge Games) *Two teams from the 2011 Pacific-Asia Curling Championships: ** ** Teams The teams are listed as follows: *Kraupp, E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2001 World Men's Curling Championship
The 2001 World Men's Curling Championship (branded as 2001 Ford World Men's Curling Championship for sponsorship reasons) was held March 31 to April 8, 2001, at the Malley Sports Centre in Lausanne , neighboring_municipalities= Bottens, Bretigny-sur-Morrens, Chavannes-près-Renens, Cheseaux-sur-Lausanne, Crissier, Cugy, Écublens, Épalinges, Évian-les-Bains (FR-74), Froideville, Jouxtens-Mézery, Le Mont-sur-Lausanne, Lugrin (FR ..., Switzerland. 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 Curling Championship Curling Championship Sports competitions in Lausanne World Men's Curling Championship International curling competitions hosted by Switzerland International sports competitions hosted by Switzerland March 2001 sports events in Europe April 2001 sports eve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2005 World Men's Curling Championship
The 2005 World Men's Curling Championship (branded as 2005 Ford World Men's Curling Championship for sponsorship reasons) was held from April 2–10, 2005 at the new Save-on-Foods Memorial Centre in Victoria, British Columbia. The tournament was the first since the 1988 event that was held separately from the 2005 World Women's Curling Championship (held in Paisley, Scotland in March 2005). The winner was Randy Ferbey and his team from Canada. Ferbey won his fourth world championship, the rest of his team won their third. As a country, it was Canada's 29th World Championship. Scotland won silver, and Germany bronze. For the first time ever, the World championships used the page playoff system where the top four teams with the best records at the end of round-robin play meet in the playoff rounds. Teams One reason for the separation of the men's and women's tournaments was to allow for an expansion from 10 to 12 teams. This expansion was deemed appropriate because more cou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2004 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 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] |
1999 World Men's Curling Championship
The 1999 World Men's Curling Championship (branded as 1999 Ford of Canada, Ford World Men's Curling Championship for sponsorship reasons) was held at Harbour Station in Saint John, New Brunswick 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 Tiebreakers Playoffs Brackets Final In the final end, Hammy McMillan made a draw to the 4-foot against two Canadian stones to secure the win. References * {{World Curling Championships World Men's Curling Championship 1999 in New Brunswick, W 1999 in Canadian curling, C Curling competitions in Saint John, New Brunswick International curling competitions hosted by Canada April 1999 sports events in Canada ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Curling Canada
Curling Canada (formerly the Canadian Curling Association (CCA)) is a sanctioning body for the sport of Curling in Canada. It is associated with more than a dozen provincial and territorial curling associations across the country, and organizes Canada's national championships in the sport. It was formed in 1990 by the merger of the two previous sanctioning bodies, Curl Canada (men's) and the Canadian Ladies' Curling Association (women's). History The CCA was created in 1990 when Curl Canada and the Canadian Ladies' Curling Association amalgamated. From its creation until 2007, Dave Parkes was the general manager and then chief executive officer (CEO). Greg Stremlaw was the CEO until 2015 when he took over as head of sports at CBC Sports Katherine Henderson became CEO in 2016 and continues in the position at present. On February 27, 2015, the organization rebranded as Curling Canada. Presidents (Chairs of the Board 2008–present) *1935–38: John T. Haig *1938–39: Elbri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2010 World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship
The 2010 World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship was held in Chelyabinsk, Russia from April 18–24, 2010. The event was held in conjunction with the 2010 World Senior Curling Championships. Many of the teams 2010 World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship#Competition Status following the Icelandic volcano incident, faced delays or withdrew from the championship due to the air travel disruption after the 2010 Eyjafjallajökull eruption. Teams Not Competing The following teams were initially listed as participating in this event but are not included on the most recently updated schedule. * * * Competition Status following the 2010 eruptions of Eyjafjallajökull, Icelandic volcano incident The following teams officially withdrew from the Championship due to the 2010 eruptions of Eyjafjallajökull, Icelandic volcano incident. * * * * * The following teams were delayed by the 2010 eruptions of Eyjafjallajökull, Icelandic volcano incident but still were able to make it to the C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship
The World Mixed Doubles Curling Championships are annual curling tournaments featuring the world's best teams of mixed doubles curlers. History The tournament began in 2008 with the 2008 World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship. Switzerland's mixed doubles team of Irene Schori and Toni Müller dominated the 2008 and 2009 championships and appeared in the first three worlds. At the 2010 Worlds, Russia won its first ever world curling title by defeating New Zealand, also first-time curling medalists. Russia did not successfully defend its world title, however, as they were defeated in the final of the 2011 Worlds by Switzerland, who won its third championship in four years. Switzerland then defended its title the next year, earning its fourth gold medal with a win over Sweden. In 2013, Hungary won their first world curling title after defeating Sweden in the final. The 2020 event was cancelled on March 14, 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Qualification From its creation in 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
