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Zach Jacobson
Zach Jacobson (born December 12, 1984, in Langdon, North Dakota, United States) is an American curler. He is a . Teams Private life Zach Jacobson resides in Langdon, North Dakota. He graduated North Dakota State University. His father is a curler Joel Jacobson Joel Jacobson (born September 15, 1951, in Langdon, North Dakota, United States) is an American curler. At the national level, he is a 1997 United States men's champion curler. Also he is a 1986 United States mixed champion curler. He is a .... Zach's brother Zane is also a curler. References External links * Living people 1984 births People from Cavalier County, North Dakota Sportspeople from North Dakota American male curlers North Dakota State University alumni {{US-curling-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Langdon, North Dakota
Langdon is a city in Cavalier County, North Dakota, Cavalier County, North Dakota, United States. It is the county seat of Cavalier County. The population was 1,909 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. Langdon was designated as the county seat in 1884 and was incorporated in 1885. History A post office has been in operation in Langdon since 1886. The city was named for Robert Bruce Langdon, a politician and railroad official. On Memorial Day (then called Decoration Day) 1909, a tornado struck on the prairie a mile to a mile and a half southeast of Langdon, then moved seven miles in a northwest direction. The tornado, locally dubbed The Vulcan, killed five people and injured 29. Notably, Mrs. M.L. Sullivan ran for safety but the tornado hit as she arrived at her cellar door. When the winds subsided, she was standing in the cellar with its broken doorknob in her hand. Katie Diamond was lifted above treetops and telephone poles, and then dropped in a yard, virtually un ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greg Johnson (curler)
Greg Johnson (born June 25, 1975, in Waupaca, Wisconsin, United States) is an American curler. He is a and a 2007 US Men's champion. Teams Men's Mixed doubles Private life Greg Johnson resides in Appleton, Wisconsin Appleton ( mez, Ahkōnemeh) is a city in Outagamie, Calumet, and Winnebago counties in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. One of the Fox Cities, it is situated on the Fox River, southwest of Green Bay and north of Milwaukee. Appleton is the c .... He works as Expeditor/sales with Valley Planing Mill, Inc. He is single and has two daughters. He started curling in 1987, when he was 12 years old. References External links * Living people 1975 births People from Waupaca, Wisconsin Sportspeople from Appleton, Wisconsin American male curlers American curling champions Continental Cup of Curling participants {{US-curling-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Landsteiner
John Landsteiner (born May 19, 1990) is an American curler and two-time Olympian. He competed in the 2014 Winter Olympics and won gold as part of John Shuster's team in the 2018 Winter Olympics. Career Landsteiner was a prolific junior curler, playing in the United States Junior Curling Championships six times every year from 2007 through 2011. His best finish was in 2008 when he earned the bronze medal playing lead for Brad Caldwell. In 2011 Landsteiner participated at the World Junior Championships as alternate for Aaron Wald's team. Since aging out of juniors in 2012, Landsteiner has played lead for John Shuster's team. With this team, Landsteiner has played in seven US National Championships, only missing one year, 2018, because of obligations after the Olympics. Of the seven appearances at the National Championship, Team Shuster earned a medal six times, including gold in 2015, 2017, and 2019. Landsteiner's team placed first at the 2013 United States Olympic Curling Tria ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jared Zezel
Jared Zezel (born March 4, 1991) is an American curler. He competed in the 2014 Winter Olympics. Career At the 2013 United States Olympic Curling Trials Zezel was part of the first place team. At the qualification event for the 2014 Winter Olympics, Zezel's team won the second qualifier 8–5 over the Czech Republic to take the final 2014 Olympic qualification spot. At the Olympics Zezel's team finished 9th out of 10 teams with a final record of 2–7. Zezel has competed in the United States Men's Curling Championship The United States Men's Curling Championship is the annual men's national curling championship for the United States. It is run by the United States Curling Association (USCA) and typically held in conjunction with the Women's Championship. The ch ... six times, every year from 2012 to 2017. His teams' best finish was 2nd in 2015. References External links * 1991 births Living people American male curlers Olympic curlers of the United States Curlers at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Shuster
John Shuster ( ; born November 3, 1982) is an American curler who lives in Superior, Wisconsin. He led Team USA to gold at the 2018 Winter Olympics, the first American team to ever win gold in curling. He also won a bronze medal at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin."Torino 2006 – Results, Curling" – ''cbc.ca'' (Retrieved on March 21, 2008) He has played in five straight (2006, 2010, 2014, 2018, 2022) and nine (2003, 2005, 2006, 2009, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2021). Curling career |
2011 United States Men's Curling Championship
The 2011 United States Men's Curling Championship took place on February 12–19 at the Scheels Arena in Fargo, North Dakota. It was held in conjunction with the 2011 United States Women's Curling Championship. After a win over the Tyler George rink, Pete Fenson and his team became champions for the second consecutive time. They represented the United States at the 2011 World Championships in Regina, Saskatchewan, finishing in 10th place after an unfortunate series of close losses dropped their win–loss record to 3-8. It is the worst finish by an American men's team at the world championships to date. Road to the Nationals Teams qualified for the men's nationals in one of two ways. Two teams automatically qualified as the top two US teams on the Order of Merit list after the Curl Mesabi Cash Spiel is completed. This year, those two teams are the Pete Fenson and Tyler George Tyler George (born October 6, 1982) is an American curler from Duluth, Minnesota. He is a three-ti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mike Farbelow
Mike Farbelow (born March 30, 1963, in Saint Paul, Minnesota) is an American curler. He lives in Minneapolis. Career Farbelow began curling in 1977. Farbelow made appearances at the United States Men's Curling Championship in 1985, 1998, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, and 2013. He served as alternate on Team Jacobson at the 2011 national championships. Farbelow is also the 2007 National club champion, 1985 Minnesota state champion, and the 1981 and 1983 Minnesota junior champion. Farbelow led his rink to a fifth-place finish in 2009, when he was the winner of the Ann Brown Sportsmanship Award. He then skipped his team to a silver medal at the 2010 U.S. Men's Championships, where they lost the gold medal match to Pete Fenson's rink. It was Farbelow's fourth trip to the U.S. championships and his first medal finish. Farbelow played in the 2009 United States Olympic Curling Trials. Farbelow is currently President of Medistim USA Inc. Personal life Farbelow is a graduate of the Unive ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2010 United States Men's Curling Championship
The 2010 United States Curling Men's Championships were held in Kalamazoo, Michigan from March 6 to 13. The 54th edition of the United States Curling Men's Championships was held alongside the 2010 Women's Nationals. Teams could qualify through three different methods. John Shuster's team qualified through the first method by virtue of being the defending champions. Next, teams could qualify by finishing in the top spots of their respective regional championships. The final method of qualification came in a Nationals Playdown where the teams that placed between 2nd and 4th in their regional qualifications compete for the final three spots. On Friday, February 27, 2010 it was revealed on the USA Network broadcast that John Shuster's team had elected to withdraw from the National Championships. The team skipped by Wes Johnson replaced them. The winning team represented the United States at the 2010 Capital One World Men's Curling Championship. Teams The teams are listed as follow ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pete Annis
Peter Annis (born December 17, 1962) is an American curler from Owatonna, Minnesota. He was a member of Team USA at the 2008 World Men's Curling Championship. Annis coached Rich Ruohonen's men's team to victory at the 2019 Americas Challenge The 2019 Americas Challenge is a curling challenge that took place from November 28 to 30 at Curl Mesabi in Eveleth, Minnesota. This challenge determined the second team from the Americas Zone to qualify for the 2020 World Men's Championship an ..., securing a spot for the United States at the 2020 World Men's Championship. Teams References External links * * 1962 births Living people American male curlers Sportspeople from Mankato, Minnesota People from Owatonna, Minnesota American curling champions Continental Cup of Curling participants {{US-curling-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rich Ruohonen
Richard Ruohonen (born March 31, 1971) is an American curler from Brooklyn Park, Minnesota. He is a two-time national champion and as such represented the United States at the 2008 and 2018 World Men's Curling Championships. Career Ruohonen made his first appearance at the United States Men's Championship in 1998. He won his first national championship in 2008, playing third for skip Craig Brown. As Team United States at the 2008 World Men's Championship, they finished the round-robin with 5–6 record, missing the playoffs and ending the tournament in seventh place. Ruohonen would lose the US Nationals final three times, in 2011, 2013, and 2017, before again earning the gold medal in 2018. His 2018 gold medal team included Greg Persinger, Colin Hufman, and Philip Tilker. At the World Championship they finished in sixth place when they lost their first playoff game to Brad Gushue's Team Canada. In 2019 when Ruohonen returned to the national championship to attempt to defend ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Craig Brown (curler)
Craig Brown (born August 18, 1975) is an American curler. Born in Madison, Wisconsin, he is one of the top skips in the U.S. He was the skip of the 2000 and 2008 U.S. champion rinks. At the 2000 Ford World Curling Championships, Brown skipped the U.S. team to a fourth-place finish, losing to Finland in the final. Brown played third on the U.S. team at three World Junior Curling Championships (1994, 1995, 1997). Mike Peplinski skipped the team in 1994 and 1995, while Matt Stevens skipped the team in 1997. Brown won the bronze medal with Peplinski in 1994. At the 2014 Olympics, Brown played as alternate for the USA team. Brown attended La Follette High School and is employed by Steve's Curling Supplies. Teammates 2008 Grand Forks World Championships *Rich Ruohonen, ''Third'' * John Dunlop, ''Second'' * Peter Annis, ''Lead'' *Kevin Kakela Kevin Kakela (born August 9, 1960, in Rolla, North Dakota, United States) is an American curler. At the national level, he is a 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2009 United States Olympic Curling Trials
The 2009 United States Olympic Curling Team Trials were held from February 21 to 28, 2009 at the Broomfield Event Center in Broomfield, Colorado. Trials have been held ever since curling returned to the Olympics as a demonstration sport in 1988. The trials also constituted the 2009 United States National Curling Championships. The winning men's and women's teams represented the United States at the 2010 Winter Olympics and the 2009 men's and women's World Championship. Men Teams The teams are listed as follows: Round robin standings Round robin results Draw 1 ''Saturday, February 21, 20:00'' Draw 2 ''Sunday, February 22, 12:00'' Draw 3 ''Sunday, February 22, 20:00'' Draw 4 ''Monday, February 23, 12:00'' Draw 5 ''Monday, February 23, 20:00'' Draw 6 ''Tuesday, February 24, 14:00'' Draw 7 ''Wednesday, February 25, 8:00'' Draw 8 ''Wednesday, February 25, 16:00'' Draw 9 ''Thursday, February 26, 8:00'' Tiebreaker ''Thursday, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
