Aku Kauste (born 17 November 1979) is a

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curler from

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. He is currently the

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for the national team of

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. Kauste is one of the most successful curling players in Finland, with over 20 medals in the Finnish Curling Championships (juniors, men's, mixed, mixed doubles).

Career

Kauste started curling in 1994 with his father Timo Kauste. In 1998, Kauste made his first international appearance at the

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. Kauste played in the 2002 and 2003

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with Team Finland, skipped by

Markku Uusipaavalniemi Markku Uusipaavalniemi (born 23 November 1966 in Karkkila) is a Finnish curler and former politician. Curling career Uusipaavalniemi was the skip of Team Finland for the first time in the mid-1990s. Most (but not all) of Finland's curling medal ...

. He has played in the

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four times; in a team skipped by Uusipaavalniemi in 2002, and 2004 in a team skipped by

Tomi Rantamäki Tomi Rantamäki (born 18 September 1968) is a Finnish curler. He competed in the 2018 Winter Olympics in the mixed doubles competition. He and partner Oona Kauste placed 7th. He has served as the coach of the Chinese Mixed Doubles Curling ...

in 2009, and as skip in

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where he won the Group B competitions, promoting Finland to the Group A competitions in

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. Kauste skipped Team Finland at the 2012 European Mixed Curling Championship where Finland won bronze. The other players of the medal team were Aku's sister

Oona Kauste Oona Kauste (born 4 January 1988, in Espoo) is a Finnish curler from Helsinki. She is currently the skip of the Finnish National Women's team. Career Women's Kauste has represented Finland in seven European Curling Championships. She was an alt ...

Pauli Jäämies Pauli Jäämies (born April 22, 1985 in Clearwater, Florida) is a Finnish curler from Helsinki. He currently plays for the Finnish national team, skipped by Aku Kauste. He is known for sporting long black dreadlocks. Jäämies made his ...

and

Sanna Puustinen Sanna Puustinen (born 24 March 1988; in marriage also known as Sanna Piilo) is a Finnish curler. Puustinen grew up in Hyvinkää but lives in Helsinki. Puustinen has represented Finland in four European Curling Championships. She was an al ...

References

External links

* 1979 births Living people Finnish male curlers Sportspeople from Espoo Sportspeople from Helsinki {{Finland-curling-bio-stub