HOME

TheInfoList



OR:

Carmen Küng (born 30 January 1978) is a curler from
Solothurn Solothurn ( , ; french: Soleure ; it, Soletta ; rm, ) is a town, a municipality, and the capital of the canton of Solothurn in Switzerland. It is located in the north-west of Switzerland on the banks of the Aare and on the foot of the Weissens ...
, Switzerland. Carmen Küng began her senior elite career as the Third for 2002 Olympic Silver medalist
Luzia Ebnöther Luzia Ebnöther (born 19 October 1971) is a Swiss curler and Olympic medalist. She received a silver medal at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City Salt Lake City (often shortened to Salt Lake and abbreviated as SLC) is the capital an ...
during the 2006–2007 season. (During this season future Olympic teammate Carmen Schäfer threw second stones.) She would later move to the team of
Silvana Tirinzoni Silvana Petra Tirinzoni (born 25 June 1979) is a Swiss curler from Zurich. She is currently the reigning women's world champion skip having won the last three championships, in 2019, 2021 and . Tirinzoni also represented Switzerland at the 2022 ...
for the 2008–2009 season. In the following season she joined her current team. Initially she joined Mirjam Ott's team as the Alternate and served in that capacity at both the
2008 File:2008 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: Lehman Brothers went bankrupt following the Subprime mortgage crisis; Cyclone Nargis killed more than 138,000 in Myanmar; A scene from the opening ceremony of the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing; ...
and 2009 World Championships. Starting with the 2009–2010 competitive season Carmen Küng has played as the Second for Team Ott. The highlights for the team include winning the Silver medal at the
2009 European Curling Championships The 2009 Le Gruyère European Curling Championships were held in Aberdeen, Scotland from 4 to 12 December 2009. The A-Group tournament took place at the Linx Ice Arena, and the B-Group are playing at Curl Aberdeen. A total of 51 teams from 3 ...
and an appearance at the
2010 Vancouver Olympic Games )'' , nations = 82 , athletes = 2,626 , events = 86 in 7 sports (15 disciplines) , opening = February 12, 2010 , closing = February 28, 2010 , opened_by = Governor General Michaëlle Jean , cauldron = Catriona Le May DoanNancy GreeneWayne Gretz ...
.


Teammates

2010 Vancouver Olympic Games )'' , nations = 82 , athletes = 2,626 , events = 86 in 7 sports (15 disciplines) , opening = February 12, 2010 , closing = February 28, 2010 , opened_by = Governor General Michaëlle Jean , cauldron = Catriona Le May DoanNancy GreeneWayne Gretz ...
Mirjam Ott Mirjam Ott (born 27 January 1972 in Bern, Switzerland) is a retired Swiss curler who lives in Laax, Switzerland. She is the 2012 World Curling Champion skip. She is the skip (captain) of the Swiss Olympic Curling Team. She has participated in se ...
, ''Skip'' Carmen Schäfer, ''Third''
Janine Greiner Janine Greiner (born 13 February 1981) is a Swiss curler. Greiner started curling in 1989. She plays lead for Mirjam Ott and is right-handed.Irene Schori Irene Schori (born 4 December 1983) is a Swiss curler from Bremgarten. She currently plays third on Team Michèle Jäggi. Career Schori was named to the Swiss Olympic Team in 2010. She served as the alternate for Mirjam Ott's team in Vancou ...
, ''Alternate'' 2008 Vernon World Championships 2008 Örnsköldsvik European Championships 2009 Gangneung World Championships 2009 Aberdeen European Championships
Mirjam Ott Mirjam Ott (born 27 January 1972 in Bern, Switzerland) is a retired Swiss curler who lives in Laax, Switzerland. She is the 2012 World Curling Champion skip. She is the skip (captain) of the Swiss Olympic Curling Team. She has participated in se ...
, ''Skip'' Carmen Schäfer, ''Third''
Valeria Spälty Valeria Spälty (born 24 June 1983 in Glarus) is a Swiss curler. Spälty started curling in 1992. She plays second for Mirjam Ott Mirjam Ott (born 27 January 1972 in Bern, Switzerland) is a retired Swiss curler who lives in Laax ...
, ''Second''
Janine Greiner Janine Greiner (born 13 February 1981) is a Swiss curler. Greiner started curling in 1989. She plays lead for Mirjam Ott and is right-handed.Binia Feltscher-Beeli served as the Alternate.


References


External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Kung, Carmen Living people Swiss female curlers People from Solothurn Olympic curlers of Switzerland Curlers at the 2010 Winter Olympics Curlers at the 2014 Winter Olympics 1978 births World curling champions Continental Cup of Curling participants European curling champions Sportspeople from the canton of Solothurn 21st-century Swiss women