Pauli Jäämies (born April 22, 1985 in

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) is a

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curler from

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. He currently plays for the Finnish national team, skipped by

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. He is known for sporting long black

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. Jäämies made his international debut for Finland at the 2012 European Mixed Curling Championship, winning a bronze medal playing

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on the team. Later that year he played for Finland at the

2012 European Curling Championships The 2012 European Curling Championships was held from December 7 to 15 at the Löfbergs Lila Arena and the Karlstad Curling Club in Karlstad, Sweden. The Group A competitions was held at the Löfbergs Lila Arena, while the Group B competitions wa ...

. The team, skipped by Kauste finished 11th place, and qualified for the

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. At the Worlds, the Kauste rink finished last (12th), with a 2-9 record. Later in the year, the team played in the 2014 Olympic qualifying event, but failed to qualify having won just two games. At the

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, the team once again finished 11th, qualifying for the

2015 Ford World Men's Curling Championship The 2015 World Men's Curling Championship (branded as Ford World Men's Curling Championship 2015 for sponsorship reasons) was held from March 28 to April 5 at the Scotiabank Centre in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. It marked the first time that a ...

. That season, Jäämies won his first

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event as part of the Kauste team, the 2014

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* 1985 births Living people Finnish male curlers Sportspeople from Clearwater, Florida Sportspeople from Helsinki {{Finland-curling-bio-stub