Uzwil
Uzwil is a municipality in the ''Wahlkreis'' (constituency) of Wil in the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland.
History
Uzwil was first mentioned in 819 as ''Uzzinwilare''. The village of Henau was first mentioned 754 as ''Villa Aninauva'' at the ...
) is a
Swiss
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* the adjectival form of Switzerland
* Swiss people
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* Swiss, Missouri
* Swiss, North Carolina
*Swiss, West Virginia
* Swiss, Wisconsin
Other uses
*Swiss-system tournament, in various games and sports
*Swiss Internation ...
Lucerne
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.
Stöckli began a successful curling career at the junior level, winning a bronze medal at the
World Junior Curling Championships
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as an alternate in 1994. In 1996, he was the Swiss skip and they won a silver medal, losing to James Dryburgh of
Scotland
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. In 1997 Stöckli won the gold medal defeating Perttu Piilo of
Finland
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Canada
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Randy Ferbey
Randy S. Ferbey (born May 30, 1959) is a Canadian retired curler from Sherwood Park, Alberta. Ferbey is a six-time Canadian champion and a four-time World Champion. He currently coaches the Rachel Homan women's team.
Born in Edmonton, Albert ...
in the final.
Stöckli was the skip of the Swiss team at the
2006 Winter Olympics
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in
Turin
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,
Italy
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. The team finished just out of medal contention with a 5-4 record.
Stöckli was vice on the Swiss team (skipped by
Andreas Schwaller
Andreas "Andi" Schwaller (born 8 July 1970 in Recherswil) is a Swiss curler.
Schwaller started playing curling in 1982. He plays in fourth position as a skip and is right-handed.2006 Torino Olympic Games
Claudio Pescia
Claudio Pescia (born 17 November 1963 in Zurich) is a Swiss curler from Unterägeri. Originally the skip of the Italian national team, Pescia now skips under the Swiss flag.
From 1994 to 1998, Pescia skipped the Italian team in five European ...
Simon Strübin
Simon Strübin (born 21 March 1979 in Zürich) is a Swiss curler from Erlenbach. He played lead in Switzerland men's team skipped by Ralph Stöckli on 2010 Winter Olympic Games.
Strübin played second for Stöckli at the 1998 World Junior Cu ...
Jan Hauser
Jan Hauser (born 19 January 1985 in Glarus) is a Swiss curler from Zürich. He currently plays third for Ralph Stöckli.
Hauser was a fairly successful junior curler. In his third World Junior Curling Championships, in 2003, he skipp ...
, ''Third''
Markus Eggler
Markus Eggler (born 22 January 1969 in Thun) is a retired Swiss curler from Münchenstein.
Eggler was the skip of the Swiss team at the , and World Junior Curling Championships. At the event, he won a bronze medal. He then skipped the Sw ...
, ''Second''
Simon Strübin
Simon Strübin (born 21 March 1979 in Zürich) is a Swiss curler from Erlenbach. He played lead in Switzerland men's team skipped by Ralph Stöckli on 2010 Winter Olympic Games.
Strübin played second for Stöckli at the 1998 World Junior Cu ...
, ''Lead''
Toni Müller
Toni Müller (born 10 May 1984) is a curler from Baden, Switzerland. He currently throws fourth stones for Thomas Lips.
He is mostly known for serving as the Alternate for Ralph Stöckli's team which finished fourth at the 2009 Moncton World ...