Sven Michel (born 30 March 1988) is a

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curler from Matten. He won a gold medal for Switzerland at the

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and skipped Switzerland at the

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Career

As a junior curler, Michel won the bronze medal at the

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, playing third for

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. Michel won a silver medal at the

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, playing second for Claudio Pätz. Later in the season, he and partner

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won the gold medal at the

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. Michel would then become one of the top skips in Switzerland, and would represent his country at the 2011 and 2012 European Curling Championships as skip. He also represented Switzerland at the

2013 Ford World Men's Curling Championship The 2013 World Men's Curling Championship (branded as the Ford World Men's Curling Championship 2013 for sponsorship reasons) was held from March 30 to April 7, 2013 at the Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. This m ...

, Michel's first world championship appearance, placing 7th. Later that year, Michel led his country to a gold medal at the 2013 European Championships. Michel's success led him to be selected by the Swiss Curling Association to represent the country at the

. At the games, he led Switzerland to an 8th-place finish with a 3-6 record. More recently he competed in the

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with the Swiss Men's team, finishing 7th. Michel won his first World Curling Tour event in September 2011 when he won the 2011 Baden Masters. Since then he has also won the 2012 Baden Masters and the 2014

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. Michel finished second in the 2022

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in Geneva with

. The pair were defeated 7-9 in the final by Muirhead and Lammie of Scotland.

Personal life

Michel is employed as a bricklayer. He is in a relationship with fellow curler

Grand Slam record

References

External links

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