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2007 World Women's Curling Championship
The 2007 World Women's Curling Championship was held in Aomori, Aomori, Japan from March 17–25, 2007. It was the first world curling championship (men's or women's) to be held in Asia. Team Canada skipped by Kelly Scott won 8-4 over Denmark's Angelina Jensen Angelina Camilla Jensen (born 23 May 1973) is a Danish curler from Kastrup. Jensen has won two bronze medals in six attempts at the World Junior Curling Championships. She won her first bronze in 1993 playing third for Dorthe Holm and won bronz ... in gold medal final. Teams Round robin standings ''*First Appearance'' Round robin results Draw 1 ''March 17, 10:00'' Draw 2 ''March 17, 15:00'' Draw 3 ''March 17, 20:00'' Draw 4 ''March 18, 10:00'' Draw 5 ''March 18, 15:00'' Draw 6 ''March 18, 20:00'' Draw 7 ''March 19, 10:00'' Draw 8 ''March 19, 15:00'' Draw 9 ''March 19, 20:00'' Draw 10 ''March 20, 10:00'' Draw 11 ''March 20, 15:00'' Draw 12 ''March 20, 20:00'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aomori, Aomori
is the capital city of Aomori Prefecture, in the Tōhoku region of Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 278,964 in 136,457 households, and a population density of 340 people per square kilometer spread over the city's total area of . Aomori is one of Japan's 60 core cities and the core of the Aomori metropolitan area. History ''Aomori'' literally means blue forest, although it could possibly be translated as " green forest". The name is generally considered to refer to a small forest on a hill which existed near the town. This forest was often used by fishermen as a landmark. A different theory suggests the name might have been derived from the Ainu language. The area has been settled extensively since prehistoric times, and numerous Jōmon period sites have been found by archaeologists, the most famous being the Sannai-Maruyama Site located just southwest of the city center dating to 5500–4000 BC, and the Komakino Site slightly farther south dating to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liu Yin (curler)
Liu Yin (; born August 19, 1981 in Harbin, Heilongjiang; usually referred to in the media as Yin Liu) is a Chinese curler from Harbin. For many years she played third on the Chinese national team skipped by Wang Bingyu. Curling career 2002–2009 Liu has played internationally for China since 2002, when she was an alternate on the team at the when she had only been curling for two years. In 2004, she was a full member of the team. She played third for the team at the , and then second at the 2005 World Women's Curling Championship, her first experience at World's. The team finished 7th. The following season, Liu was playing lead for the team for the , and then she played third once again at the 2006 Ford World Women's Curling Championship, where the team finished 5th. For the 2006–07 season, Liu threw last rocks for the team while Wang held the broom as skip. The season included their first Pacific Championship, an Asian Winter Games bronze medal and a disappoi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Denise Dupont
Denise Kanstrup Dupont (born 24 May 1984) is a Danish curler. She throws third rocks for the Danish national team, skipped by Angelina Jensen. After several years of limited success in the Junior ranks, Dupont joined Dorthe Holm's team and was a member of the silver medal-winning European Curling Championships team in 2002. (Throwing second rocks). The following year, the team won a bronze medal. Her success at the European Championships never translated to Junior success or World Championship success at the time. In 2004, she was promoted to the third position, and the team won another bronze at the European Championships in 2005. She played third in the 2006 Olympics in Torino, Italy, where they finished 9th — following that, she left the team and joined up with Jensen. The new team succeeded at the 2007 World Women's Curling Championship, where they won silver. Denise Dupont returned to the world championships in 2008, where she played third for Angelina Jensen, finishing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Madeleine Dupont
Madeleine Kanstrup Dupont (born 26 May 1987 in Glostrup, Denmark) is a Danish curler from Copenhagen. She won the Frances Brodie Award in 2004. She currently skips her own team with teammates Mathilde Halse, Denise Dupont (Madeleine's sister), and My Larsen. Dupont has competed in three Olympic Games and 13 World Championships, winning medals at the 2007 World Women's Curling Championship (silver) and the 2009 World Women's Curling Championship (bronze). She won a gold medal at the World Junior "B" Curling Championships in 2004 and a silver medal in 2002 at the European Curling championships as an alternate for Dorthe Holm's team. She also won a bronze medal at the 2007 World Junior Curling Championships. She won two bronze medals at the European Championships, throwing last rocks for Denmark, in 2008 and 2009. At the Olympics, Dupont threw last rocks for her country at the 2010 Vancouver Games, where the team finished in fourth place. She skipped the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tårnby
Tårnby () is a town in Denmark, the seat of Tårnby Municipality in the Capital Region of Denmark. It is located approximately south of central Copenhagen on the island of Amager. Neighbouring settlements include the Copenhagen suburb of Sundbyvester to the north and Kastrup to the south. Copenhagen Airport is situated to the east of Tårnby. It includes the islets Saltholm and Peberholm. History There's no clear date for the founding of Tårnby, but archaeological expeditions prior to the building of the Øresund Bridge suggest that the first traces of Tårnby originated around the 12th century around a farm from which the village grew. In the 16th century, Danish King Christian II invited Dutch settlers to Amager. That made Tårnby, like the neighbouring city of Dragør, also have some traces of Dutch history and culture. In 1970, Tårnby also became the administrative division of the adjacent city of Kastrup, as part of a larger reform of the Danish counties. Geography T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karolina Pilarova
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Lenka Kučerová
Lenka Kripac (born 19 March 1978) is an Australian singer-songwriter and actress best known for her song " The Show", from her debut album, ''Lenka''. " The Show" has been used in numerous advertisements, most notably for Old Navy, as well as the Nickelodeon film '' Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging'' and the 2011 film ''Moneyball''. Her song " Everything at Once" was used in a Windows 8 television advertisement and in a Disney Movie Rewards commercial. Her fifth studio album, '' Attune'', was released in 2017. Early life The daughter of Czech-born jazz trumpet musician, Jiří Křipač and Australian schoolteacher, Eden, Lenka was raised in the Australian coastal town of Bega until age seven, when her family moved to Sydney, where she received her schooling, acting and music training, and started to work as a highly regarded theatre actress and later musician. Career 2008–2012: Beginnings and self-titled debut album As a teenager, Lenka studied acting at the Austr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lenka Danielisová
Lenka Kripac (born 19 March 1978) is an Australian singer-songwriter and actress best known for her song " The Show", from her debut album, ''Lenka''. " The Show" has been used in numerous advertisements, most notably for Old Navy, as well as the Nickelodeon film '' Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging'' and the 2011 film ''Moneyball''. Her song " Everything at Once" was used in a Windows 8 television advertisement and in a Disney Movie Rewards commercial. Her fifth studio album, '' Attune'', was released in 2017. Early life The daughter of Czech-born jazz trumpet musician, Jiří Křipač and Australian schoolteacher, Eden, Lenka was raised in the Australian coastal town of Bega until age seven, when her family moved to Sydney, where she received her schooling, acting and music training, and started to work as a highly regarded theatre actress and later musician. Career 2008–2012: Beginnings and self-titled debut album As a teenager, Lenka studied acting at the Austr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hana Synáčková
Hana or HANA may refer to: Places Europe * Haná, an ethnic region in Moravia, Czech Republic * Traianoupoli, Greece, called Hana during the Ottoman period * Hana, Norway, a borough in the city of Sandnes, Norway West Asia * Hana, Iran, a city in Isfahan Province, Iran * Hana, Fars, a village in Fars Province, Iran * Hana, Kerman, a village in Kerman Province, Iran ** Hana Rural District (other), in Iran Pacific * Hana, Hawaii, a census-designated place in Maui County, Hawaiʻi, USA ** Hana Highway, long and winding road connecting Hana, Hawaiʻi to the rest of the island of Maui Africa * Hana, Ethiopia, a town in the woredas of Selamago in Ethiopia People * Hana (name), a given name and list of people with the name * Ben Hana (1957–2012), New Zealand activist * Marion Tait, British ballerina Entertainment * ''Hana'' (film), a 2006 Japanese black comedy by Hirokazu Koreeda Music Musicians * Hana (American musician), stage name of American singe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prague
Prague ( ; cs, Praha ; german: Prag, ; la, Praga) is the capital and List of cities in the Czech Republic, largest city in the Czech Republic, and the historical capital of Bohemia. On the Vltava river, Prague is home to about 1.3 million people. The city has a temperate climate, temperate oceanic climate, with relatively warm summers and chilly winters. Prague is a political, cultural, and economic hub of central Europe, with a rich history and Romanesque architecture, Romanesque, Czech Gothic architecture, Gothic, Czech Renaissance architecture, Renaissance and Czech Baroque architecture, Baroque architectures. It was the capital of the Kingdom of Bohemia and residence of several Holy Roman Emperors, most notably Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor, Charles IV (r. 1346–1378). It was an important city to the Habsburg monarchy and Austro-Hungarian Empire. The city played major roles in the Bohemian Reformation, Bohemian and the Protestant Reformations, the Thirty Year ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sun Yue (curler)
Sun Yue (born July 30, 1986) is a Chinese female curler. She is a and a two-time (, ). Teams Women's Mixed doubles References External links * Living people 1986 births Chinese female curlers Pacific-Asian curling champions Competitors at the 2007 Winter Universiade Competitors at the 2011 Winter Universiade Continental Cup of Curling participants Asian Games medalists in curling Curlers at the 2007 Asian Winter Games Medalists at the 2007 Asian Winter Games Asian Games bronze medalists for China 21st-century Chinese women {{PRChina-curling-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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