MIXED DOUBLES CURLING TOURNAMENT 2015 SPONSORS
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SPONSORS 2
MAYORS WELCOME 4
WORLD CURLING FEDERATION 5
CHIEF UMPIRE 5
NEW ZEALAND CURLING ASSOCIATION PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE 6
CEO WINTER GAMES NZ WELCOME 7
NEW ZEALAND CURLING ASSOCIATION CHAIRMAN’S MESSAGE 8
NEW ZEALAND 1 9
NEW ZEALAND 2 10
AUSTRALIA 1 11
AUSTRALIA 2 12
KOREA 13
CHINA 14
JAPAN 15
CANADA 1 16
CANADA 2 17
USA 18
CZECH REPUBLIC 19
FINLAND 20
WGNZ 2013 CURLING PHOTOS 21
AUTOGRAPHS 22
SCHEDULE 2015 23
PAGE / 03 MAYORS WELCOME
It is my pleasure to welcome competitors, officials and everyone who is involved in Curling to Naseby for this very important portion of the Winter Games NZ. The Winter Games NZ are a great opportunity to showcase what New Zealand can offer international competitors in our snow and ice sports.
Of course Naseby and the International Curling Rink offer year round access to fantastic curling opportunities. It is especially exciting to host this competition as part of the wider Winter Games NZ festival. Hopefully all of you will get the opportunity to take in some of the other winter games activities and that you get the chance to mix with the other athletes and officials from around the world.
I hope you have an enjoyable week of competition and that all of you achieve the goals that you have set for yourselves. Curling plays a very important part in the culture of those of us who live in Central Otago and we look forward to you continuing the traditions that are associated with your sport.
Good luck and good curling.
Tony Lepper
PAGE / 04 WORLD CURLING FEDERATION VICE PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE
Winter Games NZ 2015 Naseby, New Zealand
The Winter Games NZ 2015 is the first international Mixed Doubles event to be held after the IOC announcement of the inclusion of Mixed Doubles into the 2018 Winter Olympic Program. With a World Class field and the great facilities in Naseby, it should be outstanding tournament.
Hugh Millikin Vice President World Curling Federation
CHIEF UMPIRE
It is a privilege to have been invited to visit this incredible country with all of it wonderful scenery and warm welcoming people and to volunteer along with them. It is a wonderful opportunity for you the athletes to test your skills against the best in the world and help elevate the Mixed Doubles Curling rules for the upcoming Olympics in Korea in 2018. I know you will not take this responsibility lightly and give us great curling and input. But please both volunteers and athletes enjoy yourselves and soak in the wonder of this great country and its people and the guests that have come for your Winter Games NZ. Thank you to all of you and your sponsors for this opportunity, I know we will give our all and go away with fond memories and many new friends.
Donna Butler
PAGE / 05 NEW ZEALAND CURLING ASSOCIATION PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE
As president of New Zealand Curling I am pleased to welcome all the athletes and their support personnel to the 2015 Winter Games NZ Curling Competition at Naseby, Central Otago.
I hope you all enjoy the competition and your stay in Naseby and surrounds and perhaps find time to enjoy our unique history associated with gold mining, forestry, farming and of course curling.
The Maniototo Curling International Rink you are playing in which is the only truly dedicated indoor rink in the southern hemisphere is now ten years old and has hosted many international competitions in that time. Naseby is the historic centre of curling in New Zealand with the early gold miners playing when conditions were too cold and frosty for gold miners to work with water sluicing, panning etc.
Only a few weeks ago our outdoor Grand Match was played just across the road from our indoor rink with 36 clubs from throughout NZ fielding two rinks each to contest our outdoor natural ice Bonspiel.
I am sure you will find our local people friendly and local businesses accommodating so please explore our district and surrounds while you are here. Good luck and good curling.
David Greer President of NZCA
PAGE / 06 CEO WINTER GAMES NZ WELCOME
Welcome to all participants and supporters in the Audi quattro Winter Games NZ Curling Mixed Doubles competition.
This is an exciting time for us now that Mixed Doubles has been added to the Winter Olympics programme. After the 2013 Winter Games NZ we made the bold decision to focus on the Mixed Doubles and that has proven to be right move. You are now fortunate enough to be competing in the first international Mixed Doubles competition since its inclusion in the Olympics. How great is that? Accordingly, we are webcasting the semis and finals live internationally so the whole world will be watching you. I wish you all well and may the competition do what all sport does best - provide great battles on the ice and even greater friendships off it. I look forward to attending some of the competition.
Warm wishes
Arthur Klap Chief Executive
PAGE / 07 NEW ZEALAND CURLING ASSOCIATION CHAIRMAN’S MESSAGE
Welcome
On behalf of the New Zealand Curling Association I extend a very warm welcome to Naseby the 4th Biennial Winter Games NZ Curling Event. To all players, officials, dignitaries and visitors, we look forward to hosting you and trust that you will enjoy your time with us. For those of you who have been to Naseby before, welcome back. For those who are visiting for the first time, a hearty welcome to the “Home of New Zealand Curling”.
Naseby was the site of a gold discovery 150 years ago and thousands of miners from all over the world rushed to the valley hoping to make their fortune. Today gold is part of our history and the main industries are farming and forestry. I hope you will take time to explore and enjoy our village and its history.
However the purpose of you visit is to compete in the 2015 Audi quattro Winter Games NZ and with the lineup of teams who have entered we can expect to be treated to some great curling.
Good luck and good curling.
Sam Inder Chairman – NZCA Curling Manager The Audi quattro Winter Games NZ
PAGE / 08 NEW ZEALAND 1
MAN: Brett Christopher Sargon AGE: 23 CURLING CLUB: Auckland Curling Club YEARS OF CURLING: 10 CURLING BACKGROUND: 2015 National Bronze, 2014 National Gold Medalist, 2013 PAJCC Bronze, 2011-2012 U21 Silver Medalist, 2009 Schools Champion HOBBIES & OTHER INTERESTS: Football, music, travelling OCCUPATION: Shoe technician
LADY: Eleanor Delos Reyes Adviento AGE: 20 CURLING CLUB: Auckland Curling Club YEARS OF CURLING: 8 CURLING BACKGROUND: 2015 NZ Open Womens Champion 2015 PAJCCs Bronze Medalist, 2012-2015 NZ Junior Womens Representative, 2014 NZ Open Womens Representative, 2013-2014 NZ Junior Womens Champion, 2012 NZ Youth Olympic Team HOBBIES & OTHER INTERESTS: Passionate about reproductive science and embryology, food enthusiast, music. OCCUPATION: Student
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MAN: Scott William Becker AGE: 29 CURLING CLUB: Ranfurly YEARS OF CURLING: Lots CURLING BACKGROUND: 5th in WMCC 2012 Coach for silver WMDs team 2010 HOBBIES & OTHER INTERESTS: Rugby, most sports, socialising OCCUPATION: General Manager
LADY: Bridget Becker AGE: 35 CURLING CLUB: Ranfurly YEARS OF CURLING: 19 CURLING BACKGROUND: Gold Medal NZ MDs 2015. Silver Medal in World MDs 2010. HOBBIES & OTHER INTERESTS: Family, Most Sport and Socialising. OCCUPATION: International School Administration Official.
PAGE / 10 AUSTRALIA 1
MAN: Ian Gagnon AGE: 33 CURLING CLUB: Melbourne YEARS OF CURLING: 13 CURLING BACKGROUND: Australian National Championships – Mixed doubles – 4 appearances HOBBIES & OTHER INTERESTS: Motorcycling; computers OCCUPATION: Senior IT Network Engineer
LADY: Sandy Gagnon AGE: 55 CURLING CLUB: Melbourne YEARS OF CURLING: 25 CURLING BACKGROUND: Pacific-Asia Curling Championships / Pacific Curling Championships: 10 appearances – 2 bronze World Senior Curling Championships – 1 appearance – 7th place, Quebec Winter Games – Bronze Australian National Championships – mixed doubles – 3 appearances HOBBIES & OTHER INTERESTS: Sewing, quilting, reading OCCUPATION: Community Health – Children’s Services
Program Manager
PAGE / 11 AUSTRALIA 2
MAN: Matt Panoussi AGE: 38 CURLING CLUB: Melbourne YEARS OF CURLING: 11 CURLING BACKGROUND: Represented Australia in various international events from 2006, Coach of the Australian Junior National Men from 2012 HOBBIES & OTHER INTERESTS: Skiing, travel & food OCCUPATION: IT Manager
LADY: Jennifer Westhagen AGE: 38 CURLING CLUB: Melbourne YEARS OF CURLING: 13 CURLING BACKGROUND: Learned to curl at Granite Curling Club in Seattle. Began competing in Canada at international competitions before moving to Australia. Curling highlights include: U.S. National Championship: 2015; U.S. Mixed National Championship: 2013 (bronze); U.S. Mixed Doubles National Championship: 2013, 2012, 2011; U.S. Club Nationals Championship: 2013, 2012 (champion), 2011 (silver); Washington State Championship: 2014 (champion), 2013 (champion), 2012 (champion), 2011 (champion); Pacific International Cup: 2014 (international bronze),2013 (international champion), 2012 (international champion), 2011, 2010, New Zealand Winter Games: 2011 HOBBIES & OTHER INTERESTS: Soccer, rowing and sustainable design
OCCUPATION: Business Analyst PAGE / 12 KOREA
MAN: Beak Jong Chul AGE: 39 CURLING CLUB: Daejeon Curling Association YEARS OF CURLING: 18 CURLING BACKGROUND: 2006 Pacific-Asia Curling Championships “2nd” 2007 Asian Winter Games “1st” 2015 World Mixed Doubles Curling Championships 11th HOBBIES & OTHER INTERESTS: Bowling, Wake Board, and Sign Language OCCUPATION: Curling Coach for the Disabled (Wheelchair and deaf)
LADY: Hyein Lee AGE: 33 CURLING CLUB: Daejeon Curling Association YEARS OF CURLING: 14 CURLING BACKGROUND: 2006 Pacific-Asia Curling Championships “2nd” 2007 Asian Winter Games “1st” 2015 World Mixed Doubles Curling Championships 11th HOBBIES & OTHER INTERESTS: Watching movies, Badminton, Swimming
OCCUPATION: Freelancer
PAGE / 13 CHINA
MAN: Lu Feijiaking AGE: 16 CURLING CLUB: Shanghai YEARS OF CURLING: 2 HOBBIES & OTHER INTERESTS: All sports OCCUPATION: Student
LADY: Fan Suyuan AGE: 15 CURLING CLUB: Jilin YEARS OF CURLING: 1 HOBBIES & OTHER INTERESTS: Music OCCUPATION: Curling Player
PAGE / 14 JAPAN
MAN: Kenji Tomabechi AGE: 37 CURLING CLUB: Iwate, Japan YEARS OF CURLING: 15 CURLING BACKGROUND: 7(rank)/World Mixed Curling Championship 2011 2(rank)/NZ Winter Games 2011 HOBBIES & OTHER INTERESTS: TV Game, comics, watching Go shogi OCCUPATION: Nurse
LADY: Michiko Tomabechi AGE: 35 CURLING CLUB: Iwate, Japan YEARS OF CURLING: 15 CURLING BACKGROUND: 7(rank)/World Mixed Curling Championship 2011 2(rank)/NZ Winter Games 2011 5(rank)/Sochi Olympics HOBBIES & OTHER INTERESTS: Movies, tennis OCCUPATION: Office Worker
PAGE / 15 CANADA 1
MAN: Charley Thomas AGE: 26 CURLING CLUB: Glencoe Curling Club Calgary YEARS OF CURLING: 20 CURLING BACKGROUND: 2 Time World Junior Champion 4th 2015 World Mixed Doubles HOBBIES & OTHER INTERESTS: Reading, Kayak, Camping, Travel OCCUPATION: Business Owner
LADY: Kalynn Park AGE: 26 CURLING CLUB: Glencoe Curling Club Calgary YEARS OF CURLING: 21 CURLING BACKGROUND: My father , Kevin Park got me into the sport at a young age. I have always loved it and competed in my first provincial championship at the age of 12. I am a 2 time Alberta junior champion, junior world silver medalist, Olympic pre trial participant and now a Canadian mixed doubles champion. HOBBIES & OTHER INTERESTS: I love fitness, am a spin cycle instructor. I golf, cycle and love my pug named Stuart! OCCUPATION: Student, Public health
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MAN: Wayne Tuck AGE: 39 CURLING CLUB: Ilderton Curling Club YEARS OF CURLING: 30 CURLING BACKGROUND: 2014 World Mixed Doubles Championships 2014 Canadian Mixed Doubles Champions 2009 Canadian Mixed Championships – Silver Medal 2002 Canadian Mixed Championships – Bronze Medal HOBBIES & OTHER INTERESTS: Golf OCCUPATION: Canada Curling Stone Co. – Curling Stone Technician
LADY: Kimberley Tuck AGE: 40 CURLING CLUB: Ilderton Curling Club YEARS OF CURLING: 27 CURLING BACKGROUND: 2014 World Mixed Doubles Championships 2014 Canadian Mixed Doubles Champions 2014 Scotties Tournament of Hearts (Team Ontario Alternate). 2009 Canadian Mixed Championships – Silver Medal, 2005 Canadian Olympic Trials, 2002 Canadian Mixed Championships – Bronze Medal HOBBIES & OTHER INTERESTS: Golf OCCUPATION: Canada Curling Stone Co.- Curling Stone Sales & Customer Support
PAGE / 17 USA
MAN: Korey Dropkin AGE: 20 CURLING CLUB: Duluth Curling Club & Broomstones Curling Club YEARS OF CURLING: 15 CURLING BACKGROUND: 2012 WYOG – 5th in Mixed, Bronze in MD, 2012 & 2013 US Junior National Champion, 2012 Jr Worlds – 5th, 2013 Jr Worlds – 7th, 2013 WWUG – 5th, 2015 US MD Champion, 2015 Jr Worlds – 5th, 2015 MD Worlds – 6th HOBBIES & OTHER INTERESTS: Music, Golf, Fishing, Hiking, Running, & Working-out OCCUPATION: Student, PT Landscaper, PT Inventory Specialist @ Best Buy
LADY: Sarah Anderson AGE: 20 CURLING CLUB: Philadelphia Curling Club YEARS OF CURLING: 15 CURLING BACKGROUND: Youth Olympics 2012, Fifth at Women’s Worlds 2013 US Women’s Nationals 2013-15, US Jr. Women’s Nationals 2008, 2014-15, World Juniors 2015, World Mixed Doubles 2015 HOBBIES & OTHER INTERESTS: Enjoys playing tennis, soccer and basketball OCCUPATION: Student at the University of Minnesota
PAGE / 18 CZECH REPUBLIC
MAN: Ondrej Mihola AGE: 38 CURLING CLUB: 1.KCK Trutnov YEARS OF CURLING: 18 CURLING BACKGROUND: WMDCC 2015-18 HOBBIES & OTHER INTERESTS: Family, softball, snowboarding, climbing, homebrewing OCCUPATION: Scientist
LADY: Jana Jelinkova AGE: 34 CURLING CLUB: CC Savona Praha 1990 YEARS OF CURLING: 17 CURLING BACKGROUND: ECC B 2005-2. WMDCC 2015- 18. HOBBIES & OTHER INTERESTS: Family, skiing, climbing OCCUPATION: Dental technician
PAGE / 19 FINLAND
MAN: Pauli Jäämies AGE: 30 CURLING CLUB: Kisakallio Curling Club YEARS OF CURLING: 10 CURLING BACKGROUND: 2x national championships 2x B-group and world challenge winner in Europeans 4th in Men’s World Championship 2015 HOBBIES & OTHER INTERESTS: Gym, yoga, music, badminton, cycling OCCUPATION: Director of Media Planning for MTV
Credit: WCF
LADY: Katja Kiiskinen AGE: 31 CURLING CLUB: Hyvinkää Curling ry YEARS OF CURLING: 15 CURLING BACKGROUND: Multiple national titles (Ladies, Mixed & Mixed Doubles) Six European championship appearances (Ladies & Mixed), Three Mixed Doubles Worlds appearances Coaching for three different nations HOBBIES & OTHER INTERESTS: Gym, music, travelling OCCUPATION: Freelancer, translating, media, sales
Credit: WCF
PAGE / 20 Audi quattro Winter Games NZ 2013
Credit: Neville Porter Credit: Neville Porter
PAGE / 21 AUTOGRAPHS
PAGE / 22 Winter Games NZ - Curling Tournament SCHEDULE 2015 23-27 August 2015 - Naseby, New Zealand
Date Start Finish Sheet A Sheet B Sheet C Sheet D 10:45 11:45 NZL 2 FIN AUS 2 12:00 13:00 KOR CHN CAN 2 X 13:15 13:45 TEAM MEETING - Naseby Curling Club Sunday 14:15 15:15 X JPN CZE USA 23 August 15:30 16:30 AUS 1 NZL1 CAN 1 X 17:00 17:30 OPENING CEREMONIES - Naseby Curling Club 18:00 ??? MEET & GREET -‐ Naseby Curling Club The training sessions will be 15 minutes on each sheet moving from A to B to C to D. NOTE: The Umpires will control the sessions and indicate the time that the teams change sheets.
Date Time Session Sheet A Sheet B Sheet C Sheet D
09:00 1 JPN - USA CAN 1 - CZE X AUS 1-NZL 1
Monday 12:30 2 NZL 2 - FIN CAN 2-AUS 2 X KOR - CHN 24 August 16:00 3 CAN 1-AUS 1 JPN - NZL 1 CZE - USA X
19:30 4 CAN 2 - KOR NZL 2- CHN AUS 2 - FIN X
09:00 5 X AUS 1 - USA NZL 1-CAN 1 JPN - CZE
Tuesday 12:30 6 X KOR - FIN CHN - CAN 2 NZL 2-AUS 2 25 August 16:00 7 NZL 1 - CZE AUS 1 - JPN USA - CAN 1
19:30 8 CHN - AUS 2 X KOR - NZL 2 FIN - CAN 2
09:00 9 X CAN 1 - JPN USA - NZL 1 CZE - ?
Wednesday 12:30 10 X CAN 2-NZL 2 FIN - CHN AUS - KOR 26 August 16:00 TB One round of tie-breaker games (if required)
19:30 PLAYOFFS (A2 v B3) + (A3 v B2)
11:00 SF SEMI-FINAL GAMES
Thursday 15:30 FINALS GOLD & BRONZE GAMES 27 August 18:00 CLOSING CEREMONIES
19:00 FAREWELL DINNER
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