2009 Swiss Olympic curling trials
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The 2009 Swiss
Olympic curling
trials were held October 12-14 in Arlesheim
. The winning team will represent Switzerland at the 2010 Winter Olympics
.
Only a men's event was held. Mirjam Ott
's women's team was the only team that entered for the women's event.
Stöckli wis best of 7, 4 games to 1.
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
Olympic curling
Curling
Curling is a sport in which players slide stones across a sheet of ice towards a target area. It is related to bowls, boule and shuffleboard. Two teams, each of four players, take turns sliding heavy, polished granite stones, also called "rocks", across the ice curling sheet towards the house, a...
trials were held October 12-14 in Arlesheim
Arlesheim
Arlesheim is a municipality in the district of Arlesheim in the canton of Basel-Country in Switzerland. Its cathedral chapter seat, bishop's residence and cathedral are listed as a heritage site of national significance....
. The winning team will represent Switzerland at the 2010 Winter Olympics
2010 Winter Olympics
The 2010 Winter Olympics, officially the XXI Olympic Winter Games or the 21st Winter Olympics, were a major international multi-sport event held from February 12–28, 2010, in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, with some events held in the suburbs of Richmond, West Vancouver and the University...
.
Only a men's event was held. Mirjam Ott
Mirjam Ott
Mirjam Ott is skip of the Swiss Olympic Curling Team. She has participated in several Olympic Games contests and has won numerous awards in many other curling events worldwide...
's women's team was the only team that entered for the women's event.
Teams
Only two teams entered.| Position | Basel Basel Basel or Basle In the national languages of Switzerland the city is also known as Bâle , Basilea and Basilea is Switzerland's third most populous city with about 166,000 inhabitants. Located where the Swiss, French and German borders meet, Basel also has suburbs in France and Germany... |
St. Moritz St. Moritz St. Moritz is a resort town in the Engadine valley in Switzerland. It is a municipality in the district of Maloja in the Swiss canton of Graubünden... |
|---|---|---|
| Skip | Ralph Stöckli Ralph Stöckli Ralph Stöckli is a Swiss curler from Lucerne.Stöckli began a successful curling career at the junior level, winning a bronze medal at the World Junior Curling Championships as an alternate in 1994. In 1996, he was the Swiss skip and they won a silver medal, losing to James Dryburgh of Scotland... |
Stefan Karnusian Stefan Karnusian Stefan Karnusian is a Swiss curler who has represented Switzerland internationally. He is skip for the Swiss team at the 2010 World Men's Curling Championship.-References:... |
| Third | Jan Hauser Jan Hauser Jan Hauser 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 skipped Switzerland to a bronze medal finish.In 2007, he joined forces with Stöckli, as his third... |
Christof Schwaller Christof Schwaller Christof Schwaller is a Swiss curler and Olympic medalist. He received a bronze medal at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City.... |
| Second | Markus Eggler Markus Eggler Markus Eggler is a retired Swiss curler from Münchenstein.Eggler was the skip of the Swiss team at the 1986, 1987 and 1989 World Junior Curling Championships. At the 1989 event, he won a bronze medal. He then skipped the Swiss team at the World Curling Championships in 1991, 1992 and 1994... |
Robert Hürlimann Robert Hürlimann Robert Hürlimann is a Swiss curler. He currently plays second for Stefan Karnusian.Hürlimann was a member of the Swiss team that won a gold medal at the 1992 Winter Olympics when curling was a demonstration sport... |
| Lead | Simon Strübin Simon Strübin Simon Strübin is a Swiss curler from Erlenbach. He currently plays lead for Ralph Stöckli.Strübin played second for Stöckli at the 1998 World Junior Curling Championships where they picked up a bronze medal. In 2003, he moved to lead on the team where they won the silver medal at the 2003 Ford... |
Rolf Iseli |
Results
The event was a best of seven tournament.| # | Stöckli | Karnusian | Rec. | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | 6 | 1-0 | Oct. 12, 2009 |
| 2 | 9 | 4 | 2-0 | Oct. 12, 2009 |
| 3 | 3 | 5 | 2-1 | Oct. 13, 2009 |
| 4 | 8 | 7 | 3-1 | Oct. 13, 2009 |
| 5 | 7 | 4 | 4-1 | Oct. 14, 2009 |
Stöckli wis best of 7, 4 games to 1.