Jeanne Ellegaard
Encyclopedia
Jeanne Ellegaard is a Danish
curler. She plays second for Lene Nielsen
.
Ellegaard was a member of the Danish team that won a silver medal at the 2005 European Youth Olympic Festival
. She played second for Denise Dupont
.
At the 2006 World Junior Curling Championships
, Ellegaard was the alternate player for Nielsen's bronze medal winning team. The following year, she won another bronze medal, this time throwing third rocks for Madeleine Dupont
at the 2007 World Junior Curling Championships
. Later that year, she won a bronze medal at the 2007 European Curling Championships
as the alternate for the Nielsen team.
Dupont and Ellegaard played in the 2008 World Junior Curling Championships
as well, finishing 5th. After juniors, Ellegaard would move to the Nielsen rink as its second thrower. She finished 5th at the 2010 European Curling Championships
and would represent the home Denmark rink at the 2011 Capital One World Women's Curling Championship
.
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
curler. She plays second for Lene Nielsen
Lene Nielsen
Lene Nielsen is a Danish curler.Nielsen played in her first international events in 2004, as an alternate for the Madeleine Dupont rink. Even though she was an alternate, she played many games. At the 2004 World Junior Curling Championships, the team finished 6th and at the 2004 Ford World Women's...
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Ellegaard was a member of the Danish team that won a silver medal at the 2005 European Youth Olympic Festival
European Youth Olympic Festival
European Youth Olympic Festival, known by its initials EYOF, is a biennial multi-sport event for youth athletes from the 48 member countries of the association of European Olympic Committees. EYOF has a summer edition, held for the first time in Brussels in 1991, and a winter edition, which began...
. She played second for Denise Dupont
Denise Dupont
Denise Dupont is a Danish curler. She throws third rocks for the Danish national team, skipped by Angelina Jensen....
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At the 2006 World Junior Curling Championships
2006 World Junior Curling Championships
The 2006 World Junior Curling Championships were held March 11–19, 2006 in Jeonju, South Korea.-Men's:-Playoffs:-Women's:-Playoffs:...
, Ellegaard was the alternate player for Nielsen's bronze medal winning team. The following year, she won another bronze medal, this time throwing third rocks for Madeleine Dupont
Madeleine Dupont
Madeleine Dupont is a Danish curler from Hvidovre. She won the Frances Brodie Award in 2004...
at the 2007 World Junior Curling Championships
2007 World Junior Curling Championships
The 2007 World Junior Curling Championships were held March 3–11, 2007 in Eveleth, Minnesota.-Men's:-Playoffs:-Women's:-Playoffs:...
. Later that year, she won a bronze medal at the 2007 European Curling Championships
2007 European Curling Championships
The 2007 Le Gruyère European Curling Championships were held in Füssen, Germany December 1-8, 2007. Scotland, skipped by David Murdoch, won the gold medal by beating Norway's Thomas Ulsrud 5-3 in the final. Norway had not lost a single game entering the final....
as the alternate for the Nielsen team.
Dupont and Ellegaard played in the 2008 World Junior Curling Championships
2008 World Junior Curling Championships
The 2008 World Junior Curling Championships was held from 1 March 2008 to 9 March 2008 in Östersund, Sweden.-Teams:Teams qualify either on last years performance or on a regional qualifier.-Men's:*Tie breaker: 9-6 -Playoffs:-Women's:...
as well, finishing 5th. After juniors, Ellegaard would move to the Nielsen rink as its second thrower. She finished 5th at the 2010 European Curling Championships
2010 European Curling Championships
Gold Medal GameSaturday, December 11, 16:00Bronze Medal GameSaturday, December 11, 8:00-Group B:16 men's berths were qualified for Group B, including the teams advancing from Group C and the teams relegated from last year's A Group...
and would represent the home Denmark rink at the 2011 Capital One World Women's Curling Championship
2011 Capital One World Women's Curling Championship
-Draw 2:Saturday, March 19, 9:00am-Draw 3:Saturday, March 19, 2:00pm-Draw 4:Sunday, March 20, 2:00pm-Draw 5:Sunday, March 20, 7:00pm-Draw 6:Monday, March 21, 9:00am-Draw 7:Monday, March 21, 2:00pm...
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