Kalle Kiiskinen
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Kalle Kiiskinen (born September 6, 1975 in Hyvinkää
) is a Finnish
curler
.
In Juniors, Kiiskinen played for Perttu Piilo and won a silver medal as his third at the 1997 World Junior Curling Championships
.
Kiiskinen then joined up with Uusipaavalniemi, playing in his first World Curling Championships
in 2002. He has played both second and third for Uusipaavalniemi. While never winning a medal at the worlds, at the 2006 Winter Olympics
, Kiiskinen was a member of the Finnish team (skipped by Uusipaavalniemi) who won a silver medal.
After parting ways with Uusipaavalniemi, Kalle is now the skip of the Finnish team in the 2007 European Curling Championships
Hyvinkää
Hyvinkää is a town and municipality of Finland. It is located in Uusimaa region, approximately north of the capital Helsinki. The town was chartered in 1960. Hyvinkää belongs to the Province of Southern Finland. The population of Hyvinkää is ....
) is a Finnish
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
curler
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...
.
In Juniors, Kiiskinen played for Perttu Piilo and won a silver medal as his third at the 1997 World Junior Curling Championships
World Junior Curling Championships
The World Junior Curling Championships is an annual curling tournament featuring the world's best curlers who are 21 years old or younger. The competition for both men and women occur at the same venue. The men's tournament has occurred since 1975 and the women's 1988...
.
Kiiskinen then joined up with Uusipaavalniemi, playing in his first World Curling Championships
World Curling Championships
The World Curling Championships are annual curling events which showcase the world's best curlers, organized by the World Curling Federation. There are men's, women's and mixed championships. The men's championship started in 1959, while the women's in 1979...
in 2002. He has played both second and third for Uusipaavalniemi. While never winning a medal at the worlds, at the 2006 Winter Olympics
2006 Winter Olympics
The 2006 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XX Olympic Winter Games, was a winter multi-sport event which was celebrated in Turin, Italy from February 10, 2006, through February 26, 2006. This marked the second time Italy hosted the Olympic Winter Games, the first being the VII Olympic Winter...
, Kiiskinen was a member of the Finnish team (skipped by Uusipaavalniemi) who won a silver medal.
After parting ways with Uusipaavalniemi, Kalle is now the skip of the Finnish team in 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....