Karlis Smilga
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Kārlis Smilga is a Latvian curler from Jelgava
. He was skip of the Latvian men's team at the 2004 and 2006 European Curling Championships
where Latvia finished 19th and 17th, respectively. The 2005 he skipped a mixed curling
team to that year's European Mixed Championship where Latvia finished 13th, he qualified also for 2007 and 2009 European Mixed championships. Since May, 2006, he has been president of the Latvian Curling Association.
Jelgava
-Sports:The city's main football team, FK Jelgava, plays in the Latvian Higher League and won the 2009/2010 Latvian Football Cup.- Notable people :*August Johann Gottfried Bielenstein - linguist, folklorist, ethnographer...
. He was skip of the Latvian men's team at the 2004 and 2006 European Curling Championships
European Curling Championships
The European Curling Championships are annual curling tournaments held in Europe between various European nations and hosted by the European Curling Federation. The European Curling Championships are usually held in early to mid December...
where Latvia finished 19th and 17th, respectively. The 2005 he skipped a mixed curling
Mixed curling
Mixed curling, also known as Coed curling, is the sport of curling, when played by men and women together. Some community and school level curling is mixed, while most top-level curling championships are divided into men's and women's divisions. A normal mixed team consists of 2 men and 2 women...
team to that year's European Mixed Championship where Latvia finished 13th, he qualified also for 2007 and 2009 European Mixed championships. Since May, 2006, he has been president of the Latvian Curling Association.