Ralph Stöckli (born July 23, 1976 in Uzwil

Uzwil

Uzwil is a municipality in the Wahlkreis of Wil in the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland.-History:Uzwil was first mentioned in 819 as Uzzinwilare. The village of Henau was first mentioned 754 as Villa Aninauva at the Monastery of St. Gallen in the "Henau document" .-Geography:Uzwil has an area,...

) is a Swiss

Switzerland

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 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...

 from Lucerne

Lucerne

Lucerne is a city in north-central Switzerland, in the German-speaking portion of that country. Lucerne is the capital of the Canton of Lucerne and the capital of the district of the same name. With a population of about 76,200 people, Lucerne is the most populous city in Central Switzerland, and...

.

Stöckli began a successful curling career at the junior level, winning a bronze medal at the 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...

 as an alternate in 1994. In 1996, he was the Swiss skip and they won a silver medal, losing to James Dryburgh

James Dryburgh

James Dryburgh is a Swedish curler. He lives in Stockholm, where he is a physical education teacher....

 of Scotland

Scotland

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. In 1997 Stöckli won the gold medal defeating Perttu Piilo of Finland

Finland

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 in the final. Stöckli ended his junior career with a bronze in 1998.

After a 7th place finish at the 2002 Ford World Curling Championship, Stöckli won a silver at the 2003 Ford World Curling Championship- losing to Canada

Canada

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's Randy Ferbey

Randy Ferbey

Randy Ferbey is a Canadian curler from Sherwood Park, Alberta.Ferbey is a six-time Canadian champion and a four-time World Champion....

 in the final.

Stöckli was the skip of the Swiss team at the 2006 Winter Olympics

2006 Winter Olympics

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 in Turin

Turin

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, Italy

Italy

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. The team finished just out of medal contention with a 5-4 record.

Stöckli was vice on the Swiss team (skipped by Andreas Schwaller) that won the 2006 European Curling Championship.

Stöckli announced his retirement from curling in 2010.

Teammates

2006 Torino Olympic Games

Curling at the 2006 Winter Olympics

Curling at the 2006 Winter Olympics was held in the town of Pinerolo, Italy from February 13 to February 24. It proved to be the sleeper hit in terms of television ratings in Italy. According to a CBC feature, curling at the 2006 Winter Games drew 5 million viewers, eclipsing ice hockey and figure...

Claudio Pescia

Claudio Pescia

Claudio Pescia is a Swiss curler from Wettswil. Originally the skip of the Italian national team, Pescia now skips under the Swiss flag....

, Third

Pascal Sieber, Second

Marco Battilana, 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...

, Alternate

2009 Moncton World Championships

2009 Ford World Men's Curling Championship

The 2009 Ford Men's World Curling Championship was held in Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada from the 4th to the 12th of April, 2009 at the Moncton Coliseum...

2009 Aberdeen European Championships

2009 European Curling Championships

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2010 Vancouver Olympic Games

Curling at the 2010 Winter Olympics

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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...

, Third

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...

, Second*

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...

, Lead

Toni Müller

Toni Müller

Toni Müller is a curler from Baden, Switzerland. He currently throws fourth stones for Thomas Lips.He is mostly known for serving as the Alternate for Ralph Stöckli's team which finished fourth at the 2009 Moncton World Championships, won a silver at the 2009 Aberdeen European Championships and a...

, Alternate

• Note: In several competitions Markus Eggler has skipped the game as a Second with Ralph Stöckli throwing fourth stones.