Wheelchair curling at the 2010 Winter Paralympics
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The wheelchair curling
competition of the 2010 Winter Paralympics
was held at the Hillcrest Park
in Vancouver
, Canada
, from 13 March to 20 March 2010. Ten teams competed in a single event, a mixed tournament in which men and women competed together.
* suspended
, Scotland
, and Wales
compete separately at the World Wheelchair Curling Championships but compete together as "Great Britain" at the Paralympics. Under an agreement between the curling federations in these three areas, only points earned by the Scottish team counted towards Great Britain's Paralympic qualifying total.
Wheelchair curling
Wheelchair curling is an adaptation of curling for athletes with a disability affecting their lower limbs or gait. Wheelchair curling is governed by the World Curling Federation, and is one of the sports in the Winter Paralympic Games....
competition of the 2010 Winter Paralympics
2010 Winter Paralympics
The 2010 Winter Paralympics, officially the X Paralympic Winter Games, or the 10th Winter Paralympics, were held in Vancouver and Whistler, British Columbia, Canada from March 12 to 21, 2010. The Opening Ceremony took place in BC Place Stadium in Vancouver and the Closing Ceremony in Whistler...
was held at the Hillcrest Park
Hillcrest Park
Hillcrest Park is located in the Riley Park-Little Mountain neighbourhood of Vancouver, British Columbia. It is located immediately north of Queen Elizabeth Park and west of Riley Park....
in Vancouver
Vancouver
Vancouver is a coastal seaport city on the mainland of British Columbia, Canada. It is the hub of Greater Vancouver, which, with over 2.3 million residents, is the third most populous metropolitan area in the country,...
, Canada
Canada
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, from 13 March to 20 March 2010. Ten teams competed in a single event, a mixed tournament in which men and women competed together.
Medal table
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Events
| Mixed | Jim Armstrong Jim Armstrong (curler) Dr. James P. Armstrong is a former Canadian curler and current wheelchair curler from Richmond, British Columbia. He was a successful curler for much of his earlier career until he had to stop playing because of bad knees and a car accident in 2003... Darryl Neighbour Darryl Neighbour Darryl Neighbour is a Canadian wheelchair curler. He was the third on the team that won gold at the 2009 World Championships and was selected as third for Team Canada in the 2010 Winter Paralympics. He has been paraplegic since 2000.... Ina Forrest Ina Forrest Ina Forrest is a wheelchair curler selected to be second for Canada's team at the 2010 Winter Paralympics. She is a member of the Vernon Curling Club in Vernon, British Columbia.-Results:- References :... Sonja Gaudet Sonja Gaudet Sonja Gaudet is a Canadian Paralympic curler. She was on the team that won gold at Wheelchair curling at the 2006 Winter Paralympics and was recently named to the wheelchair curling team for the 2010 Winter Paralympics-Results:- References :... Bruno Yizek Bruno Yizek Bruno Yizek is a Canadian wheelchair curler and Paralympian.He competed with the Canadian team at the 2010 Paralympic Games in Vancouver, Canada, where they took the gold medal. He also took gold at the 2011 World Wheelchair Curling Championship in Prague, Czech Republic.-External links :* at the... |
Haksung Kim Myungjin Kim Yanghyun Cho Misuk Kang Gilwoo Park |
Jalle Jungnell Jalle Jungnell Jalle Jungnell is a Swedish Paralympic curler. His team won bronze in Wheelchair curling at the 2006 Winter Paralympics and in the 2009 World wheelchair curling championship they won silver.-Results:- References :... Glenn Ikonen Glenn Ikonen Glenn Ikonen is a Swedish Paralympic wheelchair curler. He was on the bronze medal winning Swedish team at the 2006 Winter Paralympics and competed at the 2010 Winter Paralympics, where he was suspended for six months for use of an illegal drug, a blood pressure medicine he had taken for 4–5... * Patrik Burman Anette Wilhelm Anette Wilhelm Anette Wilhelm is a Swedish wheelchair curler. She was on the bronze winning Swedish team at Wheelchair curling at the 2006 Winter Paralympics. She was also on the silver medal winning Swedish team at the 2009 world championship. She has two children and was paralyzed in an accident.-Results:-... Patrik Kallin |
Teams
Each team consists of five curlers and must include at least one person from each gender.| Team | Roster | |||||
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| Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Alternate | Coach | |
| Jim Armstrong Jim Armstrong (curler) Dr. James P. Armstrong is a former Canadian curler and current wheelchair curler from Richmond, British Columbia. He was a successful curler for much of his earlier career until he had to stop playing because of bad knees and a car accident in 2003... |
Darryl Neighbour Darryl Neighbour Darryl Neighbour is a Canadian wheelchair curler. He was the third on the team that won gold at the 2009 World Championships and was selected as third for Team Canada in the 2010 Winter Paralympics. He has been paraplegic since 2000.... |
Ina Forrest Ina Forrest Ina Forrest is a wheelchair curler selected to be second for Canada's team at the 2010 Winter Paralympics. She is a member of the Vernon Curling Club in Vernon, British Columbia.-Results:- References :... |
Sonja Gaudet Sonja Gaudet Sonja Gaudet is a Canadian Paralympic curler. She was on the team that won gold at Wheelchair curling at the 2006 Winter Paralympics and was recently named to the wheelchair curling team for the 2010 Winter Paralympics-Results:- References :... |
Bruno Yizek Bruno Yizek Bruno Yizek is a Canadian wheelchair curler and Paralympian.He competed with the Canadian team at the 2010 Paralympic Games in Vancouver, Canada, where they took the gold medal. He also took gold at the 2011 World Wheelchair Curling Championship in Prague, Czech Republic.-External links :* at the... |
Joe Rea | |
| Jens Jaeger | Marcus Sieger Marcus Sieger Marcus Sieger is a German wheelchair curler.He competed with the German wheelchair curling team at the 2010 Winter Paralympic Games in Vancouver, Canada.-External links:*... |
Jens Gaebel | Christiane Steger | Astrid Hoer | Helmar Erlewein | |
| Michael McCreadie Michael McCreadie Michael McCreadie is a Paralympian with successes in lawn bowls and wheelchair curling. He won two bronze medals in lawn bowls at the 1976 Summer Paralympics. After that he coached the British wheelchair basketball team. Later in life he moved on to wheelchair curling and was on the silver medal... |
Aileen Neilson Aileen Neilson Aileen Neilson is a Scottish wheelchair curling player. She is the first female to skip a wheelchair curling team in either the Paralympic Games or World Championships .... |
Tom Killin Tom Killin Tom Killin is a British multi-sport Paralympian. Killin was paralysed following a traffic accident at the age of 17.Killin won two medals in fencing at the 1970 Commonwealth Games... |
Angie Malone | Jim Sellar | Tom Pendreigh | |
| Andrea Tabanelli Andrea Tabanelli Andrea Tabanelli is an Italian wheelchair curling player.He was a member of the Italian wheelchair curling team for the 2006 Winter Paralympics in Torino.... |
Egidio Marchese | Gabriele Dallapiccola | Angela Menardi | Emanuele Spelorzi | Mauro Maino | |
| Yoji Nakajima | Katsuo Ichikawa | Takashi Hidai | Ayako Saitoh | Aki Ogawa | Katsuji Uchibori | |
| Rune Lorentzen | Jostein Stordahl | Geir Arne Skogstad | Lene Tystad | Anne Mette Samdal | Thoralf Hognestad | |
| Haksung Kim | Myungjin Kim | Yanghyun Cho | Misuk Kang | Gilwoo Park | Seyoung Yang | |
| Jalle Jungnell Jalle Jungnell Jalle Jungnell is a Swedish Paralympic curler. His team won bronze in Wheelchair curling at the 2006 Winter Paralympics and in the 2009 World wheelchair curling championship they won silver.-Results:- References :... |
Glenn Ikonen Glenn Ikonen Glenn Ikonen is a Swedish Paralympic wheelchair curler. He was on the bronze medal winning Swedish team at the 2006 Winter Paralympics and competed at the 2010 Winter Paralympics, where he was suspended for six months for use of an illegal drug, a blood pressure medicine he had taken for 4–5... |
Patrik Burman | Anette Wilhelm Anette Wilhelm Anette Wilhelm is a Swedish wheelchair curler. She was on the bronze winning Swedish team at Wheelchair curling at the 2006 Winter Paralympics. She was also on the silver medal winning Swedish team at the 2009 world championship. She has two children and was paralyzed in an accident.-Results:-... |
Patrik Kallin | Tomas Nordin Tomas Nordin Tomas Nordin is a Swedish curler and world champion.He won a gold medal in the 1997, 2001 and 2004 World Curling Championships, all three times with skip Peja Lindholm, and received silver medal in 1998 and 2000.He is European champion from 1998 and 2001 , and has received a total of seven... |
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| Manfred Bolliger | Claudia Huettenmoser | Daniel Meyer | Anton Kehrli | Martin Bieri | Anton Ruesser | |
| Augusto Perez Augusto Perez Augusto J. "Goose" Perez is a Spanish American wheelchair curler. He was the 2008 USA Curling Male Athlete of the Year and was on the bronze medal team at the 2008 wheelchair curling world championships. He graduated from Le Moyne College. In addition to curling he is also competed in kayak and... |
Patrick McDonald | James Pierce | Jacqui Kapinowski | James Joseph | Steve Brown |
Qualification
Qualification for the 2010 Paralympics was based on rankings in the 2007, 2008, and 2009 World Wheelchair Curling Championships. Points were awarded for a top-ten finish in these three competitions, with twelve points given for taking first place and one point for tenth place. The nine countries with the most points were to qualify for the Vancouver Games, while the tenth slot was reserved for the host country, Canada. Because the Canadian team placed within the top nine point-scorers, the tenth slot was given to the tenth-ranked team, Japan. EnglandEngland
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, Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
, and Wales
Wales
Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...
compete separately at the World Wheelchair Curling Championships but compete together as "Great Britain" at the Paralympics. Under an agreement between the curling federations in these three areas, only points earned by the Scottish team counted towards Great Britain's Paralympic qualifying total.
| Rank | IPC International Paralympic Committee The International Paralympic Committee is an international non-profit organisation and the global governing body for the Paralympic Movement. The IPC organizes the Paralympic Games and functions as the international federation for nine sports... |
2007 points | 2008 points | 2009 points | Total points |
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| 1 | Norway | 12 | 12 | 4 | 28 |
| 2 | Canada | 7 | 7 | 12 | 26 |
| 3 | United States | 5.5 | 8 | 7 | 20.5 |
| 4 | South Korea | 4 | 10 | 5 | 19 |
| 5 | Great Britain | 8 | 4 | 6 | 18 |
| 6 | Sweden | 1 | 5 | 10 | 16 |
| 7 | Switzerland | 10 | 3 | 1 | 14 |
| 8 | Germany | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 |
| 9 | Italy | 0 | 6 | 2 | 8 |
| 10 | Japan | 5.5 | 2 | 0 | 7.5 |
Standings
| Country | Skip | W | L |
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| 7 | 2 | ||
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| 6 | 3 | ||
| 5 | 4 | ||
| 5 | 4 | ||
| 3 | 6 | ||
| 3 | 6 | ||
| 3 | 6 | ||
| 3 | 6 | ||
| 3 | 6 |
Results
Nations are listed alphabetically in the table below.Medal Round
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