Kevin Martin, nicknamed "The Old Bear" and "K-Mart", is a Canadian retired curler from Edmonton, Alberta, an Olympic, world and 4-time Canadian champion and a member of the World Curling Hall of Fame. He is considered by many commentators and former and current curlers to be the greatest curler of all time. He is also known for his rivalries with Randy Ferbey/David Nedohin, the best Alberta provincial rivalry ever as the two teams were generally regarded the best in the world from 2002-2006; his rivalry with Jeff Stoughton, perhaps the most famous all prairies rivalry ever which spanned over 2 decades from 1991-2014; with Glenn Howard from 2007-2014, perhaps the best two team rivalry in Canadian curling history, and his rivalry with Sweden's Peja Lindholm from 1997-2006, perhaps the best ever men's Canada-Europe rivalry.
The 2005 World Women's Curling Championship was held from March 19–27, 2005 at the Lagoon Leisure Centre in Paisley, Scotland. The tournament was the first since the 1988 event to be held separately from the 2005 Ford World Men's Curling Championship.
The United States Men's Curling Championship is the annual men's national curling championship for the United States. It is run by the United States Curling Association and typically held in conjunction with the Women's Championship. The champion is eligible to represent the United States at the World Men's Curling Championships if they also rank in the top 75 teams over the last two seasons in the World Curling Tour Order of Merit or have earned 40 points in the Order of Merit year-to-date rankings.
The United States Women's Curling Championship is the annual women's national curling championship for the United States. It is run by the United States Curling Association (USCA) and typically held in conjunction with the Men's Curling Championship. The champions are eligible to represent the United States at the World Women's Curling Championships if they also rank in the top 75 teams over the last two seasons in the World Curling Tour Order of Merit or have earned 40 points in the Order of Merit year-to-date rankings.
Kevin Koe is a Canadian curler. Koe is a two-time World champion and four-time Canadian champion. He was the skip of the Canadian men's team at the 2018 Winter Olympics in PyeongChang.
Valerie "Val" Sweeting is a Canadian curler from Edmonton, Alberta. Sweeting skipped Alberta to a silver medal at the 2014 and 2015 Scotties Tournament of Hearts.
The 2011 Le Gruyère European Curling Championships were held in Moscow, Russia from December 2 to 10. The Group C competitions were held from September 30 to October 8 in Tårnby, Denmark.
Dilşat Yıldız is a Turkish female curler. She is a member of Çelebi S.K. in Erzurum. Currently, she is studying physical education and sports at the Fırat University.
Tabitha S. Peterson is an American curler from Eagan, Minnesota. She is currently the vice skip of the American women's team.
Amos Mosaner is an Italian curler from Cembra.
Kyle Smith is a Scottish curler from Guildtown, Perthshire. He is a former World Junior Champion skip.
Kim Min-ji is a South Korean curler.
Darren Moulding is a Canadian curler from Lacombe, Alberta and curls out of the Saville Sports Centre and the Lacombe Curling Club. He is a former Canadian Junior Silver Medallist, a Canadian Mixed Champion, and represented Alberta in the 2017, 2018 and Team Wild Card in the 2019 Brier Canadian men's championship.
Sara McManus is a Swedish curler from Gävle.
Jenna Enge is a Canadian curler from Thunder Bay, who currently skips her own team on the World Curling Tour.
Fabio Ribotta is an Italian curler, a 2018 European bronze medallist and 2019 Italian men's champion.
The 43rd 2019 Italian Men's Curling Championship was held from November 10, 2018 to April 14, 2019 in two stages: the group stage from November 10, 2018 to March 24, 2019 and the playoff stage from April 13 to 14, 2019.
The 2020 Italian Mixed Doubles Curling Championship was held from October 28, 2019 to January 26, 2020 in two stages: the group stage from October 28, 2019 to January 17, 2020 and the playoff stage from January 24 to 26, 2020.
The 2019 Italian Mixed Doubles Curling Championship was held from October 13, 2018 to January 27, 2019 in two stages: the group stage from October 13, 2018 to December 28, 2018 and the playoff stage from January 25 to 27, 2019.
The 2019 Italian Mixed Curling Championship was held from November 17, 2018 to March 17, 2019 in two stages: the group stage November 17–18, 2018 and February 16–17, 2019 and the playoff stage from March 16 to 17, 2019.
