John Aasand

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John Aasand
 
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Curling club Grafton CC, Grafton, ND
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1 (1972)

John Aasand (born c. 1950) is an American curler, a 1972 World Men's silver medallist [1] and a 1972 United States men's curling champion.

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That 1972 silver medallist team is best known for the "Curse of LaBonte" - one of the most famous curses in curling history. It was caused by an incident at the finals of the 1972 world men's curling championship, the 1972 Air Canada Silver Broom in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany. [2] [3]

Personal life

Aasand attended the University of North Dakota. He is the owner of a sportsbar in Grafton named "The Extra End", an allusion to the team's extra end loss at the 1972 Worlds. He is married and has one daughter. [4]

Teams

SeasonSkipThirdSecondLeadEvents
1971–72 Robert LaBonte Frank Aasand John Aasand Ray Morgan USMCC 1972 Gold medal icon.svg
WCC 1972 Silver medal icon.svg

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References

  1. John Aasand on the World Curling Federation database OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. The Curling News - Labonte Curse on YouTube
  3. John Aasand - Curling Legends Podcast: Episode 34
  4. "'72 Grafton curling team's lost victory still shapes the lives of its members".