Nick Rizzo (curler)

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Nick Rizzo
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Born (1961-07-24) July 24, 1961 (age 63)
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Nick Rizzo (born July 24, 1961) is a Canadian curler from Brantford, Ontario. He was active on the World Curling Tour until 2015. [1] He is a former provincial junior and mixed champion.

In 1979, his rink of Dan Aitchison, Brad Hager and Chris Hager won the provincial junior championship, finishing the event in first place with a 6–1 round robin record. [2] The team represented Ontario at the 1979 Canadian Junior Curling Championships, finishing with a 4–7 record, tied for eighth. [3] In 1988, he won a provincial Colts championship and in April 2002, he won the 2003 Ontario Mixed Championship with his wife Jo-Ann and teammates Gareth Parry and Vicki Advent, defeating the Peter Mellor rink in the final. [4] This qualified the team to represent Ontario at the 2003 Canadian Mixed Curling Championship. [5] At the Canadian Mixed, they made the playoffs, where they lost in the 3 vs. 4 game to Alberta's Shannon Kleibrink. [6]

Rizzo played in his lone Grand Slam of Curling event at the 2004 BDO Curling Classic. [7] Rizzo, and his rink of John Epping, Scott Foster and Rob Brockbank did not make the playoffs, being eliminated by Scotland's Tom Brewster after defeating 2006 Olympic champion Brad Gushue. [8]

Rizzo has played in ten Ontario men's championships in his career, [9] his last provincial championship being in 2011.

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References

  1. ↑ "Nick Rizzo". CurlingZone. Retrieved March 8, 2022.
  2. ↑ "Rizzo rebounds to capture title". Kingston Whig-Standard. February 19, 1979. p. 8. Retrieved March 8, 2022.
  3. ↑ "Newfoundland gains bye to final with triumph over Saskatchewan". Saskatoon Star-Phoenix. March 24, 1979. p. 16. Retrieved March 8, 2022.
  4. ↑ "Rizzo relishes underdog role for mixed curling championships". Brantford Expositor. January 7, 2003. p. 11. Retrieved March 8, 2022.
  5. ↑ "Rizzo rink rocks provincials". Brantford Expositor. April 22, 2002. p. 13. Retrieved March 8, 2022.
  6. ↑ http://www.curling.ca/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/Mixed_2003.pdf [ bare URL PDF ]
  7. ↑ "Undefeated so far". Grande Prairie Herald-Tribune. November 5, 2004. p. 20. Retrieved March 8, 2022.
  8. ↑ "Allen rink falls short at $100,000 classic". Brantford Expositor. November 8, 2004. p. 20. Retrieved March 8, 2022.
  9. ↑ "Brantford rinks take on Howard at provincials". Brantford Expositor. February 2, 2008. p. 13. Retrieved March 8, 2022.
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