Pablo Lachat

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Pablo Lachat
Curler
Lachat at Toronto GSOC 2023.jpg
Born (2000-10-20) 20 October 2000 (age 24)
Lausanne, Switzerland
Team
Curling club CC Lausanne Olympique,
Lausanne, SUI [1]
Skip Yannick Schwaller
Fourth Benoît Schwarz-van Berkel
Second Sven Michel
Lead Pablo Lachat
Alternate Tom Winkelhausen
Mixed doubles
partner		 Carole Howald
Curling career Curling pictogram.svg
Member AssociationFlag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland
World Championship
appearances		3 (2021, 2023, 2024)
European Championship
appearances		4 (2021, 2022, 2023, 2024)
Olympic
appearances		1 (2022)
Medal record
Men's curling
Representing Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland
World Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2021 Calgary
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2023 Ottawa
European Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2022 Östersund
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2023 Aberdeen

Pablo Lachat-Couchepin (born 20 October 2000) is a Swiss curler from Bussigny, Switzerland. [1] He currently plays lead on Team Yannick Schwaller.

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Career

Lachat won the Swiss Junior Curling Championships in 2020 with his team of Jan Klossner, Theo Short and Anthony Petoud. This qualified the team for the 2021 World Junior Curling Championships, however, the event was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [2]

Lachat was the alternate for the Swiss National Men's Curling Team skipped by Peter de Cruz at the 2021 World Men's Curling Championship. [3] At the Worlds, Team Switzerland finished the round robin with a 8–5 record which qualified them for the playoffs as the sixth seed. They then defeated the United States 7–6 in the qualification game before losing 11–3 to Sweden in the semifinal. They were able to defeat RCF (Russia) in the bronze medal game 6–5 to claim the bronze medal. [4] Because the team qualified for the playoffs, they earned Switzerland a berth into the 2022 Winter Olympics. [5]

Lachat was the alternate for the de Cruz rink once again for the 2021–22 season. At the start of the season, Team de Cruz won the 2021 Swiss Olympic Curling Trials, securing their spot as the Swiss representatives for the 2022 Winter Olympics. [6] Next, the team represented Switzerland at the 2021 European Curling Championships where they finished the round robin with a 5–4 record, failing to advance to the playoffs. [7] In February 2022, the team represented Switzerland at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, China. [8] After a strong 3–1 start to the tournament, the team lost four straight games, ultimately finishing in seventh place with a disappointing 4–5 record. [9] To end the season, Lachat competed with his own men's team of Noé Traub, Anthony Petoud and Theo Kurz at the 2022 Swiss Men's Championship. There, the team finished in fifth place with a 3–4 record. [10]

Team Schwaller

Following the 2021–22 season, the top two Swiss rinks, Schwaller and de Cruz, announced that they would be disbanding. A new team was then created consisting of Lachat, Sven Michel, Yannick Schwaller and Benoît Schwarz for the 2022–23 season. Schwaller would skip the team but throw third rocks with Schwarz throwing fourth rocks, Michel playing second and Lachat at lead. [11]

Lachat won bronze with Team Schwaller at the 2023 World Men's Curling Championship in Ottawa, Canada. [12]

Personal life

Lachat is currently a law student. [1]

Teams

SeasonSkipThirdSecondLeadAlternate
2016–17 [13] Florian Mesot (Fourth) Gaëtan Mancini Anthony Petoud Pablo Lachat Theo Kurz
2017–18Florian MesotPablo LachatAnthony PetoudGaëtan ManciniTheo Kurz
2018–19Florian MesotPablo LachatAnthony PetoudGaëtan ManciniTheo Kurz
2019–20Anthony Petoud Jan Klossner (Skip)Pablo LachatTheo Kurz
2020–21Anthony Petoud (Fourth)Jan Klossner (Skip)Pablo LachatTheo Kurz
Benoît Schwarz (Fourth) Sven Michel Peter de Cruz (Skip) Valentin Tanner Pablo Lachat
2021–22Anthony Petoud (Fourth) Noé Traub (Skip)Pablo LachatTheo Kurz
Benoît Schwarz (Fourth)Sven MichelPeter de Cruz (Skip)Valentin TannerPablo Lachat
2022–23Benoît Schwarz (Fourth) Yannick Schwaller (Skip)Sven MichelPablo Lachat
2023–24Benoît Schwarz-van Berkel (Fourth)Yannick Schwaller (Skip)Sven MichelPablo Lachat
2024–25Benoît Schwarz-van Berkel (Fourth)Yannick Schwaller (Skip)Sven MichelPablo Lachat

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