Philip Tilker

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Philip Tilker
Philip Tilker while completing at Pinty's Grand Slam of Curling in Thunder Bay, Ontario (2018).jpg
Philip Tilker while completing at Pintys Grand Slam of Curling 2018 in Thunder Bay, Ontario.
Born (1977-04-18) April 18, 1977 (age 44)
Team
Curling club Granite Curling Club (Seattle)
Skip Rich Ruohonen
Third Andrew Stopera
Second Colin Hufman
Lead Kroy Nernberger
AlternatePhil Tilker
Career
Member AssociationFlag of the United States.svg  United States
World Championship
appearances
2 (2013, 2018)
Other appearancesUS Men's Curling Championship: 7 (2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019)
US Olympic Curling Trials: 2 (2013, 2017)

Philip "Phil" Tilker (born April 18, 1977, in Bracebridge, Ontario) is a Canadian-American curler. [1] He was a member of Team USA at the World Men's Curling Championship in 2013 and 2018. Tilker played lead on the Brady Clark rink from 2012 to 2017, and has played in the same position on the Rich Ruohonen rink since then. [2]

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At the 2020 United States Men's Championship Tilker and Team Ruohonen earned a silver medal, losing to John Shuster in the final. [3]

Personal life

Tilker works as a software engineer, and lives in Seattle with his wife and son. [1] He became a naturalized American citizen in 2012. [4]

Teams

Men's

SeasonSkipThirdSecondLeadAlternateCoachEvents
2012–13 Brady Clark Sean Beighton Darren Lehto Philip Tilker Greg Persinger
(WMCC)
Ken Trask 2013 USMCC Gold medal icon.svg
2013 WMCC (9th)
2013–14Brady ClarkSean BeightonDarren LehtoPhilip TilkerGreg Persinger 2013 USOCT (5th)
Brady ClarkSean BeightonGreg PersingerPhilip Tilker 2014 USMCC (4th)
2014–15Brady ClarkGreg PersingerNick MyersMatt BirklidPhilip Tilker 2015 USMCC (8th)
2015–16Brady ClarkGreg Persinger Colin Hufman Philip Tilker 2016 USMCC Gold medal icon.svg
2016–17Brady ClarkGreg PersingerColin HufmanPhilip Tilker 2017 USMCC Bronze medal icon.svg
2017–18Brady ClarkGreg PersingerColin HufmanPhilip Tilker 2017 USOCT (5th)
Greg Persinger (fourth)Rich Ruohonen (skip)Colin HufmanPhilip Tilker Chris Plys
(WMCC)
Phill Drobnick 2018 USMCC Gold medal icon.svg
2018 WMCC (6th) [5]
2018–19Greg Persinger (fourth)Rich Ruohonen (skip)Colin HufmanPhilip Tilker 2019 USMCC Silver medal icon.svg
2019–20Rich RuohonenGreg PersingerColin HufmanPhilip Tilker Kroy Nernberger 2020 USMCC Silver medal icon.svg
2020–21Rich Ruohonen Andrew Stopera Colin HufmanPhilip TilkerKroy Nernberger 2021 USMCC (7th)
2021–22Rich RuohonenAndrew StoperaColin HufmanKroy NernbergerPhilip Tilker

Mixed

SeasonSkipThirdSecondLeadEvents
2008–09 Brady Clark Cristin Clark Philip TilkerBev Walter2009 USMxCC Gold medal icon.svg
2009–10Brady ClarkCristin ClarkPhilip TilkerBev Walter2010 USMxCC Gold medal icon.svg
2010–11Brady ClarkCristin ClarkPhilip TilkerBev Walter2011 USMxCC Gold medal icon.svg

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References

  1. 1 2 "Philip Tilker". United States Curling Association . Retrieved 2019-11-30.
  2. "Phil Tilker Teams". CurlingZone. Retrieved 2019-11-30.
  3. Schneider, Angela (2020-02-15). "John Shuster caps unbeaten run through USA Curling Nationals with win over Rich Ruohonen in final". The Spokesman-Review. Retrieved 2020-02-19.
  4. "Breaking news: Philip Tilker has earned his US citizenship" . Retrieved 2019-11-30.
  5. "361 World Men's Curling Championship 2018". World Curling Federation. Retrieved August 3, 2020.