2012 USA-Brazil Challenge
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The 2012 USA-Brazil Challenge will be a curling
challenge taking place from January 27 to 29 at the Bemidji Curling Club
in Bemidji, Minnesota
. The challenge round will be held to determine which nation will qualify to the last Americas Zone spot at the 2012 Capital One World Men's Curling Championship
in Basel
, Switzerland
. Brazil and the United States will play a best-of-five series to determine the winner.
allots two spots at the World Men's Curling Championship to the Americas Zone, which are normally taken by Canada
and the United States. However, the World Curling Federation allows for other member nations in the Americas Zone (i.e. Brazil) to challenge Canada and/or the United States for berths to the World Championships. As Canada is the defending champion at the World Championships, Canada receive an automatic berth to the 2012 World Championships. Thus, Brazil is allowed to challenge the United States for a berth to the 2012 World Championships. This is Brazil's third challenge of the United States, after challenges in 2009
and 2010
proved to be unsuccessful.
The Brazilian team is in training at the Lennoxville Curling Club in Quebec
.
* The positions for the Brazilian team are to be announced.
challenge taking place from January 27 to 29 at the Bemidji Curling Club
in Bemidji, Minnesota
. The challenge round will be held to determine which nation will qualify to the last Americas Zone spot at the 2012 Capital One World Men's Curling Championship
in Basel
, Switzerland
. Brazil and the United States will play a best-of-five series to determine the winner.
allots two spots at the World Men's Curling Championship to the Americas Zone, which are normally taken by Canada
and the United States. However, the World Curling Federation allows for other member nations in the Americas Zone (i.e. Brazil) to challenge Canada and/or the United States for berths to the World Championships. As Canada is the defending champion at the World Championships, Canada receive an automatic berth to the 2012 World Championships. Thus, Brazil is allowed to challenge the United States for a berth to the 2012 World Championships. This is Brazil's third challenge of the United States, after challenges in 2009
and 2010
proved to be unsuccessful.
The Brazilian team is in training at the Lennoxville Curling Club in Quebec
.
* The positions for the Brazilian team are to be announced.
challenge taking place from January 27 to 29 at the Bemidji Curling Club
in Bemidji, Minnesota
. The challenge round will be held to determine which nation will qualify to the last Americas Zone spot at the 2012 Capital One World Men's Curling Championship
in Basel
, Switzerland
. Brazil and the United States will play a best-of-five series to determine the winner.
allots two spots at the World Men's Curling Championship to the Americas Zone, which are normally taken by Canada
and the United States. However, the World Curling Federation allows for other member nations in the Americas Zone (i.e. Brazil) to challenge Canada and/or the United States for berths to the World Championships. As Canada is the defending champion at the World Championships, Canada receive an automatic berth to the 2012 World Championships. Thus, Brazil is allowed to challenge the United States for a berth to the 2012 World Championships. This is Brazil's third challenge of the United States, after challenges in 2009
and 2010
proved to be unsuccessful.
The Brazilian team is in training at the Lennoxville Curling Club in Quebec
.
* The positions for the Brazilian team are to be announced.
Curling
Curling is a sport in which players slide stones across a sheet of ice towards a target area. It is related to bowls, boule and shuffleboard. Two teams, each of four players, take turns sliding heavy, polished granite stones, also called "rocks", across the ice curling sheet towards the house, a...
challenge taking place from January 27 to 29 at the Bemidji Curling Club
Bemidji Curling Club
The Bemidji Curling Club is a curling club located in the city of Bemidji, Minnesota. It is notable for its long line of champions in many different competitions, including men's and women's rinks which represented the United States in the 2005 World Curling Championship and the 2006 Winter...
in Bemidji, Minnesota
Minnesota
Minnesota is a U.S. state located in the Midwestern United States. The twelfth largest state of the U.S., it is the twenty-first most populous, with 5.3 million residents. Minnesota was carved out of the eastern half of the Minnesota Territory and admitted to the Union as the thirty-second state...
. The challenge round will be held to determine which nation will qualify to the last Americas Zone spot at the 2012 Capital One World Men's Curling Championship
2012 Capital One World Men's Curling Championship
The 2012 Capital One World Men's Curling Championship will be held at St. Jakob Halle in Basel, Switzerland from March 31 to April 8.-Qualification: *One team from the North American zone...
in Basel
Basel
Basel or Basle In the national languages of Switzerland the city is also known as Bâle , Basilea and Basilea is Switzerland's third most populous city with about 166,000 inhabitants. Located where the Swiss, French and German borders meet, Basel also has suburbs in France and Germany...
, Switzerland
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
. Brazil and the United States will play a best-of-five series to determine the winner.
Background
The World Curling FederationWorld Curling Federation
The World Curling Federation is the world governing body for curling accreditation, with offices in Perth, Scotland. It was formed out of the International Curling Federation , when the push for Olympic Winter Sport status was made...
allots two spots at the World Men's Curling Championship to the Americas Zone, which are normally taken by Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
and the United States. However, the World Curling Federation allows for other member nations in the Americas Zone (i.e. Brazil) to challenge Canada and/or the United States for berths to the World Championships. As Canada is the defending champion at the World Championships, Canada receive an automatic berth to the 2012 World Championships. Thus, Brazil is allowed to challenge the United States for a berth to the 2012 World Championships. This is Brazil's third challenge of the United States, after challenges in 2009
2009 USA-Brazil Challenge
The first ever USA-Brazil curling Challenge was held from January 30 to February 1, 2009 at the Bismarck Capital Curling Club in Bismarck, North Dakota....
and 2010
2010 USA-Brazil Challenge
The 2010 USA - Brazil Challenge was held February 5–7, 2010 at the Grafton Curling Club in Grafton, North Dakota. The challenge pitted the Brazilian National Curling Team against the Pete Fenson rink of Bemidji, Minnesota, representing the United States...
proved to be unsuccessful.
The Brazilian team is in training at the Lennoxville Curling Club in Quebec
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
.
Teams
The teams are listed as follows:| Nation | Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Alternate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pete Fenson Pete Fenson Peter Fenson is an American curler, skip of the men's rink which represented the United States at the 2006 Winter Olympics. The rink took the bronze medal, the first ever Olympic medal for the United States in curling... |
Shawn Rojeski Shawn Rojeski Shawn Rojeski is an American curler from Chisholm, Minnesota and Olympic medalist. He was born and raised in Biwabik, Minnesota and attended Mesabi East High School. Under skip Pete Fenson, he received a bronze medal at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Torino, playing as the third... |
Joe Polo Joe Polo Joseph Polo is an American curler. Polo was raised in Floodwood, Minnesota before moving to Cass Lake. He learned to curl in nearby Bemidji at the age of 10 in the Bemidji Curling Club's Sunday Night Junior League. Polo participated in the 2006 Winter Olympics as the second for Pete Fenson's U.S.... |
Ryan Brunt Ryan Brunt Ryan Brunt is an American curler. He is currently the lead for the Pete Fenson rink. He currently lives in Bemidji, Minnesota and curls out of the St. Paul Curling Club. He curls with a left-hand delivery.... |
||
| Luis Silva, Celso Kossaka, Marcelo Mello, Cesar Santos, Filipe Nunes | |||||
Game 1
Friday, January 27Game 2
Game 3
The 2012 USA-Brazil Challenge will be a curlingCurling
Curling is a sport in which players slide stones across a sheet of ice towards a target area. It is related to bowls, boule and shuffleboard. Two teams, each of four players, take turns sliding heavy, polished granite stones, also called "rocks", across the ice curling sheet towards the house, a...
challenge taking place from January 27 to 29 at the Bemidji Curling Club
Bemidji Curling Club
The Bemidji Curling Club is a curling club located in the city of Bemidji, Minnesota. It is notable for its long line of champions in many different competitions, including men's and women's rinks which represented the United States in the 2005 World Curling Championship and the 2006 Winter...
in Bemidji, Minnesota
Minnesota
Minnesota is a U.S. state located in the Midwestern United States. The twelfth largest state of the U.S., it is the twenty-first most populous, with 5.3 million residents. Minnesota was carved out of the eastern half of the Minnesota Territory and admitted to the Union as the thirty-second state...
. The challenge round will be held to determine which nation will qualify to the last Americas Zone spot at the 2012 Capital One World Men's Curling Championship
2012 Capital One World Men's Curling Championship
The 2012 Capital One World Men's Curling Championship will be held at St. Jakob Halle in Basel, Switzerland from March 31 to April 8.-Qualification: *One team from the North American zone...
in Basel
Basel
Basel or Basle In the national languages of Switzerland the city is also known as Bâle , Basilea and Basilea is Switzerland's third most populous city with about 166,000 inhabitants. Located where the Swiss, French and German borders meet, Basel also has suburbs in France and Germany...
, Switzerland
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
. Brazil and the United States will play a best-of-five series to determine the winner.
Background
The World Curling FederationWorld Curling Federation
The World Curling Federation is the world governing body for curling accreditation, with offices in Perth, Scotland. It was formed out of the International Curling Federation , when the push for Olympic Winter Sport status was made...
allots two spots at the World Men's Curling Championship to the Americas Zone, which are normally taken by Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
and the United States. However, the World Curling Federation allows for other member nations in the Americas Zone (i.e. Brazil) to challenge Canada and/or the United States for berths to the World Championships. As Canada is the defending champion at the World Championships, Canada receive an automatic berth to the 2012 World Championships. Thus, Brazil is allowed to challenge the United States for a berth to the 2012 World Championships. This is Brazil's third challenge of the United States, after challenges in 2009
2009 USA-Brazil Challenge
The first ever USA-Brazil curling Challenge was held from January 30 to February 1, 2009 at the Bismarck Capital Curling Club in Bismarck, North Dakota....
and 2010
2010 USA-Brazil Challenge
The 2010 USA - Brazil Challenge was held February 5–7, 2010 at the Grafton Curling Club in Grafton, North Dakota. The challenge pitted the Brazilian National Curling Team against the Pete Fenson rink of Bemidji, Minnesota, representing the United States...
proved to be unsuccessful.
The Brazilian team is in training at the Lennoxville Curling Club in Quebec
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
.
Teams
The teams are listed as follows:| Nation | Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Alternate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pete Fenson Pete Fenson Peter Fenson is an American curler, skip of the men's rink which represented the United States at the 2006 Winter Olympics. The rink took the bronze medal, the first ever Olympic medal for the United States in curling... |
Shawn Rojeski Shawn Rojeski Shawn Rojeski is an American curler from Chisholm, Minnesota and Olympic medalist. He was born and raised in Biwabik, Minnesota and attended Mesabi East High School. Under skip Pete Fenson, he received a bronze medal at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Torino, playing as the third... |
Joe Polo Joe Polo Joseph Polo is an American curler. Polo was raised in Floodwood, Minnesota before moving to Cass Lake. He learned to curl in nearby Bemidji at the age of 10 in the Bemidji Curling Club's Sunday Night Junior League. Polo participated in the 2006 Winter Olympics as the second for Pete Fenson's U.S.... |
Ryan Brunt Ryan Brunt Ryan Brunt is an American curler. He is currently the lead for the Pete Fenson rink. He currently lives in Bemidji, Minnesota and curls out of the St. Paul Curling Club. He curls with a left-hand delivery.... |
||
| Luis Silva, Celso Kossaka, Marcelo Mello, Cesar Santos, Filipe Nunes | |||||
Game 1
Friday, January 27Game 2
Game 3
The 2012 USA-Brazil Challenge will be a curlingCurling
Curling is a sport in which players slide stones across a sheet of ice towards a target area. It is related to bowls, boule and shuffleboard. Two teams, each of four players, take turns sliding heavy, polished granite stones, also called "rocks", across the ice curling sheet towards the house, a...
challenge taking place from January 27 to 29 at the Bemidji Curling Club
Bemidji Curling Club
The Bemidji Curling Club is a curling club located in the city of Bemidji, Minnesota. It is notable for its long line of champions in many different competitions, including men's and women's rinks which represented the United States in the 2005 World Curling Championship and the 2006 Winter...
in Bemidji, Minnesota
Minnesota
Minnesota is a U.S. state located in the Midwestern United States. The twelfth largest state of the U.S., it is the twenty-first most populous, with 5.3 million residents. Minnesota was carved out of the eastern half of the Minnesota Territory and admitted to the Union as the thirty-second state...
. The challenge round will be held to determine which nation will qualify to the last Americas Zone spot at the 2012 Capital One World Men's Curling Championship
2012 Capital One World Men's Curling Championship
The 2012 Capital One World Men's Curling Championship will be held at St. Jakob Halle in Basel, Switzerland from March 31 to April 8.-Qualification: *One team from the North American zone...
in Basel
Basel
Basel or Basle In the national languages of Switzerland the city is also known as Bâle , Basilea and Basilea is Switzerland's third most populous city with about 166,000 inhabitants. Located where the Swiss, French and German borders meet, Basel also has suburbs in France and Germany...
, Switzerland
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
. Brazil and the United States will play a best-of-five series to determine the winner.
Background
The World Curling FederationWorld Curling Federation
The World Curling Federation is the world governing body for curling accreditation, with offices in Perth, Scotland. It was formed out of the International Curling Federation , when the push for Olympic Winter Sport status was made...
allots two spots at the World Men's Curling Championship to the Americas Zone, which are normally taken by Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
and the United States. However, the World Curling Federation allows for other member nations in the Americas Zone (i.e. Brazil) to challenge Canada and/or the United States for berths to the World Championships. As Canada is the defending champion at the World Championships, Canada receive an automatic berth to the 2012 World Championships. Thus, Brazil is allowed to challenge the United States for a berth to the 2012 World Championships. This is Brazil's third challenge of the United States, after challenges in 2009
2009 USA-Brazil Challenge
The first ever USA-Brazil curling Challenge was held from January 30 to February 1, 2009 at the Bismarck Capital Curling Club in Bismarck, North Dakota....
and 2010
2010 USA-Brazil Challenge
The 2010 USA - Brazil Challenge was held February 5–7, 2010 at the Grafton Curling Club in Grafton, North Dakota. The challenge pitted the Brazilian National Curling Team against the Pete Fenson rink of Bemidji, Minnesota, representing the United States...
proved to be unsuccessful.
The Brazilian team is in training at the Lennoxville Curling Club in Quebec
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
.
Teams
The teams are listed as follows:| Nation | Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Alternate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pete Fenson Pete Fenson Peter Fenson is an American curler, skip of the men's rink which represented the United States at the 2006 Winter Olympics. The rink took the bronze medal, the first ever Olympic medal for the United States in curling... |
Shawn Rojeski Shawn Rojeski Shawn Rojeski is an American curler from Chisholm, Minnesota and Olympic medalist. He was born and raised in Biwabik, Minnesota and attended Mesabi East High School. Under skip Pete Fenson, he received a bronze medal at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Torino, playing as the third... |
Joe Polo Joe Polo Joseph Polo is an American curler. Polo was raised in Floodwood, Minnesota before moving to Cass Lake. He learned to curl in nearby Bemidji at the age of 10 in the Bemidji Curling Club's Sunday Night Junior League. Polo participated in the 2006 Winter Olympics as the second for Pete Fenson's U.S.... |
Ryan Brunt Ryan Brunt Ryan Brunt is an American curler. He is currently the lead for the Pete Fenson rink. He currently lives in Bemidji, Minnesota and curls out of the St. Paul Curling Club. He curls with a left-hand delivery.... |
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| Luis Silva, Celso Kossaka, Marcelo Mello, Cesar Santos, Filipe Nunes | |||||