Chris Plys
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Christopher Plys (ˈplaɪz; born August 13, 1987 in Duluth, Minnesota
) is an American
curler
. Plys, who started to curl in 1998, used to curl with Aanders Brorson
, Matt Perushek
, and Matt Hamilton. He has been in six State Curling Championships, taking first in the years 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, and 2009. Doing this allowed Plys to advance to the national level championships, the title in which he has won for four straight years (2006, 2007, 2008, and 2009) (usacurl.org). He has made his way up the platform at the Junior Men’s World Curling Championships. In 2006, Plys took 9th place in Jeonju, South Korea. The next year, in 2007, he took 5th place in Eveleth, Minnesota. And finally in 2008, Plys won the gold medal in Ostersund, Sweden (usacurl.org). Plys has also competed at the World University Games in 2007, in Pinerolo, Italy. He played second on the John Shuster team, and they won the gold. Plys currently holds the record for the most United States Junior National Championships by a skip (usacurl.org).
Plys was chosen to be the alternate on the 2010 US Olympic team and represented the United States at the Winter Olympics in Vancouver, B.C. He was called in to skip the team during Draw 6 while the US team was still recovering from four losses in a row, and led the team to a 4-3 victory over France after a 10th end steal. Following the Olympics, Plys was drafted onto the Tyler George
rink, where he throws third rocks.
2009 World Junior Curling Championships
2010 United States Olympic Curling Trials
2009 Moncton World Championships
2010 Vancouver Olympic Games
Duluth, Minnesota
Duluth is a port city in the U.S. state of Minnesota and is the county seat of Saint Louis County. The fourth largest city in Minnesota, Duluth had a total population of 86,265 in the 2010 census. Duluth is also the second largest city that is located on Lake Superior after Thunder Bay, Ontario,...
) is an American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
curler
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...
. Plys, who started to curl in 1998, used to curl with Aanders Brorson
Aanders Brorson
Aanders Brorson , is an American curler. Brorson currently play lead for the Tyler George rink out of the Duluth Curling Club. Brorson was a member of the U.S. Junior national team consisting of Chris Plys, Matt Perushek, and Matt Hamilton that won a world championship in 2008...
, Matt Perushek
Matt Perushek
Matthew Perushek has been involved in curling since 1995. Matt has currently taken a break from curling to pursue other ambitions. He has competed at the Minnesota State Juniors for six years, winning in 2007, 2008, and 2009...
, and Matt Hamilton. He has been in six State Curling Championships, taking first in the years 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, and 2009. Doing this allowed Plys to advance to the national level championships, the title in which he has won for four straight years (2006, 2007, 2008, and 2009) (usacurl.org). He has made his way up the platform at the Junior Men’s World Curling Championships. In 2006, Plys took 9th place in Jeonju, South Korea. The next year, in 2007, he took 5th place in Eveleth, Minnesota. And finally in 2008, Plys won the gold medal in Ostersund, Sweden (usacurl.org). Plys has also competed at the World University Games in 2007, in Pinerolo, Italy. He played second on the John Shuster team, and they won the gold. Plys currently holds the record for the most United States Junior National Championships by a skip (usacurl.org).
Plys was chosen to be the alternate on the 2010 US Olympic team and represented the United States at the Winter Olympics in Vancouver, B.C. He was called in to skip the team during Draw 6 while the US team was still recovering from four losses in a row, and led the team to a 4-3 victory over France after a 10th end steal. Following the Olympics, Plys was drafted onto the Tyler George
Tyler George
Tyler George is an American curler. He was a member of the defending American national championship team....
rink, where he throws third rocks.
Teammates
2008 World Junior Curling Championships2008 World Junior Curling Championships
The 2008 World Junior Curling Championships was held from 1 March 2008 to 9 March 2008 in Östersund, Sweden.-Teams:Teams qualify either on last years performance or on a regional qualifier.-Men's:*Tie breaker: 9-6 -Playoffs:-Women's:...
2009 World Junior Curling Championships
2009 World Junior Curling Championships
The 2009 World Junior Curling Championships was held from 5 March 2009 to 15 March 2009 in the newly completed Vancouver Olympic Centre, which will be the site for curling during the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics.-Teams:-Standings:-Playoffs:-Teams:...
2010 United States Olympic Curling Trials
2010 United States Olympic Curling Trials
The 2010 United States Olympic Curling Team Trials/2009 U.S. Nationals were held February 21-28, 2009 at the Broomfield Event Center in Broomfield, Colorado...
- Aanders BrorsonAanders BrorsonAanders Brorson , is an American curler. Brorson currently play lead for the Tyler George rink out of the Duluth Curling Club. Brorson was a member of the U.S. Junior national team consisting of Chris Plys, Matt Perushek, and Matt Hamilton that won a world championship in 2008...
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2009 Moncton World Championships
2009 Ford World Men's Curling Championship
The 2009 Ford Men's World Curling Championship was held in Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada from the 4th to the 12th of April, 2009 at the Moncton Coliseum...
2010 Vancouver Olympic Games
Curling at the 2010 Winter Olympics
The curling competition of the 2010 Olympics was held at Vancouver Olympic/Paralympic Centre in Vancouver. It is the fifth time that curling was on the Olympic program, after having been staged in 1924, 1998, 2002 and 2006...
- John ShusterJohn ShusterJohn Shuster is an American curler and Olympic medalist from Chisholm, Minnesota. He received a bronze medal at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin...
, Skip - Jason SmithJason Smith (curler)Jason Smith is an American curler from Cape Coral, Florida.He was formerly the third, , of John Shuster's team. His other teammates were Jeff Isaacson and John Benton . As a member of this team, he won the 2009 U.S...
, Third - Jeff IsaacsonJeff IsaacsonJeff Isaacson is an internationally elite curler from the United States. He graduated in 2001 from Mesabi East High School in Aurora, Minnesota....
, Second - John BentonJohn Benton (curler)John Benton is an American curler from St. Michael, Minnesota. He started curling in 1975 and made his first US Junior National Championships in 1987. In 1998 he qualified for his first Olympic Trials where he was placed fifth...
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