Ludmila Privivkova
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Liudmila Andreyevna Privivkova (born September 13, 1986 in Moscow
Moscow
Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...

; also spelled Ludmila or Liudmilla, but she spells it Liudmila) is a 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...

 (Skip
Skip (curling)
The skip, in conjunction with the team, determines strategy. Based on the strategy, the skip holds the broom indicating where the player throwing must aim . When it is the skip's turn to throw, the vice-skip holds the broom...

) from Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...

.

At the 2006 Winter Olympics
2006 Winter Olympics
The 2006 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XX Olympic Winter Games, was a winter multi-sport event which was celebrated in Turin, Italy from February 10, 2006, through February 26, 2006. This marked the second time Italy hosted the Olympic Winter Games, the first being the VII Olympic Winter...

, in Turin
Turin
Turin is a city and major business and cultural centre in northern Italy, capital of the Piedmont region, located mainly on the left bank of the Po River and surrounded by the Alpine arch. The population of the city proper is 909,193 while the population of the urban area is estimated by Eurostat...

, Italy
Italy
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, she was the skip for the Russian team. Apart from the national team, she plays for the Moskvitch Curling Club, from Moscow. She won the World Junior Curling Championships
World Junior Curling Championships
The World Junior Curling Championships is an annual curling tournament featuring the world's best curlers who are 21 years old or younger. The competition for both men and women occur at the same venue. The men's tournament has occurred since 1975 and the women's 1988...

 in Jeonju, Korea on March 19, 2006 and the 2006 European Curling Championships
2006 European Curling Championships
The 2006 European Curling Championships were held , 2006 at the St. Jakobshalle in Basel, Switzerland.-Teams:-Session 1:December 9, 2006-Session 2:December 9, 2006-Session 3:December 10, 2006-Session 4:December 11, 2006...

 in December the same year.

Her team also qualified for the 2007 World Women's Curling Championship
2007 World Women's Curling Championship
-Draw 2:March 17, 15:00-Draw 3:March 17, 20:00-Draw 4:March 18, 10:00-Draw 5:March 18, 15:00-Draw 6:March 18, 20:00-Draw 7:March 19, 10:00-Draw 8:March 19, 15:00-Draw 9:March 19, 20:00...

, but did not enjoy the same success as in the European tournament, finishing tied for 8th place with a 4-7 record.

She qualified for her third world championship in 2008.

Teammates

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...



Anna Sidorova
Anna Sidorova
Anna Vladimirovna Sidorova is a curler from Russia.She was named late to the Russian Olympic Team for the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, Canada. Originally Olga Jarkova was named to the team; however, Jarkova was taken out at the last minute and Sidorova was added to the team...

, Third

Nkeiruka Ezekh, Second

Ekaterina Galkina
Ekaterina Galkina
Ekaterina Vladimirovna Galkina is a curler from Russia.At the 2006 Winter Olympics, in Turin, Italy, she was part of Ludmila Privivkova's team...

, Lead

Margarita Fomina
Margarita Fomina
Margarita Mikhailovna Fomina is a curler from Russia.She was part of Ludmila Privivkova's team that won the 2006 European Curling Championships....

, Alternate

Grand Slam record

Event 2006–07
2006-07 curling season
-Season of Champions top three finishes:-Other events:-Men's:-Women's:-WCT Money Ranking:...

2007–08
2007-08 curling season
-Season of Champions top three finishes:-Other events:-World Curling Tour winners:-Women's World Curling Tour winners:Events in bold indicate Grand Slam events.-WCT Money Ranking:-Sources:*...

2008–09
2008-09 curling season
-Season of Champions top three finishes:-Other events:-World Curling Tour winners:-Women's World Curling Tour winners:-WCT Money Ranking:...

2009–10
2008-09 curling season
-Season of Champions top three finishes:-Other events:-World Curling Tour winners:-Women's World Curling Tour winners:-WCT Money Ranking:...

2010–11
2008-09 curling season
-Season of Champions top three finishes:-Other events:-World Curling Tour winners:-Women's World Curling Tour winners:-WCT Money Ranking:...

Autumn Gold
Autumn Gold Curling Classic
The Curlers Corner Autumn Gold Curling Classic is the very first Grand Slam event of the season on the Women's World Curling Tour. It is held annually on the Canadian Thanksgiving Weekend at the Calgary Curling Club in Calgary, Alberta. The first Autumn Gold Classic was held in 1978, and at the...

Q SF Q Q Q
Casinos of Winnipeg
Casinos of Winnipeg Women's Curling Classic
The Manitoba Lotteries Women's Curling Classic is the second Grand Slam event of the season on the Women's World Curling Tour. It is held annually in October at the Fort Rouge Curling Club in Winnipeg, Manitoba...

DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP


Key
  • C - Champion
  • F - Lost final
  • SF - Lost semi final
  • QF - Lost quarter final
  • Q - Did not make playoffs
  • DNP - Did not participate in event
  • N/A - not a Grand Slam event that season
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