Richard Ducroz
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Richard Ducroz is an internationally elite curler
from Chamonix, France.
He made his World Championship debut at the 2007 Edmonton World Championships
with a team skipped by Thomas Dufour
. The team finished the round robin competition with a 6 - 5 record and in a four way tie for fourth place. They lost their tiebreaker against Team Sweden skipped by Peja Lindholm
. In 2008 he returned to the World Championships with the same team and achieved the same 6 - 5 win/loss record, this time to finish in fifth place. Team Dufour's third trip to the world championships was less successful. They finished with a 4 - 7 record and in eighth place; however, it was good enough to earn a spot for Team France at the 2010 Vancouver Olympics
.
Richard Ducroz's team has also competed at five European Championships
and won the B Championship title at the 2005 Garmisch-Partenkirchen Championships
.
For the 2010 Olympic Games he is officially listed as playing Lead; however, at some competitions he will throw Second stones.
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...
from Chamonix, France.
He made his World Championship debut at the 2007 Edmonton World Championships
2007 Ford World Men's Curling Championship
-Draw 2:March 31, 18:00-Draw 3:April 1, 08:30-Draw 4:April 1, 13:00-Draw 5:April 1, 19:30-Draw 6:April 2, 08:30-Draw 7:April 2, 13:00-Draw 8:April 2, 18:00-Draw 9:April 3, 08:30...
with a team skipped by Thomas Dufour
Thomas Dufour
Thomas Dufour is a French curler. He currently skips the French national team.Dufour has played in five World Junior Curling Championships , 12 European Curling Championships , five World Curling Championships and two...
. The team finished the round robin competition with a 6 - 5 record and in a four way tie for fourth place. They lost their tiebreaker against Team Sweden skipped by Peja Lindholm
Peja Lindholm
Peter "Peja" Rutger Lindholm is a Swedish curler. He is a three-time world champion skip, winning in 1997, 2001 and 2004. He is also a two-time European champion and a former world junior champion .Lindholm announced his retirement from curling following the 2007 European Curling Championships...
. In 2008 he returned to the World Championships with the same team and achieved the same 6 - 5 win/loss record, this time to finish in fifth place. Team Dufour's third trip to the world championships was less successful. They finished with a 4 - 7 record and in eighth place; however, it was good enough to earn a spot for Team France at the 2010 Vancouver Olympics
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...
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Richard Ducroz's team has also competed at five European Championships
European Curling Championships
The European Curling Championships are annual curling tournaments held in Europe between various European nations and hosted by the European Curling Federation. The European Curling Championships are usually held in early to mid December...
and won the B Championship title at the 2005 Garmisch-Partenkirchen Championships
2005 European Curling Championships
The 2005 European Curling Championships were held in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany December 9-17.-Final round robin standings:-Tie breaker:December 15th, 20:00-Playoffs:-Semifinals:December 16th, 16:00-Bronze Medal Game:...
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For the 2010 Olympic Games he is officially listed as playing Lead; however, at some competitions he will throw Second stones.
Teammates
2010 Vancouver Olympic GamesCurling 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...
- Thomas DufourThomas DufourThomas Dufour is a French curler. He currently skips the French national team.Dufour has played in five World Junior Curling Championships , 12 European Curling Championships , five World Curling Championships and two...
, Skip - Tony AngiboustTony AngiboustTony Angiboust is an internationally elite curler from France.Tony Angiboust started curling in 1992 and curls out of the Sport Club of Chamonix....
, Third - Jan Henri DucrozJan DucrozJan Henri Ducroz is an internationally elite curler from Chamonix, France.He made his World Championship debut at the 2007 Edmonton World Championships with a team skipped by Thomas Dufour. The team finished the round robin competition with a 6 - 5 record and in a four way tie for fourth place....
, Lead - Raphael MathieuRaphael MathieuRaphael Mathieu is an internationally elite curler from Chamonix, France.He has participated in three World Championships . All three teams he has played as the Alternate for Team Dufour, their best performance was fifth in 2008...
, Alternate