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Friday, April 15, 2016

2016 World Senior Curling Championships - Teams

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Here are the teams competing at the 2016 World Senior Curling Championships being held from April 16 to 23 at the Karlstad Curling Arena in Karlstad, Sweden.


Men
Australia
Fourth - Gerald Chick 
Third - Tim McMahon
Second - Dave Imlah
Lead - Rob Gagnon
Alternate - Wyatt Buck
Coach - Wyatt Buck

Belgium
Fourth - Stef Van Heddegem 
Third - Frederick Fitzpatrick
Second - Jan Michiels
Lead - Jan De Swert

Canada
Fourth - Randy Neufeld
Third - Dean Moxham
Second - Peter Nicholls (Vice-skip)
Lead - Dale Michie

Czech Republic
Fourth - Petr Kovac 
Third - Pavel Malek
Second - Roman Podlena (Vice-skip)
Lead - Milan Bartak
Alternate - Jaroslav Havel

Denmark
Fourth - Poul Erik Nielsen (Vice-skip)
Third - Keld Henriksen
Second - Ole De Neergaard (Skip)
Lead - Lars Klingberg Mueller
Alternate - Anders Reck-Magnussen
Coach - Lilian Nielsen

England
Fourth - Tommy Campbell 
Third - Andy Taylor 
Second - David Sillito
Lead - Alastair Fyfe
Alternate - John Brown
Coach - Elaine Turnbull

Finland
Fourth - Kari Keraanen 
Third - Mika Malinen 
Second - Jaakko Lemettinen
Lead - Ari Pitko
Alternate - Matti Virtaala

France
Fourth - Pascal Adam 
Third - Thierry Donard
Second - Christophe Walter (Vice-skip)
Lead - Guy Unverzagt
Alternate - Gerard Mergy

Germany
Fourth - Uwe Saile
Third - Jurgen Beck
Second - Christoph Moeckel
Lead - Jurgen Munch
Alternate - Matthias 

Ireland
Fourth - Peter Wilson 
Third - Peter J. Wilson
Second - Ross Barr
Lead - Tony Tierney
Alternate - Neil Fyfe
Coach - Gordon McIntyre

Israel
Fourth - Gary Gumprich 
Third - Paul Linetsky 
Second - Neil Kay
Lead - Mark Morrison
Alternate - Mitchell Hymowitz
Coach - Simon Pack

Italy
Fourth - Adriano Regis 
Third - Fabrizio Ollearo
Second - Luigi Pelizzari
Lead - Bruno Mosca (Vice-skip)
Alternate - Dario Ollino

Japan
Fourth - Kenji Komoda 
Third - Hideyuki Sato 
Second - Hisashi Ikuta
Lead - Takashi Koyanagi 
Latvia
Fourth - Ansis Regza 
Third - Peteris Sveisbergs 
Second - Aivars Purmalis
Alternate - Aivars Lacis
Coach - Dace Regza 

Netherlands
Fourth - Gus Van Imhoff
Third - Frank Kerkvliet 
Second - Jos Wilmot
Lead - Bas Bennis
Alternate - Willem Van Wieringen

Norway
Fourth - Kjell Berg
Third - Tormod Andreassen (Skip)
Second - Stig-Arne Gunnestad
Lead - Halvard Kverne (Vice-skip)

New Zealand
Fourth - Hans Frauenlob
Third - Dan Mustapic 
Second - Dave Watt
Lead - Iain Craig
Alternate - Lorne De Pape

Poland
Fourth - Henryk Skowronski 
Third - Krzysztof Matuszewski 
Second - Krzysztof Podniesinski
Lead - Andrzej Czerwinski

Russia
Fourth - Dimitry Dimitrievskiy 
Third - Sergey Zakharov 
Second - Alexander Androsov
Lead - Oleg Kolesov
Alternate - Igor Minin
Coach - Ekaterina Antonova

Scotland
Fourth - Gordon Muirhead
Third - Norman Brown 
Second - David Hay
Lead - Hugh Aitken

Slovenia
Fourth - Mitja Resman
Third - Matjaz Prezelj 
Second - Marko Sravs
Lead - Robert Susanj
Coach - Matej Smuc

Switzerland
Fourth - Stefan Karnusian 
Third - Claudio Pescia 
Second - Rudi Hari
Lead - Richard Pernet
Coach - Claudia Pernet 

Sweden
Fourth - Mats Wrana
Third - Mikael Hasselborg 
Second - Anders Eriksson
Lead - Gerry Wahlin
Alternate - Lars Lindgren

USA
Fourth - Geoff Goodland 
Third - Tim Solin
Second - Pete Westberg
Lead - Jeff Annis (Vice-skip)
Alternate - Phil Devore

Wales
Fourth - Adrian Meikle 
Third - Richard Pougher
Second - Chris Wells (Vice-skip)
Lead - Gary Waddell
Alternate - Alistair Reid
Coach - Dawn Watson

Women

Australia
Fourth - Sandy Gagnon 
Third - Ellen Weir 
Second - Janet Cobden
Lead - Jenny Riordan
Coach - Robert Franklin

Austria
Fourth - Veronika Huber 
Third - Edeltraud 
Second - Anna Reiner
Lead - Heidlinde Gastgeiger

Canada
Fourth - Terri Loblaw 
Third - Judy Pendergast 
Second - Sandy Bell
Lead - Cheryl Hall
Coach - Judy Erickson

Czech Republic
Fourth - Lenka Safrankova 
Third - Ivana Danielisova 
Second - Jana Volfova
Lead - Vlasta Sivekova 
Alternate - Ivana Sedlackova

England
Fourth - Judith Dixon
Third - Joan Reed 
Second - Val Saville
Lead - Debbie Higgins
Alternate - Helen Forbes
Coach - John Brown

Finland
Fourth - Saara Markkanen 
Third - Kirsti Kulpakko 
Second - Senja Kylmaaluoma
Lead - Maire Mattila
Alternate - Irma Vaaraalaa
Coach - Seppo Mattila

Germany
Fourth - Monika Wagner 
Third - Manon Harsch 
Second - Carina Schoenberg
Lead - Annelise Haertle
Alternate - Andrea Schoepp
Coach - Rainer Schoepp

Italy
Fourth - Grazia Ferrero (Vice-skip)
Third - Fiona Simpson (Skip)
Second - Roberta Masinari
Lead - Vittoria Santini
Alternate - Fulvia Tiboldo

Japan
Fourth - Miyuki Kawamura 
Third - Yukari Hayashi
Second - Katsuko Matsui (Vice-skip)
Lead - Keiko Motoki
Alternate - Noriko Kaneuchi
Coach - Noriko Kaneuchi

Latvia
Fourth - Elena Kapostina 
Third - Dace Regza 
Second - Maija Prozorovica
Lead - Elga Bremane
Coach - Ansis 

Lithuania
Fourth - Gaiva Valatkiene 
Third - Rasa Veronika Jasaitiene
Second - Egle Cepulyte (Vice-skip)
Lead - Asta Uldukiene
Alternate - Daiga Gaizutiene
Coach - Virginija Paulauskaite

New Zealand
Fourth - Elizabeth Matthews 
Third - Glenys Taylor 
Second - Pauline Farra
Lead - Christine Bewick

Russia
Fourth - Tatiana Smirova (Vice-skip)
Third - Irina Kolesnikova
Second - Natalia Ilenkova
Lead - Liudmila Murova (Skip)
Alternate - Ekaterina Priemskaya
Coach - Vadim Raev

Scotland
Fourth - Jackie Lockhart 
Third - Christine Cannon
Second - Isobel Hannen
Lead - Margaret Richardson
Alternate - Margaret Robertson

Switzerland
Fourth - Esther Kobler 
Third -Liliane Huwyler
Second - Doris Wunderlin
Lead - Esther Zimmermann-Steiger
Alternate - Irene Beck

Sweden
Fourth - Gunilla Arfwidsson Edlund 
Third - Eva Olofsson 
Second - Karin Oesterberg
Lead - Haide Stensson
Alternate -Anta Hedstroem
Coach - Anta Hedstroem

USA
Fourth - Norma O'Leary 
Third - Linda Christensen
Second - Mary Shields
Lead - Lucy Devore
Alternate - Shelley Dropkin
Coach - Shelley Dropkin