WORlD UNIVERsITY GAMEs 2011 Winter World University Games Jan. 28-Feb. 6 • Erzurum, Turkey
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he Americans finished on a high note with a 7-1 win over Slovenia to conclude their stint at the 2011 Winter World University Games in Erzurum, Turkey. With a 4-5 record in the round robin, Blake Morton (McFarland, Wis.) and teammates Marcus Fonger (Cottage Grove, Wis.), Tommy Juszczyk (McFarland, Wis.) and Calvin Weber (McFarland, Wis.) were unable to qualify for the playoff round. The Americans finished in sixth place in their first international competition wearing the red, white and blue. In the final game of the round robin, the Americans took an early 3-0 lead against Slovenia’s Gasper Ursic rink after stealing singles in the third and fourth ends. After holding Slovenia (0-9) to a single in the fifth, the U.S. scored a deuce and would steal the next two ends before the Slovenians would concede the match. In the men’s gold-medal game, South Korea defeated Switzerland, 10-6, and the Czech Republic got past Great Britain, 3-2, to win the bronze. In women’s action, Great Britain defeated the Russian Federation, 7-6 in an extra end to win gold. South Korea defeated Japan for the bronze. USA did not field a women’s team at this year’s event.
World University Games Results–Men: Skip Silver Bronze Chang-Min kim sUI CzE Niklas Edin NOR CHN John Shuster GBR SWE Mike McEwen SUI KOR World University Games Results –Women: Year Gold Skip Silver Bronze 2011 GBR Anna sloan RUs kOR 2009 CHN Bingyu Wang CAN RUS 2007 CAN Brittany Gregor RUS JPN 2003 RUS Olga Jarkova CAN NOR *DNP: The USA women did not field a team to compete
Year 2011 2009 2007 2003
Year 2011 2009 2007 2003 2011 2009 2007 2003
Gold kOR SWE USA CAN
USA 6 8 1 6 USA DNP 9 7 6
World University Games U.s. Champions Men skip Vice skip second Blake Morton Marcus Fonger Tommy Juszczyk Chris Pleasants Zach Radmer Jon Chartrand John Shuster Jeff Isaacson Chris Plys Joey Bonfoey Kevin Deeren Joel Dietz Women No UsA team Katherine Stewart Amanda McLean Casey Cucchiarelli Jessica Schultz Christina Schwartz Megan O’Connell Laura Delaney Hope Schmitt Kaitlyn Schmitt
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