Hans Wuthrich (icemaker)
Hans R. Wuthrich is a top curling ice technician from Canada. He has been making ice for the last 15 years for major events around the world such as the Brier and World Curling Championships. Wuthrich was the recipient of the 2003 Canadian Curling Association's 'Award of Achievement' for his significant contributions in the development of new pebble heads and ice scraper technology. He lives in Gimli, Manitoba.
On June 11, 2007, the World Curling Federation announced that Wuthrich was appointed as the technician in charge of the curling sheets at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, Canada. Dave Merklinger, of New Westminster, was his assistant.
Wuthrich also was the technician in charge of the ice at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia [1]
References
- ↑ http://www.ctvnews.ca/sochi/canadian-king-of-ice-sets-the-stage-for-curling-in-sochi-1.1672837. Retrieved 20 February 2014. Missing or empty
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External links
- Hans Wuthrich's curling ice consulting company
- Olympic icemakers named, CBC British Columbia, June 18, 2007.
- Branch, John. "Curlers Are Finicky When It Comes to Their Olympic Ice," The New York Times, Monday, August 17, 2009.