Tokoro Curling Club Explained

Tokoro Curling Club
Native Name:Japanese: 常呂カーリング倶楽部
Location:Tokoro, Kitami, Hokkaido, Japan
Arena Location:Public hall held by Kitami City
Arena Coord:44.1214°N 144.0561°W
Established:[1]
Club Type:Nonprofit organization
Sheets:6
Rock Colours:Red and yellow

The is a curling club in Tokoro Town, Kitami City, Hokkaido Island, Japan. The club has about 40 teams, including a team .

Background

Hokkaido Island, Japan and Alberta, Canada became sister province in 1980.[2] Then, curling was introduced to Tokoro Town as an outdoor recreation while farmers could not work in winter, and has been popular sport among people in Tokoro.In 1981, lessons are held by former world champion curler Wally Ursuliak.[3] The administration of Tokoro Town, later Kitami City, built public indoor curling facility in 1988, which is rebuilt as in 2013.[4] But major sponsor does not exist in Tokoro because it is a small local town. As the result, famous curlers born in Tokoro has gone to other prefectures in Japan.

Loco Solare

Loco Solare a.k.a. LS Kitami
Native Name:Japanese: ロコ・ソラーレ a.k.a. LS北見
Motto:We win the victory with smile ☺️
Location:Tokoro, Kitami, Hokkaido, Japan
Established:July 2010
Founder:Mari Motohashi
Club Type:Independent and multi-sponsored

, also known as the, is a women's amateur curling team established in July 2010 by Olympian curler Mari Motohashi. The team is based in, and all the members are from Kitami City. The team got bronze medals at PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympics.[5]

History

Mari Motohashi, who was an Olympian at Torino 2006 and at Vancouver 2010 as a member of Team Aomori,[6] had also been one of such curlers. She thought why curlers born in Tokoro could not stay in the town. In the Summer of 2010, she asked two former curlers once retired, Megumi Mabuchi and Akane Eda, and two student curlers Yurika Yoshida[7] and Yumi Suzuki,[8] to join her rink named "Loco Solare," also known as "LS Kitami."At the press conference in Tokyo on 16 August 2010, she announced leaving Japanese national representative Team Aomori to establish her own rink in Tokoro.[9] It was hard to find big sponsor in Kitami City, but small ones increased slowly. But in September 2013, Eda left the team because she could not kept the balance of curling and her work pastry chef.[10]

In June 2014, Sochi 2014 Olympian as alternate; Chinami Yoshida[11] joined the team.[12] In the season of 2014–15, the team got their first winning prize at the World Curling Tour event; Avonair Cash Spiel.[13] In May 2015, Satsuki Fujisawa[14] joined the team.[12] After Fujisawa became the member, Mabuchi retired from games, but the team got medals as Japanese representative in various tournaments every year. In 2015, while Motohashi had maternity leave,[6] Kotomi Ishizaki appeared at Pacific-Asia Championships as alternate.

Olympics

In September 2017, this amateur team won the five set match at 2017 Japanese Olympic Curling Trials against team Chiaki Matsumura.[15] [16] At PyeongChang 2018, the team got bronze medals.[17] [18]

Members

Name Role Joined Left Occupation Born Years
curled 		Throw

[19] 		Founder,
Captain &<br>Alternate 		2010 – Office worker 1986 6, df=y Right

[20] 		Co-founder
& support staff 		2010 (Retired: Mar. 2015)Social worker 1983 7, df=y Right

[21] 		Co-founder
(Left) 		2010 Sep. 2013 1989 7, df=y Right

[22] 		2010 – Office worker 1993 7, df=y Right

[23] 		2010 – Office worker 1991 12, df=y Right

[24] 		2014 – Office worker 1991 7, df=y Right

[25] 		2015 – Office worker 1991 5, df=y Right

[26] [27]
Coach 2010 – Farmer 1960 12, df=y
Trainer 2010 2015

[28]
Chief trainer 2014 – 1973 10, df=y

[29] 		Trainer – 1986 12, df=y

Team

Season Alternate National
Events 		YTD
Ranking
2010–11Yumi Suzuki—
2011–12 Yurika Yoshida265[30] [31]
2012–13 (Akane Eda)171[32] [33]
2013–14 155[34] [35]
2014–15 (Megumi Mabuchi)52[36] [37]
2015–16Yurika YoshidaKotomi IshizakiPCC[38] 20[39] [40]
Mari MotohashiWCC[41]
2016–17 Yumi SuzukiPCC[42]
AWG[43] 		32[44] [45]
2017–18 Mari MotohashiPCC[46]
OG[47] 		11[48] [49]

Grand Slam record

Event'14–15'15–16'16–17'17–18
Tour ChallengeN/ADNPDNPDNP
MastersDNPDNPDNPDNP
The NationalN/ADNPDNPDNP
Canadian OpenDNPDNPDNPDNP
Players'DNPDNPDNPQF[50]
Champions CupN/AQ[51] DNPQ[52]

Former events

Other notable WCT record

World Curling Tour records other than Grand Slam.

Result Season Event Reference
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[55]
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External links

Official site (Google Translate)

Official site (Google Translate, Nonprofit organization)

Official site (Public curling hall owned by Ktami City)


Notes and References

  1. Web site: 常呂カーリング倶楽部 . Tokoro Curling Club . Japanese . Cabinet Office, Government of Japan . 2016-12-04 . 2019-05-07.
  2. Web site: Hokkaido – Alberta Relations. alberta.ca. Alberta, Canada.
  3. Web site: Wally Ursuliak – "Japan, Canada, and Me!". YouTube. Embassy of Japan in Canada. 25 February 2018.
  4. Web site: ADVICS Tokoro Curling Hall Kitami-shi. www.city.kitami.lg.jp.e.fu.hp.transer.com.
  5. Web site: Japan claim women's curling bronze at PyeongChang 2018. International Olympic Committee. 12 March 2018.
  6. Web site: Curling Athlete Profile: Mari MOTOHASHI – Pyeongchang 2018 Olympic Winter Games. www.pyeongchang2018.com.
  7. Web site: Curling Athlete Profile: Yurika YOSHIDA – Pyeongchang 2018 Olympic Winter Games. www.pyeongchang2018.com.
  8. Web site: Curling Athlete Profile: Yumi SUZUKI – Pyeongchang 2018 Olympic Winter Games. www.pyeongchang2018.com.
  9. News: Google Translate 本橋麻里選手、故郷の常呂で再出発（17 August 2010 ）：どうしん電子版（北海道新聞）. The Hokkaido Times. ja-JP.
  10. Web site: Google Translate ＬＳ北見創設メンバー「今もともに」７人のチーム. nikkansports.com. Nikkan Sports. ja. 25 February 2018.
  11. Web site: Curling Athlete Profile: Chinami YOSHIDA – Pyeongchang 2018 Olympic Winter Games. www.pyeongchang2018.com.
  12. News: Swift Current 2016. Eye Opener. 2. Curling Canada. 20 March 2016. PDF.
  13. Web site: Avonair Cash Spiel . www.curlingzone.com . 3 October 2014.
  14. Web site: Curling Athlete Profile: Satsuki FUJISAWA – Pyeongchang 2018 Olympic Winter Games. www.pyeongchang2018.com.
  15. Web site: Curling team LS Kitami wins right to represent Japan at Pyeongchang Games. Japan Times. 10 September 2017.
  16. Web site: Google Translate ＬＳ北見、平昌五輪代表に決定！中部電力に３勝１敗／カーリング. SanSpo.com. Sankei Digital Inc.. ja-JP. 10 September 2017.
  17. Web site: Curling Team Profile: Japan – Pyeongchang 2018 Olympic Winter Games. www.pyeongchang2018.com.
  18. News: Ishima. Atsushi. Hokkaido city gives beloved curlers a warm welcome home：The Asahi Shimbun. The Asahi Shimbun. 22 March 2018.
  19. Web site: Personal details Mari Motohashi. results.worldcurling.org.
  20. Web site: Personal details Megumi Mabuchi. results.worldcurling.org.
  21. Web site: Personal details Akane Eda. results.worldcurling.org.
  22. Web site: Personal details Yurika Yoshida. results.worldcurling.org.
  23. Web site: Personal details Yumi Suzuki. results.worldcurling.org.
  24. Web site: Personal details Chinami Yoshida. results.worldcurling.org.
  25. Web site: Personal details Satsuki Fujisawa. results.worldcurling.org.
  26. Web site: Curling Athlete Profile: Ryoji ONODERA – Pyeongchang 2018 Olympic Winter Games. www.pyeongchang2018.com . https://web.archive.org/web/20180430182353/https://www.pyeongchang2018.com/en/game-time/results/OWG2018/en/curling/athlete-profile-n3014539-ryoji-onodera.htm . 2018-04-30.
  27. Web site: Loco Solare. メンバー紹介 カーリングチーム Loco Solare（ロコ・ソラーレ/LS北見）公式サイト. www.locosolare.jp. ja.
  28. Web site: 大森 達也 (カーリング) – 平昌オリンピック2018 – JOC. 日本オリンピック委員会（JOC）. ja.
  29. Web site: The 8th Asian Winter Games Sapporo 2017. joc.or.jp. Japanese Olympic Committee. PDF.
  30. Web site: YTD – Season:2011–12, Week: 36. www.curlingzone.com. CurlingZone.
  31. Web site: Team Motohashi 2011–12. www.curlingzone.com. CurlingZone.
  32. Web site: YTD – Season: 2012–13, Week: 49. www.curlingzone.com. CurlingZone.
  33. Web site: Team Motohashi 2012–13. www.curlingzone.com. CurlingZone.
  34. Web site: YTD – Season:2013–14, Week: 36. www.curlingzone.com. CurlingZone.
  35. Web site: Team Motohashi 2013–14. www.curlingzone.com. CurlingZone.
  36. Web site: YTD – Season: 2014–15, Week 37. www.curlingzone.com. CurlingZone.
  37. Web site: Team Motohashi 2014–15. www.curlingzone.com. CurlingZone.
  38. Web site: Pacific-Asia Curling Championships 2015. results.worldcurling.org. 14 November 2015.
  39. Web site: Team Fujisawa 2015–16. www.curlingzone.com. CurlingZone.
  40. Web site: YTD – Season: 2015–16, Week: 38. www.curlingzone.com. CurlingZone.
  41. Web site: Ford World Women's Curling Championship 2016. results.worldcurling.org. 27 March 2016.
  42. Web site: Pacific-Asia Curling Championships 2016. results.worldcurling.org. 12 November 2016.
  43. Web site: 8th Asian Winter Games Sapporo 2017. results.worldcurling.org. 26 February 2017.
  44. Web site: YTD – Season: 2016–17, Week: 38. www.curlingzone.com. CurlingZone.
  45. Web site: Team Fujisawa 2016–17. www.curlingzone.com. CurlingZone.
  46. Web site: Pacific-Asia Curling Championships 2017. results.worldcurling.org. 9 November 2017.
  47. Web site: XXIII. Olympic Winter Games 2018. results.worldcurling.org. 25 February 2018.
  48. Web site: YTD – Season: 2017–2018, Week: 39. www.curlingzone.com. CurlingZone.
  49. Web site: Team Fujisawa 2017–18. www.curlingzone.com. CurlingZone.
  50. Web site: BRAZEAU. JONATHAN. Fujisawa tops Team Rocque in Players’ Championship tiebreaker. www.thegrandslamofcurling.com. 14 April 2018.
  51. Web site: 2016 Humpty's Champions Cup: Women’s Teams. www.thegrandslamofcurling.com.
  52. Web site: 2018 Humpty's Champions Cup: Women’s Teams. www.thegrandslamofcurling.com.
  53. Web site: Curlers Corner Autumn Gold Curling Classic. www.curlingzone.com. 13 October 2014.
  54. Web site: 2014 Avonair Cash Spiel. www.curlingzone.com. 5 October 2014.
  55. Web site: Hub International Crown of Curling. www.curlingzone.com. 19 October 2015.
  56. Web site: Karuizawa International. www.curlingzone.com. 20 December 2015.
  57. Web site: Ford World Women's Curling Championship. www.curlingzone.com. 27 March 2016.
  58. Web site: Hub International Crown of Curling. www.curlingzone.com. 17 October 2016.
  59. Web site: Red Deer Curling Classic. www.curlingzone.com. 20 November 2017.

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