Binia Feltscher
Binia Feltscher | |
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Born | Binia Feltscher 13 October 1978 |
Team | |
Curling club | CC Flims, Flims |
Curling career | |
Member Association | Switzerland |
World Championship appearances | 5 (2005, 2010, 2014, 2016, 2018) |
European Championship appearances | 7 (2004, 2005, 2006, 2009, 2011, 2014, 2016) |
Olympic appearances | 1 (2006) |
Binia Feltscher (born 13 October 1978 in Chur) is a Swiss retired[1] curler[2] from Flims. She was the skip of the 2014 and 2016 World championship curling teams from Switzerland. From 2006 to 2013 she was known as Binia Feltscher-Beeli.
Career
Feltscher began curling in 1989 and started skipping in 2007.[3] Feltscher was the third of the Swiss team skipped by Mirjam Ott at the 2006 Winter Olympics, where she won a silver medal. With Ott, Feltscher won silver medals at the European Curling Championships in 2004 and 2005 and a bronze in 2006. Team Ott represented Switzerland at the 2005 World Women's Curling Championship and finished eighth with a 4–7 record. Feltscher left the Ott rink in 2007 to form her own team. She won another silver medal at the European Championships in 2009. Her second trip to the World Championships was in 2010 where she skipped the Swiss rink to a 3–8 record.[4]
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The following season, Team Feltscher won the 2014 European Curling Championships by defeating Anna Sidorova in the final. They also played in three Grand Slam of Curling events, the first time playing in one for Feltscher. They qualified at both the 2014 Masters and the 2014 Canadian Open. They did not get to defend their title as World Champions, finishing 4–6 at the 2015 Swiss Women's Curling Championship.[8] The 2015–16 season started slow for the Swiss rink, only qualifying in three events at the start including winning the 2015 International ZO Women's Tournament. Things changed however when they won the Swiss championship and were back at the World Championships. They finished the round robin of the 2016 World Women's Curling Championship once again with a 9–2 but this time in first place, giving them hammer and choice of stones in the 1 vs 2 game. They defeated Japan's Satsuki Fujisawa to advance to the final where they would once again play the Japanese rink. Up 7–6 in the last end, they forced Fujisawa to draw for one to tie the game but she was to heavy, giving Feltscher and her team their second World Women's Curling Championship gold medal and title.[9] The team ended their season by winning the 2016 Euronics European Masters.[10]
Team Feltscher won the right to represent Switzerland at the 2016 European Curling Championships but they did not qualify. They made the semifinal of the 2016 WFG Masters and finished second at the Swiss championship. The next season, they were able to win the Swiss playdowns, sending Feltscher to yet another World Women's Curling Championship. She couldn't win three in a row as the team struggled throughout the week, posting a 5–7 record.[11] At the conclusion of the 2017–18 season, Irene Schori and Franziska Kaufmann left the team and were replaced by Stefanie Berset and Larissa Hari. The team almost made it to the World Championships that season, but were bested by Silvana Tirinzoni 8–7 in the final.[12]
Team Feltscher had a slow start to the 2019–20 season, failing to make the playoffs in their first four events. They played in just one slam event, the 2019 Tour Challenge Tier 2 and lost in the quarterfinals. The Feltscher rink finished third at both the 2019 Changan Ford International Curling Elite and the Schweizer Cup.[13] They picked it up in the second half of the season however, qualifying in every event. They placed third at the 2020 Swiss Women's Curling Championship.[14] After the season ended, Feltscher announced her retirement from competitive curling.[15]
Personal life
Feltscher is married and has two children.[16]
Teams
Season | Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Events |
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2004–05[17] | Mirjam Ott | Binia Beeli | Brigitte Schori | Michèle Knobel | WCT, ECC, WCC |
2005–06 | Mirjam Ott | Binia Beeli | Valeria Spälty | Michèle Moser | WCT, ECC, OG |
2006–07 | Mirjam Ott | Binia Feltscher-Beeli | Valeria Spälty | Janine Greiner | WCT, ECC |
2007–08[18] | Binia Feltscher-Beeli | Sandra Attinger |
Yvonne Schlunegger | Corinne Bourquin | WCT |
2008–09 | Binia Feltscher-Beeli | Sandra Ramstein-Attinger | Sibille Buhlmann | Corinne Bourquin | WCT |
2009–10 | Binia Feltscher-Beeli | Sandra Ramstein-Attinger | Sibille Buhlmann | Corinne Bourquin | WCT, ECC |
2009–10 | Binia Feltscher-Beeli | Corinne Borquin | Heike Schwaller | Sandra Ramstein-Attinger | WCC |
2010–11 | Binia Feltscher-Beeli | Marlene Albrecht | Christine Urech | Sandra Ramstein-Attinger | WCT |
2011–12 | Binia Feltscher-Beeli | Marlene Albrecht | Franziska Kaufmann | Christine Urech | WCT, ECC |
2012–13 | Binia Feltscher-Beeli | Irene Schori | Franziska Kaufmann | Christine Urech | WCT |
2013–14 | Binia Feltscher | Irene Schori | Franziska Kaufmann | Christine Urech | WCT, WCC |
2014–15 | Binia Feltscher | Irene Schori | Franziska Kaufmann | Christine Urech | WCT, ECC |
2015–16 | Binia Feltscher | Irene Schori | Franziska Kaufmann | Christine Urech | WCT, ECC, WCC |
2016–17 | Binia Feltscher | Irene Schori | Franziska Kaufmann | Christine Urech | WCT, ECC |
2017–18 | Binia Feltscher | Irene Schori | Franziska Kaufmann | Carole Howald | WCT, WCC |
2018–19 | Binia Feltscher | Carole Howald | Stefanie Berset | Larissa Hari | WCT |
2019–20 | Binia Feltscher | Carole Howald | Stefanie Berset | Larissa Hari | WCT |
Grand Slam record
Key | |
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C | Champion |
F | Lost in Final |
SF | Lost in Semifinal |
QF | Lost in Quarterfinals |
R16 | Lost in the round of 16 |
Q | Did not advance to playoffs |
T2 | Played in Tier 2 event |
DNP | Did not participate in event |
N/A | Not a Grand Slam event that season |
Event | 2014–15 | 2015–16 | 2016–17 | 2017–18 | 2018–19 | 2019–20 |
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Masters | QF | Q | QF | DNP | DNP | DNP |
Tour Challenge | N/A | Q | DNP | T2 | T2 | T2 |
The National
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N/A | DNP | SF | QF | DNP | DNP |
Canadian Open | QF | Q
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DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
Players'
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Q | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | N/A |
Champions Cup | N/A | DNP | DNP | Q | DNP | N/A |
References
- ^ @BiniaFeltscher (March 3, 2020). "After 160'000 [curling], I have decided to retire from competitive curling. It was [18] years that I never dreamed of and which brought unforgettable moments [...] I would like to thank my teammates, coaches and family. Now I enjoy more time with [...]" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "Binia Feltscher". CurlingZone.
- ^ "Binia FELTSCHER-BEELI". ecc.curlit.com.
- ^ "2010 World Women's Curling Championship". World Curling Federation. Retrieved August 23, 2020.
- ^ "2013 Glynhill Ladies International". CurlingZone. Retrieved August 23, 2020.
- ^ "2014 World Women's Curling Championship". World Curling Federation. Retrieved August 23, 2020.
- YouTube
- ^ "2015 Swiss Women's Curling Championship". CurlingZone. Retrieved August 23, 2020.
- YouTube
- ^ "2016 EURONICS European Masters". CurlingZone. Retrieved August 23, 2020.
- ^ "2018 World Women's Curling Championship". World Curling Federation. Retrieved March 5, 2020.
- ^ "2019 Swiss Curling Championship". CurlingZone. Retrieved August 23, 2020.
- ^ "2019 Changan Ford International Curling Elite". CurlingZone. Retrieved August 23, 2020.
- ^ "2020 Swiss Women's Curling Championship". Swiss Curling Association. Archived from the original on September 11, 2020. Retrieved August 23, 2020.
- ^ "Curling: la double championne du monde Binia Feltscher se retire" (in French). RTS. March 3, 2020. Retrieved August 23, 2020.
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on April 7, 2016. Retrieved March 25, 2016.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Binia Feltscher Past Teams". CurlingZone. Retrieved August 23, 2020.
- ^ "Archived copy". www.worldcurlingtour.com. Archived from the original on 29 August 2007. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
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External links
- Binia Feltscher at World Curling
- Binia Feltscher at Olympics.com
- Binia Feltscher at Olympedia