2013 World Wheelchair Curling Championship | |
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Host city | Sochi, Russia |
Arena | Sochi Olympic Curling Centre |
Dates | February 16–23 |
Winner | Canada |
Skip | Jim Armstrong |
Third | Dennis Thiessen |
Second | Ina Forrest |
Lead | Sonja Gaudet |
Alternate | Mark Ideson |
Coach | Joe Rea |
Finalist | Sweden (Jalle Jungnell) |
The 2013 World Wheelchair Curling Championship was held from February 16 to 23 at the Sochi Olympic Curling Centre in Sochi, Russia. Canada won their third title after defeating Sweden in the final with a score of 4–3, becoming the first nation to win three world wheelchair curling titles.
Norway and Finland qualified from the qualifying event held in November 2012 in Lohja, Finland.
The teams are listed as follows:
Third: Dennis Thiessen
Second: Ina Forrest
Lead: Sonja Gaudet
Alternate: Mark Ideson
Coach: Joe Rea
Third: Liu Wei
Second: Xu Guangqin
Lead: He Jun
Alternate: Zhang Qiang
Coach: Li Jianrui
Skip: Vesa Hellman
Second: Sari Karjalainen
Lead: Tuomo Aarnikka
Alternate: Mina Mojtahedi
Coach: Osku Kuutamo
Third: Jostein Stordahl
Second: Sissel Løchen
Lead: Terje Rafdal
Alternate: Ole Fredrik Syversen
Coach: Per Andreassen
Third: Marat Romanov
Second: Alexander Shevchenko
Lead: Svetlana Pakhomova
Alternate: Oxana Slesarenko
Coach: Anton Batugin
Third: Gregor Ewan
Second: Bob McPherson
Lead: Tom Killin
Alternate: Gillian Keith
Coach: Tony Zummack
Third: Branislav Jakubec
Second: Dusan Pitoňák
Lead: Monika Kunkelová
Alternate: Alena Kánová
Coach: František Pitoňák