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Christine Urech
Born (1984-01-15) January 15, 1984 (age 40)
Team
Curling clubFlims CC, Flims
SkipBinia Feltscher
ThirdIrene Schori
SecondFranziska Kaufmann
LeadChristine Urech
AlternateCarole Howald
Curling career
World Championship
appearances
2 (2014, 2016)
European Championship
appearances
3 (2011, 2014, 2016)
Medal record
Women's curling
Representing  Switzerland
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2014 Saint John
Gold medal – first place 2016 Swift Current
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2014 Champéry

Christine Urech (born January 15, 1984) is a Swiss curler from Lucerne. She currently plays as the lead for Binia Feltscher.

Career

In her junior career, Urech played as fourth for Stéphanie Jäggi. They played in the 2004 World Junior Curling Championships, finishing in fifth place.

Urech played as third for Irene Schori until the 2007–08 curling season. She then moved to Silvana Tirinzoni's rink to play second until the 2009–10 curling season, when she joined Binia Feltscher-Beeli's rink. After one year, the team added Franziska Kaufmann, and Urech moved down to the lead position. Schori joined Feltscher's rink as third for the next season. The team went to the 2011 European Curling Championships and finished in seventh place. Urech went to her first World Championships in 2014 with Feltscher, and won her first world title after defeating Canada in the final.

Personal life

Urech is currently employed as an industrial designer. She is in a relationship with Mario Rohner.[1]

References

Christine Urech at the World Curling Tour (archived) Christine Urech at World Curling