Liisa Turmann (born December 3, 1990) is an Estonian curler from Tallinn, Estonia.[1] She currently skips the Estonian women's curling team.

Liisa Turmann
Born (1990-12-03) December 3, 1990 (age 34)
Team
Curling clubTallinn CC, Tallinn, EST
SkipLiisa Turmann
FourthErika Tuvike
ThirdKerli Laidsalu
LeadHeili Grossmann
Curling career
Member Association Estonia
World Championship
appearances
2 (2021, 2024)
European Championship
appearances
7 (2010, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024)
Medal record
Women's Curling
Estonian Women's Curling Championship
Gold medal – first place 2010 Tallinn
Gold medal – first place 2017 Tallinn
Gold medal – first place 2019 Tallinn
Gold medal – first place 2020 Tallinn
Gold medal – first place 2021 Tallinn
Gold medal – first place 2022 Tallinn
Gold medal – first place 2024 Tallinn
Silver medal – second place 2012 Tallinn
Silver medal – second place 2016 Tallinn
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Tallinn
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Tallinn
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Tallinn

Career

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Juniors

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Turmann played in three European Junior Curling Challenge events during her junior career in 2010, 2011 and 2012. Her best finish came in 2012 when her team, skipped by Helen Nummert finished in fourth with a 5–3 record.[2]

Women's

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While still in juniors, Turmann competed in her first European Curling Championships in 2010 as third for Team Estonia skipped by Küllike Ustav. The team finished seventh in the B Division with a 3–6 record.[3]

Turmann did not return to an international competition until the 2018 European Curling Championships as her team, skipped by sister Marie Turmann, won the 2018 Estonian Women's Curling Championship.[4] The team had won the event the previous year as well,[5] but Turmann did not participate in the 2017 European Curling Championships. At the 2018 Euros, the team finished second in the B Division.[6][7] This qualified Estonia for the 2019 World Qualification Event for a chance to make it to the 2019 World Women's Curling Championship. At the Qualification event, the team could not make the playoffs, finishing with a 3–4 record.[8] In 2019, the team won their first World Curling Tour event at the Tallinn Ladies International Challenger.[9] A few weeks later, the team once again represented Estonia at the 2019 European Curling Championships where they got to compete in the A Division. They finished with a 2–7 record, which qualified them once again for the 2020 World Qualification Event.[10] There, they just missed the playoffs with a 4–3 record.[11] The team won two more national championships in 2020[12] and 2021.[13]

Due the COVID-19 pandemic, the field at the 2021 World Women's Curling Championship was expanded to fourteen teams, after the 2020 World Women's Curling Championship was cancelled.[14] The 2021 event was originally planned to be hosted by Switzerland, giving that nation an automatic entry. This gave Europe an extra qualification spot for the 2021 Worlds, which was based on the results of the 2019 European Championship, the last Euros held before the pandemic.[15] As they had finished eighth, this qualified Estonia and the Turmann rink for the 2021 Worlds,[16] the first time Estonia would play at the World Championships.[17] At the World Championships, the team finished in last with a 1–12 record. Their lone win came against Germany.[18]

Personal life

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Turmann is the general secretary of the Estonian Curling Association.[1] Her sister is teammate Marie Kaldvee.[16]

Teams

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Season Skip Third Second Lead Alternate
2009–10[19] Helen Nummert Liisa Turmann Gerli Roosme Marie Turmann
2010–11 Küllike Ustav Kristiine Lill Liisa Turmann Marie Turmann Gerli Roosme
Helen Nummert Liisa Turmann Marie Turmann Gerli Roosme Kerli Zirk
2011–12 Helen Nummert Marie Turmann Liisa Turmann Gerli Roosme Kerli Zirk
2012–13 Marie Turmann Liisa Turmann Kädi Kurem Kerli Laidsalu Kerli Zirk
Johanna Ehatamm
2013–14 Marie Turmann Kerli Laidsalu Kerli Zirk Johanna Ehatamm Liisa Turmann
2014–15 Marie Turmann Kerli Zirk Kerli Laidsalu Johanna Ehatamm Liisa Turmann
Victoria-Laura Lõhmus
2015–16 Marie Turmann Kerli Laidsalu Liisa Turmann Victoria-Laura Lõhmus Johanna Ehatamm
2016–17 Marie Turmann Liisa Turmann Victoria-Laura Lõhmus Erika Tuvike
2018–19 Marie Turmann Kerli Laidsalu Heili Grossmann Erika Tuvike Liisa Turmann
2019–20 Marie Turmann Kerli Laidsalu Heili Grossmann Erika Tuvike Liisa Turmann
2020–21 Marie Turmann Liisa Turmann Heili Grossmann Erika Tuvike Kerli Laidsalu
2021–22 Kerli Laidsalu (Fourth) Liisa Turmann (Skip) Heili Grossmann Erika Tuvike Karoliine Kaare
2022–23 Marie Kaldvee Liisa Turmann Kerli Laidsalu Erika Tuvike
2023–24 Erika Tuvike (Fourth) Kerli Laidsalu Liisa Turmann (Skip) Heili Grossmann
2024–25 Erika Tuvike (Fourth) Kerli Laidsalu Liisa Turmann (Skip) Heili Grossmann

References

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  1. ^ a b "2024 World Women's Curling Championship Media Guide" (PDF). Curling Canada. Retrieved 11 March 2024.
  2. ^ "2012 European Junior Curling Challenge". World Curling Federation. Retrieved May 12, 2021.
  3. ^ "2010 European Curling Championships". World Curling Federation. Retrieved May 12, 2021.
  4. ^ "2018 Estonian Women's Curling Championship". CurlingZone. Retrieved May 12, 2021.
  5. ^ "2017 Estonian Women's Curling Championship". CurlingZone. Retrieved May 12, 2021.
  6. ^ "B-Division final line-ups set". World Curling Federation. November 23, 2018. Retrieved May 12, 2021.
  7. ^ "Norway women and Denmark men win European B-Division". World Curling Federation. November 23, 2018. Retrieved May 12, 2021.
  8. ^ "World qualification play-off places set as round-robin stages draw to a close". World Curling Federation. January 22, 2019. Retrieved May 12, 2021.
  9. ^ "Champion: Turmann Wins 2019 Tallinn Ladies International Chellenger". CurlingZone. Retrieved May 12, 2021.
  10. ^ Céline Stucki (November 21, 2019). "Women's semi-final line-ups complete". World Curling Federation. Retrieved May 12, 2021.
  11. ^ "2020 World Qualification Event". World Curling Federation. Retrieved May 12, 2021.
  12. ^ "Eesti Meistrivõistlused Kurlingus 2019/2020 a" (PDF) (in Estonian). Retrieved May 12, 2021.
  13. ^ "Eesti Meistrivõistlused Kurlingus 2020/2021 a". Google Docs. Retrieved May 12, 2021.
  14. ^ Tom Rowland (October 6, 2020). "World Championships expanded to 14 teams for 2020–2021 season". World Curling Federation. Retrieved May 12, 2021.
  15. ^ Céline Stucki (September 1, 2020). "Five 2020–2021 season world qualification events cancelled". World Curling Federation. Retrieved May 12, 2021.
  16. ^ a b "2021 World Women's Curling Championship Media Guide" (PDF). Curling Canada. Retrieved May 12, 2021.
  17. ^ "Eesti kurlingunaiskond alustab homme ajaloolist MM-i, suurvõistluse eel tuvastati ühes koondises koroona". Delfi Sport (in Estonian). Retrieved May 12, 2021.
  18. ^ Jackie Spiegel (May 9, 2021). "World Women's Curling Championship 2021: Results, standings, schedule and TV channel". Sporting News. Retrieved May 12, 2021.
  19. ^ "Liisa Turmann Past Teams". CurlingZone. Retrieved May 12, 2021.
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