Rich Ruohonen
Richard Ruohonen (born March 31, 1971) is an American curler[2] from Brooklyn Park, Minnesota. He is a two-time national champion and as such represented the United States at the 2008 and 2018 World Men's Curling Championships.
Rich Ruohonen | |
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Born | [1] March 31, 1971 |
Team | |
Curling club | St. Paul CC, St. Paul, MN |
Skip | Rich Ruohonen |
Third | Andrew Stopera |
Second | Colin Hufman |
Lead | Philip Tilker |
Alternate | Kroy Nernberger |
Mixed doubles partner | Jamie Sinclair |
Career | |
Member Association | United States |
World Championship appearances | 2 (2008, 2018) |
At the 2020 United States Men's Championship Ruohonen earned his fifth silver medal, losing to John Shuster in the final.[3]
Personal life
Ruohonen is an American personal injury lawyer[4][5] who co-founded TSR Injury Law along with Steven Terry and Chuck Slane.[4] Attorney at Law magazine has previously named him "Attorney of the Month".[4] In 2001 he was fellow curler Jason Larway's attorney when they filed a grievance with the United States Olympic Committee and the United States Curling Association over Larway's eligibility to compete at the 2001 United States Olympic Curling Trials.[6]
He is married to Sherry, with two children. He started curling in 1981.[2]
Teams
Season | Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Alternate | Coach | Events |
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2003–04 | Rich Ruohonen | Jeff Laundergan | John Benton | Pete Annis | 2004 USMCC (9th) | ||
2004–05 | Rich Ruohonen | Nick Myers | John Benton | Pete Annis | Jim Dexter | 2005 USMCC/USOCT (5th) | |
2005–06 | Rich Ruohonen | Nick Myers | John Benton | Pete Annis | 2006 US World Trials (5th) | ||
2006–07 | Rich Ruohonen | Troy Schroeder | John Benton | Pete Annis | 2007 USMCC (8th) | ||
2007–08 | Craig Brown | Rich Ruohonen | John Dunlop | Pete Annis | Kevin Kakela (WMCC) | Steve Brown | 2008 USMCC 2008 WMCC (7th) |
2008–09 | Craig Brown | Rich Ruohonen | John Dunlop | Pete Annis | 2009 USMCC/USOCT (4th) | ||
2009–10 | Craig Brown | Rich Ruohonen | Zach Jacobson | Pete Annis | 2010 USMCC (5th) | ||
2010–11 | Tyler George | Chris Plys | Rich Ruohonen | Phill Drobnick | 2011 USMCC | ||
2011–12 | Tyler George | Chris Plys | Rich Ruohonen | Colin Hufman | 2012 USMCC (8th) | ||
2012–13 | Chris Plys (fourth) | Tyler George (skip) | Rich Ruohonen | Colin Hufman | 2013 USMCC | ||
2013–14 | Chris Plys (fourth) | Tyler George (skip) | Rich Ruohonen | Colin Hufman | Craig Brown | 2013 USOCT (4th) | |
Heath McCormick | Chris Plys | Rich Ruohonen | Colin Hufman | 2014 USMCC | |||
2014–15[7] | Mike Farbelow | Rich Ruohonen | Kevin Johnson | Dan Ruehl | |||
2015–16[8] | Mike Farbelow | Rich Ruohonen | Chris Bond | Dan Ruehl | |||
2016–17 | Todd Birr | Rich Ruohonen | John Benton | Tom O'Connor | 2017 USMCC | ||
2017–18 | Heath McCormick | Chris Plys | Korey Dropkin | Tom Howell | Rich Ruohonen | 2017 USOCT (2nd) | |
Greg Persinger (fourth) | Rich Ruohonen (skip) | Colin Hufman | Philip Tilker | Chris Plys (WMCC) | Phill Drobnick | 2018 USMCC 2018 WMCC (6th) | |
2018–19 | Greg Persinger (fourth) | Rich Ruohonen (skip) | Colin Hufman | Philip Tilker | 2019 USMCC | ||
Greg Persinger (fourth) | Rich Ruohonen (skip) | Sean Beighton | Kroy Nernberger | Phill Drobnick | CWC/1 (6th) | ||
2019–20 | Rich Ruohonen | Greg Persinger | Colin Hufman | Philip Tilker | Kroy Nernberger | 2020 USMCC |
References
- Rich Ruohonen | Curlingzone
- "Rich Ruohonen". United States Curling Association. Retrieved November 4, 2015.
- Schneider, Angela (2020-02-15). "John Shuster caps unbeaten run through USA Curling Nationals with win over Rich Ruohonen in final". The Spokesman-Review. Retrieved 2020-02-19.
- "Attorney of the Month, Rich Ruohonen of TSR Injury Law". Attorney at Law magazine. Retrieved October 25, 2015.
- "ATTORNEY PROFILE Top Rated Personal Injury - Plaintiff Attorney in Bloomington, MN". superlawyers.com. Retrieved October 25, 2015.
- "Grievance filed by champion curlers". Daily Herald. June 23, 2001. Retrieved May 13, 2020.
- "Farbelow 2–3 at 2015 U.S. Open of Curling". CurlingZone. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
- "Farbelow 4–3 at US Men's Challenge Round". CurlingZone. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
External links
- Rich Ruohonen at United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee
- Rich Ruohonen at World Curling Federation
- Rich Ruohonen at CurlingZone