CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: Won the gold medal at the 2006 Olympics in Turin, going 7-2 and beating Switzerland in the final match … Won the silver medal at the 1998 Olympics in Calgary, when curling was considered a demonstration sport … Won the 2005 and ’06 World Championships, finishing second in 2001 and ’09 and third in 1988, ’89, ’91 and 2003 … Has won the European Championship seven times (1988, 2001, ’02, ’03, ’04, ’05 and ’07), coming in second place in 1984 and ’87 and third in 1989 and ’91.