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Philip Tilker

Philip Tilker

American curler

Philip "Phil" Tilker (born April 18, 1977, in Bracebridge, Ontario) is a Canadian-American curler.[1] He was a member of Team USA at the World Men's Curling Championship in 2013 and 2018. Tilker played lead on the Brady Clark rink from 2012 to 2017, and has played in the same position on the Rich Ruohonen rink since then.[2]

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At the 2020 United States Men's Championship Tilker and Team Ruohonen earned a silver medal, losing to John Shuster in the final.[3]

Personal life

Tilker works as a software engineer, and lives in Seattle with his wife and son.[1] He became a naturalized American citizen in 2012.[4]

Teams

Men's

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Mixed

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References

  1. [1]
    "Philip Tilker". United States Curling Association. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved 2019-11-30.
  2. [2]
    "Phil Tilker Teams". CurlingZone. Retrieved 2019-11-30.
  3. [3]
    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.
  4. [4]
    "Breaking news: Philip Tilker has earned his US citizenship". Retrieved 2019-11-30.
  5. [5]
    "361 World Men's Curling Championship 2018". World Curling Federation. Retrieved August 3, 2020.
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