Alina PAETZ

Switzerland

Curling

Date of Birth: 8 Mar 1990

Age: 31

Gender: Female

Place of birth: ZURICH

Birth Country:

Switzerland

Residence: INTERLAKEN

Residence Country:

Switzerland

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Curling	Women SUI Switzerland	4

Schedule

Location	Event	Status
National Aquatics Centre - Sheet A	Women's Round Robin Session 1 GBR Great Britain 5 SUI Switzerland 6	Finished
National Aquatics Centre - Sheet D	Women's Round Robin Session 2 CHN People's Republic of China 5 SUI Switzerland 7	Finished
National Aquatics Centre - Sheet C	Women's Round Robin Session 3 SUI Switzerland 8 ROC ROC 7	Finished
National Aquatics Centre - Sheet B	Women's Round Robin Session 5 DEN Denmark 5 SUI Switzerland 8	Finished
National Aquatics Centre - Sheet D	Women's Round Robin Session 6 SUI Switzerland 8 CAN Canada 4	Finished
National Aquatics Centre - Sheet A	Women's Round Robin Session 8 SUI Switzerland 5 SWE Sweden 6	Finished
National Aquatics Centre - Sheet C	Women's Round Robin Session 9 USA United States of America 6 SUI Switzerland 9	Finished
National Aquatics Centre - Sheet B	Women's Round Robin Session 10 SUI Switzerland 8 KOR Republic of Korea 4	Finished
National Aquatics Centre - Sheet A	Women's Round Robin Session 12 JPN Japan 4 SUI Switzerland 8	Finished
National Aquatics Centre - Sheet C	Women's Semi-final JPN Japan 8 SUI Switzerland 6	Finished
National Aquatics Centre - Sheet B	Women's Bronze Medal Game SWE Sweden 9 SUI Switzerland 7	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Athlete:

Historical Results

Olympic Games
Rank	Event	Year	Location
4	Women	2014	Sochi, RUS

World Championships
Rank	Event	Year	Location
1	Women	2021	Calgary, AB, CAN
1	Women	2019	Silkeborg, DEN
1	Women	2015	Sapporo, JPN
1	Women	2012	Lethbridge, AB, CAN
8	Women	2017	Beijing, CHN

European Championships
Rank	Event	Year	Location
2	Women	2018	Tallinn, EST
3	Women	2019	Helsingborg, SWE
3	Women	2013	Stavanger, NOR
5	Women	2012	Karlstad, NOR
6	Women	2015	Esbjerg, DEN

World Mixed Doubles Championships
Rank	Event	Year	Location
1	Mixed Doubles	2011	St. Paul, MN, USA

World Junior Championships
Rank	Event	Year	Location
6	Women	2011	Perth, SCO

Nickname:

Patsy (given by retired Swiss skip Mirjam Ott)

Hobbies:

Golf, CrossFit, movies

Occupation:

Athlete

Education:

Graduated with a Masters degree in Sport Management from University of Bern (SUI).

Family:

Father Hubert. Mother, Ursula. Older brother, Claudio.

Languages spoken:

German, English

Club name:

Aarau CC

Coach:

Team: Pierre Charette (CAN)

Position style:

Fourth

Hand:

Right

Sporting relatives:

Brother Claudio Paetz (Curling): PyeongChang 2018 Olympic bronze medallist, adding to three World Championship bronze medals (2014, 2017, 2019). European champion in 2013, with four additional minor medals.

Partner Sven Michel (Curling): Sochi 2014 Swiss Olympian. Won mixed doubles gold a the 2011 World Championships, winning another silver and two bronze medals in the past three editions. European champion in 2013 with Paetz brother Claudio.

Debut:

2010 European Mixed Championship in Howwood vs. Finland (4-1 Win)

2012 World Championship in Lethbridge (Alternate)
2013 European Championship in Stavanger vs. Denmark (8-5 Win)

Start:

Comes from a curling family, with both parents being avid curlers, and began curling at age six with Urdorf CC. Her family received special permission, as club rules require juniors to start at age seven. (Athlete, 18 Oct 2021)

Reason:

“I like the different things you need to have to be good in curling. You need to have good strategy, a good physical fitness level, coordination, different things.” (Athlete, 18 Oct 2021)

Ambition:

"Be on top every time. So, it’s to win the Olympics." (Athlete, 18 Oct 2021)

Training:

Trains with her teammates once a week on Wednesday. Other days of the week are spent training alone or in pairs.

Memorable:

Winning four World Championship titles. "The first one in 2015, we were the underdogs. It was a totally different situation than 2021 because we came out of nowhere. Beating Jennifer Jones (in 2015) was a big thing for us. But they’re all on the same level.” (Athlete, 18 Oct 2021)

Hero:

Basketball LeBron James (USA), two-time Olympic gold medallist, and four-time NBA champion, MVP and Finals MVP. "I’m a big fan. He’s a player who can make the team better. It doesn’t matter where he plays, he just makes each team better." (Athlete, 18 Oct 2021)

Influence:

Her former skip Mirjam Ott (SUI), two-time Olympic silver medallist and 2012 world champion. "She taught me a lot of things. She was my skip first when I was alternate, and then she was my coach.” (Athlete, 18 Oct 2021)

Ritual:

“As long as I win, I try to wear the same jersey. If it starts to stink I have to wash it in the evening — late night washing! But I always wear the same shirt, red and white, at international championships.” (Athlete, 18 Oct 2021)

Philosophy:

“On our level everyone is working hard, so you have to work even harder. I’m a believer in changing practice, don’t do everything the same every time. Try out new things and adapt your training.” (Athlete, 18 Oct2021)

Award:

Frances Brodie Award (2021) - for sportsmanship at the World Championship, as voted by her peers

General Interest

OLYMPIC EXPERIENCE
Played six games at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games as an alternate. "For me, as a curler, that was a really big thing. I knew I wanted to do exactly that, I want to be at the Olympics again."

MIXED DOUBLES
With partner Sven Michel, they lost the 2021 Swiss Mixed Doubles Championship to Yannick Schwaller and Brier Huerlimann, who then lost the Olympic qualifier to Martin Rios and Jenny Perret.

TEAM CHEMISTRY
“What I love about our team is that we have such different characters. Each of us is different. That’s what makes it super fun and super interesting, and super tough sometimes. But it’s a good thing.” (Athlete, 18 Oct 2021)

Social Media

Legend

:: Bronze Medal Event

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