Chris Plys

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 Matt Mielke Kevin Johnson Tommy Kent Aaron Wald Coach: Jeff Isaacson
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Position Skip
Delivers Right-handed
Born August 13, 1987, in Duluth, Minn.
Hometown Duluth, Minn.
Occupation Cross country ski trail creator
Family Single
Year started curling 1998
Height 6 feet
Weight 170 pounds
CURLING HIGHLIGHTS
  • World Junior Championships: 2006 (9th)
  • U.S. Junior National Championships: 2006 (champion), 2005 (5th), 2004 (5th), 2003 (champion as alternate on Jesse Gates team)
  • Junior B National Playdown: 2003 (champion)
  • World Junior B Championships: 2004
  • Minnesota State High School Curling Championships: 2003 (runner-up), 2002 (champion)
  • Minnesota State Junior Men's Championship: 2006 (champion), 2004, 2003 (third)
  • Illinois State Junior Men's Championship: 2005 (champion)
  • Kyle Satrom Memorial Junior Bonspiel: 2003 (champion)
  • 2004-05 Competition Schedule & Results

About Chris Plys:

Curls out of: Duluth Curling Club

Hobbies: "I love to play guitar. I have an acoustic rock band called Memories Fading. I also love going to concerts and hanging with friends and my girlfriend."

Curling start: "I got started when my dad saw an article in the paper. I went and liked it and now I still curl."

Curling family: "My brother and I are the only serious curlers in my family."

Other sports: Rugby

Curling goals: "My goals in curling are to take my team to Junior Worlds this year and to be on a team to represent the USA at the men's Worlds or Olympics and, hey, both wouldn't be bad."