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	Position	Skip
	Delivers	Right-handed
	Born	May 6, 1948, in Hibbing, Minn.
	Hometown	McFarland, Wis.
	Occupation	Madison Curling Club - Ice Maker (winter); Log home builder (summer)
	Family	Single
	Year started curling	1976
	Height	5 feet, 9 inches

CURLING HIGHLIGHTS

U.S. Men's Club Nationals: 2005 (runner-up),
U.S. World Team Trials: 2003, 2002 (champion); 1992, '91, 90
World Championships: 2002 (4th), 1991 (bronze medalist)
U.S. Olympic Team Trials: 2002, 1997 (5th)
Mixed Nationals: 1998, '95 (champion both years); 1994, '87 (semifinalist)
Karuizawa International Bonspiel: 2003 (champion)
Continental Cup: 2002 (champion)
Engelberg Challenge Round: 1989 (champion)
4 trips to Switzerland for curling competitions
1998 - 2001 – Coached Wisconsin junior men's team, which won the 2001 Wisconsin Junior State Championship and was the runner-up at the 2001 U.S. Junior National Championships.
1997-98 – Subaru Cashspiel Champion (Fairbanks, Alaska).

About Mike Fraboni:

Curls out of: Madison Curling Club

Training: Practices daily in Madison

Off season training: Weight training three times per week, and running three times per week.

Before every game: Take a nap and stretch

Most memorable curling event: 1) 2002 U.S. Champion. 2) 2000 Madison club champion, curling with his three nephews, Brady, 18; Cory, 17, and Andrew, 11.

Favorites: Italian foods and hot fudge sundaes

Hobbies: Fishing, hunting, rustic woodworking, and cooking

Other sports: Soccer

Something unique: Mike is also he ice maker at the Madison Curling Club, and he has assisted USCA Head Ice Maker John Williamson at seven U.S. National Championships and Olympic Trials. He considers himself fortunate to have two careers in which he is able to combine his two passions--ice making and log home building. His winters are spent working (and playing) at the Madison Curling Club. During the summers he relocates to northern Wisconsin to build log homes. Working up north enables Mike to learn the skills needed to someday build his own log home.