Ian "Ice Nut" Palangio (21 November 1972 – 2020[4]) was a Canadian–Australian curler.[5] He represented Australia at four World Curling Championships and was a two-time Pacific Curling Champion.
| Ian Palangio | |
|---|---|
| Born | 21 November 1972 Orangeville, Ontario, Canada |
| Died | 2020 |
| Team | |
| Curling club | Ottawa CC[1] Sydney Harbour CC[2] (fictional)[3] |
Curling career  | |
| Member Association |  Ontario (c. 1986–2000)  Australia (2001–2020) |
| World Championship appearances | 4 (2005, 2006, 2007, 2008) |
| World Mixed Doubles Championship appearances | 2 (2014, 2016) |
| Pacific-Asia Championship appearances | 16 (2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017) |
| Other appearances | World Mixed Curling Championship: 1 (2015) |
Medal record | |
Palangio began curling in 1986.[5] While living in Canada, he won provincial university championship with the University of Waterloo in 1996[6] and the OVCA Mixed Bonspiel in 1998.[7]
He worked for the Australian Curling Federation as board member and Federation's web site main editor.[8]
Personal life edit
Palangio was born in Orangeville, Ontario. Outside of curling he was a software developer.[9] He lived in Brisbane, Queensland[10] and Narrabeen, New South Wales.[11] He was married to Lisa and had two children.[5]
Teammates and events edit
Men's edit
| Season | Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Alternate | Coach | Events |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994[1] | Eric Johannsen | Ian Palangio | Jack Casserly | Tom Deacon | |||
| 1995–96[6] | James Bromiley | Jamie Lidstone | Scott Reid | Ian Palangio | |||
| 1999–00 | Frank O'Driscoll | Ian Palangio | Craig Cordiner | Brian Norman | |||
| 2001–02 | Hugh Millikin | Ian Palangio | John Theriault | Steve Johns | PCC 2001 
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| 2002–03 | Hugh Millikin | Ian Palangio | John Theriault | Steve Johns | Steve Hewitt | PCC 2002 
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| 2003–04 | Ian Palangio (fourth) | Hugh Millikin (skip) | John Theriault | Steve Johns | Ricky Tasker | PCC 2003
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| 2004–05 | Hugh Millikin | Ian Palangio | John Theriault | Steve Johns | PCC 2004
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| Ian Palangio (fourth) | Hugh Millikin (skip) | John Theriault | Steve Johns | Steve Hewitt | WMCC 2005 (10th) | ||
| 2005–06 | Ian Palangio (fourth) | Hugh Millikin (skip) | Ricky Tasker | Mike Woloschuk | PCC 2005 
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| Hugh Millikin | Ricky Tasker | Mike Woloschuk | Steve Johns | Ian Palangio | Earle Morris | WMCC 2006 (9th) | |
| 2006–07 | Ian Palangio (fourth) | Hugh Millikin (skip) | Sean Hall | Mike Woloschuk | David Imlah | Earle Morris | PCC 2006 WMCC 2007 (10th) |
| 2007–08 | Ian Palangio (fourth) | Hugh Millikin (skip) | Sean Hall | Steve Johns | Steve Hewitt | Earle Morris | PCC 2007 WMCC 2008 (6th) |
| 2008–09 | Ian Palangio (fourth) | Hugh Millikin (skip) | Sean Hall | Steve Johns | Steve Hewitt | Earle Morris | PCC 2008 (5th) |
| 2009–10 | Ian Palangio (fourth) | Hugh Millikin (skip) | John Theriault | Ted Basset | PCC 2009 (4th) | ||
| 2010–11 | Ian Palangio (fourth) | Hugh Millikin (skip) | Steve Johns | Don Glendinning | AMCC 2010
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| Ian Palangio (fourth) | Hugh Millikin (skip) | John Theriault | Matt Panoussi | Vaughan Rosier | Jay Merchant | PCC 2010
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| 2012–13 | Ian Palangio (fourth) | Hugh Millikin (skip) | Sean Hall | Steve Johns | Angus Young | Angus Young | PACC 2012
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| 2013–14 | Ian Palangio (fourth) | Hugh Millikin (skip) | Duncan Clark | Angus Young | PACC 2013 (6th) | ||
| 2014–15 | Ian Palangio | Jay Merchant | Dean Hewitt | Steve Johns | Archie Merchant | PACC 2014 (4th) | |
| 2015–16 | Ian Palangio | Jay Merchant | Dean Hewitt | Derek Smith | Archie Merchant | PACC 2015 (5th) | |
| 2016–17 | Ian Palangio | Jay Merchant | Dean Hewitt | Derek Smith | Archie Merchant | PACC 2016 (7th) | |
| 2017–18 | Dean Hewitt (fourth) | Ian Palangio | Christopher Ordog | Hugh Millikin (skip) | Jay Merchant | Archie Merchant | PACC 2017 (4th) |
| 2018–19 | Dean Hewitt | Jay Merchant | Rupert Jones | Ian Palangio | Steve Johns | AMCC 2018
|
Mixed edit
| Season | Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Events |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015–16 | Ian Palangio | Kim Forge | Steve Johns | Anne Powell | AMxCC 2015 [12] WMxCC 2015 (29th) |
Mixed doubles edit
| Season | Male | Female | Coach | Events |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013–14 | Ian Palangio | Laurie Weeden | Carlee Millikin | WMDCC 2014 (12th) |
| 2014–15 | Ian Palangio | Laurie Weeden | AMDCC 2014
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| 2015–16 | Ian Palangio | Laurie Weeden | AMDCC 2015 [13] WMDCC 2016 (31st) |
References edit
- ^ a b "Lachance sweeps Tubman Trophy in City of Ottawa bonspiel". Ottawa Citizen. 21 March 1994. p. D10. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
- ^ "Sydney Curling Club". sydneycurlingclub.ca. Retrieved 30 October 2018.
- ^ "Australian coach, Canadian dad in conflict". Edmonton Journal. 7 April 2008. p. C5. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
- ^ "Ian Palangio (1972-2020)" (PDF). Australian Curling Federation. 29 November 2020.
- ^ a b c "Australian Curling Federation Facebook". Facebook.
- ^ a b "UW wins twin curling crowns". Waterloo Region Record. 27 February 1996.
- ^ "Ottawa junior rinks rebound". Ottawa Citizen. 28 January 1998. p. D7. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
- ^ "Australian Curling Federation – The Australian home of the Winter Olympic Sport of Curling". curling.org.au. Retrieved 30 October 2018.
- ^ * Ian Palangio's Business Productivity | Business and individual productivity topics with Microsoft Office System | MSDN
- ^ "Love makes you do strange things". Edmonton Journal. 29 March 2007. p. C4. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
- ^ "Ian Palangio Facebook". Facebook.
- ^ "2015 National Mixed Curling Championships Results". Australian Curling Federation. 7 June 2015. Archived from the original on 16 October 2016. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
- ^ "Australian Curling Federation - 2015 National Mixed Doubles Championships Results". Archived from the original on 29 July 2016. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
External links edit
- Ian Palangio at World Curling
- Video: 2016 World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship, round robin, France vs Australia on YouTube
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