Philip Tilker

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 2012-2017, and has played in the same position on the Rich Ruohonen rink since then.[2]

Philip Tilker
Curler
Born (1977-04-18) April 18, 1977
Bracebridge, Ontario
Team
Curling clubGranite Curling Club (Seattle)
SkipRich Ruohonen
ThirdAndrew Stopera
SecondColin Hufman
LeadPhilip Tilker
AlternateKroy Nernberger
Career
Member Association United States
World Championship
appearances		2 (2013, 2018)
Other appearancesUS Men's Curling Championship: 7 (2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019)
US Olympic Curling Trials: 2 (2013, 2017)
Medal record
Curling
United States Men's Curling Championship
2013 Green Bay
2016 Jacksonville
2018 Fargo
2019 Kalamazoo
2020 Cheney
2017 Everett

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]

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gollark: "Illegally"?
gollark: I wonder how the EATW people discovered the secret formula.
gollark: You know, for unique views.

References
  1. "Philip Tilker". United States Curling Association. Retrieved 2019-11-30.
  2. "Phil Tilker Teams". CurlingZone. Retrieved 2019-11-30.
  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. "Breaking news: Philip Tilker has earned his US citizenship". Retrieved 2019-11-30.


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