Rich Ruohonen

Richard Ruohonen (born March 31, 1971) is an American curler[2] from Brooklyn Park, Minnesota. He is a two-time national champion and as such represented the United States at the 2008 and 2018 World Men's Curling Championships.

Rich Ruohonen
Curler
Born (1971-03-31) March 31, 1971[1]
Saint Paul, Minnesota
Team
Curling clubSt. Paul CC,
St. Paul, MN
SkipRich Ruohonen
ThirdAndrew Stopera
SecondColin Hufman
LeadPhilip Tilker
AlternateKroy Nernberger
Career
Member Association United States
World Championship
appearances		2 (2008, 2018)
Medal record
Curling
United States Men's Curling Championship
2008 Hibbing
2018 Fargo
2011 Fargo
2013 Green Bay
2017 Everett
2019 Kalamazoo
2020 Cheney
2014 Philadelphia
Continental Cup of Curling
2008 Camrose

At the 2020 United States Men's Championship Ruohonen earned his fifth silver medal, losing to John Shuster in the final.[3]

Personal life

Ruohonen is an American personal injury lawyer[4][5] who co-founded TSR Injury Law along with Steven Terry and Chuck Slane.[4] Attorney at Law magazine has previously named him "Attorney of the Month".[4] In 2001 he was fellow curler Jason Larway's attorney when they filed a grievance with the United States Olympic Committee and the United States Curling Association over Larway's eligibility to compete at the 2001 United States Olympic Curling Trials.[6]

He is married to Sherry, with two children. He started curling in 1981.[2]

Teams
Season Skip Third Second Lead Alternate Coach Events
2003–04 Rich RuohonenJeff LaunderganJohn BentonPete Annis2004 USMCC (9th)
2004–05 Rich RuohonenNick MyersJohn BentonPete AnnisJim Dexter2005 USMCC/USOCT (5th)
2005–06 Rich RuohonenNick MyersJohn BentonPete Annis2006 US World Trials (5th)
2006–07 Rich RuohonenTroy SchroederJohn BentonPete Annis2007 USMCC (8th)
2007–08 Craig BrownRich RuohonenJohn DunlopPete AnnisKevin Kakela (WMCC)Steve Brown2008 USMCC
2008 WMCC (7th)
2008–09 Craig BrownRich RuohonenJohn DunlopPete Annis2009 USMCC/USOCT (4th)
2009–10 Craig BrownRich RuohonenZach JacobsonPete Annis2010 USMCC (5th)
2010–11 Tyler GeorgeChris PlysRich RuohonenPhill Drobnick2011 USMCC
2011–12 Tyler GeorgeChris PlysRich RuohonenColin Hufman2012 USMCC (8th)
2012–13 Chris Plys (fourth)Tyler George (skip)Rich RuohonenColin Hufman2013 USMCC
2013–14 Chris Plys (fourth)Tyler George (skip)Rich RuohonenColin HufmanCraig Brown2013 USOCT (4th)
Heath McCormickChris PlysRich RuohonenColin Hufman2014 USMCC
2014–15[7] Mike FarbelowRich RuohonenKevin JohnsonDan Ruehl
2015–16[8] Mike FarbelowRich RuohonenChris BondDan Ruehl
2016–17 Todd BirrRich RuohonenJohn BentonTom O'Connor2017 USMCC
2017–18 Heath McCormickChris PlysKorey DropkinTom HowellRich Ruohonen2017 USOCT (2nd)
Greg Persinger (fourth)Rich Ruohonen (skip)Colin HufmanPhilip TilkerChris Plys
(WMCC)		Phill Drobnick2018 USMCC
2018 WMCC (6th)
2018–19 Greg Persinger (fourth)Rich Ruohonen (skip)Colin HufmanPhilip Tilker2019 USMCC
Greg Persinger (fourth)Rich Ruohonen (skip)Sean BeightonKroy NernbergerPhill DrobnickCWC/1 (6th)
2019–20 Rich RuohonenGreg PersingerColin HufmanPhilip TilkerKroy Nernberger2020 USMCC
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References
  1. Rich Ruohonen | Curlingzone
  2. "Rich Ruohonen". United States Curling Association. Retrieved November 4, 2015.
  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. "Attorney of the Month, Rich Ruohonen of TSR Injury Law". Attorney at Law magazine. Retrieved October 25, 2015.
  5. "ATTORNEY PROFILE Top Rated Personal Injury - Plaintiff Attorney in Bloomington, MN". superlawyers.com. Retrieved October 25, 2015.
  6. "Grievance filed by champion curlers". Daily Herald. June 23, 2001. Retrieved May 13, 2020.
  7. "Farbelow 2–3 at 2015 U.S. Open of Curling". CurlingZone. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
  8. "Farbelow 4–3 at US Men's Challenge Round". CurlingZone. Retrieved May 21, 2020.


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