Valentin Tanner

Valentin Igor Fédéric Tanner (born 2 October 1992) is a Swiss curler. He currently plays lead for the Peter de Cruz team from Geneva.

Valentin Tanner
Curler
Born (1992-10-02) 2 October 1992
Geneva
Team
Curling clubCC Genève
Geneva, SUI
SkipPeter de Cruz
FourthBenoît Schwarz
ThirdSven Michel
LeadValentin Tanner
AlternatePablo Lachat
Curling career
Member Association  Switzerland
World Championship
appearances		4 (2014, 2017, 2019, 2021)
European Championship
appearances		5 (2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2021)
Olympic
appearances		2 (2018, 2022)
Grand Slam victories1 (2018 Canadian Open)
Medal record
Men's Curling
Representing   Switzerland
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place2018 PyeongchangTeam
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place2014 Beijing
Bronze medal – third place2017 Edmonton
Bronze medal – third place2019 Lethbridge
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Calgary
European Championships
Silver medal – second place2015 Esbjerg
Bronze medal – third place2016 Renfrewshire
Bronze medal – third place2017 St Gallen
World Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place2010 Flims
Silver medal – second place2011 Perth

Career

Tanner is the long-time lead for de Cruz. The team played in two World Junior Curling Championships, winning gold at the 2010 World Junior Curling Championships (defeating Scotland's Ally Fraser in the final) and a silver at the 2011 World Junior Curling Championships (losing to Sweden's Oskar Eriksson in the final). 2011 was the final year of junior eligibility for de Cruz. Even though Tanner could have played another two years of juniors, he stuck with de Cruz to play in men's events.

On the World Curling Tour, the team has won two events, the 2011 Curling Masters Champéry and the 2012 Challenge Casino de Charlevoix. During the 2012-13 curling season, the team played in three Grand Slam events, the 2012 ROGERS Masters of Curling (lost in a tie-breaker), the 2012 Canadian Open of Curling (1-4) and the National (1-4). The next season they played in one Slam, the 2013 Canadian Open of Curling (3-3).

In 2014, the de Cruz rink won their first Swiss championship, by defeating the Swiss Olympic team of Sven Michel in the final.[1]

Personal life

Tanner currently works as a bartender.[2]

References
  1. "Swiss Curling League Finals: Playoffs".
  2. 2017 Ford Worlds Media Guide: Team Switzerland
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