Pablo Lachat-Couchepin (born 20 October 2000) is a Swiss curler from Bussigny, Switzerland.[1] He currently plays lead on Team Yannick Schwaller.
| Pablo Lachat | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Born | 20 October 2000 |
| Team | |
| Curling club | CC Lausanne Olympique, Lausanne, SUI[1] |
| Skip | Yannick Schwaller |
| Fourth | Benoît Schwarz-van Berkel |
| Second | Sven Michel |
| Lead | Pablo Lachat |
| Alternate | Tom Winkelhausen |
Curling career  | |
| Member Association |  Switzerland |
| World Championship appearances | 3 (2021, 2023, 2024) |
| European Championship appearances | 4 (2021, 2022, 2023, 2024) |
| Olympic appearances | 1 (2022) |
Medal record | |
Career
editLachat won the Swiss Junior Curling Championships in 2020 with his team of Jan Klossner, Theo Short and Anthony Petoud. This qualified the team for the 2021 World Junior Curling Championships, however, the event was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2]
Lachat was the alternate for the Swiss National Men's Curling Team skipped by Peter de Cruz at the 2021 World Men's Curling Championship.[3] At the Worlds, Team Switzerland finished the round robin with a 8–5 record which qualified them for the playoffs as the sixth seed. They then defeated the United States 7–6 in the qualification game before losing 11–3 to Sweden in the semifinal. They were able to defeat RCF (Russia) in the bronze medal game 6–5 to claim the bronze medal.[4] Because the team qualified for the playoffs, they earned Switzerland a berth into the 2022 Winter Olympics.[5]
Lachat was the alternate for the de Cruz rink once again for the 2021–22 season. At the start of the season, Team de Cruz won the 2021 Swiss Olympic Curling Trials, securing their spot as the Swiss representatives for the 2022 Winter Olympics.[6] Next, the team represented Switzerland at the 2021 European Curling Championships where they finished the round robin with a 5–4 record, failing to advance to the playoffs.[7] In February 2022, the team represented Switzerland at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, China.[8] After a strong 3–1 start to the tournament, the team lost four straight games, ultimately finishing in seventh place with a disappointing 4–5 record.[9] To end the season, Lachat competed with his own men's team of Noé Traub, Anthony Petoud and Theo Kurz at the 2022 Swiss Men's Championship. There, the team finished in fifth place with a 3–4 record.[10]
Team Schwaller
editFollowing the 2021–22 season, the top two Swiss rinks, Schwaller and de Cruz, announced that they would be disbanding. A new team was then created consisting of Lachat, Sven Michel, Yannick Schwaller and Benoît Schwarz for the 2022–23 season. Schwaller would skip the team but throw third rocks with Schwarz throwing fourth rocks, Michel playing second and Lachat at lead.[11]
Lachat won bronze with Team Schwaller at the 2023 World Men's Curling Championship in Ottawa, Canada.[12]
Personal life
editLachat is currently a law student.[1]
Teams
edit| Season | Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Alternate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016–17[13] | Florian Mesot (Fourth) | Gaëtan Mancini | Anthony Petoud | Pablo Lachat | Theo Kurz |
| 2017–18 | Florian Mesot | Pablo Lachat | Anthony Petoud | Gaëtan Mancini | Theo Kurz |
| 2018–19 | Florian Mesot | Pablo Lachat | Anthony Petoud | Gaëtan Mancini | Theo Kurz |
| 2019–20 | Anthony Petoud | Jan Klossner (Skip) | Pablo Lachat | Theo Kurz | |
| 2020–21 | Anthony Petoud (Fourth) | Jan Klossner (Skip) | Pablo Lachat | Theo Kurz | |
| Benoît Schwarz (Fourth) | Sven Michel | Peter de Cruz (Skip) | Valentin Tanner | Pablo Lachat | |
| 2021–22 | Anthony Petoud (Fourth) | Noé Traub (Skip) | Pablo Lachat | Theo Kurz | |
| Benoît Schwarz (Fourth) | Sven Michel | Peter de Cruz (Skip) | Valentin Tanner | Pablo Lachat | |
| 2022–23 | Benoît Schwarz (Fourth) | Yannick Schwaller (Skip) | Sven Michel | Pablo Lachat | |
| 2023–24 | Benoît Schwarz-van Berkel (Fourth) | Yannick Schwaller (Skip) | Sven Michel | Pablo Lachat | |
| 2024–25 | Benoît Schwarz-van Berkel (Fourth) | Yannick Schwaller (Skip) | Sven Michel | Pablo Lachat |
References
edit- ^ a b c "2021 BKT Tires-OK Tires World Men's Curling Championship Media Guide" (PDF). Curling Canada. Retrieved December 28, 2021.
- ^ Richard Gray (November 13, 2020). "Beijing 2022 test events replaced with adapted sports testing programme". World Curling Federation. Retrieved December 28, 2021.
- ^ Donna Spencer (March 31, 2021). "A team-by-team look at the men's world curling championship field". CBC. Retrieved December 28, 2021.
- ^ "2021 World men's curling championship: Scores, schedule and standings". Sportsnet. Retrieved December 28, 2021.
- ^ Jeffrey Au (April 9, 2021). "Switzerland qualify for final play-off spot and Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022 berth". World Curling Federation. Retrieved December 28, 2021.
- ^ "OLYMPIC TRIALS WINNER!🎉 Congratulations Team De Cruz". Facebook. SWISSCURLING Association. September 24, 2021. Retrieved December 28, 2021.
- ^ Céline Stucki (November 25, 2021). "Italy and Norway complete the men's play-off field after the last round-robin session". World Curling Federation. Retrieved December 28, 2021.
- ^ "Spotlight turns to team curling at the Olympic Winter Games". World Curling Federation. February 9, 2022. Retrieved August 30, 2022.
- ^ "XXIV. Olympic Winter Games 2022". World Curling Federation. Retrieved August 30, 2022.
- ^ "2022 Swiss Men's Curling Championship". CurlingZone. Retrieved August 30, 2022.
- ^ "Curling: the new cutting-edge quartet will play for Geneva". RTS. April 30, 2022. Retrieved August 30, 2022.
- ^ "Switzerland claim World Men's bronze medals".
- ^ "Pablo Lachat Past Teams". CurlingZone. Retrieved December 28, 2021.
External links
edit- Pablo Lachat at World Curling
- Pablo Lachat at Olympics.com
- Pablo Lachat at Olympedia
- Pablo Lachat at the Swiss Olympic Association (in German)
