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Portage, WI
| Position | Skip |
| Teammates | Cody Falk, Ben Miller, Benjamin Vorpahl, Alexander Vorpahl |
| Delivers | Right-handed |
| Age | 20 |
| Occupation | Student at Michigan Technological University |
| Year started curling | 2000 |
About Rob Shlimovitz:
Curls out of: Portage Curling Club
Who/What introduced you to Curling? My dad, Jim Shlimovitz
Who was your favourite athlete growing up? Brett Favre
What other sports do you play? Golf
Do you have any pregame rituals or superstitions? I wear the same hat every time I’m on the ice for the past ten years.
What is your career highlight to date? Making the game winning shot two separate years in the Wisconsin High School State Curling Championships
Do you have any hidden talents? Something unique about yourself?
I work at a Christmas Tree farm in the summer and I can shear a pretty mean Christmas Tree
What is the best advice you’ve ever received? You have to take curling one shot, one end, and one game at a time. Every Champion was once a Rookie
What is your favorite sport other then curling? Golf
What is one thing you’d like to do before you die? Travel around the world
What sporting event would you most like to attend? The curling at the Olympics
What do you wish you were better at? Filling out questionnaires like this
Person dead or alive you would most like to have dinner with? My grandma, Ma, because she always makes me my favorite meals
Favourite Bands/Music? Brad Paisley
Television Shows? The Walking Dead, Cops, Duck Dynasty, The Big Bang Theory
What is your favorite Movie(s)? Escanaba in Da Moonlight
Who was most influential in your curling development? My dad, Jim Shlimovitz, because he got me started and involved in curling
What is your most embarrassing moment on the curling ice? Falling during a warm-up slide
Where would you like to spend a week’s vacation? Alaska
What hobbies do you have? Hunting and fishing
What is your earliest curling memory? Saturday morning junior curling
What kind of Training Regimen do you follow? No soda, lots of water, stretching, lots of sleep, and practice as much as I can
Any nicknames? Shlim Shady
Curling Strengths? Being able to visualizing shots in my head, then going out and executing them
What kind of goals have you set for yourself? To play every game to the best of my abilities and to one day curl at a worldwide event
Do others in your family curl? My dad, Jim Shlimovitz
What do you enjoy most about curling? Creating lifelong friendships
What is your Education background? I am currently a first year student at Michigan Technological University studying Chemical Engineering and mineral processing
Other Olympic sport you’d like to try? Beach volleyball
Most memorable curling experience? Making a ten foot angle raise to the button to win the State high School title
Who is your greatest competitor? Rival? My teammate: Ben Vorpahl. We’ve being curling on the same team together for years and we always like to compete and challenge each other. We strive to make each other better whenever we are out playing
Favorite color? Purple
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