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My Take
Curling doesn't always get the respect it deserves — people see the sweeping and the slow stones and think it's some kind of shuffleboard on ice, but honestly it's one of the most mentally demanding sports out there. Reading the ice, calculating angles, deciding when to throw with weight and when to finesse — it's chess at freezing temperatures. Satoshi Koizumi, born in 1987 and hailing from Nagano, feels like exactly the kind of athlete who gets that. Nagano hosted the 1998 Winter Olympics, so there's something poetic about growing up in a place where winter sports are basically in the air you breathe. He even gave up a job as a school PE teacher in 2018 to chase the Olympics with SC Karuizawa, and that kind of quiet dedication — head down, doing the work — is honestly the backbone of any country's curling program. I respect the grind.
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Overview
Satoshi Koizumi is a Japanese curling athlete born on December 26, 1987, in Nagano Prefecture. He competes in the sport of curling and is affiliated with the Japanese curling community. A former junior high school physical education teacher in Ueda and Tomi, he left teaching to join SC Karuizawa Club in 2018 in pursuit of the Olympics, and is a two-time Japanese men's champion.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Satoshi Koizumi
- Name (Japanese)
- 小泉聡
- Reading
- こいずみ さとし
- Born
- December 26, 1987 (age 38)
- Origin
- Nagano Prefecture, Japan
- Occupation
- Curling athlete
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Capricorn / Rabbit
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Only publicly available facts are listed; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. Base data was compiled from Wikidata from June 2026 onward; ages are recalculated daily and deaths are checked against Wikidata on an ongoing basis. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
Frequently asked questions
When was Satoshi Koizumi born?
Satoshi Koizumi was born on December 26, 1987 and is 38 years old.
Where is Satoshi Koizumi from?
Satoshi Koizumi is from Nagano Prefecture, Japan.
What does Satoshi Koizumi do?
Satoshi Koizumi works as Curling athlete.
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