This is the 7135th most frequent Japanese word.
ロコソラーレ
"ロコソラーレ" is the name of a Japanese curling team known as Loco Solare.
In this sentence, 'ロコソラーレ' is used as a proper noun to refer to the specific curling team by name.
ロコソラーレは日本のカーリングチームです。
Loco Solare is a Japanese curling team.
Here, 'ロコソラーレ' is being described in relation to their achievement in the championships. It is again used as a noun signifying the curling team.
昨年、ロコソラーレは世界選手権で素晴らしい成績を収めました。
Last year, Loco Solare performed excellently in the world championships.
The usage of 'ロコソラーレ' in this sentence indicates the entity which the friend is fond of—a named curling team.