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Debbie Jones-Walker
Deborah "Debbie" Jones-Walker (also known as Debbie Jones; born March 23, 1953 in Edmonton as Debbie Orr) is a Canadian former curler. She is a and two-time (, ). She competed at the 1988 Winter Olympics when curling was a demonstration sport. The Canadian women's team won the gold medal, defeating Sweden in the final. Jones-Walker was inducted into the Canadian Curling Hall of Fame in 1991. She is an honorary member of the North Shore Winter Club and was inducted into the BC Sports Hall of Fame in 1990. Originally from Winnipeg Winnipeg () is the capital and largest city of the province of Manitoba in Canada. It is centred on the confluence of the Red and Assiniboine rivers, near the longitudinal centre of North America. , Winnipeg had a city population of 749,6 ..., she lived in British Columbia from 1978 to 1990. Teams Women's Mixed References External links * Living people 1953 births Curlers from Winnipeg Curlers from British Columbia Cur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edmonton
Edmonton ( ) is the capital city of the Canadian province of Alberta. Edmonton is situated on the North Saskatchewan River and is the centre of the Edmonton Metropolitan Region, which is surrounded by Alberta's central region. The city anchors the north end of what Statistics Canada defines as the " Calgary–Edmonton Corridor". As of 2021, Edmonton had a city population of 1,010,899 and a metropolitan population of 1,418,118, making it the fifth-largest city and sixth-largest metropolitan area (CMA) in Canada. Edmonton is North America's northernmost large city and metropolitan area comprising over one million people each. A resident of Edmonton is known as an ''Edmontonian''. Edmonton's historic growth has been facilitated through the absorption of five adjacent urban municipalities ( Strathcona, North Edmonton, West Edmonton, Beverly and Jasper Place) hus Edmonton is said to be a combination of two cities, two towns and two villages./ref> in addition to a series ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heather Haywood
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Janet Harvey
Janet Harvey (born March 28, 1967 in Winnipeg, Manitoba) is a Canadian curler. In 1984, Harvey played second for Darcy Kirkness at that year's Canadian Junior Curling Championships. The team won the tournament, however there were no Worlds for women until 1988. In 1986, Harvey returned to the Canadian Juniors as a skip, but lost in the semifinal to Newfoundland's Jill Noseworthy. Since then, Harvey has been to three Scott Tournament of Hearts The Scotties Tournament of Hearts (''french: Le Tournoi des Cœurs Scotties''; commonly referred to as the Scotties) is the annual Canadian women's curling championship, sanctioned by Curling Canada, formerly called the Canadian Curling Associat ..., (1990, 1997 and 2006) all as a skip, failing to make the playoffs at each one. Grand Slam record Harvey had played in every single Manitoba Liquor & Lotteries Women's Classic since it became a Grand Slam before finally making the playoffs for the first time in 2013. Former even ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tom Clasper
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Janet Arnott
Janet Elizabeth Arnott (née Laliberte; April 17, 1956 – June 24, 2019) was a Canadian world champion curler and Olympic champion coach. Curling career Arnott was the longtime lead for her sister, Connie Laliberte winning the Scott Tournament of Hearts in 1984, 1992 and 1995 and the World Curling Championships in 1984. With Laliberte, Arnott had played in eight national championships (1984, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1999, and 2000). After Laliberte retired from curling in 2000, the team's then third, Cathy Overton-Clapham took over as skip. Laliberte returned to competitive curling in 2001, with Overton-Clapham forming her own team. Arnott joined her sister as her second for the next few seasons. Arnott replaced Dana Allerton on the Jennifer Jones team midway through the 2006-07 season amidst some outcry from the curling community. After playing with them at the 2007 Scotties Tournament of Hearts, she was replaced by Dawn Askin as Jones' lead. In 2007, Arnott became ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cathy Gauthier
Cathy Gauthier ( Tardi; June 5, 1961 in Winnipeg, Manitoba) is a Canadian curler and broadcaster. Gauthier began curling in grade 9. She played juniors for one season with Connie Laliberte, losing in the Manitoba final one year. Gauthier joined back up with Laliberte in women's play, and was on her team for much of her career. Gauthier won two championships with Laliberte, in 1992 and 1995, and won the 2005 Scott Tournament of Hearts with Jennifer Jones, playing lead. Although she is one of the few women to win three championships on the national level, she has not won a world championship. She left the Jones team in May 2005 due to family commitments. Gauthier, who is regularly employed with the Canadian Government, also works as a curling broadcaster, having called games for '' TSN'' and ''Global TV'' in Winnipeg and ''Rogers Sportsnet'' nationally. Gauthier is the mother of 2020 Canadian Junior Men's curling champion skip Jacques Gauthier and aunt of three-time Canadia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cathy Overton-Clapham
Cathy Overton-Clapham (born Cathy Overton, July 19, 1969) nicknamed "Cathy O" is a Canadian curler. Overton-Clapham is one of Manitoba's most decorated female curlers, with one world championship, five national championships, and thirteen Scotties Tournament of Hearts appearances. In 2019, she began coaching Jamie Sinclair's team, and currently coaches the Cory Christensen team. In 2019, Overton-Clapham was named the fifth greatest Canadian curler in history in a TSN poll of broadcasters, reporters and top curlers. Career Overton-Clapham skipped Team Manitoba to a 1989 Canadian Junior Curling Championships win. This qualified her for the 1990 World Junior Curling Championships, during which she won a bronze medal for team Canada. Overton-Clapham had been to one other Canadian Junior Championship, having played third for Janet Harvey in 1986, finishing third. In 1991, Overton-Clapham made her first trip to the Scott Tournament of Hearts, Canada's national women's curling ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Connie Laliberte
Connie Laliberte (born October 21, 1960) is a Canadian curler from Manitoba and world champion. In 2019, Laliberte was named the tenth greatest Canadian curler in history in a TSN poll of broadcasters, reporters and top curlers. Championships Laliberte became world champion in 1984 as skip for the Canadian team."Curling – Women: World Championships" (Retrieved on March 27, 2008) She won the 1984, 1992 and 1995 , and reached the final in 1994, finishing second. She was selected as skip on the tournament's All-Star team in 1994, and again in |
Patti Vande
Patti Wuthrich (born July 17, 1958 in Winnipeg as Patti "Vande" Vandekerckhove) is a Canadian curler and curling coach from Gimli, Manitoba. As a junior curler, she won the 1974 Canadian Junior Curling Championships playing second for the Chris Pidzarko rink. She won the playing lead for Cathy Pidzarko. She competed at the 1988 Winter Olympics when curling was a demonstration sport. The Canadian women's team won the gold medal, defeating Sweden in the final. Patti Vandekerckhove was inducted into the Canadian Curling Hall of Fame in 1986. After retirement she began coaching teams on the national and international level, for example the team of Kerri Einarson or the Korean team of Kim Eun-jung. Personal life She is married to well-known Canadian ice maker An icemaker, ice generator, or ice machine may refer to either a consumer device for making ice, found inside a home freezer; a stand-alone appliance for making ice, or an industrial machine for making ice on a larg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Penny Ryan
Penny Shantz (also known as Penny Ryan and Penny Shantz-Henderson; born May 23, 1960) is a Canadian curler. She competed at the 1988 Winter Olympics when curling was a demonstration sport. The Canadian women's team won the gold medal, defeating Sweden in the final. In the 1980s, she was married to famous Canadian curler Pat Ryan, World and Brier champion. Teams References External links * * * Video: (YouTube-channel "Curl BC") (BC curler Penny Shantz talks about how she got introduced to curling and her experiences competing in the Scotties, the Olympics, and the BC and Canadian Senior Curling Championships) Living people 1960 births Curlers from Edmonton Canadian women curlers Curlers at the 1988 Winter Olympics Olympic curlers for Canada Canada Cup (curling) participants {{Canada-curling-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rae Moir
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Laurie Carney
Laurie Carney is a Canadian former curler. She is a and . Awards *British Columbia Sports Hall of Fame: 1990, with all Linda Moore 1985 team. *North Shore Sports Hall of Fame: 2019, with all Linda Moore Linda Moore (born February 24, 1954 in Vancouver, British Columbia as Linda J. Tweedie) is a Canadian world champion curler. From 1989 until 2014, she was a member of the TSN curling coverage team along with Vic Rauter and formerly Ra ... 1985 team. Teams References External links * Laurie Carney – Curling Canada Stats Archive Living people Canadian women curlers Curlers from British Columbia World curling champions Canadian women's curling champions Year of birth missing (living people) {{Canada-curling-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
