Caleb Flaxey (born August 30, 1983) is a Canadian curler from Caledon,

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. Flaxey, originally from

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, played lead for the

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rink that represented

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at the

2008 Tim Hortons Brier The 2008 Tim Hortons Brier, Canada's men's curling championship, was held from March 8 to 16 at the MTS Centre in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Skipped by Kevin Martin, Alberta defeated the defending champion, and reigning World Champion Glenn Howard and ...

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. The team finished with a 3–8 record. Flaxey represented Northern Ontario at the

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, playing second for Ian Fisher. The team finished with a 6–5 record. Flaxey joined the

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team in 2008, and played lead for the team for two seasons. He played for the team when they represented Northern Ontario at the

2010 Tim Hortons Brier The 2010 Tim Hortons Brier, the Canadian men's national curling championship, was held between March 6 until March 14, 2010 in Halifax, Nova Scotia at the Halifax Metro Centre. It marked the sixth time the Brier had been to Halifax, and the seco ...

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played at the

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. The team finished with a 9–2 record in the round robin, earning a place in the 1 vs. 2 game. They would lose to

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from

in the 1 vs. 2 game and

Kevin Koe Kevin Koe ( ; born January 11, 1975) is a Canadian curler. Koe is a two-time World champion and four-time Canadian champion. He was the skip of the Canadian men's team at the 2018 Winter Olympics in PyeongChang. Originally from Yellowknife, N ...

from

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in the semi-final. Flaxey joined the

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rink in 2012, and has since won one

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event as part of the team, the 2013 Mount Lawn Gord Carroll Classic. They competed in the

2013 The Dominion Tankard The 2013 Dominion Tankard, southern Ontario's men's provincial curling championship, was held from February 4 to 10 at the Barrie Molson Centre in Barrie, Ontario. The winning team of Glenn Howard will represent Ontario at the 2013 Tim Hortons B ...

at the

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finishing with a 4-6 record. Flaxey was included on the

team as alternate at the

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. The team finished the round robin with a 7-0 record, earning a direct entry to the final. They would beat John Morris in the final and earn the right to represent

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at the

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, the team finished the round robin with 7-2 record. They defeated

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from

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in the semi-final 10-6. They would meet

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in the final, and win 9-3, becoming Olympic gold medallists. Flaxey currently coaches the

Allison Flaxey Allison "Alli" Flaxey ( Nimik; born February 13, 1985) is a Canadian curler from Caledon, Ontario. She currently plays third on Team Carly Howard. She is a former Canadian Mixed champion, and World Mixed Doubles bronze medallist. Career Flaxey ...

and

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rinks.

Personal life

Flaxey is married to Ontario women's champion

. Flaxey attended Sir James Dunn Collegiate and Vocational School for high school. He also studied Finance & Accounting at

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where he was the captain of the men's

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team and an All-American. He currently works as a category advisor for Walman Optical.

References

External links

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Olympic Profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Flaxey, Caleb Canadian male curlers Canadian curling coaches Curlers from Northern Ontario Curlers from Toronto Sportspeople from Scarborough, Toronto Sportspeople from Mississauga Sportspeople from Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario People from Caledon, Ontario Canadian male golfers Golfing people from Ontario Olympic curlers for Canada Curlers at the 2014 Winter Olympics Medalists at the 2014 Winter Olympics Olympic gold medalists for Canada Olympic medalists in curling 1983 births Living people 21st-century Canadian people