Christie Gamble (born May 22, 1986, as Christie Lang) is a
Canadian
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curler from
Regina, Saskatchewan
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.
She currently plays
third
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* 3rd, the ordinal form of the cardinal number 3
* , a fraction of one third
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Places
* 3rd Street (d ...
on Team
Penny Barker
Penny Barker (born Penny Roy on September 25, 1985) is a curler from Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan. She currently skips her own team out of the Moose Jaw Ford Curling Centre in Moose Jaw. She is a two-time Saskatchewan Scotties Tournament of Hearts ...
.
Career
Before moving to Nova Scotia, Gamble played with the
Saskia Hollands rink out of
Lacolle, Quebec
Lacolle () is a municipality in southern Quebec, Canada, located in the administrative area of the Montérégie, on the Canada–United States border. The population as of the Canada 2011 Census was 2,680. The Lacolle River runs eastward throug ...
. The team played in the
2010 Quebec Scotties Tournament of Hearts, losing in the 3 vs. 4 page playoff game. She then moved to Nova Scotia and joined the
Marie Christianson
Marie Christianson (born August 12, 1988) is a Canadian curler from Halifax, Nova Scotia. She currently plays third on Team Suzanne Birt.
Career
Christianson skipped Team Nova Scotia at two Canadian Junior Curling Championships, in 2007 and 2 ...
rink. The team failed to qualify for the provincial championship, so Gamble moved on and joined Team
Sarah Rhyno. The team successfully qualified for the
2012 Nova Scotia Scotties Tournament of Hearts
The 2012 Nova Scotia Scotties Tournament of Hearts, Nova Scotia's women's provincial curling championship, was held from January 25 to 29 at the CFB Halifax Curling Club in Halifax, Nova Scotia. The winning team of Heather Smith-Dacey, represented ...
, but finished in last place in the provincial championship with a 2–5 record. The following season, the team played in their first
Grand Slam of Curling
The Grand Slam of Curling (branded as the Pinty's Grand Slam of Curling for sponsorship reasons) is a series of curling bonspiels that are a part of the annual World Curling Tour. Grand Slam events offer a purse of at least CAD$100,000, and f ...
event at the
2012 Colonial Square Ladies Classic
The 2012 Colonial Square Ladies Classic was held from November 8 to 12 at the Nutana Curling Club in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. It was the third women's Grand Slam event of the 2012–13 World Curling Tour. The event was held in a triple knockout f ...
where they went 1–3. After failing to qualify for the
2013 Nova Scotia Scotties Tournament of Hearts
The 2013 Nova Scotia Scotties Tournament of Hearts, the women's provincial curling championship for Nova Scotia, was held from January 23 to 27 at the Halifax Curling Club in Halifax Regional Municipality, Halifax, Nova Scotia. The winning Mary-Ann ...
, Gamble again changed teams, joining the
Mary-Anne Arsenault
Mary-Anne Arsenault (born August 19, 1968 in Scarborough, Ontario, also known as Mary-Anne Waye when she was married) is a Canadian curler from Lake Country, British Columbia. She is a five-time Canadian Champion, and two-time World Curling Ch ...
rink as their second, replacing
Colleen Jones
Colleen Patricia Jones (born December 16, 1959) is a Canadian curler and television personality. She is best known as the skip of two women's world championship teams and six Tournament of Hearts Canadian women's championships, including an un ...
. The new Team Arsenault found some success on tour, finishing runner-up at both the
StuSells Toronto Tankard and the
Dave Jones Molson Mayflower Cashspiel
The Dave Jones Stanhope Simpson Insurance Mayflower Cashspiel is an annual bonspiel, or curling tournament, held at the Mayflower Curling Club in Halifax, Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia ( ; ; ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories ...
. Team Arsenault also played in the
2013 Colonial Square Ladies Classic
The 2013 Colonial Square Ladies Classic was held from November 15 to 18 at the Nutana Curling Club in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. It was the fourth of five women's Grand Slam events of the 2013–14 World Curling Tour. The event was held in a trip ...
, finishing with a 4–3 record. At the
2014 Nova Scotia Scotties Tournament of Hearts, the team lost 9–8 to
Kelly MacIntosh in the semifinal.
After taking a season off, Gamble created her own team for the
2015–16 season with
Brigitte MacPhail,
Kaitlyn Veitch
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and
Mary Mattatall
Mary Mattatall (born April 22, 1960, in Halifax, Nova Scotia) is a Canadian curler and coach from Dartmouth, Nova Scotia.
Career Juniors
Mattatall won the 1979 Nova Scotia junior women's title with teammates Faith Tregunno, Susan McCurdy and De ...
. The team did not have a great season on tour, failing to qualify for the playoffs in any of their five events. They finished with a 3–4 record at the
2016 Nova Scotia Scotties Tournament of Hearts
The 2016 Nova Scotia Scotties Tournament of Hearts, the provincial women's curling championship of Nova Scotia, was held from January 19 to 24 at the Mayflower Curling Club in Halifax. The winning Jill Brothers team represented Nova Scotia at the ...
. The team fared much better the following season on tour, reaching the final of the
Jim Sullivan Curling Classic
The Jim Sullivan Curling Classic is an annual curling tournament or bonspiel. It used to be held at the Thistle-St. Andrew's Curling Club in Saint John, New Brunswick, but is now held at the Capital Winter Club in Fredericton. The total purse for ...
and the quarterfinals of the
New Scotland Clothing Ladies Cashspiel
A men's and women's cashspiel, or curling tournament is held at the CFB Halifax Curling Club In Halifax, Nova Scotia
Halifax is the capital and largest municipality of the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Nova Scotia ...
. Despite their tour season, Team Gamble finished with a 2–5 record at the
2017 Nova Scotia Scotties Tournament of Hearts. Following the season, Gamble moved to Saskatchewan and joined the
Chantelle Eberle
Chantelle Dawn Eberle (born September 17, 1981 in Regina, Saskatchewan as Chantelle Seiferling) is a Canadian curler.
Background
Eberle was one of the top junior curlers in Saskatchewan during her junior career. In 2001, she won her lone provi ...
rink at third.
Team Eberle had relative success during the
2017–18 season, qualifying for the playoffs in five of their eight events. This included winning the Highland SWCT Event and finishing runner-up at both the
Boundary Ford Curling Classic
The Boundary Ford Curling Classic is an annual bonspiel, or curling tournament, that takes place every November at the Lloydminster Golf and Curling Centre in Lloydminster, Saskatchewan. The tournament, started in 2007 as part of the women's Wor ...
and the Saskatoon Nutana SWCT Event. The team also played in the
2017 GSOC Tour Challenge
The 2017 GSOC Tour Challenge was held from September 5 to 10 at the Co-operators Centre at Evraz Place in Regina, Saskatchewan. This was the first Grand Slam of the 2017–18 curling season.
There were two tiers in each of the men's and women' ...
, but finished with a winless 0–4 record. At the
2018 Saskatchewan Scotties Tournament of Hearts
The 2018 Viterra Saskatchewan Scotties Tournament of Hearts, the provincial women's curling championship for Saskatchewan, was held from January 2–7 at the Northern Lights Palace in Melfort, Saskatchewan. The winning Sherry Anderson team repres ...
, Team Eberle finished in second place through the round robin with a 6–2 record. They then lost both the 1 vs. 2 page playoff game and the semifinal. Gamble joined Team
Penny Barker
Penny Barker (born Penny Roy on September 25, 1985) is a curler from Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan. She currently skips her own team out of the Moose Jaw Ford Curling Centre in Moose Jaw. She is a two-time Saskatchewan Scotties Tournament of Hearts ...
at the conclusion of the season which also included third
Deanna Doig
Deanna Doig (born March 13, 1972 in Bethune, Saskatchewan) is a Canadian curler from Emerald Park, Saskatchewan.
Career
Doing has been active on the World Curling Tour since the 2005–06 season, when she joined the Heather Rankin rink as he ...
and lead
Danielle Sicinski
Danielle Sicinski (born November 30, 1982) is a Canadian curler from Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan. She currently plays lead on Team Penny Barker. With Barker, Sicinski has won two Saskatchewan Scotties Tournament of Hearts provincial titles in 2017 ...
.
Following a disappointing
2018–19 season, Team Barker had a very successful
2019–20 season which included winning three Saskatchewan tour events. The team won the Highland SWCT Event, the Saskatoon Nutana SWCT Event and the Moose Jaw SWCT Event. They also qualified for the playoffs in the Regina Callie Rockoberfest and the Boundary Ford Curling Classic. Their successful results qualified them for the
2020 Saskatchewan Scotties Tournament of Hearts, which was held in a triple knockout format this year. They qualified for the playoffs through the C side before losing to the
Sherry Anderson
Sherry Anderson (born January 6, 1964) is a Canadian curler from Delisle, Saskatchewan. She is a two-time winner of the World Senior Curling Championships for Canada.
Career
Anderson has been to ten Scotties Tournament of Hearts, six as a skip. ...
rink in 3 vs. 4 game.
Following the departure of Deanna Doig, Team Barker added
Jenna Enge to their lineup as their new second, moving Gamble up to third on the team. Due to the
COVID-19 pandemic in Saskatchewan
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Chief Medical Offi ...
, the 2021
Saskatchewan Scotties Tournament of Hearts
The Viterra Saskatchewan Scotties Tournament of Hearts is the Saskatchewan provincial women's curling tournament. The tournament is run by CURLSASK, the provincial curling association. The winning team represents Saskatchewan at the Scotties Tourn ...
was cancelled. Team Sherry Anderson was invited to represent Saskatchewan at the
2021 Scotties Tournament of Hearts
The 2021 Scotties Tournament of Hearts, Canada's national women's curling championship, was held from February 19 to 28 at the Markin MacPhail Centre at Canada Olympic Park in Calgary, Alberta. The winning Kerri Einarson team represented Canada at ...
, as they had the most points from the 2019–20 and
2020–21
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seasons combined, which they accepted. This ended the abbreviated 2020–21 season for the Barker rink.
With their successful results over the past few seasons, Team Barker had enough points to qualify for the
2021 Canadian Olympic Curling Pre-Trials
The 2021 Canadian Olympic Curling Pre-Trials were held from October 25 to 31 at the Queens Place Emera Centre in Liverpool, Nova Scotia. The event qualified two teams for the 2021 Canadian Olympic Curling Trials in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.
Qualif ...
. There, the team finished with a 3–3 record, just shy of qualifying for the playoff round. On the Saskatchewan tour, the team picked up tour wins at the SaskTour Women's Moose Jaw and the SaskTour Women's Weyburn. Team Barker entered the
2022 Saskatchewan Scotties Tournament of Hearts
The 2022 Viterra Saskatchewan Scotties Tournament of Hearts, the provincial women's curling championship for Saskatchewan, was held from January 5 to 9 at the Assiniboia Curling Club in Assiniboia, Saskatchewan. The winning Penny Barker team repre ...
as the second ranked team, only behind Team
Chelsea Carey
Chelsea Danielle Carey (born September 12, 1984 in Winnipeg, Manitoba) is a Canadian curler from Calgary, Alberta. She is the 2016 and 2019 Canadian and Alberta women's champion skip and 2014 Manitoba provincial women's champion skip.
Career
E ...
. In the triple knockout event, the team lost the A Qualifier game to the Carey rink before defeating
Amber Holland
Amber Holland (born July 10, 1974) is a Canadian curler from Loreburn, Saskatchewan. Holland skipped Saskatchewan's team to a national women's championship in 2011 by defeating defending champion Jennifer Jones in the Scotties Tournament of He ...
in the B Qualifier. This qualified them for the 1 vs. 2 page playoff game which they would drop to the Carey rink. Following a win in the semifinal against Team Holland, Barker faced Carey for the third time in the championship in the provincial final. This time, Team Barker would win the match 7–5, winning the provincial title and qualifying for the
2022 Scotties Tournament of Hearts
The 2022 Scotties Tournament of Hearts, Canada's national women's curling championship, was held from January 28 to February 6 at the Fort William Gardens in Thunder Bay, Ontario. The winning team represented Canada at the 2022 World Women's Curli ...
as Team Saskatchewan. At the Hearts, the Barker rink finished the round robin with a 4–4 record, just missing out on the championship round.
Personal life
Gamble is employed as the senior director of sustainability at CarbonCure. She is married to fellow curler
Tyler Gamble and has two children, Brynn and Harvey. Her father
Mark Lang won the 2002
SaskTel Tankard
The SaskTel Tankard is the Saskatchewan provincial championship for men's curling. The tournament is run by CURLSASK, the provincial curling association. The winner represents Team Saskatchewan at the Tim Hortons Brier. It is also known as the S ...
and is the coach of her team. Her brother
Matt Lang won the
2011 Canadian Junior Curling Championships
The 2011 M&M Meat Shops Canadian Junior Curling Championships was held January 29-February 6 at The Glencoe Club and at the North Hill Community Curling Club in Calgary, Alberta.
Men's Teams
Standings
Scores
Draw 1
Draw 2
Draw 3 ...
and represented Canada at the
2011 World Junior Curling Championships
The 2011 World Junior Curling Championships were held from 5 to 13 March at the Dewars Centre in Perth, Scotland. In the men's tournament, Sweden's Oskar Eriksson won the final 6-5 over Switzerland's Peter de Cruz, while Scotland's Eve Muirhead ...
.
Teams
References
External links
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1986 births
Canadian women curlers
Living people
Curlers from Quebec
Curlers from Nova Scotia
Curlers from Regina, Saskatchewan