Christine Keshen (born February 6, 1978) is a
Canadian
Canadians (french: Canadiens) are people identified with the country of Canada. This connection may be residential, legal, historical or cultural. For most Canadians, many (or all) of these connections exist and are collectively the source of ...
curler from
Invermere, British Columbia
Invermere is a community in eastern British Columbia, Canada, near the border of Alberta. It is the hub of the Columbia Valley between Golden to the north and Cranbrook to the south. Invermere sits on the northwest shore of Windermere Lake and ...
.
She played lead for Team Canada, skipped by
Shannon Kleibrink
Shannon Kleibrink (born October 7, 1968 in Norquay, Saskatchewan) is a retired Canadian curler from Okotoks, Alberta. She and her team of third Amy Nixon, second Glenys Bakker, lead Christine Keshen and alternate Sandra Jenkins represented Can ...
at the
2006 Winter Olympics
The 2006 Winter Olympics, officially the XX Olympic Winter Games ( it, XX Giochi olimpici invernali) and also known as Torino 2006, were a winter multi-sport event held from 10 to 26 February 2006 in Turin, Italy. This marked the second t ...
. Keshen joined the team in 2005, and helped them win the
Canada Cup of Curling
The Canada Cup (branded as the Home Hardware Canada Cup for sponsorship reasons, and also referred to as the Canada Cup of Curling) is a major men's and women's curling championship in Canada. It is organized by Curling Canada and is one of its ma ...
in 2005 and the
2005 Canadian Olympic Curling Trials
The 2005 Canadian Olympic Curling Trials were held from December 3 to 11 at the Halifax Metro Centre in Halifax, Nova Scotia. The winning teams represented Canada at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy.
Men Teams
Round-robin standings
''Fi ...
. At the Olympics, Keshen had the best percentage of any female player at the games with 81% after round-robin play.
Keshen posed nude for
Ana Arce
Ana Arce (born 5 January 1964) is a photographer and former skip of the Andorran national women's curling team. She now plays on the Spain, Spanish national team.
Photography
She produced the ''Ana Arce Team Sponsorship Calendar 2006'' featuring ...
's "Fire on Ice" 2007 Team Sponsorship Calendar to promote women's curling.
References
External links
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Christine Keshen on Real Champions
Curlers from Alberta
Curlers from British Columbia
Curlers at the 2006 Winter Olympics
Canadian women curlers
People from the Regional District of East Kootenay
1978 births
Living people
Olympic bronze medalists for Canada
Olympic curlers of Canada
Olympic medalists in curling
Medalists at the 2006 Winter Olympics
Continental Cup of Curling participants
Canada Cup (curling) participants
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