Chaelynn Kitz (born March 10, 1997) is a

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curler from

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. She currently plays

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on Team

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Career

Kitz represented Saskatchewan at back-to-back

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s with her boyfriend

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and

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. In 2018, the pair finished first place in their pool with a 5–2 record before losing in the quarterfinals to

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 ...

and

Colin Hodgson Colin Sterling-Wyatt Hodgson (born June 8, 1990) is a Canadian curler originally from Lacombe, Alberta. He is the former lead for Team Mike McEwen and currently plays mixed doubles with Chelsea Carey. Career While briefly living in Calgary, H ...

. At their second appearance in 2019, they just missed the playoffs with a 4–3 record. Kitz joined the

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rink for the 2019–20 season. The team had three semifinal finishes and two quarterfinal finishes on the

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. At the 2020 Saskatchewan Scotties Tournament of Hearts, they lost in the final to

8–5. Due to the

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, the 2021

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was cancelled. Since the reigning champions, Team Silvernagle, did not retain three out of four team members still playing together, Team Anderson was invited to represent Saskatchewan at the

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, as they had the most points from the 2019–20 and

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seasons combined, which they accepted. At the Hearts, they finished with a 6–6 sixth place finish.

Personal life

Kitz is a kinesiology graduate from the

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. She is in a relationship with fellow curler

. Her father, Shane Kitz, coaches her team.

Teams

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Kitz, Chaelynn 1997 births Canadian women curlers Living people Curlers from Saskatchewan University of Saskatchewan alumni People from Oxbow, Saskatchewan Sportspeople from Yorkton