Craig Edward Savill (born October 25, 1978) is a

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curler, originally from

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, Canada. He currently plays

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on Team Adam Casey. He also coaches the Czech men's national team.

Career

Savill's father was stationed at

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, and Savill was born there. However, Savill grew up and still lives in Ottawa. He curls out of the

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in club play. Before playing with Howard, Savill won two

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and two

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(

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) as John Morris's third. In 2001 he moved to the position of second, still with John Morris. The team went to the

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, and lost in the final to Alberta, skipped by

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. A couple of years later, Morris moved to Alberta and Savill joined Howard's team. With Howard, Savill, second

Brent Laing Brent George Laing (born December 10, 1978) is a Canadian curler from Horseshoe Valley, Ontario. He currently plays lead for Mike McEwen. He grew up in Meaford, Ontario. Career Curling out of the Ottawa Curling Club (in Ottawa) and later the ...

and third Richard Hart lost in the 2006 Tim Hortons Brier to

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skipped by fellow Ottawa Curling Club member

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. The following year, at the 2007 Tim Hortons Brier they would finally be victorious defeating 2006 Olympic Gold Medalist

Brad Gushue Bradley Raymond Gushue, ONL ( ; born June 16, 1980) is a Canadian curler from St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador. Gushue, along with teammates Russ Howard, Mark Nichols, Jamie Korab and Mike Adam, represented Canada in curling at the 2006 W ...

in the Brier final. They then went on to win the

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, defeating Germany in the final.

Personal life

Savill is a financial advisor with Sun Life financial. He is married to Karen Cumberland and has two children. He was diagnosed with

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in late 2015, and as a result, he was forced to take a hiatus from curling. As a special tribute, Savill was allowed to throw two rocks in a game for former teammate Glenn Howard's Ontario rink at the 2016 Tim Hortons Brier in his hometown of Ottawa. He would make both shots perfectly. He currently lives in

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Teams

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* 1978 births Living people Curlers from Ottawa World curling champions Brier champions Canadian male curlers Canadian curling coaches Canada Cup (curling) participants Curlers from Prince Edward Island People from Prince County, Prince Edward Island 21st-century Canadian people {{Canada-curling-bio-stub