Hailey Dawn Birnie (born July 11, 1982) is a

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curler and actress from

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. She currently skips her own team out of the Whitehorse Curling Club.

Curling career

While in juniors, Birnie made four appearances at the

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and

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, all as second for

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. In their first two appearances, the team posted their best records, finishing 6–6 in both 1998 and 1999. Their worst performance came in 2000 where they went 3–9, finishing in twelfth place. Their final showing in 2001 saw them finish in ninth with a 5–7 record. Birnie's next curling success wouldn't come until 2019 when she won the

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. Her team, with skip Nicole Baldwin, second Ladene Shaw and lead Helen Strong represented the Yukon at the

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. There, they finished with a 1–6 record, beating the Northwest Territories'

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rink 13–6 in Draw 14. The following season, Birnie returned to the Scotties, skipping her own team of Chelsea Duncan,

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, Kimberly Tuor and

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. Through their seven games, the team finished with a winless 0–7 record. After not competing in 2021, Birnie won the Yukon Scotties championship in 2022, defeating the defending champions Team

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2–0 in the best-of-three qualifier series. The team finished 0–8 at the

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. Team Birnie competed in one tour event during the 2022–23 season, the

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in Maple Ridge,

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. Through the round robin, the team finished with a 3–1 record, qualifying for the playoffs. They then lost to British Columbia's Shawna Jensen in the semifinal. At the

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, Birnie led the Yukon to a 1–7 round robin record. In their sole win, the team upset Wild Card #2's

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10–3.

Acting

Birnie is also an actress, and has appeared on such television shows as ''

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'' and ''

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''.

Personal life

Birnie is employed as a mental health counsellor and a film producer.

Teams

References

External links

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