Julie Tippin (born August 16, 1983 in
Pointe-Claire
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,
Quebec
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as Julie Lynne Reddick) is a
Canadian
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curler from
Owen Sound
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The primary tourist attractio ...
,
Ontario
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.
Tippin is a three-time provincial junior champion, and a Canadian mixed champion.
Career
Tippin attended high school in
Beaconsfield, Quebec
Beaconsfield is a suburb on the Island of Montreal, Quebec, Canada, part of the Greater Montreal region locally referred to as the West Island. It is a prestigious residential community located on the north shore of Lac Saint-Louis, bordered on ...
where she was on her high school curling team.
Tippin began her successful curling career by winning the 1999 Ontario provincial junior championships.
At the
1999 Canadian Junior Curling Championships The 1999 Kärcher Canadian Junior Curling Championships were held February 6-14 at the Kelowna Curling Club in Kelowna, British Columbia. The winning teams represented Canada at the 1999 World Junior Curling Championships.
Men's Teams
Standings
...
, Tippin skipped Ontario to an 8-4 record, just out of the playoffs. Tippin was still eligible for Bantams that year, and she won the 1999 Bantam Girls provincial championship as well.
Tippin won another provincial junior championship in 2000 to qualify her for the
2000 Canadian Junior Curling Championships The 2000 Kärcher Canadian Junior Curling Championships were held February 5–13 at the Beausejour Curling Club in Moncton, New Brunswick. The winning teams represented Canada at the 2000 World Junior Curling Championships.
Men's Teams
Standin ...
.
Again, her Ontario team finished with an 8-4 record, and once again it would not be good enough to make the playoffs.
Tippin won her third provincial junior championship in 2002.
At the
2002 Canadian Junior Curling Championships The 2002 Kärcher Canadian Junior Curling Championships were held January 19–27 at the Silver Fox Curling and Yacht Club and at Cahill Stadium in Summerside, Prince Edward Island. The winning teams represented Canada at the 2002 World Junior C ...
, her team finished with another winning record, this time 7-5, but again they fell short of the playoffs.
Tippin would also find success in
Mixed curling
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. In 2000, she played third for
John Epping
John Allan Epping (born March 20, 1983) is a Canadian curler from Toronto, Ontario. He currently skips his own team out of the Leaside Curling Club in East York, Toronto.
Career
Born in Peterborough, Ontario, Epping was a top junior curler, h ...
, winning the provincial mixed junior championship and repeated the title in 2002 when she played third for
Sebastien Robillard.
Tippin would then win back to back Ontario Mixed titles in 2006 and 2007 throwing third stones for
John Epping
John Allan Epping (born March 20, 1983) is a Canadian curler from Toronto, Ontario. He currently skips his own team out of the Leaside Curling Club in East York, Toronto.
Career
Born in Peterborough, Ontario, Epping was a top junior curler, h ...
.
The team won the
2006 Canadian Mixed Curling Championship, but were unable to repeat in
2007, finishing 6-5.
Personal life
Tippin attended
Oakville Trafalgar High School
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and
Wilfrid Laurier University
Wilfrid Laurier University (commonly referred to as WLU or simply Laurier) is a public university in Ontario, Canada, with campuses in Waterloo, Brantford and Milton. The newer Brantford and Milton campuses are not considered satellite campuses ...
.
She works as a director of corporate services with Keystone Child, Youth and Family Services. She is married and has two children.
Grand Slam record
Former events
References
External links
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1983 births
Canadian women curlers
Canadian mixed curling champions
Curlers from Ontario
Curlers from Quebec
Living people
Sportspeople from Oakville, Ontario
People from Pointe-Claire
Sportspeople from Owen Sound