Julie Tippin (born August 16, 1983 in

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as Julie Lynne Reddick) is a

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curler from

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. Tippin is a three-time provincial junior champion, and a Canadian mixed champion.

Career

Tippin attended high school in

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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 Cur ...

, 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

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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

. The team won the

2006 Canadian Mixed Curling Championship The 2006 Canadian Mixed Curling Championship was held November 19–26, ''2005'' at the Whitehorse Curling Club ( Mount McIntyre Recreation Centre) in Whitehorse, Yukon. Team Ontario, consisting of skip John Epping, third Julie Reddick, second Sc ...

, but were unable to repeat in

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, finishing 6-5.

Personal life

Tippin attended

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and

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. 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

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Tippin, Julie 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