Kara Thevenot (born December 4, 1988, as Kara Kilden) is a Canadian curler from Prince Albert, Saskatchewan. She currently plays lead on Team

Robyn Silvernagle Robyn Silvernagle (born May 20, 1987) is a Canadian curler from North Battleford, Saskatchewan. Career Silvernagle represented Saskatchewan at the 2005 Canadian Junior Curling Championships, finishing the event with a 7–5 record and missing ...

. She is a three-time Saskatchewan Scotties Tournament of Hearts champion, winning the title in 2019, 2020 and 2023.

Career

Thevenot joined the

rink in 2015. Before joining, she played with skips

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, Brandee Borne and Nancy Martin. In their first season together, the new team found some success winning the qualifier and coming third overall in the

2016 Saskatchewan Scotties Tournament of Hearts The 2016 Viterra Saskatchewan Scotties Tournament of Hearts, the provincial women's curling championship of Saskatchewan was held January 27 to 31 at the Prince Albert Golf & Curling Club in Prince Albert. The winning Jolene Campbell team represen ...

. The next year, Thevenot's team lost the final of the

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Penny Barker Penny Barker (born Penny Roy on September 25, 1985) is a curler from Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan. She currently skips her own team out of the Moose Jaw Ford Curling Centre in Moose Jaw. She is a two-time Saskatchewan Scotties Tournament of Hearts ...

. After winning the

2017 Boundary Ford Curling Classic The 2017 Boundary Ford Curling Classic was held from November 24 to 27 at the Lloydminster Curling Club in Lloydminster, Saskatchewan Lloydminster is a city in Canada which has the unusual geographic distinction of straddling the provincial ...

, The Silvernagle rink once again lost the Saskatchewan Scotties final, this time in an extra end against

Sherry Anderson Sherry Anderson (born January 6, 1964) is a Canadian curler from Delisle, Saskatchewan. She is a two-time winner of the World Senior Curling Championships for Canada. Career Anderson has been to ten Scotties Tournament of Hearts, six as a skip. ...

. For the

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, Thevenot and Silvernagle added veteran third Stefanie Lawton and second Jessie Hunkin to their team. Silvernagle's team had a strong start to the season, winning the 2018

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and Saskatchewan Women's Curling Tour events in Humboldt and Saskatoon. With the 2019 Canadian Open being held in North Battleford, her rink qualified for her first Grand Slam event as the sponsor's exemption. Her team qualified for the playoffs with a 3–1 record in the triple knockout format, before losing to Silvana Tirinzoni in the quarterfinal. After losing the final twice, Team Silvernagle won the

2019 Saskatchewan Scotties Tournament of Hearts The 2019 Viterra Saskatchewan Scotties Tournament of Hearts, the provincial women's curling championship for Saskatchewan, was held January from 22–27 at the Humboldt Curling Club in Humboldt. The winning Robyn Silvernagle team represented Sask ...

with a steal in the final end against Sherry Anderson, her first provincial title. Representing Saskatchewan at the

2019 Scotties Tournament of Hearts The 2019 Scotties Tournament of Hearts, Canada's national women's curling championship, was held from February 16 to 24 at the Centre 200 in Sydney, Nova Scotia. The winning team represented Canada at the 2019 World Women's Curling Championship he ...

, the team went 8–3 in the round robin and championship pools, before eventually losing the semi-final to Ontario and winning the bronze medal. The rink had semi-final finish at the

2019 Players' Championship The 2019 Players' Championship was held from April 9 to 14 at the Mattamy Athletic Centre in Toronto, Ontario. It was the seventh Grand Slam event of the 2018–19 curling season. In the men's final, Brendan Bottcher defeated Kevin Koe 6–1. ...

and a quarterfinal finish at the

2019 Champions Cup The 2019 Humpty's Champions Cup was held from April 23 to 28 at the Merlis Belsher Place in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. It was the eighth and final Grand Slam event of the 2018–19 curling season. In the men's final, Brendan Bottcher defeated Kev ...

to finish off their season. Team Silvernagle missed the playoffs in the first two Slams of the 2019–20 season, the Masters and the

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. She also competed in her first Canada Cup where her team finished with a 1–5 record. They defended their provincial title at the

2020 Saskatchewan Scotties Tournament of Hearts The 2020 Viterra Saskatchewan Scotties Tournament of Hearts, the provincial women's curling championship for Saskatchewan, was held from January 24–28 at the Horizone Credit Union Centre in Melville, Saskatchewan. The winning Robyn Silvernagle ...

when they once again bested Sherry Anderson in the final. At the

2020 Scotties Tournament of Hearts The 2020 Scotties Tournament of Hearts, Canada's national women's curling championship, was held from February 15 to 23 at Mosaic Place in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan. The winning team was scheduled to represent Canada at the 2020 World Women's Curli ...

, Team Silvernagle led Saskatchewan to a 6–5 record, finishing in fifth. It would be the team's last event of the season as both the Players' Championship and the Champions Cup Grand Slam events were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. On March 11, 2020, it was announced that Team Silvernagle would be parting ways with Thevenot. After taking a few seasons off from competitive curling, Thevenot returned for the 2022–23 season as lead for Silvernagle. The team also included Kelly Schafer and Sherry Just with the goal of representing Saskatchewan at the

2023 Scotties Tournament of Hearts The 2023 Scotties Tournament of Hearts, Canada's national women's curling championship, was held from February 17 to 26 at the Sandman Centre in Kamloops, British Columbia. The winning Kerri Einarson team will represent Canada at the 2023 World W ...

. They entered the last chance qualifier for the provincial championship only having had one practice as a team. After losing their first game, they rattled off five straight victories to qualify for 2023 Saskatchewan Scotties Tournament of Hearts in

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. There, they continued to build momentum with wins over many higher ranked teams to qualify for the playoffs through the B side. After dropping the 1 vs. 2 game to Nancy Martin, Team Silvernagle bounced back to beat Sherry Anderson in the semifinal to qualify for the provincial final. Facing Team Martin once again, Team Silvernagle took the lead in the second end and never trailed en route to an 8–4 victory and the 2023 Saskatchewan provincial championship title. This qualified Thevenot for her third Scotties which was held in

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, British Columbia. The team struggled at the national championship, finishing 2–6 through the round robin with wins over Alberta's Kayla Skrlik and Nunavut's

Brigitte MacPhail Brigitte MacPhail (born June 19, 1987, in Grand Falls, New Brunswick) is a Canadian curler from Halifax, Nova Scotia. She currently skips her own team out of the Iqaluit Curling Club in Iqaluit. Career MacPhail made one appearance at the Can ...

Personal life

Thevenot works as a sales agronomist with Lake County Co-op. She is married and has two children.

Teams

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Thevenot, Kara 1988 births Living people Canadian women curlers Sportspeople from Prince Albert, Saskatchewan Curlers from Saskatoon Canada Cup (curling) participants