Kira Michaela Brunton (born March 17, 1999) is a

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curler originally from Sudbury,

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. She currently plays

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on Team

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. In 2015, she won the gold medal at the

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Career

Brunton made her first national appearance at the

. After a 6–0 round robin record, they defeated Saskatchewan in the semifinal and Nova Scotia in the final to claim the gold medal. The following season, she qualified for both the 2016 U18 International Curling Championships and the 2016 Canadian Junior Curling Championships where she missed the playoffs at both events. She was more successful at the 2017 Canadian U18 Curling Championships where she led her team of Kate Sherry, Sydnie Stinson and Jessica Leonard to the final where they defeated New Brunswick to claim the title. After not qualifying for any national events during the 2017–18 season, Brunton played in the 2019 Canadian Junior Curling Championships, 2019

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and 2019 Canadian Mixed Doubles Curling Championship during the 2018–19 season where she finished 5–5 at the juniors, won the University championships representing

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and finished 1–6 at the mixed doubles nationals. Also during the 2018–19 season, her team won the

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event and played in the

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where they lost in a tiebreaker. Brunton won her third provincial junior title the following year and finished with a 5–4 record at the 2020 Canadian Junior Curling Championships. She was also able to defend her title at the Stu Sells Toronto Tankard, defeating

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in the final. In 2020, Brunton moved to Ottawa, and graduated to women's play, joining the

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rink for the 2020–21 season with

Cheryl Kreviazuk Cheryl Kreviazuk (born September 25, 1992) is a Canadian curler from Ottawa, Ontario. She currently plays second on Team Danielle Inglis. She is better known as the alternate for the Rachel Homan rink in 2015, when the team won bronze at the 2 ...

and Karen Trines at second and lead respectively. The team found immediate success in their first tour event, surprising a short-handed Team

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in the final of the 2020 Stu Sells Toronto Tankard, Brunton's third time winning the event. Brunton competed at the

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, her first Canadian women's curling championship, as alternate for

Krysta Burns Krysta Burns (born June 9, 1996) is a Canadian curler from Sudbury, Ontario. She currently skips her own team. Career Burns made three appearances at the Canadian Junior Curling Championships during her junior career in 2014, 2015 and 2017. In ...

Northern Ontario rink. At the Hearts, they finished with a 2–6 round robin record, defeating Northwest Territories'

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and Yukon's

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. Brunton got to play in the team's final game of the tournament, replacing

Amanda Gates Amanda Gates (born March 26, 1986, in Sudbury, Ontario) is a Canadian curler who currently coaches the Abby Deschene rinks on the World Curling Tour. Gates used to play with Team Tracy Fleury (née Horgan) and in 2015, Team Horgan became the fir ...

at lead.

Personal life

Brunton previously attended

for sports psychology, and is now a Masters student in counselling psychology at Yorkville University.

Teams

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Brunton, Kira 1999 births Canadian women curlers Living people Sportspeople from Greater Sudbury Laurentian University alumni Curlers from Ottawa