Kirsten Wall (born November 27, 1975 as Kirsten Harmark) is a Canadian curler from

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. She was the alternate player on the

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rink which represented Canada at the

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and captured a gold medal.

Curling career

In 1995 she won the Ontario provincial junior curling championship as a skip earning her team the right to represent Ontario at the 1995 Canadian Junior Curling Championships. She lost in the final that year to Kelly MacKenzie (Scott). A number of years later, Wall joined the

Sherry Middaugh Sherry L. Middaugh (née Hamel, born October 11, 1966 in Rosetown, Saskatchewan) is a Canadian curler from Victoria Harbour, Ontario. Before marrying world champion curler Wayne Middaugh, she was known as Sherry Scheirich. She is a five-time ...

team, first as her alternate, and then in 2002 as her third. In 2003, Wall won the

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as third for Middaugh. Wall played in her first

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in 2004 after not having played in two previous trip as Middaugh's alternate. The team lost in the semi-final to Quebec's

Marie-France Larouche Marie-France Larouche (born June 5, 1980 in Lévis, Quebec) is a Canadian curler, who currently skips her own team out of the Club de curling Etchemin in Saint-Romuald, Quebec. In 2022 she won the World Mixed Curling Championship playing third ...

. In 2008, the team went to the Hearts again, losing in the semi-final to Manitoba's

. Wall left the Middaugh team in 2010 to form her own rink with

Hollie Nicol Hollie Duncan (born January 6, 1987 in Toronto, Ontario as Hollie Nicol) is a Canadian curler. She currently skips her own team on the World Curling Tour. Career Juniors As a bantam-aged curler, Duncan skipped her Unionville Curling Club rink ...

Danielle Inglis Danielle Inglis (born February 26, 1988) is a Canadian curler from Whitby, Ontario. She currently skips her own team. Career Juniors As a junior curler, Inglis and her Burlington Curling Club rink of Chantal Lalonde, Tracy O'Leary and Pa ...

and

Jill Mouzar Jillian Brothers (born May 20, 1983 as Jill Mouzar ronounced "MOW-zer" is a Canadian curler. Brothers was born in Liverpool, Nova Scotia and now resides in Bedford, Nova Scotia. She currently plays second on Team Andrea Kelly out of New Brunswi ...

. The team lasted for two seasons. Wall joined the

team for the first half of the 2012/13 season playing third, as Jones was expecting her first child and sat out until January.

Personal life

Wall studied Biology and Genetics at

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and the

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. She is married to

Trevor Wall Trevor Wall is a Canadian animator, storyboard artist, and television & film director. He is best known for directing '' Puppy Dog Pals'', ''Norm of the North'', '' Sabrina: Secrets of a Teenage Witch'', and '' Zevo-3''. Early life and education ...

, who competed at the

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Grand Slam record

Former events

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