Kelly Scott (born June 1, 1977 in

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as Kelly Lynn Mackenzie) is a Canadian curler from

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Career

1995–2005

Scott won the

1995 Canadian Junior Curling Championships The 1995 Canadian Junior Curling Championships were held February 4-12 at the Caledonian Curling Club in Regina, Saskatchewan. For the women's event, prior to 1994, the winner of the Canadian Junior Curling Championships would go on to play in the ...

and the 1995 World Junior Curling Championships when she curled out of

. She was also runner up at the

1991 Canadian Junior Curling Championships The 1991 Pepsi Canadian Junior Curling Championships were held in Leduc, Alberta. Men's Teams Standings Results Draw 1 Draw 2 Draw 3 Draw 4 Draw 5 Draw 6 Draw 7 Draw 8 Draw 9 Draw 10 Draw 11 Draw 1 ...

when she played lead for

Jill Staub Jill Thurston (born December 2, 1971) is a Canadian curler. She skipped her own team out of the Granite Curling Club in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Career Juniors Thurston would represent Manitoba at the 1991 Canadian Junior Curling Championships. ...

. Scott moved to British Columbia with her family in the late 1990s. In 2005, she won her first BC Tournament of Hearts, defeating Patti Knezevic 7–6 in the final, winning in extra ends. This qualified Scott to represent British Columbia at the

2005 Scott Tournament of Hearts The 2005 Scott Tournament of Hearts, the Canadian women's curling championship, was held at Mile One Stadium in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador from February 19 to 27, 2005. The tournament included 12 teams, one from each of Canada's provi ...

, where she finished second in the round-robin, but lost both of her playoff games.

2005–2011

The Scott team participated at the

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, where they finished in first place in round robin with a 7–2 record. They faced

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in the final, and leading 7–5 after nine ends, gave up three in the tenth, losing the Olympic bid to Kleibrink. In March 2006, Scott won the

2006 Scott Tournament of Hearts The 2006 Scott Tournament of Hearts, the Canadian women's curling championship, was held at the John Labatt Centre in London, Ontario, February 25, 2006 – March 6, 2006. The tournament consists of 12 teams, one from each of Canada's province ...

. After leading the round robin with a 9–2 record, she beat

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in the semi-final and then beat defending champion

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in the final with an 8–6 win. The Scott team went on to the 2006 Ford World Women's Curling Championship in

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where her team won the bronze medal. At the 2006

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, Scott scored a rare "

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" in one of her games against

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. Scott defended her title at the

2007 Scotties Tournament of Hearts The 2007 Scotties Tournament of Hearts, Canada's women's curling championship, was held February 17–25 at the ENMAX Centre in Lethbridge, Alberta. It marks the first year under the ''Scotties'' brand name. The winner was the defending champions ...

, defeating

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's Saskatchewan team in the final. Later, she won the 2007 World Women's Curling Championship, defeating

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's team of

Angelina Jensen Angelina Camilla Jensen (born 23 May 1973) is a Danish curler from Kastrup. Jensen has won two bronze medals in six attempts at the World Junior Curling Championships. She won her first bronze in 1993 playing third for Dorthe Holm and won bronz ...

8–4 in final. Scott became the first female skip to win a gold medal at both a World Junior Championship and a World Championship. Scott works at Nutri-Lawn, which is owned by her parents, as a Financial Officer. In summer 2006, Kelly Scott quit her job with the city of Kelowna due to the heavy pressure of the competitive curling season. She is married to Chad Scott. In 2009, Kelly Scott's team failed to represent B.C. at the Tournament of Hearts for the since time since 2004. This, coupled with a disappointing finish in the CTRS standings, prompted the team to remove

Renee Simons Renee Simons (born April 18, 1972 in Oliver, British Columbia as Renee Lemke) is a Canadian curler from Kelowna. She is the former lead of Team Kelly Scott and currently plays lead on Team Mary-Anne Arsenault. Career Playing lead for Kelly Sco ...

from the team. Scott and the team competed in the

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; however, they finished round robin in last place, with a 1–6 record. At the 2010 Scotties Tournament of Hearts, Scott lost in the 3vs4

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game to Ontario's

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. For the second straight year at the

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, Scott defeated

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in the final to win the provincial championship. At the 2011 Scotties Tournament of Hearts, Scott and team finished the round robin with a 7–4 record which found them in a tie-breaker, where they were defeated by Nova Scotia's

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2011–2016

For the 2011-2012 season, Scott's longtime third,

Jeanna Schraeder Jeanna Lyn Schraeder (born September 21, 1976 in Kelowna, British Columbia as Jeanna Richard) is a Canadian curler from Kelowna, British Columbia. Career Juniors Schraeder won her first junior provincial championship in 1991 playing lead fo ...

left the team due to a pregnancy and to focus on family. Schraeder was replaced with three time British Columbia Junior Champion Dailene Sivertson. Together the team would defeat

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at the 2012 British Columbia Scotties Tournament of Hearts, earning the right to represent the province at the

2012 Scotties Tournament of Hearts The 2012 Scotties Tournament of Hearts, the Canadian women's national curling championship, was held from Saturday, February 18 to Sunday, February 26 at the ENMAX Centrium in Red Deer, Alberta. This Tournament of Hearts marked the second time tha ...

. The team would find difficulties with illness and lineup changes, but also found success at the event. They would finish round robin with an 8-3 record, which was enough to secure a second-place finish, and earned a spot in the 1-2 game against Manitoba's

. The team would defeat Jones in the 1-2 game 7-5 advancing to the final. Schraeder re-joined the team for the 2012-13 season at the third position, replacing Sivertson who moved to Saskatchewan to play lead for

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. The team also welcomed the addition of

Sarah Wazney Sarah Pyke (born January 13, 1987 in Winnipeg, Manitoba as Sarah Wazney) is a Canadian curler. She currently plays lead on Team Kristy Watling. She is a former Canadian junior champion and World junior bronze medallist. Curling career Junio ...

at the lead position, who replaced

Jacquie Armstrong Jacquie Armstrong (born March 19, 1976) is a Canadian curler from Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. She previously played lead for the Kelly Scott rink. Armstrong joined the rink in 2009, replacing Renee Simons. Prior to 2009, Armstrong play ...

at lead, who became the team's alternate. The team won another provincial title, defeating Patti Knezevic in the final of the 2013 British Columbia Scotties Tournament of Hearts. At the

2013 Scotties Tournament of Hearts The 2013 Scotties Tournament of Hearts, the Canadian women's national curling championship, was held from February 16 to 24 at the K-Rock Centre in Kingston, Ontario. It was the ninth time Ontario hosted the Tournament of Hearts. Ontario last hos ...

Scott led her team to a bronze medal finish. At the 2014 British Columbia Scotties Tournament of Hearts, Scott lost in the final to

Kesa Van Osch Kesa Van Osch (born December 12, 1991, in Nanaimo, British Columbia) is a Canadian curler from Parksville, British Columbia. She was the skip of the winning team at the 2014 British Columbia Scotties Tournament of Hearts, and finished 5th in the ...

. After the season, her team broke up, and she formed a new team with Shannon Aleksic, Karla Thompson and Sarah Pyke. At the 2015 British Columbia Scotties Tournament of Hearts, she lost in the semifinal. After the season

Jenna Loder Jenna Loder (born July 11, 1988) is a Canadian curler from Winnipeg, Manitoba. She currently plays third on Team Beth Peterson. She is a two-time Canadian junior champion and two-time world junior medallist (2008, 2009), playing third for Kait ...

replaced Thompson on the team. Thompson formed her own rink, and would go on to beat Scott in the 2016 British Columbia Scotties Tournament of Hearts final. Scott has not curled competitively since then.

Grand Slam record

Former events

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Scott, Kelly 1977 births Canadian women curlers Canadian women's curling champions Curlers from British Columbia Living people Sportspeople from Kelowna Curlers from Winnipeg World curling champions Continental Cup of Curling participants Canada Cup (curling) participants