Lee Anne Merklinger (born September 16, 1984) is

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female curler from

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. Merklinger played second for the

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rink on the

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from 2010 to 2018. Among the team's accomplishments were finishing runners up at the

2013 Canadian Olympic Curling Trials The 2013 Canadian Olympic Curling Trials (branded as the 2013 Tim Hortons Roar of the Rings for sponsorship reasons) were held from December 1 to 8 at the MTS Centre in Winnipeg, Manitoba. The winners of the men's and women's events were chosen to ...

and winning the

2012 Curlers Corner Autumn Gold Curling Classic The 2012 Curlers Corner Autumn Gold Curling Classic was held from October 5 to 8 at the Calgary Curling Club in Calgary, Alberta as part of the 2012–13 World Curling Tour. It was the first women's Grand Slam event of the 2012–13 curling se ...

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event.

Teams and events

Personal life

Merklinger is a member of a famous curling family. Her older brother Dave Merklinger is one of the leading Canadian and international icemakers. Her older half-sister

Anne Merklinger Anne Merklinger (born November 15, 1958) is CEO of Own the Podium. She is a retired Canadians, Canadian curling, curler. She won the Tournament of Hearts, the Canadian women's championship, in 1990 and went on to win the bronze medal at the World ...

is a former

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champion () and medallist and bronze medallist. Her twin sister Breanne Merklinger and brother

Bill Merklinger Bill(s) may refer to: Common meanings * Banknote, paper cash (especially in the United States) * Bill (law), a proposed law put before a legislature * Invoice, commercial document issued by a seller to a buyer * Bill, a bird or animal's beak Plac ...

are competitive curlers as well; Bill was the alternate for the Territories team at the 2015 Brier. Outside of curling, Merklinger works for the

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, as Policy Analyst for Indigenous Services Canada. She is a member of the Muscowpetung First Nation.

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Merklinger, Lee 1984 births Living people 21st-century First Nations people Canada Cup (curling) participants Canadian women curlers First Nations sportspeople Saulteaux people Curlers from Ottawa Twin sportspeople First Nations women First Nations sportswomen