Megan Smith (born October 16, 1997) is a

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curler from

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. She currently plays

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on Team

Chelsea Brandwood Chelsea Brandwood is a Canadian curler from St. Catharines, Ontario. She currently skips a team on the World Curling Tour. Her hometown is Beamsville, Ontario. Career Youth Brandwood's first provincial title came at the women's bantam champion ...

. In 2015, she won the gold medal at the

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during her junior career, playing for three different skips in

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and

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. In 2016, she skipped Team Northern Ontario to a 5–4 ninth-place finish after failing to qualify for the championship round. Smith had her best finish at the 2017 championship playing third 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 ...

. The team finished 7–3 through the round robin and championship pools, qualifying for the playoffs as the second seed. Facing Alberta in the semifinal, Team Northern Ontario gave up key steals in the fifth and sixth ends, ultimately losing the game 7–3 and taking home the bronze medal. In 2019, she finished 5–5 with her new team of

Kira Brunton Kira Michaela Brunton (born March 17, 1999) is a Canadian curler originally from Sudbury, Ontario. She currently plays third on Team Danielle Inglis. In 2015, she won the gold medal at the 2015 Canada Winter Games playing third for Megan Smith. ...

Sara Guy Sara Guy (born November 14, 1997) is a Canadian curler from Sudbury, Ontario. She currently second on Team Krysta Burns. Career Guy made four appearances at the Canadian Junior Curling Championships during her junior career in 2014, 2015, 2017 ...

and Kate Sherry. Aside from juniors, Smith skipped Team Ontario in women's curling at the

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, she won the

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twice in 2017 and 2019 playing for Krysta Burns and Kira Brunton respectively. Smith reunited with Burns for the 2019–20 season, and they added teammates Sara Guy and

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 ...

to compete in the

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. The team did play in one tour event together prior to provincials, the

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where they finished 1–3. Team Burns finished 5–1 through the round robin of provincials defeating Abby Deschene, 9–4, Laura Johnston, 10–6, and Amanda Gebhardt, 9–6, before losing 9–4 to

Krista McCarville Krista Lee McCarville (born Krista Lee Scharf on November 10, 1982) is a Canadian curling, curler from Thunder Bay, Ontario. McCarville is a four-time Northern Ontario junior champion, the Curling at the 2003 Winter Universiade, 2003 Winter Univ ...

, following up their last two round robin games with wins over Camille Daly, 8–3, and Bella Croisier, 8–1. They defeated Laura Johnston again in the semifinal 7–5 and met undefeated McCarville in the final. It was a tight final with singles being traded back and forth most of the game before McCarville scored two points in the ninth end to lead 6–4. Team Burns attempted a difficult shot for two on their final shot, but were unsuccessful, the final score being 6–5. Due to the

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, the 2021

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was cancelled. As the reigning provincial champions, Team McCarville was given the invitation to represent Northern Ontario at the

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, but they declined due to work and family commitments. Team Burns was then given the invitation as they were the runners-up at the 2020 provincial championship, which they accepted. At the Hearts, they finished with a 2–6 round robin record, defeating Northwest Territories'

Kerry Galusha Kerry Galusha (born Kerry Koe on November 3, 1977) is a Canadian curler. She currently skips her team out of the Yellowknife Curling Club in Yellowknife. Career Juniors Galusha's first national experience was at the 1992 Canadian Junior Curling ...

and Yukon's

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Personal life

Smith is currently an education student at

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. She previously studied at

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Smith, Megan 1997 births Canadian women curlers Living people Curlers from Northern Ontario Laurentian University alumni Wilfrid Laurier University alumni Sportspeople from Greater Sudbury