Nicholas Codner (born March 23, 2006) is a

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curler from

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. He currently plays mate for the Team Simon Perry rink. He is known as the youngest person to ever compete in

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, when he played as an alternate for

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at the

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. He was 15.

Career

In 2020, the Simon Perry team won their first ever provincial championship in the U16 Newfoundland & Labrador Provincials. They were coached by Newfoundland & Labrador curler,

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. Codner made his curling debut on the competitive scene in 2021 when the Simon Perry rink participated in the

2021 Newfoundland and Labrador Tankard The 2021 Newfoundland and Labrador Tankard, the men's provincial curling championship for Newfoundland and Labrador, was held from January 27 to 31 at the RE/MAX Centre in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador. The winning Greg Smith rink repres ...

. They ended up finishing in last place with a record of 0-7. Their closest loss was against the

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rink where they lost by two points. In 2022, Codner won the 2022 U18 Newfoundland & Labrador Curling Provincials. His rink went 6-0 through the round robin to secure themselves the provincial title. This qualified them for the

2022 Canadian U18 Curling Championships The 2022 Canadian U18 Curling Championships were held from May 1 to 7 at the Oakville Curling Club in Oakville, Ontario. The event was originally scheduled to be held February 14 to 20 in Timmins, Ontario, however, was postponed due to the COVID ...

. They ended up finishing sixteenth overall at this tournament and finished the round robin with a record of 2-4. He also participated with

in the

2022 Newfoundland and Labrador Tankard The 2022 Newfoundland and Labrador Tankard, the men's provincial curling championship for Newfoundland and Labrador, was held from February 8 to 13 at the RE/MAX Centre in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador. The winning Nathan Young team re ...

, where they won. This sent Codner off to the

where he got to play, and become the youngest curler ever to play a game in the tournament at the age of 15. In 2023, Codner won the U18 Newfoundland & Labrador Provincials once more. They beat the Parker Tipple rink in the finals with a score of 8–4 to send the team off to the

2023 Canadian U18 Curling Championships The 2023 Canadian U18 Curling Championships were held from February 5 to 11 at the McIntyre Arena and the McIntyre Curling Club in Timmins, Ontario. Timmins was originally scheduled to host the 2021 edition of the event, however, it was cancelled ...

. At this tournament, they finished sixth overall and finished the round robin with a record of 4–2. This improved drastically on their results from the previous year. They also won the U21 Newfoundland & Labrador provincial tournament. They beat the Nathan Young rink in the finals with a score of 9–1. This qualified them to be Team Newfoundland & Labrador 1 at the 2023 Canadian Junior Curling Championships.

Personal life

Codner is still in high school. Codner also used to race Bandolero cars at the Eastbound International Raceway.

Teams

References

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