Rachelle Strybosch (born July 1, 1991 in Woodstock, Ontario as Rachelle Vink) is a Canadian curler. She currently plays

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on Team Hollie Duncan.

Career

Youth

Strybosch played

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for the

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University curling team at the

2013 CIS/CCA Curling Championships The 2013 CIS/CCA Curling Championships were held from March 20 to 24 at the Kamloops Curling Club in Kamloops, British Columbia. The host university of the event was Thompson Rivers University in Kamloops. Men Teams The teams are listed as follo ...

. The team,

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ped by Ginger Coyle finished with a 3-4 record, missing the playoffs. Strybosch played third for Fanshawe College at the 2015 CCAA Curling National Championships, on a team skipped by

Shannon Kee Shannon Jay (born c. 1993; ) is a Canadian curler from Sarnia, Ontario. She currently skips a team on the World Curling Tour. In 2013, Jay was a member of the Fanshawe College team, skipped by Jordan Ariss, that won the CCAA Curling National Cham ...

. The team would go on to win the gold medal at the event.

Women's

After her college career, Strybosch joined the Tippin rink in 2015. In their first season together, the team won the CookstownCash presented by Comco Canada Inc. and the

Stroud Sleeman Cash Spiel The Stroud Sleeman Cashspiel is an annual bonspiel, or curling tournament. It takes place at the Stroud Curling Club in Stroud, Ontario. The tournament has been held as part of the men's and women's Ontario Curling Tour, and included on the Wor ...

. Strybosch qualified for her first Ontario Scotties Tournament of Hearts in 2016 as a part of the team. The team made the playoffs, but lost in the 3 vs. 4 page playoff game. In the 2016–17 season, the team defended their title at the Stroud Sleeman Cash Spiel. They played at the

2017 Ontario Scotties Tournament of Hearts The 2017 Ontario Scotties Tournament of Hearts, the provincial women's curling championship for Southern Ontario, was held January 30 to February 5 at the Cobourg Community Centre in Cobourg, Ontario. The winning Rachel Homan rink represented Ont ...

, but missed the playoffs. In the 2017–18 season, Strybosch qualified for her first Grand Slam event, the

2017 GSOC Tour Challenge The 2017 GSOC Tour Challenge was held from September 5 to 10 at the Co-operators Centre at Evraz Place in Regina, Saskatchewan. This was the first Grand Slam of the 2017–18 curling season. There were two tiers in each of the men's and women' ...

, where the team would lose in a tiebreaker. The team won two events in the season, the

StuSells Toronto Tankard The Stu Sells Tankard, previously known as the Stu Sells Toronto Tankard, is an annual bonspiel, or curling tournament, that takes place at the Barrie Curling Club in Barrie, Ontario. The event is held in a round-robin format, however, was hel ...

and the

KW Fall Classic The KW Fall Classic is an annual bonspiel, or curling tournament, that takes place at the KW Granite Club in Waterloo, Ontario. The tournament has been held as part of the men's and women's Ontario Curling Tour, and both the men's and women's e ...

. The Tippin rink would win the B final of the 2017 Home Hardware Road to the Road Pre-Trials, qualifying the team to play at the

2017 Canadian Olympic Curling Trials The 2017 Canadian Olympic Curling Trials (branded as the 2017 Tim Hortons Roar of the Rings for sponsorship reasons) were held from December 2 to 10 at the Canadian Tire Centre in Kanata, Ottawa, Ontario. The winners of the men's and women's event ...

where they would finish in eighth place with a 2–6 record. They would not qualify for the playoffs at the

2018 Ontario Scotties Tournament of Hearts The 2018 Ontario Scotties Tournament of Hearts, the provincial women's curling championship for Southern Ontario, was held January 10 to 14 at the Whitby Curling Club in Whitby, Ontario. The winning team represented Ontario at the 2018 Scotties To ...

. The following season, Team Tippin qualified for the

2019 Ontario Scotties Tournament of Hearts The 2019 Ontario Scotties Tournament of Hearts, the provincial women's curling championship for Southern Ontario, was held January 28 to February 2 at the Woolwich Memorial Centre in Elmira, Ontario. The winning team of skip Rachel Homan, third Em ...

where they lost in the final to Rachel Homan. Tippin left the team after the season, and

Megan Balsdon Megan Balsdon (born May 10, 1982 in Toronto, Ontario) is a Canadian curler. She currently plays third on Team Hollie Duncan. Career In 1998, Balsdon won the Ontario Bantam Mixed championships playing third for skip Bobby Reid. In 2001, she won ...

took over as skip, adding Lynn Kreviazuk at third. The team had a successful season on tour, reaching the final of the

, the semifinal of the

Tim Hortons Spitfire Arms Cash Spiel The Tim Hortons Spitfire Arms Cash Spiel (known originally as the Spitfire Arms Cash Spiel) is an annual bonspiel, or curling tournament, held at the Windsor Curling Club in Windsor, Nova Scotia. It was held as part of the women's World Curlin ...

and the quarterfinals of the

2019 Cameron's Brewing Oakville Fall Classic The 2019 Cameron's Brewing Oakville Fall Classic was held August 30 to September 2 in Oakville, Ontario. It was the first event of the Ontario Curling Tour for the 2019–20 curling season and the sixth and fifth Men's and Women's events on the ...

, Stu Sells Oakville Tankard and the

2019 Tour Challenge The 2019 KIOTI TRACTOR Tour Challenge was held from November 5 to 10, at the Pictou County Wellness Centre in Westville Road, Nova Scotia. It was the second Grand Slam event of the 2019–20 season. In the men's tier 1 final, Brad Jacobs of ...

Tier 2 Grand Slam of Curling event. At the

2020 Ontario Scotties Tournament of Hearts The 2020 Ontario Scotties Tournament of Hearts, the provincial women's curling championship for Southern Ontario, was held from January 27 to February 1 at the Ed Lumley Arena in Cornwall, Ontario. The winning Rachel Homan rink represented Ontario ...

, the team finished with a 3–5 record. With Kreviazuk leaving the team following the season, Balsdon, Strybosch and Bobbie added Hollie Duncan to their team as their new skip. The team only played in one event during the 2020–21 season due to the COVID-19 pandemic. They reached the final of the Stu Sells Oakville Tankard, losing to Team Jennifer Jones in an extra end. The newly formed team began the 2021–22 season with a semifinal finish at the

2021 Oakville Labour Day Classic The 2021 Oakville Labour Day Classic was held from September 3 to 6 at the Oakville Curling Club in Oakville, Ontario, Oakville, Ontario. The total purse for the event was $15,000 on the men's side and $20,000 on the women's side. Team Jacobs, co ...

where they lost to event winners Team Tracy Fleury. In their next event, the team won the Stu Sells Oakville Tankard, defeating the Kerry Galusha rink in the final. The following week, they lost in the final of the

to Team Galusha. They responded with their second event title of the season at the Stu Sells Toronto Tankard where they defeated Team

Shannon Jay Shannon Jay (born c. 1993; ) is a Canadian curler from Sarnia, Ontario. She currently skips a team on the World Curling Tour. In 2013, Jay was a member of the Fanshawe College team, skipped by Jordan Ariss, that won the CCAA Curling National Cham ...

in the final. Because of their successes on tour, Team Duncan had enough points to qualify for the

2021 Canadian Olympic Curling Pre-Trials The 2021 Canadian Olympic Curling Pre-Trials were held from October 25 to 31 at the Queens Place Emera Centre in Liverpool, Nova Scotia. The event qualified two teams for the 2021 Canadian Olympic Curling Trials in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. Qualif ...

. At the Pre-Trials, the team finished with a 3–3 record, failing to qualify for the championship round. Team Duncan played in two more tour events during the season, missing the playoffs of the

2021 National The 2021 BOOST National was held November 2 to 7 at the Chestermere Recreation Centre in Chestermere, Alberta. It was the second Grand Slam and second major of the 2021–22 curling season. Qualification The top 16 ranked men's and women's tea ...

Grand Slam of Curling event and reaching the quarterfinals of the

DeKalb Superspiel The DeKalb Superspiel is a curling bonspiel that takes place at the Morris Curling Club in Morris, Manitoba. It was an event on the World Curling Tour until 2019 and the Manitoba Curling Tour, and also takes part in the Canadian Team Ranking ...

. Due to the cancellation of the Ontario Scotties Tournament of Hearts, CurlON appointed Team Rachel Homan to represent the province at the

2022 Scotties Tournament of Hearts The 2022 Scotties Tournament of Hearts, Canada's national women's curling championship, was held from January 28 to February 6 at the Fort William Gardens in Thunder Bay, Ontario. The winning team represented Canada at the 2022 World Women's Curli ...

. However, because Homan herself was chosen to represent Canada at the

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, Team Duncan were awarded the spot as Team Ontario at the national championship, with Team Homan earning one of the three Wild Card spots. At the Hearts, Team Duncan started with four straight losses before winning their last four games, finishing the event with a 4–4 record.

Mixed doubles

Strybosch and partner Travis Fanset played in the

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. After posting a 5-2 group record, they lost in the round of 12 to Dustin Kalthoff and Nancy Martin.

Personal life

Strybosch is the general manager at the Woodstock Meadows Golf Centre. She is married to Jordan Strybosch and has one child. She attended St. Mary's Catholic High School.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Strybosch, Rachelle Living people 1991 births People from Woodstock, Ontario Sportspeople from Oxford County, Ontario Canadian women curlers Curlers from Ontario Fanshawe College alumni McMaster University alumni