Renee Simons (born April 18, 1972 in Oliver, British Columbia as Renee Lemke) is a Canadian curler from

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. She is the former lead of Team Kelly Scott and currently plays lead on Team Mary-Anne Arsenault.

Career

Playing lead for Kelly Scott, Simons 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 ...

, 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 ...

, a bronze medal at the

2006 Ford World Women's Curling Championship The 2006 World Women's Curling Championship (branded as 2006 Ford World Women's Curling Championship for sponsorship reasons) was held March 18–26 at the Canada Games Arena in Grande Prairie, Alberta, Canada. Sweden, skipped by Anette Norberg, ...

and a gold medal at the

2007 World Women's Curling Championship The 2007 World Women's Curling Championship was held in Aomori, Aomori, Japan from March 17–25, 2007. It was the first world curling championship (men's or women's) to be held in Asia. Team Canada skipped by Kelly Scott won 8-4 over Denmark's ...

. She played lead for Scott from 2002 to 2009. The team also won two Grand Slam of Curling events and were the runner-ups at the

2005 Canadian Olympic Curling Trials The 2005 Canadian Olympic Curling Trials were held from December 3 to 11 at the Halifax Metro Centre in Halifax, Nova Scotia. The winning teams represented Canada at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy. Men Teams Round-robin standings ''Fi ...

to Shannon Kleibrink. On March 3, 2020, it was announced she and former teammates Jeanna Schraeder and Sasha Carter would be skipped by five-time Scotties Champion Mary-Anne Arsenault for the 2020–21 season. The team played in one event during the abbreviated season, finishing runner-up at the Sunset Ranch Kelowna Double Cash to Team Corryn Brown. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in British Columbia, the 2021 provincial championship was cancelled. As the reigning provincial champions, Team Brown was invited to represent British Columbia at the

2021 Scotties Tournament of Hearts The 2021 Scotties Tournament of Hearts, Canada's national women's curling championship, was held from February 19 to 28 at the Markin MacPhail Centre at Canada Olympic Park in Calgary, Alberta. The winning Kerri Einarson team represented Canada at ...

, which they accepted, ending the season for Team Arsenault. The next season, the team again reached the final of the Sunset Ranch Kelowna Double Cash, losing to the Kaila Buchy junior rink. They were able to compete in their provincial championship at the

2022 British Columbia Scotties Tournament of Hearts The 2022 Scotties BC Women's Curling Championship, the provincial women's curling championship for British Columbia, was held from January 5 to 9 at the Kamloops Curling Club in Kamloops, British Columbia. The winning Mary-Anne Arsenault team rep ...

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from January 5 to 9. After losing to Team Kayla MacMillan in both the A Final and 1 vs. 2 page playoff game, Team Arsenault defeated MacMillan 8–6 in the final to win the provincial championship. 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 ...

, the team finished with a 3–5 round robin record, defeating Quebec, the Northwest Territories and the Yukon in their three victories. Prior to joining the Scott team, Simons had been to one other national championship. In 1991, she played third for Allison MacInnes at the Canadian Junior Curling Championships.

Personal life

She is married, and has two children. She is employed as a customer service manager and purchaser at ClearSolv Solvents Inc.

References

External links

* Curlers from British Columbia 1972 births Living people People from Oliver, British Columbia World curling champions Canadian women curlers Canadian women's curling champions Continental Cup of Curling participants Canada Cup (curling) participants Sportspeople from Kelowna {{Canada-curling-bio-stub