Sean Grassie (born October 18, 1978) is a

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curler from

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Career

As a junior, Grassie and his rink of Scott Madams, Ton Tomyk and Scott Grassie won the Manitoba Junior Men's Championship in 1999. The team represented Manitoba at the

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, where they finished with a 6-6 record. Grassie has found a lot of his success in

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. He has won two Manitoba Mixed titles, in 2009 and 2011. In 2009, his rink of Allison Nimik (Flaxey), Ross Derksen and Kendra Green would represent Manitoba at the

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. The team finished the round robin with a 10-1 record, in first place. This put them in the final, against Ontario, which they won. Grassie and Nimik then went on to represent Canada at the

2009 World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship The 2009 World Curling Championships, World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship was held April 18–25, 2009 in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy at the Cortina d'Ampezzo Curling Arena. Teams Round robin Results Blue group April 19 ''08:00'' ''1 ...

. The pair won their pool, winning all eight games, however lost in the semi-final to Hungary. They recovered in the bronze medal game, defeating China to finish third. Grassie and a new mixed rink of

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, Scott McCamis and Calleen Neufeld represented Manitoba at the 2012 Canadian Mixed Curling Championship. Grassie led Manitoba to an 8-5 record, which was not good enough to make the playoffs. Grassie won his first

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event at the 2014

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. In addition to being an accomplished curler, Grassie also wrote a book about the history of the

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, called "Kings of the Rings".

Personal life

Grassie is employed as a tennis teaching pro.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Grassie, Sean Living people Curlers from Winnipeg Canadian male curlers Canadian mixed curling champions 1978 births