Skylar Ackerman (born August 20, 2001) is a Canadian curler from Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. She currently skips her own team out of the

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Career

Ackerman made her first appearance at the national level at the

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. There, she skipped her Saskatchewan rink of Madison Johnson,

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and Samantha McLaren to a 4–2 round robin record, qualifying for the championship pool. The team then won both of their championship round games to earn a berth in the playoffs. After defeating Alberta's Ryleigh Bakker 6–5 in the semifinal, they lost 6–3 in the championship game to Nova Scotia's

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, settling for silver. The following season, Team Ackerman lost the provincial final of the Saskatchewan junior championship to the Rachel Erickson rink. However, because Prince Albert, Saskatchewan was hosting the

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, Saskatchewan got two berths into the national championship. Team Ackerman qualified as the Saskatchewan Host Team. Through the round robin, the team posted a 1–5 record, eventually finishing in thirteenth place with a 2–7 record. Also during the 2018–19 season, Team Ackerman represented Saskatchewan at the

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in Red Deer, Alberta. Through the round robin, the team finished in fifth place with a 6–4 record, qualifying for the playoffs. They then lost to Nova Scotia's

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6–3 in the quarterfinals, finishing sixth overall. With the rest of her team aging out of juniors, Ackerman formed a new rink with

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and

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to try to capture the 2020 provincial junior title. Through the round robin, the team finished in first with a 6–1 record, earning a spot in the 1 vs. 2 game. There, they lost to

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6–4 but bounced back with an 11–6 victory over

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in the semifinal game. In the provincial final, they were defeated once again by the Thevenot rink in a 7–5 decision. During the abbreviated 2020–21 season, Team Ackerman played in three events. After failing to reach the playoffs twice, they made the semifinals of the SWCT South Moose Jaw event where they were defeated by

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. The following season, the team altered their lineup, moving Haupstein to skip and Ackerman to third. The team did not find much success, failing to qualify in any of their four events. At the provincial junior championship, they failed to reach the playoffs.

Personal life

Ackerman is currently a kinesiology student at the University of Saskatchewan.

Teams

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ackerman, Skylar 2001 births Canadian women curlers Living people Curlers from Saskatoon 21st-century Canadian women University of Saskatchewan alumni