Joëlle Sabourin (born May 28, 1972) is a

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curler from

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. Born in

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, Canada, Sabourin is a five-time provincial champion for her native Quebec, earning her the right to play at five national championships (the

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). In she won as Chantal Osborne's second, in and as Janique Berthelot's third, and in and playing lead for

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. Three times she played in the Scotties as an alternate: in for Agnes Charette, in for Ontario's

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and in for

. In

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Sabourin won the

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playing lead for

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. From 2004 to 2007, Sabourin played in Ontario for

. In 2004 and 2006 she was the team's third. In 2005, when she was pregnant, Sabourin was the team's alternate. It was that season that the team lost in the

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finals to

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. In 2007, Sabourin played lead and second for the team before leaving it to play for Larouche. In 2010 season Sabourin joined Chantal Osborne and now plays third stones. Sabourin will play five major events on the curling tour, at the beginning of 2011, with

, as a replacement for

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who will be on maternity leave from September to December. Although Sabourin was initially planning to take the year off, she will also play several tour events with her Quebec team.

Teams

Women's

Mixed

References

External links

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Joelle Sabourin – Curling Canada Stats Archive
1972 births Canadian women curlers Curlers from Quebec Canadian mixed curling champions Living people Sportspeople from Gatineau Canada Cup (curling) participants {{Canada-curling-bio-stub