Joanne Courtney
| Joanne Courtney | |
|---|---|
 Courtney (with Lisa Weagle) at the Players Championship 2018 | |
| Born | March 7, 1989 |
| Team | |
| Curling club | Ottawa CC, Ottawa, ON |
| Skip | Rachel Homan |
| Third | Emma Miskew |
| Second | Joanne Courtney |
| Lead | Lisa Weagle |
| Alternate | Cheryl Bernard |
Curling career  | |
| Hearts appearances | 3 (2014, 2015, 2017) |
| World Championship appearances | 1 (2017) |
| Olympic appearances | 1 (2018) |
| Top CTRS ranking | 1st (2015-16, 2016-17) |
| Grand Slam victories | 4: Masters (2015); The National (2015); Canadian Open (2015); Champions Cup (2018) |
Medal record | |
Joanne Courtney (born March 7, 1989 as Joanne Taylor) is a Canadian curler from Edmonton, Alberta. She plays second for the Team Rachel Homan rink which won the 2017 World Women's Curling Championship and represented Canada at the 2018 Winter Olympics.
Career
Courtney played third for Valerie Sweeting. She gained recognition in the curling world for her aggressive sweeping style together with Rachelle Pidherny.[2] Though Courtney threw third rocks, she did not hold the broom for the skip, but instead brushed with the front end. Dana Ferguson, the team's second, served as vice-skip for Sweeting.
It was announced that Courtney would join the Rachel Homan rink for the 2014–15 season, replacing Alison Kreviazuk at second position.[3] Since joining the Homan rink, she has won three Grand Slams, the 2015 Canada Cup of Curling, the 2017 Scotties Tournament of Hearts, the 2017 World Championships and the 2017 Canadian Olympic Curling Trials. The team would finish in fifth place at the 2018 Winter Olympics.
In addition to playing women's curling, Courtney won the 2017 Canadian Mixed Doubles Curling Trials with partner Reid Carruthers. The pair would go on to represent Canada at the 2017 World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship where they won the silver medal.
Personal life
Courtney is employed as a registered nurse for Alberta Health Services. She graduated from the University of Alberta in 2011 with a bachelor's degree of Science in Nursing.[4] She is married to Mark Courtney.[5]
References
- ^ "Profile". World Curling Tour. Retrieved 2014-02-24.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "Val Sweeting's sweepers finally get recognition for their labours". Edmonton Journal. January 30, 2014. Retrieved 2014-02-24.
{{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "Lineup Change Set for Team Homan". teamhoman.com. 25 March 2014. Retrieved 25 March 2014.
- ^ http://teamhoman.com/the-team/
- ^ 2017 Scotties Tournament of Hearts Media Guide: Team Ontario
External links
- Joanne Courtney on the World Curling database
- Joanne Courtney on the World Curling Tour database (archived)
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- 1989 births
- Canadian women curlers
- Curlers from Alberta
- Curlers from Ontario
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Edmonton
- Sportspeople from Ottawa
- University of Alberta alumni
- Canadian women's curling champions
- World curling champions
- Continental Cup of Curling participants
- Curlers at the 2018 Winter Olympics
- Olympic curlers of Canada
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