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Brent Laing
Curler
Laing (left) and Ben Hebert at the 2016 World Men's Curling Championship
Born (1978-12-10) December 10, 1978 (age 45)
Meaford, Ontario, Canada
Team
Curling clubLeaside CC,[1]
East York, Toronto, ON
SkipJohn Epping
ThirdMathew Camm
SecondBrent Laing
LeadCraig Savill
Curling career
Brier appearances12 (2002, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017)
World Championship
appearances		3 (2007, 2012, 2016)
Olympic
appearances		1 (2018)
Top CTRS ranking1st (2008–09 & 2015-16)
Grand Slam victories15: World Cup/Masters (Dec 2006, Jan 2008, Nov 2008, 2009, 2011, 2013); Players (2008, 2013, 2018); Canadian Open (2009, 2012); The National (Dec. 2007, 2012, 2014); Tour Challenge (2015)
Medal record
World Curling Championships
Gold medal – first place 2007 Edmonton
Gold medal – first place 2012 Basel
Gold medal – first place 2016 Basel
Canadian Olympic Curling Trials
Gold medal – first place 2017 Ottawa
Silver medal – second place 2009 Edmonton
Tim Hortons Brier
Gold medal – first place 2007 Hamilton
Gold medal – first place 2012 Saskatoon
Gold medal – first place 2016 Ottawa
Silver medal – second place 2002 Calgary
Silver medal – second place 2006 Regina
Silver medal – second place 2008 Winnipeg
Silver medal – second place 2010 Halifax
Silver medal – second place 2011 London
Silver medal – second place 2017 St. John's
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Calgary
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Edmonton
World Junior Curling Championships
Gold medal – first place 1998 Thunder Bay
Gold medal – first place 1999 Östersund

Brent Laing (born December 10, 1978) is a Canadian curler from Shanty Bay, Ontario.[2] He currently plays second for John Epping. He grew up in Meaford, Ontario.[3]

Career

Curling out of the Ottawa Curling Club (in Ottawa) and later the Stayner Curling Club (in Stayner, Ontario), Laing played lead for John Morris until Morris left for Alberta in 2003. With Morris, Laing won the 1998 and 1999 Canadian Junior Curling Championships as well as the 1998 and 1999 World Junior Curling Championships. The team played in the 2001 Canadian Olympic Curling Trials, but missed the playoffs after finishing with a 5-4 record. In 2002, they made it all the way to the Brier final, losing to Alberta's Randy Ferbey.

In 2004, Laing joined the Glenn Howard rink, playing second for the team. The team played in the 2005 Canadian Olympic Curling Trials, but missed the playoffs, finishing with a 5-4 record. Later that season, they lost in the final of the 2006 Tim Hortons Brier to Jean-Michel Ménard from Quebec. The following year, they won the 2007 Tim Hortons Brier (defeating Newfoundland and Labrador's Brad Gushue rink in the final) and then the 2007 Ford World Men's Curling Championship, where they defeated Germany's Andy Kapp rink in the final. The team lost in the 2008 Tim Hortons Brier final to Kevin Martin of Alberta, and at the 2009 Tim Hortons Brier, they lost in the semifinal Jeff Stoughton's Manitoba rink. The next season, the team would make it all the way to the finals of the 2009 Canadian Olympic Curling Trials, where they lost to Kevin Martin. At the 2010 Tim Hortons Brier, the team lost in the final once again, this time to Kevin Koe of Alberta. The team lost their second straight Brier final in 2011, losing to Stoughton again. The team won the 2012 Tim Hortons Brier, defeating Koe in the final. The team won the 2012 World Men's Curling Championship as Team Canada, claiming the gold medal, after defeating Scotland's Tom Brewster in the final. The team won the bronze medal at the 2013 Tim Hortons Brier, defeating Brad Gushue of Newfoundland and Labrador in the bronze medal game. The team played in the 2013 Canadian Olympic Curling Trials, but missed the playoffs, finishing with a 2-5 record. The team did won make it to the 2014 Brier, losing in the Ontario final to Greg Balsdon. At the end of the season, Laing left the rink to join Koe's Alberta team as his second.

The new Koe team represented Alberta at the 2015 Tim Hortons Brier, but missed the playoffs, going 6-5 in the round robin. The team had more success at the 2016 Tim Hortons Brier, which they won, by defeating Newfoundland and Labrador (Gushue) in the final. The team represented Canada at the 2016 World Men's Curling Championship, where they won the gold medal, defeating Denrmark's Rasmus Stjerne in the final. The team represented Team Canada at the 2017 Tim Hortons Brier, but lost to Gushue in the final in a re-match of the previous Brier. The following season, the team won the 2017 Canadian Olympic Curling Trials, and represented Canada at the 2018 Winter Olympics, but fell short of the podium after losing in the bronze medal game to Switzerland's Peter de Cruz rink. Later that season, it was announced that Laing would return to playing out of his home province of Ontario, and would join the John Epping rink as his second.[4]

On the World Curling Tour, Laing has won a career 14 Grand Slams, all but one with the Howard rink. He won the 2015 GSOC Tour Challenge with Koe.

Personal life

Laing is married to another champion curler, Jennifer Jones from Manitoba.[5] They have two children together, Isabella and Skyla. Laing also has a child from a previous relationship.[6][7] Laing currently works as an operations manager with Weed Man Collingwood-Barrie.[8]

Teams

Season Skip Third Second Lead Events
1997–98 John Morris Craig Savill Andy Ormsby Brent Laing 1998 CJC, WJC
1998–99 John Morris Craig Savill Jason Young Brent Laing 1999 CJC, WJC
1999–00 John Morris Craig Savill Andy Ormsby Brent Laing
2000–01 John Morris Joe Frans Craig Savill Brent Laing 2001 Ont.
2001–02 John Morris Joe Frans Craig Savill Brent Laing 2001 COCT, 2002 Ont., Brier
2002–03 John Morris Joe Frans Craig Savill Brent Laing 2003 Ont., CC
2003–04 Heath McCormick Brent Laing Jason Young Shaun Harris
2004–05 Glenn Howard Richard Hart Brent Laing Craig Savill 2005 Ont.
2005–06 Glenn Howard Richard Hart Brent Laing Craig Savill 2005 COCT, 2006 CC, Ont., Brier
2006–07 Glenn Howard Richard Hart Brent Laing Craig Savill 2007 Ont., Brier, WCC
2007–08 Glenn Howard Richard Hart Brent Laing Craig Savill 2008 Ont., CC, Brier
2008–09 Glenn Howard Richard Hart Brent Laing Craig Savill 2009 Ont., Brier
2009–10 Glenn Howard Richard Hart Brent Laing Craig Savill 2009 COCT, 2010 Ont., Brier
2010–11 Glenn Howard Richard Hart Brent Laing Craig Savill 2010 CC, 2011 2011, Brier
2011–12 Glenn Howard Wayne Middaugh Brent Laing Craig Savill 2011 CC, 2012 Ont., Brier, WCC
2012–13 Glenn Howard Wayne Middaugh Brent Laing Craig Savill 2012 CC, 2013 Ont., Brier
2013–14 Glenn Howard Wayne Middaugh Brent Laing Craig Savill 2013 COCT, 2014 Ont.
2014–15 Kevin Koe Marc Kennedy Brent Laing Ben Hebert 2014 CC, 2015 Alta., Brier
2015–16 Kevin Koe Marc Kennedy Brent Laing Ben Hebert 2015 CC, 2016 Alta., Brier, WCC
2016–17 Kevin Koe Marc Kennedy Brent Laing Ben Hebert 2016 CC, 2017 Brier
2017–18 Kevin Koe Marc Kennedy Brent Laing Ben Hebert 2017 COCT, 2018 2018 OG
2018–19 John Epping Mathew Camm Brent Laing Craig Savill

References

  1. ^ http://www.curling.ca/scoreboard/#!/competitions/2373/teams/12361/team_athletes/12361-lead-1512
  2. ^ 2017 Brier Media Guide: Team Canada
  3. ^ https://olympic.ca/team-canada/brent-laing/
  4. ^ https://www.sportsnet.ca/curling/koe-loses-another-teammate-laing-leaves-join-epping/
  5. ^ Cameron, Allen (Jul 11, 2012). "Jennifer Jones shifts focus from curling to motherhood". National Post. Postmedia News. Retrieved Feb 23, 2013.
  6. ^ http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/sports/curling/Curling-queen-Jones-expecting-162017435.html
  7. ^ http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews/new-girl-in-the-house-181324941.html
  8. ^ http://cloudfront7.curling.ca/2013roaroftherings-en/files/2013/12/2013ROTR_MorningRoar_Day6.pdf
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