Emily Zacharias
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| Born | March 13, 2001 | ||||||||||||||
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| Curling club | Altona CC, Altona, MB[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Skip | Mackenzie Zacharias | ||||||||||||||
| Third | Karlee Burgess | ||||||||||||||
| Second | Emily Zacharias | ||||||||||||||
| Lead | Lauren Lenentine | ||||||||||||||
| Alternate | Rachel Erickson | ||||||||||||||
Curling career  | |||||||||||||||
| Member Association |  Manitoba | ||||||||||||||
| Hearts appearances | 1 (2021) | ||||||||||||||
| Top CTRS ranking | 11th (2019–20) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Emily Zacharias (born March 13, 2001) is a Canadian curler from Altona, Manitoba.[2] She currently plays second on her sister Mackenzie Zacharias' team. Team Zacharias earned gold medals at both the 2020 Canadian Junior Curling Championships and the 2020 World Junior Curling Championships.
Career
Zacharias represented Manitoba at the 2016 U18 International Curling Championships where the rink won a gold medal, defeating the other undefeated team New Brunswick's Justine Comeau in the final.[3] She also represented Manitoba the following year at the 2017 Canadian U18 Curling Championships where they finished with a 4–4 record.
Zacharias won her first Manitoba junior title in 2019. They had a fifth-place finish at the 2019 Canadian Junior Curling Championships. The following year, her and her sister Mackenzie Zacharias brought on Karlee Burgess and Lauren Lenentine to the team. They would win the Manitoba juniors once again and represent Manitoba at the national championship. They would not have any loses at the 2020 Canadian Junior Curling Championships, completing a perfect 11–0 week by defeating Alberta's Abby Marks in the final. At the world junior championships, they defeated South Korea's Kim Min-ji to claim the gold medal.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada, many provinces had to cancel their provincial championships, with member associations selecting their representatives for the 2021 Scotties Tournament of Hearts. Due to this situation, Curling Canada added three Wild Card teams to the national championship, which were based on the CTRS standings from the 2019–20 season.[4] Because Team Zacharias ranked 11th on the CTRS[5] and kept at least three of their four players together for the 2020–21 season, they got the second Wild Card spot at the 2021 Scotties in Calgary, Alberta.[6] At the Hearts, they finished with a 3–5 round robin record, failing to qualify for the championship round.[7]
Personal life
Zacharias is currently a kinesiology student at the University of Manitoba. Her sister Mackenzie Zacharias is the skip of her team and her father Sheldon is their coach.[2]
Teams
| Season | Skip | Third | Second | Lead |
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| 2015–16[8] | Mackenzie Zacharias | Morgan Reimer | Emily Zacharias | Jenessa Rutter |
| 2016–17 | Mackenzie Zacharias | Morgan Reimer | Emily Zacharias | Jenessa Rutter |
| 2017–18 | Mackenzie Zacharias | Gaetanne Gauthier | Emily Zacharias | Ashley Groff |
| 2018–19 | Mackenzie Zacharias | Lauryn Kuzyk | Emily Zacharias | Caitlyn Labossiere |
| 2019–20 | Mackenzie Zacharias | Karlee Burgess | Emily Zacharias | Lauren Lenentine |
| 2020–21 | Mackenzie Zacharias | Karlee Burgess | Emily Zacharias | Lauren Lenentine |
References
- ^ "Emily Zacharias Profile". Curling Canada. Retrieved August 1, 2020.
- ^ a b "2021 Scotties Tournament of Hearts Media Guide" (PDF). Curling Canada. Retrieved February 16, 2021.
- ^ "2016 U18 International Curling Championships". CurlingZone. Retrieved August 1, 2020.
- ^ "Three wild-card teams added to Scotties, Brier". TSN. January 13, 2021. Retrieved February 27, 2021.
- ^ "2019–20 CTRS Standings". Curling Canada. Retrieved February 27, 2021.
- ^ "Wild Card teams set!". Curling Canada. February 1, 2021. Retrieved February 27, 2021.
- ^ "Scotties Tournament of Hearts: Scores, standings, schedule". Sportsnet. Retrieved February 27, 2021.
- ^ "Emily Zacharias Past Teams". CurlingZone. Retrieved August 1, 2020.
