Crystal Webster
Encyclopedia
Crystal Webster is a Canadian
curler from Calgary
, Alberta
.
Webster skips one of the top teams in Alberta, but due to the depth in the province, she has been unable to get out of the province to the Canadian national championships.
In 2009, Webster was the first qualifier at the Canadian Olympic Pre-Trials
. She surprised many, winning the A final over former World Champion Kelly Scott
. At the 2009 Olympic Trials, the Webster rink finished with a 2-5 record.
To date, her only Women's World Curling Tour
win was the DEKALB Superspiel
in 2009. She has made it to two Grand Slam
finals. She lost the 2006 Autumn Gold
Slam to Scott and the 2010 Players' Championships
to Cheryl Bernard
.
Webster was chosen as Shannon Kleibrink
's alternate for the 2011 Scotties Tournament of Hearts
.
For the 2011-12 curling season, Webster will add Geri-Lynn Ramsay and Erin Carmody
to her team. Ramsay and Carmody played with Kathy O'Rourke
from 2009-2011 in Prince Edward Island
, having great success at the 2010 Scotties Tournament of Hearts
finishing first in round robin play, and losing the final. Webster's current third Lori Olson-Johns
joined up with Cheryl Bernard
.
Key
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
curler from Calgary
Calgary
Calgary is a city in the Province of Alberta, Canada. It is located in the south of the province, in an area of foothills and prairie, approximately east of the front ranges of the Canadian Rockies...
, Alberta
Alberta
Alberta is a province of Canada. It had an estimated population of 3.7 million in 2010 making it the most populous of Canada's three prairie provinces...
.
Webster skips one of the top teams in Alberta, but due to the depth in the province, she has been unable to get out of the province to the Canadian national championships.
In 2009, Webster was the first qualifier at the Canadian Olympic Pre-Trials
2009 Canadian Olympic Curling Trials
The 2009 Canadian Olympic Curling Trials were held December 6-13, 2009 at Rexall Place in Edmonton. The event is also known and advertised as Roar of the Rings. The winner of the men's and women's events will represent Canada at the 2010 Winter Olympics...
. She surprised many, winning the A final over former World Champion Kelly Scott
Kelly Scott
Kelly Scott is a Canadian curler from Kelowna, British Columbia.-1995-2005:...
. At the 2009 Olympic Trials, the Webster rink finished with a 2-5 record.
To date, her only Women's World Curling Tour
World Curling Tour
The Asham World Curling Tour is a group of curling bonspiels featuring the best male curlers in the world. A Women's World Curling Tour also exists....
win was the DEKALB Superspiel
DEKALB Superspiel
The DEKALB Superspiel is a curling bonspiel that takes place at the Morris Curling Club in Morris, Manitoba. It is an event that is on the World Curling Tour and the Manitoba Curling Tour, and also takes part in the Canadian Team Ranking System . There is a men's and women's event...
in 2009. She has made it to two Grand Slam
Capital One Grand Slam of Curling
The Capital One Grand Slam is a series of curling bonspiels and are a part of the annual World Curling Tour. Grand Slams tend to offer the most amount of money out of all the bonspiels in the curling season, and usually feature the best teams from across Canada and around the World...
finals. She lost the 2006 Autumn Gold
Autumn Gold Curling Classic
The Curlers Corner Autumn Gold Curling Classic is the very first Grand Slam event of the season on the Women's World Curling Tour. It is held annually on the Canadian Thanksgiving Weekend at the Calgary Curling Club in Calgary, Alberta. The first Autumn Gold Classic was held in 1978, and at the...
Slam to Scott and the 2010 Players' Championships
2010 Players' Championships
The 2010 Grey Power Players' Championship was the last Grand Slam event of both the World Curling Tour and Women's World Curling Tour for the 2009-10 season. This was the eighteenth time the event took place, and the fifth time since it was switched to joint men's/women's format. The event was held...
to Cheryl Bernard
Cheryl Bernard
Cheryl Bernard is a Canadian curler from Calgary. She represented Team Canada at the 2010 Winter Olympics as the team's skip, winning the silver medal in women's curling after falling to Sweden in the final....
.
Webster was chosen as Shannon Kleibrink
Shannon Kleibrink
Shannon Kleibrink is a Canadian curler from Okotoks, Alberta. She and her team of third Amy Nixon, second Glenys Bakker, lead Christine Keshen and alternate Sandra Jenkins represented Canada at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy...
's alternate for the 2011 Scotties Tournament of Hearts
2011 Scotties Tournament of Hearts
The 2011 Scotties Tournament of Hearts, the Canadian women's national curling championship, was held from February 19 to February 27 at the Charlottetown Civic Centre in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island...
.
For the 2011-12 curling season, Webster will add Geri-Lynn Ramsay and Erin Carmody
Erin Carmody
Erin Carmody is a Canadian curler from Prince Edward Island. A native of the town of Summerside, Carmody was a biology student at the University of Prince Edward Island when she broke onto the curling scene by winning three consecutive provincial junior championships, twice with an undefeated record...
to her team. Ramsay and Carmody played with Kathy O'Rourke
Kathy O'Rourke
Kathleen "Kathy" O'Rourke is a retired Canadian curler from Summerside, Prince Edward Island. She is a six-time provincial champion and is a former Canadian Mixed Champion....
from 2009-2011 in Prince Edward Island
Prince Edward Island
Prince Edward Island is a Canadian province consisting of an island of the same name, as well as other islands. The maritime province is the smallest in the nation in both land area and population...
, having great success at the 2010 Scotties Tournament of Hearts
2010 Scotties Tournament of Hearts
The 2010 Scotties Tournament of Hearts, the Canadian women's national curling championship, was held from January 30 to February 7 at the Essar Centre in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario....
finishing first in round robin play, and losing the final. Webster's current third Lori Olson-Johns
Lori Olson-Johns
Lori Olson-Johns born on November 24, 1976 in Toronto, Ontario is a Canadian curler. She currently plays second for Cheryl Bernard out of the Calgary Curling Club in Calgary.-1992-2000:...
joined up with Cheryl Bernard
Cheryl Bernard
Cheryl Bernard is a Canadian curler from Calgary. She represented Team Canada at the 2010 Winter Olympics as the team's skip, winning the silver medal in women's curling after falling to Sweden in the final....
.
Grand Slam record
Event | 2006–07 2006-07 curling season -Season of Champions top three finishes:-Other events:-Men's:-Women's:-WCT Money Ranking:... |
2007–08 2007-08 curling season -Season of Champions top three finishes:-Other events:-World Curling Tour winners:-Women's World Curling Tour winners:Events in bold indicate Grand Slam events.-WCT Money Ranking:-Sources:*... |
2008–09 2008-09 curling season -Season of Champions top three finishes:-Other events:-World Curling Tour winners:-Women's World Curling Tour winners:-WCT Money Ranking:... |
2009–10 2009-10 curling season The 2009–10 curling season began in September 2009 and ended in April 2010.-Season of Champions top three finishes:-Other events:-World Curling Tour events:-Women's World Curling Tour events:... |
2010–11 | 2011–12 |
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Autumn Gold Autumn Gold Curling Classic The Curlers Corner Autumn Gold Curling Classic is the very first Grand Slam event of the season on the Women's World Curling Tour. It is held annually on the Canadian Thanksgiving Weekend at the Calgary Curling Club in Calgary, Alberta. The first Autumn Gold Classic was held in 1978, and at the... |
F | Q | Q | Q | Q | QF |
Manitoba Lotteries | DNP | Q | Q | Q | DNP | DNP |
Wayden Transportation Wayden Transportation Ladies Classic The Wayden Transportation Ladies Classic, also known as the Abbotsford Ladies was a Grand Slam event on the Women's World Curling Tour. It was held annually in November in Abbotsford, British Columbia... |
Q | Q | QF | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Sobeys Slam Sobeys Slam The Sobeys Slam is the third Grand Slam event of the Women's World Curling Tour. It is held annually in November in New Glasgow, Nova Scotia.The event began in 1998 as the Sobeys Curling Classic. It was added as a Grand Slam event for the 2007-08 curling season, and was renamed the "Sobeys Slam"... |
N/A | Q | QF | N/A | - | |
Players' Championships Players' Championships The Players' Championships is the final event on the World Curling Tour, and a part of the Grand Slam of Curling, being the only slam to feature both a women's and men's tournament... |
Q | DNP | Q | F | - |
Key
- C - Won Chamoionship
- F - Lost final
- SF - Lost semi final
- QF - Lost quarter final
- Q - Did not make playoffs
- DNP - Did not participate in event
- N/A - not a Grand Slam event that season