Dawn Askin
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Dawn Askin (born July 3, 1980 in Ottawa
, Ontario
) is a Canadian
curler
from Winnipeg, Manitoba. She currently plays lead for Jennifer Jones
.
While living in her native Ottawa, Askin joined up with Jenn Hanna
for the 2003-04 season playing as her second. In 2005, the team won the Ontario Scott Tournament of Hearts and lost in the final of the 2005 Scott Tournament of Hearts
to Jennifer Jones.
In the 2006-07 season, Askin was demoted to the team's alternate so she could focus on her career. In 2007, she moved to Winnipeg, to be with boyfriend Mike McEwen
and began playing for Jones. She won the Canada Cup
with Jones in 2007. Askin won her second provincial championship (first as a Manitoban) in 2008, and played in her second Tournament of Hearts with Jones, this time as teammate, winning in the finals against Alberta. She would later win the 2008 World Women's Curling Championship that year with Jones, beating China in the final.
Askin together with the Jones team would reach the final again in the 2009 Scotties Tournament of Hearts
, this time as returning champions. After a steal of two in the 6th end this would seal their victory as repeating Canadian champions. They would go to the 2009 World Women's Curling Championship
in Korea, but would suffer a defeat in the quarter-finals that put them out of the medals.
Dawn Askin would continue as lead as the Jones team defended their title as Team Canada at the 2010 Scotties Tournament of Hearts
. After tying for the lead in the round robin the team would play PEI
and go straight to the final where they would have a rematch against PEI. After going down 6-3 the team would come from behind and win in extra ends, this was Askin's third championship.
Ottawa
Ottawa is the capital of Canada, the second largest city in the Province of Ontario, and the fourth largest city in the country. The city is located on the south bank of the Ottawa River in the eastern portion of Southern Ontario...
, Ontario
Ontario
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) is a Canadian
Canada
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curler
Curling
Curling is a sport in which players slide stones across a sheet of ice towards a target area. It is related to bowls, boule and shuffleboard. Two teams, each of four players, take turns sliding heavy, polished granite stones, also called "rocks", across the ice curling sheet towards the house, a...
from Winnipeg, Manitoba. She currently plays lead for Jennifer Jones
Jennifer Jones (curler)
Jennifer Jones is a Canadian curler from East St. Paul, Manitoba. Jones, a lawyer, is corporate counsel for Wellington West Capital and a Windsor Park Collegiate graduate.-Early success:...
.
While living in her native Ottawa, Askin joined up with Jenn Hanna
Jenn Hanna
Jennifer Ann Hanna is a Canadian curler who curls out of the Ottawa Curling Club. She was a finalist in both the 1998 Canadian Junior Curling Championship and the 2005 Scott Tournament of Hearts.-Personal life:...
for the 2003-04 season playing as her second. In 2005, the team won the Ontario Scott Tournament of Hearts and lost in the final of the 2005 Scott Tournament of Hearts
2005 Scott Tournament of Hearts
The 2005 Scott Tournament of Hearts, the Canadian women's curling championship, was held at Mile One Stadium in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador from February 19 to 27 2005. The tournament consists of 12 teams, one from each of Canada's provinces, one from Canada's territories and the...
to Jennifer Jones.
In the 2006-07 season, Askin was demoted to the team's alternate so she could focus on her career. In 2007, she moved to Winnipeg, to be with boyfriend Mike McEwen
Mike McEwen (curler)
Michael "Mike" McEwen is a Canadian curler from Winnipeg, Manitoba, who grew up in Brandon, Manitoba. The McEwen team curls out of the Assiniboine Memorial Curling Club in Winnipeg.-Career:...
and began playing for Jones. She won the Canada Cup
Canada Cup (curling)
The Capital One Canada Cup of Curling is a major men's and women's curling championship in Canada. It is organized by the Canadian Curling Association and is one of its major events on its "Season of Champions"...
with Jones in 2007. Askin won her second provincial championship (first as a Manitoban) in 2008, and played in her second Tournament of Hearts with Jones, this time as teammate, winning in the finals against Alberta. She would later win the 2008 World Women's Curling Championship that year with Jones, beating China in the final.
Askin together with the Jones team would reach the final again in the 2009 Scotties Tournament of Hearts
2009 Scotties Tournament of Hearts
The 2009 Scotties Tournament of Hearts, the Canadian women's national curling championship, was held from February 21 to March 1 at the Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre in Victoria, British Columbia.-Teams:* Throws third stones-Standings:...
, this time as returning champions. After a steal of two in the 6th end this would seal their victory as repeating Canadian champions. They would go to the 2009 World Women's Curling Championship
2009 World Women's Curling Championship
The 2009 Mount Titlis World Women's Curling Championship was held in Gangneung, Korea from March 21 to 29th.-Qualification: * Top 8 finishers from the 2008 European Curling Championships:...
in Korea, but would suffer a defeat in the quarter-finals that put them out of the medals.
Dawn Askin would continue as lead as the Jones team defended their title as Team Canada 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....
. After tying for the lead in the round robin the team would play PEI
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...
and go straight to the final where they would have a rematch against PEI. After going down 6-3 the team would come from behind and win in extra ends, this was Askin's third championship.