Desirée Owen
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Desirée Owen is a curler from Grande Prairie, Alberta
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Owen won two provincial junior titles- in 2003 and in 2005. At the 2003 Canadian Junior Curling Championships
, her Alberta team lost to Saskatchewan's Marliese Kasner
(then Miller) in the semi-final.http://www.curling.ca/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/Juniors_Women_2003.pdf. In 2005, her team posted an undefeated record after the round robin, but ended up losing to New Brunswick's Andrea Kelly
in the final.http://www.curling.ca/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/Juniors_Women_2005.pdf
Owen played third for Crystal Webster
until she took the 2009-10 curling season
off to have a baby. She did however play for the team as an alternate at the 2009 Canadian Olympic Curling Trials
. http://www.edmontonsun.com/sports/columnists/terry_jones/2009/11/29/11969696-sun.html Owen now skips her own team.
While Owen has never played at the Tournament of Hearts, she has had some success on the Women's World Curling Tour
. Her first bonspiel win was the DEKALB Superspiel
in 2009 with Webster. She has made it to two Grand Slam finals. In 2006, she lost to Kelly Scott
at the 2006 Trail Appliances Autumn Gold Curling Classic
. She made it to the final at the same event in 2010
as a skip, but lost again, this time to China's Wang Bingyu
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Grande Prairie, Alberta
Grande Prairie is a city in the northwestern part of the province of Alberta in Western Canada. It is located on the southern edge of the Peace River Country . The city is surrounded by the County of Grande Prairie No...
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Owen won two provincial junior titles- in 2003 and in 2005. At the 2003 Canadian Junior Curling Championships
Canadian Junior Curling Championships
The Canadian Junior Curling Championships is an annual curling tournament held to determine the best junior-level curling team in Canada. Junior level curlers must be under the age of 20 as of December 31 in the year prior to the tournament....
, her Alberta team lost to Saskatchewan's Marliese Kasner
Marliese Kasner
Marliese Kasner is a Canadian curler from Shellbrook, Saskatchewan. She plays lead for her sister, Stefanie Lawton.-Career:Kasner is a two-time Canadian Junior Champion, having won the title in 2000 playing third for her sister, and winning it in her own right as skip in 2003...
(then Miller) in the semi-final.http://www.curling.ca/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/Juniors_Women_2003.pdf. In 2005, her team posted an undefeated record after the round robin, but ended up losing to New Brunswick's Andrea Kelly
Andrea Kelly
Andrea Kelly is a Canadian curler from Aroostook, New Brunswick.Andrea is originally from Aroostook, New Brunswick and started curling in her youth at the Perth-Andover Legion Curling Club along with her brothers Blake and Michael.Kelly skipped Team New Brunswick in both the 2002 and 2004 Canadian...
in the final.http://www.curling.ca/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/Juniors_Women_2005.pdf
Owen played third for Crystal Webster
Crystal Webster
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...
until she took the 2009-10 curling season
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:...
off to have a baby. She did however play for the team as an alternate at the 2009 Canadian Olympic Curling 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...
. http://www.edmontonsun.com/sports/columnists/terry_jones/2009/11/29/11969696-sun.html Owen now skips her own team.
While Owen has never played at the Tournament of Hearts, she has had some success on the 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....
. Her first bonspiel 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 with Webster. She has made it to two Grand Slam finals. In 2006, she lost to Kelly Scott
Kelly Scott
Kelly Scott is a Canadian curler from Kelowna, British Columbia.-1995-2005:...
at the 2006 Trail Appliances Autumn Gold Curling Classic
2006 Trail Appliances Autumn Gold Curling Classic
The 2006 Trail Appliances Autumn Gold Curling Classic was the 29th annual edition of the event. It marked the first Grand Slam event of the Women's World Curling Tour. It was also the first ever women's Grand Slam event to be held, as it was the first season for the women's Grand Slam. The event...
. She made it to the final at the same event in 2010
2010 Curlers Corner Autumn Gold Curling Classic
The 2010 Curlers Corner Autumn Gold Curling Classic was held October 8-11 at the Calgary Curling Club in Calgary, Alberta. It was the 33rd edition of the event, and the fifth time as a Grand Slam event. The total purse of the event was $C52,000. The winning team was the Chinese national team who...
as a skip, but lost again, this time to China's Wang Bingyu
Wang Bingyu
Wang Bingyu is a Chinese curler. She is the skip of the national team, and throws last rocks.-Curling career:Wang began curling in 2001. By 2004, she played in her first international event- skipping the Chinese team at the World Junior B Curling Championships...
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Teammates
- Carry-Anne Sallows (third)
- Lindsay Makichuk (second)
- Stephanie Malekoff (lead)