Marliese Kasner ( Miller; born January 8, 1982 in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan

Prince Albert, Saskatchewan

Prince Albert is the third-largest city in Saskatchewan, Canada. It is situated in the centre of the province on the banks of the North Saskatchewan River. The city is known as the "Gateway to the North" because it is the last major centre along the route to the resources of northern Saskatchewan...

) is a Canadian

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 Shellbrook, Saskatchewan

Shellbrook, Saskatchewan

Shellbrook, Saskatchewan is rural community in Saskatchewan, Canada west of Prince AlbertTown, pop 1,276, located 44.5 km W of Prince Albert and served by Hwys 3, 40, and 55.- History :...

. She plays lead for her sister, Stefanie Lawton

Stefanie Lawton

Stefanie Lawton is a Canadian curler from Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. After an appearance at the 1997 Canadian Junior Championships, she would go on to win the 2000 Championships with the help of her team of sister Marliese Miller , Stacy Helm and Amanda MacDonald . At the worlds that year, she...

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Career

Kasner is a two-time Canadian Junior Champion

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....

, having won the title in 2000 playing third for her sister, and winning it in her own right as skip in 2003. At the 2000 World Junior Curling Championships

World Junior Curling Championships

The World Junior Curling Championships is an annual curling tournament featuring the world's best curlers who are 21 years old or younger. The competition for both men and women occur at the same venue. The men's tournament has occurred since 1975 and the women's 1988...

, Kasner won a silver medal with her sister, and at the 2003 World Juniors, she won the gold medal for Canada, defeating Cassandra Johnson

Cassandra Johnson

Cassandra "Cassie" Potter is an American curler best known for skipping the United States Women's Curling Team at the 2006 Winter Olympics and the 2005 Women's World Curling Championships.-Biography:...

 of the United States in the final. After Juniors, Kasner joined back with her sister, playing as her third. In 2005 and 2009, the team would win the Saskatchewan Scotties Tournament of Hearts

Saskatchewan Scotties Tournament of Hearts

The SaskTel Saskatchewan Scotties Tournament of Hearts is the Saskatchewan provincial women's curling tournament. The winning team represents Saskatchewan at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts.-Past winners:-External links:*]...

. In 2008, the team won the Canada Cup of Curling.