Shannon Kleibrink
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Shannon Kleibrink (born October 7, 1968 in Norquay, Saskatchewan
) 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
. They won a bronze medal.
Kleibrink made her debut at the 1993 Scott Tournament of Hearts
, Canada's national curling championship where her team of Sandra Jenkins, Sally Shigehiro and Joanne Wright finished 6-5 representing team Alberta
. Kleibrink didn't qualify for the Scotts again until 2004, but in the mean time she made it to the final of the 1997 Olympic Trials. At the trials, where the winner played for Canada at the 1998 Winter Olympics
, Kleibrink lost in the final to Sandra Schmirler
. In 2004 Kleibrink became the first woman to win a Canadian Mixed Curling Championship
as skip. She was also the first woman to skip a team at the mixed, when she did so the previous year, where she lost in the final. The same year, at the 2004 Scott Tournament of Hearts
, Kleibrink and her team of Amy Nixon, Glenys Bakker and Stephanie Marchand finished 6-5, out of the playoffs.
In 2005, Kleibrink won the Canada Cup of Curling where she beat Jan Betker
in the final. Later on that year, Kleibrink qualified for the Olympics, when they beat Kelly Scott
's team from Kelowna
, British Columbia
at the 2005 Canadian Olympic trials. Kleibrink's team began the tournament at 1-3 before winning seven straight games to qualify. In the final end of the championship game, Kleibrink scored 3 points to win the match 8-7.
Her best showing at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts to date was during the 2008 event in Regina, Saskatchewan
where she represented Alberta for a third time. They finished in first place after the round robin with a 10-1 record. They then defeated Sherry Middaugh
of Ontario
to advance to the finals for the first time. However, she was defeated in the championship game by Jennifer Jones
of Manitoba.
In 2009, Kleibrink's team lost to Heather Nedohin
's rink in the Alberta Scotties Tournament of Hearts
semi-final, failing to return to that years national championships. However, Kleibrink did see some success, having won the 2009 Canada Cup of Curling
, defeating Marie-France Larouche
in the final. In addition, Kleibrink earned a direct berth into the 2009 Canadian Olympic Curling Trials
to be held in Edmonton. At the Olympic Trials, Kleibrink lost in the final to Cheryl Bernard
. Kleibrink failed to make it to the Scotties once again, losing to Valerie Sweeting
in the 2010 Alberta Scotties Tournament of Hearts
final.
Key
In addition to the Women's Slams, Kleibrink's rink played in the 2006 BDO Canadian Open of Curling
, a men's slam event.
Norquay, Saskatchewan
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) 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 Okotoks, Alberta
Okotoks, Alberta
Okotoks is a town situated on the Sheep River, south of Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The town is a member of the Calgary Regional Partnership, a cooperative of communities within the Calgary Region. Okotoks has become a popular bedroom community for the City of Calgary...
. She and her team of third Amy Nixon
Amy Nixon
Amy Nixon is a Canadian curler. At the age of four she moved with her family to Regina, Saskatchewan, where she grew up. She moved to Calgary in 1995, where she now resides. Nixon is an alumnus of the University of Calgary with three degrees in kinesiology, women's studies and law...
, second Glenys Bakker
Glenys Bakker
Glenys Bakker is a Canadian curler from Calgary, Alberta.Bakker played second for Shannon Kleibrink's bronze medal winning team at the 2006 Winter Olympics....
, lead Christine Keshen
Christine Keshen
Christine Keshen is a Canadian curler from Invermere, British Columbia)Keshen played lead for Team Canada, skipped by Shannon Kleibrink at the 2006 Winter Olympics....
and alternate Sandra Jenkins
Sandra Jenkins
Sandra Jenkins is a Canadian curler from Salmon Arm, British Columbia....
represented Canada at the 2006 Winter Olympics
2006 Winter Olympics
The 2006 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XX Olympic Winter Games, was a winter multi-sport event which was celebrated in Turin, Italy from February 10, 2006, through February 26, 2006. This marked the second time Italy hosted the Olympic Winter Games, the first being the VII Olympic Winter...
in Turin
Turin
Turin is a city and major business and cultural centre in northern Italy, capital of the Piedmont region, located mainly on the left bank of the Po River and surrounded by the Alpine arch. The population of the city proper is 909,193 while the population of the urban area is estimated by Eurostat...
, Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
. They won a bronze medal.
Kleibrink made her debut at the 1993 Scott Tournament of Hearts
1993 Scott Tournament of Hearts
The 1993 Scott Tournament of Hearts Canadian women's national curling championship, was played in Brandon, Manitoba.-Teams:-Standings:-Draw 1:-Draw 2:-Draw 3:-Draw 4:-Draw 5:-Draw 6:-Draw 7:-Draw 8:...
, Canada's national curling championship where her team of Sandra Jenkins, Sally Shigehiro and Joanne Wright finished 6-5 representing team 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...
. Kleibrink didn't qualify for the Scotts again until 2004, but in the mean time she made it to the final of the 1997 Olympic Trials. At the trials, where the winner played for Canada at the 1998 Winter Olympics
1998 Winter Olympics
The 1998 Winter Olympics, officially the XVIII Olympic Winter Games, was a winter multi-sport event celebrated from 7 to 22 February 1998 in Nagano, Japan. Seventy-two nations and 2,176 participans contested in seven sports and 72 events at 15 venues. The games saw the introduction of Women's ice...
, Kleibrink lost in the final to Sandra Schmirler
Sandra Schmirler
Sandra Marie Schmirler, SOM , was a Canadian curler, who captured three Canadian Curling Championships and three World Curling Championships. Schmirler skipped her Canadian team to a gold medal at the 1998 Winter Olympics, the first year curling was a medal sport...
. In 2004 Kleibrink became the first woman to win a Canadian Mixed Curling Championship
Canadian Mixed Curling Championship
The Canadian Mixed Curling Championship is the national curling championship for mixed curling in Canada. It is considered as the highest level of mixed curling in the world, with the absence of a World Championships. However, a...
as skip. She was also the first woman to skip a team at the mixed, when she did so the previous year, where she lost in the final. The same year, at the 2004 Scott Tournament of Hearts
2004 Scott Tournament of Hearts
The 2004 Scott Tournament of Hearts was held at the ENMAX Centrium in Red Deer, Alberta from February 21 to 29 2004. The defending champion, Colleen Jones won the right to represent "Canada" and she would go on to win her fourth straight championship...
, Kleibrink and her team of Amy Nixon, Glenys Bakker and Stephanie Marchand finished 6-5, out of the playoffs.
In 2005, Kleibrink won the Canada Cup of Curling where she beat Jan Betker
Jan Betker
Janice "Jan" Betker is a Canadian curler. Betker is best known for playing third on the Sandra Schmirler rink that won three world championships and an Olympic gold medal in the 1990s...
in the final. Later on that year, Kleibrink qualified for the Olympics, when they beat Kelly Scott
Kelly Scott
Kelly Scott is a Canadian curler from Kelowna, British Columbia.-1995-2005:...
's team from Kelowna
Kelowna
Kelowna is a city on Okanagan Lake in the Okanagan Valley, in the southern interior of British Columbia, Canada. Its name derives from a Okanagan language term for "grizzly bear"...
, British Columbia
British Columbia
British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...
at the 2005 Canadian Olympic trials. Kleibrink's team began the tournament at 1-3 before winning seven straight games to qualify. In the final end of the championship game, Kleibrink scored 3 points to win the match 8-7.
Her best showing at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts to date was during the 2008 event in Regina, Saskatchewan
Regina, Saskatchewan
Regina is the capital city of the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. The city is the second-largest in the province and a cultural and commercial centre for southern Saskatchewan. It is governed by Regina City Council. Regina is the cathedral city of the Roman Catholic and Romanian Orthodox...
where she represented Alberta for a third time. They finished in first place after the round robin with a 10-1 record. They then defeated Sherry Middaugh
Sherry Middaugh
Sherry L. Middaugh is a Canadian curler from Victoria Harbour, Ontario. Before marrying world champion curler Wayne Middaugh, she was known as Sherry Scheirich....
of Ontario
Ontario
Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....
to advance to the finals for the first time. However, she was defeated in the championship game by 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:...
of Manitoba.
In 2009, Kleibrink's team lost to Heather Nedohin
Heather Nedohin
Heather Nedohin is a Canadian curler from Sherwood Park, Alberta. She is a former Canadian and World Junior champion, Scott Tournament of Hearts Champion and a World bronze medalist...
's rink in the Alberta Scotties Tournament of Hearts
Alberta Scotties Tournament of Hearts
The Alberta Scotties Tournament of Hearts is the Alberta provincial women's curling tournament. The winning team represents Alberta at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts.-Past winners:-External links:*...
semi-final, failing to return to that years national championships. However, Kleibrink did see some success, having won the 2009 Canada Cup of Curling
2009 Canada Cup of Curling
The 2009 Canada Cup of Curling was held March 18-22 at the Farrell Agencies Arena in Yorkton, Saskatchewan.-Teams: Kevin Koe Kevin Martin Glenn Howard Bob Ursel Russ Howard Mike McEwen Randy Ferbey The 2009 Canada Cup of Curling was held March 18-22 at the Farrell Agencies Arena in Yorkton,...
, defeating Marie-France Larouche
Marie-France Larouche
Marie-France Larouche is a Canadian curler.Larouche is a former national junior curling champion, having won the title in 1999 with her team of Nancy Bélanger, Marie-Ève Létourneau, Valerie Grenier and Véronique Grégoire. Larouche won the championship after four previous unsuccessful attempts...
in the final. In addition, Kleibrink earned a direct berth into 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...
to be held in Edmonton. At the Olympic Trials, Kleibrink lost in the final 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....
. Kleibrink failed to make it to the Scotties once again, losing to Valerie Sweeting
Valerie Sweeting
Valerie "Val" Sweeting is a Canadian curler from Vegreville, Alberta. Sweeting surprised many by skipping the winning team at the 2010 Alberta Scotties Tournament of Hearts....
in the 2010 Alberta Scotties Tournament of Hearts
2010 Alberta Scotties Tournament of Hearts
The 2010 Alberta Scotties Tournament of Hearts was the 2010 edition of the Alberta provincial women's curling championship. It was held January 6-10 at the Calgary Curling Club in Calgary, Alberta. The winning team will represent Alberta at the 2010 Scotties Tournament of Hearts in Sault Ste....
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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... |
SF | F | C | Q | QF | F |
| Manitoba Lotteries | SF | C | Q | DNP | 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... |
SF | QF | Q | 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 | SF | Q | N/A | DNP | |
| 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 | Q | F | QF | QF |
Key
- C - Champion
- 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
In addition to the Women's Slams, Kleibrink's rink played in the 2006 BDO Canadian Open of Curling
BDO Canadian Open of Curling
The BDO Canadian Open of Curling is an annual curling men's bonspiel. It is one of the Grand Slam events on the World Curling Tour.-Event names:*Telus Canadian Open: 2001*M&M Meat Shops Canadian Open: 2002*Canadian Open: 2003, 2005...
, a men's slam event.