Shelley Nichols
Encyclopedia
Shelley Nichols is a Canadian
curler
from St. John's
.
Nichols played third for Jennifer Guzzwell at the 2002 and 2003 Canadian Junior Curling Championships
. The team lost the 2002 final to Suzanne Gaudet of Prince Edward Island. In 2003, they lost a tie breaker to make the playoffs.
In 2005, Nichols played third for her brother, 2006 Olympic Gold Medalist Mark Nichols
at that year's Canadian Mixed Curling Championship
in which the team won.
Nichols joined up with Heather Strong
for the 2005-06 season, and won provincial championships
as her third in 2006 and 2007.
She left the team to skip her own in 2007. In 2010, she won her first provincial championship as a skip.
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
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 St. John's
St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
St. John's is the capital and largest city in Newfoundland and Labrador, and is the oldest English-founded city in North America. It is located on the eastern tip of the Avalon Peninsula on the island of Newfoundland. With a population of 192,326 as of July 1, 2010, the St...
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Nichols played third for Jennifer Guzzwell at the 2002 and 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....
. The team lost the 2002 final to Suzanne Gaudet of Prince Edward Island. In 2003, they lost a tie breaker to make the playoffs.
In 2005, Nichols played third for her brother, 2006 Olympic Gold Medalist Mark Nichols
Mark Nichols
Mark Nichols, ONL is a Canadian curler from Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.Nichols played third for the Brad Gushue rink from 1999 to 2011, and represented Canada at the 2006 Winter Olympics. With Gushue, Nichols has been to three Canadian Junior Curling Championships and six Briers...
at that year's 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...
in which the team won.
Nichols joined up with Heather Strong
Heather Strong
Heather Strong is a Canadian curler.Strong is the current Provincial Director of the Terry Fox Foundation and an avid curler...
for the 2005-06 season, and won provincial championships
Newfoundland and Labrador Scotties Tournament of Hearts
The Newfoundland and Labrador Scotties Tournament of Hearts is the Newfoundland and Labrador provincial women's curling tournament. The winning team represents Newfoundland and Labrador at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts.-Past winners:-External links:*...
as her third in 2006 and 2007.
She left the team to skip her own in 2007. In 2010, she won her first provincial championship as a skip.