Christine McCrady
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Christine McCrady is a Canadian
curler from Ottawa
, Ontario
. She curls out of the Rideau Curling Club
.
McCrady is a former provincial champion
. She won the 1995 provincial championship playing third for Alison Goring
's rink from the Bayview Country Club in Thornhill, Ontario
. This qualified the team to represent Ontario at the 1995 Scott Tournament of Hearts
in Calgary
, Canada's national women's curling championship. The team finished with a 7-4 round robin record, which was not good enough for the playoffs that year, and the team had finished in 5th place. McCrady herself had a 77% shooting percentage during the tournament.
McCrady would be on the Ontario team in two more Tournament of Hearts' as the alternate player. In the 1998 and 2000 championships she was the alternate for the teams skipped by Anne Merklinger
. In both events, McCrady did not play any matches. The team lost in the finals in both events.
McCrady would later join the Merklinger team as a normal player, throwing third stones. They made the playoffs at the 2002 provincial championship.
McCrady would later join up with Darcie Walker as her third before forming her own team in 2005.
McCrady disappeared from the curling scene for five years before returning in 2010. She won her first World Curling Tour
event at the 2010 Royal LePage OVCA Women's Fall Classic
, defeating Tracy Horgan
's rink in the final.
Canada
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curler from Ottawa
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
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....
. She curls out of the Rideau Curling Club
Rideau Curling Club
The Rideau Curling Club is a curling facility and organization located in Ottawa, Ontario. Founded in 1888, the Rideau Curling Club maintains a rivalry with the Ottawa Curling Club.-History:...
.
McCrady is a former provincial champion
Ontario Scotties Tournament of Hearts
The Ontario Scotties Tournament of Hearts is the Ontario provincial curling championship for women's curling. The winning team represents the province at the national Scotties Tournament of Hearts....
. She won the 1995 provincial championship playing third for Alison Goring
Alison Goring
Alison Goring is a Canadian curler.Goring is a former Canadian champion skip, having won the 1990 Scott Tournament of Hearts. She was also a successful junior curler, having won the 1983 Canadian Junior Curling Championships.Goring won her first provincial championship in 1990...
's rink from the Bayview Country Club in Thornhill, Ontario
Thornhill, Ontario
Thornhill is a community in the Greater Toronto Area of Southern Ontario, Canada, located on the northern border of the city of Toronto. Once a municipal village, Thornhill is now a community and postal designation geographically split into two municipalities along Yonge Street, the city of...
. This qualified the team to represent Ontario at the 1995 Scott Tournament of Hearts
1995 Scott Tournament of Hearts
The 1995 Scott Tournament of Hearts Canadian women's national curling championship, was played in Calgary, Alberta. It was the first time the page-playoff system would be used at the Scott.-Teams:-Standings:-Draw 1:-Draw 2:-Draw 3:...
in Calgary
Calgary
Calgary is a city in the Province of Alberta, Canada. It is located in the south of the province, in an area of foothills and prairie, approximately east of the front ranges of the Canadian Rockies...
, Canada's national women's curling championship. The team finished with a 7-4 round robin record, which was not good enough for the playoffs that year, and the team had finished in 5th place. McCrady herself had a 77% shooting percentage during the tournament.
McCrady would be on the Ontario team in two more Tournament of Hearts' as the alternate player. In the 1998 and 2000 championships she was the alternate for the teams skipped by Anne Merklinger
Anne Merklinger
Anne Merklinger is a retired Canadian curler from Ottawa. Merklinger is a two-time runner-up at the Tournament of Hearts, the Canadian women's championship. She curled out of the Rideau Curling Club....
. In both events, McCrady did not play any matches. The team lost in the finals in both events.
McCrady would later join the Merklinger team as a normal player, throwing third stones. They made the playoffs at the 2002 provincial championship.
McCrady would later join up with Darcie Walker as her third before forming her own team in 2005.
McCrady disappeared from the curling scene for five years before returning in 2010. She won her first 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....
event at the 2010 Royal LePage OVCA Women's Fall Classic
Royal LePage OVCA Women's Fall Classic
The Royal LePage OVCA Women's Fall Classic is an annual Women's World Curling Tour event held at the North Grenville Curling Club in Kemptville, Ontario. It is held annually in early November and is put on by the Ottawa Valley Curling Association....
, defeating Tracy Horgan
Tracy Horgan
Tracy Horgan is a Canadian curler.Horgan is a three time Northern Ontario junior champion skip, having won the "provincial" championship in 2005, 2006 and 2007....
's rink in the final.