Heather Houston
Encyclopedia
Heather Houston is a Canadian
curler
and world champion.
She won the Scotties Tournament of Hearts
in 1988 and 1989.
She won the 1988 and 1991 Ontario Scotties Tournament of Hearts
, skipping her team.
She was Champion skip at the 1996 TSN Skins Game
.
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...
and world champion.
International championships
Houston became world champion in 1989 as skip for the Canadian team. She received a silver medal in 1988.She won the Scotties Tournament of Hearts
Scotties Tournament of Hearts
The Scotties Tournament of Hearts is an annual Canadian women's curling championship, sanctioned by the Canadian Curling Association. The winner goes on to represent Canada at the women's world curling championships. Since 1985, the winner also gets to return to the following year's tournament as...
in 1988 and 1989.
She won the 1988 and 1991 Ontario Scotties Tournament of Hearts
Ontario Curling Association
The Ontario Curling Association is the governing body of curling in Southern Ontario. Northern Ontario is governed by the Northern Ontario Curling Association. The OCA sends a team to represent Team Ontario at all major Canadian Championships except the Scott Tournament of Hearts. The NOCF sends a...
, skipping her team.
She was Champion skip at the 1996 TSN Skins Game
TSN Skins Game
The TSN Curling Skins Game is an annual curling bonspiel hosted by The Sports Network. "Skins" curling had been developed as a way to make curling more interesting on TV during the time before the free guard zone rule was implemented...
.