Joan McCusker
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Joan McCusker (b. June 8, 1965 in Yorkton
, Saskatchewan
as Joan Elizabeth Inglis), grew up in Saltcoats. She is a Canadian
curler
who played second on the team of Sandra Schmirler
at the provincial, national and international level. As part of the Schmirler rink, McCusker won a gold medal at the 1998 Winter Olympics
. Her sisters Cathy Trowel and Nancy Inglis have played at provincial and national levels also. Her husband Brian played in several Canadian men's championships with Randy Woytowich and was on a mixed championship team. McCusker is part of CBC's curling coverage
team that includes Bruce Rainnie
and Mike Harris
. McCusker was an elementary school teacher until 1998, when she quit to focus on her curling and broadcasting career.
Yorkton, Saskatchewan
Yorkton is a city located in southeastern Saskatchewan, Canada, near the Manitoba border. Founded and incorporated in 1882 by a group of settlers from Ontario, it has grown to 15,038 residents as of the 2006 census. The city is bordered by the Rural Municipality of Orkney No. 244 and the Rural...
, Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan is a prairie province in Canada, which has an area of . Saskatchewan is bordered on the west by Alberta, on the north by the Northwest Territories, on the east by Manitoba, and on the south by the U.S. states of Montana and North Dakota....
as Joan Elizabeth Inglis), grew up in Saltcoats. She 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
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...
who played second on the team of 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...
at the provincial, national and international level. As part of the Schmirler rink, McCusker won a gold medal 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...
. Her sisters Cathy Trowel and Nancy Inglis have played at provincial and national levels also. Her husband Brian played in several Canadian men's championships with Randy Woytowich and was on a mixed championship team. McCusker is part of CBC's curling coverage
Curling on CBC
CBC Sports coverage of Curling consists of the Capital One Grand Slam of Curling. Previously, CBC's broadcasting rights have included the Canadian Curling Association, the Tim Hortons Brier, the CBC Curling Classic, the World Curling Championships, and Olympic Curling.-Capital One Grand Slam of...
team that includes Bruce Rainnie
Bruce Rainnie
Bruce Rainnie is a broadcaster for CBC Sports and the host of CBC News: Compass, the supper-hour news program on CBCT in Prince Edward Island. He has been the host of Compass since 2003 and has been with CBC since 1995....
and Mike Harris
Mike Harris (curler)
Mike Harris is a Canadian curler. Mike Harris is the golf professional at The Donalda Golf and Country Club in Toronto, Ontario....
. McCusker was an elementary school teacher until 1998, when she quit to focus on her curling and broadcasting career.