Lana Vey 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 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...

.

Vey had no prior national championship experience when she was picked up to play third for 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...

 for the 2006-07 season to replace Joan McCusker

Joan McCusker

Joan McCusker , 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...

. However, the team had quite a successful season, going all the way to the 2007 Scotties Tournament of Hearts

2007 Scotties Tournament of Hearts

The 2007 Scotties Tournament of Hearts, Canada's women's curling championship, was held February 17-25 at the ENMAX Centre in Lethbridge, Alberta. It marks the first year under the Scotties brand name. The winner was the defending champions Team Canada, under skip Kelly Scott...

 final, but losing to Kelly Scott

Kelly Scott

Kelly Scott is a Canadian curler from Kelowna, British Columbia.-1995-2005:...

's rink in the final.

After the season, Vey was picked up to play lead for the Stefanie Lawton

Stefanie Lawton

Stefanie Lawton is a Canadian curler from Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. After an appearance at the 1997 Canadian Junior Championships, she would go on to win the 2000 Championships with the help of her team of sister Marliese Miller , Stacy Helm and Amanda MacDonald . At the worlds that year, she...

 rink. She would find success on that team as well. While they failed to win the provincial championship that year, they did qualify for the 2008 Canada Cup of Curling

2008 Canada Cup of Curling

The 2008 Strauss Canada Cup was held February 27 to March 2 at the Interior Savings Centre in Kamloops, British Columbia. The men's champion was Kevin Koe and the women's champion was Stefanie Lawton...

, which they won. The following season, the Lawton rink did with the provincial championship

Saskatchewan Scotties Tournament of Hearts

The SaskTel Saskatchewan Scotties Tournament of Hearts is the Saskatchewan provincial women's curling tournament. The winning team represents Saskatchewan at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts.-Past winners:-External links:*]...

, and finished in fourth place at the 2009 Scotties Tournament of Hearts

2009 Scotties Tournament of Hearts

The 2009 Scotties Tournament of Hearts, the Canadian women's national curling championship, was held from February 21 to March 1 at the Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre in Victoria, British Columbia.-Teams:* Throws third stones-Standings:...

 in Victoria, British Columbia

Victoria, British Columbia

Victoria is the capital city of British Columbia, Canada and is located on the southern tip of Vancouver Island off Canada's Pacific coast. The city has a population of about 78,000 within the metropolitan area of Greater Victoria, which has a population of 360,063, the 15th most populous Canadian...

. She will be playing third for Michelle Englot

Michelle Englot

Michelle Englot ; is a Canadian curler from Regina, Saskatchewan...

 for the 2010-2011 season.

External links

• World Curling Federation profile