2008 Trail Appliances Curling Classic

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The 2008 Trail Appliances Autumn Gold Curling Classic was held October 10-13 at the Calgary Curling Club in Calgary, Alberta. It was the first Grand Slam event of the 2008-09 Women's World Curling Tour.

Teams

SkipThirdSecondLeadRankHome city
Sherry Anderson Kim Hodson Heather Walsh Donna Gignac NR Flag of Saskatchewan.svg Saskatoon
Ève Bélisle Brenda Nicholls Martine Comeau Julie Rainville 12 Flag of Quebec.svg Montreal
Cheryl Bernard Susan O'Connor Carolyn Darbyshire Cori Bartel 14 Flag of Alberta.svg Calgary
Allison Earl Shannon Nimmo June Campbell Sheri Pickering 35 Flag of Alberta.svg Calgary
Michelle Englot Deanna Doig Roberta Materi Cindy Simmons NR Flag of Saskatchewan.svg Regina
Diane Foster Glenys Bakker Jennifer Coutts Lisa Otto NR Flag of Alberta.svg Calgary
Cathy Auld (fourth) Cheryl McPherson Jennifer Issler Alison Goring (skip)NR Flag of Ontario.svg Thornhill
Brittany Gregor Lindsay Blyth Lindsay Reid Katrine Fisette NR Flag of Alberta.svg Calgary
Amber Holland Kim Schneider Tammy Schneider Heather Seeley NR Flag of Saskatchewan.svg Kronau
Kristy Jenion Karen Klein Theresa Cannon Jillian Sandison NR Flag of Manitoba.svg Winnipeg
Jennifer Jones Cathy Overton-Clapham Jill Officer Dawn Askin NR Flag of Manitoba.svg Winnipeg
Cathy King Lori Olson Raylene Rocque Tracy Bush 19 Flag of Alberta.svg Edmonton
Megan Kirk Jodi Marthaller Nicole Jacques Lace Dupont 35 Flag of Alberta.svg Lethbridge
Shannon Kleibrink Amy Nixon Bronwen Webster Chelsey Bell 1 Flag of Alberta.svg Calgary
Stefanie Lawton Marliese Kasner Sherri Singler Lana Vey NR Flag of Saskatchewan.svg Saskatoon
Christina Cadorin (fourth) Colleen Madonia (skip) Janet Murphy Kate Hamer NR Flag of Ontario.svg Mississauga
Moe Meguro Mari Motohashi Mayo Yamaura Kotomi Ishizaki NR Flag of Japan.svg Aomori
Sherry Middaugh Kirsten Wall Kim Moore Andra Harmark 15 Flag of Ontario.svg Coldwater
Heather Nedohin (fourth) Kristie Moore (skip) Beth Iskiw Pam Appelman 48 Flag of Alberta.svg Edmonton
Jill Mouzar Heather Smith-Dacey Kristen MacDiarmid Teri Lake NR Flag of Nova Scotia.svg Halifax
Karen Porritt Janice Blair Susan Baleja Alison Harvey NR Flag of Manitoba.svg Winnipeg
Ludmila Privivkova Olga Jarkova Nkeiruka Ezekh Ekaterina Galkina NR Flag of Russia.svg Moscow
Heather Rankin Lisa Eyamie Heather Moulding Kyla MacLachlan 8 Flag of Alberta.svg Calgary
Julie Reddick Jo-Ann Rizzo Leigh Armstrong Stephanie Leachman 18 Flag of Ontario.svg Brantford
Kelly Scott Jeanna Schraeder Sasha Carter Renee Simons 5 Flag of British Columbia.svg Kelowna
Renée Sonnenberg Nikki Smith Twyla Bruce Cary-Anne Sallows 24 Flag of Alberta.svg Grande Prairie
Barb Spencer Darcy Robertson Brette Richards Barb Enright NR Flag of Manitoba.svg Winnipeg
Kaileigh Straith Kristen Williamson Leslie Wilson Raunora Westcott NR Flag of Manitoba.svg Winnipeg
Liu Yin (fourth) Wang Bingyu (skip) Yue Qingshuang Zhou Yan 2 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Harbin
Crystal Webster Desirée Owen Samantha Preston Stephanie Malekoff 23 Flag of Alberta.svg Grande Prairie
Georgina Wheatcroft Stephanie Jackson Niki Hatter Kristen Windsor NR Flag of British Columbia.svg New Westminster
Faye White Karalee Swab Michelle Ries Cindy Westgard 35 Flag of Alberta.svg Edmonton

Playoffs

Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
         
Flag of Alberta.svg Cheryl Bernard 5
Flag of Manitoba.svg Barb Spencer 4
Flag of Alberta.svg Cheryl Bernard 8
Flag of Saskatchewan.svg Stefanie Lawton 1
Flag of Saskatchewan.svg Stefanie Lawton 7
Flag of Saskatchewan.svg Sherry Anderson 0
Flag of Alberta.svg Cheryl Bernard 2
Flag of Alberta.svg Shannon Kleibrink 8
Flag of Ontario.svg Sherry Middaugh 9
Flag of Alberta.svg Kristie Moore 4
Flag of Ontario.svg Sherry Middaugh 2
Flag of Alberta.svg Shannon Kleibrink 8
Flag of Alberta.svg Heather Rankin 4
Flag of Alberta.svg Shannon Kleibrink 8

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