Alberta Women's Curling Championship | |
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Established | 1951 |
2025 host city | Rimbey, Alberta |
2025 arena | Peter Lougheed Community Centre |
2025 champion | Kayla Skrlik |
Current edition | |
The Alberta Women's Curling Championship, formerly the Alberta Scotties Tournament of Hearts is the Alberta provincial women's curling tournament run by Curling Alberta. The winning team represents Alberta at the Canadian women's national championship, called the Scotties Tournament of Hearts.
National champions in bold. Western Canada champions (1953–1960) in italics.
Cathy King, formerly Cathy Borst is a Canadian curler from St. Albert, Alberta. She is a former Canadian champion skip and world championship bronze medallist, and 2013 world senior champion.
Shannon Kleibrink is a retired Canadian curler from Okotoks, Alberta. She and her team of third Amy Nixon, second Glenys Bakker, lead Christine Keshen and alternate Sandra Jenkins represented Canada at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy. They won a bronze medal.
Cheryl Bernard is a Canadian curler from Calgary, Alberta. She represented Team Canada at the 2010 Winter Olympics as the team's skip, winning the silver medal in women's curling after falling to Sweden in the final. Her first major tournament win came at the 2009 Canadian Olympic Curling Trials in Edmonton, Alberta. She also represented Canada again at the 2018 Winter Olympics in PyeongChang as the alternate for Rachel Homan's team.
Heather Nedohin is a Canadian curler from Sherwood Park, Alberta. She is a Canadian former and World Junior champion, two-time Tournament of Hearts Champion and a two-time World bronze medalist. She is married to three time World Champion David Nedohin. She currently coaches the Kerri Einarson rink.
Crystal Webster is a Canadian curler from Calgary, Alberta. She currently coaches and is the alternate on Team Kayla Skrlik.
Erin Carmody is a Canadian curler, originally from Prince Edward Island but residing in Halifax, Nova Scotia, as of 2019. She currently plays second on Team Sylvie Quillian. A native of the city of Summerside, Carmody was a biology student at the University of Prince Edward Island when she broke onto the curling scene by winning three consecutive provincial junior championships, twice with an undefeated record. She entered the national scene in 2010 after forming a rink with longtime teammate Geri-Lynn Ramsay and veteran curlers Kathy O'Rourke and Tricia Affleck that captured the 2010 provincial championships at the senior level. At the 2010 Scotties Tournament of Hearts, the squad made it all the way to the final but lost in the last match to three-time tournament champion Jennifer Jones. After the event, Carmody was presented with the Sandra Schmirler Most Valuable Player Award.
Lori Olson, better known as Lori Olson-Johns is a Canadian curler from Edmonton, Alberta. From 2014–2018, she played third for Val Sweeting and with Sweeting, finished runner-up at the 2015 Scotties Tournament of Hearts and won two grand slam events.
Dana Ferguson is a Canadian curler from Edmonton, Alberta.
Laura Walker is a Canadian curler from Edmonton, Alberta. She is a two-time Canadian University champion, a national junior champion, world junior silver medallist and world mixed doubles bronze medallist. Walker is originally from Scarborough, Ontario.
Jessica "Jessie" Hunkin is a Canadian curler from Parkland County, Alberta. She currently plays third on Team Robyn Silvernagle.
Rachel "Rachelle" Brown is a Canadian curler from Edmonton, Alberta. She is currently the alternate on Team Rachel Homan.
Katherine Cameron is a Canadian curler from Grande Pointe, Manitoba. She currently skips her own team out of Winnipeg.
Taylor Rae McDonald is a Canadian curler from Edmonton. She currently plays third on Team Kate Cameron. McDonald previously played second for Team Laura Walker and Team Kelsey Rocque, with whom she won gold at the 2014 World Junior Curling Championships and the 2017 Winter Universiade.
Brittany Tran is a Canadian curler from Calgary, Alberta. She currently plays third on Team Ashley Thevenot.
Nadine Scotland is a Canadian curler from Calgary, Alberta.
Dezaray Hawes is a Canadian curler from Calgary, Alberta. She currently plays second on Team Selena Sturmay.
Danielle Nicole Schmiemann is a Canadian curler from Edmonton, Alberta. She currently plays third on Team Selena Sturmay. She is originally from Sundre, Alberta but later moved to and graduated from high school in Stony Plain, Alberta.
Diane Foster is a Canadian curler from Calgary. She is a former World Senior Curling Champion.
Selena Sturmay is a Canadian curler from Edmonton, Alberta. She currently skips her own team out of the Saville Community Sports Centre.
The Eaton's Western Canada Women's Curling Championship was the championship for women's curling in Western Canada from 1953 to 1960.