Christianne West

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Christianne West
Born (1999-02-01) February 1, 1999 (age 25)
Team
Curling club Iqaluit CC,
Iqaluit, Nunavut [1]
Curling career Curling pictogram.svg
Member AssociationFlag of Nunavut.svg  Nunavut
Hearts appearances1 (2018)
Medal record
Representing Flag of Nunavut.svg  Nunavut
Arctic Winter Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2018 South Slave

Christianne West [2] (born February 1, 1999) is a Canadian curler from Iqaluit, Nunavut. [3] She currently plays third on Team Sadie Pinksen.

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Career

West played in eight Canadian Junior Curling Championships from 2013 to 2020 as third for Sadie Pinksen. Her best finish was a 2–7 record in 2016, 2018 and 2020. She also represented Nunavut at the 2015 Canada Winter Games, finishing in eleventh with a 2–6 record. In 2018, she won a bronze medal at the 2018 Arctic Winter Games. [4]

While still in juniors, West got to participate in the 2018 Scotties Tournament of Hearts as the alternate for the Amie Shackleton rink. [5] Originally listed as the team's alternate, West played in seven of the team's eight games and the team finished in last place with an 0–8 record. [6]

Personal life

West is currently a child studies student at Carleton University. [3]

Teams

SeasonSkipThirdSecondLead
2012–13 [7] Sadie Pinksen Christianne WestKatie Chislett-ManningEmily Matthews
2013–14Sadie PinksenChristianne WestKatie Chislett-ManningEmily Matthews
2014–15Sadie PinksenChristianne WestKatie Chislett-Manning Kaitlin McDonald
2015–16Sadie PinksenChristianne WestKaitlin McDonaldMelicia Elizaga
2016–17Sadie PinksenChristianne WestKaitlin McDonaldMelicia Elizaga
2017–18Sadie PinksenChristianne WestKaitlin McDonaldMelicia Elizaga
2018–19Sadie PinksenChristianne WestKaitlin McDonaldAbigail Atienza
2019–20Sadie PinksenChristianne WestKaitlin McDonaldLena Chown

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References

  1. "Christianne West Profile". Curling Canada. Retrieved December 6, 2020.
  2. "Christianne West Athlete Profile". 2018 Arctic Winter Games. Retrieved December 6, 2020.
  3. 1 2 "2020 Scotties Tournament of Hearts Media Guide" (PDF). Curling Canada. Retrieved December 6, 2020.
  4. "2018 Arctic Winter Games Junior Female Curling Results". 2018 Arctic Winter Games. Retrieved December 6, 2020.
  5. "Shackleton off to Scotties tournament". St. Mary's Independent. January 12, 2018. Archived from the original on October 14, 2018. Retrieved December 6, 2020.
  6. "Nunavut skip's first game with new teammates will come at Scotties". TSN. January 23, 2018. Retrieved December 6, 2020.
  7. "Christianne West Past Teams". CurlingZone. Retrieved December 6, 2020.