Sandra Marie Schmirler was a Canadian curler who captured three Canadian Curling Championships and three World Curling Championships. Schmirler also skipped (captained) her Canadian team to a gold medal at the 1998 Winter Olympics, the first year women's curling was a medal sport. At tournaments where she was not competing, Schmirler sometimes worked as a commentator for CBC Sports, which popularized her nickname "Schmirler the Curler" and claimed she was the only person who had a name that rhymed with the sport she played. She died in 2000 at 36 of cancer, leaving a legacy that extended outside of curling. Schmirler was honoured posthumously with an induction into the Canadian Sports Hall of Fame and was awarded the World Curling Freytag Award, which later led to her induction into the World Curling Federation Hall of Fame.
Colleen Patricia Jones is a Canadian curler and television personality. She is best known as the skip of two women's world championship teams and six Tournament of Hearts Canadian women's championships, including an unprecedented four titles in a row and held the record for most Tournament of Hearts wins from when she won her 67th game in 1994 until her eventual 152 wins were eclipsed by Jennifer Jones in 2021.
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.
Anette Norberg is a Swedish curler from Härnösand.
The Canadian Junior Curling Championships is an annual curling tournament held to determine the best junior-level curling team in Canada. Junior level curlers must be under the age of 21 as of June 30 in the year prior to the tournament.
Lorraine Lang is a Canadian curler from Thunder Bay, Ontario. Lang is a two-time Tournament of Hearts champion and World Champion.
Atina Ford-Johnston is a Canadian curler originally from Gray, Saskatchewan.
Heather E. Houston is a Canadian curler and world champion. She is from Red Rock, Ontario and curls out of the Fort William Curling Club in Thunder Bay, Ontario.
Christine M. "Chris" Scalena, is a Canadian hall of fame curler from Winnipeg, Manitoba. She was known for much of her competitive career as Chris More.
Neil Gordon "Harry" Harrison was a Canadian curler from Newmarket, Ontario. He was a six-time provincial champion, and two-time Canadian and World champion. He is considered to be one of the best leads of all time. He is recognized as having revolutionized the position with the use of the corner guard.
Kristin Turcotte, née Holman is a Canadian curler from Ajax, Ontario.
Andrea Lawes is a Canadian curler from Whitby, Ontario.
Tracy Kennedy is a Canadian curler from Thunder Bay, Ontario.
Gloria Taylor was a Canadian curler.
Steve Brown is an American curler and curling coach.
Donald J. McKenzie is a Canadian curler, 1989 World Men's champion and 1988 World Men's silver medallist; he is a two-time Brier champion.
Brent A. Syme is a Canadian curler.
Robert B. Nicol is a Canadian curler from Thunder Bay, Ontario. He is a 1982 World Men's champion and a 1982 Brier champion.
Bruce Kennedy is a Canadian curler from Thunder Bay, Ontario. He is a 1982 World Men's champion and a two-time Brier champion.
The Fort William Curling Club is a curling club located in the Downtown Fort William neighbourhood of Thunder Bay, Ontario. The club hosted the Canadian men's curling championship in 1960 and the Canadian women's curling championship in 1969. It is also the home club of World Men's curling champions Al Hackner, Rick Lang, Bob Nicol, Bruce Kennedy, Ian Tetley, and Pat Perroud.
