Jacques Gauthier (curler)

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Jacques Gauthier
Curler
Born (1998-10-17) October 17, 1998 (age 25)
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Team
Curling club Assiniboine Memorial CC,
Winnipeg, MB [1]
Skip Kevin Koe
Third Tyler Tardi
Second Jacques Gauthier
Lead Karrick Martin
Curling career Curling pictogram.svg
Member AssociationFlag of Manitoba.svg  Manitoba (2014–2022)
Flag of British Columbia.svg  British Columbia (2022–2023)
Flag of Alberta.svg  Alberta (2023–present)
Brier appearances3 (2021, 2023, 2024)
Top CTRS ranking 15th (2022–23)
Medal record
Men's Curling
Representing Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
World Junior Curling Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2018 Aberdeen
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2020 Krasnoyarsk

Jacques Gauthier (born October 17, 1998) is a Canadian curler from Winnipeg, Manitoba. [2] He currently plays second on Team Kevin Koe.

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Career

Gauthier played most of his junior career as third for J. T. Ryan. With Ryan, he won a silver medal at the 2019 Canadian Junior Curling Championships and a bronze medal at the 2018 Canadian Junior Curling Championships. In 2018, he got to play in his first World Junior Curling Championships as alternate for Tyler Tardi. The team won a gold medal. Ryan aged out of juniors after the 2019 championships and Gauthier formed his own team for the 2019–20 season. His rink of Jordan Peters, Brayden Payette and Zack Bilawka lost the final of the 2020 Manitoba Junior Provincials. They still got to go to the 2020 Canadian Junior Curling Championships, representing the second Manitoba team as Nunavut and Yukon did not send teams. The team finished the round robin and championship pool with a 9–1 record which qualified them for the final. The team curled 92% which led them to a 8–6 victory over Newfoundland and Labrador's Daniel Bruce. [3] At the 2020 World Junior Curling Championships, the team finished the round robin in second with a 7–2 record. In the playoffs, they defeated Germany in the semifinal and Switzerland in the final to claim the gold medal. [4]

Personal life

Gauthier currently lives in Winnipeg and was a finance student at the University of Manitoba. [5] He currently works as a financial analyst with BDO Canada LLP. [6] He is in a relationship with fellow curler Karlee Burgess. His cousin Tyler Tardi is a three-time Canadian Junior Curling Champion. [7] His mother Cathy is a three-time Tournament of Hearts champion and curling broadcaster. [8]

Grand Slam record

Key
CChampion
FLost in Final
SFLost in Semifinal
QFLost in Quarterfinals
R16Lost in the round of 16
QDid not advance to playoffs
T2Played in Tier 2 event
DNPDid not participate in event
N/ANot a Grand Slam event that season
Event 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24
Tour Challenge DNPDNPDNPN/AN/A T2 Q
The National DNPDNPDNPN/ADNPDNP Q
Masters DNPDNPDNPN/ADNPDNP Q
Canadian Open DNPDNPDNPN/AN/ADNP Q
Players' DNPDNPN/ADNPDNPDNP Q
Champions Cup Q [lower-alpha 1] DNPN/ADNPDNPDNPN/A

Teams

SeasonSkipThirdSecondLead
2014–15 [9] Jordan Smith Jacques Gauthier Graham McFarlane Kyle Allenby
2015–16 J. T. Ryan Jacques GauthierGraham McFarlane Hugh McFarlane
2016–17J. T. RyanJacques GauthierGraham McFarlane Brendan Bilawka
2017–18J. T. RyanJacques Gauthier Colin Kurz Brendan Bilawka
2018–19J. T. RyanJacques Gauthier Jordan Peters Cole Chandler
2019–20Jacques GauthierJordan Peters Brayden Payette Zack Bilawka
2020–21Jacques GauthierJordan PetersBrayden PayetteCole Chandler
2021–22Jacques GauthierJordan PetersBrayden PayetteCole Chandler
2022–23 [10] Jacques Gauthier Sterling Middleton Jason Ginter Alex Horvath
2023–24 Kevin Koe Tyler Tardi Jacques Gauthier Karrick Martin

Notes

  1. ↑ Gauthier spared for Zach Curtis.

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References

  1. ↑ "Jacques Gauthier Profile". Curl BC. Retrieved January 30, 2023.
  2. ↑ "2020 New Holland U21 Canadian Juniors Media Guide" (PDF). Curling Canada. Retrieved March 16, 2020.
  3. ↑ "2020 New Holland Canadian Juniors - Men's Final". Curling Canada. Retrieved March 16, 2020.
  4. ↑ Emil Cooper (February 22, 2020). "Canada retain junior men's world title in Krasnoyarsk". World Curling Federation. Retrieved March 16, 2020.
  5. ↑ "2021 Tim Hortons Brier Media Guide" (PDF). Curling Canada. Retrieved March 3, 2021.
  6. ↑ "2023 Tim Hortons Brier Media Guide" (PDF). Curling Canada. Retrieved February 26, 2023.
  7. ↑ "MQFT with Jacques Gauthier!". Curling Canada. February 7, 2020. Retrieved March 16, 2020.
  8. ↑ "Manitoba curler follows in mother's footsteps at junior curling competition". CTV Prince Albert. January 23, 2019. Retrieved March 16, 2020.
  9. ↑ "Jacques Gauhtier Past Teams". CurlingZone. Retrieved March 16, 2020.
  10. ↑ "Jacques Gauhtier 2023 Team". Twitter. Retrieved April 14, 2022.
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