Kayla MacMillan

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Kayla MacMillan
Curler
Born (1998-05-10) May 10, 1998 (age 25)
Belleville, Ontario
Team
Curling club Delta Thistle CC,
Delta, BC [1]
Skip Clancy Grandy
Third Kayla MacMillan
Second Lindsay Dubue
Lead Sarah Loken
Mixed doubles
partner		 Sterling Middleton
Curling career Curling pictogram.svg
Member AssociationFlag of Ontario.svg  Ontario (2014–2017)
Flag of British Columbia.svg  British Columbia (2017–present)
Hearts appearances2 (2023, 2024)
Top CTRS ranking 5th (2022–23)

Kayla-Marie MacMillan (born May 10, 1998, in Belleville, Ontario) is a Canadian curler from New Westminster, British Columbia. [2] She currently plays third on Team Clancy Grandy.

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Career

While playing juniors in Ontario, MacMillan skipped her team of Sarah Daviau, Lindsay Dubue and Marcia Richardson to a gold medal at the 2015 Optimist Under 18 Women's Championship. After a 5–0 record through the round robin, the team beat Japan 6–2 in the semifinal and defeated Alberta 4–1 in the championship game. [3] The following season, the team competed in the east qualifier for the 2016 Ontario Scotties Tournament of Hearts but were unable to qualify for the provincial championship. [4] For the 2016–17 season, MacMillan joined the Chelsea Brandwood rink at lead. [5] The team competed in the 2017 Ontario U-21 Curling Championships, where they went 4–3 through the round robin. This qualified them for a tiebreaker, which they lost 7–5 to Courtney Auld. [6]

For her final two years of junior eligibility, MacMillan moved to British Columbia and joined the Sarah Daniels' Delta based rink. The team, including second Megan Daniels and lead Sarah Loken had a successful tour season, reaching the semifinals of the Royal LePage Women's Fall Classic and the quarterfinals of the Driving Force Abbotsford Cashspiel. [7] On the junior tour, they won the Parksville BC Junior Women's event. The team entered the BC provincial junior championship as one of the top seeds and finished first after the round robin with a 6–1 record. They then defeated Emily Bowles 11–5 in the 1 vs. 2 game to qualify for the provincial final. There, they lost 6–5 to Taylor Reese-Hansen in an extra end. [8]

Megan Daniels aged out of juniors following the season and the team added Jessica Humphries at second. On the bonspiel circuit, they wouldn't find as much success, only reaching the playoffs once at the Challenge de Curling de Gatineau open event. They were, however, able to capture the BC junior provincial title, defeating Team Reese-Hansen 10–4 in the provincial final. [9] This qualified them for the 2019 Canadian Junior Curling Championships where they finished 5–1 through the round robin. With a 2–2 record through the championship pool, the team was tied for third for Quebec's Laurie St-Georges, who they then beat 8–6 in the tiebreaker to qualify for the playoffs. [10] After defeating Nova Scotia's Kaitlyn Jones 9–7 in the semifinal, they lost a tight 9–6 final to Alberta's Selena Sturmay, settling for silver. [11] Also during the 2018–19 season, MacMillan skipped the Douglas Royals to a gold medal at the CCAA/Curling Canada College Curling Championships, defeating MacEwan University 7–5 in the final. [12]

Out of juniors, Team Daniels remained intact for the 2019–20 season. On tour, the team reached the final of the King Cash Spiel but missed the playoffs in their other four events. They were able to qualify for the 2020 British Columbia Scotties Tournament of Hearts through the second open qualifier, winning 10–4 over Lindsay Hudyma. [13] The team had a good showing at the provincial playdown, finishing 4–3 through the round robin and qualifying for the playoffs. They then beat Brette Richards 10–5 in the semifinal before losing 11–5 to Corryn Brown in the semifinal. [14] Also this season, MacMillan defended her title at the Curling Canada College Curling Championships, winning 10–1 over Humber College in the final. [15]

After taking a season off, MacMillan formed her own team of Jody Maskiewich, Lindsay Dubue and Sarah Loken for the 2021–22 season. On the tour, the team reached the final of the DeKalb Superspiel where they lost to Amber Holland. [16] At the 2022 British Columbia Scotties Tournament of Hearts, the team qualified for the playoffs through the A Event, defeating defending champions Corryn Brown in the process. They then beat Mary-Anne Arsenault in the 1 vs. 2 game but lost to them in the provincial final 8–6, finishing in second place. [17] They ended the season at the Best of the West event where they reached the semifinals.

For the 2022–23 season, the team added Clancy Grandy as their new skip, shifting MacMillan to third. [18] In their first event, they finished runner-up to Silvana Tirinzoni at the Summer Series. [19] The following week, they defeated Team Tirinzoni in the final of the 2022 Martensville International. [20] Later in the fall, Team Grandy competed in the 2022 Tour Challenge Tier 2 event where they went 6–1 to claim the championship title, defeating Jessie Hunkin 8–2 in the final. [21] This qualified the team for the 2023 Canadian Open, which they had to decline their spot at to compete in their provincial championship. Back on tour, the team had a semifinal finish at the DeKalb Superspiel and the 2023 International Bernese Ladies Cup. Due to their success throughout the season, they had enough points to qualify for the 2022 Masters, where they finished 1–3. [22] Entering the 2023 British Columbia Scotties Tournament of Hearts as the number one seed, the team lost both the A qualifier and the 1 vs. 2 game to the Corryn Brown rink. Despite this, they were able to defeat Taylor Reese-Hansen 12–4 in the semifinal to qualify for the provincial final. There, they beat Team Brown 10–9 in an extra end to claim the BC provincial title. [23] This qualified them to represent British Columbia on home soil at the 2023 Scotties Tournament of Hearts in Kamloops. After a 5–3 round robin record, Team Grandy beat Quebec's Laurie St-Georges 8–3 in a tiebreaker to move into the championship round. [24] There, they lost 9–4 to Manitoba's Jennifer Jones, eliminating them from contention. [25] The team wrapped up their season at the 2023 Players' Championship and the 2023 Champions Cup Slam events. At both, they lost in tiebreakers to the Tirinzoni and Jones rinks respectively.

Team Grandy did not find the same success during the 2023–24 season, falling from eleventh to thirty-first in the world rankings. In the fall, the team only qualified for the playoffs in four of their ten events. [26] In their four playoff appearances, they never made it past the quarterfinal round. They also had a quarterfinal finish at the 2023 PointsBet Invitational, losing out in the Elite 8. [27] In Grand Slam play, they also struggled, finishing with a 2–10 record through the three events they qualified for. In the new year, however, the team turned things around, winning the 2024 Mercure Perth Masters in the first weekend of 2024. [28] They continued this momentum into the 2024 British Columbia Scotties Tournament of Hearts where they dominated the field, finishing the round robin a perfect 7–0. They then defeated Team Brown in both the 1 vs. 2 game and the provincial final to secure their berth at the 2024 Scotties Tournament of Hearts. [29] At the Hearts, the team won five of their first six games to set themselves up for a playoff spot. However, they lost both of their final games to Rachel Homan and Kate Cameron respectively, finishing 5–3 and eliminating them from contention. [30] Aside from women's play, MacMillan played in two mixed doubles events with partner Sterling Middleton, winning both the U25 NextGen Classic and the Summer Series. [31]

Personal life

MacMillan studied neuromechanical physiology at the University of British Columbia, and also attended Douglas College. [32] She formerly worked as an athletic trainer at Rebound Sport and Spine and is a CrossFit coach at CrossFit New West. [2]

Teams

SeasonSkipThirdSecondLead
2014–15 [33] Kayla MacMillan Sarah Daviau Lindsay Dubue Marcia Richardson
2015–16Kayla MacMillanSarah DaviauLindsay DubueMarcia Richardson
2016–17 Chelsea Brandwood Lauren Horton Lindsay Kastrau Kayla MacMillan
2017–18 Sarah Daniels Kayla MacMillan Megan Daniels Sarah Loken
2018–19Sarah DanielsKayla MacMillan Jessica Humphries Sarah Loken
2019–20Sarah DanielsKayla MacMillan Holly Horvat Sarah Loken
2021–22Kayla MacMillan Jody Maskiewich Lindsay DubueSarah Loken
2022–23 Clancy Grandy Kayla MacMillanLindsay DubueSarah Loken
2023–24Clancy GrandyKayla MacMillanLindsay DubueSarah Loken

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