Paige Papley

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Paige Papley
Curler
Born (1999-03-10) March 10, 1999 (age 25) [1]
Edmonton, Alberta [1]
Team
Curling club Saville Community SC,
Edmonton, AB [2]
Skip Selena Sturmay
Third Danielle Schmiemann
Second Dezaray Hawes
Lead Paige Papley
Mixed doubles
partner		Evan van Amsterdam
Curling career Curling pictogram.svg
Member AssociationFlag of Alberta.svg  Alberta
Hearts appearances1 (2024)
Top CTRS ranking 5th (2023–24)
Medal record
Women's Curling
Representing Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
World Junior Curling Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2019 Liverpool

Paige Papley (born March 10, 1999) is a Canadian curler. She currently plays lead on Team Selena Sturmay. She is a former Canadian junior champion and world junior silver medallist.

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Career

Youth

As a U18 curler, Papley first found success playing third for Abby Marks. The team represented Alberta at the 2017 Canadian U18 Curling Championships. There, the team finished with a 5–3 record, [1] just missing the playoffs.

Papley joined the Selena Sturmay junior rink in 2017, playing lead on the team. The team won the Alberta Junior Women's Curling Championship in 2019, [3] sending the team to the 2019 Canadian Junior Curling Championships, where they would represent Alberta. There, the team went undefeated, winning all 11 of their games en route to the championship. [1] With the win, the team earned the right to represent Canada at the 2019 World Junior Curling Championships. At the World Juniors, the team finished the round robin with a 6–3 record. They then beat Switzerland (Raphaela Keiser) in the semifinals, before losing to Russia (Vlada Rumiantseva) in the final, settling for a silver medal.

With Sturmay ageing out of juniors, the team's third, Abby Marks formed a new team with Papley throwing second. The team won the 2020 Alberta Juniors, [4] sending the team to the 2020 Canadian Junior Curling Championships. There, the team finished the round robin with a 6–4 record. They then won a tiebreaker, and the semifinal before losing to Manitoba (Mackenzie Zacharias) in the final.

In university curling, Papley played the University of Alberta Pandas women's team. With UAlberta, she won a gold medal at the 2018 U Sports/Curling Canada University Curling Championships as the team's alternate. The team, which was skipped by Kristen Streifel represented Canada at the 2019 Winter Universiade. Papley only played in one game at the event, and the team finished in 5th. [5] Papley won another national university gold medal at the 2020 U Sports/Curling Canada University Curling Championships, playing lead for the Pandas (skipped by Sturmay). Following the cancellation of the 2022 national championship due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada, the team, now skipped by Marks, had to play in 2022 World University Games Qualifier later in the season. [6] There, the team won the gold medal, [1] qualifying the University of Alberta women's team for the 2023 Winter World University Games. There, the team finished with a 4–5 record, [1] missing the playoffs.

Mixed

In mixed doubles curling, Papley and partner Evan van Amsterdam played in the 2023 Canadian Mixed Doubles Curling Championship, finishing with a 3–4 record in pool play. [1] That year, she also played lead on van Amsterdam's four-player mixed team. The team won the 2023 Alberta Mixed Curling Championship. [7] The team represented Alberta at the 2023 Canadian Mixed Curling Championship. There, the team finished with a 6–4 record, [1] missing the playoffs.

Papley at van Amsterdam also played in the 2024 Canadian Mixed Doubles Curling Championship, where they finished with a pool play record of 5–2. This put the pair into the playoffs where they lost to Jocelyn Peterman and Brett Gallant in the quarterfinals. [8]

Women's

After juniors, Papley joined back up with Sturmay in 2021, throwing lead stones for her. The team played in their first provincial women's championship at the 2022 Alberta Scotties Tournament of Hearts. The team did not fare well there, finishing 2–5. The team played at the 2023 Alberta Hearts, but Papley missed the event to play at the University Games. The next season, the rink played in their first Grand Slam at the 2024 Canadian Open when Team Stefania Constantini withdrew for medical reasons. There, the team finished with a 1–3 record in pool play, missing the playoffs. The team played in the 2024 Alberta Scotties Tournament of Hearts, going 6–1 after the round robin. This put them in the final, where they beat Kayla Skrlik to send the rink to the 2024 Scotties Tournament of Hearts, Canada's national women's curling championship, [9] played in her home province. This was Papley's first trip to the national Scotties. [10] At the Hearts, Team Sturmay led their pool with a 7–1 record. In the playoffs, they lost their first game to Jennifer Jones, but rebounded to defeat Kaitlyn Lawes in the 3 vs. 4 page playoff qualifier. In the 3 vs. 4 game, they team lost to another team from Manitoba in Kate Cameron. [11]

Personal life

Papley is employed as the program coordinator for Curling Alberta. She is in a relationship with her mixed doubles partner, Evan van Amsterdam. [1] She is originally from Leduc County near Beaumont, Alberta, [12] and attended École Secondaire Beaumont Composite High School. [13] At the University of Alberta, Papley took Earth and Atmospheric Sciences. [14]

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References

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  2. ↑ "Paige Papley Profile". Curling Canada. Retrieved February 18, 2024.
  3. ↑ "Alberta Junior Provincials". CurlingZone. Retrieved February 18, 2024.
  4. ↑ "Alberta Junior Provincials". CurlingZone. Retrieved February 18, 2024.
  5. ↑ "Paige Papley". World Curling. Retrieved February 18, 2024.
  6. ↑ "Pandas well represented in Lake Placid". University of Alberta Golden Bears and Pandas. January 11, 2023. Retrieved February 18, 2024.
  7. ↑ "Curling Alberta Mixed Provincial Championship". CurlingZone. Retrieved February 18, 2024.
  8. ↑ "Peterman, Gallant advance to semifinals at mixed doubles curling nationals". CBC. March 21, 2024. Retrieved March 22, 2024.
  9. ↑ "Winning Alberta title 'means everything' to Edmonton's Sturmay". Edmonton Journal. January 28, 2024. Retrieved February 18, 2024.
  10. ↑ "Scotties trip to rival Calgary 'dream come true' for Edmonton's Team Sturmay". Calgary Herald. February 16, 2024. Retrieved February 18, 2024.
  11. ↑ "Alberta team 'itching to get back' after impressing curling world in Scotties debut: skip". Global. February 27, 2024. Retrieved March 22, 2024.
  12. ↑ "Local curlers set to compete in winter Universiade in 2021". The Leduc Rep. April 10, 2020. Retrieved February 18, 2024.
  13. ↑ "2021-22 Pandas Curling Roster". University of Alberta Golden Bears and Pandas. Retrieved February 18, 2024.
  14. ↑ "Papley treasuring final FISU Games with curling roommates; three wins for Canada on Sunday". SIRC. January 16, 2023. Retrieved February 18, 2024.
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