Renee Simons

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Renee Simons
Curler
Born
Renee Lemke

(1972-04-18) April 18, 1972 (age 52)
Oliver, British Columbia
Team
Curling club Kelowna CC,
Kelowna, BC [1]
Curling career Curling pictogram.svg
Member AssociationFlag of British Columbia.svg  British Columbia
Hearts appearances5 (2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2022)
World Championship
appearances		2 (2006, 2007)
Top CTRS ranking 2nd (2004-05, 2005–06, 2006–07)
Grand Slam victories2 (2006 Autumn Gold, 2007 Wayden Transportation Ladies Classic)
Medal record
Women's Curling
Representing Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2007 Aomori
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2006 Grande Prairie
Scotties Tournament of Hearts
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2007 Lethbridge
Representing Flag of British Columbia.svg  British Columbia
Scotties Tournament of Hearts
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2006 London
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2005 St. John's
Canadian Olympic Curling Trials
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2005 Halifax

Renee Simons (born April 18, 1972 in Oliver, British Columbia as Renee Lemke) is a Canadian curler from Kelowna. [2] She is the former lead of Team Kelly Scott and currently plays lead on Team Mary-Anne Arsenault.

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Career

Playing lead for Kelly Scott, Simons won the 2006 Scott Tournament of Hearts, the 2007 Scotties Tournament of Hearts, a bronze medal at the 2006 Ford World Women's Curling Championship and a gold medal at the 2007 World Women's Curling Championship. She played lead for Scott from 2002 to 2009. The team also won two Grand Slam of Curling events and were the runner-ups at the 2005 Canadian Olympic Curling Trials to Shannon Kleibrink.

On March 3, 2020, it was announced she and former teammates Jeanna Schraeder and Sasha Carter would be skipped by five-time Scotties Champion Mary-Anne Arsenault for the 2020–21 season. [3] The team played in one event during the abbreviated season, finishing runner-up at the Sunset Ranch Kelowna Double Cash to Team Corryn Brown. [4] Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in British Columbia, the 2021 provincial championship was cancelled. As the reigning provincial champions, Team Brown was invited to represent British Columbia at the 2021 Scotties Tournament of Hearts, which they accepted, ending the season for Team Arsenault. [5]

The next season, the team again reached the final of the Sunset Ranch Kelowna Double Cash, losing to the Kaila Buchy junior rink. They were able to compete in their provincial championship at the 2022 British Columbia Scotties Tournament of Hearts in Kamloops from January 5 to 9. After losing to Team Kayla MacMillan in both the A Final and 1 vs. 2 page playoff game, Team Arsenault defeated MacMillan 8–6 in the final to win the provincial championship. [6] At the 2022 Scotties Tournament of Hearts, the team finished with a 3–5 round robin record, defeating Quebec, the Northwest Territories and the Yukon in their three victories. [7]

Prior to joining the Scott team, Simons had been to one other national championship. In 1991, she played third for Allison MacInnes at the Canadian Junior Curling Championships.

Personal life

She is married, and has two children. She is employed as a customer service manager and purchaser at ClearSolv Solvents Inc. [2]

Related Research Articles

The Scotties Tournament of Hearts is the annual Canadian women's curling championship, sanctioned by Curling Canada, formerly called the Canadian Curling Association. The winner goes on to represent Canada at the women's world curling championships. Since 1985, the winner also gets to return to the following year's tournament as "Team Canada". It is formally known as the "Canadian Women's Curling Championship".

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References

  1. ↑ "Renee Simons Profile". Curling Canada. Retrieved January 28, 2022.
  2. 1 2 "2022 Scotties Tournament of Hearts Media Guide" (PDF). Curling Canada. Retrieved January 26, 2022.
  3. ↑ Jonathan Brazeau (March 24, 2020). "Eight Ends: Breaking down top team changes for next season". Grand Slam of Curling. Retrieved March 25, 2020.
  4. ↑ "2020 Sunset Ranch Kelowna Double Cash". CurlingZone. Retrieved February 19, 2022.
  5. ↑ "BC sending Brown, Laycock to Calgary bubble after cancelling playdowns". TSN. January 7, 2021. Retrieved February 19, 2022.
  6. ↑ "Arsenault wins BC Scotties". CurlingZone. January 9, 2022. Retrieved February 19, 2022.
  7. ↑ "2022 Scotties Tournament of Hearts: Standings, schedule and results". Sportsnet. January 28, 2022. Retrieved February 19, 2022.


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