Zack Bilawka

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Zack Bilawka
Born (2001-02-19) February 19, 2001 (age 22)
Team
Curling club St. Vital CC,
Winnipeg, MB [1]
Skip Ryan Wiebe
Third Sean Flatt
Second Zack Bilawka
Lead Adam Flatt
Career
Member AssociationFlag of Manitoba.svg  Manitoba
Top CTRS ranking 27th (2019–20)
Medal record
Men's Curling
Representing Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
World Junior Curling Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2020 Krasnoyarsk
Representing Flag of Manitoba.svg  Manitoba
Canada Winter Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2019 Red Deer

Zachary Bilawka (born February 19, 2001) is a Canadian curler from Winnipeg, Manitoba. [2] He currently plays second on Team Ryan Wiebe.

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Career

Bilawka played for the Graham Loewen rink from 2017 to 2019 and the team represented Manitoba at the 2019 Canada Winter Games. The team finished the round robin with a 6–4 record, qualifying for the playoffs. They then defeated Alberta in the quarterfinals before losing to eventual champions British Columbia in the semifinals. In the bronze medal game, they were able to defeat Newfoundland and Labrador 8–7 to claim the bronze medal.

Bilawka joined the Jacques Gauthier rink at lead for the 2019–20 season with Jordan Peters at third and Brayden Payette at second. The team lost in the final of the 2020 Manitoba Junior Provincials to Brett Walter but still got to compete at 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

Bilawka is currently a business student at the University of Manitoba. [2]

Teams

SeasonSkipThirdSecondLead
2017–18 [5] Graham Loewen Sean Flatt Zack Bilawka Adam Flatt
2018–19Graham LoewenSean FlattZack BilawkaAdam Flatt
2019–20 Jacques Gauthier Jordan Peters Brayden Payette Zack Bilawka
2020–21 Ryan Wiebe Sean FlattZack BilawkaAdam Flatt
2021–22Ryan WiebeSean FlattZack BilawkaAdam Flatt

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References

  1. "Zack Bilawka Profile". Curling Canada. Retrieved December 5, 2020.
  2. 1 2 "2020 New Holland U21 Canadian Juniors Media Guide" (PDF). Curling Canada. Retrieved December 5, 2020.
  3. "2020 New Holland Canadian Juniors - Men's Final". Curling Canada. Retrieved December 5, 2020.
  4. Emil Cooper (February 22, 2020). "Canada retain junior men's world title in Krasnoyarsk". World Curling Federation. World Curling Federation. Retrieved December 5, 2020.
  5. "Zack Bilawka Past Teams". CurlingZone. Retrieved December 5, 2020.