Emily Deschenes
| Emily Deschenes | |
|---|---|
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| Born | December 25, 2002 |
| Team | |
| Curling club | East St. Paul CC, East St. Paul |
| Skip | Kristy Watling |
| Third | Laura Burtnyk |
| Second | Emily Deschenes |
| Lead | Sarah Pyke |
Curling career  | |
| Member Association |  Ontario (2016–2023)  Manitoba (2023–present) |
| Top CTRS ranking | 22nd (2023–24) |
Emily Deschenes (born December 25, 2002) is a Canadian curler from Ottawa, Ontario.[1]
Career
[edit]Deschenes skipped her rink to silver at the 2019 Canadian U18 Curling Championships in Sherwood Park, Alberta.[2]
Deschenes was selected to represent Canada in the 2020 Winter Youth Olympics in Lausanne, Switzerland.[3] The rink, skipped by Nathan Young, went undefeated in the round robin, before falling to Japan in the quarter finals. Following the mixed competition, Deschenes competed in Mixed Doubles with Oriol Gasto (Spain).[4]
Deschenes capped the 2020 season with a victory at the 2020 Ontario Winter Games.[5]
Deschenes entered the 2020–21 season with a new rink. In just their second event together at the Stu Sells Toronto Tankard, they defeated the Jennifer Jones rink 6–4 in a round robin game and finished third for the event.[6]
With a new look team heading into the 2021–22 season, Deschenes and her rink captured silver at the 2022 Canadian Junior Curling Championships, losing to Taylour Stevens of Nova Scotia.[7] With Stevens aging out of junior curling, Deschenes joined the Halifax rink of Lauren Ferguson, Alison Umlah, and Cate Fitzgerald as the skip of Team Canada at the World Junior-B Curling Championships attempting to qualify Canada for the 2023 World Junior Curling Championships.[8] The Nova Scotia rink finished third in their first event together at the U25 NextGen Classic.[9] Deschenes and her Nova Scotia rink entered the 2022 PointsBet Invitational as the 15th seed where she took Kaitlyn Lawes to the 10th end, falling 10–8 in the Sweep 16.[10]
Deschenes' Nova Scotia rink went undefeated at World Junior-B Curling Championships in Lohja, Finland, beating Scotland 5–4 to take home gold.[11] The first-place finish qualified Canada for the 2023 World Junior Curling Championships in Fussen, Germany,[12] where they finished 8th with a 2–7 round robin record.
Personal life
[edit]As of 2022, Deschenes was studying Business Administration at Algonquin College.[8]
Teams
[edit]| Season | Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Alternate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016–17[13] | Emily Deschenes | Emma Artichuk | Celeste Gauthier | Lindsay Dubue | |
| 2017–18 | Emily Deschenes | Emma Artichuk | Rory Grant | Celeste Gauthier | |
| 2018–19 | Emily Deschenes | Emma Artichuk | Jillian Uniacke | Celeste Gauthier | Grace Cave |
| 2019–20 | Emily Deschenes | Emma Artichuk | Jillian Uniacke | Celeste Gauthier | Grace Cave |
| 2020–21 | Emily Deschenes | Emma Artichuk | Lindsay Dubue | Michaela Robert | Grace Lloyd |
| 2021–22 | Emily Deschenes | Emma Artichuk | Grace Lloyd | Evelyn Robert | Adrienne Belliveau |
| 2022–23 | Emily Deschenes (ON) | Adrienne Belliveau | Emma Artichuk | Evelyn Robert | |
| Emily Deschenes (NS) | Lauren Ferguson | Alison Umlah | Cate Fitzgerald | Taylour Stevens | |
| 2023–24 | Kristy Watling | Laura Burtnyk | Emily Deschenes | Sarah Pyke | |
| 2024–25 | Kristy Watling | Laura Burtnyk | Emily Deschenes | Sarah Pyke |
References
[edit]- ^ "2022 New Holland Canadian Juniors Media Guide" (PDF). Curling Canada. p. 62. Retrieved August 29, 2022.
- ^ "April 2019 Sportspage Snapshots: A Round-up of local sports action". Ottawa Sports Pages. 18 April 2019. Retrieved December 28, 2022.
- ^ "Canadian Curling Team Announced for 2020 Youth Winter Olympic Games". Curling Canada. Retrieved December 6, 2022.
- ^ "Behind the scenes at mixed doubles curling". Retrieved December 1, 2022.
- ^ "Scoreboard – Ontario Curling Council". Retrieved August 30, 2022.
- ^ "Deschenes upsets Jones in Stu Sells Toronto opener". CurlingZone. Retrieved December 6, 2022.
- ^ "HIGH ACHIEVERS WEEKEND WRAP: Carleton Ravens win 16th university men's basketball national title". Ottawa Sports Pages. 5 April 2022. Retrieved December 31, 2022.
- ^ a b "Busy On and Off the Ice". Curling Canada. Retrieved December 29, 2022.
- ^ "U25 NextGen Classic". CurlingZone. Retrieved September 16, 2022.
- ^ "Into the Elite 8". Curling Canada. Retrieved December 31, 2022.
- ^ "Canada's Emily Deschenes captures gold at world junior curling qualifier". Saltwire. Retrieved December 31, 2022.
- ^ "Canada's HIGH ACHIEVERS: 'Surreal moment' sends Emily Deschenes' inherited rink to world junior curling championship". Ottawa Sports Pages. 21 December 2022. Retrieved December 27, 2022.
- ^ "Emily Deschenes Team History". Curling Zone. Retrieved August 29, 2022.