Chelsea Duncan
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Born | March 11, 1992 | |||||||||||||
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Curling club | , Whitehorse, YT[1] | |||||||||||||
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Third | Chelsea Duncan | |||||||||||||
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Hearts appearances | 5 (2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2020) | |||||||||||||
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Chelsea Lin Duncan[2] (born March 11, 1992) is a Canadian curler from Whitehorse, Yukon.[3] She currently plays third on Team . She was the longtime third for Sarah Koltun in her junior career.
Career[]
Juniors[]
At just 13 years old, Duncan's first national championship was at the 2007 Canadian Junior Curling Championships where she played third for Sarah Koltun. Her team finished last with a 1–11 record. Later that year, the team finished 1–5 at the 2007 Canada Winter Games.[4] She also played third for Koltun at the next six Canadian Junior Curling Championships. Their best result was in 2013, where they went 7–4 before losing in a tiebreaker. Other notable results were a 6–6 record in 2011[5] and a 5–7 finish in 2009.[6] She competed at two Arctic Winter Games in 2008 and 2010 winning a gold medal in 2010[7] and a silver medal in 2008.[8] Duncan also competed for the University of Alberta at the U Sports/Curling Canada University Curling Championships in 2011 and 2012 as the alternate for the team. They finished 4–3 in 2011 and 4–4 in 2012.
Women's[]
Duncan got to represent Yukon/Northwest Territories at the 2014 Scotties Tournament of Hearts as they had previously won the 2014 NWT/Yukon Scotties Tournament of Hearts.[9] They were the first team from Yukon to win the event since 2000. At the Hearts in Montreal, Quebec, they finished last, however they were able to defeat Prince Edward Island's Kim Dolan and Saskatchewan's Stefanie Lawton.[10] The following year, Yukon and Northwest Territories had separate entries to the national championship however due to a format change and because they placed last the previous year, they were put into a pre-qualifying tournament against Northern Ontario and Northwest Territories to determine the final spot in the main draw. They would lose both of their games and were eliminated.[11][12] They would not participate in the 2016 Yukon Scotties Tournament of Hearts but returned in 2017 where they won the event by default.[13][14] At the 2017 Scotties Tournament of Hearts, they managed to win their game against Nunavut however lost to both the Territories and New Brunswick and were once again eliminated. After the season, Koltun moved to the Northwest Territories to join the Kerry Galusha rink and the team disbanded.[15]
Chelsea and her sister formed a new rink for the 2017–18 season with , and .[16] The team represented Yukon at the 2018 Scotties Tournament of Hearts, where they finished 1–7. Duncan made her fifth Hearts appearance in 2020 where she played third for .[17] At the 2020 Scotties Tournament of Hearts, the team finished tied for last with an 0–7 record.
Mixed doubles[]
Duncan competed in the 2013 Canadian Mixed Doubles Curling Trials with her partner Mitch Young. The duo qualified for the playoffs with a 6–1 record, before losing in the round of 12.[18]
Personal life[]
Duncan currently works as a child and youth caseworker for the Yukon Territorial Government. She studied psychology at the University of Alberta.[3] Her sister is also a curler.
Teams[]
Season | Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Alternate |
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2006–07[19] | Chelsea Duncan (Fourth) | Sarah Koltun (Skip) | |||
2007–08 | Chelsea Duncan (Fourth) | Sarah Koltun (Skip) | Linea Eby | Tessa Vibe | |
2008–09 | Sarah Koltun | Chelsea Duncan | Linea Eby | ||
2009–10 | Sarah Koltun | Chelsea Duncan | Linea Eby | Jenna Duncan | |
2010–11 | Sarah Koltun | Chelsea Duncan | Linea Eby | Jenna Duncan | |
2011–12 | Sarah Koltun | Chelsea Duncan | Linea Eby | Jenna Duncan | |
2012–13 | Sarah Koltun | Chelsea Duncan | Jenna Duncan | ||
2013–14 | Sarah Koltun | Chelsea Duncan | Patty Wallingham | Andrea Sinclair | Jenna Duncan |
2014–15 | Sarah Koltun | Chelsea Duncan | Patty Wallingham | Andrea Sinclair | |
2016–17 | Sarah Koltun | Chelsea Duncan | Patty Wallingham | Jenna Duncan | (STOH) |
2017–18 | Chelsea Duncan | Jenna Duncan | |||
2019–20 | Chelsea Duncan |
References[]
- ^ "Chelsea Duncan Profile". Curling Canada. Retrieved January 18, 2021.
- ^ "Chelsea Duncan Athlete Profile". 2010 Arctic Winter Games. Retrieved January 18, 2021.
- ^ a b "2020 Scotties Tournament of Hearts Media Guide" (PDF). Curling Canada. Retrieved January 18, 2021.
- ^ "Yukon talks up curling at Canada Winter Games". CBC. February 28, 2007. Retrieved January 18, 2021.
- ^ Tom Patrick (February 11, 2011). "Junior rinks glide into seventh, eighth at nationals". Yukon News. Retrieved January 18, 2021.
- ^ Tom Patrick (February 6, 2013). "Team Koltun sweeping up wins at nationals". Yukon News. Retrieved January 18, 2021.
- ^ "Team Yukon finishes Arctic Winter Games with 101 medals". Whitehorse Daily Star. March 15, 2010. Retrieved January 18, 2021.
- ^ "Alaska Dominates Games" (PDF). Ulu News. March 15, 2008. Retrieved January 18, 2021.
- ^ Tom Patrick (December 16, 2013). "Baldwin wins curling title, heading to Yellowknife with Koltun". Yukon News. Retrieved January 18, 2021.
- ^ "Yukon's Sarah Koltun looking up for Canada's Rachel Homan at Scotties". The Globe and Mail. February 3, 2014. Retrieved January 18, 2021.
- ^ "Northwest Territories survive nailbiter against Yukon". Curling Canada. February 13, 2015. Retrieved January 18, 2021.
- ^ "Yukon's Koltun exits Scotties qualifier after pair of loses". CBC. February 13, 2015. Retrieved January 18, 2021.
- ^ Tom Patrick (January 4, 2017). "Team Koltun back for third run at Scotties". Yukon News. Retrieved January 18, 2021.
- ^ Marissa Tiel (February 14, 2017). "Koltun rink ready for Scotties". Whitehorse Star. Retrieved January 18, 2021.
- ^ "Yukon curler heads to NWT". The Rush. May 17, 2017. Retrieved January 18, 2021.
- ^ Dustin Cook (January 12, 2018). "Newly-formed team to represent the Yukon in Scotties". Whitehorse Daily Star. Retrieved January 18, 2021.
- ^ John Tonin (January 13, 2020). "Team Yukon readying for Scotties". Whitehorse Daily Star. Retrieved January 18, 2021.
- ^ "Inaugural Canadian Mixed Doubles Trials Begin Thursday". Curling Canada. March 12, 2013. Retrieved January 18, 2021.
- ^ "Chelsea Duncan Past Teams". CurlingZone. Retrieved January 18, 2021.
External links[]
- 1992 births
- Living people
- Curlers from Yukon
- Canadian women curlers
- Sportspeople from Whitehorse
- University of Alberta alumni