Greg Smith (curler)

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Greg Smith
Curler
Born (1996-06-18) June 18, 1996 (age 25)
St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
Team
Curling clubRE/MAX Centre &
,
St. John's, NL[1]
SkipGreg Smith
Third
Second
Lead
Alternate
Mixed doubles
partner
Career
Member Association Newfoundland and Labrador
Brier appearances2 (2018, 2021)
Top CTRS ranking117th (2018–19)

Gregory Smith[2] (born June 18, 1996) is a Canadian curler from St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador.[3] He currently skips his own team out of the RE/MAX Centre.

Career[]

Smith skipped Team Newfoundland and Labrador at two consecutive Canadian Junior Curling Championships in 2015 and 2016 with his team of Ryan McNeil Lamswood, and . In 2015, they had a 3–6 eleventh-place finish and in 2016, they finished in ninth with a 5–4 record. While still in juniors, Smith and his team played in the 2015 GSOC Tour Challenge Tier 2 which was held in Paradise, Newfoundland and Labrador. There, they finished with a winless 0–4 record.[4]

Smith played in his first Newfoundland and Labrador Tankard in 2018 with his new team of , and . The team had a successful tournament, finishing the round robin with a perfect 8–0 and defeating 9–6 in the final to claim the provincial title.[5] Representing Newfoundland and Labrador at the 2018 Tim Hortons Brier, they finished with a 1–7 record, only defeating Yukon's Thomas Scoffin. The team could not defend their provincial title the following season, losing out in the C Event quarterfinals.

During the 2019–20 season, Smith competed in his second Grand Slam of Curling event at the 2019 Tour Challenge Tier 2 in Westville Road, Nova Scotia where he once again finished 0–4.[6] At the 2020 Newfoundland and Labrador Tankard, his team lost in a tiebreaker to .

Smith won his second provincial championship in 2021 at the 2021 Newfoundland and Labrador Tankard, defeating Colin Thomas 9–8 in a double extra end.[7] He improved his record from 2018 at the 2021 Tim Hortons Brier, finishing with a 2–6 record.[8] Also in 2021, Smith competed in the 2021 Canadian Mixed Doubles Curling Championship with partner . The duo finished 4–2 in the round robin, qualifying Newfoundland and Labrador for the playoffs for the first time in the event's history.[9] They then lost in the round of 12 qualifying round to Kadriana Sahaidak and Colton Lott, officially eliminating them from the tournament.[10]

Politics[]

Outside of curling, Smith ran for a seat on St. John's City Council in a by-election in 2020 in Ward 2.[11] He ended up placing fourth with 586 votes (11%).[12] Smith ran for an at-large council seat on the St. John's City Council in the 2021 municipal election.[13][14][15] Smith was unsuccessful, placing seventh.[16][17]

Personal life[]

Smith works as the curling coordinator and an instructor at the .[3] He previously attended Booth Memorial High School. He is pansexual.[18]

Teams[]

Season Skip Third Second Lead
2013–14[19] Greg Smith Ryan McNeil Lamswood
2014–15 Greg Smith Ryan McNeil Lamswood Kyle Barron Craig Laing
2015–16 Greg Smith Ryan McNeil Lamswood Kyle Barron Craig Laing
2016–17 Greg Smith Kyle Barron Craig Laing
2017–18 Greg Smith
2018–19 Greg Smith Ian Withycombe
2019–20 Greg Smith John Sheppard Ian Withycombe
2020–21 Greg Smith

References[]

  1. ^ "Greg Smith Profile". Curling Canada. Retrieved March 25, 2021.
  2. ^ "Getting 'bi' in Newfoundland". Kicker. 6 April 2017. Retrieved March 25, 2021.
  3. ^ a b "2021 Home Hardware Canadian Mixed Doubles Curling Championship Media Guide" (PDF). Curling Canada. Retrieved March 25, 2021.
  4. ^ "2015 GSOC Tour Challenge". CurlingZone. Retrieved March 25, 2021.
  5. ^ Carl Lake (February 3, 2018). "Greg Smith wins Tankard; off to Brier". Sports Page NL. Retrieved March 25, 2021.
  6. ^ "2019 Tour Challenge". CurlingZone. Retrieved March 25, 2021.
  7. ^ Robin Short (January 31, 2021). "Greg Smith headed back to the Brier as Newfoundland and Labrador representative". The Telegram. Retrieved March 25, 2021.
  8. ^ "Ontario tames Wild Card #2!". Curling Canada. March 10, 2021. Retrieved March 25, 2021.
  9. ^ "Rock Stars!". Curling Canada. March 22, 2021. Retrieved March 25, 2021.
  10. ^ "We're down to eight!". Curling Canada. March 23, 2021. Retrieved March 25, 2021.
  11. ^ Juanita Mercer (August 17, 2020). "Top N.L. curler announces intention to run in St. John's Ward 2 byelection". The Telegram. Retrieved March 25, 2021.
  12. ^ "2020 By-Election Results". City of St. John's. Retrieved March 25, 2021.
  13. ^ @GregSmithNL (17 June 2021). "Today, I am glad to announce I will be running in the St. John's Municipal Election on September 28th" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  14. ^ "St. John's City Election 2021: At-Large". 14 September 2021.
  15. ^ "St. John's Mayor Danny Breen Officially Announces Bid for Re-Election".
  16. ^ https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/nl-avalon-municipal-election-2021-1.6190947[bare URL]
  17. ^ "New and Familiar Faces Elected in St. John's".
  18. ^ Smith, Greg (May 24, 2021). "Today is Pansexual Visibility Day!". Twitter. Retrieved June 13, 2021.
  19. ^ "Greg Smith Past Teams". CurlingZone. Retrieved March 25, 2021.

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