Emily Deschenes Explained

Emily Deschenes
Birth Date:25 December 2002
Birth Place:Ottawa, Ontario
Curling Club:East St. Paul CC, East St. Paul
Skip:Kristy Watling
Third:Laura Burtnyk
Second:Emily Deschenes
Lead:Sarah Pyke
Member Association: (2016–2023)
(2023–present)
Top Cca Ranking:22nd (2023–24)

Emily Deschenes (born December 25, 2002) is a Canadian curler from Ottawa, Ontario.[1]

Career

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

As of 2022, Deschenes was studying Business Administration at Algonquin College.

Teams

Season Skip Third Second LeadAlternate
2016–17[13] Emily Deschenes Emma Artichuk Celeste Gauthier Lindsay Dubue
2017–18 Emily Deschênes 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 Michaela Robert Grace Lloyd
2021–22Emily Deschenes Emma Artichuk Grace Lloyd Evelyn Robert Adrienne Belliveau
2022–23Emily Deschenes (ON) Adrienne Belliveau Emma Artichuk Evelyn Robert
2022–23Emily Deschenes (NS) Lauren Ferguson Alison Umlah Cate Fitzgerald Taylour Stevens
2023–24Kristy Watling Laura Burtnyk Emily Deschenes

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2022 New Holland Canadian Juniors Media Guide. Curling Canada. 62. August 29, 2022.
  2. Web site: April 2019 Sportspage Snapshots: A Round-up of local sports action. Ottawa Sports Pages. 18 April 2019 . December 28, 2022.
  3. Web site: Canadian Curling Team Announced for 2020 Youth Winter Olympic Games. Curling Canada. December 6, 2022.
  4. Web site: Behind the scenes at mixed doubles curling. December 1, 2022.
  5. Web site: Scoreboard – Ontario Curling Council. August 30, 2022.
  6. Web site: Deschenes upsets Jones in Stu Sells Toronto opener. CurlingZone. December 6, 2022.
  7. Web site: HIGH ACHIEVERS WEEKEND WRAP: Carleton Ravens win 16th university men's basketball national title. Ottawa Sports Pages. 5 April 2022 . December 31, 2022.
  8. Web site: Busy On and Off the Ice. Curling Canada. December 29, 2022.
  9. Web site: U25 NextGen Classic. CurlingZone. September 16, 2022.
  10. Web site: Into the Elite 8. Curling Canada. December 31, 2022.
  11. Web site: Canada's Emily Deschenes captures gold at world junior curling qualifier. Saltwire. December 31, 2022.
  12. Web site: Canada's HIGH ACHIEVERS: 'Surreal moment' sends Emily Deschenes' inherited rink to world junior curling championship. Ottawa Sports Pages. 21 December 2022 . December 27, 2022.
  13. Web site: Emily Deschenes Team History. Curling Zone. August 29, 2022.