| George Karrys | |
| Birth Date: | 15 February 1967 |
| Birth Place: | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Olympic Appearances: | 1 (1998) |
George Karrys (born February 15, 1967) is a Canadian retired curler and journalist. He won a silver medal at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano[1] with Mike Harris, Richard Hart, and Collin Mitchell.
Karrys is the former owner of and current Editor-In-Chief of The Curling News, now owned by Roustan Media in partnership with Sports Illustrated as well as the former World Curling Federation media relations officer. Karrys was also the technical consultant for the movie Men with Brooms and also played Barnhart in the movie.[2]
Karrys played most of his career with skip Mike Harris. He won the Ontario provincial junior championship with Harris in 1986. Karrys, with Harris, recorded a surprise victory over Kevin Martin at the 1997 Canadian Olympic Curling Trials, and went on to represent Canada at the 1998 Winter Olympics. They went undefeated until the final, where they lost to Switzerland's Patrick Hürlimann.
Karrys also participated in five Ontario men's provincial championships with Harris, finishing twice as runner-up, and won various World Curling Tour events. The team disbanded in 2000.[3] Karrys retired in about 2003.[4]
Karrys served as the coach for the Andorran teams at the 2002 European Curling Championships skipped by Josep Duro and Ana Arce.