Katelyn Wasylkiw Explained

Katelyn Wasylkiw
Birth Place:Toronto, Ontario
Curling Club:Whitby CC
Whitby, ON
Skip:Katelyn Wasylkiw
Third:Lauren Wasylkiw
Second:Stephanie Thompson
Lead:Alice Holyoke
Top Cca Ranking:36th (2021–22)

Katelyn Wasylkiw (; born 1993) is a Canadian curler from Kleinburg, Ontario.[1]

Career

In 2010, she was third on Chantal Duhaime's team, before becoming lead on Caitlin Romain's team in 2011 and then lead on Jamie Sinclair's team in 2012. Then third on Jaimee Gardner's team in 2013, second on Jacqueline Harrison's team in 2014 and then second on Brenda Holloway's team in 2016.[2]

From 2017–present she has been skip of Team Wasylkiw which consists of her sister Lauren Wasylkiw as third, Stephanie Thompson as second and Erin Way, formerly Katrina Sale as lead. The team came runner-up in the Listowel Women's Classic in 2017, losing to Cathy Auld's team.[3] [4] The team competed in the 2018 Ontario Scotties Tournament of Hearts, in which they lost all three matches.[5] In 2019, the team won the Part II Bistro Ladies Classic.[6]

Wasylkiw didn't make it to provincials again until 2022, where her team was selected to play, replacing Team Jacqueline Harrison, which dropped out from the postponed event. The team finished the event with a 4–3 record, just missing the playoffs. The team made it to provincials again in 2023, where Wasylkiw led her team to a 2–3 record.

Personal life

Wasylkiw's sister is curler Lauren Wasylkiw.[7]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Katelyn Wasylkiw . 6 July 2021. Curling Zone.
  2. Web site: KATELYN WASYLKIW: TEAMS . 10 July 2021. CurlingZone.
  3. Web site: AULD WINS 2017 LISTOWEL WOMENS CLASSIC . 10 July 2021. CurlingZone.
  4. News: New format for Ontario Scotties . 10 July 2021. Toronto Sun.
  5. Web site: Wasylkiw 0–3 at 2018 Ontario Scotties . CurlingZone . May 29, 2020.
  6. Web site: WASILKIW WINS 2019 PART II BISTRO LADIES CLASSIC . 10 July 2021. CurlingZone.
  7. News: Stephanie Thompson hopes to be back at Scotties . July 6, 2021. The Peterborough Examiner . January 16, 2018.