Lauren Wasylkiw Explained

Lauren Wasylkiw
Birth Date:26 June 1990[1]
Birth Place:Stouffville, Ontario[2]
Curling Club:Unionville CC
Unionville, ON
Skip:Katelyn Wasylkiw
Third:Lauren Wasylkiw
Second:Stephanie Thompson
Lead:Alice Holyoke
Mixed Doubles Partner:Shane Konings
Member Association: (2011–2012; 2016–present)
(2012–2016)
Hearts Appearances:2
Top Cca Ranking:36th (2021–22)

Lauren Wasylkiw (; born June 26, 1990) is a Canadian curler originally from Kleinburg, Ontario.[3] She was the second for Team Newfoundland and Labrador at the 2013 Scotties Tournament of Hearts.

Career

Women's

Wasylkiw played second for the Brock Badgers, skipped by Courtney Hodgson, at the 2011 CIS/CCA Curling Championships.[4] The team finished in second place, losing to the Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks, skipped by Laura Crocker.[5] The following year, Wasylkiw returned as the second for the Brock Badgers at the 2012 CIS/CCA Curling Championships, this time skipped by Joanne Curtis.[6] They lost in the final to Laura Crocker and the Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks for the second year in a row.[7]

Wasylkiw won the 2013 Newfoundland and Labrador Scotties Tournament of Hearts as the second for Stacie Devereaux,[8] qualifying for the 2013 Scotties Tournament of Hearts. There, they finished the round robin with a 2–9 record.[9] That season, they also won the 2012 Curl Atlantic Championship.[10] Wasylkiw returned to the Scotties Tournament of Hearts in 2016 as the alternate for Stacie Curtis.[11] Wasylkiw, as the third for Katelyn Wasylkiw, went winless at the 2018 Ontario Scotties Tournament of Hearts.[12] The team also won the 2019 Part II Bistro Ladies Classic on the World Curling Tour.[13]

Mixed

In mixed curling, Wasylkiw competed at the 2016 Canadian Mixed Curling Championship as the lead for Team Newfoundland and Labrador, skipped by Chris Ford, finishing out of the playoffs with a 2–4 record.[14] [15]

Mixed doubles

In mixed doubles, Wasylkiw competed at the 2014 Canadian Mixed Doubles Curling Trials with partner Cory Ewart, finishing out of the playoffs with a 3–4 record.[16] Wasylkiw won the 2020 Ontario Mixed Doubles Curling Championship with Shane Konings,[17] but did not compete at the 2020 Canadian Mixed Doubles Curling Championship, as it was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. As the 2021 Ontario provincial playdowns were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Ontario, Wasylkiw and Konings were selected to represent Ontario at the 2021 Canadian Mixed Doubles Curling Championship in Calgary.[18] At the championship, the pair finished with a 2–4 record, defeating Kim Tuck / Wayne Tuck Jr. and Bayly Scoffin / Wade Scoffin.[19] They qualified for the 2024 Canadian Mixed Doubles Curling Championship, where the pair finished with a 4-3 record.

Personal life

Wasylkiw's sister is curler Katelyn Wasylkiw.[20] While curling out of Newfoundland, she lived in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador. While at Brock, she received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Recreation and Leisure Studies.[21] Waslykiw is in a relationship with her mixed doubles partner, Shane Konings. She works as a recreation therapist.[2] She lives in Stouffville.[22]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Lauren Wasylkiw . CurlingZone . May 29, 2020.
  2. Web site: 2021 Home Hardware Canadian Mixed Doubles Curling Media Guide. Curling Canada. March 15, 2021.
  3. Web site: Lauren Wasylkiw . Brock Badgers . May 29, 2020.
  4. Web site: Competing Teams . Canadian Curling Association . May 29, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110409010719/http://www.curling.ca/championships/university/competing-teams/ . April 9, 2011 . dead.
  5. News: Memorial and Wilfrid Laurier Win the CIS/CCA University Curling Championships . May 29, 2020 . Curling Canada . March 17, 2011.
  6. Web site: Competing Teams . Canadian Curling Association . May 29, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120829065131/http://www.curling.ca/championships/university/competing-teams/ . August 29, 2012 . dead.
  7. News: Laurier Women and Alberta Men Golden at CIS/CCA Curling Championships . May 29, 2020 . Curling Canada . March 18, 2012.
  8. Web site: CHAMPION: Curtis Wins 2013 Newfoundland & Labrador Scotties . CurlingZone . May 29, 2020.
  9. Web site: 2013 Scotties Tournament of Hearts . Canadian Curling Association . May 29, 2020 . 5 . March 13, 2013.
  10. Web site: Devereaux 4–1 at 2012 Curl Atlantic Championship . CurlingZone . May 29, 2020.
  11. Web site: 2016 Scotties Tournament of Hearts: Teams: Newfoundland & Labrador (Curtis) . Curling Canada . May 29, 2020.
  12. Web site: Wasylkiw 0–3 at 2018 Ontario Scotties . CurlingZone . May 29, 2020.
  13. Web site: CHAMPION: Wasylkiw Wins 2019 Part II Bistro Ladies Classic . CurlingZone . May 29, 2020.
  14. Web site: 2016 Mixed Curling Championship: Teams: Newfoundland & Labrador (Ford) . Curling Canada . May 29, 2020.
  15. Web site: 2016 Mixed Curling Championship: Reports: Team Standings . Curling Canada . May 29, 2020.
  16. Web site: 2014 Canadian Mixed Doubles: Standings/Draw . Curling Canada . May 29, 2020.
  17. News: Wilson . Mike . Local curlers compete at provincial championship . December 30, 2020 . The Wellington Advertiser . North Wellington Community News . March 5, 2020.
  18. Web site: Chenier . Stephen . CurlON Cancels All Provincial Championships to April 2021 . CurlON . December 30, 2020 . December 21, 2020.
  19. News: Canadian Mixed Doubles Curling Championship 2021: Results, standings, schedule and TV channel. Sporting News. Jackie Spiegel. March 26, 2021. March 28, 2021.
  20. News: Stephanie Thompson hopes to be back at Scotties . May 29, 2020 . The Peterborough Examiner . January 16, 2018.
  21. 2016 Scotties Tournament of Hearts Media Guide: Team Biographies: Team Newfoundland and Labrador
  22. Web site: 2022 Canadian Mixed Doubles Olympic Trials Media Guide. Curling Canada. January 25, 2022.