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15-445: In mixed curling, the positions on a team must alternate between men and women. If a man throws last rocks, which is usually the case, the women must throw lead rocks and third rocks, while the other male member of the team throws second rocks. In 2004, Shannon Kleibrink became the only woman to skip a team and win a Canadian Mixed championship. The Canadian Mixed Curling Championship was established in 1964, with Canadian Breweries as

30-594: A 3-team playoff. The 2005 event was bumped up to November of the previous year, and the event has been held in November ever since, and is why the event was not held in the year it was billed as until the COVID-19 pandemic cancelled the November 2020 event. Starting with the 2008 Championships (held in November 2007), the Canadian Curling Association picked two curlers from the winning team to represent Canada at

45-452: A sponsor. That was also the year that the "Season of Champions" event series was implemented, and the Page playoffs began to be used. Unitel's parent company AT&T became the sponsor in 1997, a partnership that only lasted until 1998. The event was dropped as a Season of Champions event in 2004, and was no longer shown on television. In 2005, the page playoff system was dropped and replaced by

60-565: Is married to Richard Kleibrink and has two children. She currently coaches the Kayla Skrlik rink, and formerly coached her son, Kyler . Alberta Scotties Tournament of Hearts The Alberta Scotties Tournament of Hearts is the Alberta provincial women's curling tournament run by Curling Alberta . The winning team represents Alberta at the Canadian women's national championship, called

75-504: The 1993 Scott Tournament of Hearts , Canada's national curling championship. There, her team of Sandra Jenkins, Sally Shigehiro and Joanne Wright finished 6-5. Kleibrink didn't qualify for the Scotts again until 2004, but in the meantime she made it to the final of the 1997 Olympic Trials. At the trials, where the winner played for Canada at the 1998 Winter Olympics , Kleibrink lost in the final to Sandra Schmirler . In 2004 Kleibrink became

90-609: The 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin , Italy . They won a bronze medal. As a junior curler, Kleibrink lost in the final of the 1987 junior provincial championships, and in the Alberta final to qualify for the Canada Winter Games , both to LaDawn Funk . After losing in the final of the 1991 Alberta Scott Tournament of Hearts , Kleibrink won the 1993 provincial title, defeating Funk in the final. This qualified her to represent Alberta at

105-578: The 2009 Canada Cup of Curling , defeating Marie-France Larouche in the final. In addition, Kleibrink earned a direct berth into the 2009 Canadian Olympic Curling Trials to be held in Edmonton. At the Olympic Trials, Kleibrink lost in the final to Cheryl Bernard . Kleibrink failed to make it to the Scotties once again, losing to Valerie Sweeting in the 2010 Alberta Scotties Tournament of Hearts final. It

120-775: The World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship . This ended with the 2012 Mixed Championship, with the creation of the Canadian Mixed Doubles Curling Trials . The past champions of the event are listed as follows: A playoff was added in 1980. As of 2024 Shannon Kleibrink Shannon Kleibrink (born October 7, 1968 in Norquay , Saskatchewan ) is a retired Canadian curler from Okotoks , Alberta . She and her team of third Amy Nixon , second Glenys Bakker , lead Christine Keshen and alternate Sandra Jenkins represented Canada at

135-595: The event's sponsor and Frank Sargent as its committee chairman. For the first two years it was held at the Royal Canadian Curling Club in Toronto . The first championship was won by Ernie Boushy of Winnipeg with a record of 9–1. In 1973, Seagram Distillers became the new official sponsor, until 1983. Up until 1995, the event was typically held in March, but was bumped up to January that year when Unitel became

150-510: The first woman to win a Canadian Mixed Curling Championship as skip. She was also the first woman to skip a team at the mixed, when she did so the previous year, where she lost in the final. Only a few weeks later, Kleibrink and her women's team won the 2004 Alberta Scott Tournament of Hearts , defeating the defending champion Deb Santos team in the final, 6–5. At the 2004 Scott Tournament of Hearts , Kleibrink and her team of Amy Nixon, Glenys Bakker and Stephanie Marchand finished 6–5, out of

165-521: The match 8–7. Kleibrink won the 2008 Alberta Scotties Tournament of Hearts , by defeating Renée Sonnenberg in the final, coming back from a 5–1 deficit to win 7–6. This qualified her team to represent Alberta at the 2008 Scotties Tournament of Hearts in Regina, Saskatchewan , where she represented Alberta for a third time. There, she had her best career showing at the Hearts. They finished in first place after

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180-491: The playoffs. In 2005, Kleibrink won that year's Canada Cup where she beat Jan Betker in the final. Later on that year, Kleibrink qualified for the Olympics, when they beat Kelly Scott 's team from Kelowna , British Columbia at the 2005 Canadian Olympic trials. Kleibrink's team began the tournament at 1-3 before winning seven straight games to qualify. In the final end of the championship game, Kleibrink scored 3 points to win

195-460: The round robin with a 10–1 record. They then defeated Sherry Middaugh of Ontario to advance to the finals for the first time. However, she was defeated in the championship game by Jennifer Jones of Manitoba. The following year, Kleibrink's team lost to Heather Nedohin 's rink in the 2009 Alberta Scotties Tournament of Hearts semi-final, failing to return to that year's national championships. However, Kleibrink did see some success, having won

210-460: The team at the end of the 2011/2012 season, playing in one tournament, the 2012 Victoria Curling Classic Invitational , at the third position. For the 2015/2016 season, Kleibrink has added Sarah Wilkes and Alison Kotylak to her team. After the 2017-18 Season Kleibrink announced her retirement Kleibrink works as the Director of Community Curling Centre Development for Curling Alberta . She

225-645: Was announced at the 2011 Canada Cup of Curling , that following the event, Bronwen Webster , who is pregnant, will sit out the rest of the season and be replaced by Carolyn McRorie , who had filled in for Kleibrink earlier in the season, and Matson, who did not participate in the Canada Cup for family obligations. For the 2012/2013 season, Kleibrink will add Kalynn Park to her lineup at second position. Kleibrink's longtime third Amy Nixon decided to leave and form her own rink. Bronwen Webster will move up to play third and Chelsey Matson will remain at lead. Park joined

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