Kayla Skrlik (born September 10, 1997) is a Canadian curler from Calgary , Alberta . She currently skips her own team out of the Garrison Curling Club .
18-404: Skrlik broke onto the junior scene when she skipped Team Alberta at the 2016 U18 International Curling Championships . There, she led her team to a 3–2 round robin record, just missing the playoffs. She represented Alberta at her first junior nationals at the 2018 Canadian Junior Curling Championships . At the championship, Skrlik led her team of Ashton Skrlik , Hope Sunley and Megan Johnson to
36-507: A 4–2 round robin record, enough to qualify for the championship round. They then went 3–1 against the other pool, however, this was not enough to qualify for the playoffs and they finished in fourth place with a 7–3 record. Also during the 2017–18 season , Skrlik played in the 2018 Humpty's Champions Cup with Team Delia DeJong . The team lost in the tiebreaker to the Val Sweeting rink. Also in her junior career, Skrlik led Northern Alberta to
54-593: A gold medal at the 2014 Arctic Winter Games . Out of juniors, Team Skrlik began competing on the World Curling Tour . For the 2018–19 season , they brought on Brenna Bilassy as their new lead, replacing Johnson. Of their three events played, they reached the quarterfinals of the Avonair Cash Spiel and the Boundary Ford Curling Classic . The 2019–20 season was a breakthrough season for
72-498: A second chance in the 2019 Scotties Tournament of Hearts wild card game, where they beat Team Kerri Einarson , qualifying the team for the main event. At the Scotties, Scheidegger led her team to a 7–4 record, for a fifth-place finish, just outside the playoffs. Scheidegger won her first ever Grand Slam event (excluding defunct events, which are not counted by media reports) when she won the 2017 Meridian Canadian Open . Scheidegger
90-465: Is a Canadian curler from Lethbridge , Alberta . She is a former provincial junior champion. She currently coaches the University of Lethbridge curling team. Scheidegger won the 2009 Alberta Junior Curling championships with teammates Kalynn Park , younger sister Jessie Haughian , and Jayme Coutts . The rink represented Alberta at the 2009 Canadian Junior Curling Championships , where they finished
108-625: Is engaged to fellow curler Jeremy Harty . She works as a business transformation consultant with IBM . Skrlik is half Japanese. 2016 U18 International Curling Championships The 2016 Optimist U18 International Curling Championships were held from March 31 to April 3 at the Saville Sports Centre and Jasper Place Curling Club in Edmonton , Alberta . Final round-robin standings Final round-robin standings Casey Scheidegger Casey Scheidegger (born January 31, 1988)
126-413: The 2017 Canadian Olympic Curling Trials , finishing the event with a 3–5 record. Later that season, at the 2018 Alberta Scotties Tournament of Hearts , Scheidegger won the B event in the triple knockout, putting her in the A vs B page playoff against Chelsea Carey . She won that game and played Shannon Kleibrink in the final. In an extra end, she stole the win, winning the right to represent Alberta at
144-493: The 2022 Best of the West where they failed to reach the playoffs with a 1–2 record. Team Skrlik reached the playoffs in two of their first three events during the 2022–23 season but did not advance past the quarterfinal round. The team played in the 2022 Tour Challenge Tier 2 slam event where they lost in a tiebreaker to Kristy Watling. At the 2022 Curlers Corner Autumn Gold Curling Classic , Team Skrlik qualified undefeated through
162-665: The 2023 Scotties Tournament of Hearts where they missed the playoffs with a 4–4 record. At the Hearts, the team made history, claiming to be the first "majority BIPOC " team to play at the Hearts (the Skrliks are half Japanese, and Tran is half Vietnamese). They again ended their season at the Best of the West where they lost in the semifinals to Kelsey Rocque, skipping the Beth Peterson rink. Skrlik's sister Ashton Skrlik plays lead on her team. She
180-545: The A side before immediately losing in the quarters to Jennifer Jones . At the Ladies Alberta Open, they lost their opening match before winning six straight games en route to claiming their first tour title, defeating the Casey Scheidegger rink in the final. In the new year, the team competed in the 2023 Alberta Scotties Tournament of Hearts , which they qualified for through their Excel Points ranking. Team Skrlik
198-408: The Scotties. At the national Scotties , Scheidegger would have a strong week, starting the tournament with a 7–1 record, but her team would take 3 key losses to finish the championship pool at 7–4, just out of the playoffs. Scheidegger was less successful at the 2019 Alberta Scotties Tournament of Hearts , failing to qualify for the playoffs. However, strong play that season qualified her rink for
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#1732909127909216-590: The Skrlik rink which consisted of Lindsay Makichuk , Brittany Tran and Hope Sunley. The team won two tour events, the Medicine Hat Charity Classic and The Good Times Bonspiel and represented Canada at the 2019 Changan Ford International Curling Elite . The team went 2–5 against the field in China. At the 2020 Alberta Scotties Tournament of Hearts , they also finished with a 2–5 record. Makichuk and Sunley left
234-430: The playoffs, before she lost to Chelsea Carey . At the 2016 Alberta Scotties Tournament of Hearts , she lost in the playoff qualifying game. Scheidegger won her first grand slam event at the 2017 Meridian Canadian Open , which was also the first major slam she played in. Later that month, at the 2017 Alberta Scotties Tournament of Hearts , she lost in the semifinal to Val Sweeting . Scheidegger and team played in
252-760: The round robin in second place with a 9–3 record. However, they lost the semi-final to Manitoba's Kaitlyn Lawes . Scheidegger has been playing in World Curling Tour events since the 2004–05 season. As of the 2019–20 season , she has played in 19 Grand Slam events, including the 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013 and 2014 editions of the Autumn Gold Curling Classic , which is no longer a Grand Slam event. Scheidegger qualified for her first women's provincial championship in 2011 , where she won two games before being eliminated after five matches. Scheidegger qualified for her second provincials in 2012 where she had
270-399: The same result. She qualified once again in 2013 where she would again win her first two games, and then lose three straight. At the 2014 Alberta Scotties Tournament of Hearts , she improved upon her previous results, by winning three games before being knocked out of competition in the triple knock-out event. At the 2015 Alberta Scotties Tournament of Hearts , she finally led her team to
288-650: The semifinals of the Ladies Alberta Open and were finalists at the Alberta Curling Series: Thistle event to Germany's Daniela Jentsch . In December 2021, they qualified for the 2022 Alberta Scotties Tournament of Hearts by defeating Lindsay Bertsch in the final qualifier. At provincials, the team finished in last place with a 1–6 record. Back on the tour, they reached the final of the Alberta Curling Tour Championship where they lost to Abby Marks . Team Skrlik rounded out their season at
306-547: The team after the season and were replaced by Selena Sturmay and Ashton Skrlik for the 2020–21 season . They were unable to play in any events, however, due to the COVID-19 pandemic . Following the abbreviated season, Sturmay left the team and was replaced by Geri-Lynn Ramsay at third. The team was able to find immediate success by reaching the semifinals of the Alberta Curling Series: Leduc event. They also made
324-410: Was dominant through the round robin, going a perfect 7–0 which included wins over Casey Scheidegger , Kelsey Rocque and Selena Sturmay. This qualified them directly for the provincial final where they faced Team Scheidegger. The game went back and forth, with Skrlik making a highlight reel double takeout in the tenth end to score two and win the game 9–8. With the win, Team Skrlik represented Alberta at
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