Skylar Ackerman (born August 20, 2001) is a Canadian curler from Saskatoon , Saskatchewan .
19-414: Ackerman made her first appearance at the national level at the 2018 Canadian U18 Curling Championships . There, she skipped her Saskatchewan rink of Madison Johnson , Chantel Hoag and Samantha McLaren to a 4–2 round robin record, qualifying for the championship pool. The team then won both of their championship round games to earn a berth in the playoffs. After defeating Alberta's Ryleigh Bakker 6–5 in
38-471: A 4–1 record, securing a place in the 1 vs. 2 game. There, they came from behind to defeat Nancy Martin 7–6 and qualify for the championship final. Once again facing Martin, Ackerman ensured victory for her rink with a takeout in an extra end to win the game 10–9, becoming the youngest skip to capture the Saskatchewan provincial women's title. With the win, the team earned the right to represent Saskatchewan at
57-470: A wild card game was played between the top two teams on the Canadian Team Ranking System standings who did not win their provincial championship; the winner of this game was usually granted the final spot in the tournament. However, Curling Canada opted to include three wild card teams instead of the usual one. These teams will directly qualify and will not participate in a play-in game. This
76-3436: Is represented by Team Kerri Einarson, who were the winners of the 2022 Scotties Tournament of Hearts . The three wild card teams were decided by the CTRS standings . The top three teams, who did not already qualify from their playdowns, qualified. The teams are listed as follows: Skip: Kerri Einarson Third: Val Sweeting Second: Shannon Birchard Lead: Briane Harris Alternate: Krysten Karwacki Skip: Kayla Skrlik Third: Brittany Tran Second: Geri-Lynn Ramsay Lead: Ashton Skrlik Alternate: Crystal Webster Skip: Clancy Grandy Third: Kayla MacMillan Second: Lindsay Dubue Lead: Sarah Loken Alternate: Katie Witt Skip: Jennifer Jones Third: Karlee Burgess Second: Mackenzie Zacharias Lead: Emily Zacharias Alternate: Lauren Lenentine Skip: Andrea Kelly Third: Sylvie Quillian Second: Jill Brothers Lead: Katie Forward Alternate: Heather Smith Skip: Stacie Curtis Third: Erica Curtis Second: Julie Hynes Lead: Camille Burt Skip: Krista McCarville Third: Kendra Lilly Second: Ashley Sippala Lead: Sarah Potts Skip: Christina Black Third: Jenn Baxter Second: Karlee Everist Lead: Shelley Barker Alternate: Carole MacLean Fourth: Rachel Homan Skip: Tracy Fleury Second: Emma Miskew Lead: Sarah Wilkes Alternate: Kira Brunton Fourth: Suzanne Birt Skip: Marie Christianson Second: Michelle Shea Lead: Meaghan Hughes Alternate: Sinead Dolan Skip: Laurie St-Georges Third: Emily Riley Second: Alanna Routledge Lead: Kelly Middaugh Alternate: Émilie Desjardins Skip: Robyn Silvernagle Third: Kelly Schafer Second: Sherry Just Lead: Kara Thevenot Alternate: Skylar Ackerman Fourth: Jo-Ann Rizzo Third: Margot Flemming Second: Sarah Koltun Skip: Kerry Galusha Alternate: Megan Koehler Skip: Brigitte MacPhail Third: Sadie Pinksen Second: Kaitlin MacDonald Lead: Alison Taylor Alternate: Leigh Gustafson Skip: Hailey Birnie Third: Chelsea Jarvis Second: Kerry Campbell Lead: Kimberly Tuor Alternate: Jenna Duncan Skip: Kaitlyn Lawes Third: Laura Walker Second: Jocelyn Peterman Lead: Kristin MacCuish Parental Leave: Selena Njegovan Skip: Casey Scheidegger Third: Kate Cameron Second: Jessie Haughian Lead: Taylor McDonald Alternate: Kristie Moore Skip: Meghan Walter Third: Abby Ackland Second: Sara Oliver Lead: Mackenzie Elias As of February 14, 2023 Source: In previous years,
95-523: The 2024 Scotties Tournament of Hearts in Calgary , Alberta . Immediately, the team proved themselves to be contenders, upsetting the veteran rinks of Kaitlyn Lawes and Krista McCarville to begin the tournament with three straight wins. They then lost four of their next five games, however, finishing the event with a 4–4 record. This created a five-way tie for third with Manitoba, Northern Ontario, British Columbia and Quebec. With tiebreaker games abolished and
114-504: The Einarson team, becoming only the second team ever to win four straight Tournament of Hearts ( Colleen Jones ' rink won from 2001 to 2004 inclusively). In the final, Team Canada broke a 2–2 tie in the fifth, when they stole two points after Jones' final draw came up light. Manitoba conceded the game after Einarson hit for five in the ninth end. Skip Kerri Einarson and her team of Val Sweeting , Shannon Birchard and Briane Harris had won
133-547: The Saskatchewan Host Team. Through the round robin, the team posted a 1–5 record, eventually finishing in thirteenth place with a 2–7 record. Also during the 2018–19 season , Team Ackerman represented Saskatchewan at the 2019 Canada Winter Games in Red Deer, Alberta . Through the round robin, the team finished in fifth place with a 6–4 record, qualifying for the playoffs. They then lost to Nova Scotia's Cally Moore 6–3 in
152-548: The first tiebreaker (which was head-to-head between all tied teams) tied as well at 2–2, cumulative last stone draw distance between all the teams was used to decide who would make the playoffs. The Ackerman rink finished with a total of 575.5 but would miss the playoffs as the Lawes rink finished first with a 231.6. A month following the Scotties, Ackerman announced she was taking a break from competitive curling to pursue further education in
171-765: The healthcare field. Ackerman is currently a kinesiology student at the University of Saskatchewan . 2018 Canadian U18 Curling Championships The 2018 Canadian U18 Curling Championships was held from April 9 to 14 at the W.C. O'Neill Arena Complex and Heather Curling Club in Saint Andrews , New Brunswick . Final Round Robin Standings Source: Final Round Robin Standings Source: 2023 Scotties Tournament of Hearts The 2023 Scotties Tournament of Hearts , Canada's national women's curling championship,
190-464: The new year, Team Ackerman reached their third final of the season at the SaskTour Women's Players Championship, dropping an 8–7 decision to Penny Barker . Next for the team was the 2023 Saskatchewan Scotties Tournament of Hearts , which they qualified for as one of the CTRS points leaders throughout the season. After starting the event 1–2, the team won consecutive sudden-death games to qualify for
209-485: The past three editions and are representing Team Canada at the event. The event follows the same format as the past two editions that includes Team Canada, the fourteen Canadian curling member associations and three Wild Card teams that are the top three teams who did not qualify from their provincial playdowns based on CTRS standings . The fourteen Canadian curling member associations held playdowns to determine who would represent their province or territory. Team Canada
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#1732901244891228-489: The playoffs. In the 3 vs. 4 game, they gave up a steal to Sherry Anderson in an extra end to lose 8–7, eliminating them from contention. Despite her team not winning the event, Ackerman still got to represent Saskatchewan at the 2023 Scotties Tournament of Hearts as alternate for the Robyn Silvernagle rink, her first appearance at the national women's championship. At the event, the team struggled, finishing 2–6 through
247-630: The provincial junior championship, they failed to reach the playoffs. Aged out of juniors, Ackerman created a new team with Kya Kennedy , Stremick and Kaylin Skinner for the 2022–23 season . In their first event together, the team reached the final of the U25 NextGen Classic where they came up short to Serena Gray-Withers. They also reached the final of their next event, the Nutana Women's Cashspiel where they were defeated by Lorraine Schneider . In
266-446: The quarterfinals, finishing sixth overall. With the rest of her team aging out of juniors, Ackerman formed a new rink with Emily Haupstein , Taylor Stremick and Abbey Johnson to try to capture the 2020 provincial junior title. Through the round robin, the team finished in first with a 6–1 record, earning a spot in the 1 vs. 2 game. There, they lost to Ashley Thevenot 6–4 but bounced back with an 11–6 victory over Krystal Englot in
285-579: The round robin with wins over Alberta's Kayla Skrlik and Nunavut's Brigitte MacPhail . Team Ackerman rounded out the season at the Best of the West U30 event where they lost in the semifinals to Corryn Brown . After the season, Kya Kennedy left the team and was replaced by Ashley Thevenot at the third position. Coming off a successful season, Team Ackerman struggled early into the 2023–24 season , failing to qualify in their first three events. Things turned around for
304-645: The semifinal game. In the provincial final, they were defeated once again by the Thevenot rink in a 7–5 decision. During the abbreviated 2020–21 season , Team Ackerman played in three events. After failing to reach the playoffs twice, they made the semifinals of the SWCT South Moose Jaw event where they were defeated by Amber Holland . The following season, the team altered their lineup, moving Haupstein to skip and Ackerman to third. The team did not find much success, failing to qualify in any of their four events. At
323-501: The semifinal, they lost 6–3 in the championship game to Nova Scotia's Isabelle Ladouceur , settling for silver. The following season, Team Ackerman lost the provincial final of the Saskatchewan junior championship to the Rachel Erickson rink. However, because Prince Albert, Saskatchewan was hosting the 2019 Canadian Junior Curling Championships , Saskatchewan got two berths into the national championship. Team Ackerman qualified as
342-674: The team in November, however, as they went undefeated to claim the Moose Jaw SaskTour Spiel and also won the Nutana SaskTour Women's Spiel later that month. In January, they won the SaskTour Players Championship to take their third tour win of the season. Having again qualified for the 2024 Saskatchewan Scotties Tournament of Hearts through CTRS points, Team Ackerman qualified as the top seeds from their pool with
361-649: Was held from February 17 to 26 at the Sandman Centre in Kamloops , British Columbia . The winning Kerri Einarson team represented Canada at the 2023 World Women's Curling Championship at the Göransson Arena in Sandviken , Sweden . The defending champion Kerri Einarson rink, representing Team Canada, defeated Team Manitoba, skipped by Jennifer Jones in the final, 10–4. It was the fourth straight championship for
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