Kristin MacCuish
| Kristin MacCuish | |
|---|---|
| Curler | |
| Born |
December 8, 1992 Winnipeg, Manitoba |
| Team | |
| Curling club |
East St. Paul CC, East St. Paul, MB |
| Skip | Tracy Fleury |
| Third | Selena Kaatz |
| Second | Liz Fyfe |
| Lead | Kristin MacCuish |
| Career | |
| Hearts appearances | 3 (2013, 2016, 2018) |
| Top CTRS ranking | 4th (2017–18) |
| Grand Slam victories | 1 (2016 Boost National) |
Medal record
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Kristin MacCuish (born December 8, 1992) is a Canadian curler from Landmark, Manitoba. She currently plays lead on Team Tracy Fleury. Her hometown is Stonewall, Manitoba.
Youth career
MacCuish played second for Team Manitoba at the 2012 Canadian Junior Curling Championships, on a team skipped by Shannon Birchard. The team finished first after the round robin, but lost in the final to Team Alberta, skipped by Jocelyn Peterman. The next season, MacCuish and third Selena Kaatz left the Birchard rink to form their own team at the Manitoba Junior provincials but lost to their former skip in the final.
Women's career
MacCuish joined Kerri Einarson's team in 2013. In their first season, they played in one slam, the 2013 Colonial Square Ladies Classic (not qualifying) and the 2014 Manitoba Scotties Tournament of Hearts, losing in the final to Team Chelsea Carey. That season, MacCuish was invited to play for the Jennifer Jones rink (Team Manitoba) at the 2013 Scotties Tournament of Hearts as the team's alternate. MacCuish played in two games, and threw four rocks in total. The team would finish in second place.
The next season the Einarson team again lost in the final of Manitoba Hearts, losing this time to Team Jennifer Jones.
The 2015-16 curling season would be the breakthrough year for the Einarson rink. The team begun the season by winning the Tier 2 event of the 2015 GSOC Tour Challenge. The team finally won the Manitoba Scotties in 2016, and represented Manitoba at the national 2016 Scotties Tournament of Hearts. There, the team would make the playoffs, but would end up losing in the bronze medal game, settling for fourth place. Elsewhere on the World Curling Tour, the team would play in four slams, making it to the semifinals at three events.
The team played in their first Canada Cup in 2016, losing in the semifinals. On the Tour, the team played in five Grand Slams, and would win their first title at the 2016 Boost National. At the 2017 Manitoba Scotties Tournament of Hearts, the team failed to make the playoffs.
The Einarson rink qualified for the 2017 Canadian Olympic Pre-Trials, but would lose in a tiebreaker game. On the tour, the team would win the 2017 Icebreaker at The Granite and would make it to the finals of the 2017 Masters of Curling. They qualified for the first ever Wild Card game at the 2018 Scotties Tournament of Hearts, where they beat Chelsea Carey for the right to represent "Team Wild Card".
Personal life
MacCuish currently works as a business specialist for IDC Communications.[1] Her aunt is Olympic gold medalist Jill Officer, who played second on Team Jennifer Jones.[2]
References
- ↑ 2018 Scotties Media Guide
- ↑ "Kristin MacCuish profile". Canadian Sport Centre Manitoba. Retrieved 2018-02-05.
External links
- Kristin MacCuish on the World Curling Tour database
- Kristin MacCuish on the CurlingZone database