Kristie Moore (born April 22, 1979) is a Canadian curler from Sexsmith, Alberta. She was the alternate player on the Canadian women's team at the 2010 Winter Olympics. She was five months pregnant at the time, making her only the third Olympic athlete to be pregnant during Olympic competition. The first was Swedish figure skater Magda Julin back in 1920,[2] and the second was German skeleton racer Diane Sartor in the 2006 Winter Olympics.[3]

Kristie Moore
Born (1979-04-22) April 22, 1979 (age 45)
Team
Curling clubGrande Prairie CC,[1]
Grande Prairie, AB
SkipRobyn Silvernagle
ThirdJessie Hunkin
SecondJessie Haughian
LeadKristie Moore
Curling career
Member Association Alberta (1996-2015; 2017-present)
 Saskatchewan (2015-2017)
Hearts appearances5 (2000, 2013, 2018, 2019, 2023)
Top CTRS ranking5th (2018-19)
Grand Slam victories1 (2011 Manitoba Lotteries)
Medal record
Curling
Representing  Canada
Winter Olympics
Silver medal – second place 2010 Vancouver
Canadian Olympic Curling Trials
Gold medal – first place 2009 Edmonton
World Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 1996 Red Deer

Career

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She is a former Canadian and World Junior Champion. In 1996, playing second for Heather Nedohin (Godberson), she won both the 1996 Canadian Junior Curling Championships and the World Junior Curling Championships.

In 1999, Moore teamed up again with Nedohin. In 2000, she won her first provincial championship. At the 2000 Scott Tournament of Hearts, the team finished with a 6-5 record.

She took time off from curling from 2004 to 2006 before returning to the Nedohin team once again. She left the team in 2009 to play second for Renelle Bryden, which was her regular skip. She would team up with Renee Sonnenberg in 2010 playing second, until she left to form her own team at the end of the 2011-2012 season.

Moore and her rink of Blaine de Jager, Michelle Dykstra and Amber Cheveldale won the 2013 Alberta Scotties Tournament of Hearts. The team represented Alberta at the 2013 Scotties Tournament of Hearts, and finished with a 1-10 record, in last place.

Personal life

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Moore grew up in DeBolt, Alberta. She currently works as a massage therapist for Sexsmith Physiotherapy. She is married to Shane Wray and has three children.[4]

Grand Slam record

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Key
C Champion
F Lost in Final
SF Lost in Semifinal
QF Lost in Quarterfinals
R16 Lost in the round of 16
Q Did not advance to playoffs
T2 Played in Tier 2 event
DNP Did not participate in event
N/A Not a Grand Slam event that season
Event 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23
National N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A DNP DNP F Q Q N/A DNP DNP
Tour Challenge N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A DNP DNP Q Q Q N/A N/A T2
Masters N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP QF SF Q N/A DNP DNP
Canadian Open N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A DNP DNP DNP Q QF DNP N/A N/A
Players' DNP Q DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP QF DNP SF N/A DNP DNP
Champions Cup N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A DNP Q DNP Q N/A DNP DNP

Former events

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Event 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15
Wayden Transportation DNP SF Q N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Sobeys Slam N/A Q DNP N/A DNP N/A N/A N/A N/A
Manitoba Liquor & Lotteries QF Q DNP DNP QF C DNP DNP DNP
Autumn Gold QF Q QF DNP Q Q DNP DNP Q
Colonial Square N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Q DNP DNP

References

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  1. ^ "Scores and Results".
  2. ^ "Summer Tokyo (Japan) 2021 News & Results | Yahoo Sports".
  3. ^ "Pregnant curler poised to make Olympic history". 2010-02-18.
  4. ^ "2021 Canadian Olympic Curling Trials Media Guide" (PDF). Curling Canada. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 19, 2021. Retrieved November 18, 2021.
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