Laurie St-Georges
Curler
Born (1997-08-23) August 23, 1997
Laval, Quebec
Team
Curling clubGlenmore CC,
Dollard-des-Ormeaux, QC[1]
SkipLaurie St-Georges
ThirdJamie Sinclair
SecondEmily Riley
LeadKelly Middaugh
AlternateMarie-France Larouche
Mixed doubles
partner		Félix Asselin
Curling career
Member Association Quebec
Hearts appearances3 (2021, 2022, 2023)
World Mixed Championship
appearances		1 (2023)
Top CTRS ranking28th (2019–20)
Medal record
Curling
Representing  Canada
World Mixed Championship
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Aberdeen

Laurie St-Georges (born August 23, 1997) is a Canadian curler from Laval, Quebec.[2] She currently skips her own team on the World Curling Tour. St-Georges represented Quebec at the 2021 Scotties Tournament of Hearts and led her team to a 6–6 record. She also won the Marj Mitchell Sportsmanship Award, which is voted on by the players at the event.[3]

Career

St-Georges is an accomplished junior curler, having participated in three Canadian Junior Curling Championships in 2016, 2018 and 2019. In 2016, she led her Quebec rink of Cynthia St-Georges, Meaghan Rivett and Emily Riley to a 6–4 record, finishing in sixth place. In 2018, her team made it all the way to the final before losing to Nova Scotia's Kaitlyn Jones, earning the silver medal.[4] In her final appearance in 2019, she lost to British Columbia's Sarah Daniels in a tiebreaker to qualify for the playoff round.[5] Also during the 2018–19 season, she lost in the final of the Curl Mesabi Classic World Curling Tour event.[6]

St-Georges and her team aged out of juniors the following season and started competing more frequently on the tour. They competed in their first Grand Slam of Curling event at the 2019 Tour Challenge Tier 2 where they lost in a tiebreaker to Megan Balsdon.[7] Team St-Georges also competed in their first provincial women's championship at the 2020 Quebec Scotties Tournament of Hearts. After finishing the round robin in first place, they lost in the final to Noémie Verreault 3–1.[8] She would however win the provincial mixed doubles championship with her boyfriend Félix Asselin.[9]

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Quebec, the 2021 Quebec Scotties Tournament of Hearts was cancelled.[10] Since the defending champions, Team Noémie Verreault, had disbanded, Team St-Georges (the 2020 provincial runner-up) was invited to represent Quebec at the 2021 Scotties Tournament of Hearts, which they accepted.[11] The event was played in a bio-secure bubble in Calgary, Alberta to prevent the spread of the virus. At the Hearts, St-Georges and her teammates Hailey Armstrong, Emily Riley and Cynthia St-Georges received a lot of media attention and fans thanks to their positive attitudes and strong play on the ice.[12] They also defeated multiple higher ranked teams in the tournament including the Wild Card team of Tracy Fleury (skipped by Chelsea Carey), Corryn Brown's British Columbia rink and Suzanne Birt's team out of Prince Edward Island. Ultimately, they finished the event with a 6–6 record and a seventh-place finish.[13] Laurie also won the Marj Mitchell Sportsmanship Award, which is voted on by the players at the event.[3] St-Georges returned to the bubble in March 2021 to represent Quebec at the 2021 Canadian Mixed Doubles Curling Championship with boyfriend Félix Asselin. At the championship, the pair just missed the playoffs, finishing in fifteenth place with a 4–2 record.[14]

Team St-Georges began the 2021–22 season with a semifinal finish at the 2021 Oakville Fall Classic where they lost to the event winners Team Jamie Sinclair.[15] They only made the playoffs at one other tour event at the Stu Sells 1824 Halifax Classic, losing in the quarterfinals to Team Jill Brothers.[16] Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada, the qualification process for the 2021 Canadian Olympic Curling Trials had to be modified to qualify enough teams for the championship. In these modifications, Curling Canada created the 2021 Canadian Curling Pre-Trials Direct-Entry Event, an event where eight teams would compete to try to earn one of two spots into the 2021 Canadian Olympic Curling Pre-Trials.[17] Team St-Georges qualified for the Pre-Trials Direct-Entry Event as the second seed. The team won their opening match, but then lost three straight games and were eliminated from the event. The Quebec Scotties Tournament of Hearts was again cancelled due to the pandemic and Team St-Georges were once again selected to represent Quebec at the national women's championship.[18] The team could not replicate their successful run from 2021, finishing the 2022 Scotties Tournament of Hearts with a 3–5 record.[19] They won their opening two matches against Alberta's Laura Walker and the Yukon's Hailey Birnie and their last game against Nova Scotia's Christina Black.

Aside from women's curling, St-Georges competed in the 2019 Canadian Mixed Curling Championship, playing third for Félix Asselin. The team finished on top of the standings after the championship pool with an 8–2 record before losing in the semifinal to Nova Scotia. They bounced back in the bronze medal game, defeating Ontario for the bronze medal.[20] Asselin and St-Georges returned to the Canadian Mixed Championship in 2022, winning the event for Quebec.[21] They went on to win the bronze medal at the world mixed curling championships in Aberdeen, Scotland, narrowly defeating Norway 4-3.[22]

Personal life

St-Georges is currently a journalism student at the Université du Québec à Montréal. She is in a relationship with fellow curler Félix Asselin.[2] Her sister Cynthia St-Georges plays lead on her team and her father Michel St-Georges is their coach.

Year-by-year statistics

Team events

Year Team Position Event Finish Record Pct.[lower-alpha 1]
2016 St-Georges Skip Quebec Juniors 1st 7–0[23] –
2016 Quebec (St-Georges) Skip Canadian Juniors 6th 6–4[24]
2017 St-Georges Skip Quebec Juniors 4th 1–4[25] –
2018 St-Georges Skip Quebec Juniors 1st 6–0[26] –
2018 Quebec (St-Georges) Skip Canadian Juniors 2nd 9–3 79[27]
2019[lower-alpha 2] Asselin (CCL/GCC) Third Quebec Mixed 1st 7–0[28]
2019[lower-alpha 2] Quebec (Asselin) Third Canadian Mixed 3rd 9–3[29]
2019 St-Georges Skip Quebec Juniors 1st 5–0[30] –
2019 Quebec (St-Georges) Skip Canadian Juniors 4th 7–4 72[31]
2020 St-Georges (CCL/GCC) Skip Quebec STOH 2nd 5–3[32] –
2021 Quebec (St-Georges) Skip 2021 STOH 7th 6–6 74[33]
2021 St-Georges (CCL/GCC) Skip COCT – Pre – Dir. DNQ 1–3[34] –
2022 Quebec (St-Georges) Skip 2022 STOH 14th 3–5 70[35]
2022 Asselin (GCC) Third Quebec Mixed 1st 7–1[36]
2022 Quebec (Asselin) Third Canadian Mixed 1st 10–2[37]
2023 St-Georges (CCL/GCC) Skip Quebec STOH 1st 6–1[38] –
2023 Quebec (St-Georges) Skip 2023 STOH T7th 5–4 74[39]
Scotties Tournament of Hearts Totals 14–15 73

Mixed doubles

Year Partner Event Finish Record Pct.
2020 Félix Asselin Quebec Provincials 1st 7–0[40] –
2021 Félix Asselin CMDCC 15th 4–2 78[41]

Teams

Season Skip Third Second Lead Alternate
2015–16[42] Laurie St-GeorgesCynthia St-GeorgesMeaghan RivettEmily RileyDominique Renaud
2016–17 Laurie St-GeorgesCynthia St-GeorgesMeaghan RivettEmily Riley
2017–18 Laurie St-GeorgesCynthia St-GeorgesMeaghan RivettEmily RileyJanique Berthelot
2018–19 Laurie St-GeorgesLauren MannCynthia St-GeorgesEmily Riley
2019–20 Laurie St-GeorgesHailey ArmstrongEmily RileyCynthia St-GeorgesIsabelle Thiboutot
2020–21 Laurie St-GeorgesHailey ArmstrongEmily RileyCynthia St-GeorgesFlorence Boivin
2021–22 Laurie St-GeorgesHailey ArmstrongEmily RileyCynthia St-GeorgesIsabelle Thiboutot
2022–23 Laurie St-GeorgesEmily RileyAlanna RoutledgeKelly MiddaughÉmilie Desjardins
2023–24 Laurie St-GeorgesJamie SinclairEmily RileyKelly MiddaughMarie-France Larouche

Notes

  1. ↑ Round robin only
  2. 1 2 Event occurred in the 2018 calendar year, but was billed as the 2019 edition.

References

  1. ↑ "Laurie St-Georges Profile". Curling Canada. Retrieved February 17, 2021.
  2. 1 2 "2021 Scotties Tournament of Hearts Media Guide" (PDF). Curling Canada. Retrieved February 17, 2021.
  3. 1 2 "All-stars, Award-winners named!". Curling Canada. February 28, 2021. Retrieved February 28, 2021.
  4. ↑ "Nova Scotia women capture gold at 2018 New Holland Canadian Juniors". Curling Canada. January 21, 2018. Retrieved February 17, 2021.
  5. ↑ "Four-ender paves way to British Columbia tiebreaker victory at New Holland Canadian Juniors". Curling Canada. January 25, 2019. Retrieved February 17, 2021.
  6. ↑ Ben Romsaas (December 3, 2018). "Curl Mesabi Classic another rousing success". Mesabi Tribune. Retrieved February 17, 2021.
  7. ↑ "2019 Tour Challenge Tier 2 Tiebreakers". CurlingZone. Retrieved February 17, 2021.
  8. ↑ "2020 Quebec Scotties Tournament of Hearts – Final". Curling Québec (in French). Retrieved February 17, 2021.
  9. ↑ "2020 Quebec Mixed Doubles Curling Championship". Curling Québec (in French). Retrieved February 17, 2021.
  10. ↑ Alanna Routledge (January 14, 2020). "Dévoilement des équipes Québécoises masculine et féminine". Curling Québec (in French). Retrieved February 17, 2020.
  11. ↑ "Meet the Teams: Team Wild Card 2 & Team Quebec". Curling Canada. February 14, 2021. Retrieved February 19, 2021.
  12. ↑ Ryan Horne (February 22, 2021). "'Curling addict' St-Georges making plenty of noise at Scotties". TSN. Retrieved February 28, 2021.
  13. ↑ "Scotties Tournament of Hearts: Scores, standings, schedule". Sportsnet. Retrieved February 28, 2021.
  14. ↑ "2021 Canadian Mixed Doubles Curling Championship: Pool B Standings". Curling Canada. Retrieved May 17, 2021.
  15. ↑ "Howard wins Oakville Fall Classic; Sinclair edges Birt in women's final". TSN. August 29, 2021. Retrieved February 19, 2022.
  16. ↑ "2021 Stu Sells 1824 Halifax Classic". CurlingZone. Retrieved February 19, 2022.
  17. ↑ "2021 Trials proceess revised". Curling Canada. February 4, 2021. Retrieved February 19, 2022.
  18. ↑ Alanna Routledge (January 7, 2022). "Équipe Québec = Équipe St-Georges". Curling Québec. Retrieved February 19, 2022.
  19. ↑ "2022 Scotties Tournament of Hearts: Standings, schedule and results". Sportsnet. January 28, 2022. Retrieved February 19, 2022.
  20. ↑ "Manitoba wins Canadian Mixed title in front of hometown crowd". Curling Canada. November 11, 2018. Retrieved February 17, 2021.
  21. ↑ "Quebec beats Northern Ontario for third straight mixed curling title". TSN. 12 November 2022. Retrieved November 13, 2022.
  22. ↑ "Canada scores late, defeats Norway for world mixed curling bronze medal". CBC Sports. The Canadian Press. 21 October 2023. Retrieved 22 October 2023.
  23. ↑ "CHAMPION: St-Georges Wins 2016 Quebec Performance Brush Junior Women". CurlingZone. Retrieved February 23, 2021.
  24. ↑ "2016 Canadian Junior Women's Championship: Standings/Draw: Championship Pool". Curling Canada. Retrieved February 23, 2021.
  25. ↑ "St-Georges 1–3 at 2017 Quebec Junior Women's Provincial". CurlingZone. Retrieved February 23, 2021.
  26. ↑ "CHAMPION: St-Georges Wins 2018 Quebec Performance Brush Junior Women's Provincials". CurlingZone. Retrieved February 23, 2021.
  27. ↑ "2018 New Holland Canadian Juniors – Women: Reports: Cumulative Statistics By Team". Curling Canada. Retrieved February 23, 2021.
  28. ↑ "2019 Provincial Mixed Championship: Teams: Félix Asselin". Curling Québec. Retrieved October 9, 2023.
  29. ↑ "2019 Canadian Mixed Curling Championship". Curling Canada. Retrieved February 28, 2021.
  30. ↑ "CHAMPION: St-Georges Wins 2019 Quebec Performance Brush Junior Provincials". CurlingZone. Retrieved February 24, 2021.
  31. ↑ "2019 New Holland Canadian Juniors—Women: Reports: Cumulative Statistics By Team". Curling Canada. Retrieved February 24, 2021.
  32. ↑ "St-Georges Runner-Up at 2020 Quebec Scotties". CurlingZone. Retrieved February 24, 2021.
  33. ↑ "2021 Scotties Tournament of Hearts: Reports: Cumulative Statistics By Team". Curling Canada. Retrieved February 28, 2021.
  34. ↑ "2021 Pre-Trials Direct Entry - Women". Curling Canada. Retrieved September 27, 2021.
  35. ↑ "2022 Scotties Tournament of Hearts: Reports: Cumulative Statistics By Team". Curling Canada. February 3, 2022. Retrieved February 4, 2022.
  36. ↑ "2022 Mixed Provincial Championship: Teams: Felix Asselin". Curling Québec. Retrieved October 9, 2023.
  37. ↑ "2022 Canadian Mixed Curling Championship: Teams: Quebec (Asselin)". Curling Canada. Retrieved October 9, 2023.
  38. ↑ "Scores and Results: 2023 Scotties". Curling Quebec. Retrieved January 19, 2023.
  39. ↑ "2023 Scotties Tournament of Hearts: Reports: Cumulative Statistics By Team". Curling Canada. Retrieved February 25, 2023.
  40. ↑ "St-Georges/Asselin 4–0 at 2020 Quebec Mixed Doubles Championship". CurlingZone. Retrieved February 24, 2021.
  41. ↑ "2021 Home Hardware Canadian Mixed Doubles Curling Championship: Reports: Cumulative Statistics By Team". Curling Canada. Retrieved March 24, 2021.
  42. ↑ "Laurie St-Georges Past Teams". CurlingZone. Retrieved February 17, 2021.
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