Athlete Biography - Shannon Kleibrink - Curling Women’s Skip
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Shannon Kleibrink - Curling - women’s skip
Birthdate: Oct. 7, 1968
Birthplace: Norquay, Sask.
Hometown: Okotoks, Sask.
Olympic Outlook
Kleibrink lacks experience at major international events, but earned a trip to Turin by getting hot at the right time at the Canadian curling trials. Her rink wasn’t among the favourites at the trials, but came through in the clutch with one-point wins over Stefanie Lawton in the semifinals and Kelly Scott in the finals.
Season Highlights
* Won Canadian curling trials as skip
* Two top-three finishes on Women’s Curling Tour as skip
Career Highlights
* Won 2005 Canada Cup as skip
* Won 2004 Canadian Mixed as skip
* Runner-up at 1997 Canadian curling trials as skip
* Skipped Alberta in two Tournament of Hearts (1993 and 2004)
Quotations
”It’s been a long eight years.”
- Kleibrink on reaching the Olympics nearly a decade after her infamous loss to Sandra Schmirler in the finals of the 1997 Canadian curling trials
Noteworthy
* Kleibrink’s team started the 2005 Canadian curling trials with a 1-3 record before rattling off seven straight wins to earn a trip to the 2006 Olympics.
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