Susan O'Connor
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| Born |
May 3, 1977 Calgary, Alberta | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Curling club |
Calgary CC, Calgary, AB | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Skip | Susan O'Connor | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Third | Jennifer Sadleir | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Second | Margo Weber | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lead | Joanne Sipka | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hearts appearances | 3 (2007, 2009, 2016) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Championship appearances | 1 (2016) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Top CCA ranking | 4th (2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Grand Slam victories | 1 (Players': 2010) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Susan O'Connor (born May 3, 1977) is a Canadian curler from Calgary, Alberta. She is an Olympic silver medalist.
O'Connor is a Respiratory Therapist at the Foothills Hospital in Calgary, Alberta. O'Connor also won the Calgary women's CPR championship in 2008 and 2009.
O'Connor is married to fellow curler Todd Brick.[1]
In 2000, O'Connor played third for Kevin Koe at the Canadian Mixed Curling Championship. The team which also included Greg Northcott and Lawnie MacDonald won the championship that year.
In 2007, O'Connor won her first provincial championship playing third for Cheryl Bernard, and represented Team Alberta at the 2007 Scotties Tournament of Hearts. They again represented Alberta at the Scotties in 2009. This team will playoff in December at the Tim Horton's Roar of the Rings Olympic Trials for the much coveted Olympic spot.
At the 2008 Canadian Mixed Championship, O'Connor played third for Dean Ross, and won her second Mixed title with team mates Tim Krassman and Susan Wright. O'Connor and Ross represented Canada at the 2008 World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship as a result, and finished in fifth place.
O'Connor represented Team Canada at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, Canada, winning the Silver medal in the exciting final match versus Sweden.[2]
On February 8, 2011, it was announced that the Bernard team would disband at the end of the 2010–2011 season.[3] O'Connor, however, remained with Bernard, which subsequently added Lori Olson-Johns and Jennifer Sadleir to the team.[4]
Personal life
O'Connor is employed as a respiratory therapist at Foothills Medical Centre. She is married to Todd Brick and has one child.[5]
Teams
| Season | Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Events |
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| 2004–05 | Cheryl Bernard | Susan O'Connor | Jody McNabb | Karen Russ | |
| 2005–06 | Cheryl Bernard | Susan O'Connor | Carolyn Darbyshire | Cori Bartel | |
| 2006–07 | Cheryl Bernard | Susan O'Connor | Carolyn Darbyshire | Cori Bartel | 2007 STOH |
| 2007–08 | Cheryl Bernard | Susan O'Connor | Carolyn Darbyshire | Cori Bartel | |
| 2008–09 | Cheryl Bernard | Susan O'Connor | Carolyn Darbyshire | Cori Bartel | 2009 STOH |
| 2009–10 | Cheryl Bernard | Susan O'Connor | Carolyn Darbyshire | Cori Bartel | 2009 COCT, 2010 OG |
| 2010–11 | Cheryl Bernard | Susan O'Connor | Carolyn Darbyshire | Cori Morris | |
| 2011–12 | Cheryl Bernard | Susan O'Connor | Lori Olson-Johns | Jennifer Sadleir | |
| 2012–13 | Cheryl Bernard | Susan O'Connor | Lori Olson-Johns | Shannon Aleksic | |
| 2013–14 | Cheryl Bernard | Susan O'Connor | Lori Olson-Johns | Shannon Aleksic | |
| 2014–15 | Susan O'Connor | Lawnie MacDonald | Denise Kinghorn | Cori Morris |
Grand Slam record
| Key | |
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| 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 |
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| Autumn Gold | SF | Q | F | QF | QF | QF | QF | Q | Q |
| Colonial Square | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | Q | DNP | |
| Masters | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | DNP | DNP | |
| Canadian Open | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
| Players' | SF | SF | SF | C | QF | DNP | DNP | DNP |
Former events
| Event | 2006–07 | 2007–08 | 2008–09 | 2009–10 | 2010–11 | 2011–12 | 2012–13 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wayden Transportation | QF | Q | SF | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Sobeys Slam | N/A | Q | Q | N/A | DNP | N/A | N/A |
| Manitoba Lotteries | Q | SF | QF | QF | Q | SF | SF |
References
- ↑ Susan O'Connor | Team Bernard: Profiles
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/20100120071700/http://www.worldcurling.org:80/teams-for-vancouver-2010. Archived from the original on January 20, 2010. Retrieved February 1, 2010. Missing or empty
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- ↑ "Olympic medallist Bernard forms new team with O'Connor". Tsn.ca. 2011-03-24. Retrieved 2013-05-28.
- ↑ http://www.curling.ca/2016scotties/files/2016/02/SCOTTIES-FRI-ALL.pdf
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Susan O'Connor. |
- Susan O'Connor on the World Curling Tour database