Dana Ferguson
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Born | February 25, 1987 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Curling club | Saville Community SC, Edmonton, AB[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Hearts appearances | 6 (2014, 2015, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
World Championship appearances | 1 (2019) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Top CTRS ranking | 2nd (2014–15) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Grand Slam victories | 3 (2014 Masters, 2016 Tour Challenge, 2017 Tour Challenge) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Dana Ferguson (born February 25, 1987, in St. Albert, Alberta) is a Canadian curler from Edmonton, Alberta.[2]
Career
Ferguson was a member of the
In 2011, Ferguson made the transition to the skip position after her new skip, Bobbie Sauder took some time off to have a baby. At the 2011 Alberta Scotties Tournament of Hearts, her rink made the playoffs, but lost in the quarter final to Heather Nedohin.
After the season, Ferguson assembled a new team, that included Olympic silver medallist Cori Morris at the lead position. The team lost in the quarter finals of their first Grand Slam of Curling event, the 2011 Curlers Corner Autumn Gold Curling Classic.
In 2012, Ferguson joined the
After the 2013–14 season, third
The team found less success in their next season. They won just one tour event (the 2015
In the 2016–17 season, the Sweeting rink would again make the playoffs in five of the six slams, including winning the 2016 GSOC Tour Challenge and losing in the final of the 2017 Players' Championship. The team again lost in the finals of the 2017 Alberta Scotties Tournament of Hearts, this time losing to Shannon Kleibrink. The next season, Team Sweeting defended their title by winning the 2017 GSOC Tour Challenge. Team Sweeting played in the 2017 Canadian Olympic Curling Trials, going 4–4, just missing the playoffs. Her dreams of making the Olympics would not be over though, as she teamed up with Brendan Bottcher to play in the 2018 Canadian Mixed Doubles Curling Olympic Trials. The pair went 6–2 in the round robin, but lost two straight games in the Round of 8 which eliminated them from contention. The Sweeting team then turned their attention to the 2018 Alberta Scotties Tournament of Hearts, where she lost in the 3 vs. 4 game. In addition to winning the Tour Challenge, the Sweeting team would make the playoffs in one more slam that season, the 2017 Boost National. The team announced they would be splitting up after the season ended.
After the season, Ferguson stayed with
Team Carey did not have a strong start to the Grand Slam season, only making the playoffs at one of the first four events, the National. They had a strong week at the 2019 Canada Cup going 4–2 through the round robin, qualifying for the playoffs. In the semifinal, they lost to the Tracy Fleury rink 9–4. At the 2020 Scotties Tournament of Hearts, Team Carey led Team Canada to a 5–6 record, missing the playoffs and settling for seventh place. It would be the team's last event of the season as both the Players' Championship and the Champions Cup Grand Slam events were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[5] On March 13, 2020, Wilkes announced she would be parting ways with the team. Three days later, both Ferguson and Brown announced they would be leaving and the team officially disbanded.[6] On March 21, 2020, Kelsey Rocque and Danielle Schmiemann announced they would be adding Ferguson and Brown to their team for the 2020–21 season.[7][8]
Due to the pandemic, most of the tour events during the 2020–21 season were cancelled. Team Rocque played only one competitive game together during the entire season at the Okotoks Ladies Classic in November. After the first draw, the event was cancelled due to a province-wide shutdown in Alberta.[9] Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Alberta, the 2021 provincial championship was also cancelled. As the reigning provincials champions, Team Laura Walker were chosen to represent Alberta at the 2021 Scotties Tournament of Hearts.[10] However, due to many provinces cancelling their provincial championships as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada, Curling Canada added three Wild Card teams to the national championship, which were based on the CTRS standings from the 2019–20 season.[11] Team Rocque was one of the top three non-qualified teams, but they did not retain at least three of their four players from the previous season, meaning they could not qualify for the national championship.[12] Walker's regular lead Nadine Scotland, who was three-months pregnant, opted not to play in the tournament, which was being held in a "bubble" due to the pandemic, so Ferguson and her teammate Rachelle Brown were invited to join the Walker rink at alternate and lead respectively.[13] At the Scotties, the team finished with a 9–3 round robin record, tied for third with Manitoba, skipped by Jennifer Jones. Alberta beat Manitoba in the tiebreaker, but lost in the semifinal against the defending champion Team Canada rink, skipped by Kerri Einarson, settling for the bronze medal.[14]
In their first event of the 2021–22 season, Team Rocque reached the quarterfinals of the 2021 Alberta Curling Series: Saville Shoot-Out. Due to the pandemic, 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 Trials Direct-Entry Event, an event where five teams would compete to try to earn one of three spots into the 2021 Canadian Olympic Curling Trials.[15] Team Rocque qualified for the Trials Direct-Entry Event due to their CTRS ranking from the 2019–20 season. At the event, the team went 3–1 through the round robin, enough to secure their spot at the Olympic Trials.[16] Next, Team Rocque played in both the 2021 Masters and the 2021 National Grand Slam events. After failing to reach the playoffs at the Masters, the team made it all the way to the semifinals of the National where they were defeated by Tracy Fleury.[17] A few weeks later, they competed in the Olympic Trials, held November 20 to 28 in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.[18] At the event, the team began by losing five of their first six games. They then won their final two games, which included a victory over Kerri Einarson, to finish in seventh place with a 3–5 record.[19] Team Rocque then competed in the 2022 Alberta Scotties Tournament of Hearts, where they posted a 6–1 record through the round robin. This created a three-way tie between Rocque, Laura Walker and the Casey Scheidegger rink, however, as Walker had to best draw shot challenge between the three rinks, they advanced directly to the final. In the semifinal, Team Rocque fell 10–7 to Team Scheidegger, eliminating them from contention.[20] On March 21, 2022, the team announced that they would be staying together despite the Olympic quadrennial coming to an end.[21]
Team Rocque began the 2022–23 season at the 2022 Saville Shoot-Out where they missed the playoffs with a 3–2 record. The team next played in the 2022 PointsBet Invitational. They defeated Christina Black in the first round before losing to Kerri Einarson in the quarterfinals.[22] Team Rocque were invited to compete in the 2022 Tour Challenge Tier 2 event where they qualified for the playoffs with a 3–1 record. They then lost to Clancy Grandy 7–4 in the quarterfinals.[23] After winning the last chance qualifier in Rimbey, the team qualified for the 2023 Alberta Scotties Tournament of Hearts.[24] There, Team Rocque had mixed results, ultimately missing the playoffs with a 4–3 record.[25] The team announced on February 6, 2023, that they would be parting ways.[26]
Personal life
Ferguson works as a Curling Development Coach for the Saville Community Sports Centre.[27] She is in a relationship with Justin Miousse.[2]
References
- ^ "Dana Ferguson Profile". Curling Canada. Retrieved March 16, 2020.
- ^ a b "2021 Scotties Tournament of Hearts Media Guide" (PDF). Curling Canada. Retrieved February 16, 2021.
- ^ Brazeau, Jonathan (14 February 2018). "Team Val Sweeting parting ways after season". Grand Slam of Curling. Retrieved June 8, 2019.
- ^ "Canadian rink misses playoffs at world women's curling championship". Canadian Press. Retrieved February 7, 2020.
- ^ "GSOC cancels remaining events of 2019–20 season". Grand Slam of Curling. March 13, 2020. Retrieved March 16, 2020.
- ^ "Team Carey officially disband after departures of Ferguson, Brown". The Sports Network. Retrieved March 16, 2020.
- ^ "Team Rocque adds Ferguson and Schmiemann". Facebook. March 21, 2020. Retrieved March 22, 2020.
- ^ Jonathan Brazeau (March 22, 2020). "Rachel Brown, Dana Ferguson join Kelsey Rocque's team". Grand Slam of Curling. Retrieved March 22, 2020.
- ^ "Okotoks bonspiel cancelled due to new restrictions in Alberta". TSN. November 13, 2020. Retrieved August 21, 2021.
- ^ Todd Saelhof (January 20, 2021). "Walker, Bottcher named Alberta reps for Scotties, Brier". Calgary Sun. Retrieved August 21, 2021.
- ^ "Three wild-card teams added to Scotties, Brier". TSN. January 13, 2021. Retrieved August 21, 2021.
- ^ "Wild Card teams set!". Curling Canada. February 1, 2021. Retrieved August 21, 2021.
- ^ Todd Saelhof (February 23, 2021). "First-time mother-to-be Scotland opts out of Scotties in hometown". Calgary Herald. Retrieved August 21, 2021.
- ^ "Scotties Tournament of Hearts: Scores, standings, schedule". Sportsnet. Retrieved March 1, 2021.
- ^ "2021 Trials proceess revised". Curling Canada. February 4, 2021. Retrieved June 26, 2022.
- ^ "More trials spots awarded!". Curling Canada. September 26, 2021. Retrieved June 26, 2022.
- ^ Jonathan Brazeau (November 7, 2021). "Gushue, Mouat to meet in Boost National men's final". Grand Slam of Curling. Retrieved June 26, 2022.
- ^ Ryan Horne (November 13, 2021). "Tim Hortons Curling Trials Profile: Team Rocque". TSN. Retrieved June 26, 2022.
- ^ "Tiebreaker logjam". Curling Canada. November 26, 2021. Retrieved June 26, 2022.
- ^ Jonathan Brazeau (January 8, 2022). "Scheidegger tops Rocque to reach Alberta women's final". Sportsnet. Retrieved June 26, 2022.
- ^ "ANNOUNCEMENT: Since everybody else is doing it, we thought we would share our own team announcement". Facebook. Team Rocque. March 21, 2022. Retrieved June 26, 2022.
- ^ "6th seed upset!". Curling Canada. September 23, 2022. Retrieved August 23, 2023.
- ^ Jonathan Brazeau (October 22, 2022). "Wrana upsets top-seed Tirinzoni in HearingLife Tour Challenge quarterfinals". Grand Slam of Curling. Retrieved August 23, 2023.
- ^ "Alberta Scotties Provincial Qualifier". CurlingZone. Retrieved August 23, 2023.
- ^ Todd Saelhof (January 22, 2023). "Calgary's Kayla Skrlik rises fast to capture Alberta Scotties curling crown". Calgary Sun. Retrieved August 23, 2023.
- ^ "Rachelle, Dana, Danielle, and Kelsey have all decided to explore new opportunities - whether that be in curling or outside of it". Facebook. Team Rocque. February 6, 2023. Retrieved August 23, 2023.
- ^ 2018 Canadian Mixed Doubles Olympic Curling Trials Media Guide