Lisa Weagle
Lisa Colleen Weagle (born March 24, 1985) is a Canadian
In 2023, she coached the Kaitlyn Lawes rink.[7]
Career
Weagle began curling at the age of 8 at the Granite Curling Club of West Ottawa.[8] In her youth, she won the 2000 Ontario bantam girls curling championship playing second for the Lee Merklinger rink.[9][10]
Joining Homan (2010–2012)
In Weagle's first year with her new rink, the Homan team qualified and won the
In April 2011, the team made it to their first
Weagle again qualified for the provincial Scotties Tournament of Hearts
Scotties champions and world bronze medallists (2012–2013)
The 2012–13 curling season was Weagle's most successful to date on the World Curling Tour. In her first Grand Slam event of the season, the
Scotties repeat champions and world silver medallists (2013–14)
The defending Canadian champion Homan rink had a less successful start to their season in 2013–14. The team failed to win the World Curling Tour event until winning the 2013 Masters, where she beat Muirhead in the final. Until this point, Muirhead's rink had Homan's number, having also defeated her team in the semi-finals of the 2013 Curlers Corner Autumn Gold Curling Classic. Having made the playoffs in every Grand Slam event in 2012–13, the team failed to make the playoffs at the 2013 Colonial Square Ladies Classic.
Homan's success over the last couple of seasons qualified her team for an automatic entry at the 2013 Canadian Olympic Curling Trials. At the Trials, the team sneaked into the playoffs with a 4–3 round robin record, which was good enough for second place. However, in the event's semi-final, the team would be defeated by Sherry Middaugh, ending the team's 2014 Olympic hopes.
As defending Scotties champions from 2013, the Homan rink earned the right to represent Team Canada at the 2014 Scotties Tournament of Hearts in Montreal. The event was notable for the absence of the Jennifer Jones rink who was competing at the Olympics. Nevertheless, the Homan team went through the entire tournament without a single loss, defeating Alberta's Val Sweeting in the final.
Homan's 2014 Scotties win earned her team a berth at the
The Homan rink ended the season with a loss in the final of the 2014 Players' Championship against the Olympic gold medalist Jennifer Jones. The match marked the last game for second Alison Kreviazuk on the team, as she moved to Sweden to be with her boyfriend Fredrik Lindberg, who plays for Niklas Edin. Kreviazuk was replaced by Joanne Courtney from Edmonton.
Joanne Courtney joins the team (2014–2017)
The Homan rink found less success in the 2014–15 curling season after adding new second, Joanne Courtney, to the team. The team did not win any Slam events, losing in the finals of the 2014 Curlers Corner Autumn Gold Curling Classic (against Jennifer Jones) and the 2014 Canadian Open of Curling (against Eve Muirhead). The team also lost in the final of the 2014 Canada Cup of Curling against Val Sweeting. As defending champions, the team represented Team Canada at the 2015 Scotties Tournament of Hearts. The team nearly missed the playoffs but won their final round-robin game against Tracy Horgan to finish the round robin in 4th place with a 7–4 record. In the playoffs, they would lose to Saskatchewan's Stefanie Lawton in the 3 vs. 4 game but rebounded in the bronze medal game in a re-match against the Lawton rink, beating them 7–5. That season, the team would win one World Curling Tour event, the Pomeroy Inn & Suites Prairie Showdown held in March. That season, the team also won the inaugural 2016 Women's All-Star Curling Skins Game, taking home $52,000.
The team found much more success in the
The
Olympic run (2017–2018)
Weagle began the
Post Olympics (2018–2020)
Team Homan's
In their first event of the 2019–20 season, Team Homan had a semi-final finish at the 2019 AMJ Campbell Shorty Jenkins Classic. They followed it up by winning the 2019 Colonial Square Ladies Classic. The team would appear in another final in mid-October at the 2019 Canad Inns Women's Classic, where they lost to Elena Stern. They missed the playoffs at all four Slams of the season as both the Players' Championship, and the Champions Cup were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[19] Team Homan would win the first spot in the 2021 Canadian Olympic Curling Trials by defeating Tracy Fleury in the final of the 2019 Canada Cup. The team went undefeated at the 2020 Ontario Scotties Tournament of Hearts, defeating Hollie Duncan in the final. At the 2020 Scotties Tournament of Hearts, they would win their second straight silver medal, losing the final this year to Manitoba's Kerri Einarson. Weagle was named the All-Star Lead for the tournament. It would be their last event of the season as both the Players' Championship and the Champions Cup Grand Slam events were also cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[20] Team Homan announced on March 12, 2020, that the team was parting ways with Weagle.[3][4]
Team Jones (2020–2022)
On March 18, 2020, Team Jennifer Jones announced that Weagle would join the team of Jones, Kaitlyn Lawes, Jocelyn Peterman, and Dawn McEwen in a five-player rotation.[21] Weagle played for the team when they won their lone event of the abbreviated 2020–21 season at the 2020 Stu Sells Oakville Tankard.[22] The 2021 Manitoba Scotties were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Manitoba, so Curl Manitoba appointed the Jones rink to represent Manitoba at the 2021 Scotties Tournament of Hearts.[23] A pregnant Dawn McEwen opted to stay at home, allowing Weagle to be the full-time lead on the team.[24] At the 2021 Hearts, the team finished with a 9–3 record, putting them in a third place tiebreaker match against Alberta, skipped by Laura Walker. Alberta defeated Manitoba 9–8 to advance to the semifinal.[25] Weagle shot 90% at the tournament (the highest out of all players) and was named to the first all-star team as a result.[26] A month later, Weagle was back in the bubble to compete with her mixed doubles partner John Epping at the 2021 Canadian Mixed Doubles Curling Championship. The pair qualified for the playoffs with a 5–1 record and defeated Val Sweeting and Marc Kennedy in the round of 12. They then lost to Laura Walker and Kirk Muyres in the round of 8, eliminating them from contention.[27] Weagle ended her season with Team Jones at the only two Grand Slam events of the abbreviated season, also held in the Calgary bubble. The team missed the playoffs at both the 2021 Champions Cup and the 2021 Players' Championship.[28][29]
Team Jones qualified for the playoffs in each of their first four tour events; however, they were not able to qualify for any finals. At the first Grand Slam of the season, the 2021 Masters, the team was able to reach the final before losing to Tracy Fleury in a 9–7 match.[30] They then missed the playoffs at the 2021 National two weeks later.
A month later, Team Jones competed in the 2021 Canadian Olympic Curling Trials. There, the team posted a 5–3 round robin record, earning a spot in the semifinal. They then defeated Krista McCarville to qualify for the final, where they would face Fleury again. After a tight game all the way through, Team Fleury stole one in the ninth end to take a single-point lead. In the tenth end, Jones had an open hit-and-stick to win the game; however, her shooter rolled too far, and she only got one. This sent the game to an extra end. On her final shot, Fleury attempted a soft-weight hit on a Jones stone partially buried behind a guard. Her rock, however, curled too much and hit the guard, giving up a steal of one and the game to Team Jones.[31] After the game, Jones said that "We're there to pick each other up when you miss, not everybody can say that and that's really a big strength of our team."[32][33] With the win, Team Jones travelled to Beijing, China to represent Canada at the 2022 Winter Olympics.[34] Through the round robin, the Canadian team had mixed results, ultimately finishing tied for third with a 5–4 record. However, because of their draw shot challenge results, which were the lowest of the teams they were tied with, they ranked fifth overall, missing the playoffs.[35]
On March 15, 2022, Team Jones announced they would be parting ways after the 2021–22 season.[5] Weagle later announced that she would be focusing solely on mixed doubles for the 2022–23 season.[36]
Team Jones still had two more events together before parting ways, the 2022 Players' Championship and 2022 Champions Cup Grand Slams. At the Players', the team went 1–3, missing the playoffs. They then missed the playoffs again at the Champions Cup with a 1–4 record, ending the team's run together.[37]
Mixed doubles (2022–present)
Since 2022, Weagle has focused primarily on
In March 2023, Weagle was named as Canada's
Personal life
Weagle formerly worked for the
Teams
Season | Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Notes | Tour earnings (rank) (CAD) | Coach |
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1999–00[44] | Lee Merklinger | Leslie Levere | Lisa Weagle | Breanne Merklinger | |||
2001–02[45] | Lee Merklinger | Leslie Levere | Lisa Weagle | Breanne Merklinger | |||
2004–05[46] | Lee Merklinger | Leslie Levere | Lisa Weagle | Breanne Merklinger | $1,150 (93rd)[47] | ||
2008–09[48] | Jenn Hanna | Steph Hanna |
Lee Merklinger | Lisa Weagle | |||
2009–10 | Robyn Mattie | Anna Piekarski | Lisa Weagle | Julia Weagle | $200 (T90th)[49] | ||
2010–11 | Rachel Homan | Emma Miskew | Alison Kreviazuk | Lisa Weagle | Alternate Sherry Middaugh for Scotties | $27,300 (8th) | Andrea Ronnebeck[50] |
2011–12 | Rachel Homan | Emma Miskew | Alison Kreviazuk | Lisa Weagle | $8,800 (26th) | Andrea Ronnebeck[51] | |
2012–13 | Rachel Homan | Emma Miskew | Alison Kreviazuk | Lisa Weagle | Alternate Stephanie LeDrew for Scotties and Worlds | $60,800 (1st) | Earle Morris
|
2013–14 | Rachel Homan | Emma Miskew | Alison Kreviazuk | Lisa Weagle | Alternate Heather Smith for Olympic Trials Alternate Stephanie LeDrew for Scotties and Worlds |
$51,900 (4th) | Earle Morris |
2014–15 | Rachel Homan | Emma Miskew | Joanne Courtney | Lisa Weagle | Alternate Cheryl Kreviazuk for Scotties | $91,608 (1st) | Richard Hart[52] |
2015–16 | Rachel Homan | Emma Miskew | Joanne Courtney | Lisa Weagle | $183,754 (1st) | Marcel Rocque[53] Richard Hart[54] | |
2016–17 | Rachel Homan | Emma Miskew | Joanne Courtney | Lisa Weagle | Alternate Cheryl Kreviazuk for Scotties and Worlds Sarah Wilkes in for Courtney at 2017 Humpty's Champions Cup[55] |
$132,500 (1st) | Adam Kingsbury |
2017–18 | Rachel Homan | Emma Miskew | Joanne Courtney | Lisa Weagle | Alternate Cheryl Kreviazuk for Olympic Trials Alternate Cheryl Bernard for Olympics |
$43,500 (13th) | Adam Kingsbury |
2018–19 | Rachel Homan | Emma Miskew | Joanne Courtney | Lisa Weagle | Alternate Cheryl Kreviazuk for Scotties 2019 Champions Cup |
$181,848 (1st) | Marcel Rocque[58] |
2019–20 | Rachel Homan | Emma Miskew | Joanne Courtney | Lisa Weagle | Alternate Cheryl Kreviazuk for Scotties | $35,300 (13th) | Marcel Rocque |
2020–21 | Jennifer Jones | Kaitlyn Lawes | Jocelyn Peterman | Dawn McEwen / Lisa Weagle | 5 player team; Alternate Raunora Westcott for Hearts | $9,000 (NR)[a] | Viktor Kjäll |
2021–22 | Jennifer Jones | Kaitlyn Lawes | Jocelyn Peterman | Dawn McEwen / Lisa Weagle | Viktor Kjäll | ||
2024–25 | Laurie St-Georges | Jamie Sinclair | Emily Riley | Lisa Weagle |
Notes
- ^ Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, there was no official money ranking for this season. Team Jones won $3,000 at the Champions Cup and $6,000 at the Players' Championship.
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External links
- Lisa Weagle at World Curling
- Lisa Weagle at Olympics.com
- Lisa Weagle at Olympedia
- Lisa Weagle at the Canadian Olympic Committee