Ryan Jacques

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Ryan Jacques
Born (2000-06-19) June 19, 2000 (age 24)
Team
Curling clubSaville Community Sports Centre,
Edmonton, AB
SkipRyan Jacques
ThirdDesmond Young
SecondAndrew Gittis
LeadGabriel Dyck
Curling career
Member Association Alberta
Top CTRS ranking25th (2021–22)

Ryan Jacques (born June 19, 2000) is a

Beijing, China, but the event was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2]

Curling career

Jacques won two provincial U18 championships, in 2016 and 2018. At the

As a junior curler, Jacques won a provincial junior championship, in 2020.[5] Representing Alberta with his rink of Desmond Young, Andrew Gittis, and Dyck, Jacques posted a 6-4 record at the 2020 Canadian Junior Curling Championships January 18-26, finishing 4th overall and missing the playoffs.[6] As voted by the players, Jacques also received the Ken Watson Male Sportsmanship Award at the 2020 Canadian Juniors.[7]

By virtue of placing 4th at the 2020 Canadian Juniors, Jacques and teammates Young and Dyck were selected for the 2021 World Juniors Canadian team, alongside Newfoundland players

Beijing, China, as a test event for the 2022 Winter Olympics,[9] but was deemed impractical to run given necessary ongoing restrictions during the COVID-19 pandemic.[10]

Jacques has been playing on the World Curling Tour since 2017. He lost the final of the 2019

Grand Slam event in his career, the 2022 Champions Cup
, where he failed to make the playoffs.

Jacques played in his first provincial men's championship in 2022, where he missed the playoffs, losing in final of the third qualifier.

Grand Slam record

Key
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 2021–22 2022–23
Tour Challenge DNP T2
Champions Cup Q

References

  1. ^ "Bears and Pandas capture Alberta Junior curling titles - Golden Bears and Pandas Athletics". Ualberta.ca. 2020-01-06. Retrieved 2020-01-10.
  2. ^ "Beijing 2022 test events replaced with adapted sports testing programme". World Curling Federation. 2020-11-13. Retrieved 2021-01-07.
  3. ^ "Nova Scotia Teams Sweep Gold at Canadian Under-18 Championships". Curling Canada. 2018-04-14. Retrieved 2020-01-10.
  4. ^ "Going for gold despite living six hours apart". Medicine Hat News. 2016-02-16. Retrieved 2020-01-10.
  5. ^ "2020 Curling Alberta Junior Champions". Curling Alberta. Retrieved 2020-01-10.
  6. ^ "Men's Teams - 2020 Canadian Junior Curling Championships". Curling Canada. Retrieved 2020-01-10.
  7. ^ "All Stars, Award Winners Announced at 2020 Canadian Juniors". Curling Canada. Retrieved 2020-02-06.
  8. ^ "2021 World Juniors Teams!". Curling Canada. Retrieved 2020-03-01.
  9. ^ "Newly transformed Ice Cube has first test". World Curling Federation. 31 January 2020. Retrieved 2020-03-01.
  10. ^ "Beijing 2022 test events replaced with adapted sports testing programme". World Curling Federation. 2020-11-13. Retrieved 2021-01-07.
  11. ^ "Avonair Cash Spiel". www.curlingzone.com. Retrieved 2020-03-01.
  12. ^ "Mann upsets Jones in Stu Sells Toronto Tankard final; Epping edges Howard in men's final". TSN. 12 October 2020.

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