1. Joanne Courtney covered curling for the CBC during the 2022 Winter Olympics.
15 Facts About Joanne Courtney
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Joanne Courtney gained recognition in the curling world for her aggressive sweeping style together with Rachelle Pidherny.
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Joanne Courtney lost in the final of the 2014 Canada Cup of Curling against former teammate Val Sweeting.
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Joanne Courtney's team began the season winning their first event, the 2016 AMJ Campbell Shorty Jenkins Classic.
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Joanne Courtney won in an extra end in what many considered to be one of the most exciting Scotties finals ever.
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Rather than letting the rock be adjusted Joanne Courtney's skip Homan removed the stone.
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The next month, Joanne Courtney won her third Grand Slam of the season, the 2019 Meridian Canadian Open, defeating Silvana Tirinzoni in the final.
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Joanne Courtney returned for the 2019 Colonial Square Ladies Classic, where the team would win the event.
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On March 17,2020, the team announced they would be adding Sarah Wilkes as their new second, with Joanne Courtney moving to lead.
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Joanne Courtney was named Second Team All-Star lead for the tournament.
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Joanne Courtney returned to the bubble a third time in April 2021 with Team Homan to play in the two only Grand Slam events of the abbreviated season.
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In March 2022, Joanne Courtney announced she would be stepping back from competitive curling.
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Joanne Courtney is employed as a registered nurse at the University of Alberta Hospital.
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Joanne Courtney graduated from the University of Alberta in 2011 with a bachelor's degree in Nursing.
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Joanne Courtney is married to Mark Courtney, and they have a son and daughter.