Kelly Schafer
Curler, Olympic athlete
1981 –
Who is Kelly Schafer?
Kelly Schafer is a Scottish curler who has represented her home country and Great Britain and Northern Ireland on an International and Olympic scale. She currently lives in Swift Current, Saskatchewan, but is not yet a Canadian citizen.
Shaefer made her curling debut at Letham Grange Ice Rink in 1999 competing in the World Junior Curling Championships. Playing as a second curler the team finished a respectable fifth position. She has competed in numerous European and World championships and has been skip of the curling team four times.
Scotland's curling dominance over the two other host nations of Great Britain secured its place at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy. Schafer was shortlisted along with nine other female curlers to be considered for a place on the women's Olympic team and became successful to travel to Turin to defend Rhona Martin's Olympic gold that Team GB won in Salt Lake City in 2002. She joined Rhona Martin, Lynn Cameron, Jackie Lockhart and Debbie Knox. As in her other international games, Shaefer played second throughout the Olympic competition.
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