Jacques Gauthier (curler)

Summary

Jacques Gauthier (born October 17, 1998) is a Canadian curler from Winnipeg, Manitoba.[2] He currently plays second on Team Kevin Koe.

Jacques Gauthier
Born (1998-10-17) October 17, 1998 (age 25)
Team
Curling clubAssiniboine Memorial CC,
Winnipeg, MB[1]
SkipKevin Koe
ThirdTyler Tardi
SecondJacques Gauthier
LeadKarrick Martin
Curling career
Member Association Manitoba (2014–2022)
 British Columbia (2022–2023)
 Alberta (2023–present)
Brier appearances3 (2021, 2023, 2024)
Top CTRS ranking5th (2023–24)
Medal record
Men's Curling
Representing  Canada
World Junior Curling Championships
Gold medal – first place 2018 Aberdeen
Gold medal – first place 2020 Krasnoyarsk

Career edit

Gauthier played most of his junior career as third for J. T. Ryan. With Ryan, he won a silver medal at the 2019 Canadian Junior Curling Championships and a bronze medal at the 2018 Canadian Junior Curling Championships. In 2018, he got to play in his first World Junior Curling Championships as alternate for Tyler Tardi. The team won a gold medal. Ryan aged out of juniors after the 2019 championships and Gauthier formed his own team for the 2019–20 season. His rink of Jordan Peters, Brayden Payette and Zack Bilawka lost the final of the 2020 Manitoba Junior Provincials. They still got to go to the 2020 Canadian Junior Curling Championships, representing the second Manitoba team as Nunavut and Yukon did not send teams. The team finished the round robin and championship pool with a 9–1 record which qualified them for the final. The team curled 92% which led them to a 8–6 victory over Newfoundland and Labrador's Daniel Bruce.[3] At the 2020 World Junior Curling Championships, the team finished the round robin in second with a 7–2 record. In the playoffs, they defeated Germany in the semifinal and Switzerland in the final to claim the gold medal.[4]

Personal life edit

Gauthier currently lives in Winnipeg and was a finance student at the University of Manitoba.[5] He currently works as a financial analyst with BDO Canada LLP.[6] He is in a relationship with fellow curler Karlee Burgess. His cousin Tyler Tardi is a three-time Canadian Junior Curling Champion.[7] His mother Cathy is a three-time Tournament of Hearts champion and curling broadcaster.[8]

Grand Slam record edit

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 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24
Tour Challenge DNP DNP DNP N/A N/A T2 Q
The National DNP DNP DNP N/A DNP DNP Q
Masters DNP DNP DNP N/A DNP DNP Q
Canadian Open DNP DNP DNP N/A N/A DNP Q
Players' DNP DNP N/A DNP DNP DNP Q
Champions Cup Q[a] DNP N/A DNP DNP DNP N/A

Teams edit

Season Skip Third Second Lead
2014–15[9] Jordan Smith Jacques Gauthier Graham McFarlane Kyle Allenby
2015–16 J. T. Ryan Jacques Gauthier Graham McFarlane Hugh McFarlane
2016–17 J. T. Ryan Jacques Gauthier Graham McFarlane Brendan Bilawka
2017–18 J. T. Ryan Jacques Gauthier Colin Kurz Brendan Bilawka
2018–19 J. T. Ryan Jacques Gauthier Jordan Peters Cole Chandler
2019–20 Jacques Gauthier Jordan Peters Brayden Payette Zack Bilawka
2020–21 Jacques Gauthier Jordan Peters Brayden Payette Cole Chandler
2021–22 Jacques Gauthier Jordan Peters Brayden Payette Cole Chandler
2022–23[10] Jacques Gauthier Sterling Middleton Jason Ginter Alex Horvath
2023–24 Kevin Koe Tyler Tardi Jacques Gauthier Karrick Martin

Notes edit

  1. ^ Gauthier spared for Zach Curtis.

References edit

  1. ^ "Jacques Gauthier Profile". Curl BC. Retrieved January 30, 2023.
  2. ^ "2020 New Holland U21 Canadian Juniors Media Guide" (PDF). Curling Canada. Retrieved March 16, 2020.
  3. ^ "2020 New Holland Canadian Juniors - Men's Final". Curling Canada. Retrieved March 16, 2020.
  4. ^ Emil Cooper (February 22, 2020). "Canada retain junior men's world title in Krasnoyarsk". World Curling Federation. Retrieved March 16, 2020.
  5. ^ "2021 Tim Hortons Brier Media Guide" (PDF). Curling Canada. Retrieved March 3, 2021.
  6. ^ "2023 Tim Hortons Brier Media Guide" (PDF). Curling Canada. Retrieved February 26, 2023.
  7. ^ "MQFT with Jacques Gauthier!". Curling Canada. February 7, 2020. Retrieved March 16, 2020.
  8. ^ "Manitoba curler follows in mother's footsteps at junior curling competition". CTV Prince Albert. January 23, 2019. Retrieved March 16, 2020.
  9. ^ "Jacques Gauhtier Past Teams". CurlingZone. Retrieved March 16, 2020.
  10. ^ "Jacques Gauhtier 2023 Team". Twitter. Retrieved April 14, 2022.

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