After this impressive run, the team's success seemed to dry-up. The Homan rink struggled at the 2018 Canada Cup, going 5-2 in the round robin, and losing in the semifinal to Jennifer Jones. "The sweeping, the line calling, the throw, it's all really important and I think it brings an extra degree of skill to the lead position.". Cookie Notice Reddit and its partners use cookies and similar technologies to provide you with a better experience. The team ended the season losing against Jennifer Jones in the final of the 2016 Humpty's Champions Cup. Please note that CBC does not endorse the opinions expressed in comments. "I wasn't part of the discussions and it was a decision that was taken by the team," Weagle told The Canadian Press. A statement on the teams Twitter account Thursday evening said while this is a very difficult decision to make on many fronts, we are restructuring our front end to continue in our relentless pursuit of excellence. At the 2011 Scotties Tournament of Hearts, the Ontario team had a 4th-place finish. Weagle was the lead on the Rachel Homan team from 2010 until March 12, 2020 when the team announced they would be parting ways with her. It is a priority for CBC to create products that are accessible to all in Canada including people with visual, hearing, motor and cognitive challenges. "Players have to wear multiple hats as the GM, as teammates, and friends. Later in the season, she qualified for her second Scotties Tournament of Hearts by going undefeated at the 2013 Ontario Scotties Tournament of Hearts. You can tell that she works so hard at the game and truly loves the game. Lisa Weagle, left, and Joanne Courtney sweep during a match against China at the Gangneung Curling Centre on Feb. 20, 2018.WANG ZHAO. Homan returned to the Scotties final last year but lost to Carey in an extra end. Weagle, let go last week after a decade-long run with Rachel Homan's rink, has joined Team Jennifer Jones. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, there was no official money ranking for this season. That meant more changes. She is a terrific curler and were thrilled 1/2 pic.twitter.com/DWemEeB1Zx. Teams and players aren't wasting time making moves as they look to the second half of the quadrennial. "I wasn't part of the discussions and it was a decision that was taken by the team," Weagle told The Canadian Press on Friday from Ottawa. In the span of a few days, Canada's curling landscape has shifted dramatically. The team failed to win World Curling Tour event until winning the 2013 Masters, where she beat Muirhead in the final. 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. A month later, they lost in the final of the 2016 Canada Cup of Curling. Weagle is known for her ability to make the eponymous "Weagle" shot (also known as a tick shot), which the Homan rink has . Joan McCusker commentating for CBC at the Olympics said of Homan's move that "I think that was a rash move to take it off. Her signature shot is a big reason why chances are good she'll be snapped up by another competitive team. They followed this up by winning the Canad Inns Women's Classic the following month. "Rachel was the one who called me to join the team 11 years ago so I think it's fitting that she was the one to call me to tell me that they were going in a different direction," Weagle said. Team Homan represented Ontario at the 2020 Scotties Tournament of Hearts, and lost in the final to Team Manitoba. Curler Lisa Weagle braced for lots of change when her rink informed her of its decision to part ways with her in March 2020. "We didn't have that luxury of time. She ended up going unbeaten right to the end, the only team to do so to date, winning the gold medal by beating Anna Sidorova (for the 3rd consecutive time with wins in the round robin, 12 playoff game, and final) 83 for the gold medal, her first world title and completing her medal set at worlds. You're really torn between two perspectives.". A semi-final loss to Saskatchewan's Amber Holland eliminated her from the finals. The remaining Grand Slam events were cancelled on Friday. They followed it up by winning the 2019 Colonial Square Ladies Classic. This made Homan's team the first Canadian Olympic curlers to not play for or win a medal. Kreviazuk's last event with Team Homan will be the season-ending Grand Slam Players . 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. World champion curler Lisa Weagle will be Canada's chef de mission at the 2024 Winter Youth Olympic Games in a place where she became an Olympian herself. Homan, in an email late Friday afternoon, expanded on the decision. "I wasn't part of the discussions and it was a decision that was taken by the team," Weagle told The Canadian Press on Friday from Ottawa. I want to win another Scotties and I want to win the Trials and go back to the Olympics. First Olympic Games Beijing 2008. Menu. More information about our team lineup will come at a later date. Forget curling free agency every four years after the Olympic Trials teams are ready to make ruthless moves at any given moment in pursuit of getting better. Team Homan's decision to part ways with Lisa Weagle dramatically changed the look of one of the country's top rinks and put the all-star lead at the top . She won in an extra end in what many considered one of the most exciting Scotties finals ever. "It was horrible," recalls Lisa, the Team Weagle skip - "not a good position for me," smirks the all-star lead. [23] A pregnant Dawn McEwen opted to stay at home, allowing Weagle to be the full-time lead on the team. She said she was informed when skip Rachel Homan and vice-skip Emma Miskew called her on Thursday afternoon. Wilkes has played with Team Homan before, winningthe2017 Champions Cup on the Grand Slam circuitas a spare for Courtney. The Saskatoon Blades' roll continued Friday. Weagle began the 2017-18 curling season by winning the 2017 Prestige Hotels & Resorts Curling Classic and then the Curlers Corner Autumn Gold Curling Classic the following week. Weagle and her team won the 2017 Canadian Olympic Curling Trials in her hometown of Ottawa, defeating previously unbeaten Chelsea Carey. I was able to achieve way beyond whatever I thought was possible.". We value our friendship with Lisa and trulywish her all the best.. With the win, the Homan rink becomes the first Ottawa-based team to win the Canadian women's curling championship. They then defeated Krista McCarville to qualify for the final, where they would face Fleury again. In the second Grand Slam event of the season, the 2012 Manitoba Lotteries Women's Curling Classic, Homan's rink once again lost in the final, this time to Stefanie Lawton. OTTAWARachel Homans curling team has parted company with all-star lead Lisa Weagle. Weagle, who was named a first-team all-star at the 2020 Scotties, is known for using a high-difficulty tick shot that is risky but very effective if done consistently. Lisa Colleen Weagle (born March 24, 1985) is a Canadian curler from Ottawa, Ontario. Weagle was the lead on the Rachel Homan team from 2010 until March 12, 2020, when the team announced they would be parting ways with her. "If youre always standing still you are getting passed. Homan is currently ranked fourth in Canada and eighth in the world. The team barely played at all because of the COVID-19 pandemic and when it did finally come time to go into the Scotties Tournament of Hearts bubble in Calgary, it turned out Weagle would be . Logistics on how five full-time athletes will play on a four-player team will be sorted out in the off-season, both players said. Rachel Homan's Ottawa team didn't need much time to find a replacement for long-time lead Lisa Weagle, who was let go late last week. Weagle's departure from Team Homan was a stunner. In playdown play, the rink struggled in the round robin of the 2017 Ontario Scotties Tournament of Hearts, losing two games, and finishing second behind Jacqueline Harrison. [3][4], 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. They followed this up by winning the 2016 Canad Inns Women's Classic the following month. The 36-year-old from Ottawa made her. Weagle began the 2017-18 curling season by winning the 2017 Prestige Hotels & Resorts Curling Classic and then the Curlers Corner Autumn Gold Curling Classic the following week. In the playoffs, they beat the United States (skipped by Erika Brown) in the 3 vs. 4 game, but they then lost to Scotland (skipped by Eve Muirhead in the semi-final, after Homan missed her last shot of the game, jamming a double takeout. Team Jones qualified for the playoffs in each of their first four tour events; however, they were not able to qualify for any finals. Team Homan officially announced Tuesday they've added Sarah Wilkes, previously third rock thrower for Chelsea Carey, as the team's newsecond heading into the 2020-21 season. After this impressive run, the team's success seemed to dry up. [12][13] The Homan rink finished the season by winning the 2017 Humpty's Champions Cup. The team found much more success in the 201516 curling season, but were still wrought with some disappointment. The win earned Weagle and her team the right to represent Canada at the 2013 World Women's Curling Championship in Riga, Latvia. "It's difficult because in other sports these decisions are made by coaches and general managers to prioritize the success of the team. The trials are in 18 months.". [38] As of 2022, she works as a director of communications for Syntax Strategic. Homan, who already has threeScotties titles and a world championship to her name at the age of 30, represented Canada at the 2018 Olympics and is looking to get back after missing the podium as well as the playoffs in South Korea. At the 2011 Scotties Tournament of Hearts, the Ontario team had a 4th place finish. Unfortunately in curling it's not like that. The Homan rink's success over the course of the season meant the team would end the season ranked number one in the world in both the Women's money list and order of merit standings. The Homan rink wrapped up the season by losing in the quarter-final of the 2013 Players' Championship. We were super excited about it.. On Monday, Carey's team split completely. This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. Shes going to add a new perspective and a new set of eyes and thats never a bad thing in my opinion.. She said she's most proud of what Team Homan was able to build on the ice and the friendships along the way. 'Heartbreak and betrayal': No room for friendships in the business of curling | CBC Sports Loaded. Box 500 Station A Toronto, ON Canada, M5W 1E6. "The Canadian teams are aware and they're doing everything they can to keep up.". To encourage thoughtful and respectful conversations, first and last names will appear with each submission to CBC/Radio-Canada's online communities (except in children and youth-oriented communities). [40][41] Weagle is married to Robin Guy. However, they won both their playoff matches, including defeating Harrison in the final, qualifying the team to represent Ontario at that year's Scotties. Lisa is the senior stateswoman of the group and in a different stage of life than the others. They won the final event of the year, the 2018 Humpty's Champions Cup. The team would then go on to play at the 2018 Winter Olympics where they started disastrously. Homan's 2014 Scotties win earned her team a berth at the 2014 Ford World Women's Curling Championship in Saint John, New Brunswick. We've come a long way and grown so much. Lisa Colleen Weagle is a Canadian curler from Ottawa, Ontario. "I'm great friends with the girls. The 34-year-old is still in her prime and few leads can match her experience. Jones is currently slightly ahead of the fourth-ranked Homan, behind top-ranked Kerri Einarson and Tracy Fleury. In an interview with CBC Sports Monday afternoon, Carey wouldn't talk about any specifics relating to her team but spoke generally about the state of forming a curling team in Canada today. At the World championships, the Homan rink led Canada to an 83 round robin finish, which put them in third place. 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. Homan, in an email late Friday afternoon, expanded on the decision. "If you're always standing still you are getting passed. "As much as fans look at it as a negative thing, it's completely the exact opposite. In their first event of the 201920 season, Team Homan had a semi-final finish at the 2019 AMJ Campbell Shorty Jenkins Classic. For more information, please see our Canadian Press March 13, 2020, 7:36 PM. After falling to Jacqueline Harrison in the round-robin opener, Homan dropped a 9-5 decision to Krista McCarville on Sunday that left her in an 0-2 hole with the tournament's big guns still to. "It was an honour taking the ice with you every time," Wilkes posted to the team's social media account. We have estimated If you do not yet have a Torstar account, you can create one now (it is free), Copyright owned or licensed by Toronto Star Newspapers Limited. Losing to the team from Denmark meant that Canada was 0-3 for the first time ever at an Olympics. Josh Pringle This article was published more than 2 years ago. The team is hoping to get back to the Winter Olympics in 2022 in Beijing. [5] Weagle was known for her ability to make the eponymous "Weagle" shot (also known as a tick shot), which the Homan rink had used in high frequency while she was a member of the team. The challenge in making this team decision is not lost on any of us and it is an emotional time on a personal level.". The 47-year-old previously worked with skip Rachel Homan, third Emma Miskew, second Joanne Courtney and lead Lisa Weagle before leaving for a two-year coaching stint in China that ended last season. 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Then Lisa became available and it just filled all the check marks on our list. Lisa Weagle (Lisa Colleen Weagle) was born on 24 March, 1985 in Ottawa, Canada, is a Canadian curler.
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