Ashley Thevenot (born December 8, 1998, in Saskatoon) is a Canadian curler from Warman, Saskatchewan.[2] She currently skips her own team out of the Nutana Curling Club.
| Ashley Thevenot | |
|---|---|
| Born | December 8, 1998 |
| Team | |
| Curling club | Nutana CC, Saskatoon, SK[1] |
| Skip | Ashley Thevenot |
| Third | Brittany Tran |
| Second | Taylor Stremick |
| Lead | Kaylin Skinner |
Curling career  | |
| Member Association |  Saskatchewan |
| Hearts appearances | 1 (2024) |
| Top CTRS ranking | 12th (2023–24) |
Career
editThevenot skipped her own team throughout the entirety of her junior career. During the 2018–19 season, her team of Paige Engel, Kaylin Skinner and Mary Engel had a breakthrough performance at the Regina Callie Rockoberfest women's event, going undefeated to win the event title.[3] They later had their best performance at the Saskatchewan junior championship, advancing through a tiebreaker before losing to Skylar Ackerman in a page play-in game. The next season, her team, now with third Rachel Erickson in place of Skinner, won the Saskatchewan junior women's championship, defeating Ackerman in both the 1 vs. 2 and championship games.[4] This qualified the rink for the 2020 Canadian Junior Curling Championships in Langley, British Columbia. Through the round robin and championship pools, the team finished in seventh place with a 5–5 record, just one game short of reaching a tiebreaker.[5]
Following the conclusion of her junior career, Thevenot did not play competitively in the women's ranks until the 2023–24 season when she joined the Skylar Ackerman rink at third.[6] The team also included second Taylor Stremick and lead Kaylin Skinner. After failing to qualify in their first three events, the team turned things around in November as they went undefeated to claim the Moose Jaw SaskTour Spiel and also won the Nutana SaskTour Women's Spiel later that month.[7] In January, they won the SaskTour Players Championship to take their third tour win of the season. Having qualified for the 2024 Saskatchewan Scotties Tournament of Hearts through CTRS points, Team Ackerman qualified as the top seeds from their pool with a 4–1 record, securing a place in the 1 vs. 2 game.[8] There, they came from behind to defeat Nancy Martin 7–6 and qualify for the championship final. Once again facing Martin, Ackerman made a takeout in an extra end to win the game 10–9 and capture the Saskatchewan provincial women's title for the team.[9] With the win, the team earned the right to represent Saskatchewan at the 2024 Scotties Tournament of Hearts in Calgary, Alberta, Thevenot's first appearance at the national women's championship. Immediately, the team proved themselves to be contenders, upsetting the veteran rinks of Kaitlyn Lawes and Krista McCarville to begin the tournament with three straight wins.[10] They then lost four of their next five games, however, finishing the event with a 4–4 record. This created a five-way tie for third with Manitoba, Northern Ontario, British Columbia and Quebec. With tiebreaker games abolished and the first tiebreaker (which was head-to-head between all tied teams) tied as well at 2–2, cumulative last stone draw distance between all the teams was used to decide who would make the playoffs. The Ackerman rink finished with a total of 575.5 but would miss the playoffs as the Lawes rink finished first with a 231.6.[11] A month following the Scotties, Ackerman announced she was taking a break from competitive curling to pursue further education in the healthcare field.[12] Thevenot then moved up to skip with Brittany Tran joining at third for the 2024–25 season.[13]
Personal life
editThevenot is currently a registered veterinary technologist at the Warman Small Animal Hospital.[2] She previously attended the University of Saskatchewan studying animal bioscience.[14]
Teams
edit| Season | Skip | Third | Second | Lead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015–16[15] | Ashley Thevenot | Paige Engel | Layne Engel | Mary Engel |
| 2016–17 | Ashley Thevenot | Paige Engel | Layne Engel | Mary Engel |
| 2017–18 | Ashley Thevenot | Paige Engel | Layne Engel | Mary Engel |
| 2018–19 | Ashley Thevenot | Paige Engel | Kaylin Skinner | Mary Engel |
| 2019–20 | Ashley Thevenot | Rachel Erickson | Paige Engel | Mary Engel |
| 2023–24 | Skylar Ackerman | Ashley Thevenot | Taylor Stremick | Kaylin Skinner |
| 2024–25 | Ashley Thevenot | Brittany Tran | Taylor Stremick | Kaylin Skinner |
References
edit- ^ "Ashley Thevenot Profile". Curling Canada. Archived from the original on February 26, 2024. Retrieved September 27, 2024.
- ^ a b "2024 PointsBet Invitational Media Guide" (PDF). Curling Canada. Retrieved September 27, 2024.
- ^ "2018 Regina Callie Rockoberfest". CurlingZone. Retrieved September 27, 2024.
- ^ "Thevenot and Kleiter win junior provincial curling championships". Saskatoon StarPhoenix. January 17, 2020. Retrieved September 27, 2024.
- ^ "Tie Breakers!". Curling Canada. January 24, 2020. Retrieved September 27, 2024.
- ^ "Hey Ackerman Curling fans! We have an announcement for you today that we are STOKED about! Meet our new third, @ashleythevenot". Facebook. Team Ackerman. March 6, 2023. Retrieved September 27, 2024.
- ^ "2023 Nutana SaskTour Women's Spiel". CurlingZone. Retrieved September 27, 2024.
- ^ "2024 Viterra Scotties Recap". Curl Sask. February 9, 2024. Retrieved September 27, 2024.
- ^ Scott Roblin (January 22, 2024). "Torch passed to Team Ackerman with Saskatchewan Scotties title win". Global News. Retrieved September 27, 2024.
- ^ Randy Palmer (February 17, 2024). "Ackerman remains unbeaten through first two days of Scotties competition". Moose Jaw Today. Retrieved September 27, 2024.
- ^ "Lawes Lobbies Back!". Curling Canada. February 22, 2024. Retrieved September 27, 2024.
- ^ Taylor Shire (March 26, 2024). "Saskatchewan women's curling champ Skylar Ackerman taking a break from the game". Regina Leader-Post. Retrieved September 27, 2024.
- ^ "MEET OUR NEW THIRD Brittany Tran!". Facebook. Team Thevenot. April 5, 2024. Retrieved September 27, 2024.
- ^ "2020 Canadian Junior Curling Championships Media Guide" (PDF). Curling Canada. Retrieved September 27, 2024.
- ^ "Ashley Thevenot Past Teams". CurlingZone. Retrieved September 27, 2024.