Emily Zacharias

Emily Zacharias (born March 13, 2001) is a Canadian curler from Altona, Manitoba.[2] She currently plays second on her sister Mackenzie Zacharias' team. Team Zacharias earned gold medals at both the 2020 Canadian Junior Curling Championships and the 2020 World Junior Curling Championships.

Emily Zacharias
Curler
Born (2001-03-13) March 13, 2001
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Team
Curling clubAltona CC,
Altona, MB[1]
SkipMackenzie Zacharias
ThirdKarlee Burgess
SecondEmily Zacharias
LeadLauren Lenentine
Career
Member Association Manitoba
Hearts appearances1 (2021)
Top CTRS ranking11th (2019–20)
Medal record
Women's Curling
Representing  Canada
World Junior Curling Championships
2020 Krasnoyarsk

Career

Zacharias represented Manitoba at the 2016 U18 International Curling Championships where the rink won a gold medal, defeating the other undefeated team New Brunswick's Justine Comeau in the final.[3] She also represented Manitoba the following year at the 2017 Canadian U18 Curling Championships where they finished with a 4–4 record.

Zacharias won her first Manitoba junior title in 2019. They had a fifth-place finish at the 2019 Canadian Junior Curling Championships. The following year, her and her sister Mackenzie Zacharias brought on Karlee Burgess and Lauren Lenentine to the team. They would win the Manitoba juniors once again and represent Manitoba at the national championship. They would not have any loses at the 2020 Canadian Junior Curling Championships, completing a perfect 11–0 week by defeating Alberta's Abby Marks in the final. At the world junior championships, they defeated South Korea's Kim Min-ji to claim the gold medal.

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada, many provinces had to cancel their provincial championships, with member associations selecting their representatives for the 2021 Scotties Tournament of Hearts. Due to this situation, Curling Canada added three Wild Card teams to the national championship, which were based on the CTRS standings from the 2019–20 season.[4] Because Team Zacharias ranked 11th on the CTRS[5] and kept at least three of their four players together for the 2020–21 season, they got the second Wild Card spot at the 2021 Scotties in Calgary, Alberta.[6] At the Hearts, they finished with a 3–5 round robin record, failing to qualify for the championship round.[7]

Personal life

Zacharias is currently a kinesiology student at the University of Manitoba. Her sister Mackenzie Zacharias is the skip of her team and her father Sheldon is their coach.[2]

Teams
Season Skip Third Second Lead
2015–16[8] Mackenzie ZachariasMorgan ReimerEmily ZachariasJenessa Rutter
2016–17 Mackenzie ZachariasMorgan ReimerEmily ZachariasJenessa Rutter
2017–18 Mackenzie ZachariasGaetanne GauthierEmily ZachariasAshley Groff
2018–19 Mackenzie ZachariasLauryn KuzykEmily ZachariasCaitlyn Labossiere
2019–20 Mackenzie ZachariasKarlee BurgessEmily ZachariasLauren Lenentine
2020–21 Mackenzie ZachariasKarlee BurgessEmily ZachariasLauren Lenentine
2021–22 Mackenzie ZachariasKarlee BurgessEmily ZachariasLauren Lenentine

References
  1. "Emily Zacharias Profile". Curling Canada. Retrieved August 1, 2020.
  2. "2021 Scotties Tournament of Hearts Media Guide" (PDF). Curling Canada. Retrieved February 16, 2021.
  3. "2016 U18 International Curling Championships". CurlingZone. Retrieved August 1, 2020.
  4. "Three wild-card teams added to Scotties, Brier". TSN. January 13, 2021. Retrieved February 27, 2021.
  5. "2019–20 CTRS Standings". Curling Canada. Retrieved February 27, 2021.
  6. "Wild Card teams set!". Curling Canada. February 1, 2021. Retrieved February 27, 2021.
  7. "Scotties Tournament of Hearts: Scores, standings, schedule". Sportsnet. Retrieved February 27, 2021.
  8. "Emily Zacharias Past Teams". CurlingZone. Retrieved August 1, 2020.
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