Marie Christianson

Marie Christianson (born August 12, 1988) is a Canadian curler from Halifax, Nova Scotia.[2] She currently plays third on Team Suzanne Birt.

Marie Christianson
Curler
Born (1988-08-12) August 12, 1988
Halifax, Nova Scotia
Team
Curling clubHalifax CC
Halifax, NS[1]
SkipSuzanne Birt
ThirdMarie Christianson
SecondMeaghan Hughes
LeadMichelle McQuaid
Career
Member Association Nova Scotia (2007–2013; 2017–18)
 Newfoundland and Labrador (2013–15)
 Prince Edward Island (2015–16; 2018–current)
Hearts appearances3 (2016, 2019, 2020)
Top CTRS ranking9th (2019–20)

Career

Christianson skipped Team Nova Scotia at two Canadian Junior Curling Championships, in 2007 and 2009. At the 2007 Canadian Junior Curling Championships she skipped the team to a tenth-place finish with a 6–6 record. The team placed ninth at the 2009 Canadian Junior Curling Championships with a 5–7 record. She played in her first Grand Slam of Curling event at the 2007 Sobeys Slam where her team failed to make the playoffs.[3] She also played in the 2010 event, again missing the playoffs.

Christianson moved to Newfoundland and Labrador to join the Stacie Devereaux rink in 2013 as the team's second. The team went 1–3 at the 2014 Newfoundland and Labrador Scotties Tournament of Hearts, not making the playoffs.[4] Christianson left the rink the following season to form her own team to try to get to the Hearts. At the 2015 Newfoundland and Labrador Scotties Tournament of Hearts, Christianson led the team to a 2–2 record, just missing the playoffs once again.[5] Following the season, Christianson moved to Prince Edward Island to join the Suzanne Birt rink at lead.

Team Birt played in the 2015 Tour Challenge Tier 2 where they made the quarterfinals. The team also won the Sobeys Classic on the World Curling Tour. Christian would win her first provincial championship in 2016 when the team won the final of the 2016 Prince Edward Island Scotties Tournament of Hearts 5–4 against Kim Dolan. They represented PEI at the 2016 Scotties Tournament of Hearts where they went 4–7.

Chrstianson moved back to her home province of Nova Scotia for the 2017–18 season to join the Kristen MacDiarmid rink. The team won the Royal LePage OVCA Women's Fall Classic and had semifinal finishes at the Lady Monctonian Invitational Spiel and the Spitfire Arms Cash Spiel.[6] At the 2018 Nova Scotia Scotties Tournament of Hearts, the team made it all the way to the final where they lost to Mary-Anne Arsenault. With their win in Kemptville, the team was invited to play in the 2018 Humpty's Champions Cup Grand Slam event. There, the team went winless. Following the event, Christianson left the team and rejoined the Suzanne Birt rink.

Team Birt had a very strong 2018–19 season, not missing the playoffs in any of their tour events. They won the WFG Jim Sullivan Curling Classic, finished runner-up at the Tim Hortons Spitfire Arms Cash Spiel and had semifinal finishes at both the Stu Sells Oakville Tankard and the New Scotland Clothing Ladies Cashspiel. The team won five straight sudden-death elimination games at the 2019 Prince Edward Island Scotties Tournament of Hearts to claim the provincial title. The team did improve their record at the 2019 Scotties Tournament of Hearts, finishing in sixth place with a 6–5 record.

Team Birt played in nine tour events the following season and qualified in eight of them, only missing the playoffs at the 2019 AMJ Campbell Shorty Jenkins Classic. This year, they won the Tim Hortons Spitfire Arms Cash Spiel and were finalists at the Atlantic Superstore Monctonian Challenge and the Jim Sullivan Curling Classic. They had semifinal finishes at The Curling Store Cashspiel, the New Scotland Clothing Ladies Cashspiel and the Dave Jones Stanhope Simpson Insurance Mayflower Cashspiel and a quarterfinal appearance at both the Stu Sells Oakville Tankard and the Tour Challenge Tier 2. They defended their title at the 2020 Prince Edward Island Scotties Tournament of Hearts, winning a second championship in a row. the team had an eighth-place finish at the 2020 Scotties Tournament of Hearts, finishing with a 5–6 record.[7]

Personal life

Christianson is a registered massage therapist for Brickyard Health.[2][8]

Teams
Season Skip Third Second Lead
2006–07[9] Marie ChristiansonKatie ThomasLiz WoodworthJenn Baxter
2008–09 Marie ChristiansonTanya HilliardJane SnyderKaitlin Fralic
2009–10 Mary-Anne ArsenaultMarie ChristiansonMorgan MuiseKelly Backman
2010–11 Marie ChristiansonChristie GambleJane SnyderAnna Sampson
2011–12 Marie ChristiansonKristen MacDiarmidChristina BlackJane Snyder
2012–13 Marie ChristiansonKristen MacDiarmidChristina BlackJane Snyder
2013–14 Stacie DevereauxErin PorterMarie ChristiansonNoelle Thomas-Kennell
2014–15 Marie ChristiansonErin PorterLauren WasylkiwErica Trickett
2015–16 Suzanne BirtRobyn GreenMeaghan HughesMarie Christianson
2017–18 Kristen MacDiarmidMarie ChristiansonLiz WoodworthJulia Colter
2018–19 Suzanne BirtMarie ChristiansonMeaghan HughesMichelle McQuaid
2019–20 Suzanne BirtMarie ChristiansonMeaghan HughesMichelle McQuaid

References
  1. "Marie Christianson Profile". Curling Canada. Retrieved March 1, 2020.
  2. "2020 Scotties Tournament of Hearts Media Guide" (PDF). Curling Canada. Retrieved March 1, 2020.
  3. "Christianson 2–3 at 2007 Sobeys Slam". CurlingZone. Retrieved March 1, 2020.
  4. "Devereaux 1–3 at 2014 Newfoundland and Labrador Scotties". CurlingZone. Retrieved March 1, 2020.
  5. "Christianson 2–2 at 2015 Newfoundland and Labrador Scotties". CurlingZone. Retrieved March 1, 2020.
  6. "MacDiarmid wins 2017 Royal LePage OVCA Women's Fall Classic". CurlingZone. Retrieved March 1, 2020.
  7. "2020 Scotties Tournament of Hearts". Curling Canada. Retrieved March 1, 2020.
  8. "Marie Christianson Brickyard Health Profile". Brickyard Health Halifax. Retrieved March 1, 2020.
  9. "Marie Christianson Past Teams". CurlingZone. Retrieved March 1, 2020.
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