Emi Nixon ( Eng. Amy Nixon ; born , ) is a Canadian curling girl . As part of the Canadian team - the bronze medalist of the Olympic Games 2006 , the bronze medalist of the World Championship 2012 . Champion of Canada ( 2012 , 2016 ). Plays the third position.
| Amy nixon | |
|---|---|
| personal information | |
| Floor | female |
| A country | |
| Specialization | |
| Club | The Glencoe Club, Calgary |
| Date of Birth | September 29, 1977 (41 years) |
| Place of Birth | |
| Sports career | 1991 — n. at. |
| Working side | right |
| Growth | 157 cm |
| Weight | 54 kg |
Commands
| Season | Fourth | Third | Second | The first | Tournaments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003—04 | Shannon Claybrink | Amy nixon | Glenys Bakker | Stephanie marchand | CHK 2004 (6th place) |
| 2004–05 | Shannon Claybrink | Amy nixon | Glenys Bakker | Kristin Keshen | |
| 2005—06 | Shannon Claybrink | Amy nixon | Glenys Bakker | Kristin Keshen | COOK 2005 , OHI 2006 |
| 2006–07 | Shannon Claybrink | Amy nixon | Bronwyn Webster | Kristin Keshen | |
| 2007–08 | Shannon Claybrink | Amy nixon | Bronwyn Webster | Chelsea bell | CHK 2008 |
| 2008–09 | Shannon Claybrink | Amy nixon | Bronwyn Webster | Chelsea bell | |
| 200910 | Shannon Claybrink | Amy nixon | Bronwyn Webster | Chelsea bell | COOK 2009 |
| 2010-11 | Shannon Claybrink | Amy nixon | Bronwyn Webster | Chelsea bell | Cheka 2011 (7th place) |
| 2011—12 [1] | Shannon Claybrink | Amy nixon | Bronwyn Webster | Chelsea Matson | |
| 2012 [1] | Heather Nedohin | Beth Ischue | Jessica meir | Laney peters | CHK 2012 2012 World Cup Reserve: Amy Nixon |
| 2012—13 | Amy nixon | Nadine chyz | Whitney eckstrand | Tracy bush | |
| 2013-14 | Amy nixon | Nadine chyz | Whitney eckstrand | Heather rogs | |
| 2014—15 | Heather Nedohin [2] | Amy nixon | Jessica meir Jocelyn Peterman | Laney peters | |
| 2015—16 | Chelsea Carey | Amy nixon | Jocelyn Peterman | Laney peters | CHK 2016 World Cup 2016 (4th place) Reserve: Susan O'Connor |
| 2016—17 | Chelsea Carey | Amy nixon | Jocelyn Peterman | Laney peters | CHK 2017 Reserve: Susan O'Connor |
( skips are in bold)
(see also [3] )
Private life
She graduated from the University of Calgary in three specialties: kinesiology , research in relation to women ( eng. En: Women's studies ) and law. He works as a lawyer ( English lawyer ) in Calgary.
Her father Daryl ( eng. Daryl ) was the coach of the Canadian women's curling team at the 2006 Olympics [4] . He led Amy to curling in 10 years. Her grandmother Harvey Forner ( born Harvey Forner ) was also a curling coach. [five]
Married to curling Mike Westlund ( Eng. Mike Westlund ) [6] [7] , who played, in particular, the second in the team of David Nedohin in 2012–2013 and the first in the team of Kevin Cui in 2002–2003. They have one child: Cayley's daughter (Kali, born 2012) [8] .
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 Nixon played third in the Kleibrink team at the 2012 Alberta Championship (did not make it to the final playoffs ), participated in the 2012 Canadian Championship and 2012 World Championships as a substitute for Heather Nedohin .
- ↑ Truro's Iskiw taking year off curling | The Chronicle Herald (Eng.)
- ↑ Teams - Amy Nixon - World Curling Tour (eng.)
- ↑ Amy Nixon | Official Canadian Olympic Team Website (eng.)
- ↑ Featured Curling Athlete: Amy Nixon | Curling Canada
- ↑ Mike Westlund | World Curling Tour (eng.)
- Aims ix | Calgary herald
- ↑ Profile: Alberta | HeartChart, Issue 7 - Friday, February 26, 2016 Archival copy dated March 4, 2016 on Wayback Machine (page 6) (eng.)