Elite competitive curling has a long and storied history in Canada. Over the years, the opportunities to play at the game's highest level have grown from primarily entering local, regional, provincial and national championships to today having the chance to compete in multiple professional curling tours where teams now have the opportunity to earn sometimes significant prize money.

Connect and Learn More From Team Artichuk

Head to Team Artichuk's SWSCD page to follow along with them throughout their 2024 - 2025 curling season journey. You can also follow them on their Facebook and Instagram social media pages.

 

Team Artichuk September/October Recap

Team Artichuk Summer Recap

One such elite Canadian competitive team is Team Artichuk.  A newly created team for the 2024 - 2025 curling season and made up of four curlers with extensive national and international experience.  They include skip Emma Artichuk, Megan Smith at third, Megan's sister Jamie Smith at second, and Lauren Rajala at lead. Together with their coach Sean Turriff, Team Artichuk have so far competed in seven events since their competitive season got underway late in the month of August.

In January, the team will focus its efforts when they will be one of 8 teams (direct entry) to play in Northern Ontario Curling Association's 2025 Women's Northern Ontario Curling Championships - Northern Ontario Scotties - which will give them the chance to earn the right to represent Northern Ontario at Curling Canada's 2025 Women's National Curling Championship - Scotties Tournament of Hearts (SCOH) - where Team Artichuk would compete for the right to be called Canada's best women's curling team. 

Team Artichuk is based out of the Northern Credit Union Community Centre (NCUCC) located in Sudbury, Ontario.

Meet Team Artichuk

Emma Artichuk - Skip

Head here to learn more about Emma's curling backstory, her advice to the new curler and to the curler aspiring to play at the elite level of the game.

Megan Smith - Third

Head here to learn more about Megan's curling backstory, her advice to the new curler and to the curler aspiring to play at the elite level of the game.

Jamie Smith - Second

Head here to learn more about Jamie's curling backstory, her advice to the new curler and to the curler aspiring to play at the elite level of the game.

Lauren Rajala - Lead

Head here to learn more about Lauren's curling backstory, her advice to the new curler and to the curler aspiring to play at the elite level of the game.

Supporting Elite Women's Curling

Thank you to all who have chosen to partner with Team Artichuk and support elite competitive curling in Northern Ontario and across Canada for the 2024 - 2025 season.

Laking Toyota

BioSteel

Chez Jean-Marc Bakery

Goldline Curling

DT Kinesiology 

Clarington Investments

Stu Sells Realty Team

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