Lindsey Burgess (born July 21, 1999 in Williams Lake, British Columbia) is a Canadian curler from Edmonton, Alberta.[1] She currently plays second on Team Serena Gray-Withers. As a junior, Burgess won a gold medal at the 2018 World Junior Curling Championships with skip Kaitlyn Jones.[2][3] She was the 2020 Female Athlete of the Year for Nova Scotia curling.[4]
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| Born | July 21, 1999 | ||||||||||||||
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| Curling club | Halifax CC, Halifax, NS | ||||||||||||||
| Skip | Serena Gray-Withers | ||||||||||||||
| Third | Catherine Clifford | ||||||||||||||
| Second | Lindsey Burgess | ||||||||||||||
| Lead | Zoe Cinnamon | ||||||||||||||
Curling career  | |||||||||||||||
| Member Association |  Nova Scotia (2014–2024)  Alberta (2024–present) | ||||||||||||||
| Top CTRS ranking | 28th (2017–18) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
editBurgess played on a couple teams from 2014 to 2017 before joining the Kaitlyn Jones rink for the 2017–18 season. They won the New Scotland Clothing Ladies Cashspiel and had a quarterfinal finish at the Spitfire Arms Cash Spiel on the World Curling Tour.[5][6] They would also win the Nova Scotia junior championship and represent Nova Scotia at the 2018 Canadian Junior Curling Championships, Burgess' first national appearance. At nationals they did not stumble, finishing the round robin and championship pool with a 9–1 record, sending them to the final. They defeated Quebec 5–3 to claim Nova Scotia's fifth title in the women's competition. They would continue their impressive play at the 2018 World Junior Curling Championships in Aberdeen, Scotland posting a 7–2 round robin record. They successfully knocked off China and Sweden in the playoff round to win the gold medal.[7] They finished their season at the 2018 Humpty's Champions Cup slam event where they went 0–4.
The following season, the team was invited to play in the 2018 Masters Grand Slam of Curling event as the sponsors exemption.[8] Despite this, they finished the round robin with a 3–1 record, beating Rachel Homan, Kerri Einarson and Silvana Tirinzoni with their only loss coming to Tracy Fleury. They couldn't continue their momentum into the playoffs however, falling to Chelsea Carey in the quarterfinals. Team Jones would win the Nova Scotia junior championship once again this season, sending them to the national championship for a second time. They qualified for the playoffs once again but had to go through the semifinal to advance to the final. Unfortunately, they lost to British Columbia's Sarah Daniels and would not advance.
Team Jones disbanded after the season as Kaitlyn Jones was aging out of juniors. Karlee Burgess and Lauren Lenentine moved to Manitoba and Burgess joined a new team with Taylour Stevens skipping. They easily won the provincial junior title this year, going undefeated through the event.[9][10] At nationals, Team Stevens finished 8–2 throughout pool play, clinching them a playoff berth. Things wouldn't go their way in the semifinal however, losing to Alberta's Abby Marks in an extra end. Later that year, Burgess competed for Dalhousie at the 2020 U Sports/Curling Canada University Curling Championships where they finished fifth.
Burgess aged out of juniors the following season and reunited with her former skip Kaitlyn Jones. They brought on Jessica Daigle, Brigitte MacPhail and Kaitlin Fralic to their team.[11]
Personal life
editBurgess attended Dalhousie University. Her cousin, Karlee Burgess, played on her gold medal-winning team in 2018.[8] She is employed as a geologist.[1]
Teams
edit| Season | Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Alternate |
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| 2014–15[12] | Mandi Newhook | Cassie Cocks | Lindsey Burgess | Hannah Brush | |
| 2015–16 | Mandi Newhook | Cassie Cocks | Lindsey Burgess | Hannah Brush | |
| 2016–17 | Kirsten Lind (Fourth) | Lindsey Burgess | Julie Carson | Carina McKay-Saturnino (Skip) | |
| 2017–18 | Kaitlyn Jones | Kristin Clarke | Karlee Burgess | Lindsey Burgess | |
| 2018–19 | Kaitlyn Jones | Lauren Lenentine | Karlee Burgess | Lindsey Burgess | |
| 2019–20 | Taylour Stevens | Lindsey Burgess | Kate Callaghan | Cate Fitzgerald | |
| 2020–21 | Kaitlyn Jones | Jessica Daigle | Brigitte MacPhail | Lindsey Burgess | Kaitlin Fralic |
| 2021–22 | Jessica Daigle | Kristin Clarke | Lindsey Burgess | Emma Logan | |
| 2022–23 | Jessica Daigle | Kirsten Lind | Lindsey Burgess | Emma Logan | |
| 2023–24 | Jessica Daigle | Mary Myketyn-Driscoll | Marlee Powers | Lindsey Burgess | |
| Marlee Powers | Lindsey Burgess | Katie Vandenborre | |||
| 2024–25 | Serena Gray-Withers | Catherine Clifford | Lindsey Burgess | Zoe Cinnamon |
References
edit- ^ a b "2024 PointsBet Invitational Media Guide" (PDF). Curling Canada. Retrieved September 22, 2024.
- ^ "2020 New Holland U21 Canadian Juniors Media Guide" (PDF). Curling Canada. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
- ^ "Lindsey Burgess Profile". Curling Canada. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
- ^ "Congratulations to 2020 Female Athlete of the Year, Lindsey Burgess". X. Retrieved March 19, 2024.
- ^ "2017 New Scotland Clothing Ladies Cashspiel". CurlingZone. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
- ^ "2017 Spitfire Arms Cash Spiel". CurlingZone. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
- ^ "Halifax's Team Jones wins gold for Canada at World Junior Curling Championship". The Global News. March 10, 2018. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
- ^ a b "Colchester County cousins thrilled with the opportunity to compete in Masters curling event". The Chronicle Herald. October 12, 2018. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
- ^ "2020 Nova Scotia Junior Women's Curling Championship". NS Curl. Retrieved August 13, 2020.
- ^ "2019 AMJ Campbell Nova Scotia Junior Womens". CurlingZone. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
- ^ "Kaitlyn Jones to skip new team in Nova Scotia". Grand Slam of Curling. April 6, 2020. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
- ^ "Lindsey Burgess Past Teams". CurlingZone. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
