Shannon Birchard

Shannon Birchard
Born (1994-05-11) May 11, 1994 (age 30)
Team
Curling clubGimli CC,
Gimli, MB[1]
Charleswood CC
Winnipeg, MB[2]
SkipKerri Einarson
ThirdVal Sweeting
SecondShannon Birchard
LeadBriane Harris
AlternateKrysten Karwacki
Mixed doubles
partner
John Morris
Curling career
Member Association Manitoba
Hearts appearances6 (2018, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024)
World Championship
appearances
4 (2018, 2021, 2022, 2023)
Pan Continental Championship
appearances
2 (2022, 2023)
Top CTRS ranking1st (2019–20, 2022–23)
Grand Slam victories4 (2019 Players', 2021 Players', 2022 Champions Cup, 2022 Masters)
Medal record
Women's Curling
Representing  Canada
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2018 North Bay
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Prince George
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Sandviken
Pan Continental Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Calgary
Scotties Tournament of Hearts
Gold medal – first place 2021 Calgary
Gold medal – first place 2022 Thunder Bay
Gold medal – first place 2023 Kamloops
Representing  Manitoba
Scotties Tournament of Hearts
Gold medal – first place 2018 Penticton
Gold medal – first place 2020 Moose Jaw

Shannon Birchard (born May 11, 1994) is a Canadian curler from Winnipeg, Manitoba.[3] She currently plays second on Team Kerri Einarson from Gimli, Manitoba. Currently, the Einarson team are the four-time reigning Scotties Tournament of Hearts champions, winning the title in 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023. Birchard also won the 2018 Scotties Tournament of Hearts with Jennifer Jones when she filled for Kaitlyn Lawes who was competing at the PyeongChang Olympics. She would win a world championship as the alternate member of the Jones team that same year when they won the event in North Bay in 2018. She has also won four Grand Slam of Curling events with the Einarson rink.

  1. ^ "Shannon Birchard Profile". Curling Canada. Retrieved February 16, 2021.
  2. ^ "2021 Home Hardware Canadian Mixed Doubles Curling Media Guide" (PDF). Curling Canada. Retrieved March 15, 2021.
  3. ^ "2022 Points Bet Invitational Media Guide" (PDF). Curling Canada. Retrieved September 17, 2022.