| Alison Kreviazuk | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1988-09-27)September 27, 1988 (age 37) Mississauga, Ontario, Canada |
Curling career | |
| Member Association |  Ontario (2002–2014) Sweden (2014–present) |
| Hearts appearances | 3 (2011, 2013, 2014) |
| World Championship appearances | 2 (2013, 2014) |
| TopCTRS ranking | 1st (2012–13) |
| Grand Slam victories | 2:Masters (2012, 2013) |
Alison Blair Kreviazuk[1] (/krɛvˈəzək/;[2] born September 27, 1988) is a Canadiancurler. Kreviazuk was born inMississauga, Ontario, and grew up in theNepean sector ofOttawa. She was the longtime second for theRachel Homan rink, playing with her from 2002 to 2014. She currently serves as a national coach with the Swedish Curling Association.[3]
Kreviazuk had been a member of the Homan rink from when it was formed in 2002, except some of the 2005–06 season and the 2009–10 season when she was too old to play for the team in some junior events, as she is a year older than Homan and her vice,Emma Miskew.
Kreviazuk won threeprovincial Bantam titles as a member of the team, before she was too old to play at that level. The Homan rink would go on to win a fourth title without Kreviazuk. She later re-joined the team to play at the Junior level, and was a member of the team that won the 2009provincial junior championship, and lost in the2009 Canadian Junior Curling Championships finals.
Kreviazuk remained on the team the following season forWorld Curling Tour events and at theCanadian Olympic Curling Pre-Trials, but she was too old to play in junior events that season, and was replaced byLaura Crocker for junior events. The team won theCanadian Junior Curling Championships without Kreviazuk, but she would be invited to play as the Alternate for the team at the2010 World Junior Curling Championships, as the age limit for the World Juniors was six months older than that of the Canadian Juniors.
When the rest of the team graduated from the junior levels, Kreviazuk joined the team as a full member once again for the2010–11 curling season. Kreviazuk won twoOntario Scotties Tournament of Hearts with the team (2011 & 2013) and earned a berth into the 2014 Scotties Tournament of Hearts by virtue of winning the right to be Team Canada as the 2013 Scotties Tournament of Hearts champion team. She has won twoGrand Slam events with the team, the2012 and2013 Masters of Curling. The rink finished fourth at the2011 Scotties Tournament of Hearts and won both the2013 Scotties Tournament of Hearts and2014 Scotties Tournament of Hearts. They also won a bronze medal at the2013 World Women's Curling Championship and a silver medal at the2014 Ford World Women's Curling Championship. At the 2014 Worlds, Kreviazuk won theFrances Brodie Award for sportsmanship.
Kreviazuk left the Homan rink to move to Sweden for the 2014–15 season, and was replaced byJoanne Courtney.[4] Kreviazuk moved to Sweden to be with her boyfriend,Fredrik Lindberg.
While she has not curled competitively in Sweden since moving there, instead focusing on coaching, Kreviazuk did return to Canada to play in the2015 Players' Championship for theMargaretha Sigfridsson rink. The following season, Kreviazuk got the opportunity to throw lead rocks for theJennifer Jones rink at the 2015Stockholm Ladies Cup, filling in for regular leadDawn McEwen. Kreviazuk also attended the2017 Canadian Olympic Curling Trials as the alternate forAllison Flaxey's team.[5]
Kreviazuk graduated from theUniversity of Ottawa in 2009 with a degree in leisure studies and worked in sales for CapitalFiat. She is the second cousin of singerChantal Kreviazuk, although Alison's surname is pronounced slightly differently.[citation needed] Her sisters are former teammateLynn Kreviazuk andCheryl Kreviazuk, another competitive curler.
| Season | Skip | Third | Second | Lead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002–03 | Rachel Homan | Emma Miskew | Alison Kreviazuk | Nikki Johnston |
| 2003–04 | Rachel Homan | Emma Miskew | Alison Kreviazuk | Nikki Johnston |
| 2004–05 | Rachel Homan | Emma Miskew | Alison Kreviazuk | Nikki Johnston |
| 2005–06 | Rachel Homan | Emma Miskew | Alison Kreviazuk | Nikki Johnston |
| 2006–07 | Rachel Homan | Emma Miskew | Alison Kreviazuk | Nikki Johnston |
| 2007–08 | Rachel Homan | Emma Miskew | Alison Kreviazuk | Lynn Kreviazuk |
| 2008–09 | Rachel Homan | Emma Miskew | Alison Kreviazuk | Lynn Kreviazuk |
| 2009–10 | Rachel Homan | Emma Miskew | Alison Kreviazuk | Lynn Kreviazuk |
| 2010–11 | Rachel Homan | Emma Miskew | Alison Kreviazuk | Lisa Weagle |
| 2011–12 | Rachel Homan | Emma Miskew | Alison Kreviazuk | Lisa Weagle |
| 2012–13 | Rachel Homan | Emma Miskew | Alison Kreviazuk | Lisa Weagle |
| 2013–14 | Rachel Homan | Emma Miskew | Alison Kreviazuk | Lisa Weagle |
Year: (country's/province's flag) championskip | |
