Beth Peterson

Beth Peterson (born March 1, 1994) is a Canadian curler from Winnipeg, Manitoba.[2] She currently skips her own team out of the Assiniboine Memorial Curling Club in Winnipeg.

Beth Peterson
Born (1994-03-01) March 1, 1994
Team
Curling clubAssiniboine Memorial CC,
Winnipeg, MB[1]
SkipBeth Peterson
ThirdJenna Loder
SecondKatherine Doerksen
LeadMelissa Gordon
AlternateKelsey Rocque
Curling career
Member Association Manitoba
Hearts appearances1 (2021)
Top CTRS ranking12th (2019–20)

Career

Peterson won the 2015 Manitoba Junior provincial championship skipping her team of Robyn Njegovan, Melissa Gordon and Breanne Yozenko. At the 2015 Canadian Junior Curling Championships, they finished in fifth place with a 6–4 record.[3] The following season, her team began competing on the World Curling Tour and finished runner-up at the 2015 Mother Club Fall Curling Classic. Peterson won her first tour event at the 2016 Atkins Curling Supplies Classic where she defeated Darcy Robertson 7–6 in the final.[4] At the 2017 Manitoba Scotties Tournament of Hearts, Peterson skipped her team to a 4–3 record, not enough to qualify for the playoff round.[5]

Peterson and longtime teammate Melissa Gordon added Jenna Loder and Katherine Doerksen to their team for the 2018–19 season. The team had three semifinal finishes on the tour and won the Manitoba Scotties Berth Bonspiel to qualify for the 2019 Manitoba Scotties Tournament of Hearts. Peterson would have her most successful provincial championship to date, finishing 5–2 through the round robin and qualifying for a tiebreaker against Abby Ackland. Despite tying the game in the seventh end, Team Peterson would give up three points in the eighth end, ultimately losing the game 8–7.[6] The 2019–20 season was a successful season for the Peterson rink as they qualified for the playoffs in eight of their ten events. They also got to play in their first Grand Slam of Curling event at the 2019 Tour Challenge Tier 2 where they lost in the semifinal to South Korea's Kim Min-ji.[7] Despite entering the 2020 Manitoba Scotties Tournament of Hearts as the fourth seed, Team Peterson finished the round robin with a 2–3 record, failing to reach the championship pool round.[8][9]

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada, many provinces had to cancel their provincial championships, with member associations selecting their representatives for the 2021 Scotties Tournament of Hearts. Due to this situation, Curling Canada added three Wild Card teams to the national championship, which were chosen according to the CTRS standings from the 2019–20 season.[10] Because Team Peterson ranked 12th on the CTRS[11] and kept at least three of their four players together for the 2020–21 season, they got the third Wild Card spot at the 2021 Scotties in Calgary, Alberta.[12] One member of Peterson's rink, Melissa Gordon opted to not attend the Scotties due to work commitments.[13] She was replaced by Brittany Tran, who competed at the Scotties in 2019 as second for the Northwest Territories. At the Tournament of Hearts, Peterson led her team to a respectable 7–5 fifth place finish.[14]

In their first event of the 2021–22 season, Team Peterson reached the final of the Mother Club Fall Curling Classic where they lost to Mackenzie Zacharias.[15] They were then semifinalists at the Atkins Curling Supplies Classic. With their successful results over the past few seasons, Team Peterson had enough points to qualify for the 2021 Canadian Olympic Curling Pre-Trials.[16] There, the team missed the playoffs after a 1–5 record.[17] At the 2022 Manitoba Scotties Tournament of Hearts, the team began with two straight wins before losing the rest of their games, finishing just outside the playoffs at 2–3.[18] Team Peterson rounded out their season at the 2022 Best of the West where they lost in the final to Corryn Brown.[19]

To begin the 2022–23 season, Team Peterson qualified for the playoffs at three straight events. They began with a semifinal finish at the Mother Club Fall Curling Classic before winning the Atkins Curling Supplies Classic.[20] The team then played in the 2022 Western Showdown, however, with Robyn Silvernagle sparing for Peterson at skip. At the event, the team defeated many higher seeds such as Kim Eun-jung, Clancy Grandy and Isabella Wranå, ultimately losing in the semifinals to Silvana Tirinzoni.[21] Team Peterson had a strong showing at the 2023 Manitoba Scotties Tournament of Hearts, beginning with a 4–1 record through the round robin. They went on to finish 5–3 after the championship round and then lost a tiebreaker to Meghan Walter to advance to the playoffs.[22] The team ended their season at the Best of the West where they were again defeated by Corryn Brown in the championship game. Peterson was replaced by Kelsey Rocque for the event.[23]

Personal life

Peterson works as a radiation therapist at CancerCare Manitoba.[2] She is married to David Turnbull, and has one son.[24]

Teams

Season Skip Third Second Lead Alternate
2012–13[25] Beth PetersonRobyn NjegovanMelissa GordonBreanne Yozenko
2013–14 Beth PetersonRobyn NjegovanMelissa GordonBreanne Yozenko
2014–15 Beth PetersonRobyn NjegovanMelissa GordonBreanne Yozenko
2015–16 Beth PetersonRobyn NjegovanMelissa GordonBreanne Yozenko
2016–17 Beth PetersonRobyn NjegovanMelissa GordonBreanne YozenkoLindsay Warkentin
2017–18 Beth PetersonRobyn NjegovanMelissa GordonBreanne YozenkoLindsay Warkentin
2018–19 Beth PetersonJenna LoderKatherine DoerksenMelissa GordonRobyn Njegovan
2019–20 Beth PetersonJenna LoderKatherine DoerksenMelissa GordonNicole Sigvaldason
2020–21 Beth PetersonJenna LoderKatherine DoerksenMelissa GordonMeghan Walter
2021–22 Beth PetersonJenna LoderKatherine DoerksenMelissa Gordon
2022–23 Beth PetersonJenna LoderKatherine DoerksenMelissa Gordon
2023–24 Beth PetersonJenna LoderKatherine DoerksenMelissa GordonKelsey Rocque

References

  1. "Beth Peterson Profile". Curling Canada. Retrieved February 25, 2021.
  2. "2021 Scotties Tournament of Hearts Media Guide" (PDF). Curling Canada. Retrieved February 25, 2021.
  3. "Ontario women rebound in style at 2015 M&M Meat Shops Canadian Juniors". Curling Canada. January 29, 2015. Retrieved February 25, 2021.
  4. "2016 Atkins Curling Supplies Classic". CurlingZone. Retrieved February 25, 2021.
  5. "2017 Manitoba Scotties: Standings". Sportsnet. January 25, 2017. Retrieved February 25, 2021.
  6. Connor Njegovan (January 26, 2019). "Ackland Advances to Playoffs in Gimli". Curl Manitoba. Retrieved February 25, 2021.
  7. Jonathan Brazeau (November 10, 2019). "Jacobs, Gushue set for showdown in Tour Challenge men's final". Grand Slam of Curling. Retrieved February 25, 2021.
  8. Clayton Dreger (January 29, 2020). "2020 Provincial Scotties". Pembina Valley Online. Retrieved February 25, 2021.
  9. "2020 Manitoba Scotties Tournament of Hearts". CurlingZone. Retrieved February 25, 2021.
  10. "Three wild-card teams added to Scotties, Brier". TSN. January 13, 2021. Retrieved February 25, 2021.
  11. "2019–20 CTRS Standings". Curling Canada. Retrieved February 25, 2021.
  12. "Wild Card teams set!". Curling Canada. February 1, 2021. Retrieved February 25, 2021.
  13. Todd Saelhof (February 25, 2021). "Calgary's Tran soaking up call to Scotties from Cathy O". Calgary Sun. Retrieved February 28, 2021.
  14. "Scotties Tournament of Hearts: Scores, standings, schedule". Sportsnet. Retrieved February 28, 2021.
  15. "Weagle/Epping clinch!". Curling Canada. September 20, 2021. Retrieved August 23, 2023.
  16. "Big events in Ottawa!". Curling Canada. August 10, 2021. Retrieved August 23, 2023.
  17. "Women's playoffs determined!". Curling Canada. October 29, 2021. Retrieved August 23, 2023.
  18. "2022 Scotties Tournament of Hearts presented by Bayer". Curl Manitoba. Retrieved August 23, 2023.
  19. "Brown wins Best of the West". CurlingZone. Retrieved August 23, 2023.
  20. "Wins from Tirinzoni and Edin highlight busy weekend in curling". TSN. October 3, 2022. Retrieved August 23, 2023.
  21. "Tirinzoni into Western Showdown semifinals". CurlingZone. Retrieved August 23, 2023.
  22. Paul Friesen (January 29, 2023). "Ackland upsets Lawes to reach provincial final". Toronto Sun. Retrieved August 23, 2023.
  23. "2023 SGI Best of the West". CurlingZone. Retrieved August 23, 2023.
  24. "2021 Home Hardware Curling Pre-Trials Media Guide" (PDF). Curling Canada. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 22, 2021. Retrieved October 22, 2021.
  25. "Beth Peterson Past Teams". CurlingZone. Retrieved February 25, 2021.
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