Carter Rycroft

Carter Rycroft (born August 29, 1977) is a Canadian curler from Sherwood Park, Alberta. He was a member of the Canadian Olympic team, skipped by Kevin Martin, that won a silver medal at the 2002 Winter Olympics.

Carter Rycroft
Curler
Born (1977-08-29) August 29, 1977
Grande Prairie, Alberta, Canada
Team
Curling clubSaville Community SC,[1]
Edmonton, AB
Curling career
Member Association Alberta
Brier appearances8 (2000, 2006, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2022)
World Championship
appearances		3 (2010, 2014, 2015)
Olympic
appearances		1 (2002)
Top CTRS ranking2nd (2013–14)
Grand Slam victories7 (Masters: Jan. 2003, 2012; The National: Nov. 2004; Canadian Open: 2002, 2005, 2013; Players' Championship: 2004)
Medal record
Men's Curling
Representing  Canada
Winter Olympics
Silver medal – second place 2002 Salt Lake City
World Curling Championships
Gold medal – first place 2010 Cortina d'Ampezzo
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Halifax
Representing  Alberta
Canadian Olympic Curling Trials
Gold medal – first place 2001 Regina
Tim Hortons Brier
Gold medal – first place 2010 Halifax
Gold medal – first place 2014 Kamloops
Gold medal – first place 2015 Calgary
Silver medal – second place 2012 Saskatoon
Silver medal – second place 2022 Lethbridge

Career

Rycroft joined the Martin rink in 1999 after skipping Team Alberta at the 1998 Canadian Junior Curling Championships and playing for Randy Ferbey. With Martin, he won two provincial championships (2000, 2006), two Canada Cups (2005, 2006) and the Olympic silver medal (2002). He left the Martin rink in 2006 and joined the Kevin Koe rink. Rycroft won another Canada Cup playing second with Koe, followed by his first Brier championship title at Halifax in 2010. The team beat Ontario's Glenn Howard 6-5 in the final. At the 2014 Kamloops Brier the Koe rink repeated as Canadian champions, defeating John Morris' B.C. rink 10-5 in the final.[2] In 2014, Koe left the team, and was replaced by Morris as skip.

Personal life

Rycroft is the owner of the Prairie West Ventures and Majestic Rentals. He is married to Sheila Rycroft and has three children.[3] At the 2014 Brier Rycroft, whose wife was pregnant, said he planned to take a year off curling.[2] However, since the team won the Brier in 2014, he continued to play in certain events.

Teams
Season Skip Third Second Lead Events
1996–97 David Nedohin (fourth)Randy Ferbey (skip)Carter RycroftPat McCallumWCT events
1997–98 Carter RycroftGlen KennedyMarc KennedyJason Lesmeister1998 Juniors
1998–99 David Nedohin (fourth)Randy Ferbey (skip)Scott PfeiferCarter Rycroft
1999–00 Kevin MartinDon WalchukCarter RycroftDon Bartlett2000 Alta., Brier
2000–01 Kevin MartinDon WalchukCarter RycroftDon Bartlett2001 Alta.
2001–02 Kevin MartinDon WalchukCarter RycroftDon Bartlett2001 COCT, 2002 OG
2002–03 Kevin MartinDon WalchukCarter RycroftDon Bartlett
2003–04 Kevin MartinDon WalchukCarter RycroftDon Bartlett2004 Alta.
2004–05 Kevin MartinDon WalchukCarter RycroftDon Bartlett2005 CC
2005–06 Kevin MartinDon WalchukCarter RycroftDon Bartlett2005 COCT, 2006 Alta., CC, Brier
2006–07 Blake MacDonald (fourth)Kevin Koe (skip)Carter RycroftNolan Thiessen
2007–08 Blake MacDonald (fourth)Kevin Koe (skip)Carter RycroftNolan ThiessenCanada Cup
2008-09 Blake MacDonald (fourth)Kevin Koe (skip)Carter RycroftNolan Thiessen
2009–10 Kevin KoeBlake MacDonaldCarter RycroftNolan Thiessen2009 COCT, 2010 Alta, Brier, WCC
2010–11 Kevin KoeBlake MacDonaldCarter RycroftNolan Thiessen2011 Alta
2011–12 Kevin KoePat SimmonsCarter RycroftNolan Thiessen2012 Alta, Brier
2012–13 Kevin KoePat SimmonsCarter RycroftNolan Thiessen2013 Alta
2013–14 Kevin KoePat SimmonsCarter RycroftNolan Thiessen2014 Alta, Brier, WCC
2014–15 John MorrisPat SimmonsCarter RycroftNolan Thiessen2015 Brier, WCC
2015–16 Pat SimmonsJohn MorrisCarter RycroftNolan Thiessen2016 Brier

References
  1. "Curling Canada | Curling Scores on Curling.ca".
  2. "Brier: Alberta's Kevin Koe beats B.C.'s Morris for title". CBC Sports. The Canadian Press. March 9, 2014. Retrieved March 10, 2014.
  3. Brier Thursday


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