George Karrys

George Karrys (born February 15, 1967) is a Canadian retired curler and journalist. He won a silver medal at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano[1] with Mike Harris, Richard Hart, and Collin Mitchell.

George Karrys
Curler
Born (1967-02-15) February 15, 1967
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Curling career
Member Association Ontario
Olympic
appearances		1 (1998)
Medal record
Men’s curling
Representing  Canada
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1998 NaganoTeam
Representing  Ontario
Canadian Olympic Curling Trials
Gold medal – first place 1997 Brandon

Karrys is the former owner of and current Editor-In-Chief of The Curling News, now owned by Roustan Media in partnership with Sports Illustrated as well as the former World Curling Federation media relations officer. Karrys was also the technical consultant for the movie Men with Brooms and also played Barnhart in the movie.[2]

Career

Karrys played most of his career with skip Mike Harris. He won the Ontario provincial junior championship with Harris in 1986. Karrys, with Harris, recorded a surprise victory over Kevin Martin at the 1997 Canadian Olympic Curling Trials, and went on to represent Canada at the 1998 Winter Olympics. They went undefeated until the final, where they lost to Switzerland's Patrick Hürlimann.

Karrys also participated in five Ontario men's provincial championships with Harris, finishing twice as runner-up, and won various World Curling Tour events. The team disbanded in 2000.[3] Karrys retired in about 2003.[4]

Coaching career

Karrys served as the coach for the Andorran teams at the 2002 European Curling Championships skipped by Josep Duro and Ana Arce.

References
  1. "1998 Winter Olympics – Nagano, Japan – Curling" Archived 2007-08-25 at the Wayback Machine – databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on March 20, 2008)
  2. "Men with Brooms". Paul Gross website. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
  3. "George Karrys – About". curlinguy.com. Retrieved 13 August 2013.
  4. http://www.viktre.com/george-karrys-5365/roller-coaster-on-the-medal-podium


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