Christina Black (born October 21, 1987) is a Canadian curler from Halifax, Nova Scotia.[1] She currently skips her own team out of the Dartmouth Curling Club in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia.
| Christina Black | ||||||||||||
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| Born | October 21, 1987 | |||||||||||
| Team | ||||||||||||
| Curling club | Dartmouth CC Dartmouth, NS | |||||||||||
| Skip | Christina Black | |||||||||||
| Third | Jill Brothers | |||||||||||
| Second | Jenn Baxter | |||||||||||
| Lead | Karlee Everist | |||||||||||
| Alternate | Marlee Powers | |||||||||||
Curling career  | ||||||||||||
| Member Association |  Nova Scotia | |||||||||||
| Hearts appearances | 5 (2015, 2018, 2020, 2022, 2023) | |||||||||||
| Top CTRS ranking | 8th (2022–23) | |||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
editBlack joined Team Mary-Anne Arsenault for the 2014–15 season at third. The team, along with second Jane Snyder and lead Jennifer Baxter, won two tour events early in the season, the Dave Jones Molson Mayflower Cashspiel and the Gibson's Cashspiel.[2] They also won the 2015 Nova Scotia Scotties Tournament of Hearts, qualifying them for the 2015 Scotties Tournament of Hearts, Black's first. There, the team finished in seventh place with a 5–6 record. In 2016, Jennifer Crouse joined at second when Snyder left the team. A few seasons later, they won the 2018 Nova Scotia Scotties Tournament of Hearts and won a bronze medal at the 2018 Scotties Tournament of Hearts.[3] Later that year, the team won the 2018 New Scotland Clothing Ladies Cashspiel.[4]
The Arsenault rink began the 2019–20 season by winning the 2019 Curling Store Cashspiel.[5] The team won the provincial Scotties again in 2020, and represented Nova Scotia at the 2020 Scotties Tournament of Hearts with new lead Emma Logan. The team finished pool play with a 4–3 round robin record, in a tie with British Columbia's Corryn Brown rink. They lost to British Columbia in a tiebreaker, failing to advance.
In 2020, Arsenault announced she was moving to British Columbia.[6] Black formed a new rink as skip with Baxter at third and front end Karlee Jones and Shelley Barker. In their first event together, the team won the 2020 Curling Store Cashspiel.[7] The 2021 Nova Scotia Scotties was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Nova Scotia, so the Nova Scotia Curling Association appointed Team Jill Brothers to represent the province at the 2021 Scotties Tournament of Hearts. Team Black would have been selected as the Nova Scotia representatives, however, they did not retain three out of their four players from the previous season.[8]
Team Black won their first event of the 2021–22 season, The Curling Store Cashspiel, going undefeated to claim the title.[9] They also reached the final of the Atlantic Superstore Monctonian Challenge, losing to the Andrea Crawford rink. In November, the team once again went undefeated to win the Tim Hortons Spitfire Arms Cash Spiel, defeating former teammate Jennifer Crouse in the final.[10] At the 2022 Nova Scotia Scotties Tournament of Hearts, Team Black won all three qualifying events, winning the provincial title and securing their spot at the 2022 Scotties Tournament of Hearts.[11] At the Hearts, Black led her rink to a 5–3 record in the round robin, which was enough to qualify for the championship round. Along the way, she scored victories over higher seeded teams such as Alberta's Laura Walker and Manitoba's Mackenzie Zacharias. She also defeated British Columbia, which was being skipped by former teammate Mary-Anne Arsenault.[12] In their championship round match against Northern Ontario's Krista McCarville, Team Black got down 9–1 before coming back to make the game 9–8, eventually losing 11–8. This eliminated them from the championship.[13]
The Black rink began the 2022–23 season at the inaugural PointsBet Invitational where they lost to Kelsey Rocque in the opening round.[14] They bounced back immediately in their next event, however, winning the New Scotland Clothing Women's Cashspiel in a 6–4 final over Tanya Hilliard.[15] At the 2022 Tour Challenge Tier 2 Grand Slam of Curling event, the team went undefeated until the semifinals where they were defeated by Jessie Hunkin.[16] Through November and December, they qualified for three straight finals. After losing to the Kaitlyn Lawes rink, skipped by Selena Njegovan, in the final of the 2022 Stu Sells 1824 Halifax Classic,[17] they once again defeated Jennifer Crouse at the Tim Hortons Spitfire Arms Cash Spiel and then beat Marlee Powers in the final of the Bogside Cup.[18] At the 2023 Nova Scotia Scotties Tournament of Hearts, Team Black won both the A and B events to earn two of the three spots in the playoffs. They then beat the Hilliard rink 9–4 in the semifinals to claim their second consecutive Nova Scotia Scotties title.[19] This qualified the team for the 2023 Scotties Tournament of Hearts in Kamloops, British Columbia where they again went 5–3 through the round robin. This qualified them for a tiebreaker where they stole in an extra end to upset the Lawes Wild Card rink.[20] In the championship round, they again stole in an extra to beat Ontario's Rachel Homan rink before losing to Northern Ontario's McCarville in the seeding game. They then fell 9–4 to Team Canada's Kerri Einarson in the 3 vs. 4 game, settling for fourth.[21]
The 2023–24 season began well for Team Black as they reached the final of the Summer Series, losing 5–4 to Danielle Inglis.[22] In their third event, they reached another final where they narrowly lost to Jessica Daigle. With their success from the previous season, the team qualified as the sixth seeds for the 2023 PointsBet Invitational. After defeating Nancy Martin in the opening round, they upset Jennifer Jones in the quarterfinals before dropping the semifinal to Rachel Homan.[23] In their next two events, the team reached the quarterfinals of both the 2023 Tour Challenge Tier 2 and the Stu Sells 1824 Halifax Classic, losing out to Madeleine Dupont and Stefania Constantini respectively.[24] In November 2023, the team ranked sixteenth in the world, qualifying them for the 2023 National Tier 1 Slam. They finished with a 1–3 record, earning a victory over Korea's Ha Seung-youn.[25] At the 2024 Nova Scotia Scotties Tournament of Hearts, the team easily qualified for the playoffs through the A event. They then lost to Heather Smith in the 1 vs. 2 game but defeated Mackenzie Mitchell in the semifinal to reach the final. There, they could not defend their provincial title for a third time, dropping the final 6–4 to Team Smith.[26] After the season, the team's lead Shelley Barker retired from competitive women's play.[27] The team then added Jill Brothers and Marlee Powers for the 2024–25 season. The revised lineup saw Brothers slot in at third with Baxter and Everist moving to second and lead respectively while Powers was named as the alternate.[28]
Black also played third for Brent MacDougall, representing Nova Scotia at the 2013 Canadian Mixed Curling Championship, where they were finalists,[29] as well as the 2018 Canadian Mixed Curling Championship.[30]
Personal life
editBlack works as an SSI Supervision Specialist for Scotiabank.[1] She attended Saint Mary's University.
Grand Slam record
edit| Key | |
|---|---|
| C | Champion |
| F | Lost in Final |
| SF | Lost in Semifinal |
| QF | Lost in Quarterfinals |
| R16 | Lost in the round of 16 |
| Q | Did not advance to playoffs |
| T2 | Played in Tier 2 event |
| DNP | Did not participate in event |
| N/A | Not a Grand Slam event that season |
| Event | 2015–16 | 2016–17 | 2017–18 | 2018–19 | 2019–20 | 2020–21 | 2021–22 | 2022–23 | 2023–24 | 2024–25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tour Challenge | T2 | DNP | DNP | T2 | T2 | N/A | N/A | T2 | T2 | T2 |
| The National | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | N/A | DNP | DNP | Q | |
| Masters | QF | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | N/A | DNP | DNP | DNP |
Teams
editBlack has played with the following women's curling teams:[31]
| Season | Skip | Third | Second | Lead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010–11 | Tanya Hilliard | Christina Black | Liz Woodworth | Kaitlin Fralic |
| 2011–12 | Marie Christianson | Kristen MacDiarmid | Christina Black | Jane Snyder |
| 2012–13 | Marie Christianson | Kristen MacDiarmid | Christina Black | Jane Snyder |
| 2013–14 | Christina Black (Fourth) | Jane Snyder | Katarina Danbrook | Mary Sue Radford (Skip) |
| 2014–15 | Mary-Anne Arsenault | Christina Black | Jane Snyder | Jenn Baxter |
| 2015–16 | Mary-Anne Arsenault | Christina Black | Jane Snyder | Jenn Baxter |
| 2016–17 | Mary-Anne Arsenault | Christina Black | Jennifer Crouse | Jenn Baxter |
| 2017–18 | Mary-Anne Arsenault | Christina Black | Jenn Baxter | Jennifer Crouse |
| 2018–19 | Mary-Anne Arsenault | Christina Black | Jenn Baxter | Kristin Clarke |
| 2019–20 | Mary-Anne Arsenault | Christina Black | Jenn Baxter | Emma Logan |
| 2020–21[32] | Christina Black | Jenn Baxter | Karlee Jones | Shelley Barker |
| 2021–22 | Christina Black | Jenn Baxter | Karlee Everist | Shelley Barker |
| 2022–23 | Christina Black | Jenn Baxter | Karlee Everist | Shelley Barker |
| 2023–24 | Christina Black | Jenn Baxter | Karlee Everist | Shelley Barker |
| 2024–25 | Christina Black | Jill Brothers | Jenn Baxter | Karlee Everist |
References
edit- ^ a b "2020 Scotties Tournament of Hearts Media Guide" (PDF). Curling Canada. Retrieved 2020-02-12.
- ^ "Christina Black: Events". CurlingZone. Retrieved December 13, 2018.
- ^ "Sydney's Christina Black a third on provincial champion rink". Cape Breton Post. Archived from the original on December 15, 2018. Retrieved December 13, 2018.
- ^ "New Scotland Clothing Ladies Cashspiel". www.curlingzone.com. Retrieved 2020-09-28.
- ^ "2019 The Curling Store Cashspiel – Women's". CurlingZone. Retrieved September 28, 2020.
- ^ John MacNeil (February 13, 2020). "Mary Anne Arsenault Throwing Last Rocks for NS at Scotties". Saltwire. Retrieved June 28, 2022.
- ^ "2020 The Curling Store Cashspiel – Women's". CurlingZone. Retrieved September 27, 2020.
- ^ Jeremy Fraser (January 14, 2021). "Jill Brothers rink accepts Scotties invite; Christina Black's team was next in line to represent Nova Scotia". Saltwire. Retrieved June 28, 2022.
- ^ "Curling tours recap!". Curling Canada. September 27, 2021. Retrieved June 28, 2022.
- ^ "2021 Tim Hortons Spitfire Arms Cash Spiel". CurlingZone. Retrieved June 28, 2022.
- ^ "Black Punches Ticket To Scotties". CurlingZone. Retrieved June 28, 2022.
- ^ "Black bests curling mentor at Hearts". CurlingZone. Retrieved June 28, 2022.
- ^ "Mrs. M a winner". Curling Canada. February 4, 2022. Retrieved June 28, 2022.
- ^ "One win in the bank!". Curling Canada. September 21, 2022. Retrieved December 21, 2023.
- ^ "2022 New Scotland Clothing Women's Cashspiel". CurlingZone. Retrieved December 21, 2023.
- ^ "Oskar Eriksson skips Team Edin into HearingLife Tour Challenge men's final". Grand Slam of Curling. October 23, 2022. Retrieved December 21, 2023.
- ^ "Epping, Lawes win 1824 Halifax Classic". TSN. November 15, 2022. Retrieved December 21, 2023.
- ^ "Team Christina Black: 2022–23". CurlingZone. Retrieved December 21, 2023.
- ^ "Meet the Teams: Nova Scotia". Curling Canada. February 10, 2023. Retrieved December 21, 2023.
- ^ "Stayin' Alive!". Curling Canada. February 24, 2023. Retrieved December 21, 2023.
- ^ "Bounce-back win!". Curling Canada. February 25, 2023. Retrieved December 21, 2023.
- ^ "Cameron, Skrlik, Mouat all winners on Tour this weekend". TSN. August 28, 2023. Retrieved April 26, 2024.
- ^ "Bracket-Bustin' Black!". Curling Canada. September 29, 2023. Retrieved April 26, 2024.
- ^ "Team Christina Black: 2023–24". CurlingZone. Retrieved April 26, 2024.
- ^ Jonathan Brazeau (November 9, 2023). "Homan, Hasselborg stay undefeated to clinch playoff berths at KIOTI National". Grand Slam of Curling. Retrieved April 26, 2024.
- ^ Gregory Strong (January 22, 2024). "6-time champion Colleen Jones set to return to Scotties as Nova Scotia coach". CBC Sports. Retrieved April 26, 2024.
- ^ "After four unforgettable seasons, it's with mixed emotions to share that Shelley has decided to step away from competitive play". Facebook. Team Black. March 3, 2024. Retrieved April 26, 2024.
- ^ "🚨 NEW TEAMMATE ALERT 🚨". Facebook. Team Black. March 9, 2024. Retrieved April 26, 2024.
- ^ Lamoureux, Danny. "Heggestad – Canadian Mixed Curling Champion!". Curling Canada. Archived from the original on 2018-12-28. Retrieved 2018-12-27.
- ^ "Teams - 2018 Canadian Mixed Curling Championship". Archived from the original on 2018-12-16. Retrieved 2018-12-13.
- ^ "CurlingZone". www.curlingzone.com. Retrieved 2018-12-13.
- ^ "Team Black — Introducing our new and exciting lineup for the 2020/21 curling season!". Facebook. May 19, 2020. Retrieved May 22, 2020.