Alison Taylor (born March 12, 1987) is a

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curler from

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. She currently plays

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on Team

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Career

Taylor represented Nunavut at two

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in 2018 and 2021. At the

2018 Travelers Curling Club Championship The 2018 Travelers Curling Club Championship was held from November 19 to 24 at the Miramichi Curling Club in Miramichi, New Brunswick. Men Teams Round robin standings ''Final standings'' Pool A Pool B Playoffs Quarterfinals ''Friday ...

, her team skipped by Chantelle Mason finished the round robin with a 1–5 record. Three years later at the 2021 Canadian Curling Club Championships, she once again finished 1–5 playing second for Denise Hutchings. Also during the 2021–22 season, Taylor joined the Nunavut women's team of Brigitte MacPhail, Sadie Pinksen and Kaitlin MacDonald to compete in the

2022 Scotties Tournament of Hearts The 2022 Scotties Tournament of Hearts, Canada's national women's curling championship, was held from January 28 to February 6 at the Fort William Gardens in Thunder Bay, Ontario. The winning team represented Canada at the 2022 World Women's Curl ...

. MacPhail lives in

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, and played with the team as their designated out-of-province curler. The team finished with a winless 0–8 record at the national championship. The following season, Team MacPhail played in four tour events, failing to qualify for the playoffs at all four. At the

2023 Scotties Tournament of Hearts The 2023 Scotties Tournament of Hearts, Canada's national women's curling championship, was held from February 17 to 26 at the Sandman Centre in Kamloops, British Columbia. The winning Kerri Einarson team represented Canada at the 2023 World Wome ...

, the team again went 0–8, placing last.

Personal life

Taylor works as a senior legislative and policy analyst for the Government of Nunavut.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Taylor, Alison 1987 births Canadian women curlers Living people Curlers from Nunavut People from Iqaluit Curlers from Toronto Sportspeople from North York 21st-century Canadian sportswomen