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Carol Webb (born June 30, 1982) is a
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curler.


Career

Webb played for New Brunswick at the 1999
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, finishing in 10th place. Webb played in three straight
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from 2001 to 2003, all for different provinces. In 2001 she played third for
Sylvie Robichaud Sylvie Quillian (born June 18, 1980, as Sylvie Robichaud) is a Canadian curler from Riverview, New Brunswick. She currently skips her own team out of Curl Moncton in Moncton. She has won five New Brunswick Scotties Tournament of Hearts and was ...
on Team
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She was then asked to be the fifth on the
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team that went on to win the World Juniors.
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, while attending the
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, she played second for Suzanne Gaudet on Team
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. This team won the Junior championship that year and followed it up with a bronze medal at the 2002 World Junior Curling Championships. In 2003 she played third for
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on Team
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. After juniors, Webb played in New Brunswick with
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and then with
Sandy Comeau Sandy Comeau (born October 5, 1964) is a Canadian curler from Moncton, New Brunswick. She is a three-time New Brunswick Scotties champion. Career Comeau made her first Scotties appearance in 1993 playing second for Nancy McConnery at the 1993 ...
. In 2006, she was reunited with the
Suzanne Gaudet Suzanne Birt (born Suzanne Gaudet on October 2, 1981, in Summerside, Prince Edward Island) is a Canadian retired curler from Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island. Career Juniors Birt, a skip, is a two-time Canadian Junior Champion (2001, 2002) ...
team in Prince Edward Island. This team, which was the same as the National junior championship winning team in 2002 won the Prince Edward Island provincial championship in 2007 winning them the right to represent the province at the
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. 2007 would mark Webb's first Hearts. After Webb's second trip to the Scotties in two years and posting an impressive 83% she is returning to New Brunswick. Despite the excellent showing at the Scotties her team went a lackluster 3–8. In 2008, Webb left the Gaudet team, and PEI to curl second for
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in New Brunswick. She joined up with Comeau once again in 2011.


Personal life

Webb married Patrick Whitaker in October 2009 to become Carol Whitaker. She later changed her name back to Webb.


References

1982 births Curlers from Newfoundland and Labrador Curlers from Prince Edward Island Living people Curlers from Saint John, New Brunswick Canadian women curlers Canada Cup (curling) participants 21st-century Canadian sportswomen University of Prince Edward Island alumni {{Canada-curling-bio-stub