Emily Dwyer (born c. 1993) is a

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curler from

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. She currently skips a team on the

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. Dwyer was born in

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. Among Dwyer's junior accolades including winning two Under-18 provincial titles (2010 and 2011), and representing Nova Scotia at the

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, finishing fourth on home ice at the

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. However, her biggest junior accomplishment was representing Nova Scotia at the 2012 Canadian Junior Curling Championships. She skipped her Nova Scotia rink to a 7–5 record, just missing the playoffs. The 2014–15 season was the first season for Dwyer on the

(WCT). Her first event was the

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played in her hometown of Lower Sackville. Her team won two games. In just her second ever WCT event, the 2014 Skyy Vodka Ladies Cashspiel, Dwyer and her rink won, defeating former World Champion

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in the final. On March 30, 2020 Dwyer announced she had recovered from

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Dwyer, Emily Living people Curlers from Halifax, Nova Scotia Curlers from Ottawa Canadian women curlers 1990s births 21st-century Canadian sportswomen Year of birth missing (living people)