Kelly Middaugh (born August 2, 1999) is a

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curler from

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. She currently plays

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on Team Katie Ford.

Career

While attending

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, Middaugh competed in two U Sports/Curling Canada University Curling Championships. In 2018, as second for the team skipped by Kaitlin Jewer, they finished with a 3–4 round robin record, failing to advance to the playoffs. At the 2020 U Sports/Curling Canada University Curling Championships, the team, led by

Isabelle Ladouceur Isabelle Ladouceur (born October 17, 2000) is a Canadian curler. She is a former Canadian U18 champion, and skipped the Canadian junior team at the 2021 World Junior Curling Championships. Career Junior Ladouceur played in the 2016 Nova Scoti ...

, finished in sixth place with a 2–5 record. During the 2018–19 season, Middaugh played lead for the Emma Wallingford rink. The team competed in one women's event, the

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, where they were able to find success. After dropping their first two games, the team won four straight sudden death games to qualify for the playoffs. They were then defeated by

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in the quarterfinals. At the 2018

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, the team qualified for the playoffs with a 4–3 record. They then lost to the eventual champions Thea Coburn 7–6 in the semifinals. For the 2019–20 season, Middaugh joined the

rink at lead. At the Ontario junior championship, they failed to reach the playoffs after a 3–4 round robin record. The following season, the team competed in and won the Bally Haly Cash Spiel, posting an undefeated 6–0 record throughout the event. They also competed in The Curling Store Cashspiel and the Lakeshore U21 Junior Women's Spiel, losing in the semifinals of both events to

Christina Black Christina Black (born October 21, 1987) is a Canadian curler from Halifax, Nova Scotia. She currently skips her own team out of the Halifax Curling Club. Career Women's Black joined Team Mary-Anne Arsenault for the 2014–15 season at third. ...

and Celia Evans respectively. After two seasons playing for Team Ladouceur, Middaugh was added to the Jacqueline Harrison rink for the 2021–22 season as their alternate. The team also included third

Allison Flaxey Allison "Alli" Flaxey ( Nimik; born February 13, 1985) is a Canadian curler from Caledon, Ontario. She currently plays third on Team Carly Howard. She is a former Canadian Mixed champion, and World Mixed Doubles bronze medallist. Career Flaxey ...

, second

Lynn Kreviazuk Lynn Elizabeth Kreviazuk (born May 2, 1991) is a Canadian curler from Ottawa, Ontario. She currently plays second on Team Carly Howard. Career Kreviazuk was the longtime lead for the Rachel Homan rink. She first joined the team in 2005 as its ...

and lead Laura Hickey. The team had a strong start to the season, beginning with a semifinal loss at the 2021 Oakville Fall Classic to

Suzanne Birt 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) ...

. They then lost two straight quarterfinal games at the 2021 Oakville Labour Day Classic and

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, both to

Hollie Duncan Hollie Duncan (born January 6, 1987, in Toronto, Ontario, as Hollie Nicol) is a Canadian curler. She currently skips her own team on the World Curling Tour. Career Juniors As a bantam-aged curler, Duncan skipped her Unionville Curling Club ri ...

. With their successful results over the season, Team Harrison had enough points to qualify for the

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. There, they posted a 5–1 record through the round robin, qualifying for the playoffs. They then beat Suzanne Birt in the A event semifinal before dropping the first final 9–6 to

Krista McCarville Krista Lee McCarville (born Krista Lee Scharf on November 10, 1982) is a Canadian curler from Thunder Bay, Ontario. McCarville is a four-time Northern Ontario junior champion, the 2003 Winter Universiade silver medallist, a four-time Ontario p ...

. They rebounded with a 9–2 victory over

Corryn Brown Corryn Cecile Brown (born July 19, 1995) is a Canadian curler from British Columbia. She currently skips her own team out of Kamloops. Career She was the skip of the winning team at the 2013 Canadian Junior Curling Championships, and represen ...

to earn the ninth and final spot in the

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. Middaugh did not compete in the trials with the team.

Personal life

Middaugh is currently an outdoor educator. She previously attended

Algonquin College Algonquin College of Applied Arts and Technology is a publicly funded English-language college located in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. The college has three campuses, all in Ontario: a primary campus in Ottawa, and secondary campuses in Perth and ...

and

. She is engaged to Kenny Malcolmson. Her parents Wayne and

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are also accomplished curlers.

Teams

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Middaugh, Kelly 1999 births Canadian women curlers Living people 21st-century Canadian sportswomen Wilfrid Laurier University alumni Algonquin College alumni Curlers from Simcoe County Sportspeople from Midland, Ontario