Lee Anne Merklinger (born September 16, 1984) is a

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female curler from

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. Merklinger played

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for the

Sherry Middaugh Sherry L. Middaugh (née Hamel, born October 11, 1966, in Rosetown, Saskatchewan) is a Canadian curler from Victoria Harbour, Ontario. Before marrying world champion curler Wayne Middaugh, she was known as Sherry Scheirich. She is a five-time ...

rink on the

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from 2010 to 2018. Among the team's accomplishments were finishing runners up at the

2013 Canadian Olympic Curling Trials The 2013 Canadian Olympic Curling Trials (branded as the 2013 Tim Hortons Roar of the Rings for sponsorship reasons) were held from December 1 to 8 at the MTS Centre in Winnipeg, Manitoba. The winners of the men's and women's events were chosen ...

and winning the

2012 Curlers Corner Autumn Gold Curling Classic The 2012 Curlers Corner Autumn Gold Curling Classic was held from October 5 to 8 at the Calgary Curling Club in Calgary, Alberta as part of the 2012–13 World Curling Tour. It was the first women's Grand Slam (curling), Grand Slam event of the 20 ...

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event.

Teams and events

Personal life

Merklinger is a member of a famous curling family. Her older brother Dave Merklinger is one of the leading Canadian and international icemakers. Her older half-sister Anne Merklinger is a former

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champion () and medallist and bronze medallist. Her twin sister Breanne Merklinger and brother Bill Merklinger are competitive curlers as well; Bill was the alternate for the Territories team at the 2015 Brier. Outside of curling, Merklinger works for the

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, as Policy Analyst for Indigenous Services Canada. She is a member of the Muscowpetung First Nation.

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