Rylan Kleiter (born July 4, 1998) is a

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curler from

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. He currently skips his own team. Team Kleiter is known for their brightly coloured paint splash pants.

Curling career

Juniors

Kleiter and his rink of Trevor Johnson, Joshua Mattern and Matthieu Taillon represented Saskatchewan internationally for the first time at the 2015 U18 International Curling Championships where he skipped the team to a 2–3 round robin record, unfortunately missing the playoffs. The team was able to win their two consolation games however, winning the C Event. Team Kleiter won the U18 provincial championship once again in 2017. They represented Saskatchewan at the

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and topped their pool with a 4–1 record. Two more wins in the championship pool qualified them for the playoffs as the second seed. They lost the semifinal against

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and the bronze medal game against

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, unfortunately not winning a medal. They also won the U21 provincial in 2017, sending them to the 2017 Canadian Junior Curling Championships. Like their first trip to the U18's in 2015, they didn't qualify for the playoffs, finishing 2–3. Team Kleiter returned to the junior championship again in 2018 but this time finished with a worse record of 1–5. The following season they once again won the provincial juniors and represented Saskatchewan on home ice at the 2019 Canadian Junior Curling Championships in

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. This year, the Saskatchewan team had a great showing, going 8–2 in the round robin and championship pool to secure a playoff berth. Their run ended in the semifinal however, losing to

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's J. T. Ryan. With their good showing, Kleiter was asked to be Tyler Tardi's alternate at the

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. They only lost two games en route to the World Junior Curling Championship championship title and gold medal. Kleiter played in three games during the tournament. Also during the 2018–19 season, Team Kleiter was invited to the 2019 Canadian Open

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event as the sponsors exemption. They played against the top teams in the country, losing all three of their triple knockout games to

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and

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. In their last year of junior eligibility, Team Kleiter won their fourth straight provincial junior title and once again a spot at the

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. They would once again have a great showing at nationals, qualifying for the playoffs with a 7–3 record and as the third seed. In a narrow semifinal against

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, Team Saskatchewan gave up a key five ender in the eighth end, ultimately losing the game 9–8.

Mens

Kleiter started finding success in men's play during the 2023-24 curling season, where he skipped a team alongside junior teammates Mattern and Johnson, and with Matthew Hall as second. The team finished in second place at the 2024 SaskTel Tankard, the provincial men's curling championship, losing to Mike McEwen 7–3 in the final. In their second season together, the team found even more success, winning the Tier 2 event of the 2024 Tour Challenge Grand Slam event. This win automatically qualified the team for the 2025 Masters Grand Slam event, where they finished with a 1–3 record. Shortly after their Grand Slam event, Kleiter also won their first SaskTel Tankard, beating Steve Laycock 8–5 in the final, qualifying them to represent Saskatchewan at the 2025 Montana's Brier. At the 2025 Brier, Kleiter finished with a 3–5 record.

Mixed Doubles

Kleiter began curling with Brittany Tran during the 2024-25 curling season, and the pair found immediate success, qualifying for the 2025 Canadian Mixed Doubles Curling Olympic Trials by defeating

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and

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6–3 in the final of the first Direct-Entry Qualifier event. Tran / Kleiter had a strong showing at their first Olympic Trials, finishing in 4th place, losing to

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and Brendan Bottcher in the 3 vs 4 game.

Football

In addition to curling, Kleiter also played

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in his youth. While attending the

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, he played for the Regina Rams football team as a

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/ receiver. Before attending the University of Regina, he played for the

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in the

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from 2016 to 2019.

Personal life

Kleiter is currently an accountant with

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LLP. He studied accounting at the

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. His father Dean Kleiter represented Saskatchewan twice at the

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in and . His mother is named Sherry.

Teams

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Kleiter, Rylan Living people 1998 births Canadian male curlers Curlers from Saskatoon University of Saskatchewan alumni 21st-century Canadian sportsmen Canadian accountants Players of Canadian football from Saskatchewan Canadian football placekickers Regina Rams players