Shelley Hardy (born May 19, 1982 in

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as Shelley Nichols) is a Canadian curler originally from St. John's. Hardy played third for

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and 2003 Canadian Junior Curling Championships. The team lost the 2002 final to Suzanne Gaudet of Prince Edward Island. In 2003, they lost a tie breaker to make the playoffs. In 2005, Hardy played third for her brother, 2006 Olympic gold medallist Mark Nichols at that year's

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in which the team won. Hardy joined up with Heather Strong for the 2005-06 season, and won provincial championships as her third in 2006 and 2007. She left the team to skip her own in 2007. In 2010, she won her first provincial championship as a skip. Her win qualified her and her team of Stephanie LeDrew, Rhonda Rogers and Colette Lemon to represent the province at the

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. There, she led her team to a 4–7 record. After losing the provincial final to

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in 2017, Hardy was selected by the Curtis rink to be their alternate at the 2017 Scotties Tournament of Hearts. The team finished with a 5–6 record. Hardy did not curl competitively again until the 2022–23 curling season, after moving to Ontario. She played in her first Ontario Scotties in 2023 playing third for Lauren Mann.

Personal life

She is married to Jeremy Hardy and works for

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. Hardy currently lives in

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* 1982 births Living people Canadian women curlers Canadian mixed curling champions People from Labrador City Curlers from St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador Canada Cup (curling) participants Curlers from Ontario People from Arnprior, Ontario Sportspeople from Renfrew County 21st-century Canadian sportswomen {{Canada-curling-bio-stub