Taylor Reese-Hansen

Taylor Reese-Hansen (born November 22, 1997) is a Canadian curler from Kitimat, British Columbia. She currently skips her own team out of Victoria. She also plays mixed doubles with Corey Chester.

Career

Youth

In 2018, Reese-Hansen skipped her team of Catera Park, Jordan Koster and Sydney Brilz to victory at the BC Junior Championship. In a tight final with the higher ranked Sarah Daniels rink, Reese-Hansen executed a takeout for a single point in an extra end to win the game 6–5. This sent her team to the 2018 Canadian Junior Curling Championships in Shawinigan where they finished in ninth place with a 5–4 record. Two months later, Reese-Hansen skipped the Camosun Chargers at the 2018 CCAA/Curling Canada College Curling Championships, with her team becoming the first to represent the college at the national level. Playing as three, the team made it to the final where they lost to Fanshawe College, settling for silver. In her final year of junior eligibility, Reese-Hansen lost 10–4 in the provincial final to Team Daniels.

Women's

Out of juniors, Reese-Hansen joined the Dailene Pewarchuk rink at third. This team reached the 2020 British Columbia Scotties Tournament of Hearts, however, finished at the bottom of the standings with a 1–6 record. After the COVID-19 pandemic cancelled the majority of the 2020–21 season, Reese-Hansen returned to skipping for the 2021–22 season with a new lineup of Megan McGillivray, Cierra Fisher and Sydney Brilz. With this team, Reese-Hansen won her first tour event at the King Cash Spiel, defeating Kirsten Ryan 8–2 in the final. At the 2022 British Columbia Scotties Tournament of Hearts, the team finished 0–3 in the triple knockout bracket. The following season, the team had a much better showing at the provincial championship, qualifying for the playoffs through the C event. They then beat Team Ryan in the 3 vs. 4 page playoff game before losing in the semifinal to eventual champion Clancy Grandy, eliminating them in third. To finish the season, they played in the Best of the West U30 event where they lost in the quarterfinals. The next year, at the 2024 British Columbia Scotties Tournament of Hearts, the Reese-Hansen rink finished the round robin with a 3–4 record, enough to qualify them for a tiebreaker. There, they lost 8–7 to Kirsten Ryan and were eliminated. They ended their season with another playoff finish at the Best of the West, losing in the semifinals to Abby Marks.

Following the 2023–24 season, Reese-Hansen revised her lineup, bringing in new front end players Kim Bonneau and Julianna Mackenzie with Megan McGillivray continuing to play third. This new team found immediate success as they won the U25 NextGen Classic to begin the 2024–25 season. With this win, the team earned the right to play in the 2024 PointsBet Invitational where they lost 5–2 in the opening round to Kaitlyn Lawes. In November, they won another tour title by going undefeated to win the Island Shootout.

Mixed

In 2019, Reese-Hansen won the 2019 BC Mixed Championship playing with Cameron de Jong, Alex Horvath and Mariah Coulombe. This qualified the foursome for the 2020 Canadian Mixed Curling Championship in Jonquière, Saguenay where they finished in sixth place with a 5–5 record. Four years later, the team again won the provincial championship, this time with Erik Colwell and Megan McGillivray on the front end. Representing British Columbia at the 2023 Canadian Mixed Curling Championship, the team failed to qualify for the championship round, placing tenth with a 4–5 record.

Mixed doubles

Reese-Hansen began playing mixed doubles during the 2022–23 season, forming a team with Corey Chester. This pairing found immediate success by going undefeated to claim the Nanaimo Double Doubles Spiel. Later that season, they made it to the provincial final where they were defeated by Sarah Loken and Cody Tanaka. To begin the 2023–24 season, Reese-Hansen and Chester won the Victoria Mixed Doubles Cash Spiel and reached the semifinals of the Chilliwack Championship. They also reached the final of the first Alberta Curling Series event, losing to Laura Walker and Kirk Muyres. In December, the duo won their first mixed doubles provincial as a team, downing Gabby Brissette and Sterling Middleton 10–2 in the championship game. This sent them to the 2024 Canadian Mixed Doubles Curling Championship where they topped their pool with a 6–1 record, earning a direct bye into the quarterfinal round. They then lost 7–5 to Madison and Rylan Kleiter, eliminating them from contention. The following season, the pair won another tour event in Parksville. Despite not winning one of the direct-entry berths into the 2025 Canadian Mixed Doubles Curling Olympic Trials, Reese-Hansen and Chester qualified for the Trials as the third highest ranked team on the points standings that was not already qualified. There, they finished sixth in their pool with a 2–5 record.

Personal life

Reese-Hansen is employed as a safety & projects administrator at Zanron Mechanical Services. Her great grandmother is 1955 BC women's champion Vi Bush. She previously studied athletic therapy at Camosun College.

Teams

References

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1997 births
Canadian women curlers
Living people
People from Kitimat
Curlers from Victoria, British Columbia
21st-century Canadian sportswomen
Camosun College alumni