Shannon Birchard

Quick Facts

Full Name	Shannon Birchard
Occupation	Curler
Date Of Birth	May 11, 1994(1994-05-11)
Age	30
Birthplace	Winnipeg
Country	Canada
Horoscope	Taurus

Shannon Birchard Biography

Shannon Birchard is one of the most popular and richest Curler who was born on May 11, 1994 in Winnipeg, Canada. Shannon Birchard (born May 11 in 1994, in Winnipeg, Manitoba) is an Canadian curler who hails from Winnipeg, Manitoba. She is currently a second player on the team of Kerri Einarson in Gimli, Manitoba, winning the title of national champion together during the 2020 Scotties Tournament of Hearts. Birchard earlier was the winner of at the 2018 Scotties Tournament of Hearts with Jennifer Jones when she filled the shoes of Kaitlyn Lawes, who was competing in the PyeongChang Olympics. She also won the world championship as an alternate on the Jennifer Jones team in the same year . They won the competition held in North Bay in 2018.

Birchard along with her teammates kicked off the curling season in 2017-18 with a win at the 2017 Colonial Square Ladies Classic, after defeating defending Olympic Champion Jennifer Jones in the final. She was vice-president of Jones as part of Team Manitoba at the 2018 Scotties Tournament of Hearts, along with Jones his normal vice Kaitlyn Lawes not participating in preparation to play in the mixed-doubles event at the 2018 Winter Olympics. The team would eventually take home the Scotties after beating another fellow Manitoban, Kerri Einarson in the final. After winning, Birchard stated she was “It’s pretty unbelievable. I don’t even have words right now, I’m speechless. I’m so overjoyed and so happy that they chose me to come along. This has been a dream of mine for a really long time.” After Jill Lawes being back in the squad after the Olympics, Birchard became the alternate for Team Canada at the 2018 World Women’s Curling Championship. In their games with the Czech as well as the Italian squads, Birchard had a chance to participate in the second period and replace Lawes as well as Jill Officer in each of their games with a good control. She also had the chance to play an entire game, as she replaced Officer in their game against Japan. The team was undefeated throughout the entire tournament, and won the extra-end match against the current Olympic winners, Team Hasselborg of Sweden.

For the 2018-19 curling season, Birchard joined a new team with Kerri Einarson, Valerie Sweeting, and Briane Meilleur, all former skips. They began the season by winning three straight World Curling Tour events in three weeks: the 2018 Stu Sells Oakville Tankard, the inaugural Morris SunSpiel and then the Mother Club Fall Curling Classic with a fourth win at the Curlers Corner Autumn Gold Classic in October. In December, the team lost in the finals of the 2018 Canada Cup and 2018 National. Their strong play during the early part of the season earned them enough points to put team Einarson in the Wild Card game at the 2019 Scotties Tournament of Hearts. However the team lost to the lower ranked Casey Scheidegger rink. The team would rebound to have a strong finish at the end of the season, winning the 2019 Players’ Championship and losing in the final of the 2019 Champions Cup.

Team Einarson had two playoff finishes at the first two Slams of the 2019–20 season, losing to Anna Hasselborg in the quarterfinal of the Masters and once again to Hasselborg in the final of the Tour Challenge. The team did not have the same success at the Canada Cup as they did in 2018, finishing with a 2–4 record. However, at the 2020 Manitoba Scotties Tournament of Hearts, her team succeeded. They finished the round robin and championship round with a 7–1 record which qualified them for the final. In the final, they defeated Jennifer Jones. It was Birchard’s first Manitoba Scotties Tournament of Hearts provincial title. Team Einarson represented Manitoba at the 2020 Scotties Tournament of Hearts, where they continued their success. They finished first in the round robin with a 9–2 record and then won the 1 vs. 2 page playoff game, qualifying them for the final. Birchard would win her first Canadian Championship when they defeated Rachel Homan 8–7 in and extra end. Birchard was named the All-Star Second for the tournament. The team was set to represent Canada at the 2020 World Women’s Curling Championship before the event got cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Scotties would be their last event of the season as both the Players’ Championship and the Champions Cup Grand Slam events were also cancelled due to the pandemic.

Birchard made her return to The Manitoba Scotties in 2016 with her 2013 junior team. In the team, she had even greater success, and made the playoffs after recording an impressive 6-1 record. In the playoffs, she beat the Cathy Overton-Clapham team, but was eliminated in the semifinals against Kerri Einarson.

Shannon Birchard Net Worth

Shannon Birchard is one of the richest Curler from Canada. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Shannon Birchard 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Birchard was the winner of 2 provincial junior titles during her junior career in 2012 and 2013, both as the skip. In 2012, at the Canadian Junior Curling Championships, Birchard took her team consisting of Selena Kaatz, Kristin MacCuish and Mariah Mondor to a 10-2-2 round-robin record, which earned her team a break until the finals where she fell against Calgary’s Jocelyn Peterman. In 2013, at the Canadian Junior Curling Championships, she took her team consisting of Nicole Sigvaldason, Sheyna Andries and Mondor to a 9-1 mark prior to the playoffs. In the final, she took the semi-final game in Ontario’s Jamie Sinclair before losing in the final game to Corryn Brown’s British Columbia rink. The Canadian was unable retain their Manitoba victory in the year 2014, nor in 2015, where she was eliminated at the end of the game.

After not securing the third provincial junior championship, Birchard played in her first provincial championship for women (the Manitoba Scotties) in 2014 alongside Nicole Sigvaldason, Kelsey Boettcher and Megan Sigvaldason. The team ended the tournament with a record of 1-6.

Her team played in the 2017 Manitoba Scotties Tournament of Hearts, again making the playoffs after winning a tiebreaker game after a 4–3 record. However, she would lose to Darcy Robertson in their only playoff game. Birchard won the Manitoba Mixed doubles title that year and played in the 2017 Canadian Mixed Doubles Curling Championship with partner Jason Gunnlaugson. They went 5–2 after group play, but were eliminated in the round of 12 against Marliese Kasner and Dustin Kalthoff.

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Who is Shannon Birchard Dating?

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Facts & Trivia

Shannon Ranked on the list of most popular Curler. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Canada. Shannon Birchard celebrates birthday on May 11 of every year.

How old is Shannon Birchard?

28 years (May 11, 1994)

How long has the einarson team been together?

Team Einarson was formed in the spring of 2018 with the main goal of composing a team that would have the potential to be Team Canada at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, China.

Who is on team einarson?

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Kerri Einarson| Val Sweeting| Briane Meilleur
Birthdate: Oct. 3, 1987 Birthplace: Selkirk, MB Resides: Camp Morton, MB| Birthdate: July 9, 1987 Birthplace: Redvers, SK Resides: Lottie Lake, AB| Birthdate: March 11, 1992 Birthplace: Winnipeg, MB Resides: Petersfield, MB

What nationality is Kerri einarson?

Canadian

Where is Kerri Einarson from?

Selkirk, Canada