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 Canadian Curling Assoc.
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Date of Birth: 29/08/77 |
Place of Birth: Grande Prairie, AB |
Residence: Edmonton, AB |
Rink: Ottewell Curling Club |
Second Carter Rycroft may have been the youth injection Kevin Martin needed to put his crew over the top at the Olympic trials this past December. Rycroft has played with Martin for three years but he showed at trials he's ready for the big show.
Rycroft does lack international experience but he is the only one of the four in that predicament. He was a finalist at the Canadian junior junior championships and played well for Martin at the 2000 Brier.
"Nothing I've ever done has been of this magnitude," said Rycroft, who runs a courier service in the oil industry and has curled since age nine. "This is what you play the game for."
What Canada Did
Feb. 22: Kevin Martin and his Edmonton team of third Don Walchuk, second Carter Rycroft and lead Don Bartlett won silver medal after losing 6-5 to Norway in gold-medal game.
Feb. 20: Kevin Martin skipped his Edmonton rink of third Don Walchuk, second Carter Rycroft and lead Dan Bartlett to a 6-4 semifinal win over Sweden, advancing to Friday's final against Norway.
Feb. 18: Kevin Martin skipped his Edmonton team of Don Walchuk, Carter Rycroft and Don Bartlett to an 8-3 win over Denmark to finished in first place in the round-robin tournament at 8-1, setting up a semifinal match Wednesday against Sweden.
Feb. 17: Kevin Martin skipped his Edmonton team of Don Walchuk, Carter Rycroft and Don Bartlett to a 9-4 round-robin win over Norway, lifting Canadian team to a 7-1 record and a berth in the semifinals Wednesday.
Feb. 15: Edmonton team of skip Kevin Martin, third Don Walchuk, second Carter Rycroft and lead Don Bartlett beat Geremany 9-7 in seventh draw, then beat Switzerland 7-2 in eighth, raising leading round-robin record to 6-1.
Feb. 14: Kevin Martin's Edmonton team of third Don Walchuk, second Carter Rycroft and lead Don Bartlett lost 6-5 in an extra end to Sweden in sixth draw, putting Canada at 4-1 in round-robin portion of championship.
Feb. 13: Edmonton team of skip Kevin Martin, third Don Walchuk, second Carter Rycroft and lead Don Bartlett def. France 8-1 in the fifth draw, raising record to 4-0.
Feb. 12: Edmonton team of skip Kevin Martin, third Don Walchuk, second Carter Rycroft and lead Don Bartlett def. Finland 9-4 in third draw, lifting record to 3-0 in round-robin schedule.
Feb. 11: Edmonton team of skip Kevin Martin, third Don Walchuk, second Carter Rycroft and lead Don Bartlett def. Britain 6-4 in first draw of round-robin championship, then won 8-3 over U.S. in second draw.
Carter Rycroft Pictures
Team Canada reacts during the flower ceremony
Walchuk and Carter Rycroft sweep a stone
Carter Rycroft and Don Bartlett sweep
Carter Rycroft warms up
More Carter Rycroft Stories
Fellowship of the rings
Kid's play got a little more serious
2002 Games Curling Coverage
