Chelsea Carey

Chelsea Danielle Carey was born on September 12, 1984, in Winnipeg, Manitoba. She demonstrated curling talent early, competing in six provincial junior championships and winning the 2000 Juvenile Provincial championship, followed by a silver medal at the 2001 Canadian Juvenile championship. She also secured the Manitoba high school provincial championship in 2002. Carey began her World Curling Tour (WCT) career, securing victories such as the 2005 Manitoba Lotteries Wheat City Curling Classic and the 2006 and 2009 Interlake Pharmacy Classic. Her consistent performance led to her first Grand Slam victory in October 2010 at the Manitoba Lotteries Women’s Curling Classic, where she defeated Cathy Overton-Clapham. The 2011-2012 season marked her emergence on the national stage, culminating in a second-place finish at the 2011 Canada Cup of Curling and being named the 2011 World Curling Tour Breakthrough Team of the Year.

Carey continued to achieve significant milestones, including two Manitoba Scotties Tournament of Hearts finals appearances in 2011 and 2012. Her persistent strong play from 2011 to 2013 earned her a direct entry to the 2013 Tim Hortons Roar of the Rings, the Canadian Olympic Curling Trials. In January 2014, she won her first Manitoba Provincial Scotties Championship with her team, representing Manitoba at the 2014 Scotties Tournament of Hearts, where they earned a bronze medal. After moving to Edmonton and forming a new team, she secured the 2014 HDF Insurance Shoot-Out and the 2014 Boundary Ford Curling Classic. In 2016, leading a new team, Carey won the Alberta Scotties Tournament of Hearts and, notably, her first Canadian Championship at the 2016 Scotties Tournament of Hearts, representing Team Canada at the 2016 Ford World Women’s Curling Championship. In 2019, she secured another Canadian Women’s Championship. Throughout her career, she has held positions as a Territory Account Manager at Simmons/Serta Bedding and a Business & Marketing Supervisor at the University of Alberta.

More recently, Carey has taken on the role of Development & Communications Manager at KidSport Alberta, starting in February 2023. She has also continued her curling career as a “super spare” for various teams in the 2023–24 season, including Team Jennifer Jones and Team Michèle Jäggi, leading to several strong finishes like two second-place finishes at the 2023 Saville Shootout and the Stu Sells 1824 Halifax Classic. In mixed doubles, she partnered with Colin Hodgson for a tour win at the Canad Inns Mixed Doubles Championship and reached the semifinal of the 2018 Canadian Mixed Doubles Curling Championship. Her career highlights also include two silver medals at the Canadian Olympic Curling Trials in 2017 and 2021 as an alternate for Team Tracy Fleury. Her team for the 2024-25 season recently disbanded.