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 Canadian Curling Assoc.
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Date of Birth: 01/07/58 |
Place of Birth: Burnaby, BC |
Residence: Pitt Meadows, BC |
Rink: Royal City Curling Club |
Lead Diane Nelson had the best shooting percentage for her position in round robin play at the Olympic trials. Nelson is a former B.C. provincial women's and mixed champion. She has curled for 31 years and is currently a broker with Coronation Insurance. Her husband Grant Dezura is also a competitive curler.
What Canada Did
Feb. 21: Skip Kelley Law and her Richmond, B.C., team of third Julie Skinner, second Georgina Wheatcraft and lead Diane Nelson won bronze medal, defeating U.S. 9-5.
Feb. 20: Richmond, B.C., skip Kelley Law, third Julie Skinner, second Georgina Wheatcraft and lead Diane Nelson lost 6-5 in semifinal against Britain, putting Canadians in bronze-medal game Thursday against the U.S.
Feb. 18: Kelley Law and her Richmond, B.C., team of Julie Skinner, Georgina Wheatcraft and Diane Nelson lost 7-6 to Switzerland, placing first at 8-1 IN round-robin play and a place in the semifinals Wednesday.
Feb. 16: Kelley Law skipped her Richmond, B.C., team of Julie Skinner, Georgina Wheatcraft and Diane Nelson beat Japan 9-4 in eighth draw and downed Denmark 9-4 in ninth, raising Canada's record to a leading 8-0 record and into the semifinals Wednesday.
Feb. 15: Kelley Law and her Richmond, B.C., team of third Julie Skinner, second Georgina Wheatcraft and lead Diane Nelson beat Germany 8-4, lifting Canada to a 6-0 record.
Feb. 14: Kelley Law and her Richmond, B.C., team of third Julie Skinner, second Georgina Wheatcraft and lead Diane Nelson moved to a 5-0 record with 9-4 sixth-draw win over Britain.
Feb. 13: Skip Kelley Law, third Julie Skinner, second Georgina Wheatcraft and lead Diane Nelson won 6-4 over the U.S. in the fourth draw, lifting the team from Richmond, B.C., to a 4-0 record for Canada in round-robin schedule.
Feb. 12: Richmond B.C., team of skip Kelley Law, third Julie Skinner, second Georgina Wheatcraft and lead Diane Nelson def. Norway 6-5, then beat Russia 7-6, raising Canada's record to 3-0 in round-robin portion.
Feb. 11: Richmond B.C., team of skip Kelley Law, third Julie Skinner, second Georgina Wheatcraft and lead Diane Nelson def. Sweden 5-4 in first draw of round-robin championship.
Diane Nelson Photos
Medal winners stand on the podium
2002 Games Curling Coverage
