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 Canadian Curling Assoc.
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Date of Birth: 30/11/65 |
Place of Birth: Nanaimo, BC |
Residence: Vancouver Island, BC |
Rink: Royal City Curling Club |
Combined experience is one of the great strengths of the Kelley Law rink. Second Georgina Wheatcroft is a five-time B.C., provincial champion and also won the Canadian and world titles in 1987 as a third for Pat Sanders' rink.
Wheatcroft and her Kelley Law teammates came to prominence in January 2000. With only one bonspiel under their belt they won the B.C., playdowns in what was considered a major upset to advance to the Scott Tournament of Hearts national championships. They had a terrible start at the Scott that year but reeled off six consecutive must-win games including a tie-breaker and playoff to win the national title.
At the world championships a few weeks later, the foursome won a thrilling final over Switzerland for Canada's first world crown since 1997.
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.
Georgina Wheatcraft Photos
Medal winners stand on the podium
Law and Wheatcroft discuss a shot
2002 Games Curling Coverage
