{{short description|Canadian curler (born 2001)}} {{use mdy dates|date=October 2024}} {{Infobox curler | name = Emily Zacharias | image = Emily Zacharias April 2022.jpg | caption = Zacharias at the [[2022 Players' Championship]] | image_size = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|2001|3|13}} | birth_place = [[Winnipeg]], [[Manitoba]] | Curling club = [[Altona Curling Club|Altona CC]],<br />[[Altona, Manitoba|Altona, MB]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.curling.ca/scoreboard/#!/competitions/6239/teams/25971/team_athletes/25971-fourth-9834|title=Emily Zacharias Profile|website=Curling Canada|access-date=August 1, 2020}}</ref> | Skip = | Third = | Second = | Lead = | Alternate = | Member Association = {{MB}} | Hearts appearances = 4 ({{STOH|2021}}, {{STOH|2022}}, {{STOH|2023}}, {{STOH|2024}}) | Top CCA ranking = 2nd ([[2023–24 curling season|2023–24]]) | Grand Slam victories = 1 ([[2023 Tour Challenge]]) | medaltemplates = {{MedalSport | Women's [[curling]] }} {{MedalCountry| {{CAN}} }} {{MedalCompetition | [[World Junior Curling Championships]] }} {{MedalGold| [[2020 World Junior Curling Championships|2020 Krasnoyarsk]] | }} {{MedalCountry| {{MB}} }} {{MedalCompetition | [[Scotties Tournament of Hearts]] }} {{MedalSilver | [[2023 Scotties Tournament of Hearts|2023 Kamloops]] | }} {{MedalSilver | [[2024 Scotties Tournament of Hearts|2024 Calgary]] | }} }}
'''Emily Paige Zacharias'''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/BzbWVvvJ--K/|title=Team Zacharias Instagram page|publisher=|date=July 2, 2019|access-date=July 4, 2005}}</ref> (born March 13, 2001) is a [[Canadians|Canadian]] [[curling|curler]] from [[Altona, Manitoba]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.curling.ca/files/2021/02/2021-Scotties-Tournament-of-Hearts-media-guide-1.pdf|title=2021 Scotties Tournament of Hearts Media Guide|website=Curling Canada|access-date=February 16, 2021|archive-date=February 15, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210215205122/https://www.curling.ca/files/2021/02/2021-Scotties-Tournament-of-Hearts-media-guide-1.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref> As a member of her sister [[Mackenzie Zacharias]]' team, she earned gold medals at both the [[2020 Canadian Junior Curling Championships]] and the [[2020 World Junior Curling Championships]].
==Career== Zacharias represented Manitoba at the [[2016 U18 International Curling Championships]] where the rink won a gold medal, defeating the other undefeated team [[New Brunswick]]'s [[Justine Comeau]] in the final.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.curlingzone.com/event.php?view=Team&eventid=4264&teamid=96478&profileid=|title=2016 U18 International Curling Championships|website=CurlingZone|access-date=August 1, 2020}}</ref> She also represented Manitoba the following year at the [[2017 Canadian U18 Curling Championships]] where they finished with a 4–4 record.
Zacharias won her first Manitoba junior title in 2019. They had a fifth-place finish at the [[2019 Canadian Junior Curling Championships]]. The following year, she and her sister [[Mackenzie Zacharias]] brought on [[Karlee Burgess]] and [[Lauren Lenentine]] to the team. They would win the Manitoba juniors once again and represent Manitoba at the national championship. They would not have any losses at the [[2020 Canadian Junior Curling Championships]], completing a perfect 11–0 week by defeating [[Alberta]]'s [[Abby Marks]] in the final. At the world junior championships, they defeated [[South Korea]]'s [[Kim Min-ji (curler)|Kim Min-ji]] to claim the gold medal.
Due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic in Canada]], many provinces had to cancel their provincial championships, with member associations selecting their representatives for the [[2021 Scotties Tournament of Hearts]]. Due to this situation, [[Curling Canada]] added three Wild Card teams to the national championship, which were based on the [[CTRS standings]] from the [[2019–20 curling season|2019–20 season]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.tsn.ca/curling-canada-adds-three-wild-card-teams-to-field-for-the-scotties-and-brier-1.1576766|title=Three wild-card teams added to Scotties, Brier|work=TSN|date=January 13, 2021|access-date=February 27, 2021}}</ref> Because Team Zacharias ranked 11th on the CTRS<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.curling.ca/team-canada/canadian-team-ranking-system/2019-2020-ctrs-standings-women/|title=2019–20 CTRS Standings|website=Curling Canada|access-date=February 27, 2021|archive-date=February 22, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210222215056/https://www.curling.ca/team-canada/canadian-team-ranking-system/2019-2020-ctrs-standings-women/|url-status=dead}}</ref> and kept at least three of their four players together for the [[2020–21 curling season|2020–21 season]], they got the second Wild Card spot at the 2021 Scotties in [[Calgary]], [[Alberta]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.curling.ca/blog/2021/02/01/wild-card-teams-set/|title=Wild Card teams set!|work=Curling Canada|date=February 1, 2021|access-date=February 27, 2021}}</ref> At the Hearts, they finished with a 3–5 round robin record, failing to qualify for the championship round.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sportsnet.ca/scotties-tournament-hearts-scores-standings-schedule-results-2021-bubble/|title=Scotties Tournament of Hearts: Scores, standings, schedule|website=Sportsnet|access-date=February 27, 2021}}</ref>
Team Zacharias won their second event of the [[2021–22 curling season|2021–22 season]], going undefeated to capture the [[Mother Club Fall Curling Classic]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.curling.ca/blog/2021/09/20/weagle-epping-clinch/|title=Weagle/Epping clinch!|publisher=Curling Canada|date=September 20, 2021|access-date=February 21, 2022}}</ref> They later had a semifinal finish at the [[Stu Sells Toronto Tankard]] after losing to eventual winners Team [[Hollie Duncan]]. Because of their successes on tour, Team Zacharias had enough points to qualify for the [[2021 Canadian Olympic Curling Pre-Trials]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.curling.ca/blog/2021/02/04/2021-trials-process-revised/|title=2021 Trials proceess revised|work=Curling Canada|date=February 4, 2021|access-date=February 21, 2022}}</ref> At the Pre-Trials, the team finished the round robin with a 4–2 record.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.curling.ca/blog/2021/10/29/still-in-the-chase/|title=Still in the chase!|publisher=Curling Canada|date=October 29, 2021|access-date=February 21, 2022}}</ref> This qualified them for the double knockout round, where they lost both of their games and were eliminated.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.curling.ca/blog/2021/10/30/qualified/|title=Qualified!|publisher=Curling Canada|date=October 30, 2021|access-date=February 21, 2022|archive-date=February 20, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220220002907/https://www.curling.ca/blog/2021/10/30/qualified/|url-status=dead}}</ref> Elsewhere on tour, the team reached the quarterfinals of the [[Red Deer Curling Classic]] and won the [[MCT Championships]] in November 2021.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://thecurler.com/2021/11/28/zacharias-and-wiebe-win-manitoba-tour-titles/|title=Zacharias and Wiebe win Manitoba tour titles|publisher=thecurler|date=November 28, 2021|access-date=February 21, 2022}}</ref> At the [[2022 Manitoba Scotties Tournament of Hearts]] in December 2021, Team Zacharias finished with a 3–2 record in their pool, enough to advance to the championship pool. They then won three straight games to finish first overall and earn a bye to the provincial final.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.pembinavalleyonline.com/local-sports/team-zacharias-advances-to-provincial-scotties-final|title=Team Zacharias Advances to Provincial Scotties Final|publisher=PembinaValley|author=Clayton Dreger|date=December 18, 2021|access-date=February 21, 2022}}</ref> In the final, they faced the [[Kristy Watling]] rink which they defeated 7–5, earning the right to represent Manitoba at the [[2022 Scotties Tournament of Hearts]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.sportsnet.ca/curling/article/mackenzie-zacharias-represent-manitoba-scotties-tournament-hearts/|title=Mackenzie Zacharias to represent Manitoba at Scotties Tournament of Hearts|publisher=Sportsnet|author=Jonathan Brazeau|date=December 19, 2021|access-date=February 21, 2022}}</ref> At the Hearts, the team finished the round robin with a 5–3 record.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sportsnet.ca/curling/article/2022-scotties-tournament-hearts-standings-schedule-results/|title=2022 Scotties Tournament of Hearts: Standings, schedule and results|website=Sportsnet|date=January 28, 2022|access-date=February 21, 2022}}</ref> This qualified them for a tiebreaker against the Northwest Territories' [[Kerry Galusha]], which they lost 8–6 and were eliminated.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.curling.ca/blog/2022/02/04/playoff-quest-realized/|title=Playoff quest realized!|publisher=Curling Canada|date=February 4, 2022|access-date=February 21, 2022}}</ref> Team Zacharias played in their first [[Grand Slam of Curling|Grand Slam]] event at the [[2022 Players' Championship]]. There, they posted a 2–3 record, missing the playoffs. They wrapped up their season at the [[2022 Best of the West]] event where they lost in the semifinals to [[Corryn Brown]].
On March 17, 2022, Team Zacharias announced that they would be joining forces with [[Jennifer Jones (curler)|Jennifer Jones]] for the [[2022–23 curling season|2022–23 season]]. Jones would take over the team as skip, with the four Zacharias members each moving down one position in the lineup.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.ctvnews.ca/winnipeg/article/jennifer-jones-announces-the-new-curling-team-she-will-join/|title=Jennifer Jones announces the new curling team she will join|publisher=CTV News Winnipeg|date=March 17, 2022|access-date=June 21, 2022}}</ref> The newly revised Jones lineup found immediate success on tour, winning the [[2022 Saville Shoot-Out]] after an undefeated run.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.tsn.ca/jennifer-jones-rachel-homan-saville-shoot-out-curling-1.1847729|title=Jones edges Homan to capture Saville Shoot-Out, first win with new team|publisher=TSN|date=September 11, 2022|access-date=July 22, 2023}}</ref> The team then competed in the [[2022 PointsBet Invitational]] single elimination event where they won all four of their games to claim the title.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.cbc.ca/sports/olympics/winter/curling/curling-pointsbet-sunday-recap-1.6595355|title=Jennifer Jones, Reid Carruthers win PointsBet curling titles|publisher=CBC Sports|date=September 25, 2022|access-date=July 22, 2023}}</ref> They had three semifinal finishes in a row at the [[2022 Curlers Corner Autumn Gold Curling Classic]], [[2022 Stu Sells 1824 Halifax Classic]] and the [[DeKalb Superspiel]], losing to [[Michèle Jäggi]], [[Christina Black]] and [[Nancy Martin]] respectively. At the [[2023 Manitoba Scotties Tournament of Hearts]], Team Jones went undefeated to win their first provincial title as a new squad.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.ctvnews.ca/winnipeg/article/jennifer-jones-returns-to-canadian-womens-curling-championship-in-manitoba-colours/|title=Jennifer Jones returns to Canadian women's curling championship in Manitoba colours|publisher=CTV News Winnipeg|date=January 30, 2023|access-date=July 22, 2023}}</ref> This qualified the team for the [[2023 Scotties Tournament of Hearts]] where after an opening draw loss, they went on a ten game winning streak to qualify for the final where they faced the three-time defending champions in Team [[Kerri Einarson]]. Tied 2–2 in the fifth, Jones pulled up light on her final draw which gave Team Canada a steal of two. In the ninth, Jones missed a pivotal freeze which left Einarson with an open hit to count five to secure the win.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.tsn.ca/curling/team-kerri-einarson-wins-fourth-straight-scotties-tops-manitoba-s-jennifer-jones-1.1924204|title=Team Einarson use five-ender to crush Manitoba's Jones, win fourth straight Scotties|publisher=TSN|date=February 27, 2023|access-date=July 22, 2023}}</ref> In Grand Slam play, Team Jones reached the playoffs in four of six events but never made it past the quarterfinal round. Following the season, Mackenzie Zacharias announced she would be stepping back from competitive curling with the remaining Jones members remaining intact.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.tsn.ca/curling/mackenzie-zacharias-taking-step-back-from-team-jones-next-season-1.1943583|title=M. Zacharias taking "step back" from Team Jones next season|publisher=TSN|date=April 10, 2023|access-date=April 25, 2024}}</ref>
Team Jones had a strong start to the [[2023–24 curling season|2023–24 season]], finishing second at the [[2023 Saville Shootout]] after losing to [[Heather Nedohin]] (skipping Team Homan) in the final.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.tsn.ca/curling/with-fill-in-skips-team-rachel-homan-defeats-team-jennifer-jones-to-win-saville-shootout-1.2006098|title=Around Curling: With fill-in skips, Homan defeats Jones to win Saville Shootout|work=TSN|author=Ryan Horne|date=September 11, 2023|access-date=April 25, 2024}}</ref> Jones did not play with the team for the event, however, being replaced by [[Chelsea Carey]]. At the [[2023 PointsBet Invitational]], they could not defend their title, losing in the quarterfinal round to [[Christina Black]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.curling.ca/blog/2023/09/29/bracket-bustin-black/|title=Bracket-Bustin' Black!|publisher=Curling Canada|date=September 29, 2023|access-date=April 25, 2024}}</ref> In October, the team played in the first Slam of the season, the [[2023 Tour Challenge]], where they qualified for the playoffs with a 2–2 record. They then upset the higher seeded [[Silvana Tirinzoni]] and [[Anna Hasselborg]] rinks in the quarters and semis to reach their first Slam final as a team.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://thegrandslamofcurling.com/lawes-jones-to-meet-in-hearinglife-tour-challenge-womens-final/|title=Lawes, Jones to meet in HearingLife Tour Challenge women's final|publisher=Grand Slam of Curling|author=Jonathan Brazeau|date=October 21, 2023|access-date=April 25, 2024|archive-date=April 21, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240421190010/https://thegrandslamofcurling.com/lawes-jones-to-meet-in-hearinglife-tour-challenge-womens-final/|url-status=dead}}</ref> Facing [[Kaitlyn Lawes]], the team won the game 7–4, giving Zacharias her first career Slam.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://thegrandslamofcurling.com/jones-tops-lawes-to-claim-hearinglife-tour-challenge-womens-title/|title=Jones tops Lawes to claim HearingLife Tour Challenge women's title|publisher=Grand Slam of Curling|author=Jonathan Brazeau|date=October 22, 2023|access-date=April 25, 2024|archive-date=April 22, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240422000315/https://thegrandslamofcurling.com/jones-tops-lawes-to-claim-hearinglife-tour-challenge-womens-title/|url-status=dead}}</ref> In their next event, Carey substituted for Jones again and led the team to another second-place finish at the Stu Sells 1824 Halifax Classic, losing to Tirinzoni in the final.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.tsn.ca/curling/world-no-1-silvana-tirinzoni-keeps-rolling-with-win-in-halifax-1.2031609|title=World No. 1 Tirinzoni keeps rolling with win in Halifax|publisher=TSN|date=November 5, 2023|access-date=April 25, 2024}}</ref> At the next three Slams, the team had two semifinal finishes and one quarterfinal appearance.
New qualifying rules for the Scotties Tournament of Hearts allowed Team Jones a pre-qualifying spot at the [[2024 Scotties Tournament of Hearts]] without having to play in the 2024 playdowns.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.curling.ca/blog/2023/07/04/early-scotties-qualifiers/|title=Early Scotties qualifiers!|publisher=Curling Canada|date=July 4, 2023|access-date=April 25, 2024}}</ref> Days before the event began, Jones announced that at the conclusion of the season she would be retiring from four person curling.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.cbc.ca/sports/olympics/winter/curling/canadian-curler-jennifer-jones-retires-1.7113653|title=Canadian curling great Jennifer Jones announces retirement from team curling|publisher=CBC Sports|author=Donna Spencer|date=February 13, 2024|access-date=April 25, 2024}}</ref> At the Hearts, Jones led the team to a 6–2 round robin record, followed by a championship round victory over Alberta. After dropping the 1 vs. 2 game to [[Rachel Homan]], they defeated [[Kate Cameron (curler)|Kate Cameron]] in the semifinal to advance to their second straight Scotties final. After Jones got two in the tenth to tie the game at four all, Homan counted one in an extra end for the 5–4 victory.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.cbc.ca/sports/olympics/winter/curling/scotties-playoffs-result-calgary-feb-25-1.7125073|title=Homan beats Jones for 4th Scotties title as retiring legend falls short of history|work=CBC|date=February 25, 2024|access-date=April 25, 2024}}</ref> In their final event, Team Jones went 1–4 at the [[2024 Players' Championship]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://thegrandslamofcurling.com/jones-bids-farewell-after-final-gsoc-game-in-princess-auto-players-championship/|title=Jennifer Jones bids farewell following final GSOC game in Princess Auto Players' Championship|publisher=Grand Slam of Curling|author=Jonathan Brazeau|date=April 12, 2024|access-date=April 25, 2024|archive-date=April 25, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240425202020/https://thegrandslamofcurling.com/jones-bids-farewell-after-final-gsoc-game-in-princess-auto-players-championship/|url-status=dead}}</ref> After the season, it was announced Chelsea Carey would take over the team as their full-time skip for the 2024–25 season.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.tsn.ca/curling/chelsea-carey-replaces-jennifer-jones-as-skip-for-the-2024-scotties-finalists-1.2108998|title=Carey replaces Jones as skip for the 2024 Scotties finalists|publisher=TSN|date=April 24, 2024|access-date=April 25, 2024}}</ref> However, halfway through the 2024-25 season, Burgess announced that she would be leaving the Carey team to pursue other opportunities, and soon after the team formally disbanded.<ref>{{Citenews|url=https://www.tsn.ca/curling/karlee-burgess-departs-from-team-chelsea-carey-1.2228704|title=Burgess departs from Team Carey ahead of next month's Scotties|publisher=TSN|date=January 2, 2025|access-date=January 2, 2025}}</ref>
==Personal life== Zacharias attended the [[University of Manitoba]] for kinesiology. She currently works as a research assistant in community health sciences at the university.<ref name="Media 2024">{{Cite web|url=https://www.curling.ca/files/2024/09/2024-PointsBet-Invitational-media-guide-ver1.pdf|title=2024 PointsBet Invitational Media Guide|publisher=Curling Canada|access-date=September 22, 2024|archive-date=September 22, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240922223949/https://www.curling.ca/files/2024/09/2024-PointsBet-Invitational-media-guide-ver1.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref> Her sister [[Mackenzie Zacharias]] used to play on her team and her father Sheldon used to be their coach.<ref name="Media 2024" />
==Teams== {| class="wikitable" ! scope="col"| Season ! scope="col"| Skip ! scope="col"| Third ! scope="col"| Second ! scope="col"| Lead |- ! scope="row"| 2015–16<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.curlingzone.com/player.php?playerid=31339&view=Teams#1|title=Emily Zacharias Past Teams|website=CurlingZone|access-date=August 1, 2020}}</ref> | [[Mackenzie Zacharias]] || [[Morgan Reimer]] || Emily Zacharias || [[Jenessa Rutter]] |- ! scope="row"| 2016–17 | Mackenzie Zacharias || Morgan Reimer || Emily Zacharias || Jenessa Rutter |- ! scope="row"| 2017–18 | Mackenzie Zacharias || [[Gaetanne Gauthier]] || Emily Zacharias || [[Ashley Groff]] |- ! scope="row"| 2018–19 | Mackenzie Zacharias || [[Lauryn Kuzyk]] || Emily Zacharias || [[Caitlyn Labossiere]] |- ! scope="row"| 2019–20 | Mackenzie Zacharias || [[Karlee Burgess]] || Emily Zacharias || [[Lauren Lenentine]] |- ! scope="row"| 2020–21 | Mackenzie Zacharias || Karlee Burgess || Emily Zacharias || Lauren Lenentine |- ! scope="row"| 2021–22 | Mackenzie Zacharias || Karlee Burgess || Emily Zacharias || Lauren Lenentine |- ! scope="row"| 2022–23 | [[Jennifer Jones (curler)|Jennifer Jones]] || Karlee Burgess || Mackenzie Zacharias || Emily Zacharias / Lauren Lenentine |- ! scope="row" | 2023–24 | Jennifer Jones || Karlee Burgess || Emily Zacharias || Lauren Lenentine |- ! scope="row" | 2024 | [[Chelsea Carey]] || Karlee Burgess || Emily Zacharias || Lauren Lenentine |}
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