{{Short description|Canadian curler from British Columbia}} {{Infobox curler | name = Karla Thompson | birth_date = 1984 | birth_place = Langley, British Columbia, Canada | Member Association = {{BC}} | Hearts appearances = 2 ({{STOH|2008}}, {{STOH|2016}}) }}
'''Karla Thompson''' (born '''Karla Sparkes''' in 1984) is a Canadian curler from Kamloops, British Columbia. She skipped the team that won the 2016 British Columbia Scotties Tournament of Hearts and represented the province at the national Scotties Tournament of Hearts in Grande Prairie, Alberta. Thompson has also competed in multiple provincial championships and the Canadian Olympic Curling Trials.<ref name="CurlingCanadaWin">{{cite web |title=B.C.'s Karla Thompson wins pre-qualifying final to earn berth in Scotties |url=https://www.curling.ca/blog/2016/02/21/b-c-s-karla-thompson-wins-pre-qualifying-final-to-earn-berth-in-scotties/ |website=Curling Canada |date=February 21, 2016 |access-date=December 3, 2025}}</ref>
== Early life == Thompson was born in Langley, British Columbia. She attended Brookswood Secondary School and later studied at Thompson Rivers University. Outside of curling, she works as a teacher in School District 73 in Kamloops.<ref name="CurlingZoneProfile">{{cite web |title=Karla Thompson profile |url=https://www.curlingzone.com/player.php?playerid=14001 |website=CurlingZone |access-date=December 3, 2025}}</ref>
== Curling career == Thompson began competing in provincial-level curling in the early 2000s. She made her first national appearance at the 2008 Scotties Tournament of Hearts, playing third for Team British Columbia, finishing with a 4–7 record.<ref name="Stats2008">{{cite web |title=2008 Scotties Tournament of Hearts statistics |url=https://stats.curling.io/hearts/2008 |website=Curling Canada Stats Archive |access-date=December 3, 2025}}</ref>
In 2016, Thompson skipped her team to victory at the British Columbia Scotties Tournament of Hearts held in Coquitlam. Her team included third Kristen Recksiedler, second Tracey Lavery, and lead Trysta Vandale.<ref>{{cite web |title=Thompson wins BC Scotties |url=https://www.curlbc.ca/thompson-wins-bc-scotties-2016/ |website=Curl BC |date=January 24, 2016 |access-date=December 3, 2025}}</ref> Following her provincial win, Thompson represented British Columbia at the 2016 Scotties Tournament of Hearts in Grande Prairie, Alberta. The team finished with a 2–9 record in the main draw after winning the pre-qualifying final against Kerry Galusha of the Northwest Territories.<ref name="CurlingCanadaWin" /><ref name="Stats2016">{{cite web |title=2016 Scotties Tournament of Hearts standings |url=https://stats.curling.io/hearts/2016 |website=Curling Canada Stats Archive |access-date=December 3, 2025}}</ref>
Thompson was invited to the 2017 Road to the Roar Pre-Trials, which determined entries for the Canadian Olympic Curling Trials.<ref name="RoadToRoar">{{cite web |title=Thompson to get shot at Olympic berth |url=https://archive.kamloopsthisweek.com/2017/05/05/thompson-to-get-shot-at-olympic-berth/ |website=Kamloops This Week |date=May 5, 2017 |access-date=December 3, 2025}}</ref>
== Career statistics == {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" |- ! scope="col" | Year ! scope="col" | Team ! scope="col" | Position ! scope="col" | Event ! scope="col" | Finish ! scope="col" | Record ! scope="col" | Pct. |- | 2008 | B.C. (MacInnes) | Third | 2008 STOH | 9th | 4–7 | 72 |- | 2016 | B.C. (Thompson) | Skip | 2016 STOH | 11th | 2–9 | 67 |- | 2017 | Thompson | Skip | Olympic Pre-Q | DNQ | 1–5 | 73<ref>{{cite web |title=2017 Home Hardware Road to the Roar Pre-Trials – Women – Cumulative Statistics By Team |url=https://www.curling.ca/scoreboard/#/events/2800/reports/cumulative_statistics_by_team |website=Curling Canada |accessdate=December 5, 2025}}</ref> |- ! scope="row" colspan="5" | Scotties Tournament of Hearts Totals<ref name="Stats2016" /> | 6–16 | 69 |}
== References == <references />
== External links == * [https://stats.curling.io/players/thompson-karla Curling Canada Stats Archive] * [https://www.curlingzone.com/player.php?playerid=14001 CurlingZone profile]
{{DEFAULTSORT:Thompson, Karla}} Category:Living people Category:Canadian women curlers Category:Curlers from British Columbia Category:Sportspeople from Kamloops Category:1984 births