Kelley Law

{{Short description|Canadian curler (born 1966)}} {{Infobox curler | name = Kelley Law | image = | caption = | other_names = Kelley Owen | birth_name = Kelley Atkins | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1966|1|11|mf=y}} | birth_place = [[Burnaby, British Columbia]], Canada | Curling club = [[Royal City Curling Club|Royal City CC]], <br> [[New Westminster, British Columbia]] | Hearts appearances = 7 (1990, 1992, 1995, 1997, 2000, 2001, 2007) | World Championship appearances = 1 (2000) | Top CCA ranking = 9th (2006-07) | Grand Slam victories = | medals = {{MedalSport | Women's [[curling]]}} {{MedalCountry | {{CAN}} }} {{MedalCompetition | [[Curling at the Winter Olympics|Olympic Games]]}} {{MedalBronze | [[Curling at the 2002 Winter Olympics|2002 Salt Lake City]] |}} {{MedalCompetition | [[World Curling Championships|World Championships]]}} {{MedalGold | [[2000 Ford World Curling Championships|2000 Glasgow]] | }} {{MedalCountry | {{BC}} }} {{MedalCompetition | [[Scotties Tournament of Hearts]]}} {{MedalGold | [[2000 Scott Tournament of Hearts|2000 Prince George]] | }} {{MedalSilver | [[2001 Scott Tournament of Hearts|2001 Sudbury]] | }} {{MedalBronze | [[1992 Scott Tournament of Hearts|1992 Halifax]] | }} {{MedalCompetition | [[Canadian Olympic Curling Trials]]}} {{MedalGold | [[2001 Canadian Olympic Curling Trials|2001 Regina]] | }} {{MedalBronze | [[1997 Canadian Olympic Curling Trials|1997 Brandon]] | }} }}

'''Kelley Law''' (born January 11, 1966, in [[Burnaby, British Columbia]]), {{nee}} '''Atkins''', formerly '''Owen''', is a [[Canadians|Canadian]] [[curling|curler]] from [[Coquitlam, British Columbia]]. She skipped her team to won a bronze medal at the [[2002 Winter Olympics]] in Salt Lake City and gold medal at [[2000 World Women's Curling Championship]]. She grew up in [[Maple Ridge, British Columbia]].

==Career== Law is most notable for winning a bronze medal at the [[2002 Winter Olympics]] in [[Salt Lake City, Utah]], for Canada,<ref>{{cite Sports-Reference |title=Kelley Law |url=http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/la/kelley-law-1.html}}</ref> with her team of [[Julie Skinner]] (Third), [[Georgina Wheatcroft]] (Second) and [[Diane Dezura|Diane Nelson]] (Lead). She had an 8–1 record going into the playoffs but lost the semi-final to [[United Kingdom|Great Britain]]'s [[Rhona Martin]] who would eventually claim gold. Kelley beat the [[United States]]' [[Kari Erickson]] for the bronze medal. Law also won the [[2000 Scott Tournament of Hearts]] which qualified her for that year's World Championships, which she also won. The following year she was runner-up at the [[2001 Scott Tournament of Hearts]] where she lost in the final to [[Nova Scotia]]'s [[Colleen Jones]]. Law would take a few years off from curling, and her team split up, with Wheatcroft going on to skip her own team to the [[2004 Scott Tournament of Hearts]]. Wheatcroft then went on to play with [[Jennifer Jones (curler)|Jennifer Jones]] from the 2005–06 season before returning to play with Law in 2006.

Law returned in 2006 from a curling hiatus which involved having a baby and becoming a certified real estate agent for [[RE/MAX]]. In 2007, Law has made her way back to the national championship, now called the ''Scotties'' Tournament of Hearts after winning the B.C. Provincial championship on January 28, 2007, with her new team. At the [[2007 Scotties Tournament of Hearts]], Law finished with a 5–6 record.

Law has decided to take the 2007–2008 season off due to her work commitments. As a result, her team has separated. Her former third, Georgina Wheatcroft and lead, Darah Provençal have left to join Colleen Jones to form a new team.

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