Kim Kelly

{{short description|Canadian curler (born 1962)}} {{About|the curler|the ''Freaks and Geeks'' character|List of Freaks and Geeks characters#Kim Kelly|the journalist and activist|Kim Kelly (journalist)}} {{Infobox curler | name = Kim Kelly | image = | caption = | other_names = | birth_name = Kim Ackles | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1962|04|04}} | birth_place = Halifax, Nova Scotia | Curling club = Mayflower CC,<br> Halifax, NS | Skip = | Third = | Second = | Lead = | Alternate = | Member Association = {{NS}} | Hearts appearances = 18 ({{STOH|1989}}, {{STOH|1991}}, {{STOH|1992}}, {{STOH|1994}}, {{STOH|1996}}, {{STOH|1997}}, {{STOH|1999}}, {{STOH|2000}}, {{STOH|2001}}, {{STOH|2002}}, {{STOH|2003}}, {{STOH|2004}}, {{STOH|2005}}, {{STOH|2006}}, {{STOH|2008}}, {{STOH|2013}}, {{STOH|2019}}, {{STOH|2021}}) | World Championship appearances = 5 ({{WWCC|1999}}, {{WWCC|2001}}, {{WWCC|2002}}, {{WWCC|2003}}, {{WWCC|2004}}) | Top CCA ranking = 2nd (2003–04) | Grand Slam victories = | medaltemplates = {{MedalSport | Women's curling }} {{MedalCountry | {{CAN}} }} {{MedalCompetition | World Championships }} {{MedalGold | 2001 Lausanne | }} {{MedalGold | 2004 Gävle | }} {{MedalSilver | 2003 Winnipeg | }} {{MedalCompetition | Scotties Tournament of Hearts }} {{MedalGold | 1999 Charlottetown | }} {{MedalGold | 2001 Sudbury | }} {{MedalGold | 2002 Brandon | }} {{MedalGold | 2003 Kitchener | }} {{MedalGold | 2004 Red Deer | }} {{MedalBronze | 2006 London | }} {{MedalCompetition | Canadian Olympic Trials }} {{MedalBronze | 2001 Regina | }} {{MedalCompetition | World Senior Championships }} {{MedalGold | 2017 Lethbridge | }} {{MedalCompetition | Canadian Senior Championships }} {{MedalGold | 2016 Digby | }} {{MedalSilver | 2015 Edmonton | }} }}

'''Kim Kelly''' (born April 4, 1962, in Halifax, Nova Scotia as '''Kim Ackles''') is a Canadian former curler from Dartmouth, Nova Scotia. She has won five national championships and two world championships.

In 2019, Kelly was named the eighth greatest Canadian curler in history in a TSN poll of broadcasters, reporters and top curlers.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.tsn.ca/tsn-s-top-10-greatest-women-curlers |title=Top 10 Greatest Women Curlers}}</ref>

Kelly had retired from competitive curling in 2006 but returned in 2010 playing third for Nancy Delahunt, failing to secure a spot in the provincial playdowns. She would then go on to join former teammate Mary-Anne Arsenault, playing the second position for the 2011–12 season.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.dcan-nl.com/CurlAtlantic/CA_Championship_2011_Information.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=2011-08-27 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151222140434/http://www.dcan-nl.com/CurlAtlantic/CA_Championship_2011_Information.pdf |archive-date=2015-12-22}}</ref>

For the 2012–2013 season Arsenault and Kelly reunited with former skip Colleen Jones, with the goal of reaching the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia. Jones played second, while Arsenault was skip. Jenn Baxter, played lead, while Stephanie McVicar, joined the team as the fifth. Nancy Delahunt was offered to join the team as coach or manager.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.cbc.ca/sports/olympics/winter/curling/colleen-jones-s-rink-reunites-for-shot-at-sochi-olympics-1.1163749 |title=Colleen Jones's rink reunites for shot at Sochi Olympics | CBC Sports}}</ref> Since this announcement McVicar left the team to play with Heather Smith-Dacey, and Delahunt joined the team as the fifth. Jones played second, and Kelly remained at third.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.worldcurlingtour.com/teamslist.php?eventtypeid%3D51 |title=World Curling Tour |access-date=2012-05-23 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120205165718/http://www.worldcurlingtour.com/teamslist.php?eventtypeid=51 |archive-date=2012-02-05}}</ref>

Kelly (as third) joined Jones, Mary Sue Radford and Delahunt to win the 2016 Canadian Senior Curling Championships, following that with an undefeated run to win the 2017 World Senior Curling Championships in Lethbridge, Alberta.<ref name="cbc2017">{{cite news |last1=Ray |first1=Carolyn |title=Team Canada wins gold at World Senior Curling Championships |url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/team-canada-world-senior-curling-championships-gold-medal-1.4092039?cmp=news-digests-sports |access-date=April 29, 2017 |publisher=CBC Sports |date=April 29, 2017}}</ref>

She currently coaches the Matthew Manuel rink.<ref name="MG">{{Cite web|url=https://www.curling.ca/files/2024/02/2024-Montanas-Brier-media-guide-Ver2.pdf|title=2024 Montana's Brier Media Guide|website=Curling Canada|access-date=February 26, 2024|archive-date=February 26, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240226212618/https://www.curling.ca/files/2024/02/2024-Montanas-Brier-media-guide-Ver2.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Personal life== Kelly is married and has two children. She is a retired pharmacist.<ref>2019 Scotties Tournament of Hearts Mead Guide: Team Nova Scotia</ref>

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==External links== *{{Sports links}}

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