{{short description|Canadian curler}} {{Infobox curler | name = Krysten Karwacki | image = | image_size = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1991|4|30}} | birth_place = [[Winnipeg]], [[Manitoba]] | Curling club = [[Nutana Curling Club|Nutana CC]], <br> [[Saskatoon|Saskatoon, SK]] | Skip = [[Selena Njegovan]] | Third = [[Erin Pincott]] | Second = [[Margot Flemming]] | Lead = '''Krysten Karwacki''' | Alternate = | Member Association = {{MB}} (2010–2022; 2024–present) <br> {{SK}} (2022–2024) | Hearts appearances = 7 ({{STOH|2017}}, {{STOH|2021}}, {{STOH|2022}}, {{STOH|2023}}, {{STOH|2024}}, {{STOH|2025}}, {{STOH|2026}}) | World Championship appearances = 4 ({{WWCC|2021}}, {{WWCC|2022}}, {{WWCC|2023}}, {{WWCC|2026}}) | Top CCA ranking = 2nd ([[2024–25 curling season|2024–25]]) | Grand Slam victories = 1 ([[2024 Tour Challenge]]) | medaltemplates= {{MedalCountry | {{CAN}} }} {{Medal|Competition|[[World Curling Championships|World Championships]] }} {{MedalSilver| [[2026 World Women's Curling Championship|2026 Calgary]] | }} {{Medal|Bronze|{{WWCC|2022|2022 Prince George}} | }} {{Medal|Bronze|{{WWCC|2023|2023 Sandviken}} | }} {{MedalCompetition | [[Scotties Tournament of Hearts]] }} {{MedalGold | [[2021 Scotties Tournament of Hearts|2021 Calgary]] | }} {{MedalGold | [[2022 Scotties Tournament of Hearts|2022 Thunder Bay]] | }} {{MedalGold | [[2023 Scotties Tournament of Hearts|2023 Kamloops]] | }} {{MedalGold | [[2026 Scotties Tournament of Hearts|2026 Mississauga]] | }} {{MedalCountry | {{MB}} }} {{MedalCompetition | [[Canadian Olympic Curling Trials]] }} {{MedalBronze|[[2025 Canadian Olympic Curling Trials|2025 Halifax]]| }} {{MedalCompetition | [[Scotties Tournament of Hearts]] }} {{MedalSilver | [[2017 Scotties Tournament of Hearts|2017 St. Catharines]] | }} {{MedalSilver | [[2025 Scotties Tournament of Hearts|2025 Thunder Bay]] | }} }}
'''Krysten Karwacki''' (born April 30, 1991) is a [[Canadians|Canadian]] [[curling|curler]] from [[Winnipeg]], [[Manitoba]].<ref name="Media Guide">{{Cite web|url=https://www.curling.ca/files/2023/02/2023-Scotties-Tournament-of-Hearts-media-guide-4.pdf|title=2023 Scotties Tournament of Hearts Media Guide|website=Curling Canada|access-date=April 11, 2023}}</ref> She currently plays [[Lead (curling)|lead]] on Team [[Selena Njegovan]]. She is the former lead for the [[Cathy Overton-Clapham]] team and most recently served as the long-time alternate on Team [[Kerri Einarson]]. Karwacki has won four national championships as the Einarson team's fifth in {{STOH|2021}}, {{STOH|2022}}, {{STOH|2023}} and {{STOH|2026}}.
==Career Highlights== *Semifinalist at the [[2011 Canadian Junior Curling Championships]] *Finalist of the 2012 [[Atkins Curling Supplies Women's Classic]] *Women's Semifinalist of the [[2012 CIS/CCA Curling Championships]] *Women's Champion of the [[2013 CIS/CCA Curling Championships]] *Played lead in the [[2013-14 curling season]] for [[Breanne Meakin]] *[[2017 Scotties Tournament of Hearts|2017 Scotties]] Silver Medallist as alternate for [[Michelle Englot]] *[[2021 Scotties Tournament of Hearts|2021 Scotties]], [[2022 Scotties Tournament of Hearts|2022 Scotties]], and [[2023 Scotties Tournament of Hearts|2023 Scotties]] Gold Medallist as alternate for [[Kerri Einarson]] *[[2024 Scotties Tournament of Hearts|2024 Scotties]], played lead for [[Kerri Einarson]] after regular lead [[Briane Harris]] was deemed ineligible to play by [[Curling Canada]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=February 16, 2024 |title=Team Einarson unable to comment following Harris’ ruling |url=https://www.tsn.ca/curling/team-canada-lead-briane-harris-ineligible-to-compete-at-scotties-tournament-of-hearts-1.2077371 |access-date=February 22, 2024 |website=TSN.ca}}</ref> *[[2024 Tour Challenge]] [[Grand Slam of Curling]] champion with [[Kerri Einarson]] *[[2025 Scotties Tournament of Hearts|2025 Scotties]], played lead for [[Kerri Einarson]] *[[2026 Scotties Tournament of Hearts|2026 Scotties]] Gold Medallist as alternate for [[Kerri Einarson]]
==Personal life== Karwacki works as a marketing director for Gravity Management.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.curling.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/2025-PointsBet-Invitational-Media-Guide-Web1.pdf|title=2025 PointsBet Invitational Media Guide|website=Curling Canada|access-date=September 28, 2025}}</ref>
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==External links== *{{Sports links}}
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