{{short description|Canadian curler (born 1999)}} {{Infobox curler | name = Lindsay Dubue | image = | image_size = | birth_name = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1999|7|23}} | birth_place = [[Ottawa]], [[Ontario]] | Curling club = [[Victoria Curling Club|Victoria CC]], <br> [[Victoria, British Columbia|Victoria, BC]] | Skip = [[Kayla MacMillan]] | Third = [[Val Sweeting]] | Second = '''Lindsay Dubue''' | Lead = [[Lauren Lenentine]] | Alternate = | Member Association = {{ON}} (2014–2019; 2020–2021) <br> {{NO}} (2019–2020) <br> {{BC}} (2021–present) | Hearts appearances = 2 ({{STOH|2023}}, {{STOH|2024}}) | Top CCA ranking = 5th ([[2022–23 curling season|2022–23]]) | medaltemplates = }}
'''Lindsay Dubue''' ({{respell|doo-BAY|'}})<ref name="MG23">{{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=February 16, 2023|archive-date=January 19, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240119060257/https://www.curling.ca/files/2023/02/2023-Scotties-Tournament-of-Hearts-media-guide-4.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref> (born July 23, 1999) is a [[Canadians|Canadian]] [[Curling|curler]] from [[Victoria, British Columbia]].<ref name="MG25">{{cite web |url=https://www.curling.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/2025-Home-Hardware-Curling-Pre-Trials-FINAL2.pdf|title=2025 Curling Pre-Trials Media Guide |accessdate=2025-10-20}}</ref> She currently plays [[Second (curling)|second]] on Team [[Kayla MacMillan]].
==Career== ===Juniors=== Dubue played in three [[Canadian Junior Curling Championships]] during her junior career in [[2017 Canadian Junior Curling Championships|2017]], [[2018 Canadian Junior Curling Championships|2018]] and [[2020 Canadian Junior Curling Championships|2020]]. In 2017, playing [[Second (curling)|second]] for [[Hailey Armstrong]], she won the silver medal after losing the final Alberta's [[Kristen Streifel]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.curling.ca/blog/2017/01/29/alberta-women-capture-gold-at-2017-canadian-junior-championships/|title=Alberta women capture gold at 2017 Canadian Junior Championships|work=Curling Canada|date=January 29, 2017|access-date=December 6, 2020}}</ref> In both 2018 and 2020, she missed the playoffs playing for [[Emma Wallingford]] and [[Kira Brunton]] respectively. Also during the [[2019–20 curling season|2019–20 season]], Team Brunton defeated [[Cathy Auld]] in the final of the 2019 [[Stu Sells Toronto Tankard]] on the [[World Curling Tour]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.curlingzone.com/event.php?view=Team&eventid=5864&teamid=134137&profileid=12503#|title=Brunton wins 2019 Stu Sells Toronto Tankard|website=CurlingZone|access-date=December 6, 2020}}</ref>
===Women's=== During the [[2019–20 curling season|2019–20 season]], Dubue got to spare for [[Joanne Courtney]] on the [[Rachel Homan]] rink during the [[2019 AMJ Campbell Shorty Jenkins Classic]]. After a 4–0 record and a win in the quarterfinals, they lost in the semifinal to [[Tracy Fleury]], eliminating them from the tournament.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.tsn.ca/wct-recap-john-epping-keeps-rolling-jennifer-jones-perfect-at-shorty-jenkins-1.1366194|title=WCT Recap: Epping keeps rolling, Jones perfect at Shorty Jenkins|work=TSN|date=September 15, 2019|access-date=December 6, 2020}}</ref>
Dubue joined the [[Emily Deschenes]] rink at second for the [[2020–21 curling season|2020–21 season]]. In just their second event together, they defeated the [[Jennifer Jones (curler)|Jennifer Jones]] rink 6–4 in a round robin game and finished third for the event.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.curlingzone.com/post.php?postid=2930|title=Deschenes upsets Jones in Stu Sells Toronto opener|website=CurlingZone|access-date=December 6, 2020}}</ref>
The following season, Dubue moved to British Columbia and joined the [[Kayla MacMillan]] rink at second with [[Jody Maskiewich]] at third and [[Sarah Loken]] at lead. On the tour, the team reached the final of the [[DeKalb Superspiel]] where they lost to [[Amber Holland]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.tsn.ca/jason-gunnlaugson-amber-holland-victorious-at-dekalb-superspiel-1.1731521|title=Gunnlaugson, Holland victorious at DEKALB Superspiel|publisher=TSN|date=December 7, 2021|access-date=August 31, 2022}}</ref> At the [[2022 British Columbia Scotties Tournament of Hearts]], the team qualified for the playoffs through the A Event, defeating defending champions [[Corryn Brown]] in the process. They then beat [[Mary-Anne Arsenault]] in the 1 vs. 2 game but lost to them in the provincial final 8–6, finishing in second place.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.curlingzone.com/post.php?postid=4575|title=Arsenault wins BC Scotties|publisher=CurlingZone|date=January 9, 2022|access-date=August 31, 2022}}</ref> They ended the season at the [[2022 Best of the West|Best of the West]] event where they reached the semifinals.
For the [[2022–23 curling season|2022–23 season]], the team added [[Clancy Grandy]] as their new skip.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/CdRjaiZPkZf/|title=We're excited to announce Team Grandy!|publisher=Team Grandy|website=Instagram|date=May 7, 2022|access-date=August 31, 2022}}</ref> In their first event, they finished runner-up to [[Silvana Tirinzoni]] at the Summer Series.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.curlingzone.com/post.php?postid=6161#1|title=Tirinzoni wins Summer Series|publisher=CurlingZone|date=August 30, 2022|access-date=August 31, 2022}}</ref> The following week, they defeated Team Tirinzoni in the final of the [[2022 Martensville International]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.curlingzone.com/event.php?view=Main&eventid=7395#1|title=2022 Martensville International|website=CurlingZone|access-date=July 11, 2023}}</ref> Later in the fall, Team Grandy competed in the [[2022 Tour Challenge]] Tier 2 event where they went 6–1 to claim the championship title, defeating [[Jessie Hunkin]] 8–2 in the final.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://thegrandslamofcurling.com/homan-tops-einarson-in-tour-challenge-final-to-win-12th-grand-slam-title/|title=Homan tops Einarson in Tour Challenge final to win 12th Grand Slam title|publisher=Grand Slam of Curling|author=Jonathan Brazeau|date=October 23, 2022|access-date=July 11, 2023|archive-date=February 11, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250211052559/https://thegrandslamofcurling.com/homan-tops-einarson-in-tour-challenge-final-to-win-12th-grand-slam-title/|url-status=dead}}</ref> This qualified the team for the [[2023 Canadian Open (curling)|2023 Canadian Open]], which they had to decline their spot at to compete in their provincial championship. Back on tour, the team had a semifinal finish at the [[DeKalb Superspiel]] and the [[2023 International Bernese Ladies Cup]]. Due to their success throughout the season, they had enough points to qualify for the [[2022 Masters (curling)|2022 Masters]], where they finished 1–3.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://thegrandslamofcurling.com/team-jones-edge-team-lawes-to-slide-into-wfg-masters-playoffs/|title=Team Jones edge Team Lawes to slide into WFG Masters playoffs|publisher=Grand Slam of Curling|author=Jonathan Brazeau|date=December 9, 2022|access-date=July 11, 2023|archive-date=December 8, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241208155451/https://thegrandslamofcurling.com/team-jones-edge-team-lawes-to-slide-into-wfg-masters-playoffs/|url-status=dead}}</ref> Entering the [[2023 British Columbia Scotties Tournament of Hearts]] as the number one seed, the team lost both the A qualifier and the 1 vs. 2 game to the [[Corryn Brown]] rink. Despite this, they were able to defeat [[Taylor Reese-Hansen]] 12–4 in the semifinal to qualify for the provincial final. There, they beat Team Brown 10–9 in an extra end to claim the BC provincial title.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.tsn.ca/curling/clancy-grandy-defeats-corryn-brown-in-bc-final-will-be-home-province-team-at-kamloops-scotties-1.1906538|title=Grandy defeats Brown in BC final, will be home province team at Kamloops Scotties|publisher=TSN|date=January 15, 2023|access-date=July 11, 2023}}</ref> This qualified them to represent British Columbia on home soil at the [[2023 Scotties Tournament of Hearts]] in [[Kamloops]]. After a 5–3 round robin record, Team Grandy beat Quebec's [[Laurie St-Georges]] 8–3 in a tiebreaker to move into the championship round.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.curling.ca/2023scotties/2023/02/24/stayin-alive/|title=Stayin' Alive!|publisher=Curling Canada|date=February 24, 2023|access-date=July 11, 2023}}</ref> There, they lost 9–4 to Manitoba's [[Jennifer Jones (curler)|Jennifer Jones]], eliminating them from contention.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.castanet.net/news/Kamloops/413320/Team-BC-Grandy-talks-Scotties-Tournament-of-Hearts-experience|title=Team BC, Grandy talks Scotties Tournament of Hearts experience|publisher=Castanet|author=Brayden Ursel|date=February 25, 2023|access-date=July 11, 2023}}</ref> The team wrapped up their season at the [[2023 Players' Championship]] and the [[2023 Champions Cup (curling)|2023 Champions Cup]] Slam events. At both, they lost in tiebreakers to the Tirinzoni and Jones rinks respectively.
Team Grandy did not find the same success during the [[2023–24 curling season|2023–24 season]], falling from eleventh to thirty-first in the world rankings. In the fall, the team only qualified for the playoffs in four of their ten events.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.curlingzone.com/team.php?teamid=170470#schedule|title=Team Clancy Grandy: 2023–24|website=CurlingZone|access-date=April 13, 2024}}</ref> In their four playoff appearances, they never made it past the quarterfinal round. They also had a quarterfinal finish at the [[2023 PointsBet Invitational]], losing out in the Elite 8.<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 13, 2024}}</ref> In Grand Slam play, they also struggled, finishing with a 2–10 record through the three events they qualified for. In the new year, however, the team turned things around, winning the [[2024 Mercure Perth Masters]] in the first weekend of 2024.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.tsn.ca/curling/clancy-grandy-bruce-mouat-win-perth-masters-in-scotland-1.2059405|title=Grandy, Mouat win Perth Masters in Scotland|publisher=TSN|date=January 7, 2024|access-date=April 13, 2024}}</ref> They continued this momentum into the [[2024 British Columbia Scotties Tournament of Hearts]] where they dominated the field, finishing the round robin a perfect 7–0. They then defeated Team Brown in both the 1 vs. 2 game and the provincial final to secure their berth at the [[2024 Scotties Tournament of Hearts]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.curlbc.ca/2024-bc-mens-and-womens-championships-wrap-up/|title=2024 BC Men's and Women's Championships – Wrap-up|publisher=Curl BC|date=January 30, 2024|access-date=April 13, 2024}}</ref> At the Hearts, the team won five of their first six games to set themselves up for a playoff spot. However, they lost both of their final games to [[Rachel Homan]] and [[Kate Cameron (curler)|Kate Cameron]] respectively, finishing 5–3 and eliminating them from contention.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.curling.ca/blog/2024/02/23/its-playoff-time/|title=It's Playoff Time|publisher=Curling Canada|date=February 23, 2024|access-date=April 13, 2024}}</ref> In June 2024, Grandy announced she was stepping back from competitive curling to focus on "other opportunities", and moved to Scotland to take up a coaching job with [[British Curling]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thecurlingnews.com/news/weve-lost-another-curler|title=We’ve Lost Another Curler|publisher=The Curling News|date=June 25, 2024|access-date=June 25, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.tsn.ca/clancy-grandy-takes-with-british-curling-s-coaching-staff-1.2165128|title=Grandy takes coaching job with British Curling|publisher=TSN|date=August 23, 2024|access-date=August 23, 2024}}</ref> MacMillan would move up to skip, and add [[Sarah Daniels (curler)|Sarah Daniels]] as their new third. In their first year together, Team MacMillan would fail to repeat as BC Women's champions, losing 10–7 in the final of the [[2025 BC Women's Curling Championship]] to BC rivals Team Brown. At the end of the season, Team MacMillan would part ways with their third [[Sarah Daniels (curler)|Sarah Daniels]], and add three-time Alberta Scotties Champion [[Brittany Tran]] as third, as well as three time Scotties silver medalist and two time world junior champion [[Lauren Lenentine]] as their alternate.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.instagram.com/team_macmillan/?hl=en|title=Team MacMillan|website=Instagram|access-date=August 21, 2025}}</ref>
Team MacMillan would have a strong start to the [[2025–26 curling season]], winning the [[Icebreaker Challenge|2025 Icebreaker Challenge]], and qualifying for the [[2025 Canadian Olympic Curling Pre-Trials]]. At the Pre-Trials, Team MacMillan would have a good week, but would finish in second place, losing to [[Selena Sturmay]] 2 games to 1 in the best-of-three final for the sole spot at the Canadian Olympic Trails.
==Personal life== Dubue took human kinetics at the [[University of Ottawa]].<ref name="Media Guide">{{Cite web|url=https://www.curling.ca/files/2020/01/2020-New-Holland-U21-Canadian-Juniors-Media-Guide-1.pdf|title=2020 Canadian Junior Curling Championships Media Guide|publisher=Curling Canada|access-date=December 6, 2020|archive-date=October 19, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201019214415/https://www.curling.ca/files/2020/01/2020-New-Holland-U21-Canadian-Juniors-Media-Guide-1.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref> She formerly worked as a physiotherapy assistant with HW Health Sport Science Rehab & Performance,<ref name="MG23"/> and currently works as a high performance development coordinator with [[Curl BC]].<ref name="MG25"/>
==Teams== {| class="wikitable" |- ! scope="col"| Season ! scope="col"| Skip ! scope="col"| Third ! scope="col"| Second ! scope="col"| Lead ! scope="col"| Alternate |- ! scope="row"| 2014–15<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.curlingzone.com/player.php?playerid=29416&view=Teams#1|title=Lindsay Dubue Past Teams|website=CurlingZone|access-date=December 6, 2020}}</ref> | [[Kayla MacMillan]] || [[Sarah Daviau]] || Lindsay Dubue || [[Marcia Richardson (curler)|Marcia Richardson]] || |- ! scope="row"| 2015–16 | Kayla MacMillan || Sarah Daviau || Lindsay Dubue || Marcia Richardson || |- ! scope="row"| 2016–17 | [[Hailey Armstrong]] || [[Grace Holyoke]] || Lindsay Dubue || Marcia Richardson || |- ! scope="row"| 2017–18 | [[Emma Wallingford]] || Grace Holyoke || Lindsay Dubue || [[Hannah Wallingford]] || |- ! scope="row"| 2018–19 | [[Lindsay Kastrau]] || Sarah Daviau || Lindsay Dubue || Hannah Wallingford || |- ! scope="row"| 2019–20 | [[Kira Brunton]] || Lindsay Dubue || [[Calissa Daly]] || Jessica Leonard || |- ! scope="row"| 2020–21 | [[Emily Deschenes]] || [[Emma Artichuk]] || Lindsay Dubue || [[Michaela Robert]] || [[Grace Lloyd]] |- ! scope="row"| 2021–22 | Kayla MacMillan || [[Jody Maskiewich]] || Lindsay Dubue || [[Sarah Loken]] || |- ! scope="row"| 2022–23 | [[Clancy Grandy]] || Kayla MacMillan || Lindsay Dubue || Sarah Loken || |- ! scope="row"| 2023–24 | Clancy Grandy || Kayla MacMillan || Lindsay Dubue || Sarah Loken || |- ! scope="row"| 2024–25 | Kayla MacMillan || [[Sarah Daniels (curler)|Sarah Daniels]] || Lindsay Dubue || Sarah Loken || |- ! scope="row"| 2025–26 | Kayla MacMillan || [[Brittany Tran]] || Lindsay Dubue || Sarah Loken || [[Lauren Lenentine]] |- ! scope="row"| 2026–27 | Kayla MacMillan || [[Val Sweeting]] || Lindsay Dubue || Lauren Lenentine || |}
==References== {{Reflist}}
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