{{short description|Canadian curler (born 1988)}} {{Infobox curler | name = Marie Christianson | birth_name = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1988|8|12}} | birth_place = Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada | Curling club = Halifax CC<br>Halifax, NS<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.curling.ca/scoreboard/#!/competitions/6241/teams/26880/team_athletes/26880-third-1397|title=Marie Christianson Profile|website=Curling Canada|access-date=March 1, 2020}}</ref> | Skip = | Third = | Second = | Lead = | Alternate = | Member Association = {{NS}} (2007–2013; 2017–18; 2023–present) <br> {{NL}} (2013–15) <br> {{PE}} (2015–16; 2018–2023) | Hearts appearances = 7 ({{STOH|2016}}, {{STOH|2019}}, {{STOH|2020}}, {{STOH|2021}}, {{STOH|2022}}, {{STOH|2023}}, {{STOH|2024}}) | Top CCA ranking = 9th (2019–20) | medaltemplates = }}
'''Marie Christianson''' (born August 12, 1988) is a Canadian curler from Halifax, Nova Scotia.<ref name="Media Guide">{{Cite web|url=https://www.curling.ca/files/2020/02/2020-Scotties-Tournament-of-Hearts-Media-Guide-3.pdf|title=2020 Scotties Tournament of Hearts Media Guide|publisher=Curling Canada|access-date=March 1, 2020|archive-date=February 12, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200212185213/https://www.curling.ca/files/2020/02/2020-Scotties-Tournament-of-Hearts-Media-Guide-3.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref>
==Career== Christianson skipped Team Nova Scotia at two Canadian Junior Curling Championships, in 2007 and 2009. At the 2007 Canadian Junior Curling Championships she skipped the team to a tenth-place finish with a 6–6 record. The team placed ninth at the 2009 Canadian Junior Curling Championships with a 5–7 record. She played in her first Grand Slam of Curling event at the 2007 Sobeys Slam where her team failed to make the playoffs.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.curlingzone.com/event.php?view=Team&eventid=1646&teamid=33145&profileid=|title=Christianson 2–3 at 2007 Sobeys Slam|website=CurlingZone|access-date=March 1, 2020}}</ref> She also played in the 2010 event, again missing the playoffs.
Christianson moved to Newfoundland and Labrador to join the Stacie Devereaux rink in 2013 as the team's second. The team went 1–3 at the 2014 Newfoundland and Labrador Scotties Tournament of Hearts, not making the playoffs.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.curlingzone.com/event.php?view=Team&eventid=3323&teamid=75111&profileid=|title=Devereaux 1–3 at 2014 Newfoundland and Labrador Scotties|website=CurlingZone|access-date=March 1, 2020}}</ref> Christianson left the rink the following season to form her own team to try to get to the Hearts. At the 2015 Newfoundland and Labrador Scotties Tournament of Hearts, Christianson led the team to a 2–2 record, just missing the playoffs once again.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.curlingzone.com/event.php?view=Team&eventid=3718&teamid=84529&profileid=|title=Christianson 2–2 at 2015 Newfoundland and Labrador Scotties|website=CurlingZone|access-date=March 1, 2020}}</ref> Following the season, Christianson moved to Prince Edward Island to join the Suzanne Birt rink at lead.
Team Birt played in the 2015 Tour Challenge Tier 2 where they made the quarterfinals. The team also won the Sobeys Classic on the World Curling Tour. Christian would win her first provincial championship in 2016 when the team won the final of the 2016 Prince Edward Island Scotties Tournament of Hearts 5–4 against Kim Dolan. They represented PEI at the 2016 Scotties Tournament of Hearts where they went 4–7.
Christianson moved back to her home province of Nova Scotia for the 2017–18 season to join the Kristen MacDiarmid rink. The team won the Royal LePage OVCA Women's Fall Classic and had semifinal finishes at the Lady Monctonian Invitational Spiel and the Spitfire Arms Cash Spiel.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.curlingzone.com/event.php?view=Team&eventid=4763&teamid=109671&profileid=|title=MacDiarmid wins 2017 Royal LePage OVCA Women's Fall Classic|website=CurlingZone|access-date=March 1, 2020}}</ref> At the 2018 Nova Scotia Scotties Tournament of Hearts, the team made it all the way to the final where they lost to Mary-Anne Arsenault. With their win in Kemptville, the team was invited to play in the 2018 Humpty's Champions Cup Grand Slam event. There, the team went winless. Following the event, Christianson left the team and rejoined the Suzanne Birt rink.
Team Birt had a very strong 2018–19 season, not missing the playoffs in any of their tour events. They won the WFG Jim Sullivan Curling Classic, finished runner-up at the Tim Hortons Spitfire Arms Cash Spiel and had semifinal finishes at both the Stu Sells Oakville Tankard and the New Scotland Clothing Ladies Cashspiel. The team won five straight sudden-death elimination games at the 2019 Prince Edward Island Scotties Tournament of Hearts to claim the provincial title. The team did improve their record at the 2019 Scotties Tournament of Hearts, finishing in sixth place with a 6–5 record.
Team Birt played in nine tour events the following season and qualified in eight of them, only missing the playoffs at the 2019 AMJ Campbell Shorty Jenkins Classic. This year, they won the Tim Hortons Spitfire Arms Cash Spiel and were finalists at the Atlantic Superstore Monctonian Challenge and the Jim Sullivan Curling Classic. They had semifinal finishes at The Curling Store Cashspiel, the New Scotland Clothing Ladies Cashspiel and the Dave Jones Stanhope Simpson Insurance Mayflower Cashspiel and a quarterfinal appearance at both the Stu Sells Oakville Tankard and the Tour Challenge Tier 2. They defended their title at the 2020 Prince Edward Island Scotties Tournament of Hearts, winning a second championship in a row. the team had an eighth-place finish at the 2020 Scotties Tournament of Hearts, finishing with a 5–6 record.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.curling.ca/scoreboard/#!/competitions/6241/standings/7430|title=2020 Scotties Tournament of Hearts|website=Curling Canada|access-date=March 1, 2020}}</ref>
Team Birt began the 2020–21 season with two runner-up finishes at the 2020 The Curling Store Cashspiel and the 2020 Dave Jones Stanhope Simpson Insurance Mayflower Cashspiel.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://peicurling.com/2020/09/27/team-birt-loses-close-the-curling-store-cashspiel-final-in-extra-end/|title=Team Birt loses close The Curling Store Cashspiel final in extra end|website=PEI Curling|date=September 25, 2020|access-date=February 27, 2021}}</ref> Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Prince Edward Island, many teams had to opt out of the 2021 Prince Edward Island Scotties Tournament of Hearts as they could not commit to the quarantine process in order to compete in the 2021 Scotties Tournament of Hearts. This meant that only Team Birt and their clubmates Darlene London's rink entered the event.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://peicurling.com/scoreboard/#!/competitions/6748/teams|title=Teams|website=PEI Curling|date=12 November 2015 |access-date=February 27, 2021}}</ref> Christianson could not compete at the provincial championship as she was living in Halifax, Nova Scotia, meaning alternate Kathy O'Rourke took her position at third. In the best-of-five series, Team Birt defeated Team London three games to zero to earn the right to represent Prince Edward Island at the 2021 Scotties in Calgary, Alberta.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://peicurling.com/2021/01/30/team-birt-sweeps-pei-scotties/|title=Team Birt sweeps PEI Scotties|website=PEI Curling|date=January 30, 2021|access-date=February 27, 2021}}</ref> At the Tournament of Hearts, they finished a 4–4 round robin record, failing to qualify for the championship round.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sportsnet.ca/scotties-tournament-hearts-scores-standings-schedule-results-2021-bubble/|title=Scotties Tournament of Hearts: Scores, standings, schedule|website=Sportsnet|access-date=February 27, 2021}}</ref>
The Birt rink had two appearances in finals to begin the 2021–22 season. The team lost in the final of the 2021 Oakville Fall Classic to Team Jamie Sinclair<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.curlingzone.com/event.php?eventid=6865&eventtypeid=82&view=Main#1|title=2021 Oakville Fall Classic|website=CurlingZone|access-date=February 20, 2022}}</ref> and the final of the 2021 Oakville Labour Day Classic to Team Tracy Fleury.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.curlingzone.com/post.php?postid=3425#|title=Fleury wins Oakville Labour Day Classic|website=CurlingZone|access-date=February 20, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/teamtracyfleury/videos/1045266632894397/|title=2021 Oakville Labour Day Classic – Women's Final – Live Stream|publisher=Team Tracy Fleury|website=Facebook|access-date=February 20, 2022}}</ref> Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada, the qualification process for the 2021 Canadian Olympic Curling Trials had to be modified to qualify enough teams for the championship. In these modifications, Curling Canada created the 2021 Canadian Curling Trials Direct-Entry Event, an event where five teams would compete to try to earn one of three spots into the 2021 Canadian Olympic Curling Trials.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.curling.ca/blog/2021/02/04/2021-trials-process-revised/|title=2021 Trials proceess revised|work=Curling Canada|date=February 4, 2021|access-date=February 20, 2022}}</ref> Team Birt qualified for the Trials Direct-Entry Event due to their CTRS ranking from the 2019–20 season. The team went 1–3 through the round robin, finishing in last place and not advancing directly to the Trials.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.curling.ca/blog/2021/09/26/more-trials-spots-awarded/|title=More trials spots awarded!|publisher=Curling Canada|date=September 26, 2021|access-date=February 20, 2022}}</ref> Team Birt had one final chance to advance to the Olympic Trials through the 2021 Canadian Olympic Curling Pre-Trials where they finished the round robin with a 4–2 record. This qualified them for the double knockout round, where they lost both of their games and were eliminated.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.curling.ca/blog/2021/10/30/qualified/|title=Qualified!|publisher=Curling Canada|date=October 30, 2021|access-date=February 20, 2022|archive-date=February 20, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220220002907/https://www.curling.ca/blog/2021/10/30/qualified/|url-status=dead}}</ref> The team had two more tour stops during the season, which included winning the Stu Sells 1824 Halifax Classic and reaching the semifinal of the Tim Hortons Spitfire Arms Cash Spiel.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.saltwire.com/prince-edward-island/sports/stuart-thompson-suzanne-birt-win-stu-sells-curling-titles-100657844/|title=Stuart Thompson, Suzanne Birt win Stu Sells curling titles|publisher=Saltwire|author=George Myrer|date=November 14, 2021|access-date=February 20, 2022}}</ref> The 2022 Prince Edward Island Scotties Tournament of Hearts was cancelled due to the pandemic and Team Birt were selected to represent their province at the national women's championship.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://peicurling.com/2022/01/07/team-birt-to-represent-curl-pei-at-the-2022-scotties-tournament-of-hearts/|title=Team Birt to represent PEI at the 2022 Scotties Tournament of Hearts|publisher=PEI Curling|date=January 7, 2022|access-date=February 20, 2022}}</ref> The team finished the 2022 Scotties Tournament of Hearts with a 4–4 record, fifth place in their pool.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sportsnet.ca/curling/article/2022-scotties-tournament-hearts-standings-schedule-results/|title=2022 Scotties Tournament of Hearts: Standings, schedule and results|website=Sportsnet|date=January 28, 2022|access-date=February 20, 2022}}</ref>
In advance of the 2022–23 season, Team Birt won a fan vote which qualified them for the 2022 PointsBet Invitational.<ref>{{Cite tweet|user=CurlingCanada|number=1561745027830874112|date=August 22, 2022|title=TIME TO VOTE!! Which team would you like to see compete in the 2022 @PointsBetCanada Invitational? The team that gets the most votes books a ticket to Fredericton, N.B. 🎟 🥌}}</ref> They lost their opening round game to the Rachel Homan rink. On tour, the team won two events. In October, they won the Superstore Monctonian Challenge with spares Colleen Jones and Sinead Dolan filling in for Christianson and Michelle Shea.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=pfbid0oWzHbBB3v1TUdWy5DjVqa9gnVCTG6THUmQ8H9Q6dq5AtvQzQz3gjkohP3nwQPKq7l&id=100057508688429|title=We are the Superstore Lady Monctonian Champs this weekend! 🏆🥌|publisher=Team Birt|website=Facebook|date=October 30, 2022|access-date=December 30, 2023}}</ref> They then won the Jim Sullivan Curling Classic in November, going undefeated in the event.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.curlingzone.com/post.php?postid=6694#|title=Birt wins Jim Sullivan Curling Classic|publisher=CurlingZone|access-date=December 30, 2023}}</ref> They also had a semifinal appearance at the New Scotland Clothing Women's Cashspiel. During the season, Christianson took over skipping duties on the team with Birt continuing to throw fourth stones. In the new year, they easily won the 2023 Prince Edward Island Scotties Tournament of Hearts, winning all three qualifying events.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://peicurling.com/2023/01/29/suzanne-birt-wins-the-2023-pei-scotties/|title=Suzanne Birt wins the 2023 PEI Scotties|publisher=PEI Curling|date=January 29, 2023|access-date=December 30, 2023}}</ref> At the 2023 Scotties Tournament of Hearts in Kamloops, the team struggled, finishing seventh in their pool with a 2–6 record.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.curling.ca/2023scotties/2023/02/24/tiebreakers-needed/|title=Tiebreakers needed!|publisher=Curling Canada|date=February 23, 2023|access-date=December 30, 2023}}</ref> After the season, the team announced they would be disbanding.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=pfbid0UmFmRNNfWfnQWRRjS4kZ8RUYYN1F7EVtx4d2T1vtq5ccjvLYR2GMYUbJ9pH2kmHxl&id=100057508688429|title=Even good things must come to an end eventually!|publisher=Team Birt|website=Facebook|date=March 6, 2023|access-date=December 30, 2023}}</ref> Christianson then moved back to Nova Scotia, forming her own team with Jill Brothers, Heather Smith and Erin Carmody for the 2023–24 season.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.facebook.com/teamsmithns/posts/pfbid02n15BXa5DJZZAxAoWmij1dAax7b6TNSnzfwmeynAUUgzaJ5czLJsDjSQHuSWRQjNTl?__cft__[0]=AZU4KVjXrmTt70tUg3KzI-qjqXGXiJaHm1tWd2fa7V6onQuxG2PotOcP2Ztz3AlnCXv69ggqIMSAHWsjHUaUoIW-CrZrBJbB9aArYhHYOTbQvi1LKdMAY4EjNrsqUc8wBtfKOjIkY2m_43u8hjBSAp5E87cjzKbFxV6mkDceuiLiOnlwnZsyQ6nstzhAMTfb-rA&__tn__=%2CO%2CP-R|title=🚨 New Team Alert 🚨|publisher=Team Christianson|website=Facebook|date=April 4, 2023|access-date=December 30, 2023}}</ref>
==Personal life== Christianson is a registered massage therapist for Brickyard Health.<ref name="Media Guide" /><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.brickyardhealth.com/marie-christianson-bcomm-rmt.html|title=Marie Christianson Brickyard Health Profile|website=Brickyard Health Halifax|access-date=March 1, 2020}}</ref> She lives in Eastern Passage.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://peicurling.com/scoreboard/#!/competitions/8056/teams/35801/team_athletes/35801-third-45854 | title=Scoreboard | date=12 November 2015 }}</ref>
==Teams== {| class="wikitable" |- ! scope="col"| Season ! scope="col"| Skip ! scope="col"| Third ! scope="col"| Second ! scope="col"| Lead |- ! scope="row"| 2006–07<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.curlingzone.com/player.php?playerid=17467&view=Teams#1|title=Marie Christianson Past Teams|website=CurlingZone|access-date=March 1, 2020}}</ref> | Marie Christianson || Katie Thomas || Liz Woodworth || Jenn Baxter |- ! scope="row"| 2008–09 | Marie Christianson || Tanya Hilliard || Jane Snyder || Kaitlin Fralic |- ! scope="row"| 2009–10 | Mary-Anne Arsenault || Marie Christianson || Morgan Muise || Kelly Backman |- ! scope="row"| 2010–11 | Marie Christianson || Christie Gamble || Jane Snyder || Anna Sampson |- ! scope="row"| 2011–12 | Marie Christianson || Kristen MacDiarmid || Christina Black || Jane Snyder |- ! scope="row"| 2012–13 | Marie Christianson || Kristen MacDiarmid || Christina Black || Jane Snyder |- ! scope="row"| 2013–14 | Stacie Devereaux || Erin Porter || Marie Christianson || Noelle Thomas-Kennell |- ! scope="row"| 2014–15 | Marie Christianson || Erin Porter || Lauren Wasylkiw || Erica Trickett |- ! scope="row"| 2015–16 | Suzanne Birt || Robyn Green || Meaghan Hughes || Marie Christianson |- ! scope="row"| 2017–18 | Kristen MacDiarmid || Marie Christianson || Liz Woodworth || Julia Colter |- ! scope="row"| 2018–19 | Suzanne Birt || Marie Christianson || Meaghan Hughes || Michelle McQuaid |- ! scope="row"| 2019–20 | Suzanne Birt || Marie Christianson || Meaghan Hughes || Michelle McQuaid |- ! scope="row"| 2020–21 | Suzanne Birt || Marie Christianson || Meaghan Hughes || Michelle McQuaid |- ! scope="row"| 2021–22 | Suzanne Birt || Marie Christianson || Meaghan Hughes || Michelle McQuaid |- ! scope="row"| 2022–23 | Suzanne Birt (Fourth) || Marie Christianson (Skip) || Michelle Shea || Meaghan Hughes |- ! scope="row"| 2023–24 | Jill Brothers (Fourth) || Heather Smith (Skip) || Marie Christianson || Erin Carmody |}
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Christianson, Marie}} Category:1988 births Category:Canadian women curlers Category:Curlers from Newfoundland and Labrador Category:Living people Category:Curlers from Halifax, Nova Scotia Category:Curlers from Charlottetown Category:21st-century Canadian sportswomen