{{short description|Canadian curler}} {{Infobox curler | name = Nadine Scotland | image = Nadine Scotland and Taylor McDonald April 2022.jpg | caption = Scotland (left) and [[Taylor McDonald]] at the [[2022 Players' Championship]] | birth_name = Nadine Chyz | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1990|10|4}} | birth_place = [[Calgary]], [[Alberta]] | Curling club = [[Calgary Curling Club|Calgary CC]], <br> [[Calgary|Calgary, AB]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://curlingalberta.ca/competitions/follow-the-score/#!/competitions/7460/teams/31393/team_athletes/31393-lead-40820|title=Nadine Scotland Profile|website=Curling Alberta|access-date=January 5, 2022}}</ref> | Skip = | Third = | Second = | Lead = | Alternate = | Member Association = {{AB}} | Hearts appearances = 2 ({{STOH|2020}}, {{STOH|2022}}) | Top CCA ranking = 5th ([[2021–22 curling season|2021–22]]) | Grand Slam victories = | medaltemplates = }}
'''Nadine Scotland''' (born October 4, 1990 as '''Nadine Chyz''') is a [[Canadians|Canadian]] [[curling|curler]] from [[Calgary]], [[Alberta]].<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=February 28, 2020}}</ref>
==Career== Scotland's first breakout event was at the [[2011 Canadian Junior Curling Championships]], where she represented Team Alberta. She skipped the team to an 11–1 round robin record before losing the final to [[Saskatchewan]]'s [[Trish Paulsen]]. She also skipped the team in 2010 at the [[2010 Canadian Junior Curling Championships]] where they lost in the tiebreaker. When she was just 16, she skipped Alberta to a 3–3 record at the [[Curling at the 2007 Canada Games|2007 Canada Winter Games]]. She was the alternate for the Canadian team skipped by [[Jocelyn Peterman]] at the [[2012 World Junior Curling Championships]] where they also lost in the tiebreaker.
Scotland won her first [[World Curling Tour]] event in 2013 at the [[Spruce Grove Cashspiel]] as third for [[Amy Nixon]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.curlingzone.com/event.php?view=Team&eventid=3084&teamid=68875&profileid=|title=Nixon wins 2013 Spruce Grove Cashspiel|website=CurlingZone|access-date=February 28, 2020}}</ref>
The [[2016–17 curling season|2016–17 season]] was a breakout season for Scotland and her team of [[Heather Jensen]], [[Becca Konschuh]] and [[Heather Rogers (curler)|Heather Rogers]]. They won four tour events: the [[Avonair Cash Spiel]], the [[Crestwood Ladies Fall Classic]], the [[Red Deer Curling Classic]] and the [[Curl Mesabi Classic]] and lost the final of the [[Medicine Hat Charity Classic]]. At the [[2017 Alberta Scotties Tournament of Hearts]], the team lost the C Event semifinal and were eliminated.
The team defended their title at the Avonair Cash Spiel the following season, going undefeated throughout the tournament.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.curlingzone.com/event.php?view=Team&eventid=4797&teamid=109203&profileid=|title=Scotland wins 2017 Avonair Cash Spiel|website=CurlingZone|access-date=February 28, 2020}}</ref> They once again lost in the C semifinal at the [[2018 Alberta Scotties Tournament of Hearts]], this year to [[Laura Walker (curler)|Laura Walker]]. Team Scotland also got to compete at the [[2017 Canadian Olympic Curling Trials#Pre-trials|2017 Canadian Olympic Curling Pre-Trials]] where they lost in the quarterfinal to [[Julie Tippin]].
Scotland joined the Walker team for the [[2019–20 curling season|2019–20 season]]. The team consisted of Walker at skip, [[Kate Hogan (curler)|Kate Cameron]] at third, [[Taylor McDonald]] at second and Scotland playing lead. They won two tour events, the [[Mother Club Fall Curling Classic]] and the [[DEKALB Superspiel]]. They also lost the final of the [[Curl Mesabi Classic]] and had quarterfinal finishes at the [[2019 Canad Inns Women's Classic|Canad Inns Women's Classic]] and the [[Boundary Ford Curling Classic]]. They competed in two [[Grand Slam of Curling]] events where they missed the playoffs at both the [[2019 Tour Challenge#Tier 2 2|Tour Challenge Tier 2]] and the [[2020 Canadian Open (curling)|Canadian Open]]. Scotland won her first provincial title at the [[2020 Alberta Scotties Tournament of Hearts]] where team Walker went undefeated through the event to win the provincial crest. Team Walker represented Alberta at the [[2020 Scotties Tournament of Hearts]] where they finished with a 3–4 record, missing the playoffs. It would be the team's last event of the season as both the [[Players' Championship]] and the [[Champions Cup (curling)|Champions Cup]] Grand Slam events were cancelled due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://thegrandslamofcurling.com/gsoc-cancels-remaining-events-of-2019-20-season/|title=GSOC cancels remaining events of 2019–20 season|website=Grand Slam of Curling|date=March 13, 2020|access-date=March 26, 2020}}</ref>
Due to the pandemic, the 2021 Alberta Scotties were cancelled, so [[Curling Alberta]] appointed the Walker rink to represent the province at the [[2021 Scotties Tournament of Hearts]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.cbc.ca/sports/olympics/winter/curling/alberta-scotties-brier-bubble-covid-19-1.5877467|title=Alberta selects Laura Walker, Brendan Bottcher for Scotties, Brier|work=CBC Sports|author=Devin Heroux|date=January 18, 2020|access-date=March 1, 2021}}</ref> Scotland would however not compete at the Hearts, as she was three-months pregnant. She was replaced by [[Rachelle Brown|Rachel Brown]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://calgarysun.com/sports/curling/first-time-mother-to-be-scotland-opts-out-of-scotties-in-hometown|title=First-time mother-to-be Scotland opts out of Scotties in hometown|work=Calgary Herald|author=Todd Saelhof|date=February 23, 2021|access-date=March 1, 2021}}</ref> At the Scotties, the team finished with a 9–3 round robin record, tied for third with Manitoba, skipped by [[Jennifer Jones (curler)|Jennifer Jones]]. They would defeat Manitoba in the tiebreaker before losing to Team Canada's [[Kerri Einarson]] in the semifinal.<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=March 1, 2021}}</ref>
In just their second event of the [[2021–22 curling season|2021–22 season]], Team Walker reached the final of the [[2021 Alberta Curling Series: Saville Shoot-Out]] where they were defeated by [[Kim Eun-jung (curler)|Kim Eun-jung]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.curlingzone.com/event.php?view=Main&eventid=6626|title=2021 Alberta Curling Series: Saville Shoot-Out|website=CurlingZone|access-date=June 21, 2022}}</ref> Due to the pandemic, 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=June 21, 2022}}</ref> Team Walker qualified for the Trials Direct-Entry Event due to their [[CTRS standings|CTRS]] ranking from the 2019–20 season. At the event, the team went 2–2 through the round robin, qualifying for the tiebreaker round where they faced British Columbia's [[Corryn Brown]]. After being defeated by Brown in the first game, Team Walker won the second tiebreaker to secure their spot at the Olympic Trials.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.curling.ca/blog/2021/09/26/patience-persists/|title=Patience Persists!|publisher=Curling Canada|date=September 26, 2021|access-date=June 21, 2022}}</ref> The team had one more event before the Trials, the [[2021 National]] Grand Slam, where they lost in the quarterfinals to [[Tracy Fleury]]. A few weeks later, they competed in the Olympic Trials, held November 20 to 28 in [[Saskatoon]], [[Saskatchewan]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.tsn.ca/tim-hortons-curling-trials-laura-walker-1.1716709|title=Tim Hortons Curling Trials Profile: Team Walker|publisher=TSN|author=Ryan Horne|date=November 15, 2021|access-date=June 21, 2022}}</ref> At the event, the team had mixed results, ultimately finishing in sixth place with a 3–5 record.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.curling.ca/blog/2021/11/26/tiebreaker-logjam/|title=Tiebreaker logjam|publisher=Curling Canada|date=November 26, 2021|access-date=June 21, 2022}}</ref>
A few weeks before the Alberta provincial championship, Team Walker won the Alberta Curling Series: Avonair tour event, defeating [[Casey Scheidegger]] in the final.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.curlingzone.com/event.php?eventid=6951&eventtypeid=82&view=Main#1|title=2021 Alberta Curling Series: Avonair|website=CurlingZone|access-date=June 21, 2022}}</ref> They then competed in the [[2022 Alberta Scotties Tournament of Hearts]], where they posted a 6–1 record through the round robin. This created a three-way tie between Walker, Scheidegger and the [[Kelsey Rocque]] rink, however, as Walker had to best draw shot challenge between the three rinks, they advanced directly to the final.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.sportsnet.ca/curling/article/scheidegger-tops-rocque-reach-alberta-womens-final/|title=Scheidegger tops Rocque to reach Alberta women's final|publisher=Sportsnet|author=Jonathan Brazeau|date=January 8, 2022|access-date=June 21, 2022}}</ref> There, they met the Scheidegger rink, who defeated Rocque in the semifinal. After a tight final, Walker secured the victory for her team with a draw to the eight-foot to win 6–5.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.ctvnews.ca/edmonton/article/walker-makes-game-winning-draw-to-win-alberta-playdown-and-book-scotties-ticket/|title=Walker makes game-winning draw to win Alberta playdown and book Scotties ticket|publisher=CTV News Edmonton|date=January 10, 2022|access-date=June 21, 2022}}</ref> This qualified the team for their second straight national championship. At the [[2022 Scotties Tournament of Hearts]], the team could not replicate their success from 2021, finishing the round robin with a 3–5 record and missing the playoffs. Team Walker wrapped up their season at the [[2022 Players' Championship]] where they missed the playoffs.
On March 17, 2022, the team announced that they would be disbanding at the end of the 2021–22 season.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.cbc.ca/sports/olympics/winter/curling/curling-free-agency-season-kicks-off-some-top-teams-split-up-1.6388864|title=Curling free agency season kicks off with a bang as some top teams announce splits|publisher=CBC Sports|author=Gregory Strong|date=March 17, 2022|access-date=June 21, 2022}}</ref>
==Personal life== Scotland works as a Communications and special events manager for the [[Special Olympics Canada|Special Olympics Calgary]]. She is married to Ian Scotland, and has one child.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.curling.ca/files/2021/11/2021-Tim-Hortons-Curling-Trials-media-guide-web2.pdf|title=2021 Canadian Olympic Curling Trials Media Guide|publisher=Curling Canada|access-date=November 18, 2021|archive-date=November 19, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211119000315/https://www.curling.ca/files/2021/11/2021-Tim-Hortons-Curling-Trials-media-guide-web2.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref>
==Teams== {| class="wikitable" |- ! scope="col"| Season ! scope="col"| Skip ! scope="col"| Third ! scope="col"| Second ! scope="col"| Lead |- ! scope="row"| 2008–09<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/45789772/calgary-herald/|title=Yablonki's rink makes most of second shot at junior title|page=C4|newspaper=Calgary Herald|date=January 12, 2009|accessdate=February 28, 2020}}</ref> | Nadine Chyz || [[Rebecca Pattison]] || [[Kristina Hadden]] || [[Kimberly Anderson (curler)|Kimberly Anderson]] |- ! scope="row"| 2009–10<ref>{{Cite web|title=Nadine Scotland Past Teams|url=https://www.curlingzone.com/player.php?playerid=22277&view=Teams#1|website=CurlingZone|accessdate=February 28, 2020}}</ref> | Nadine Chyz || Rebecca Pattison || Kristina Hadden || Kimberly Anderson |- ! scope="row"| 2010–11 | Nadine Chyz || Rebecca Pattison || [[Jessie Haughian|Jessie Scheidegger]] || Kimberly Anderson |- ! scope="row"| 2011–12 | Nadine Chyz || Rebecca Pattison || [[Whitney Eckstrand]] || Kimberly Anderson |- ! scope="row"| 2012–13 | [[Amy Nixon]] || Nadine Chyz || Whitney Eckstrand || [[Tracy Bush]] |- ! scope="row"| 2013–14 | Amy Nixon || Nadine Chyz || Whitney Eckstrand || [[Heather Rogers (curler)|Heather Rogers]] |- ! scope="row"| 2014–15 | Nadine Chyz || [[Heather Jensen]] || Whitney Eckstrand || Heather Rogers |- ! scope="row"| 2015–16 | Nadine Chyz || Heather Jensen || Whitney Eckstrand || Heather Rogers |- ! scope="row"| 2016–17 | Nadine Chyz || Heather Jensen || [[Becca Konschuh]] || Heather Rogers |- ! scope="row"| 2017–18 | Nadine Scotland || Heather Jensen || Becca Konschuh || Heather Rogers |- ! scope="row"| 2019–20 | [[Laura Walker (curler)|Laura Walker]] || [[Kate Hogan (curler)|Kate Cameron]] || [[Taylor McDonald]] || Nadine Scotland |- ! scope="row"| 2020–21 | Laura Walker || Kate Cameron || Taylor McDonald || Nadine Scotland |- ! scope="row"| 2021–22 | Laura Walker || Kate Cameron || Taylor McDonald || Nadine Scotland |}
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== *{{Sports links}}
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