Kaitlyn Lawes

Lesley Kaitlyn Lawes (born December 16, 1988) is a Canadian curler. Lawes was the long time third for the Jennifer Jones team that represented Canada at the 2014 Winter Olympics where they won the gold medal. They were the first women's team to go through the Olympics undefeated and the first Manitoba based curling team to win at the Olympics. Lawes curled with John Morris in the mixed doubles event at the 2018 Winter Olympics where they won gold. This win made her and Morris the first Canadian curlers to win two Olympic gold medals, and Lawes was the first to win gold in two consecutive Olympics.

Kaitlyn Lawes
Curler
Lawes at the 2022 Players' Championship
Born (1988-12-16) December 16, 1988
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Team
Curling clubFort Rouge CC
Winnipeg, MB
SkipKaitlyn Lawes
ThirdSelena Njegovan
SecondJocelyn Peterman
LeadKristin MacCuish
Mixed doubles
partner		Connor Lawes
Curling career
Member Association Manitoba
Hearts appearances10 (2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2023, 2024)
World Championship
appearances		2 (2015, 2018)
Olympic
appearances		3 (2014, 2018, 2022)
Top CTRS ranking1st (2010–11, 2011–12, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2017–18)
Grand Slam victories10 (2010 Sobeys Slam, 2011 Players', 2013 Manitoba Liquor & Lotteries, 2013 Colonial Square, 2014 Players', 2014 Autumn Gold, 2016 Champions Cup, 2017 Players', 2017 Masters, 2017 National)
Medal record
Women's Curling
Representing  Canada
Winter Olympics
2014 Sochi Women's
2018 Pyeongchang Mixed doubles
World Championships
2018 North Bay Women's
2015 Sapporo Women's
World Junior Curling Championships
2009 Vancouver Women's
2008 Östersund Women's
Representing  Manitoba
Canadian Olympic Trials
2013 Winnipeg Women's
2021 Saskatoon Women's
2017 Ottawa Women's
Canadian Mixed Doubles Olympic Trials
2018 Portage la Prairie Mixed doubles
Scotties Tournament of Hearts
2015 Moose Jaw Women's
2011 Charlottetown Women's
2013 Kingston Women's
2012 Red Deer Women's
2016 Grand Prairie Women's
Representing Team Wild Card
Scotties Tournament of Hearts
2020 Moose Jaw Women's

Lawes was a member of the world champion team as a third at the 2018 Ford World Women's Curling Championship, where the team went through the event undefeated. She also won a silver medal at the 2015 World Championships. Lawes was a winner of the 2015 Scotties Tournament of Hearts and has had two runner-up results at the Scotties in 2011 and 2013. Lawes is a two-time Canadian junior champion (2008, 2009) and went on to win a silver and bronze medal each at the World Junior Curling Championships.

In 2019, Lawes was named the seventh greatest Canadian curler in history in a TSN poll of broadcasters, reporters and top curlers.

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