- Amy Nixon
Amy Nixon (born on
September 29 ,1977 inSaskatoon, Saskatchewan ) is a Canadian curler. At the age of four she moved with her family toRegina, Saskatchewan , where she grew up. She moved toCalgary in 1995, where she now resides. Nixon is an alumnus of theUniversity of Calgary with three degrees inkinesiology ,women's studies andlaw . She was admitted to the Alberta bar in November 2006.Nixon began curling competitively at fourteen. Her first notable success was being a Gold Medal winning skip at the Saskatchewan Winter Games in 1994. As a third for
Shannon Kleibrink , Nixon shared in several successes, including winning the Canada Cup in 2005 and representing Canada and won abronze medal inTurin for the2006 Winter Olympic Games .Nixon's father, Daryl, was the coach of the 2006 Olympic women's curling team.
External links
* [http://www.cbc.ca/olympics/athletes/athletesnamebio.shtml?amy_nixon.html CBC profile]
* [http://www.sasksport.sk.ca/csc-sk/amyNixon.html Sask sport]
* [http://www.realchampions.ca/athletes/amynixon Amy Nixon on Real Champions]
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