Rick Folk

Richard Dale “Rick” Folk (born March 5, 1950 in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan) is a Canadian curler and former Member of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan. He is a two-time World Curling Champion.

In 1974, Folk skipped the Saskatchewan team to the Canadian Mixed Curling Championship that year. Four years later, he attended his first Brier, skipping the Saskatchewan team. In 1980, he won his first Brier and went on to win the World Curling Championships, posting an undefeated record and defeating Norway in the final. In 1983, Folk won another Canadian Mixed Championship.

Folk ran in the riding of Saskatoon University in the Saskatchewan general election, 1982 for the Saskatchewan Progressive Conservative Party. Folk won the seat, but lost it in the Saskatchewan general election, 1986 to Peter Prebble of the Saskatchewan New Democratic Party.

After serving in government, Folk moved to Kelowna, British Columbia. He represented British Columbia at the Brier for the first time in 1989, and won his second Brier in 1994, this time skipping the B.C. team. He lost just one game at the Worlds that year, and beat Sweden in the final to claim gold in a low scoring 3-2 decision. In 1995, Folk played in his last Brier.