Kovaleva Runner-Up at 2018 HDF Insurance Shoot-Out

Saint-Petersburg, Russia

SKIP
Alina
Kovaleva

Third
Anastasia
Bryzgalova

Second
Uliana
Vasilyeva

Lead
Ekaterina
Kuzmina

Games:	7
Record:	5W - 2L
PF/G:	8.04
PA/G:	6.86
Hammer Efficiency:	0.48
Steal Defense:	0.17
Force Efficiency:	0.50
Steal Efficiency:	0.18

Alina Kovaleva (Saint-Petersburg, RUS) lost 6-4 to Casey Scheidegger (Lethbridge, AB) in the Final of the HDF Insurance Shoot-Out, held September 6 - 9, 2018 at the Saville Community Sports Centre in Edmonton, Canada. To advance to the championship game, Kovaleva won 7-5 over Robyn Silvernagle (North Battleford, SK) in the semifinals of the 2018 HDF Insurance Shoot-Out in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada; and won 5-4 over Sherry Anderson (Saskatoon, SK) in the quarterfinals. of the 2018 HDF Insurance Shoot-Out in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada;

Kovaleva finished 3-1 in the 15-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Kovaleva lost 8-4 to Silvernagle, then responded with a 8-5 win over Laura Walker (Edmonton, AB). Kovaleva won 6-5 against Sherry Just (Saskatoon, SK), then won 7-2 against Ocean Smart (Edmonton, AB) in their final qualifying round match.

With their runner-up finish at the HDF Insurance Shoot-Out, Kovaleva take home 29.366 world rankings points along with the $5,000CDN prize, moving up 19 spots the World Ranking Standings into 34th place overall with 82.797 total points. Kovaleva ranks 8th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 29.366 points earned so far this season.

RECORD	W	L	T	PCT	HMR	STL	1PT	EEH	EES

SCORING	ENDs	PF	PA	PF/G	PA/G	+/-	EF/G	EA/G	PF/E	PA/E	BE/G

WITH HAMMER	ENDs	PF	PA	BE	4s	3s	2s	PF/E	PA/E	HE	SD

WITHOUT HAMMER	ENDs	PF	PA	BE	4s	3s	2s	PF/E	PA/E	FE	SE

2025: Kerri Einarson
Kerri Einarson, Val Sweeting, Shannon Birchard, Karlee Burgess, Krysten Karwacki, Reid Carruthers
Gimli, MB
2024: Momoha Tabata
Momoha Tabata, Miku Nihira, Sae Yamamoto, Mikoto Nakajima, Ayami Ito
Sapporo, JPN
2023: Heather Nedohin
Heather Nedohin, Tracy Fleury, Emma Miskew, Sarah Wilkes
Ottawa, ON
2022: Jennifer Jones
Jennifer Jones, Mackenzie Zacharias, Karlee Burgess, Emily Zacharias, Lauren Lenentine
Winnipeg, MB
2021: Eunjung Kim
Eunjung Kim, Kyeongae Kim, Chohi Kim, Seonyeong Kim, Yeongmi Kim, Myungsup Lim
Gangneung, KOR
2019: Kerri Einarson
Kerri Einarson, Val Sweeting, Shannon Birchard, Briane Harris
Winnipeg, MB
2018: Casey Scheidegger
Casey Scheidegger, Cary-Anne McTaggart, Jessie Haughian, Kristie Moore
Lethbridge, AB
2017: Eve Muirhead
Eve Muirhead, Anna Sloan, Vicki Chalmers, Lauren Gray, Kelly Schafer
Perth , SCO
2016: Casey Scheidegger
Casey Scheidegger, Cary-Anne McTaggart, Jessie Haughian, Stephanie Enright
Lethbridge, AB
2015: Val Sweeting
Val Sweeting, Lori Olson-Johns, Dana Ferguson, Rachel Brown
Edmonton, AB
2014: Chelsea Carey
Chelsea Carey, Laura Walker, Taylor McDonald, Jen Gates
Edmonton, AB
2013: Crystal Rumberg
Crystal Rumberg, Cathy Overton-Clapham, Geri-Lynn Ramsay, Samantha Preston
Calgary, AB
2012: Kaitlyn Lawes
Kaitlyn Lawes, Kirsten Wall, Jill Officer, Dawn McEwen
Winnipeg, MB
2011: Stefanie Lawton
Stefanie Lawton, Sherry Anderson, Sherri Singler, Marliese Kasner
Saskatoon, SK
2010: Heather Nedohin
Heather Nedohin, Cathy Overton-Clapham, Jessica Mair, Laine Peters
Edmonton, AB
2009: Cathy King
Cathy King, Kaitlyn Lawes, Raylene Rocque, Tracy Bush
Edmonton, AB
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Cathy King, Kaitlyn Lawes, Raylene Rocque, Tracy Bush
Davos, SUI
2007: Bingyu Wang
Cathy King, Kaitlyn Lawes, Raylene Rocque, Tracy Bush
Harbin, CHN
2006: Renee Sonnenberg
Renee Sonnenberg, Nikki Smith, Twyla Bruce, Tina McDonald
Grande Prairie, AB

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