Olsen Reaches 2023 Kamloops Crown of Curling Semifinals

Kamloops, British Columbia

SKIP
Grant
Olsen

Third
Scott
DeCap

Second
Aron
Herrick

Lead
Trevor
Miyahara

Games:	7
Record:	4W - 3L
PF/G:	9.57
PA/G:	6.17
Hammer Efficiency:	0.50
Steal Defense:	0.22
Force Efficiency:	0.43
Steal Efficiency:	0.38

Grant Olsen (Kamloops, BC) run at the 2023 Kamloops Crown of Curling came to an end in the semifinals with a 7-5 loss to Kyler Kleibrink (Langley, BC). of the 2023 Kamloops Crown of Curling in Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada; Olsen advanced through the quarterfinals with a 8-3 win over Jeff Richard (Kelowna, BC).

Olsen finished 3-2 in the 16-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Olsen lost 5-3 to Cameron de Jong (Penticton, BC), then responded with a 8-0 win over Jeff Berg (Vancouver, BC). Olsen won 8-4 against Daniel Deng (New Westminster, BC). Olsen went on to lose 6-3 against Dave Belway (Penticton, BC). Olsen responded with a 10-4 win over Deng in their final qualifying round match.

Olsen earned 4.250 world rankings points for their Top 3 finish in the Kamloops Crown of Curling. For week 14 of the event schedule, Olsen did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Olsen ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.

RECORD	W	L	T	PCT	HMR	STL	1PT	EEH	EES
2024	4	3	0	0.571	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0

SCORING	ENDs	PF	PA	PF/G	PA/G	+/-	EF/G	EA/G	PF/E	PA/E	BE/G
2024	47	45	29	9.57	6.17	3.40	5.11	4.04	1.88	1.53	0.85

WITH HAMMER	ENDs	PF	PA	BE	4s	3s	2s	PF/E	PA/E	HE	SD
2024	23	27	5	3	0-0	2-0	8-0	1.17	0.22	0.50	0.22

WITHOUT HAMMER	ENDs	PF	PA	BE	4s	3s	2s	PF/E	PA/E	FE	SE
2024	24	18	24	1	1-0	1-2	4-6	0.75	1.00	0.43	0.38

2024: Jeff Richard
Jeff Richard, Richard Krell, Daniel Wenzek, Brendan Acorn, Brad Wood
Kelowna, BC
2023: Brent Pierce
Brent Pierce, Cody Johnston, Matthew McCrady, Nicholas Umbach
New Westminster, BC
2022: Hayato Sato
Go Aoki, Hayato Sato, Koki Ogiwara, Kazushi Niino, Ayato Sasaki, Takayuki Doi
Sapporo, JPN
2021: Soo-Hyuk Kim
Soo-Hyuk Kim, Chang-Min Kim, Jae Ik Jeon, Hak Kyun Kim , So Min Yoon
Uiseong, KOR
2019: Yuta Matsumura
Yuta Matsumura, Tetsuro Shimizu, Yasumasa Tanida, Shinya Abe, Kosuke Aita
Kitami, JPN
2018: Sean Geall
Sean Geall, Jeff Richard, Andrew Nerpin, David Harper
Kelowna, BC
2016: Dean Joanisse
Dean Joanisse, Paul Cseke, Jay Wakefield, John Cullen
Maple Ridge, BC
2015: Sean Geall
Sean Geall, Andrew Bilesky, Steve Kopf, Mark Olson
New Westminster , BC
2014: Brent Pierce
Brent Pierce, Jeff Richard, Tyler Orme, David Harper
Kelowna , BC
2013: Grant Dezura
Kevin MacKenzie, Grant Dezura, Jamie Smith, Kevin Recksiedler
Kelowna, BC
2012: Brent Pierce
Brent Pierce, Jeff Richard, Kevin Recksiedler, Grant Dezura
New Westminster, BC
2011: Andrew Bilesky
Andrew Bilesky, Steve Kopf, Derek Errington, Aaron Watson
New Westminster , BC
2010: Jim Cotter
Jim Cotter, Ken Maskiewich, Kevin Folk, Rick Sawatsky
Vernon, BC
2009: Ted Appelman
Ted Appelman, Tom Appelman, Brandon Klassen, Brendan Melnyk, Don Bartlett
Edmonton, AB
2008: Rick Folk
Ted Appelman, Tom Appelman, Brandon Klassen, Brendan Melnyk, Don Bartlett
Kelowna, BC
2007: Bryan Miki
Ted Appelman, Tom Appelman, Brandon Klassen, Brendan Melnyk, Don Bartlett
New Westminster, BC
2006: Kerry Burtnyk
Kerry Burtnyk, Dan Kammerlock, Richard Daneault, Cory Naharnie
Winnipeg, MB
2005: Bert Gretzinger
Bert Gretzinger, Rob Koffski, Tom Shypitka, Dave Mellof
Kelowna, BC
2004: Bob Ursel
Bob Ursel, TJ Perepolkin, Brendan Willis, Lance McGinn
Kelowna, BC
2003: Bert Gretzinger
Bert Gretzinger, Rob Koffski, Mark Whittle, Dave Mellof
Kelowna, BC
2002: Mike Wood
Mike Wood
Victoria, BC
2001: Adrian Bakker
Adrian Bakker
Calgary, AB
2000: Dennis Graber
Dennis Graber, Ralph Brust, Stacey Coomber, Dan Lemieux
Beaver Lodge, AB
1999: Greg McAulay
Greg McAulay, Brent Pierce, Bryan Miki, Jody Sveistrup
Richmond, BC
1998: Randy Ferbey
David Nedohin, Randy Ferbey, Scott Pfeifer, Carter Rycroft
Edmonton, AB
1994: Al Hackner
Al Hackner, Randy Ferbey, Pat McCallum, Richie Yurko
Thunder Bay, ON
1992: Mickey Pendergast
Mickey Pendergast
Calgary, AB

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