Amanda Gates
| Amanda Gates | |
|---|---|
| Curler | |
| Born |
March 26, 1986 Sudbury, Ontario |
| Team | |
| Curling club |
Idylwylde G&CC, Sudbury, ON |
| Skip | Tracy Fleury |
| Third | Jennifer Wylie |
| Second | Jenna Walsh |
| Lead | Amanda Gates |
| Alternate | Crystal Webster |
| Career | |
| Hearts appearances | 2 (2012, 2015) |
| Top CTRS ranking | 7th (2015-16 & 2016-17) |
Amanda Gates (born March 26, 1986 in Sudbury, Ontario) is a Canadian curler. Gates currently plays lead for Team Fleury (née Horgan). In 2015, Team Horgan became the first women's team in the history of women's curling to represent Northern Ontario at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts. In Gates' first appearance at the Scotties (2012 in Red Deer, Alberta), she won the Marj Mitchell Sportsmanship Award. Team Fleury currently curls out of the Idylwylde Golf and Country Club in Sudbury, Ontario.
Gates began her bantam curling career representing Northern Ontario at the 2002 Ontario Winter Games in Guelph, Ontario. Gates went to play lead for the Team Horgan rink, who went on to represent Northern Ontario at the 2005, 2006 and 2007 Canadian Junior Curling Championships. Their best finish was a tie for third place in 2006. Gates skipped a high school team to a city championship in 2004. Gates also joined the Laurentian University Varsity curling team in 2009 where Laurentian took a bronze medal at University Nationals in Montreal, Quebec.
As a member of Team Horgan, continuing to play in the lead position, Gates competed in the 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 Ontario Scotties before breaking through in 2012 and defeating Rachel Homan to represent Ontario at the 2012 Scotties Tournament of Hearts in Red Deer, Alberta. At this first appearance, they finished with a 4-7 record. At this event, Gates won the Marj Mitchell Sportsmenship award. During the 2012-13 season, although Team Horgan was unsuccessful at the Ontario Scotties, they did win the AMJ Campbell Shorty Jenkins Classic. Due to their success in the previous season, they secured a berth at the 2013 Road to the Roar Olympic pre-trials, where they lost to Val Sweeting in the C final. Shortly after the pre-trials, Team Horgan went undefeated at the Northern Ontario Scotties and advance to the 2014 Ontario Scotties Tournament of Hearts where they failed to make play offs.
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