Shona Barbour
| Shona Barbour | |
|---|---|
| Curler | |
| Born |
July 4, 1979 Calgary, Alberta |
| Team | |
| Curling club |
Yellowknife CC, Yellowknife, NT |
| Skip | Kerry Galusha |
| Third | Megan Koehler |
| Second | Danielle Derry |
| Lead | Sharon Cormier |
| Alternate | Shona Barbour |
| Career | |
| Hearts appearances | 9 (2005, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017) |
| Top CTRS ranking | 40th (2011-12) |
| Grand Slam victories | 0 |
Shona Barbour (born July 4, 1979, Calgary, Alberta) is a Canadian curler from Inuvik, Northwest Territories. She is the lead for the Kerry Galusha rink from the Yellowknife Curling Centre in Yellowknife.
Barbour made her first national debut at the 1995 Canadian Junior Curling Championships, playing second stones for Tara Hamer. The team ended up finishing round robin with a 3-8 record. In 1996 Barbour returned to the juniors once more, this time throwing third stones for Kerry Koe. The team finished round robin with a 5-7 record. Barbour made her final junior appearance in 1998, playing third for Koe, and again failed to make the playoffs, finishing round robin with a 2-10 record.
It was not until 2005 that Barbour return to national stage. She made her first Scott appearance at the 2005 Scott Tournament of Hearts, as the alternate for Koe. The team finished round robin with a 4-7 record.
At the 2008 Scotties Tournament of Hearts Barbour returned as the alternate for Kerry Galusha. The team lost their first six games and following draw nine, Galusha moved from throwing third rocks, to lead rocks. The change did not help, as the team lost three more games before winning their first. They finished round robin with a 1-10 record.
In 2009 Barbour became a member of the Galusha team throwing second stones. The made history at the 2009 Scotties Tournament of Hearts, when they beat the defending champions Team Canada Jennifer Jones. This was the first time a team from the Northwest Territories defeated the defending champions in a Scotties tournament. It was the second time in the history of the Scotties a team from the Northwest Territories/Yukon defeated the defending champion during round robin play. The first was at the 1987 Scott Tournament of Hearts, when the Yukon's Shelly Aucoin defeated Marilyn Darte. This victory over team Canada earned the Galusha team the 2009 Sport North Team of the Year Award. That year Galusha's team finished 4-7.
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