Biggar in Biggar No. 347, Saskatchewan — The Prairie Region (North America)

Biggar Curling Club

Home Town of Sandra Schmirler

— Canada's Queen of Hearts —

Biggar Curling Club Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, July 16, 2022

1. Biggar Curling Club Marker

Inscription. 1981
Sask. Provincial High School Champion
Third on BCHS Anita Barber Team

1987
Sask. Provincial Scott Tournament of Hearts Champion
Third on
Kathy Fahlman Team

1991
Sask. Provincial Scott Tournament of Hearts Champion

1992
Sask. Provincial Westons/IGA Mixed Champion
Third on
Brian McCusker Team

1993
Sask. and Canadian Scott Tournament of Hearts Champion
Women’s World Champion

1994
Canadian Scott Tournament of Hearts Champion
Women’s World Champion

1997
Sask. Power/Scott Tournament of Hearts Champion
Canadian Scott Tournament of Hearts Champion
Women’s World Champion

1998
Olympic Gold Medalist
Women’s Curling
Nagano, Japan

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Sports • Women. A significant historical year for this entry is 1981.

Location. 52° 3.132′ N, 107° 58.719′ W. Marker is in Biggar, Saskatchewan, in Biggar No. 347. Marker is on Ontario Street just north of 1 Avenue East, on the right when traveling north. Marker is located at the southwest corner of the Biggar Curling Club. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 401 1 Avenue East, Biggar SK S0K 0M0, Canada. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 3 other markers are within walking distance

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of this marker. Sandra Marie Schmirler (approx. 0.6 kilometers away); From Dream to Reality (approx. 0.8 kilometers away); Sandra Schmirler Curling Accomplishments (approx. 0.8 kilometers away).

Also see . . . Sandra Schmirler.

Sandra Schmirler formed her own team with what would become one of the most successful partnerships in Canadian curling history - the rink of Schmirler (skip), Jan Betker (third), Marcia Gudereit and Joan McCusker. In all, the team won 6 provincial championships, 3 Canadian championships and 3 world championships in the 1990s. No other Canadian women's team consisting of the same members had accomplished as much, and as the Nagano Olympic Games drew closer, the group vied for and won a spot on Canada's inaugural curling team. At Nagano the team soon established itself as the one to beat, flying through round-robin competition winning 5 out of 6 games. Along with spare Atina Ford, the team ultimately won the first-ever Olympic gold medal in women's curling on 15 Feb 1998, against Denmark. The team was named Team of the Year in 1998 by the Canadian Press and was inducted into the Canadian Curling Hall of Fame in 1999.

(Submitted on December 2, 2022, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)

Marker detail: Sandra Schmirler image. Click for full size.

2. Marker detail: Sandra Schmirler

Biggar Curling Club image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, July 16, 2022

3. Biggar Curling Club

(marker is near southwest corner of the building)

Credits. This page was last revised on December 2, 2022. It was originally submitted on December 2, 2022, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 204 times since then and 10 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on December 2, 2022, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.