The Curlers Corner Autumn Gold Curling Classic (formerly the Trail Appliances Curling Classic) is the very first Grand Slam event of the season on the Women's World Curling Tour. It is held annually on the Canadian Thanksgiving

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 Weekend at the Calgary Curling Club in Calgary

Calgary

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, Alberta

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. The first Autumn Gold Classic was held in 1978, and at the time only had a total purse of $5,000. Beginning in 2010, the total prize money to be given out was $52,000, including $14,000 for the winning team.

The 2010 Classic

2010 Curlers Corner Autumn Gold Curling Classic

The 2010 Curlers Corner Autumn Gold Curling Classic was held October 8-11 at the Calgary Curling Club in Calgary, Alberta. It was the 33rd edition of the event, and the fifth time as a Grand Slam event. The total purse of the event was $C52,000. The winning team was the Chinese national team who...

 saw the first non-Canadian team to win a Grand Slam of Curling event, the Wang Bingyu

Wang Bingyu

Wang Bingyu is a Chinese curler. She is the skip of the national team, and throws last rocks.-Curling career:Wang began curling in 2001. By 2004, she played in her first international event- skipping the Chinese team at the World Junior B Curling Championships...

 rink from China.

Past champions

Year	Winning team	Runner-up team	Purse
1986	Marilyn Bodogh Marilyn Bodogh Marilyn C. Bodogh is a Canadian curler, colour commentator and political candidate.... , Lorraine Lang Lorraine Lang Lorraine Lang is a Canadian curler from Thunder Bay, Ontario.In 1981, Lang won the Canadian Mixed Curling Championship playing lead for her future husband Rick Lang.... , Christine Jurgenson Christine Jurgenson Christine "Chris" Jurgenson is a Canadian curler from British Columbia. She is a former World Champion, and is currently the Canadian senior champion.... , Jan Augustyn
1987	Jan Wiltzen, Sue Garvey, Gailya Wasylk, Val Lahucik
1988	Michelle Schneider, Joan Stricker, Lorie Kehler, Leanne Eberle
1989	Kerrylynn Richards, Penny Ryan, Sandra Jenkins Sandra Jenkins Sandra Jenkins is a Canadian curler from Salmon Arm, British Columbia.... , Iris Nelson
1990	Cheryl Bernard Cheryl Bernard Cheryl Bernard is a Canadian curler from Calgary. She represented Team Canada at the 2010 Winter Olympics as the team's skip, winning the silver medal in women's curling after falling to Sweden in the final.... , Allison Earl, Bev Kellerman, Sue Fulkerth
1991	Sandra Peterson Sandra Schmirler Sandra Marie Schmirler, SOM , was a Canadian curler, who captured three Canadian Curling Championships and three World Curling Championships. Schmirler skipped her Canadian team to a gold medal at the 1998 Winter Olympics, the first year curling was a medal sport... , Jan Betker Jan Betker Janice "Jan" Betker is a Canadian curler. Betker is best known for playing third on the Sandra Schmirler rink that won three world championships and an Olympic gold medal in the 1990s... , Joan McCusker Joan McCusker Joan McCusker , grew up in Saltcoats. She is a Canadian curler who played second on the team of Sandra Schmirler at the provincial, national and international level. As part of the Schmirler rink, McCusker won a gold medal at the 1998 Winter Olympics... , Marcia Schiml Marcia Gudereit Marcia Gudereit is a Canadian curler.Born in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, she was part of Team Schmirler, the women's curling team that won a gold medal at the 1998 Winter Olympics. This team is the only 3-time winner of the World Curling Championship...
1992	Michelle Schneider, Kathy Fahlman, Patti Grant, Lorie Kehler
1993	Sherry Scheirich Sherry Middaugh Sherry L. Middaugh is a Canadian curler from Victoria Harbour, Ontario. Before marrying world champion curler Wayne Middaugh, she was known as Sherry Scheirich.... , Colleen Zielke, Sandra Mulroney, Lynn Bell Lynn Bell Lynn Everett Bell was an American football coach and professional baseball player in the United States. He played professional baseball from 1906 to 1914 and served as the head football coach for Michigan State Normal School in 1918.-Early years:Bell was born in 1883 in Michigan...
1994	Michelle Schneider, Atina Ford Atina Johnston Atina Johnston is a Canadian curler, world champion and Olympic champion. She won a gold medal at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano. She won the World Championships in 1997 as an alternate for the Sandra Schmirler team... , Sandi McNabb, Cindy Ford
1995	Elisabet Gustafson Elisabet Gustafson Elisabet Gustafson is a retired Swedish curler, world champion and Olympic medalist. She received a bronze medal at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano... , Katarina Nyberg Katarina Nyberg Katarina Nyberg is a Swedish curler, world champion and Olympic medalist. She received a bronze medal at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano.-References:... , Louise Marmont Louise Marmont Louise Marmont is a Swedish curler, world champion and Olympic medalist. She received a bronze medal at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano.-References:... , Elisabeth Persson Elisabeth Persson Elisabeth Persson is a Swedish curler, world champion and Olympic medalist. She received a bronze medal at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano. She is three times world champion with the Swedish team, from 1995, 1998 and 1999, with skip Elisabet Gustafson.-References:...
1996	Shannon Kleibrink Shannon Kleibrink Shannon Kleibrink is a Canadian curler from Okotoks, Alberta. She and her team of third Amy Nixon, second Glenys Bakker, lead Christine Keshen and alternate Sandra Jenkins represented Canada at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy... , Glenys Bakker Glenys Bakker Glenys Bakker is a Canadian curler from Calgary, Alberta.Bakker played second for Shannon Kleibrink's bronze medal winning team at the 2006 Winter Olympics.... , Shannon Nimmo, Joanne Sipka
1997	Heather Rankin Heather Rankin Heather Rankin is a Canadian curler currently residing in Alberta.While living in Nova Scotia, Rankin won the provincial junior championships in 1984 and would skip the Nova Scotia team at the Canadian Junior Curling Championships... , Carolyn Darbyshire Carolyn Darbyshire Carolyn Darbyshire-McRory is a Canadian curler from Calgary, Alberta. She played second for Cheryl Bernard from 2005-2011.Darbyshire joined the team in 2005 after playing for Renelle Bryden... , Sally Shigehiro, Margo Wright
1998	Kim Gellard, Sherry Middaugh Sherry Middaugh Sherry L. Middaugh is a Canadian curler from Victoria Harbour, Ontario. Before marrying world champion curler Wayne Middaugh, she was known as Sherry Scheirich.... , Lisa Savage, Allison Ross
1999	Cathy Borst Cathy King Cathy King , formerly Cathy Borst is a Canadian curler from St. Albert, Alberta... , Glenys Bakker Glenys Bakker Glenys Bakker is a Canadian curler from Calgary, Alberta.Bakker played second for Shannon Kleibrink's bronze medal winning team at the 2006 Winter Olympics.... , Brenda Bohmer, Kate Horne
2000	Amber Holland Amber Holland Amber Holland is a Canadian curler. Holland skipped Saskatchewan's team to a national women's championship in 2011 by defeating defending champion Jennifer Jones in the Scotties Tournament of Hearts... , Kay Montgomery, Karen Purdy, Pat Bell
2001	Cathy King Cathy King Cathy King , formerly Cathy Borst is a Canadian curler from St. Albert, Alberta... , Lawnie MacDonald, Brenda Bohmer, Kate Horne
2002	Heather Nedohin Heather Nedohin Heather Nedohin is a Canadian curler from Sherwood Park, Alberta. She is a former Canadian and World Junior champion, Scott Tournament of Hearts Champion and a World bronze medalist... , Atina Johnston Atina Johnston Atina Johnston is a Canadian curler, world champion and Olympic champion. She won a gold medal at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano. She won the World Championships in 1997 as an alternate for the Sandra Schmirler team... , Lawnie MacDonald, Rona Pasika
2003	Sherry Anderson Sherry Anderson Sherry Anderson is a Canadian curler from Delisle, Saskatchewan.Anderson has been to five Scott Tournament of Hearts, four as a skip. Her first Scotts were in 1994 when her team lost in the semi-final. Anderson returned the following year, but finished out of the playoffs at 6-5... , Kim Hodson, Sandra Mulroney, Donna Gignac
2004	Stefanie Lawton Stefanie Lawton Stefanie Lawton is a Canadian curler from Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. After an appearance at the 1997 Canadian Junior Championships, she would go on to win the 2000 Championships with the help of her team of sister Marliese Miller , Stacy Helm and Amanda MacDonald . At the worlds that year, she... , Marliese Kasner Marliese Kasner Marliese Kasner is a Canadian curler from Shellbrook, Saskatchewan. She plays lead for her sister, Stefanie Lawton.-Career:Kasner is a two-time Canadian Junior Champion, having won the title in 2000 playing third for her sister, and winning it in her own right as skip in 2003... , Sherri Singler, Chelsey Bell	Cheryl Bernard Cheryl Bernard Cheryl Bernard is a Canadian curler from Calgary. She represented Team Canada at the 2010 Winter Olympics as the team's skip, winning the silver medal in women's curling after falling to Sweden in the final.... , Susan O'Connor Susan O'Connor Susan O'Connor is a Canadian curler from Alberta. She currently plays third for Cheryl Bernard.O'Connor is a Respiratory Therapist at the Foothills Hospital in Calgary, Alberta... , Jody McNabb, Karen Ruus	$55,000
2005	Jenn Hanna Jenn Hanna Jennifer Ann Hanna is a Canadian curler who curls out of the Ottawa Curling Club. She was a finalist in both the 1998 Canadian Junior Curling Championship and the 2005 Scott Tournament of Hearts.-Personal life:... , Joëlle Sabourin Joëlle Sabourin Joëlle Sabourin is a Canadian curler from Gatineau. She currently plays third for Chantal Osborne.Sabourin is a four-time provincial champion for her native Quebec, earning her the right to play at four national championships... , Dawn Askin Dawn Askin Dawn Askin is a Canadian curler from Winnipeg, Manitoba. She currently plays lead for Jennifer Jones.... , Stephanie Hanna	Jan Betker Jan Betker Janice "Jan" Betker is a Canadian curler. Betker is best known for playing third on the Sandra Schmirler rink that won three world championships and an Olympic gold medal in the 1990s... , Sherry Linton, Joan McCusker Joan McCusker Joan McCusker , grew up in Saltcoats. She is a Canadian curler who played second on the team of Sandra Schmirler at the provincial, national and international level. As part of the Schmirler rink, McCusker won a gold medal at the 1998 Winter Olympics... , Marcia Gudereit Marcia Gudereit Marcia Gudereit is a Canadian curler.Born in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, she was part of Team Schmirler, the women's curling team that won a gold medal at the 1998 Winter Olympics. This team is the only 3-time winner of the World Curling Championship...	$55,000
2006 2006 Trail Appliances Autumn Gold Curling Classic The 2006 Trail Appliances Autumn Gold Curling Classic was the 29th annual edition of the event. It marked the first Grand Slam event of the Women's World Curling Tour. It was also the first ever women's Grand Slam event to be held, as it was the first season for the women's Grand Slam. The event...	Kelly Scott Kelly Scott Kelly Scott is a Canadian curler from Kelowna, British Columbia.-1995-2005:... , Jeanna Schraeder Jeanna Schraeder Jeanna Schraeder is a Canadian curler from British Columbia. She currently plays third for Kelly Scott.... , Sasha Carter Sasha Carter Sasha Carter also known as Sasha Bergner, is a Canadian curler from Kelowna, British Columbia. She currently plays second for Kelly Scott.... , Renee Simons Renee Simons Renee Simons is a Canadian curler.Playing lead for Kelly Scott, Simons won the 2006 Scott Tournament of Hearts, the 2007 Scotties Tournament of Hearts, a bronze medal at the 2006 Ford World Women's Curling Championship and a gold medal at the 2007 World Women's Curling Championship...	Crystal Webster Crystal Webster Crystal Webster is a Canadian curler from Calgary, Alberta.Webster skips one of the top teams in Alberta, but due to the depth in the province, she has been unable to get out of the province to the Canadian national championships.In 2009, Webster was the first qualifier at the Canadian Olympic... , Desirée Robertson, Samantha Preston, Stephanie Jordan	$51,000
2007 2007 Trail Appliances Autumn Gold Curling Classic The 2007 Trail Appliances Autumn Gold Curling Classic was the 30th annual edition of the event. It marked the first Grand Slam event of the Women's World Curling Tour. It was held October 5-9 at the Calgary Curling Club in Calgary, Alberta. The total purse for the event was $56,000 with $14,000...	Jennifer Jones Jennifer Jones (curler) Jennifer Jones is a Canadian curler from East St. Paul, Manitoba. Jones, a lawyer, is corporate counsel for Wellington West Capital and a Windsor Park Collegiate graduate.-Early success:... , Cathy Overton-Clapham Cathy Overton-Clapham Cathy Overton-Clapham is a Canadian curler... , Jill Officer Jill Officer Jill Officer is a Canadian curler from Winnipeg, Manitoba. Officer plays second for the 2005, 2008, 2009 and 2010 Scotties Tournament of Hearts champion teams skipped by Jennifer Jones. She currently resides in Winnipeg, Manitoba with her husband Devlin Hinchey.Officer has played with Jones since... , Dawn Askin Dawn Askin Dawn Askin is a Canadian curler from Winnipeg, Manitoba. She currently plays lead for Jennifer Jones....	Shannon Kleibrink Shannon Kleibrink Shannon Kleibrink is a Canadian curler from Okotoks, Alberta. She and her team of third Amy Nixon, second Glenys Bakker, lead Christine Keshen and alternate Sandra Jenkins represented Canada at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy... , Amy Nixon Amy Nixon Amy Nixon is a Canadian curler. At the age of four she moved with her family to Regina, Saskatchewan, where she grew up. She moved to Calgary in 1995, where she now resides. Nixon is an alumnus of the University of Calgary with three degrees in kinesiology, women's studies and law... , Bronwen Saunders Bronwen Saunders Bronwen Webster is a Canadian curler from Alberta. She currently plays second for Shannon Kleibrink.... , Chelsey Bell	$56,000
2008 2008 Trail Appliances Curling Classic The 2008 Trail Appliances Autumn Gold Curling Classic was held October 10-13 at the Calgary Curling Club in Calgary, Alberta. It was the first Grand Slam event of the 2008-09 Women's World Curling Tour.-Teams:*Skip-Playoffs:Playoffs...	Shannon Kleibrink Shannon Kleibrink Shannon Kleibrink is a Canadian curler from Okotoks, Alberta. She and her team of third Amy Nixon, second Glenys Bakker, lead Christine Keshen and alternate Sandra Jenkins represented Canada at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy... , Amy Nixon Amy Nixon Amy Nixon is a Canadian curler. At the age of four she moved with her family to Regina, Saskatchewan, where she grew up. She moved to Calgary in 1995, where she now resides. Nixon is an alumnus of the University of Calgary with three degrees in kinesiology, women's studies and law... , Bronwen Webster, Chelsey Bell	Cheryl Bernard Cheryl Bernard Cheryl Bernard is a Canadian curler from Calgary. She represented Team Canada at the 2010 Winter Olympics as the team's skip, winning the silver medal in women's curling after falling to Sweden in the final.... , Susan O'Connor Susan O'Connor Susan O'Connor is a Canadian curler from Alberta. She currently plays third for Cheryl Bernard.O'Connor is a Respiratory Therapist at the Foothills Hospital in Calgary, Alberta... , Carolyn Darbyshire Carolyn Darbyshire Carolyn Darbyshire-McRory is a Canadian curler from Calgary, Alberta. She played second for Cheryl Bernard from 2005-2011.Darbyshire joined the team in 2005 after playing for Renelle Bryden... , Cori Bartel Cori Bartel Corinne "Cori" Morris is a Canadian curler from Calgary, Alberta. She played lead for Cheryl Bernard from 2005 to 2011....	$56,000
2009 2009 Trail Appliances Curling Classic The 2009 Trail Appliances Autumn Gold Curling Classic was held October 9-12 at the Calgary Curling Club in Calgary, Alberta. It was the first Grand Slam event of the 2009-10 Women's World Curling Tour....	Jennifer Jones Jennifer Jones (curler) Jennifer Jones is a Canadian curler from East St. Paul, Manitoba. Jones, a lawyer, is corporate counsel for Wellington West Capital and a Windsor Park Collegiate graduate.-Early success:... , Cathy Overton-Clapham Cathy Overton-Clapham Cathy Overton-Clapham is a Canadian curler... , Jill Officer Jill Officer Jill Officer is a Canadian curler from Winnipeg, Manitoba. Officer plays second for the 2005, 2008, 2009 and 2010 Scotties Tournament of Hearts champion teams skipped by Jennifer Jones. She currently resides in Winnipeg, Manitoba with her husband Devlin Hinchey.Officer has played with Jones since... , Dawn Askin Dawn Askin Dawn Askin is a Canadian curler from Winnipeg, Manitoba. She currently plays lead for Jennifer Jones....	Wang Bingyu Wang Bingyu Wang Bingyu is a Chinese curler. She is the skip of the national team, and throws last rocks.-Curling career:Wang began curling in 2001. By 2004, she played in her first international event- skipping the Chinese team at the World Junior B Curling Championships... , Liu Yin Liu Yin (curler) Liu Yin is a Chinese curler from Harbin. She plays third on the Chinese national team, skipped by Wang Bingyu.Liu has played internationally for China since 2002, when she was an alternate on the team at the Pacific Curling Championships when she had only been curling for two years.In 2004, she... , Yue Qingshuang Yue Qingshuang Yue Qingshuang is a Chinese curler. She currently plays second on the Chinese national team, skipped by Wang Bingyu.... , Zhou Yan Zhou Yan (curler) Zhou Yan is a Chinese curler. She plays lead for the Chinese national team, skipped by Wang Bingyu.Zhou curled in her first tournament after having only curled for 2 years, at the 2002 Pacific Curling Championships. At that time she played third for the team...	$56,000
2010 2010 Curlers Corner Autumn Gold Curling Classic The 2010 Curlers Corner Autumn Gold Curling Classic was held October 8-11 at the Calgary Curling Club in Calgary, Alberta. It was the 33rd edition of the event, and the fifth time as a Grand Slam event. The total purse of the event was $C52,000. The winning team was the Chinese national team who...	Wang Bingyu Wang Bingyu Wang Bingyu is a Chinese curler. She is the skip of the national team, and throws last rocks.-Curling career:Wang began curling in 2001. By 2004, she played in her first international event- skipping the Chinese team at the World Junior B Curling Championships... , Liu Yin Liu Yin (curler) Liu Yin is a Chinese curler from Harbin. She plays third on the Chinese national team, skipped by Wang Bingyu.Liu has played internationally for China since 2002, when she was an alternate on the team at the Pacific Curling Championships when she had only been curling for two years.In 2004, she... , Yue Qingshuang Yue Qingshuang Yue Qingshuang is a Chinese curler. She currently plays second on the Chinese national team, skipped by Wang Bingyu.... , Sun Yue	Desirée Owen Desirée Owen Desirée Owen is a curler from Grande Prairie, Alberta.Owen won two provincial junior titles- in 2003 and in 2005. At the 2003 Canadian Junior Curling Championships, her Alberta team lost to Saskatchewan's Marliese Kasner in the semi-final.... , Kalynn Park, Cary-Anne Sallows, Stephanie Malekoff	$52,000
2011 2011 Curlers Corner Autumn Gold Curling Classic The 2011 Curlers Corner Autumn Gold Curling Classic was held from October 7 to 10 at the Calgary Curling Club in Calgary, Alberta. It was the first women's Grand Slam event of the 2011–12 curling season and the twenty-sixth time the tournament has been held. The purse for the event was CAD$54,000,...	Cathy Overton-Clapham Cathy Overton-Clapham Cathy Overton-Clapham is a Canadian curler... , Jenna Loder, Ashley Howard, Breanne Meakin Breanne Meakin Breanne Meakin is a Canadian curler. She is a 4-time Manitoba Junior Champion and a one-time Canadian junior champion . She has won a silver medal at the World Junior Curling Championships. Meakin currently plays for lead Cathy Overton-Clapham.-Career:Meakin had a successful Junior career...	Amy Nixon Amy Nixon Amy Nixon is a Canadian curler. At the age of four she moved with her family to Regina, Saskatchewan, where she grew up. She moved to Calgary in 1995, where she now resides. Nixon is an alumnus of the University of Calgary with three degrees in kinesiology, women's studies and law... , Bronwen Webster, Carolyn Darbyshire Carolyn Darbyshire Carolyn Darbyshire-McRory is a Canadian curler from Calgary, Alberta. She played second for Cheryl Bernard from 2005-2011.Darbyshire joined the team in 2005 after playing for Renelle Bryden... , Chelsey Matson Chelsey Matson Chelsey Matson is a Canadian curler. She currently plays lead for Shannon Kleibrink. Originally from Saskatchewan, she now plays in Alberta....	$60,000