Kristie Moore
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Kristie Moore (born April 22, 1979) is a Canadian
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

 curler. She was the alternate player on the Canadian women's team at the 2010 Winter Olympics
2010 Winter Olympics
The 2010 Winter Olympics, officially the XXI Olympic Winter Games or the 21st Winter Olympics, were a major international multi-sport event held from February 12–28, 2010, in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, with some events held in the suburbs of Richmond, West Vancouver and the University...

. She was five months pregnant at the time, making her only the third Olympic athlete to be pregnant during Olympic competition. The first was Swedish figure skater
Figure skating
Figure skating is an Olympic sport in which individuals, pairs, or groups perform spins, jumps, footwork and other intricate and challenging moves on ice skates. Figure skaters compete at various levels from beginner up to the Olympic level , and at local, national, and international competitions...

 Magda Julin
Magda Julin
Magda Julin born Mauroy, was a Swedish figure skater and 1920 Olympic champion in the ladies' singles event....

 back in 1920
1920 Summer Olympics
The 1920 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the VII Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event in 1920 in Antwerp, Belgium....

, and the second was German skeleton racer
Skeleton (sport)
Skeleton is a fast winter sliding sport in which an individual person rides a small sled down a frozen track while lying face down, during which athletes experience forces up to 5g. It originated in St. Moritz, Switzerland as a spin-off from the popular British sport of Cresta Sledding...

 Diane Sartor
Diane Sartor
Diana Sartor is a German skeleton racer who competed from 1996 to 2006. She won a gold medal in the women's skeleton event at the 2004 FIBT World Championships in Königssee....

 in the 2006 Winter Olympics
2006 Winter Olympics
The 2006 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XX Olympic Winter Games, was a winter multi-sport event which was celebrated in Turin, Italy from February 10, 2006, through February 26, 2006. This marked the second time Italy hosted the Olympic Winter Games, the first being the VII Olympic Winter...

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Career

She is a former Canadian and World Junior Champion. In 1996, playing second for 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...

 (Godberson), she won both the Canadian Junior Curling Championships
Canadian Junior Curling Championships
The Canadian Junior Curling Championships is an annual curling tournament held to determine the best junior-level curling team in Canada. Junior level curlers must be under the age of 20 as of December 31 in the year prior to the tournament....

 and the World Junior Curling Championships
World Junior Curling Championships
The World Junior Curling Championships is an annual curling tournament featuring the world's best curlers who are 21 years old or younger. The competition for both men and women occur at the same venue. The men's tournament has occurred since 1975 and the women's 1988...

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In 1999, Moore teamed up again with Nedohin. In 2000, she won her first provincial championship
Alberta Scotties Tournament of Hearts
The Alberta Scotties Tournament of Hearts is the Alberta provincial women's curling tournament. The winning team represents Alberta at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts.-Past winners:-External links:*...

. At the 2000 Scott Tournament of Hearts
2000 Scott Tournament of Hearts
The 2000 Scott Tournament of Hearts Canadian women's national curling championship, was played at the CN Centre in Prince George, British Columbia February 19–27. Kelley Law and her British Columbia team won the final defeating Anne Merklinger of Ontario...

, the team finished with a 6-5 record.

She took time off from curling from 2004 to 2006 before returning to the Nedohin team once again. She left the team in 2009 to play second for Renelle Bryden, which is her regular skip.

She is the part-owner of Maddhatters Liquid Lounge and Crazy Cuizine.

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