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appearances 1 (1998) Name George Karrys | Role Curler Movies Men with Brooms | |
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Born February 15, 1967 (age 57)
Toronto, Ontario ( 1967-02-15 ) | ||
OLYMPIC CURLING - CHRIS PLYS (USA)
George Karrys (born February 15, 1967) is a retired Canadian curler and journalist. He received a silver medal at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano. Karrys is also the owner of The Curling News as well as the World Curling Federation's media relations officer.
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Career
Karrys played most of his career with skip Mike Harris. He won the Ontario provincial junior championship with Harris in 1986. Karrys, with Harris, recorded a surprise victory over Kevin Martin at the 1997 Canadian Olympic Curling Trials, and went on to represent Canada at the 1998 Winter Olympics. They went undefeated until the final, where they lost to Switzerland's Patrick Hürlimann.
Karrys also participated in five Ontario men's provincial championships with Harris, finishing twice as runner-up, and won various World Curling Tour events. The team disbanded in 2000. Karrys retired in about 2003.
Coaching career
Karrys served as the coach for the Andorran teams at the 2002 European Curling Championships skipped by Josep Duro and Ana Arce.