Chrissy Molnar
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| Born | Chrissy Molnar Trent Lakes, Ontario, Canada | |||||||||||||||||
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| Curling club | Bobcaygeon Curling Club, Bobcaygeon, ON | |||||||||||||||||
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| Member Association |  Canada | |||||||||||||||||
| World Wheelchair Championship appearances | 2 (2024, 2025) | |||||||||||||||||
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Chrissy Molnar is a Canadian wheelchair curler.
Career
[edit]Molnar was encouraged to try wheelchair curling in 2012.[1] She competed at the Canadian Wheelchair Curling Championships in 2013.[2]
She took a break from curling to have children, but returned to competition post-COVID.[1] Molnar was the alternate for the silver medal winning Canadian team at the 2024 World Wheelchair Championships, alongside Mark Ideson, Gil Dash, Ina Forrest, and Jon Thurston.[3][4] At the 2025 Wheelchair Curling Ontario Provincial Championship, Molnar won in mixed doubles with teammate Jon Thurston.[5] She will represent Canada at the 2025 World Wheelchair Curling Championships as the team's alternate.[6]
Teams
[edit]| Year | Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Alternate | Coach | Events (Result) |
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| 2013 | Ken Gregory | Collinda Joseph | Jon Thurston | Chrissy Molnar | Carl Rennick | CWhCC 2013 (7th)[7] | |
| 2023 | Jon Thurston | Collinda Joseph | Karl Allen | Chrissy Molnar | CWhCC 2023 (5th) | ||
| 2024 | Jon Thurston | Ina Forrest | Gil Dash | Mark Ideson | Chrissy Molnar | Kyle Paquette | WWhCC 2024[8] 
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| 2025 | Jon Thurston | Gil Dash | Doug Dean | Collinda Joseph | Chrissy Molnar | WWhCC 2025[9] 
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Personal life
[edit]Molnar became paralyzed after a balcony she was standing on collapsed.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Local curlers bring home silver from world championships". Lindsay Advocate. 2024-05-31. Retrieved 2025-01-22.
- ^ MacEachern, Barbara-Ann (2013-03-20). "Local curlers to compete at nationals". The Peterborough Examiner. Retrieved 2025-01-22.
- ^ "Canada falls to Norway in final at wheelchair curling worlds as title drought continues". CBC. 2024-03-09. Retrieved 2025-01-21.
- ^ Vanmeer, Pamela (2024-03-12). "Two Local Residents Back From Winning Silver Medal At World Wheelchair Curling Championship". Kawartha 411. Retrieved 2025-01-22.
- ^ Vanmeer, Pamela (2025-01-15). "Two Locals Win Doubles Wheelchair Curling Provincial Championship!". Kawartha 411. Retrieved 2025-01-22.
- ^ a b Vanmeer, Pamela (2023-03-26). "Sunday Drive With Chrissy Molnar". Kawartha 411. Retrieved 2025-01-22.
- ^ "Teams - 2013 Canadian Wheelchair Curling Championship". Curling Canada. Archived from the original on April 12, 2013.
- ^ "Canada ices veteran squad for wheelchair curling world championships". Canadian Paralympic Committee. 2024-02-26. Retrieved 2025-01-22.
- ^ Walchuk, Benny (2024-12-16). "Wolseley's Dash named to Canadian lineup for 2025 World Wheelchair Curling Championships". GX94 Radio. Retrieved 2025-01-22.