Craig Savill

Craig Edward Savill (born October 25, 1978) is a Canadian curler from Manotick, Ontario, Canada.[2] He currently coaches the Czech men's national team.[3]

Craig Savill
Curler
Born (1978-10-25) October 25, 1978
Lahr, West Germany
Team
Curling clubOttawa CC,
Ottawa, ON[1]
Career
Member Association Ontario (1993–2016; 2018–present)
 Alberta (2016–2017)
Brier appearances10 (2002, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2016)
Top CTRS ranking1st (2008–09)
Grand Slam victories13: World Cup/Masters (Dec 2006, Jan 2008, Nov 2008, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2018);
Players (2008, 2013); Canadian Open (2009, 2012); The National (2012, 2014)
Medal record
World Curling Championships
2007 Edmonton
2012 Basel
Canadian Olympic Curling Trials
2009 Edmonton
Tim Hortons Brier
2007 Hamilton
2012 Saskatoon
2002 Calgary
2006 Regina
2008 Winnipeg
2010 Halifax
2011 London
2009 Calgary
2013 Edmonton
World Junior Curling Championships
1998 Thunder Bay
1999 Östersund

Career

Savill's father was stationed at CFB Lahr in Germany, and Savill was born there. However, Savill grew up and still lives in Ottawa. He curls out of the Ottawa Curling Club in club play. Before playing with Howard, Savill won two Canadian Junior Curling Championships and two World Junior Curling Championships (1998, 1999) as John Morris's third. In 2001 he moved to the position of second, still with John Morris. The team went to the 2002 Nokia Brier, and lost in the final to Alberta, skipped by Randy Ferbey. A couple of years later, Morris moved to Alberta and Savill joined Howard's team. With Howard, Savill, second Brent Laing and third Richard Hart lost in the 2006 Tim Hortons Brier to Quebec skipped by fellow Ottawa Curling Club member Jean-Michel Ménard. The following year, at the 2007 Tim Hortons Brier they would finally be victorious defeating 2006 Olympic Gold Medalist Brad Gushue in the Brier final. They then went on to win the 2007 Ford World Men's Curling Championship, defeating Germany in the final.

Personal life

Savill is a financial advisor with Sun Life financial.[4] He is married to Karen Cumberland and has two children.[5] He was diagnosed with Hodgkin's lymphoma in late 2015, and as a result, he was forced to take a hiatus from curling.[6] As a special tribute, Savill was allowed to throw two rocks in a game for former teammate Glenn Howard's Ontario rink at the 2016 Tim Hortons Brier in his hometown of Ottawa. He would make both shots perfectly.[7]

Teams
Season Skip Third Second Lead Alternate Events
1993–94[8] John MorrisMark HomanMike LillyCraig SavillDamien Boland
1996-97 John MorrisCraig SavillMatt St. LouisMark Homan1997 CJC
1997-98 John MorrisCraig SavillAndy OrmsbyBrent LaingBrad Gushue1998 CJC, 1998 WJC
1998-99 John MorrisCraig SavillJason YoungBrent LaingAndy Ormsby1999 CJC, 1999 WJC
1999-00 John MorrisCraig SavillAndy OrmsbyBrent Laing
2000-01 John MorrisJoe FransCraig SavillBrent Laing2001 Ont.
2001-02 John MorrisJoe FransCraig SavillBrent LaingChris Fulton & Jason Young2001 COCT, 2002 Ont., 2002 Brier
2002-03 John MorrisJoe FransCraig SavillBrent Laing2003 Ont., 2003 CC
2003–04 Craig SavillJosh AdamsSpencer CooperT.J. ConnollyStephen Watson
2004–05 Glenn HowardRichard HartBrent LaingCraig Savill2005 Ont.
2005–06 Glenn HowardRichard HartBrent LaingCraig SavillWayne Middaugh & Scott Taylor2005 COCT, 2006 CC, 2006 Ont., 2006 Brier
2006–07 Glenn HowardRichard HartBrent LaingCraig SavillSteve Bice2007 Ont., 2007 Brier, 2007 WCC
2007–08 Glenn HowardRichard HartBrent LaingCraig SavillSteve Bice2008 Ont., 2008 CC, 2008 Brier
2008–09 Glenn HowardRichard HartBrent LaingCraig SavillSteve Bice2009 Ont., 2009 Brier
2009–10 Glenn HowardRichard HartBrent LaingCraig SavillSteve Bice2009 COCT, 2010 Ont., 2010 Brier
2010–11 Glenn HowardRichard HartBrent LaingCraig SavillScott Howard2010 CC, 2011 Ont., 2011 Brier
2011–12 Glenn HowardWayne MiddaughBrent LaingCraig SavillScott Howard2011 CC, 2012 Ont., 2012 Brier, 2012 WCC
2012–13 Glenn HowardWayne MiddaughBrent LaingCraig SavillScott Howard2012 CC, 2013 Ont., 2013 Brier
2013–14 Glenn HowardWayne MiddaughBrent LaingCraig SavillScott Howard2013 COCT, 2014 Ont.
2014–15 Glenn HowardRichard HartJon MeadCraig Savill2014 CC
2015 Shawn AdamsMark DaceyCraig SavillAndrew Gibson2016 Brier[lower-alpha 1]
2016–17 Charley ThomasNathan ConnollyBrandon KlassenCraig Savill2017 Alta.
2017 Reid CarruthersBraeden MoskowyDerek SamagalskiColin HodgsonCraig Savill2017 COCT
2018–19 John EppingMathew CammBrent LaingCraig Savill2018 CC, 2019 Ont., 2019 Brier WC

Notes
  1. As a special tribute, Savill was permitted to throw two rocks in Team Ontario's (skipped by Glenn Howard) final game. Savill had been forced to take time off from curling due to being diagnosed with cancer, but was allowed to play in the game.

References
  1. https://www.curling.ca/scoreboard/#!/competitions/4332/teams/20006/team_athletes/20006-lead-14922
  2. http://www.curling.ca/2012/01/09/featured-curling-athlete-craig-savill/
  3. https://world-curling-federation.s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/pdf-documents/competition-CUR_1920_ECCB/2019-11-15-203433304Men's%20Entry%20List%20by%20Country.pdf
  4. 2017 Canadian Olympic Curling Trials Media Guide
  5. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-06. Retrieved 2013-12-06.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  6. "Popular curler Savill facing cancer fight". TSN Curling. 7 December 2015. Retrieved 7 December 2015.
  7. Long, Jamie (March 11, 2016). "Craig Savill, decorated Ottawa curler, fighting cancer during hometown Brier". CBC News. Retrieved March 11, 2016.
  8. "Morris rink advances to provincial finals". Ottawa Citizen. December 1, 1993. p. C2. Retrieved March 17, 2020.
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