Chrissy Molnar

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| birth_name = Chrissy Molnar

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| birth_place = Trent Lakes, Ontario, Canada

| Curling club = Bobcaygeon Curling Club, Bobcaygeon, ON

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| World Wheelchair Championship appearances = 2 ({{WWhCC|2024}}, {{WWhCC|2025}})

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{{Medal|Competition| {{WWhCC||World Wheelchair Championship}} }}

{{Medal|Silver| {{WWhCC|2024|2024 Gangneung}} | Mixed team }}

{{Medal|Bronze| {{WWhCC|2025|2025 Stevenston}} | Mixed Team}}

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Chrissy Molnar is a Canadian wheelchair curler.

Career

Molnar was encouraged to try wheelchair curling in 2012.{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2024-05-31 |title=Local curlers bring home silver from world championships |url=https://lindsayadvocate.ca/local-curlers-bring-home-silver-from-world-championships/ |access-date=2025-01-22 |website=Lindsay Advocate |language=en-CA}} She competed at the Canadian Wheelchair Curling Championships in 2013.{{Cite web |last=MacEachern |first=Barbara-Ann |date=2013-03-20 |title=Local curlers to compete at nationals |url=https://www.thepeterboroughexaminer.com/life/local-curlers-to-compete-at-nationals/article_c350c7a7-d405-5f45-93dc-1928fde073ea.html |access-date=2025-01-22 |website=The Peterborough Examiner |language=en}}

She took a break from curling to have children, but returned to competition post-COVID. 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.{{Cite news |date=2024-03-09 |title=Canada falls to Norway in final at wheelchair curling worlds as title drought continues |url=https://www.cbc.ca/sports/paralympics/canada-norway-wheelchair-curling-world-championship-1.7138593 |access-date=2025-01-21 |work=CBC}}{{Cite web |last=Vanmeer |first=Pamela |date=2024-03-12 |title=Two Local Residents Back From Winning Silver Medal At World Wheelchair Curling Championship |url=https://www.kawartha411.ca/2024/03/12/two-local-residents-back-from-winning-silver-medal-at-world-wheelchair-curling-championship/ |access-date=2025-01-22 |website=Kawartha 411 |language=en-CA}} At the 2025 Wheelchair Curling Ontario Provincial Championship, Molnar won in mixed doubles with teammate Jon Thurston.{{Cite web |last=Vanmeer |first=Pamela |date=2025-01-15 |title=Two Locals Win Doubles Wheelchair Curling Provincial Championship! |url=https://www.kawartha411.ca/2025/01/15/two-locals-win-doubles-wheelchair-curling-provincial-championship/ |access-date=2025-01-22 |website=Kawartha 411 |language=en-CA}} She will represent Canada at the 2025 World Wheelchair Curling Championships as the team's alternate.

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scope="row"\| 2013 \| Ken Gregory \|\| Collinda Joseph \|\| Jon Thurston \|\| Chrissy Molnar \|\| \|\| Carl Rennick \|\| CWhCC 2013 (7th){{Cite web \|url=http://www.curling.ca/championships/wheelchair/teams/ \|title=Teams - 2013 Canadian Wheelchair Curling Championship \|website=Curling Canada \|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130412184229/http://www.curling.ca/championships/wheelchair/teams/ \|archivedate=April 12, 2013 \|url-status=dead}}
scope="row"\| 2023 \|Jon Thurston \|\|Collinda Joseph \|\|Karl Allen \|\|Chrissy Molnar\|\| \|\| \|\|CWhCC 2023 (5th)
scope="row"\| 2024 \|Jon Thurston\|\|Ina Forrest\|\|Gil Dash\|\|Mark Ideson\|\|Chrissy Molnar\|\|Kyle Paquette\|\|WWhCC 2024{{Cite web \|last= \|date=2024-02-26 \|title=Canada ices veteran squad for wheelchair curling world championships \|url=https://paralympic.ca/news/canada-ices-veteran-squad-wheelchair-curling-world-championships/ \|access-date=2025-01-22 \|website=Canadian Paralympic Committee \|language=en-US}} {{Silver2}}
scope="row"\| 2025 \|Jon Thurston\|\|Gil Dash\|\|Doug Dean\|\|Collinda Joseph\|\|Chrissy Molnar\|\| \|\|WWhCC 2025{{Cite web \|last=Walchuk \|first=Benny \|date=2024-12-16 \|title=Wolseley's Dash named to Canadian lineup for 2025 World Wheelchair Curling Championships \|url=https://www.gx94radio.com/2024/12/16/wolseleys-dash-named-to-canadian-lineup-for-2025-world-wheelchair-curling-championships/ \|access-date=2025-01-22 \|website=GX94 Radio \|language=en-US}} {{bronze3}}

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scope="row"| 2013

| Ken Gregory || Collinda Joseph || Jon Thurston || Chrissy Molnar || || Carl Rennick || CWhCC 2013 (7th){{Cite web |url=http://www.curling.ca/championships/wheelchair/teams/ |title=Teams - 2013 Canadian Wheelchair Curling Championship |website=Curling Canada |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130412184229/http://www.curling.ca/championships/wheelchair/teams/ |archivedate=April 12, 2013 |url-status=dead}}

scope="row"| 2023

|Jon Thurston ||Collinda Joseph ||Karl Allen ||Chrissy Molnar|| || ||CWhCC 2023 (5th)

scope="row"| 2024

|Jon Thurston||Ina Forrest||Gil Dash||Mark Ideson||Chrissy Molnar||Kyle Paquette||WWhCC 2024{{Cite web |last= |date=2024-02-26 |title=Canada ices veteran squad for wheelchair curling world championships |url=https://paralympic.ca/news/canada-ices-veteran-squad-wheelchair-curling-world-championships/ |access-date=2025-01-22 |website=Canadian Paralympic Committee |language=en-US}} {{Silver2}}

scope="row"| 2025

|Jon Thurston||Gil Dash||Doug Dean||Collinda Joseph||Chrissy Molnar|| ||WWhCC 2025{{Cite web |last=Walchuk |first=Benny |date=2024-12-16 |title=Wolseley's Dash named to Canadian lineup for 2025 World Wheelchair Curling Championships |url=https://www.gx94radio.com/2024/12/16/wolseleys-dash-named-to-canadian-lineup-for-2025-world-wheelchair-curling-championships/ |access-date=2025-01-22 |website=GX94 Radio |language=en-US}} {{bronze3}}

Personal life

Molnar became paralyzed after a balcony she was standing on collapsed.{{Cite web |last=Vanmeer |first=Pamela |date=2023-03-26 |title=Sunday Drive With Chrissy Molnar |url=https://www.kawartha411.ca/2023/03/26/sunday-drive-with-chrissy-molnar/ |access-date=2025-01-22 |website=Kawartha 411 |language=en-CA}}

References

Category:Living people

Category:Canadian women curlers

Category:Canadian wheelchair curlers

Category:21st-century Canadian sportswomen

Category:Date of birth missing (living people)

Category:People from Peterborough County

Category:Curlers from Ontario