Isabelle Ladouceur

{{Infobox curler

| name = Isabelle Ladouceur

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2000|10|17}}{{cite web|title=2023 PointsBet Invitational Media Guide|url=https://www.curling.ca/files/2023/09/2023-PointsBet-Invitational-media-guide-VER1.pdf|website=Curling Canada|date=September 2023|accessdate=2023-09-24}}{{Dead link|date=September 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

| birth_place = St. Catharines, Ontario{{Cite web|url=https://www.curlingzone.com/player.php?playerid=32414|title=Isabelle Ladouceur |website=Curlingzone|access-date=January 22, 2023}}

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| Skip = Isabelle Ladouceur

| Third = Grace Lloyd

| Second = Michaela Robert

| Lead = Rachel Steele

| Alternate = Lori Eddy

| Member Association = {{NS}} (2015–2019)
{{ON}} (2019–2021; 2022–present)
{{NO}} (2021–2022)

| Top CCA ranking = 9th (2022–23)

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Isabelle Ladouceur (born October 17, 2000) is a Canadian curler. She is a former Canadian U18 champion, and skipped the Canadian junior team at the 2021 World Junior Curling Championships.

Career

=Junior=

Ladouceur played in the 2016 Nova Scotia Junior Championships, losing in the final to Mary Fay.{{Cite web|url=https://www.curlingzone.com/event.php?eventid=4126&eventtypeid=84&view=Playoffs#1|title=Nova Scotia Mackie Junior Women -- Playoffs|website=Curlingzone|access-date=January 22, 2023}} At the 2017 and 2018 provincial juniors, her team failed to make the playoffs.{{Cite web|url=https://www.curlingzone.com/event.php?view=Team&eventid=4595&teamid=105054&profileid=|title=Ladouceur 2-3 at 2017 Nova Scotia AMJ Campbell Junior Women|website=Curlingzone|access-date=January 22, 2023}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.curlingzone.com/event.php?view=Team&eventid=5123&teamid=117797&profileid=|title=Ladouceur 1-3 at 2018 Nova Scotia AMJ Campbell Junior Womens Provincials|website=Curlingzone|access-date=January 22, 2023}}

In 2018, Ladouceur and her U-18 team of Emilie Proulx, Makayla Harnish, Elsa Nauss and Kate Callaghan became the youngest ever team to qualify for the Nova Scotia Scotties Tournament of Hearts, as the age limit was eliminated two years prior.{{cite news|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/team-ladouceur-curling-1.4453514|website=CBC|title=Teen team becomes youngest ever to qualify for Nova Scotia Scotties|access-date=January 22, 2023}} At the 2018 Nova Scotia Scotties Tournament of Hearts, the team went win less, going 0–7. A few months later, the team represented Nova Scotia at the 2018 Canadian U18 Curling Championships.{{cite news|url=https://www.saltwire.com/atlantic-canada/sports/will-good-things-come-in-threes-for-owen-purcell-and-isabelle-ladouceur-at-world-junior-curling-event-100731711/|website=Saltwire|title=Will good things come in threes for Owen Purcell and Isabelle Ladouceur at world junior curling event?|access-date=January 22, 2023}} The team beat Saskatchewan 4–3 in the final to claim the championship.{{cite news|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/nova-scotia-curlers-team-weagle-team-ladouceur-1.4620529|website=CBC|title=Double gold for Nova Scotia curlers at under 18 championships|access-date=January 22, 2023}} In 2019, her team lost in the Nova Scotia Junior final to Kaitlyn Jones.{{Cite web|url=https://www.curlingzone.com/event.php?eventid=5601&eventtypeid=84&view=Playoffs#1|title=Nova Scotia AMJ Campbell Junior Womens -- Playoffs|website=Curlingzone|access-date=January 22, 2023}}

Ladouceur moved to Ontario to attend Wilfrid Laurier University. She played in the 2020 Ontario Junior Championships, going 3–4 in her first Ontario junior provincial. Later that season she skipped Laurier and team mates Brooklyn Fahl, Emma McKenzie and Kelly Middaugh at the 2020 U Sports/Curling Canada University Curling Championships, finishing with a 2–5 record.

She competed for Northern Ontario at the 2021 World Junior Qualification Event, which she won.{{cite news|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/sudbury/team-northern-ontario-curling-world-juniors-1.6267868|website=CBC|title=Northern Ontario to represent Canada at World Junior Curling Championships|access-date=January 22, 2023}} Her team only consisted of two Northern Ontarians, Jamie Smith and Lauren Rajala from Sudbury, the rest of the team hailed from different provinces. Ladouceur herself was from Nova Scotia, lead Katie Shaw was from Prince Edward Island and alternate Katy Lukowich was from Manitoba.{{cite news|url=https://www.thesudburystar.com/sports/local-sports/randy-in-the-rings-sudbury-curling-no-longer-just-about-sudbury|website=Sudbury Start|title=Randy in the Rings: Sudbury curling no longer just about Sudbury |access-date=January 22, 2023}} In the qualification event final, she defeated Alberta's Elysa Crough rink, 7–6.{{cite news|url=https://www.saltwire.com/atlantic-canada/sports/halifaxs-purcell-bedfords-ladouceur-win-world-junior-curling-qualifier-100663684/|website=Saltwire|title=Halifax's Purcell, Bedford's Ladouceur win world junior curling qualifier|access-date=January 22, 2023}} The event replaced that year's Canadian Junior Curling Championships which were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.{{cite news|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/team-owen-purcell-curling-nova-scotia-2022-world-junior-curling-championships-1.6265725|website=CBC|title='Just feels amazing': Nova Scotia curling team going to world juniors|access-date=January 22, 2023}} This qualified her rink to represent Canada at the 2022 World Junior Curling Championships. The team finished in 9th place, relegating Canada to the World Junior-B Championship for the following season.{{cite news|url=https://www.saltwire.com/atlantic-canada/sports/canadas-emily-deschenes-rink-opens-with-pair-of-wins-in-world-junior-womens-curling-qualifier-100806469/|website=Saltwire|title=Canada's Emily Deschenes rink opens with pair of wins in world junior women's curling qualifier|access-date=January 22, 2023}}

=Women's=

Ladouceur had a strong season in 2022–23, her first season after graduating from the junior ranks.{{cite news|url=https://www.kincardinenews.com/sports/local-sports/kincardine-coach-enlisted-to-guide-high-ranked-ontario-curling-team|website=Kincardine News|title=Kincardine coach enlisted to guide high-ranked Ontario curling team |access-date=January 22, 2023}} Her team, which consists of Smith, Grace Lloyd and Rachel Steele won the North Grenville Curling Club Women's Fall Classic, the Stroud Sleeman Cash Spiel and the Gord Carroll Curling Classic events on the tour. The team also played in their first Grand Slam of Curling event at the 2023 Canadian Open.{{cite news|url=https://www.sportsnet.ca/curling/article/eight-ends-things-to-know-for-the-gsocs-co-op-canadian-open/|website=Sportsnet|title=Eight Ends: Things to know for the GSOC's Co-op Canadian Open|access-date=January 22, 2023}} They lost all three of their games in the triple knockout event. In 2023, they also qualified for their first Ontario Scotties Tournament of Hearts, going 2–3. That season, Ladouceur also skipped Laurier at the 2022 World University Games Qualifier. She led her rink of Smith, Middaugh and Emma McKenzie to a 1–4 record. By virtue of winning the North Grenville Fall Classic, the Ladouceur women's rink qualified for the season ending Champions Cup Grand Slam event. There, the team finished 1–4.{{cite news|url=https://www.sportsnet.ca/curling/article/homan-tops-tirinzoni-to-secure-spot-in-kioti-tractor-champions-cup-playoffs/|website=Sportsnet|title=Homan tops Tirinzoni to secure spot in KIOTI Tractor Champions Cup playoffs|access-date=January 4, 2025}}

The Ladouceur rink played in the 2023 PointsBet Invitational event, put on by Curling Canada. The team won their first round game against Serena Gray-Withers, but lost in the second round to Rachel Homan.{{Cite news|url=https://www.saltwire.com/atlantic-canada/dartmouths-christina-black-beats-jennifer-jones-to-advance-to-pointsbet-invitational-semifinal-100896992|title=Dartmouth's Christina Black beats Jennifer Jones to advance to PointsBet Invitational semifinal|date=September 29, 2023|publisher=PNI Atlantic|access-date=January 5, 2025}} The team played in the 2024 Ontario Scotties Tournament of Hearts, where they qualified for the playoffs, before losing to Chelsea Brandwood rink in the C1 vs C2 game.{{Cite web|url=https://www.curlingzone.com/event.php?view=Team&eventid=8275&teamid=179112&profileid=32315&teamid=179139&profileid=32404#1|title=Ladouceur 4-2 At 2024 Milk Every Moment Ontario Scotties|website=CurlingZone|access-date=January 5, 2024}}

Personal life

Ladouceur's hometown is Bedford, Nova Scotia. She attended Charles P. Allen High School and attends Wilfrid Laurier University,{{Cite web|url=https://laurierathletics.com/sports/wcurling/roster/isabelle-ladouceur/20116|title= Isabelle Ladouceur |website=Laurier Athletics|access-date=January 22, 2023}} where she is taking Psychology & Neuroscience.{{Cite web|url=https://www.curling.ca/blog/2022/08/31/2022-23-scholarships-awarded/|title= 2022 scholarships awarded! |website=Curling Canada|access-date=January 22, 2023}}

Grand Slam record

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Event ! 2022–23 ! 2023–24
Tour Challenge \|style="background:#EFEFEF;"\| DNP \|style="background:#afeeee;"\| T2
Canadian Open \|style="background:#afeeee;"\| Q \|style="background:#EFEFEF;"\| DNP
Champions Cup \|style="background:#afeeee;"\| Q \|style="background:#EFEFEF;"\| N/A

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Event

! 2022–23

! 2023–24

Tour Challenge

|style="background:#EFEFEF;"| DNP

|style="background:#afeeee;"| T2

Canadian Open

|style="background:#afeeee;"| Q

|style="background:#EFEFEF;"| DNP

Champions Cup

|style="background:#afeeee;"| Q