june march canadian captured canadian championships scott tournament hearts world championships captained canadian team gold medal winter olympics year women medal sport tournaments competing worked commentator popularized nickname claimed person sport played died cancer leaving legacy extended outside honoured posthumously induction awarded later led induction career attending canada started grade school physical education program grew athlete playing avid speed swimmer continued local scene participating ladies league grade playing high school team won provincial championship grade team went undefeated season continued graduating high school attending university appearance provincial graduating university moved regina job north west leisure centre continued given nickname supervisor facility member won provincial championship sending national championship team finished fourth place win loss record prior season found different teammates attempting stable squad disappointing season decided skip season playing recruited play second recommended lead won year finished fourth place scott tournament hearts won provincial title defeated finals giving national women championship win moved world championship defeated germany final year winning canada sixth world women title season competed defending champions team finished round robin defeated final clinch second consecutive canadian championship team represented canada finished round robin advanced playoffs won semifinal germany final scotland win final team clinched second world championships run previous season time canadian men women won consecutive world championships returned year defending champion team finished win loss record advanced playoffs second seed lost games failed advance final losing chance win consecutive title returned finished win loss record round robin advanced playoffs defeated ontario twice route winning canadian championship went world championships finished round robin advanced playoffs defeating denmark semifinals germany final win world title seasons named team year winter olympics medal sport time olympic trials held november select canada representatives olympics finished round robin defeated final score strong shot making difficult win clinch berth olympics winter olympics held japan favourites gold strong field event finishing round robin place wins loss canada played semifinal game great_britain game tied regulation play went extra end barely draw rock win game final denmark secured win ends winning canada gold medal winning gold medal appeared page new_york_times olympics named team year team inducted returning olympics compete immediately scott tournament team playoffs won playoff game dropping semifinal losing joined colour commentator final match teams career statistics notes shot percentage round robin career total personal life family education born parents born club foot required wear cast months older sisters carol attended high school moved attend university started degree computer science transferred year work degree physical education teammate introduced shannon england june married pregnant child information revealed reporters scott tournament hearts jokingly dubbed september daughter born april father died cancer june couple second daughter born illness death jenna birth experienced health problems suffered pain thought pregnancy related following jenna birth began suffer stomach pains tests showed size fist developed heart condition worsened underwent surgery september surgery dead piece broke released blood lung heart stopped beating emergency heart kept alive month diagnosed cancer doctors finally provided specific diagnosis unknown primary site pin cancer came referred cancer mars addition radiation explored medicine form alternative medicine involves large nutrients worked colour commentator canada national junior championships illness largely removed public eye championships held press conference update situation speaking publicly ordeal time spared details gone expressing hope future goals coming thing look family second taken hot vacation going feet sand warm place actually today thank thank lawrence returning felt physically suffered setback cat scan revealed spots lungs decision proceed continued therapy scheduled work scott tournament hearts unable statement hospital read fighting hard hope playing talking hoping green shoes scott things perspective things life found hope trail year scott site friend optimism statement seriousness condition moved care died sleep morning march age survived husband daughters death caused reactions community country canadian prime minister said statement canadians touched death came know exploits champion sports ambassador canada set apart bright engaging personality incredible life qualities clearly evidence fought illness missed honour flags provincial office buildings lowered half staff offered broadcast funeral live signal available stations charge husband shannon england agreed broadcast condition family shown service broadcast service marking time canadian athlete funeral televised live networks getting underway games afternoon draw delayed allow fans watch funeral broadcast screens regina home opened funeral people attended service thousands watched satellite locations province hundreds thousands watched television funeral conducted teammate husband awards honours addition titles captured team ice recognized different ways ice awarded order merit posthumous recipient members previously awarded honorary doctor laws degree fall inducted team inducted separate occasions winning world championships winning gold medal olympics annual tournament hearts player playoff round awarded valuable player award death city regina honoured ways work renamed leisure centre road leading team renamed hometown honoured memory construction olympic gold park created january assistance foundation raises funds help care babies crisis direct donations benefit care canada charity years existence donations canadian altering charity mission focus care donations directly hospitals halifax regina london hamilton victoria january named winner world award later incorporated award named founded honours championship play character extraordinary achievement husband daughters accepted award behalf world men championship
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