Tahli GILL

Australia

Curling

Date of Birth: 8 Sep 1999

Age: 22

Gender: Female

Place of birth: SYDNEY, NSW

Birth Country:

Australia

Residence: BRISBANE, QLD

Residence Country:

Australia

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Curling	Mixed Doubles AUS Australia	10

Schedule

Location	Event	Status
National Aquatics Centre - Sheet B	Mixed Doubles Round Robin Session 1 AUS Australia 5 USA United States of America 6	Finished
National Aquatics Centre - Sheet A	Mixed Doubles Round Robin Session 2 AUS Australia 5 CHN People's Republic of China 6	Finished
National Aquatics Centre - Sheet D	Mixed Doubles Round Robin Session 4 CZE Czech Republic 8 AUS Australia 2	Finished
National Aquatics Centre - Sheet B	Mixed Doubles Round Robin Session 5 SWE Sweden 7 AUS Australia 6	Finished
National Aquatics Centre - Sheet C	Mixed Doubles Round Robin Session 6 GBR Great Britain 9 AUS Australia 8	Finished
National Aquatics Centre - Sheet C	Mixed Doubles Round Robin Session 7 AUS Australia 4 NOR Norway 10	Finished
National Aquatics Centre - Sheet D	Mixed Doubles Round Robin Session 8 AUS Australia 3 ITA Italy 7	Finished
National Aquatics Centre - Sheet B	Mixed Doubles Round Robin Session 11 AUS Australia 9 SUI Switzerland 6	Finished
National Aquatics Centre - Sheet A	Mixed Doubles Round Robin Session 12 CAN Canada 8 AUS Australia 10	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Athlete:

Historical Results

World Mixed Doubles Championships
Rank	Event	Year	Location
4	Mixed Doubles	2019	Stavanger, NOR
13	Mixed Doubles	2021	Aberdeen, SCO

Pacific-Asia Championships
Rank	Event	Year	Location
6	Women	2018	Gangneung, KOR

Nickname:

Tilly

Hobbies:

Painting, the beach, hanging out with friends, watching Netflix

Occupation:

Student

Education:

Studying a Bachelor’s degree in Primary Education at Queensland University of Technology Brisbane. Expected to graduate in 2022.

Family:

Partner, Hamish Bell. Father, Steve. Mother, Lynette. Sisters, Kirby and Jayna.

Languages spoken:

English

Club name:

Queensland Curling Association

Coach:

Personal: John Morris (CAN)

Hand:

Right

Sporting relatives:

Mother Lynette Gill (Curling): Finished 22nd at the 2013 World Mixed Doubles Championship with Jay Merchant, with a 2-6 record (including a win against the United States). Competed at seven Pacific-Asia Championships from 2005-18, including teaming up with Tahli in 2018, where they finished sixth. Coached the national junior women's team from 2009-19 at the Pacific-Asia Junior and World Junior "B" Championships, which included Tahli from 2012.

Partner Hamish Bell (Football): Competed in the National Premier League from U13 to U16. As of 2021, competes in Queensland Premier League Division 2.

Other sports:

Figure skating: Competed in two international events before choosing to focus on curling at age 16.

Debut:

2018 Pacific-Asia Championships in Gangneung vs. Japan (20-0 Loss)
2019 World Mixed Doubles Championship in Stavanger vs. Wales (6-5 Loss)

Injuries:

2014: Seized disc in her back. No surgery required but took a year off from figure skating.

Start:

Introduced to curling at age 11 after her mother watched the Olympic Winter Games. “My mum went to our local ice rink to see if there was curling, and a few other people had asked about it so she got in touch with them and they pretty much started a club.” (sbs.com.au, 20 Dec 2021)

Reason:

“There’s so much to love. The social aspect is a really big hook for people. The culture is so unique and so special. Then you’ve got strategy and precision. Everything about this sport is awesome.” (Athlete, 19 Dec 2021)

Ambition:

“I’ve wanted to win gold at the Olympics for a really long time. I would’ve said just qualifying for the Olympics, but now that that’s checked off the list, it’s winning gold.” (Athlete, 19 Dec 2022)

Training:

Moved to Canada in the fall of 2021 to train five days per week, multiple times per day, and compete in tournaments and exhibition games. Selected Camrose, AB, to coordinate training with friend and “unofficial” coach John Morris (CAN). (Athlete, 19 Dec 2021)

Memorable:

“It has to be qualifying for the Olympics. It’s really cool.” (Athlete, 19 Dec 2022)

Hero:

None.

Influence:

Her mother. (Athlete, 19 Dec 2021)

Ritual:

None. (Athlete, 19 Dec 2021)

Philosophy:

“The only voice that matters is the voice that’s in your head. It took me a really long time to learn it over a long period of time. People had a lot of doubts when I was figure skating, and my attitude became ‘I’ll show you.’” (Athlete, 19 Dec 2022)

Award:

Awarded a scholarship to attend the Trillium Curling Camp in Canada in 2016.

General Interest

ROUGH BEGINNINGS
Competed in four consecutive four-player Pacific-Asia Junior Championships between 2012-15, starting at age 12, compiling a won/loss record of 1-28 (playing lead and second) and five World Junior “B” Curling Championships between 2016-19, with a 4-26 record. However, her record with Hewitt at the 2021 Olympic Qualifying Event was 7-0. “It’s not a bad thing to fail, it’s a good thing if you can learn from your failures. It can make you a better athlete and a better person.” (Athlete, 19 Dec 2022)

COACH CONNECTIONS
Her coach John Morris’ father Earle used to coach Hewitt’s father. The younger Morris was interested in coaching when the Australians finished fourth at the 2019 World Mixed Doubles Championship, and they were put in touch. “He just fills you with so much confidence. He’s so experienced, and at such big events it’s nice to have someone who’s been through that and knows how to handle such big events.”

Her coach, John Morris (CAN), said of her. “Tahli’s been so impressive this year, she’s got the eye of the tiger. For someone who has pretty much trained on hockey arena ice for six or seven years, it’s amazing what she can do now.” (Athlete, 19 Dec 2022; John Morris, 15 Jan 2022)

BUILDING A FACILITY
“The dream is that curling in Australia really grows, and eventually we get a curling rink. That would be awesome.” (thestarphoenix.com, 18 Sep 2021)

Milestones

Part of the first Australian pairing to qualify for the Olympic Winter Games, after going undefeated at the Olympic Qualifying Event.

Finished fourth at the 2019 World Mixed Doubles Championship, which resulted in funding from the Olympic Winter Institute of Australia.

International debut at the 2012 Pacific-Asia Junior Championships in Jeonju City. As the youngest competitor in the tournament (12), she was interviewed by Korean television.

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