Blayre TURNBULL

Historical Results

Fly fishing, spending time at her home in Nova Scotia, trying out new restaurants and binge-watching Netflix.

Athlete

Graduated from the University of Wisconsin (Madison, USA) in 2015 with a Bachelor of Arts in Legal Studies.

Partner, Ryan Sommer. Father, Ron. Mother, Margaret "Margie" Gillis. Brother, Brent.

English

Calgary

Forward

Right

Partner Ryan Sommer (Bobsleigh): Won bronze in four-men bob in 2019 World Championships. Named to Canada's 2022 Olympic team.

Brother Brent Turnbull (Ice hockey): Played in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL) from 2010 to 2014 and later at St. Francis Xavier University in Nova Scotia.

2016 World Championships

August 2021: Suffered a broken fibula during the team's celebration following its World Championships victory over the USA, returning to the ice to receive her gold medal on a stretcher. She returned to competition in mid-November.

2019: Suffered a tournament-ending injury in the semifinal of the 2019 World Championships after she was pushed head-first into the boards in the match against Finland.

Professional Women's Hockey Players Association (PWPHA)

Started skating at age two and began playing ice hockey at five in Stellarton/NS. (olympic.ca)

"A few of my older cousins played hockey, so as soon as I was old enough, my parents put me in hockey. I played with my brother and a lot of other friends from our neighbourhood and I just fell in love with it, and have been playing ever since. I remember watching the 2002 Olympics in Salt Lake City and becoming inspired to someday play in the Olympics. The dream has been alive since then." (backyardsports.ca, 1 Feb 2017)

Wanted to play in the NHL until watching the Canadian women's team win a gold medal at the Salt Lake City 2002 Olympic Winter Games, after which her goal became to play at the Olympic Winter Games. (olympic.ca)

Winning the 2016 Clarkson Cup with Calgary Inferno, and making her international debut for Canada.

Ice hockey player Hayley Wickenheiser (CAN), four-time Olympic gold medallist and seven-time world champion.

Canadian ice hockey gold medallist and NHL player Sidney Crosby, also from Nova Scotia.

"I owe credit to a variety of people. Most importantly, my family, which continues to support my dreams [and] my coaches at the University of Wisconsin, who taught me to believe in myself." (hockeycanada.ca, 30 Aug 2017)

"You don’t get what you wish for, you get what you work for." (canadianathletesnow.ca)

Wisconsin Badgers Rookie of the Year (2012)