Sarah Wilkes

Biography

Sarah Wilkes is a two-time world champion as the lead on Team Homan.

Wilkes began playing with Rachel Homan and Emma Miskew at second during the 2020-21 season. They finished as the runners-up at the 2021 Tournament of Hearts. When Joanne Courtney decided to step back from competitive curling at the end of the following season, Wilkes moved to lead and Miskew moved to second as Tracy Fleury joined the team at third.

In their first year as a foursome, they represented Ontario at the Tournament of Hearts where they were eliminated in the semifinals of the championship round. Throughout 2023-24 and 2024-25, the team was a dominant force, winning a total of 142 games against just 15 losses. They won back-to-back national titles and back-to-back world titles. They were the first Canadian women’s foursome to win two straight world championship gold medals since 1993-1994.

Wilkes made her first world championship appearance in 2019 while playing third on Team Chelsea Carey. They had won the Tournament of Hearts after going 9-2 during pool play and went on to defeat Team Homan in the final.

While attending Laurier University, Wilkes represented Canada at the 2013 Winter Universiade as the third on a team skipped by Laura Crocker. She made her debut at the Tournament of Hearts in 2015 as the alternate for Team Val Sweeting.

A Little More About Sarah

Getting into the Sport: Started curling at age 6 and began competing at age 12… Outside Interests: Enjoys reading, going for walks with her dog, doing CrossFit, playing ultimate frisbee and slo-pitch… Registered psychotherapist… Odds and Ends: Has always been inspired by watching athletes compete for their country; remembers having a sense of awe in Grade 5 while watching Olympians and wanting to feel that pride one day…