Kira Brunton

Kira Michaela Brunton (born March 17, 1999) is a Canadian curler originally from Sudbury, Ontario. She currently skips her own team. In 2015, she won the gold medal at the 2015 Canada Winter Games playing third for Megan Smith.

She coached the Sandy MacEwan rink at the 2026 Montana's Brier.

Career Juniors Brunton made her first national appearance at the 2015 Canada Winter Games where she played third for Megan Smith. After a 6–0 round robin record, they defeated Saskatchewan in the semifinal and Nova Scotia in the final to claim the gold medal. The following season, she qualified for both the 2016 U18 International Curling Championships and the 2016 Canadian Junior Curling Championships. She missed the playoffs at both events. Brunton was more successful at the 2017 Canadian U18 Curling Championships where she led her team of Kate Sherry, Sydnie Stinson and Jessica Leonard to the final where they defeated New Brunswick to claim the title. After not qualifying for any national events during the 2017–18 season, Brunton played in the 2019 Canadian Junior Curling Championships, 2019 U Sports/Curling Canada University Curling Championships and 2019 Canadian Mixed Doubles Curling Championship during the 2018–19 season where she finished 5–5 at the juniors, won the University championships representing Laurentian University and finished 1–6 at the mixed doubles nationals. Also during the 2018–19 season, her team won the Stu Sells Toronto Tankard World Curling Tour event and played in the 2018 Tour Challenge where they lost in a tiebreaker. Brunton won her third provincial junior title the following year and finished with a 5–4 record at the 2020 Canadian Junior Curling Championships. She was also able to defend her title at the Stu Sells Toronto Tankard, defeating Cathy Auld in the final.

Women In 2020, Brunton moved to Ottawa, and graduated to women's play, joining the Lauren Mann rink for the 2020–21 season with Cheryl Kreviazuk and Karen Trines at second and lead respectively. The team found immediate success in their first tour event, surprising a short-handed Team Jennifer Jones in the final of the 2020 Stu Sells Toronto Tankard, Brunton's third time winning the event. Brunton competed at the 2021 Scotties Tournament of Hearts, her first Canadian women's curling championship, as alternate for Krysta Burns Northern Ontario rink. At the Hearts, they finished with a 2–6 round robin record, defeating Northwest Territories' Kerry Galusha and Yukon's Laura Eby. Brunton got to play in the team's final game of the tournament, replacing Amanda Gates at lead.

Brunton would then join forces with Danielle Inglis Ottawa-based rink in the 2022–23 curling season, where in their first season together, they would finish 3rd at the 2023 Ontario Scotties Tournament of Hearts. Brunton would still get to participate in the 2023 Scotties Tournament of Hearts as an alternate for Rachel Homan, where they would lose to Nova Scotia's Christina Black 7–6 in the Championship round to finish tied for 5th. The Inglis rink would win their first Ontario Scotties in 2024, beating Carly Howard in the final. This would qualify them to represent Ontario at the 2024 Scotties Tournament of Hearts where they finished with a 3–5 record. Inglis would go on to repeat as Ontario Champions in 2025, returning to the 2025 Scotties Tournament of Hearts. At their second Scotties as a team, the Inglis rink would improve, finishing the round robin with a 6–2 record, qualifying for the Championship round, where they would lose 9–8 to Alberta's Kayla Skrlik.

Mixed doubles Brunton joined forces with Jacob Horgan to compete in mixed doubles in the 2024–25 season, competing in the 2025 Canadian Mixed Doubles Curling Championship. In their first national championship together, the duo had success, finishing round robin play with an undefeated 7–0 record, and losing to eventual champions Kadriana Lott and Colton Lott 6–5 in the semifinals, finishing tied for 3rd.

Personal life Brunton previously attended Laurentian University for sports psychology,

Teams Season Skip Third Second Lead Alternate 2013–14 Megan Smith Kira Brunton Kate Sherry Emma Johnson Mikaela Cheslock 2014–15 Megan Smith Kira Brunton Kate Sherry Emma Johnson Mikaela Cheslock 2015–16 Megan Smith Kira Brunton Kate Sherry Emma Johnson Mikaela Cheslock 2016–17 Kira Brunton Megan Smith Sara Guy Kate Sherry 2017–18 Kira Brunton Megan Smith Sara Guy Kate Sherry 2018–19 Kira Brunton Megan Smith Sara Guy Kate Sherry 2019–20 Kira Brunton Lindsay Dubue Calissa Daly Jessica Leonard 2020–21 Lauren Mann Kira Brunton Cheryl Kreviazuk Karen Trines 2021–22 Lauren Mann Kira Brunton Cheryl Kreviazuk Karen Trines Marcia Richardson 2022–23 Danielle Inglis Kira Brunton Cheryl Kreviazuk Cassandra de Groot 2023–24 Danielle Inglis Kira Brunton Calissa Daly Cassandra de Groot Kim Tuck 2024–25 Danielle Inglis Kira Brunton Calissa Daly Cassandra de Groot Kim Tuck 2025–26 Danielle Inglis Kira Brunton Calissa Daly Cassandra de Groot Kim Tuck 2026–27 Kira Brunton Kendra Lilly Jamie Smith Lauren Rajala