Natalie & Meaghan

Natalie &#38; Meaghan are a team of Teammates on the 2nd season of The Amazing Race Canada.

Natalie Spooner

 * Age: 23
 * Occupation: Member of Canada’s National Women’s Hockey Team (Forward)
 * Current City: Scarborough, Ont.
 * Hometown: Scarborough, Ont.
 * Strengths: Physically fit, energetic, positive
 * Fears/Phobias: Feet
 * Favourite Travel Destination: Scotland
 * Pet Peeve about Teammate: “Sometimes she likes too much control.”

Meaghan Mikkelson

 * Age: 29
 * Occupation: Member of Canada’s National Women’s Hockey Team (Defence)
 * Current City: Calgary, Alta.
 * Hometown: Regina, Sask. and St. Albert, Alta.
 * Strengths: Physically fit, detail-oriented, calm under pressure
 * Fears/Phobias: Bugs
 * Favourite Travel Destination: Hawaii
 * Pet Peeve about Teammate: “She does not always pay attention to details.”

Biography
Natalie and Meaghan met as members of Canada’s National Women’s Hockey Team in 2008 at training camp where Meaghan, a hockey player since age seven, took new recruit, Natalie, under her wing. As Olympic and World Champions, these two elite athletes have faced many challenges and bested many rival nations as part of the Canadian hockey team. The pair recently won gold with the women’s team at the 2014 Olympics in Sochi. This duo will not accept second place and will be fierce competition for other racers.

POTENTIAL ROADBLOCK: Meaghan played the gold medal game in Sochi with a broken hand, which gives a sense of the toughness they are bringing to the starting line. She has since had surgery which might affect her physically in the challenges. Both understand what it takes to win and more importantly, what it takes to work as a team. Meaghan tends to let stress and hard work rule her life, which is where Natalie’s friendship comes in handy. Natalie brings out the youthful silliness in Meaghan, a release she often needs. “Although we may not be related, our relationship is similar to sisters,” said Natalie. “We may bicker at one another at times, but we move on quickly from that because we understand each other and love one another like sisters.” “We also think that we may be underestimated as females,” said Meaghan, Winning 'The Amazing Race Canada' will extend their Olympic dream and allow them to devote their time to the sport they love. Hockey is not as lucrative a career for women as it is for men who play professionally, and their significant investment in training is both physical and financial. These determined women are passionate ambassadors of the sport and want to continue building support for the game.

Motto: “One clue at a time.” “Unity in adversity.” – Motto for 2014 Olympic Team

Team they most associate with from Season 1: A mix of Vanessa and Celina and Jet and Dave.

Canada Season 2

 * Leg 1: 1stTARC2-NatalieMeaghan2ndPlace.png
 * Leg 2: 1st
 * Leg 3: 1st (Express Pass used to bypass Detour)
 * Leg 4: 1st
 * Leg 5: 3rd
 * Leg 6: 5th
 * Leg 7: 1st
 * Leg 8: 1st
 * Leg 9: 3rd
 * Leg 10: 2nd
 * Leg 11: 1st
 * Leg 12: 2nd

Memorable Moments

 * Gave the second Express Pass to Pierre & Michel.
 * Alliance with Pierre & Michel
 * Use the Express Pass in leg 3 to skip the Detour. It was later reviewed that the leg has a Double U-Turn and wasn't aired.
 * Taking the most shots to hit the five-hole on a hockey Detour (53) after it was collectively assumed by the other teams that, being professional hockey players, they would complete this task with ease
 * Meaghan doing the final roadblock which included climbing up a rope despite her broken hand.
 * Came second after Mickey & Pete passed them at the kayak task and the final memory task.
 * Helping Sukhi & Jinder by lending them their clue in Leg 11, despite Sukhi & Jinder trying to steer them in the wrong direction which angered them.

Franchise

 * Second team of Olympians. (Following after Andy & Tommy)
 * First team to win the first three (later four) legs in a Race (after Rob & Amber and Renata & Ana Paula).
 * One of eight female teams to place 1st on the first leg of the race (tied with Debbie & Bianca, Godlewski Family, Thanh Thủy & Minh Thoa, Vanessa & Pamela, Mary & Cecilia, Renata & Ana Paula and Sam & Renae).
 * First team to use their Express Pass before giving the second Express Pass to another team.
 * Second team to win the first 4 legs of the Race (after Marc & Kat).
 * Highest average placing female team, 1.83.
 * Most legs won by a team who came in 2nd, 7 legs.
 * Highest average placing female team who came in 2nd, 1.83.
 * Highest average placing female team who won a leg and come in 2nd, 1.83.
 * Highest average placing team with seven legs won in a career, 1.83.
 * Highest average placing team with seven legs won in a single season, 1.83.
 * Most legs won by a female team in a career, 7 legs.
 * Most legs won by a female team in a season, 7 legs.

Version

 * First team to win the majority of legs.
 * First team to win the first 4 legs.
 * Most legs won in one season, 7 legs.
 * Highest average placing team, 1.83.
 * First female team to win a leg.
 * First female team to win an Express Pass.
 * First female team of friends.
 * First female team to place 2nd.
 * First team of Olympians.

Season

 * Last all-female team standing.
 * First ever highest averaged placing all-female team to come in 2nd, 1.83