Team Sarah Koltun, 2009's Sport Yukon team of the year, capped off their season with a gold medal in Saskatchewan this past weekend.

Representing Yukon, team Koltun had an easy defeat over Team Nova Scotia at the U-18 Optimist International Bonspiel that was held in Regina.

The team won in only six ends to steal the win from Nova Scotia, the province that beat them at last year's Optimist bonspiel finals to push them to a silver medal.

Teams from all over Canada, the U.S. and Japan attended the bonspiel.

Playdowns are held in each province and state to decide who would go to the Optimist bonspiel.

Team Koltun has attended three times.

"It's a pretty big deal,” said Lindsay Moldowin, coach for the team.

Team Koltun are a bit of a big deal themselves, ending their incredible season with a gold medal.

Koltun, 16, is joined by Chelsea Duncan, 18, Jenna Duncan, 15 and Linea Eby,16.

"This year has been a really good year for us,” Moldowin said.

The girls practiced hard, playing against the Yukon's best adult teams. At last month's International Bonspiel here in Whitehorse, Team Koltun won the women's A division final.

The win this past weekend was just the icing on the cake for an already great season.

"Finishing it off with a gold medal is a really great feeling,” Moldowin said.

The girls headed into the Optimist International with the goal of winning their pool, and getting into the cross-over games.

They did better than that, earning a spot in the medal round.

"We didn't really doubt that we wouldn't be able to make it into that final game,” Moldowin said.

Facing the province that had beaten them to the gold last year, Team Koltun had an easy defeat.

"It was an early win,” Moldowin said. "It was good.”

Moldowin said the girls had a much easier game in the final than they had trying to get into the medal round in the first place.

The girls faced a tough Ontario team just as determined as they were. The game was decided in the final end when the Ontario skip threw her rock straight through the house.

After the win and the great season, Moldowin says the girls are happy.

"I think they're just feeling amazing,” she said.

Moldowin said this may be the best season the girls have ever seen.

"I would say so.”

A lot of hard work got them to where they are now, the coach added.

"The girls worked really hard and it's nice to see that pay off.”

Next year the team will look a little bit different as Chelsea Duncan heads off the university. She plans to play for the team at the Canadian Nationals, but she has aged out of the Canada Winter Games.

The team will welcome alternate Patty Wallingham to take her place at bonspiels where Duncan cannot participate.

Wallingham was supposed to get a chance to play at the Optimist International, but with the games going so well she sat out.

"We wanted her to get some experience,” Moldowin said.

But the alternate does get time with the team. She attends every practice and is prepping for her debut as a full time member next year. Wallingham also got to play this winter when Eby was on crutches after dislocating her knee.