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Jennifer Judith Jones OM (born July 7, 1974) is a Canadian curler. She was the Olympic champion in curling as skip of the Canadian team at the 2014 Sochi Games. Jones is the first female skip to go through the Games undefeated. The only male skip to achieve this was fellow Canadian Kevin Martin in 2010.
Feb 13, 2024 · The 49-year-old who won an Olympic gold medal, two world championships and six Canadian women's titles as a skip announced Tuesday she'll retire from team curling at the end of this season,...
- Early Years and Junior Career
- The Shot and Pro Career
- Sochi Olympics
- Personal Life
Jennifer Jones grew up in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Her parents, Carol and Larry Jones, were both curlersand introduced her to the sport at age 11. At age 15, Jones won her first provincial tournament as part of a rink (team) that included her younger sister. Their father, Larry, was the coach. “He’s the one who had this love of curling that was infectio...
Jones’s rink won the 2002 Manitoba Scotties Tournament of Hearts. She then made her debut at the national Scotties Tournament of Hearts, where Canada’s top female curler is crowned annually. Jones lost in the playoffs and did not return to the national championships for another three years. In 2005, the Jones rink, which featured Cathy Gauthier at ...
At the 2013 Olympic trials, Team Jones’ 6–1 round-robin record earned them the top seed. In the finals, they prevailed 8–4 over an Ontario team skipped by Sherry Middaugh, booking Jones’s first ticket to the Olympic Winter Games. At the Games in Sochi, Russia, Jones’s rink — which included Dawn McEwen, Jill Officer, Kaitlyn Lawes and reserve Kirste...
Jones earned a Bachelor of Laws degree from the University of Manitobain 1999. She works as the senior legal advisor for National Bank Financial. In 2015, Jones married fellow curler Brent Laing, who curls for Kevin Koe’s Alberta rink. The couple has two daughters, Isabella and Skyla.
Feb 26, 2024 · Veteran Manitoba skip Jennifer Jones looks to the crowd in Calgary on Sunday after her last women's curling match, a 5-4 loss to Rachel Homan in the Scotties Tournament of Hearts final.
Dec 9, 2013 · One of Canada’s most successful female curlers ever, Jennifer Jones is an Olympic champion, two-time world champion, and six-time national champion.
- Paula Nichols
Jennifer Jones has won everything there is to win in women's curling. The Sochi 2014 Olympic champion also has two world titles, six Canadian national Scotties Tournament of Hearts gold medals, two Canadian Olympic Trials gold medals, and multiple Grand Slam of Curling wins to her name.
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Jennifer Jones joins That Curling Show ahead of her final appearance at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts, with the announcement that she will be retiring at the end of this season.
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