Colleen Jones

Colleen Patricia Jones CM (born December 16, 1959) is a Canadian curler and television personality. She is best known as the skip of two women's world championship teams and six Tournament of Hearts Canadian women's championships, including an unprecedented four titles in a row and held the record for most Tournament of Hearts wins from when she won her 67th game in 1994 until her eventual 152 wins were eclipsed by Jennifer Jones in 2021.

Colleen Jones
CM
Jones on CBC Sports "That Curling Show" in 2021
Other namesColleen P. Jones
Born (1959-12-16) December 16, 1959
Halifax, Nova Scotia
Team
Curling clubMayflower Curling Club, Halifax, NS
SkipJessica Daigle
ThirdKirsten Lind
SecondLindsey Burgess
LeadEmma Logan
AlternateColleen Jones
Curling career
Member Association Nova Scotia
Hearts appearances21 (1979, 1980, 1982, 1984, 1986, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2013)
World Championship
appearances
6 (1982, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004)
Top CTRS ranking2nd (2003–04)
Medal record
Women's Curling
Representing  Canada
Scotties Tournament of Hearts
2002 Brandon
2003 Kitchener
2004 Red Deer
World Championships
2001 Lausanne
2004 Gävle
2003 Winnipeg
World Senior Championships
2017 Lethbridge
Representing  Nova Scotia
Scotties Tournament of Hearts
1982 Regina
1999 Charlottetown
2001 Sudbury
1980 Edmonton
1984 Charlottetown
2006 London
Canadian Olympic Trials
2001 Regina
Canadian Senior Championships
2016 Digby
2015 Edmonton
2012 Abbotsford
Canadian Mixed Championships
1993 Swift Current
1999 Victoria
Canada Games
1979 Brandon

Jones also serves as a reporter and weather presenter for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, and as a curling commentator for NBC in the United States, particularly during the 2010 Winter Olympics.

In 2018, Jones finished second to Sidney Crosby in a listing of the greatest 15 athletes in Nova Scotia's history. In 2019, she was named the third greatest Canadian curler in history in a TSN poll of broadcasters, reporters and top curlers. In 2016, Jones was awarded the Order of Sport, marking her induction into Canada's Sports Hall of Fame.

She currently coaches the Heather Smith rink.

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