Jennifer Jones (curler)

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. Jones and her squad were the first Manitoba based curling team to win an Olympic gold medal. They won the 2008 World Women's Curling Championship and were the last Canadian women's team to do so until Rachel Homan in 2017. She won a second world championship in 2018. Jones represented Canada at the 2022 Winter Olympics.

Jennifer Jones
Jones in April 2019
Other namesJennifer Judith Jones
Born (1974-07-07) July 7, 1974
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Team
Curling clubSt. Vital CC,
Winnipeg, MB
Alliston CC,
Alliston, ON
Mixed doubles
partner
Brent Laing
Curling career
Member Association Manitoba
Hearts appearances18 (2002, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2023, 2024)
World Championship
appearances
6 (2005, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2015, 2018)
World Mixed Doubles Championship
appearances
1 (2023)
Olympic
appearances
2 (2014, 2022)
Top CTRS ranking1st (2005–06, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2017–18)
Grand Slam victories17 (2006 Players', 2007 Autumn Gold, 2007 Players', 2008 Wayden Transportation, 2009 Players', 2009 Autumn Gold, 2010 Sobeys Slam, 2011 Players', 2013 Manitoba Liquor & Lotteries, 2013 Colonial Square, 2014 Players', 2014 Autumn Gold, 2016 Champions Cup, 2017 Players', 2017 Masters, 2017 National, 2023 Tour Challenge)
Medal record
Women's Curling
Representing  Canada
Winter Olympics
2014 Sochi Team
World Championships
2008 Vernon
2018 North Bay
2015 Sapporo
2010 Swift Current
Scotties Tournament of Hearts
2009 Victoria
2010 Sault Ste. Marie
2006 London
2011 Charlottetown
2016 Grand Prairie
Representing  Manitoba
Canadian Olympic Curling Trials
2013 Winnipeg
2021 Saskatoon
2017 Ottawa
Scotties Tournament of Hearts
2005 St. John's
2008 Regina
2015 Moose Jaw
2018 Penticton
2013 Kingston
2023 Kamloops
2024 Calgary
2007 Lethbridge
2012 Red Deer
Representing Team Wild Card
Scotties Tournament of Hearts
2020 Moose Jaw
Representing  Ontario
Canadian Mixed Doubles Championship
2023 Sudbury
2017 Saskatoon

Jones has won the national championship a record tying six times, most recently during the 2018 Scotties Tournament of Hearts, equalling Colleen Jones for total Scotties championships. To go along with her national championships, Jones has also won the Manitoba provincial championship 11 times, with a total of 16 Tournament of Heart appearances as of 2021, and has won more games at the Tournament of Hearts than any other curler. In addition to her accomplishments internationally, nationally, and provincially, she has also won 17 Grand Slam of Curling events on the World Curling Tour, though the Grand Slam of Curling only recognizes 10 as Grand Slam victories.

In 2019, Jones was named the greatest Canadian female skip and overall curler in history in a TSN poll of broadcasters, reporters and top curlers.

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