Jennifer Jones (curler)

Jennifer Jones (born July 7, 1974 in Winnipeg, Manitoba) is a Canadian curler. She is the current Canadian women's champion. After finishing 8-4 at the 1993 Canadian Junior championships, Jones went on to win the 1994 Canadian Junior championships. This would have ordinarily meant a berth in the following year's World Junior Championships, but a change in the ruling made her have to play a playoff the following year for the right to go in which she lost. In 2002, Jones won the Manitoba women's curling championship, and the right to go to the 2002 Scott Tournament of Hearts where she finished with an 8-4 record. She would return to the Scotts at the 2005 Scott Tournament of Hearts, which she won beating Team Ontario, skipped by Jenn Hanna in the championship game. Jones faced an extremely difficult shot to win, having to hit a rock outside the house and roll to the button taking out an Ontario rock. Had she missed, she would have lost the game, but she made it scoring 4 points. This qualified her for the 2005 World Women's Curling Championship in Paisley, Scotland. The worlds were a disappointing tournament for her and her team, which struggled constantly with poor ice conditions. They were knocked out of the playoffs in the 3-4 game against Dordi Nordby and her Norway rink. Jones is a lawyer for Aikins, MacAulay & Thorvaldson LLP.

Related Topics:
July 7 - 1974 - Winnipeg, Manitoba - Canadian - Curler - 2002 - 2002 Scott Tournament of Hearts - 2005 Scott Tournament of Hearts - Jenn Hanna - 2005 World Women's Curling Championship - Paisley, Scotland - Dordi Nordby - Norway

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Jennifer is a Windsor Park Collegiate graduate.

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Her team mates (as of June 2005) are:

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• Cathy Overton-Clapham (third)
• Jill Officer (second)
• Georgina Wheatcroft (lead)