One of the most successful skips in Canadian curling, Jennifer Jones has become the face of women’s curling in Canada. She made history at the 2014 Winter Olympic Games in Sochi, Russia; leading her team to an unprecedented 11-0 record, which included the Gold Medal victory. Jennifer Jones began curling at age 11 under her father’s tutelage. She went on to win three provincial junior championships and a national junior curling championship. As an adult, she gained national attention in 2005 when she led her team to its first Canadian Title at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts. In a lengthy list, she has won nine provincial championships and four Canadian championships. Hers is one of an elite three teams who have won the Scotties Tournament of Hearts three times in a row (2008-2010). At the 2013 Tournament of Hearts, where her Manitoba rink finished second, she became only the second Canadian woman to record 100 wins as a skip at the Canadian championships. Jennifer Jones also led her team to the World Women’s Curling Championship in 2008. She and her team were also honoured with the Order of the Buffalo Hunt in 2014.
