Canadian · Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada · Born 7 July 1974Canadian curler widely regarded as the greatest female skip in the sport's history, who led her team to a perfect, undefeated Olympic gold medal run at the 2014 Sochi Games.
Jennifer Judith Jones was born on 7 July 1974 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, and began curling at 11 after her parents introduced her to the sport. She built her national profile at the 2005 Tournament of Hearts with 'The Shot,' a celebrated difficult in-off that secured her first Canadian women's championship, and went on to become the tournament's career leader in wins with a record-tying six titles (2005, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2015, 2018). After missing Olympic qualification for both the 2006 Turin and 2010 Vancouver Games, Jones finally reached her first Olympics at Sochi 2014, having already won a World Championship in 2008. Skipping a rink of Kaitlyn Lawes, Jill Officer, and Dawn McEwen, Jones led Canada to a perfect 11-0 record, becoming the first female skip in Olympic curling history to go through an entire tournament undefeated, and delivering Canada's first women's curling gold since Sandra Schmirler's 1998 title. Jones added a second World Championship in 2018, going undefeated at 14-0 through the tournament, before competing at a second Olympics at Beijing 2022, aged 47 - becoming Canada's oldest female Winter Olympian - though her team narrowly missed the playoffs. She qualified again for a third Olympics at age 51 for Milan-Cortina 2026. Beyond curling, Jones holds a law degree from the University of Manitoba and works as a senior legal advisor, and in 2019 a TSN panel named her the greatest Canadian women's curler of all time.
Leading Canada to a perfect, undefeated Olympic curling gold medal run at the 2014 Sochi Games
How They Played
Tactically sharp skip renowned for composure under pressure and precise shot-making in high-stakes situations, exemplified by her career-defining 'Shot' in 2005
Lasting Impact
Widely regarded as the greatest female curler in Canadian history, whose combination of Olympic gold, multiple world titles, and a record-tying six national championships cemented her legacy across two decades
Career Honours
- 2014 Olympic Gold Medalist - first female skip to go undefeated at the Olympics
- 2x World Champion (2008, 2018)
- Record-tying 6x Canadian National Champion
- Named greatest Canadian women's curler of all time by TSN (2019)
Canadian Athletes