Jennifer Jones Articles

City Renames Street in Honour of Team Jennifer Jones

Two more honours were bestowed upon the gold medal-winning Jennifer Jones curling rink on Thursday. The ladies from the St. Vital Curling Club gathered for the official unveiling of their mural on the south wall of the club facing Fermor Avenue. With the support of...

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Four More Years for Team Jennifer Jones

Four More Years for Team Jennifer Jones

WINNIPEG -- The Jennifer Jones curling rink is sticking together for another four years, the team announced on Tuesday. Coming off their recent gold medal win at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Jones and teammates are currently competing at the Grand Slam Players’...

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Manitoba Honours Olympic, Paralympic Gold Medal Curlers

The honours keep rolling in for the Jennifer Jones curling rink, and Thursday at the Manitoba Legislative Building, the foursome was inducted into the Order of the Buffalo Hunt. Jones and her teammates, along with Paralympic gold medal curler Dennis Thiessen, received...

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Jones Curling Team Honoured by Katz, Mint

Jones Curling Team Honoured by Katz, Mint

The Jennifer Jones curling rink was honoured at City Hall on Thursday by Winnipeg Mayor Sam Katz and the Royal Canadian Mint. Jones and her team from the St. Vital Curling Club won gold at the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics after going undefeated. Katz presented Jones,...

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Mint to Reissue ‘Lucky Loonie’ to City After Typo

There was an awkward moment on Thursday when the Royal Canadian Mint made a presentation to the City of Winnipeg with a typo on the award. A framed 2014 Lucky Loonie was presented to the city to recognize its support for the hometown Jennifer Jones curling team, who...

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Olympian Jill Officer Competes in Backyard Bonspiel

Olympian Jill Officer Competes in Backyard Bonspiel

WINNIPEG -- From the Olympics, to a backyard curling rink in West St. Paul -- Jill Officer can compete in any setting. The gold medallist, who plays second on Team Canada's Jennifer Jones women's curling squad, made an appearance on Saturday at a backyard curling...

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Jones Curling Rink Arrives to Golden Homecoming

Jones Curling Rink Arrives to Golden Homecoming

Winnipeggers welcomed their newest Olympic gold medal champions back home on Monday night. Jennifer Jones and her women's curling team arrived at James Richardson International Airport shortly after 10 p.m. to a throng of cheers from fans and blinding camera lights of...

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