American curler (born 1985)
Jessica Schultz (born January 2, 1985) is a former American curler . She is a two-time Olympian and three-time U.S. Champion. She is currently the Director of the Women’s National Team & Juniors programs at the United States Curling Association .
Curling career
Schultz at Turin 2006
Schultz was a member of the United States women's curling team at the 2006 Winter Olympics . For the 2006 U.S. World Team Trials in March, Schultz was named skip , or captain, of Team USA (the team's regular skip, Cassie Johnson , did not play in the tournament), and the team finished fourth under her direction.
She joined the Erika Brown rink in 2011. Brown and her team won the 2013 United States Women's Curling Championship and went on to represent the United States at the 2013 World Women's Curling Championship , finishing in fourth after losing the bronze medal game to Canada's Rachel Homan . They also qualified to participate at the 2014 United States Olympic Curling Trials .[ 1] They finished first in the round robin standings and defeated Allison Pottinger in a best-of-three series final to clinch the berth to the Olympics.[ 2]
After retiring from competitive curling, Schultz moved back to Alaska and has been involved in growing the sport of curling in that state,[ 3] starting a nonprofit called curlAK towards that purpose.[ 4] In May 2020 the United States Curling Association announced Schultz would be the new Director of the Women’s National Team & Juniors programs.[ 5]
Personal life
She lived in Duluth, Minnesota . While attending Lake Superior College , she studied physical therapy .
Teams
Women's
Mixed doubles
References
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^ "Former Olympic curler helps supports Homer club" . AP NEWS . January 26, 2019. Retrieved May 7, 2020 .
^ "What is curlAK?" . curlAK . Retrieved May 7, 2020 .
^ "Jessica Schultz Joins USA Curling" . USA Curling . May 6, 2020. Archived from the original on May 7, 2020. Retrieved May 7, 2020 .
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^ "Women's Field" . Bemidji Curling Club . Archived from the original on February 6, 2001. Retrieved March 23, 2021 .
^ "Standings" . USA Curling . Archived from the original on April 4, 2001. Retrieved March 23, 2021 .
^ "Junior Women Teams" . 2001 US Junior National Curling Championships . Archived from the original on April 14, 2001. Retrieved March 23, 2021 .
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^ "World Women's Curling Championship 2005" . World Curling Federation . Retrieved March 23, 2021 .
^ "Competing Teams" . USA Curling . Archived from the original on January 17, 2006. Retrieved March 23, 2021 .
^ "XXIII. Winter Universiade 2007" . World Curling Federation . Retrieved March 23, 2021 .
^ "U.S. National Championship - Teams" . CurlingZone . Retrieved March 19, 2021 .
^ "Women's Final" . CurlingZone . Archived from the original on July 2, 2007. Retrieved March 19, 2021 .
^ "Nationals competing teams" . USA Curling . Archived from the original on February 12, 2008. Retrieved March 23, 2021 .
^ "Women's Playoffs" . CurlingZone . Archived from the original on April 28, 2008. Retrieved March 23, 2021 .
^ "2009 U.S. National Championships" . 2009-10 USA Curling Media Guide & Directory . May 19, 2010. pp. 60– 61. Retrieved March 23, 2021 .
^ "Ford World Women's Curling Championship 2010" . World Curling Federation . Retrieved March 25, 2021 .
^ "Women's Teams" . 2011 USA Curling Nationals . Archived from the original on July 7, 2011. Retrieved March 23, 2021 .
^ "Women's Final" . CurlingZone . Archived from the original on August 15, 2011. Retrieved March 23, 2021 .
^ "Capital One World Women's Curling Championship 2011" . World Curling Federation . Retrieved March 23, 2021 .
^ "2012 USA Curling Nationals Field Set" . 2012 USA Curling Nationals . January 26, 2012. Archived from the original on May 15, 2012. Retrieved March 23, 2021 .
^ "Round-robin Standings" . CurlingZone . Archived from the original on April 3, 2012. Retrieved March 23, 2021 .
^ "Women's Teams" . 2013 USA Curling Nationals . January 26, 2012. Archived from the original on February 16, 2013. Retrieved March 23, 2021 .
^ "Titlis Glacier Mountain World Women's Curling Championship 2013" . World Curling Federation . Retrieved March 23, 2021 .
^ "XXII. Olympic Winter Games 2014" . World Curling Federation . Retrieved March 23, 2021 .
^ "USA Women's National Curling Championship – Round-robin" . CurlingZone . Retrieved March 23, 2021 .
^ "USA Mixed Doubles National Championship – A event" . CurlingZone . Retrieved March 23, 2021 .
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