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

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Curling career

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

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, or captain, of Team USA (the team's regular skip,

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, did not play in the tournament), and the team finished fourth under her direction. She joined the

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rink in 2011. Brown and her team won the

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and went on to represent the United States at the

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, finishing in fourth after losing the bronze medal game to Canada's

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. They also qualified to participate at the

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. They finished first in the round robin standings and defeated

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in a best-of-three series final to clinch the berth to the Olympics. After retiring from competitive curling, Schultz moved back to Alaska and has been involved in growing the sport of curling in that state, starting a nonprofit called curlAK towards that purpose. In May 2020 the United States Curling Association announced Schultz would be the new Director of the Women’s National Team & Juniors programs.

Personal life

She lived in

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. While attending

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, she studied

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Teams

Women's

Mixed doubles

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Schultz, Jessica 1985 births Living people American female curlers Olympic curlers for the United States Curlers at the 2006 Winter Olympics Sportspeople from Anchorage, Alaska Curlers at the 2014 Winter Olympics People from Richfield, Minnesota Sportspeople from Hennepin County, Minnesota People from Duluth, Minnesota American curling champions Continental Cup of Curling participants 21st-century American women