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Jessica Schultz
- 2006 Olympic team member
- 2005 World Curling Championships silver medalist in first appearance at Worlds
- 2006 Olympic team trial champion (undefeated)
- Defeated two-time Olympian and World champion Debbie McCormick rink in the finals of the Olympic trials 5-4 after defeating Patty Lank rink in semi-finals 7-6 in an extra end
- Named the All-Star Skip at the 2004 USA Curling Junior Nationals
- Won the 2001 Curtis Cup Award for Sportsmanship
- Began curling in sixth grade with her neighbor introduced her to the sport “The first year I hated it, but my father encouraged me to give curling a second chance, and I fell in love with it,” Schultz said.
- Listens to whatever gets her pumped up before a bonspiel ranging from Eminem to Dave Matthews Band to New Found Glory
- Eats a bowl of Lucky Charms before the beginning of a curling tournament
- Says Betty Boop and the Tasmanian Devil are cartoon characters that best describe her personality
- Love to try sky diving in Australia
- Would want to be a snowboarder or gymnast if she wasn’t a curler
- Mantras: “Do what makes you happy” and “Have fun, and remember winning is fun,” Dan Brunt (teammate Maureen Brunt’s father)
- Enjoys camping, fishing, outdoors, dancing crazily outside the house, listening to music, scrapbooking
- Favorite movies are Princess Bride, Miracle, Remember the Titans, Old School … sporting event is Minnesota Twins baseball … music is anything upbeat and she can sing to it
Just like many other curlers, Schultz also participated in other sports. In high school, Schultz made varsity every year and won MVP her senior year.
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On reaching her dream of going to the Olympics: “I don’t think we thought it would be this soon in our lives.”
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Height: 5’4”
Born: 2-Jan-1985
Hometown: Anchorage, Alaska
Resides: Duluth, Minn.
Sport: Curling
Event: Second
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