Winnipeg’s Jennifer Jones has captured the glory of curling once again, securing a spot at the Beijing Winter Games in February.
Jones’ team St. Vital defeated Tracy Fleury’s East St. Paul track 6-5 in a duel that saw Jones roll a little too far in the 10th and force an extra finish.
Team Jones skips Jennifer Jones confirming a good shot when the stone stops at home against Team Fleury during the women’s final of the 2021 Canadian Olympic Curling Trials in Saskatoon on Sunday.
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Fleury rubbed a guard on his last pitch from the extra end to give Jones a steal of one and the win.
Jones won Olympic gold on his only other trip to the games in 2014.
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She will be joined in Beijing by leader Dawn McEwen, second Jocelyn Peterman, third Kaitlyn Lawes and alternate Lisa Weagle.
Women’s curling at the games will begin on February 10.
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