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Position |
Second |
| Delivers |
Right-handed |
| Born |
December 13, 1985, in St. Petersburg, Fla. |
| Hometown |
Duluth, Minn. |
| Occupation |
Sophomore at the University of
Minnesota-Duluth majoring in psychology |
| Family |
Single |
| Year started curling |
1998 |
| Height |
5 feet, 5 inches |
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CURLING HIGHLIGHTS
- U.S. National Championships:
2006 (6th),
2005 (4th)
- U.S. Olympic Team Trials: 2005 (4th)
- U.S. Junior Nationals: 2006
(semifinalist), 2005
(5th), 2004 (champion), 2003 (runner-up), 2002 (runner-up), 2001 (3rd place)
- Minnesota State Junior Playdowns:
2006 (runner-up), 2005 (champion), 2004 (runner-up), 2003 (runner-up), 2002 (runner-up),
2001 (runner-up), 2000 (3rd)
- Junior World Championships: 2004 (4th)
OTHER CURLING HIGHLIGHTS
- 2004 Sormunen Junior Curling Team Prep Athletes of the
Week
- 2003, 2002 & 2001 Dunlop Champ
- 2002 Curtis Cup Award for Sportsmanship at Junior
Nationals
- 2001 USWCA All American Woman champs
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About Amanda Jensen:
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Curls out of: Duluth Curling Club
Something unique: "A weird, but funny, thing that
happened to me while curling was during the 2001 state playdowns. My team was
practicing right before the game and Cassie Johnson's team was watching us
practice. I went to get a rock and tried to stop myself from sliding but I ended
up falling on all eight of the rocks. I've never seen a bruise so
big."
About the team: "I love my curling team
so much, and I wouldn't trade them for the world. We're so weird and
superstitious. Aileen and I were both born on a Friday the 13th under a full
moon and are both left-handed yet we curl right-handed. We have a 'connection.'
I love the good nights in the hotel room with the girls. Our team has the best
coach in the world, Cyndee Johnson. She's there through thick and thin, and we
love her more than she knows."
Curling start: "I got started in curling through
my dad at an open house at the Duluth Curling Club. That year I joined the
Duluth Junior Program where I met and curled with Amanda McLean. The following
year I started curing with my current playdown team."
What she loves most about curling: "I really enjoy
the social aspect of curling and meeting so many new people. I have also got to
travel to so many new places, which is so much fun."
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