Jessica Schultz

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 Position Second
Delivers Right-handed
Born January 2, 1985, in Anchorage, Alaska
Hometown Duluth, Minn./Anchorage, Alaska (training in Bemidji)
Occupation Student at Lake Superior College
Family Single
Year started curling 1998
Height 5 feet, 4 inches
Weight 125 pounds
CURLING HIGHLIGHTS

  • U.S. Olympic Team Trials: 2006 (champion)

  • World Curling Championships: 2005 (silver)

  • Olympic Winter Games: 2006 (8th)

  • U.S. National Championships: 2006 (4th as skip), 2005 (champion)

  • Junior World Championships: 2004 (4th as alternate with Aileen Sormunen)

  • U.S. Junior National Championships: 2004 (semifinalist), 2003, 2002, 2001 (semifinalist), 2000, 1999

  • Alaska State Junior Women's Champion: 2004, 2003, 2002, 2001, 2000, 1999

  • Minnesota State Women's Championships: 2004 (runner-up)

  • Curtis Cup Award for Sportsmanship winner: 2001

  • All-Star Skip: 2004 USA Curling Junior Nationals

  • USA Curling Team of the Year: 2005

About Jessica Schultz:

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Curls out of: Anchorage Curling Club and Duluth Curling Club

Curling start: "I began curling when I was in the sixth grade. My neighbor, Deb, introduced me 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."

What she enjoys most about curling: "I most enjoy the teamwork involved with the sport. Everyone has a job to do, and not one person can win the game. You are only as good as your weakest player."

Curling family: "My brother and father also curl. My father is the president of the Anchorage Curling Club. He has taught me to keep my head up and to never give up. My brother went to Nationals in 2003 and to the Arctic Winter Games in 2000, 2002 and 2004. Both are exceptional curlers as well as people."

Other sports: "I enjoy playing softball. I played for eight years and made varsity all through high school and won MVP my senior year."

Career goal: "I aspire to be a radiological technician."

Cartoon character that best represents her personality: Betty Boop or the Tasmanian Devil

Favorite athlete to watch: Shannon Stewart and the whole Minnesota Twins baseball team

Other Olympic sport she'd like to try: Snowboarding

Motivational quote to live by: "Do what makes you happy." and "Have fun, and remember winning is fun."

Hobbies: Camping, fishing, outdoor stuff, dancing crazily around the house, listening to music, scrapbooking