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jawnbcJennifer Jones is the 2005 Tournament of Hearts curling champion. Jones scored an improbable four points with a clutch final shot in the 10th end to notch an 8-6 win over Ontario's Jenn Hanna at Mile One Stadium. Jones made a hit and roll off an Ontario stone outside the rings to take out Hanna's shot rock at the button and score four points. "You dream of making a shot like that to win," said Jones. "The girls left it for me, swept it great and I made it." CBC Sports curling analyst Mike Harris called it the best game-winning shot he'd ever seen.
The shot was similar to one curling legend Sandra Schmirler pulled off in her victory at the Canadian trials for the 1998 Nagano Olympics, however, that wasn't a game-winning toss. The victory by Jones, third Cathy Overton-Clapham, second Jill Officer and lead Cathy Gauthier gives Manitoba its first national women's curling title since Connie Laliberte won the Hearts in 1995. Hanna, 25, had control of the match in the early ends. The Ontario skip stole two points in the second and swiped singles in the fifth and sixth frames to take a 5-2 lead after six ends.
Jones chipped away at the Ontario advantage by counting one in the seventh and stealing a single in the eighth when Hanna flashed on a takeout attempt to make it 5-4 Ontario heading to the eighth. Ontario extended its lead to 6-4 with a draw for one in the ninth, giving Manitoba last-rock advantage and setting the stage for Jones's final-shot heroics in the 10th end.
The victory gives Jones more than just the 2005 Hearts crown. Jones, at 30-year-old corporate lawyer, and her rink from the St. Vital Curling Club will now represent Canada next month at the world women's curling championship in Paisley, Scotland. She's also earned a coveted berth in the Canadian Olympic trials in Halifax this December, as well as funding from Sport Canada. The Manitoba rink will also get to defend their Hearts title as Team Canada at the 2006 tournament in London, Ont.
Click here to watch the amazing final shot. Wowsa!
The shot was similar to one curling legend Sandra Schmirler pulled off in her victory at the Canadian trials for the 1998 Nagano Olympics, however, that wasn't a game-winning toss. The victory by Jones, third Cathy Overton-Clapham, second Jill Officer and lead Cathy Gauthier gives Manitoba its first national women's curling title since Connie Laliberte won the Hearts in 1995. Hanna, 25, had control of the match in the early ends. The Ontario skip stole two points in the second and swiped singles in the fifth and sixth frames to take a 5-2 lead after six ends.
Jones chipped away at the Ontario advantage by counting one in the seventh and stealing a single in the eighth when Hanna flashed on a takeout attempt to make it 5-4 Ontario heading to the eighth. Ontario extended its lead to 6-4 with a draw for one in the ninth, giving Manitoba last-rock advantage and setting the stage for Jones's final-shot heroics in the 10th end.
The victory gives Jones more than just the 2005 Hearts crown. Jones, at 30-year-old corporate lawyer, and her rink from the St. Vital Curling Club will now represent Canada next month at the world women's curling championship in Paisley, Scotland. She's also earned a coveted berth in the Canadian Olympic trials in Halifax this December, as well as funding from Sport Canada. The Manitoba rink will also get to defend their Hearts title as Team Canada at the 2006 tournament in London, Ont.
Click here to watch the amazing final shot. Wowsa!
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Date: 2005-02-28 12:16 am (UTC)Hugs... dumb American on flu meds*smooch*
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