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Jill Officer
Curler
Born (1975-06-02) June 2, 1975 (age 49)
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Team
Curling clubSt. Vital CC,
Winnipeg, MB
SkipJennifer Jones
ThirdKaitlyn Lawes
SecondJill Officer
LeadDawn McEwen
AlternateKirsten Wall
Curling career
Hearts appearances9 (2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013)
Top CTRS ranking1st (2005–06, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2009–10, 2010–11)
Grand Slam victories9: (Autumn Gold, 2007, 2009; Manitoba Liquor & Lotteries: (2013); Wayden Transportation: 2008; Players' Championships: 2007, 2009, 2011; Sobeys Slam: (2010); Colonial Square (2013)
Medal record
Women's curling
Representing  Canada
Winter Olympics
Gold medal – first place 2014 Sochi
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2008 Vernon
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Swift Current
Representing  Manitoba
Canadian Olympic Curling Trials
Gold medal – first place 2013 Winnipeg
Scotties Tournament of Hearts
Gold medal – first place 2005 St. John's
Gold medal – first place 2008 Regina
Gold medal – first place 2009 Victoria
Gold medal – first place 2010 Sault Ste. Marie
Silver medal – second place 2006 London
Silver medal – second place 2011 Charlottetown
Silver medal – second place 2013 Kingston
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Lethbridge
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Red Deer

Jill Officer (born June 2, 1975) is a Canadian curler from Winnipeg, Manitoba. Officer plays second for the 2005, 2008, 2009 and 2010 Scotties Tournament of Hearts champion teams skipped by Jennifer Jones. The team won a gold medal representing Canada at the 2014 Winter Olympics. Team Jones is the first women’s team to go through an Olympic round-robin campaign undefeated. The latest being their final game (6-3) over Sweden on February 20, 2014.

Officer has played on and off with Jones since she was 15, and has continuously played second for her since 2003. Officer won the Canadian Junior Curling Championships in 1994 with Jones. She won the Scotties Tournament of Hearts with Jones in 2005, 2008, 2009, and 2010. On March 30, 2008 she was a key part of Jones' World Women's Curling Championship winning team.

Officer's Scotties victories put her in an elite group of four to have won four titles. The group includes herself, Jennifer Jones, and Vera Pezer and Lee Morrison of Saskatoon.[1]

Personal life

Officer trekked to Mount Everest base camp in 2006.[2]

Officer is a freelance writer and RBC Olympian, undertaking speaking engagements on behalf of Royal Bank of Canada. She also writes for the Canadian Curling News.

Officer was previously a reporter for the now defunct CKX TV station in Brandon, Manitoba. She currently resides in Winnipeg, Manitoba with her husband Devlin Hinchey. Officer studied Communications and Journalism/Broadcasting at Red River College.

References

  1. ^ Larry Wood (7 February 2010). "Team Canada wins the 2010 Scotties". Heart Chart. Retrieved 2010-02-07.
  2. ^ "Trek of lifetime". Winnipeg Sun. 8 July 2006. Retrieved 2010-02-08.

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