Julie Skinner

Canadian curler and Olympic medallist
Julie Skinner
Curler
 
Other namesJulie Lynn Skinner
Born
Julie Lynn Sutton

(1968-04-23) April 23, 1968 (age 56)
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Curling career
Hearts appearances7 (1989, 1991, 1992, 1993, 2000, 2001, 2004)
World Championship
appearances
2 (1991, 2000)
Olympic
appearances
2 (1992, 2002)
Medal record

Julie Lynn Skinner (née Sutton, born April 23, 1968, in Calgary, Alberta) is a retired[1] Canadian curler and Olympic medallist from Victoria, British Columbia.[2][3] She received a bronze medal at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City.[4] She is also a former world champion from 2000.

After winning the 1987 Canadian Junior Curling Championships, Skinner became the junior world champion in 1988, as skip for the Canadian team. She also won the 1986 Canadian Junior Women's Curling Championship playing third for her sister Jodie Sutton.

Personal life

At the time of her World junior championship title, Skinner was a student at the University of Victoria[5] and was from Oliver, British Columbia.[6] She is the twin sister of her teammate Jodie Sutton.[7]

References

  1. ^ "Curling Canada | Classic Curler: Julie Skinner (Sutton)".
  2. ^ "Curling Canada | Into the Hall!".
  3. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Julie Skinner". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.
  4. ^ "2002 Winter Olympics – Salt Lake City, United States – Curling" Archived 2008-08-27 at the Wayback MachinedatabaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on March 19, 2008)
  5. ^ Victoria Times Colonist, 20 Mar 1988, pg M11, "B.C. quartet overcomes early jitters"
  6. ^ Vancouver Province, 27 Mar 1988, pg 88, "On the money"
  7. ^ Regina Leader-Post, 1 Mar 1991, pg B2, "Ousted Goring was not boring"

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