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Jessica Smith (curler)

Jessica (Jess) Smith (born 29 September 1997) is a New Zealand curler[2] from Invercargill.[3]

Jessica Smith
Curler
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Born (1997-09-29) 29 September 1997 (age 26)
Ranfurly, New Zealand
Team
Curling clubDunedin CC, Dunedin[1]
SkipJessica Smith
ThirdCourtney Smith
SecondBridget Becker
LeadHolly Thompson
AlternateNatalie Thurlow
Mixed doubles
partner		Ben Smith
Curling career
Member Association New Zealand
World Championship
appearances		2 (2023, 2024)
Pacific-Asia Championship
appearances		1 (2017)
Pan Continental Championship
appearances		2 (2022, 2023)
Medal record
Curling
New Zealand Women's Championship
Gold medal – first place 2017 Dunedin
Gold medal – first place 2022 Naseby
Gold medal – first place 2023 Naseby
Silver medal – second place 2016 Naseby
Silver medal – second place 2018 Naseby
Silver medal – second place 2019 Naseby
Silver medal – second place 2020 Naseby
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Naseby
New Zealand Mixed Doubles Championship
Gold medal – first place 2018 Naseby
Gold medal – first place 2019 Naseby
Silver medal – second place 2016 Naseby
Silver medal – second place 2022 Naseby
Silver medal – second place 2023 Naseby

At the international level, she competed at the 2023 World Women's Championship (first-ever Worlds for the New Zealand women's curling team), Pacific-Asia Championships 2017 and the 2022 Pan Continental Championships.

At the national level, she is a New Zealand women's and mixed doubles champion curler.

Personal life edit

Her brother[4] Ben is also a curler;[5] the pair won the New Zealand Mixed Doubles Curling Championship in 2018 and 2019.[6]

In 2020, at the age of 23, she was diagnosed with Hodgkin lymphoma cancer,[7]; and after a difficult treatment, she recovered and returned to the ice, including the international stage, leading the New Zealand women's team to win the right to play at the 2023 World Women's Curling Championship for the first time in Women's World Curling Championship history.[5]

Smith currently works as a nurse.[3]

Teams and events edit

Women's edit

Season Skip Third Second Lead Alternate Coach Events
2013–14 Eleanor Adviento Tessa Farley Holly Thompson Jessica Smith Waverley Taylor Liz Matthews PAJCC 2014 (4th)
2014—15 Eleanor Adviento Waverley Taylor Jessica Smith Holly Thompson Eloise Pointon Nelson Ede PAJCC 2015  
2015—16 Wendy Becker Bridget Becker Jessica Smith Holly Thompson NZWCC 2015  
Eleanor Adviento Jessica Smith Waverley Taylor Holly Thompson Emma Sutherland Nelson Ede WJBCC 2016 (5th)
2016—17 Jessica Smith Holly Thompson Waverley Taylor Bridget Becker Anna de Boer NZWCC 2016  
Jessica Smith Holly Thompson Emma Sutherland Courtney Smith Eloise Pointon Nelson Ede WJBCC 2017 (16th)
2017—18 Bridget Becker Jessica Smith Holly Thompson Emma Sutherland NZWCC 2017  
Bridget Becker Jessica Smith Thivya Jeyaranjan Holly Thompson Emma Sutherland Nelson Ede PACC 2017 (5th)
Jessica Smith Holly Thompson Emma Sutherland Courtney Smith Mhairi-Bronté Duncan Nelson Ede,
Peter Becker		 WJBCC 2018 (4th)
2018—19 Jessica Smith Holly Thompson Mhairi-Bronté Duncan Courtney Smith NZWCC 2018  
Bridget Becker Natalie Thurlow Abby Peddie Eloise Pointon Jessica Smith Peter de Boer 2019 WQE (8th)
Jessica Smith Holly Thompson Mhairi-Bronté Duncan Courtney Smith Lucy Neilson Nelson Ede WJBCC 2019 (Jan) (12th)
2019—20 Jessica Smith Holly Thompson Mhairi-Bronté Duncan Jennifer Stewart NZWCC 2019  
2020—21 Jessica Smith Holly Thompson Jennifer Stewart Ruby Kinney NZWCC 2020  
2022—23 Jessica Smith Holly Thompson Natalie Thurlow Bridget Becker NZWCC 2022  
Jessica Smith Holly Thompson Natalie Thurlow Bridget Becker Ruby Kinney Nelson Ede PCCC 2022 (5th)
Jessica Smith Holly Thompson Bridget Becker Natalie Thurlow Ruby Kinney Nelson Ede WWCC 2023 (13th)
2023—24 Jessica Smith Holly Thompson Bridget Becker Natalie Thurlow NZWCC 2023  
Jessica Smith Courtney Smith Bridget Becker Natalie Thurlow Holly Thompson PCCC 2023 (5th)
WWCC 2024 (13th)

Mixed doubles edit

Season Female Male Events
2013–14 Jessica Smith Joshua Whyte NZMDCC 2013 (9th)
2014–15 Jessica Smith Peter Becker NZMDCC 2014 (9th)
2016–17 Jessica Smith Ben Smith NZMDCC 2016  
2017–18 Jessica Smith Ben Smith NZMDCC 2017 (5th)
2018–19 Jessica Smith Ben Smith NZMDCC 2018  
2019–20 Jessica Smith Ben Smith NZMDCC 2019  
2020–21 Jessica Smith Ben Smith NZMDCC 2020 (4th)
2022–23 Jessica Smith Ben Smith NZMDCC 2022  
2023–24 Jessica Smith Ben Smith NZMDCC 2023  

References edit

  1. ^ Dunedin Curling - New Zealand Curling
  2. ^ Jessica Smith on the World Curling database  
  3. ^ a b "2024 World Women's Curling Championship Media Guide" (PDF). Curling Canada. Retrieved 11 March 2024.
  4. ^ "NZ women ready to 'move granite' at first Curling World Championships outing". Stuff.co.nz.
  5. ^ a b "From cancer diagnosis to curling world championships". Olympics.com. 21 April 2023. Archived from the original on 21 April 2023. It was in April 2020, just after then 23-year-old Smith and her brother Ben found out
  6. ^ "NZ Mixed Doubles Curling Championship". Curling New Zealand. Retrieved 5 April 2023.
  7. ^ "New Zealand's Jess Smith back on international stage following cancer battle". World Curling Federation. 3 November 2022. Archived from the original on 27 March 2023.

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