Aija Edwards

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Aija Edwards
 
Team
Curling club Granite CC, Seattle, WA
Career
Member AssociationFlag of the United States.svg United States
World Championship
appearances
2 (1980, 1987)
Other appearances World Senior Championships: 1 (2009)
Medal record
Curling
United States Women's Championship
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1980 Seattle
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1987 St. Paul
United States Senior Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2009 Janesville

Aija Edwards is an American curler from Seattle, Washington. She is a two-time women's national champion (1980, 1987) and a former senior women's national champion (2009). [1]

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Teams

SeasonSkipThirdSecondLeadEvents
1979–80 Sharon Kozai Joan Fish Betty Kozai Aija Edwards1980 USWCC Gold medal icon.svg
1980 WWCC (4th) [2]
1986–87 Sharon Good Joan Fish Beth Bronger-Jones Aija Edwards1987 USWCC Gold medal icon.svg
1987 WWCC (5th) [3]
2008–09 Sharon Vukich Joan Fish Cathie Tomlinson Aija Edwards2009 USSCC Gold medal icon.svg
2009 WSCC (6th) [4]

Personal life

Her sister-in-law Joan Fish is also a curler, they are teammates on US and World women's and seniors championships. [5] [6]

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References

  1. Aija Edwards on the World Curling Federation database OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. "Royal Bank of Scotland World Curling Championships 1980". World Curling Federation. Retrieved August 12, 2020.
  3. "World Curling Championships 1987". World Curling Federation. Retrieved August 12, 2020.
  4. "World Senior Curling Championships 2009". World Curling Federation. Retrieved August 12, 2020.
  5. "Hansville Curlers in the House". Kitsap Sun. April 26, 2009.
  6. Teams – 2009 World Senior Curling Championships – New Zealand Curling (look at "United States of America", "Women")