Jessica Amundson

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Jessica Amundson
Born
Jessica Mair

(1984-05-14) May 14, 1984 (age 39)
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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Hearts appearances2 (2012, 2013)
World Championship
appearances
1 (2012)
Medal record
Curling
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World Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2012 Lethbridge
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Scotties Tournament of Hearts
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2012 Red Deer

Jessica Amundson (born May 14, 1984 as Jessica Mair) is a Canadian curler. She played second for the 2012 national champion Heather Nedohin rink.

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Before joining the Nedohin rink, Amundson was a top collegiate curler. In 2005, she won the Alberta collegiate championship. She also represented the University of Alberta at the 2010 CIS/CCA Curling Championships, where her rink lost to the University of Waterloo in a tie-breaker.

In 2009, Amundson joined the Nedohin rink. The team won their first national championship in 2012, at the 2012 Scotties Tournament of Hearts.

She has not curled competitively since 2014.

Personal

Amundson is a grade six teacher in Beaumont, Alberta. [1]

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References

  1. 2018 Scotties Media Guide