Julie Skinner

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]

Julie Skinner
Curler
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Other namesJulie Lynn Skinner
Born
Julie Lynn Sutton

(1968-04-23) April 23, 1968
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Career
Hearts appearances7 (1989, 1991, 1992, 1993, 2000, 2001, 2004)
World Championship
appearances		2 (1991, 2000)
Olympic
appearances		2 (1992, 2002)
Medal record
Women's curling
Representing  Canada
Olympic Games
1992 Albertville (demonstration)
2002 Salt Lake City
World Curling Championships
2000 Glasgow
1991 Winnipeg
World Junior Curling Championships
1988 Chamonix
Representing  British Columbia
Scotties Tournament of Hearts
2000 Prince George
1991 Saskatoon
2001 Sudbury
1992 Halifax

After winning the 1987 Canadian Junior Curling Championships, Skinner became the junior world champion in 1988, as skip for the Canadian team. She is a former world champion from 2000.

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]

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References
  1. "Curling Canada | Classic Curler: Julie Skinner (Sutton)".
  2. https://www.curling.ca/blog/2020/02/10/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 Machine – databaseOlympics.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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