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] She is also a former world champion from 2000.

Julie Skinner
Curler
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Other namesJulie Lynn Skinner
Born
Julie Lynn Sutton

(1968-04-23) April 23, 1968
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
Women's curling
Representing  Canada
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place1992 Albertville (demonstration)
Bronze medal – third place 2002 Salt Lake City
World Curling Championships
Gold medal – first place 2000 Glasgow
Silver medal – second place 1991 Winnipeg
World Junior Curling Championships
Gold medal – first place 1988 Chamonix
Representing  British Columbia
Scotties Tournament of Hearts
Gold medal – first place 2000 Prince George
Gold medal – first place 1991 Saskatoon
Silver medal – second place 2001 Sudbury
Silver medal – second place 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 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 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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