Jason Larway (born March 23, 1970) is an American curler from

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. He is a and a four-times United States men's curling champion (1989, 1992, 2001, 2004). In addition to representing the United States at the , winning the National Championship in 2001 should have qualified Larway to compete at the

2001 United States Olympic Curling Trials The 2001 United States Olympic Curling Trials were held from December 9 to 16, 2001 in Ogden, Utah. Through double round-robin tournaments the trials determined which men's and women's teams would represent the United States at the 2002 Winter Ol ...

but the entire team was deemed ineligible because, as a Canadian living in the United States, teammate Greg Romaniuk was eligible for the National Championship but not for the Olympics. Larway instead attempted to earn a spot at the Trials through the National Olympic Qualifier, which he gained entry to through the Washington State Regional Qualifier. But he had to miss the National Qualifier because it occurred at the same time as the 2001 World Men's Championship. Larway, with fellow curler

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acting as his attorney, filed a grievance with the

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and the

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asking to be admitted to the Olympic Trials. Through an arbitration process he was eventually offered and accepted an extra, seventh spot at the Olympic Trials.

Awards

*USA Curling Male Athlete of the Year: 2001.Male Athlete of the Year - USA Curling
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Teams

Men's

Mixed

Personal life

His brother

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is also a curler and the two brothers played together for many years. Larway graduated from

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* * 1970 births Living people American male curlers American curling champions Continental Cup of Curling participants People from Lynnwood, Washington Sportspeople from the Seattle metropolitan area 20th-century American people 21st-century American people {{US-curling-bio-stub