Julie Lynn Skinner ( Sutton, born April 23, 1968 in
Calgary
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,
Alberta
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) is a retired
Canadian
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curler and
Olympic medallist from
Victoria, British Columbia
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. She received a bronze medal at the
2002 Winter Olympics
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in
Salt Lake City
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.
["2002 Winter Olympics – Salt Lake City, United States – Curling"]
– ''databaseOlympics.com'' (Retrieved on March 19, 2008) She is also a former
world champion
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from 2000.
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 The 1986 Canadian Junior Women's Curling Championship was held March 15-22 at the Noranda Curling Club in Noranda, Quebec.
Team British Columbia, skipped by Jodie Sutton won the event, defeating Newfoundland's Jill Noseworthy rink in the fina ...
playing third for her sister
Jodie Sutton
Jodie Ann Sutton (born April 23, 1968) is a Canadian curler.
She is a and .
She won a bronze medal at the 1992 Winter Olympics when curling was a demonstration sport.
In 1996, she was inducted into British Columbia Curling Hall of Fame tog ...
.
Personal life
At the time of her World junior championship title, Skinner was a student at the
University of Victoria
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and was from
Oliver, British Columbia
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. She is the twin sister of her teammate
Jodie Sutton
Jodie Ann Sutton (born April 23, 1968) is a Canadian curler.
She is a and .
She won a bronze medal at the 1992 Winter Olympics when curling was a demonstration sport.
In 1996, she was inducted into British Columbia Curling Hall of Fame tog ...
.
['']Regina Leader-Post
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Founding
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, 1 Mar 1991, pg B2, "Ousted Goring was not boring"
References
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1968 births
Living people
Canadian women curlers
Canadian women's curling champions
Olympic curlers of Canada
Olympic bronze medalists for Canada
Olympic medalists in curling
Curlers at the 1992 Winter Olympics
Curlers at the 2002 Winter Olympics
Medalists at the 2002 Winter Olympics
World curling champions
Continental Cup of Curling participants
Canada Cup (curling) participants
Curlers from Victoria, British Columbia
People from Oliver, British Columbia
University of Victoria alumni
Twin sportspeople
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