Sophie Jackson (born 22 July 1996, in

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) is a Scottish curler. She currently plays

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on Team Rebecca Morrison.

Career

Juniors

Jackson twice skipped Team Scotland at the

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. Her first was in 2016, when she led her team of Naomi Brown, Rachael Halliday and Rachel Hannen to a 2-7 record. This relegated Scotland to the

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for the following season. In 2017, she once again skipped the Scottish junior team. She and teammates of Brown,

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and

Sophie Sinclair Sophie Sinclair (born 5 April 1997) is a Scottish curler. She is currently the alternate on Team Rebecca Morrison. Career Juniors Sinclair won the Scottish Under-17 curling championship in 2013. She joined the Sophie Jackson junior rink in 201 ...

won the Junior B championships, earning the right to represent Scotland at the

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. At the World Juniors, her team continued her winning ways, finishing the round robin tied with Sweden's Isabella Wranå rink for first with a 7-2 record. In the playoffs, she lost to Sweden in the 1 vs. 2 game, beat Canada in the semifinal, but lost again to Sweden in the final to claim the silver medal. Jackson was invited to be Scotland's alternate at the

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on a team skipped by Rebecca Morrison. The team finished with a 3-6 record, and Jackson played in two games.

Women's

Jackson, Brown, Smith and Sinclair were runners-up at the 2018

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, losing to Team

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in the final. Flemming went on to represent Scotland at the

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, and that team invited Jackson to be the team's alternate. There, the team finished with a 5-7 record, and Jackson did not play in any matches. The following season, Team Jackson was invited to play in the third leg of the 2018–19 Curling World Cup, finishing with a 2-4 record. Two weeks later, the team won the 2019 Scottish championship, defeating perennial winners Eve Muirhead in the final. Team Jackson had committed to play in the

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(which ended just before the World Championships), so

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initially wanted to send Muirhead to the

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as Scotland's representative. However, Team Jackson asked for a review of the rules, which stated the winner of the Scottish championship gets to represent the country at the World Championships. The review was successful, and Team Jackson went on to represent Scotland at the 2019 Worlds. They also played in the Universiade, where they finished fourth. At the 2019 World Women's Curling Championship, Team Jackson finished in 10th place with a 4-8 record. Jackson missed three games at the event due to a back injury, and was replaced by alternate

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for those games.

Mixed

Jackson has twice represented Scotland at the

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, playing

on teams skipped by

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on both occasions. At the

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the team lost in the round of 12, and at the

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, they won the bronze medal.

Personal life

Jackson used to work as a manager at the Scottish Curling Academy.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Jackson, Sophie Living people 1996 births Scottish female curlers Sportspeople from Dumfries Competitors at the 2019 Winter Universiade