Sophie Jackson

Sophie Jackson (born 22 July 1996, in Dumfries[1]) is a Scottish curler. She currently plays lead on Team Rebecca Morrison.

Sophie Jackson
Born (1996-07-22) 22 July 1996
Team
Curling clubHolywood CC,
Holywood
SkipRebecca Morrison
ThirdGina Aitken
SecondSophie Sinclair
LeadSophie Jackson
AlternateJennifer Dodds
Curling career
Member Association Scotland
World Championship
appearances
4 (2018, 2019, 2022, 2023)
European Championship
appearances
1 (2022)
Medal record
Women's curling
Representing  Scotland
European Curling Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Östersund
Scottish Women's Curling Championship
Gold medal – first place 2019 Perth
Gold medal – first place 2022 Dumfries
Gold medal – first place 2023 Dumfries
Silver medal – second place 2018 Perth
World Junior Curling Championships
Silver medal – second place 2017 Pyeongchang
World Mixed Curling Championship
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Kazan

Career

Juniors

Jackson twice skipped Team Scotland at the World Junior Curling Championships. 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 World Junior-B Curling Championships for the following season. In 2017, she once again skipped the Scottish junior team. She and teammates of Brown, Mili Smith and Sophie Sinclair won the Junior B championships, earning the right to represent Scotland at the 2017 World Junior Curling Championships. 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 2018 World Junior Curling Championships 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[2] were runners-up at the 2018 Scottish Women's Curling Championship, losing to Team Hannah Flemming in the final. Flemming went on to represent Scotland at the 2018 World Women's Curling Championship, 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,[3] defeating perennial winners Eve Muirhead in the final. Team Jackson had committed to play in the 2019 Winter Universiade (which ended just before the World Championships), so Scottish Curling initially wanted to send Muirhead to the 2019 World Women's Curling Championship 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.[4] 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,[5] and was replaced by alternate Lauren Gray for those games.[6]

Mixed

Jackson has twice represented Scotland at the World Mixed Curling Championship, playing lead on teams skipped by Cameron Bryce on both occasions. At the 2015 World Mixed Curling Championship the team lost in the round of 12, and at the 2016 World Mixed Curling Championship, they won the bronze medal.

Personal life

Jackson works as a manager at the Scottish Curling Academy.[7]

References

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