Jones (REUTERS/Shaun Best)
Four-time national women’s curling champion Jennifer Jones will be back at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts — but she had to work for it.
Jones, from Winnipeg, had to navigate five straight elimination matches over the past two days at the Manitoba provincial championship in Portage la Prairie, completing the run with a 6-5 win over Chelsea Carey of Morden on Sunday afternoon.
“It’s just crazy,” Jones said. “Sometimes I have to pinch myself. I can’t believe we get to do all these wonderful things.”
Jones was one of eight teams to qualify for the Scotties on Sunday. Joining her in Red Deer, Alta., beginning Feb. 18 will be: Heather Smith-Dacey from Nova Scotia; Andrea Kelly from New Brunswick; Marie-France Larouche from Quebec; Tracy Horgan from Ontario, Michelle Englot from Saskatchewan; Heather Nedohin from Alberta, and Kelly Scott from British Columbia.