PLAYER BIOGRAPHY

Name: Jason Smith

Age: 25

Position: Third

Hometown: Chisholm, MN

Family: Single

Nickname: Smitty

3 Words that Best Describe Me: competitive, trustworthy, hard-worker

PERSONAL INTERESTS

Favorite Food: Sushi

Hobbies (other than curling!): variety of other sports (basketball, bowling, pool, softball)

Favorite Music/Performers: Hip Hop

Favorite Actors/Movies/TV Shows: Network shows (House, Life, Bones, Criminal Minds)

CURLING

Home Club: Duluth Curling Club

Years Curling: 12

Curls: Right-handed

How I Got Started: Friends dragged me to the curling club by telling me that we were going somewhere else. But I really enjoyed it, and I thank them.

Mentors/Tell About Them: My grandfather- He raised me from 2 weeks old, has done everything for me.. He is truly my best friend.

Career Highlights (In Your Own Words): I would say the biggest highlight is being able to do the whole Olympic experience with some of my best friends. Other highlights would include traveling around the nation and world for many championships, meeting a ton of great people along the way.

Curling Achievements:

• U.S. Olympic Team Trials: 2009 (champion)
• U.S. National Championships: 2009 (champion), 2008
• World Curling Championships: 2009 (5th)
• Junior World Championships: 2005 (4th)
• U.S. Junior Nationals: 2005 (champion), 2004 (champion), 2003, 2002 (runner up)
• U.S. Junior B Challenge: 2002 (champion)
• World Junior B Championships: 2003 (bronze)
• U.S. and Canadian World Curling Tour Events

Related Achievements:

• Junior Nationals All-Star Team: 2005