{{short description|Canadian curler}} {{Infobox curler | name = Kaitlyn Jones | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1998|3|21}} | birth_place = [[Thompson, Manitoba]] | birth_name = Kaitlyn Jones | image = | image_size = | Curling club = | Skip = | Third = | Second = | Lead = | Alternate = | Member Association = {{SK}} (2014–2017) <br> {{NS}} (2017–2019; 2020–2021) <br> {{ON}} (2019–2020) <br> {{MB}} (2020–present) | Top CCA ranking = 22nd ([[2021–22 curling season|2021–22]]) | medaltemplates = {{MedalSport | Women's [[curling]] }} {{MedalCountry| {{CAN}} }} {{MedalCompetition | [[World Junior Curling Championships|World Junior Championships]] }} {{MedalGold | [[2018 World Junior Curling Championships|2018 Aberdeen]] | }} {{MedalCountry | {{SK}} }} {{MedalCompetition | [[Canada Winter Games]] }} {{MedalBronze | [[Curling at the 2015 Canada Winter Games|2015 Prince George]] | }} }}

'''Kaitlyn Jones''' (born March 21, 1998) is a Canadian [[curling|curler]] from [[Winnipeg]], [[Manitoba]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://curlmanitoba.org/about-company/scoreboard/#!/competitions/7613/teams/35960/team_athletes/35960-alternate-49041 | title=Live Scores & Results }}</ref>

==Career== ===Juniors=== Born in [[Thompson, Manitoba]], Jones curled out of [[Chilliwack]], [[British Columbia]], [[New Aiyansh, British Columbia]]<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://leaderpost.com/sports/curling/kaitlyn-jones-wins-canadian-junior-womens-curling-title | title=Kaitlyn Jones wins Canadian junior women's curling title &#124; Regina Leader-Post| date=2018-01-22}}</ref> and Ontario<ref name="thegrandslamofcurling">{{cite web|url=http://www.thegrandslamofcurling.com/curling/team-kaitlyn-jones/|website=thegrandslamofcurling.com|title=Team Kaitlyn Jones|accessdate=2018-11-01}}{{Dead link|date=July 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> before moving to [[Regina, Saskatchewan]],<ref name="leaderpost">{{cite web|url=https://leaderpost.com/sports/curling/kaitlyn-jones-wins-canadian-junior-womens-curling-title|title=Kaitlyn Jones wins Canadian junior women's curling title &#124; Regina Leader-Post|work=Regina Leader-Post|accessdate=2018-10-28|date=2018-01-22}}</ref> where she competed in Saskatchewan's provincial junior championships in 2015, 2016 and 2017, winning in a provincial title in her last attempt. Her team of Sara England, Rayann Zerr and Shantel Hutton represented the province at the [[2017 Canadian Junior Curling Championships]]. There, she led her team to a 5–5 record, missing the playoffs. The following season, Jones moved to [[Halifax, Nova Scotia]], to skip a team of 2016 World Junior champions [[Kristin Clarke]] and [[Karlee Burgess]] along with [[Lindsey Burgess]]. The team represented Nova Scotia at the [[2018 Canadian Junior Curling Championships]], where they steamrolled through the round robin, losing just one game to finish first place. The team beat Quebec in the final, earning them the right to represent Canada at the [[2018 World Junior Curling Championships]]. There, the team went 7–2 in the round robin, good enough for second place. In the playoffs, they beat China in the semifinal and then the first place and defending champion [[Isabella Wranå]] rink, representing Sweden in the final, to win the gold medal.

Jones also won the Saskatchewan U18 title in 2014<ref name="curlsask">{{cite web|url=https://curlsask.ca/competition-history/#1485886305307-17eafef3-daf1|title=Competition History|website=CURLSASK|accessdate=2018-10-28}}</ref> and won a bronze medal at the [[2015 Canada Winter Games]] for Saskatchewan.

===Women's=== Jones won her first [[World Curling Tour]] title at the [[2017 New Scotland Clothing Ladies Cashspiel]]. As World Junior champions, her team was invited to play in the [[2018 Humpty's Champions Cup]], Jones' first [[Grand Slam (curling)|Grand Slam]] event. Her rink would not win any games. Her team was invited to play at the [[2018 Masters (curling)|2018 Masters]] held in [[Truro, Nova Scotia]], as a local team. The team did very well there, going 3–1 in group play, but lost in the quarterfinal to Team [[Chelsea Carey]].

Jones officially graduated to women's play in 2019. On April 2, 2019, she announced she would be skipping the team of [[Allison Flaxey]], [[Clancy Grandy]] and [[Morgan Court]] for the [[2019-20 curling season|2019-20 season]]. The team did not have a great season, failing to win any tour events and not qualifying for the [[2020 Ontario Scotties Tournament of Hearts|provincial championship]]. The team disbanded after just one season.

==Personal life== Jones was a student at Humber College studying Radio Broadcasting. She skipped the Humber Hawks Women's Curling Team to a gold medal in the OCAA Provincial Championship.

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== *{{Sports links}}

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