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| name = Courtney George | birth_name = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1986|6|24}} | birth_place = Duluth, Minnesota | Curling club = St. Paul CC, St. Paul | Skip = Jessica Schultz | Third = Courtney George | Second = Jordan Moulton | Lead = Stephanie Senneker | World Curling Championship appearances = 1 (2005) | Olympic appearances = 1 (2006) | medaltemplates ={{MedalSport|Women's curling}}{{MedalCountry|{{USA}}}}{{MedalCompetition|World Curling Championships}}{{MedalSilver|2005 Paisley|Team}}{{MedalCompetition|United States Women's Curling Championship}}{{MedalSilver|2013 Green Bay|Team}}{{MedalBronze|2008 Hibbing|Team}}{{MedalBronze|2010 Kalamazoo|Team}}{{MedalBronze|2012 Philadelphia|Team}}{{MedalCompetition|World Junior Curling Championships}}{{MedalGold|2002 Kelowna|Team}}{{MedalSilver|2003 Flims|Team}}{{MedalCompetition|United States Olympic Curling Trials}}{{MedalBronze|2009 Broomfield|Team}}{{MedalBronze|2013 Fargo|Team}} }}Courtney George (born June 24, 1986) is an American curler from Duluth, Minnesota.[1] CareerGeorge began curling in 1998. She won two medals at the World Junior Curling Championships as alternate for Cassandra Johnson, gold in 2002 and silver in 2003. She was also a national junior champion in 2004 and 2007. George participated in the 2005 United States Olympic Curling Trials, playing as third under skip Aileen Sormunen, and qualified for the playoffs in fourth place, but lost their page playoffs game against Patti Lank. George was asked to serve as the alternate for the United States women's team skipped by Cassandra Johnson. Throughout the competition when it was clear the United States would not win their matches Courtney George was regularly brought in to play an end which alternates typically do not get to do at major competitions. George played as the vice-skip on the team skipped by Amy Wright. With her current team they finished third at the 2010 United States Olympic Curling Trials. George played as third for Sormunen at the 2011 and 2012 United States Women's Curling Championships, finishing sixth and fourth, respectively. George and Sormunen switched positions the next year, and finished second at the 2013 United States Women's Curling Championship. George and her team were selected to participate at the 2014 United States Olympic Curling Trials by the national High Performance Program committee.[2] Personal lifeGeorge has a degree in the psychology of behavioral science from the University of St. Thomas. She is currently a personal care assistant, and is finishing a master's degree in occupational therapy. George's brother Tyler is also a curler,[3] and is a former national champion. Teams
References1. ^http://www.usacurl.org/curlingrocks//index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=171&Itemid=39 2. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.teamusa.org/USA-Curling/Features/2013/May/09/Field-set-for-2014-US-Olympic-Team-Trials|title=Field set for 2014 US Olympic Team Trials|date=9 May 2013|publisher=USA Curling|accessdate=15 August 2013}} 3. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/learning/students/pop/articles/george.html|title=Courtney George – Curling|date=14 February 2006|work=The New York Times|accessdate=15 August 2013}} External links
7 : 1986 births|Living people|Olympic curlers of the United States|Sportspeople from Duluth, Minnesota|Curlers at the 2006 Winter Olympics|University of St. Thomas (Minnesota) alumni|American female curlers |
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