Bradley Robert Jacobs was born on June 11,1985 and is a Canadian curler from Sault Ste.
19 Facts About Brad Jacobs
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Brad Jacobs currently skips his own team out of Calgary, Alberta.
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Brad Jacobs is an Olympic champion skip, having led Canada to a gold medal at the 2014 Winter Olympics.
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Brad Jacobs is a 12-time Northern Ontario provincial champion, and one-time provincial junior champion.
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Brad Jacobs began curling at age ten with a coach named Tom Coulterman in 1995.
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Coulterman saw potential in them and formed a team, Brad Jacobs played third for Ryan Harnden and was joined by Matt Premo and Scott Seabrook.
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Brad Jacobs had a successful junior career, winning the Northern Ontario Junior Men's Championship in 2005 with teammates Brady Barnett, Scott Seabrook and Steve Molodowich.
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Brad Jacobs was then picked up to play for his uncle, Al Harnden, with Brad Jacobs throwing last rocks on the team.
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Brad Jacobs participated in the 2008 Tim Hortons Brier as an alternate for another uncle, Eric Harnden.
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At the Worlds, Brad Jacobs skipped the Canadian team to a silver medal, losing to Sweden's Niklas Edin in the final.
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Later in the season the Brad Jacobs rink won their first career Grand Slam event, winning the 2015 Players' Championship.
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The next season, the Brad Jacobs rink won the 2018 Tour Challenge Grand Slam event.
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Brad Jacobs lost the 1vs2 game to Kevin Koe and the semifinal to Brendan Bottcher resulting in the team getting the bronze medal.
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Team Brad Jacobs won three straight Grand Slam events, at the Tour Challenge, National and the Canadian Open.
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In March 2022, Brad Jacobs announced he would be stepping back from competitive curling.
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Brad Jacobs made his return in 2023, playing third for Reid Carruthers' rink in the Canadian Open.
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Brad Jacobs competed in the 2023 Northern Ontario Men's Provincial Curling Championship, skipping a rink of Jordan Chandler, Kyle Chandler, and Jamie Broad; they failed to reach the playoffs.
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Brad Jacobs holds a bachelor's degree in geography from Algoma University.
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Brad Jacobs is married to Shawna Jacobs and has two children.