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Bradley Robert Jacobs[1] (born June 11, 1985) is a Canadian curler from Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario.[2] He currently skips his own team out of Calgary, Alberta. He is an Olympic champion skip, having led Canada to a gold medal at the 2014 Winter Olympics. Jacobs is also the 2013 Tim Hortons Brier championship skip and the 2013 World Championship runner-up. He is a 12-time Northern Ontario provincial champion, and one-time provincial junior champion.
Jacobs and his Olympic gold medallist team were well known for their physical fitness.[3] They have been described as "fitness freaks" and are "embracing curling's athletic evolution as much or more than any other team".[4]
Jacobs was born in Sault Ste. Marie, the son of Bob and Cynthia Jacobs (née Harnden).[1]
- ^ a b "Jacobs". The Sault Star. June 28, 1985. p. 2. Retrieved January 22, 2022.
- ^ "2020 Tim Hortons Brier Media Guide" (PDF). Curling Canada. Retrieved February 24, 2020.
- ^ Donna Spencer, Canadian Press (March 11, 2013). "Northern Ontario ushers in a new generation of curlers". National Post. Archived from the original on August 21, 2014.
- ^ "Sochi 2014: Canadian men's curling skip Brad Jacobs embracing his moment". thestar.com. Archived from the original on December 10, 2015. Retrieved August 25, 2017.