Jennifer Jones bids bittersweet farewell in her last Scotties

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Jennifer Jones bid a reluctant goodbye to a curling stage where she's performed brilliantly in her career.
Her Manitoba team's exit in Sunday's 5-4 loss to Rachel Homan in the Scotties Tournament of Hearts final marked the end of an era in women's curling.
The 49-year-old from Winnipeg declared before the Canadian women's championship in Calgary that her 18th appearance was her last.
Jones intends to retire from team curling after this season, although she will continue to curl mixed doubles competitively with her husband Brent Laing.
Tied for the most Canadian curling titles with Colleen Jones at six and the only woman to skip an unbeaten team in an Olympic Games, two-time world champion Jones dominates debate over who is the country's best female curler of all time.
Her 11 appearances in Hearts finals, 39 career playoff games and 236 games played are all tournament records.
Jones stood in the centre of the home-end rings and acknowledged the standing ovation she received Sunday night from a sold-out crowd of 3,195 at WinSport Event Centre.

[@valeriem1839]

She is simply the best, absolutely awesome skills and a wonderful leader. Canada is lucky to have had her as our face of curling for so long. Thank you, Jennifer! ❤️

[@arthurau9231]

To think if Jen Jones decided to unretire and win Olympic Gold one last and final time how cool would it be for her kids to brag to their friends that their mom Jen Jones is a TWO TIME OLYMPIC CHAMPION.

[@arthurau9231]

I don't agree with Jen Jones decision to retire before the 2026 Olympics because she is forfeiting her opportunity to represent Canada at the 2026 Olympics and retire as the 2026 Olympic champion. Additionally, when Jen Jones qualifies for her last and final Olympics in 2026 she could've brought her family with her to Italy as a family vacation while also playing in the Olympics before retiring as the 2026 Olympic champion. Jen Jones prevented herself from winning Olympic Gold by retiring before the 2026 Olympics instead of after the 2026 Olympics.