J. D. Lind
Personal information | |
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Nickname(s) | JD |
Nationality | Canada |
Born | Calgary, Alberta, Canada |
February 19, 1985
Education | University of Calgary |
Occupation | Professional curling coach |
Employer | Japan Curling Association |
Spouse(s) | (m. 2016) |
Website | Coach Profile - 2018 Olympics |
Sport | |
Country | |
Sport | Curling |
Position | Skip, Third, Coach |
Now coaching | Japanese national team |
Achievements and titles | |
Olympic finals | Coach: 2014 Women's curling Coach: 2018 Men's curling Coach: 2018 Women's curling |
James Douglas Lind (born February 19, 1985) is a Canadian former curler, then a coach. He led three different Japanese curling club teams at Olympic Games in 2014 Sochi and in 2018 PyeongChang as the national coach, and brought five bronze medals to Japanese women's team in 2018.
Career
As a player
Lind started his career as a curler at junior teams. He is the runner up skip position at Twin Anchors Houseboats Vacations / Prestige Inn Classic in 2004.[1] He is the winner of 2011 World Financial Group Classic as the third position of Team Virtue.[2] In 2012, he got silver medals at Boston Pizza Cup as the third of Team Virtue[3] and at HDF Insurance Shoot-Out as the third of Team Thomas.[4]
As a coach
He started the career as a coach for Team Thomas at Canadian Junior Curling Championships in 2007.[5] From 2013 to 2016, he worked as the head coach of three years course; Hokkaido Women's Curling Academy in Sapporo.[6][7] Since 2013, he has been working as the national coach for the Japan Curling Association .[8][9][10]
At the games of curling at the 2014 Winter Olympics – Women's tournament, he led Japanese women's team Hokkaido Bank Fortius CC , in Sapporo City, Hokkaido Island, which resulted 4th in round robin standing.[11][12][13]
At the games of curling at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Women's tournament,[14] he led Japanese women's team Loco Solare; Tokoro Curling Team , in Tokoro Town, Kitami City, Hokkaido Island to bronze medal.[15][16][17][18] He also coached Japanese men's team SC Karuizawa Club , in Karuizawa Town, Nagano Prefecture at the games of curling at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Men's tournament,[14] which resulted 8th final standing.[19][20]
Personal life
Lind is married and has one son. He is an inductee to the Southern Alberta Curling Hall of Fame.[21]
References
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External links
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- Curling | Coach Profile: J. D. Lind - 2018 Winter Olympics
- Twitter: J.D. Lind - Coaching curling in Japan
- Instagram: J.D. Lind - National Coach for the Japanese Curling Association
- Japan Curling Association (in Japanese)
- Hokkaido Bank Fortius in Sapporo, Hokkaido (in Japanese, 2014 Olympians coached by J. D. Lind)
- Loco Solare; Tokoro Curling Team in Kitami, Hokkaido (in Japanese, 2018 bronze medal Olympians coached by J. D. Lind)
- Sports Community Karuizawa Club in Karuizawa, Nagano (in Japanese, 2018 Olympians coached by J. D. Lind)