The Sunday Magazine 'Why not me?': How champion skip Jennifer Jones built community and confidence through curling

When Jennifer Jones heard the cries of her fellow mothers at the 2016 Scotties Tournament of Hearts in Grande Prairie, Alta., she knew she couldn't be silent anymore.

While she wasn't breastfeeding at the time, the Canadian curling star knew what it was like to nurse an infant in the stands, parking lots, and between games — all while playing at the highest level of competition.

Tournament organizers said players couldn't breastfeed in the locker rooms because of an insurance issue. Mothers were being told their options were to brave the February cold and nurse in a car in the parking lot, walk to a local curling club a block away, or nurse in the stands.

So Jones deci

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