J. D. Lind

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.

J. D. Lind
Personal information
Full nameJames Douglas Lind
Nickname(s)JD
NationalityCanada
Born (1985-02-19) February 19, 1985
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
EducationUniversity of Calgary
OccupationProfessional curling coach
EmployerJapan Curling Association
Spouse(s)
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(m. 2016)​
WebsiteCoach Profile - 2018 Olympics
Sport
Country
SportCurling
PositionSkip, Third, Coach
Now coachingJapanese national team
Achievements and titles
Olympic finalsCoach: 2014 Women's curling
Coach: 2018 Men's curling
Coach: 2018 Women's curling

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
  1. "Twin Anchors Houseboats Vacations / Prestige Inn Classic". www.curlingzone.com. 2004-10-03. Retrieved 2018-04-17.
  2. "World Financial Group Classic". www.curlingzone.com. 2011-11-13. Retrieved 2018-04-16.
  3. "AB Boston Pizza Cup". www.curlingzone.com. 2012-02-12. Retrieved 2018-04-19.
  4. "The Shoot-Out @ the Saville Centre". www.curlingzone.com. 2012-09-16. Retrieved 2018-04-17.
  5. "Alberta skip eyes junior curling crown". 2007-02-02. Retrieved 2018-04-16.
  6. "Google Translate | スポーツ北海道 女子カーリングアカデミー　育成強化の講習終了　リンド・ヘッドコーチ「未来の始まり」". mainichi.jp (in Japanese). The Mainichi Newspaper. 2016-03-08. Retrieved 2018-04-17.
  7. Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada (2018-02-09). "Asia Connect Dispatches: Alberta Intern Translates Japan's Olympic Curling Dream". Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada. Retrieved 2018-04-19.
  8. "World Curling Federation - Feature: Japan, a thriving curling nation". World Curling Federation. 2015-03-18. Archived from the original on 2018-04-17. Retrieved 2018-04-16.
  9. Takada, Soichiro (2018-02-14). "Google Translate | カーリング女子日本代表に帯同する、あのイケメン外国人は何者か". Gendai Business (in Japanese). Tokyo, Japan: Kodansha Ltd. Retrieved 2018-04-16.
  10. Young, Leslie (2018-01-21). "Why Canadians are coaching other countries' Olympic teams". Global News.
  11. MacKinnon, Jeff (2014-10-15). "On the Rocks: Youthful Lind taking curling coaching world by storm". www.calgaryherald.com. Retrieved 2018-04-16.
  12. "Sochi 2014 curling women - Olympic Curling". International Olympic Committee. 3 June 2017. Retrieved 2018-04-16.
  13. "Olympic curler Ayumi Ogasawara on her remarkable career | HAKUHODO". HAKUHODO. 2017-08-09. Retrieved 2018-04-17.
  14. "Curling | Coach Profile: J.D. LIND - Pyeongchang 2018 Olympic Winter Games". www.pyeongchang2018.com. Retrieved 2018-04-16.
  15. Keating, Steve (2018-02-24). "Curling: Japan win bronze to claim first Olympic medal". Reuter. Retrieved 2018-04-16.
  16. "Japan claim women's curling bronze at PyeongChang 2018". International Olympic Committee. 2018-03-12. Retrieved 2018-04-16.
  17. Ishima, Atsushi (2018-03-22). "Hokkaido city gives beloved curlers a warm welcome home：The Asahi Shimbun". The Asahi Shimbun. Retrieved 2018-04-17.
  18. "Curling | Athlete Profile: Mari MOTOHASHI - Pyeongchang 2018 Olympic Winter Games". www.olympic.org. Retrieved 2018-04-17.
  19. "Curling | Final Standings Men - Pyeongchang 2018 Olympic Winter Games". www.olympic.org. 2018-02-15. Retrieved 2018-04-16.
  20. "Curling | Athlete Profile: Yusuke MOROZUMI - Pyeongchang 2018 Olympic Winter Games". www.pyeongchang2018.com. Retrieved 2018-04-17.
  21. "2020 World Women's Curling Championship Media Guide" (PDF). Curling Canada. Retrieved 2020-03-09.
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