Career
Smith was formerly the third, (or vice-skip), of John Shuster"s team His other teammates were Jeff Isaacson and John Benton (Chris Plys joined the team as alternate). Since this competition doubled as the 2010 United States. Olympic Trials, he was also qualified to compete at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, Canada.
At the 2009 World Championships, Jason Smith and his team placed fifth.
They ended Round Robin play in a tie for a playoff position and they lost that tie to Team Norway. In Vancouver, the United States men"s curling team performed badly, finishing the round robin with a 2-7 record.
During the games, Smith and Shuster switched spots due to Shuster"s poor performance. Smith played fourth stones, while Shuster skipped and played third stones.
The Olympic team soon broke up after they placed 8th in Vancouver.
Shuster joined the Craig Brown rink, John Benton formed his own team, and Smith joined Joey Bonfoey"s rink for the 2010-2011 World Curling Tour. 2009 Moncton World Championships
2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics
John Shuster, Skip
Jeff Isaacson, Second
John Benton (curler), Lead
Chris Plys, Alternate.