Natalie Nicholson

Natalie Nicholson
Curler
Born
Natalie Simenson

(1976-03-10) March 10, 1976 (age 48)
Bemidji, Minnesota, U.S.
Curling career
World Championship
appearances		10 (2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2012, 2014, 2016)
Olympic
appearances		1 (2010)
Medal record
World Curling Championships
Silver medal – second place 2006 Grande Prairie
United States Olympic Curling Trials
Gold medal – first place 2009 Broomfield Team
Silver medal – second place 2013 Fargo Team
Bronze medal – third place 2005 Madison
United States National Championships
Gold medal – first place 2000 Ogden
Gold medal – first place 2002 Eveleth
Gold medal – first place 2004 Grand Forks
Gold medal – first place 2006 Bemidji
Gold medal – first place 2007 Utica
Gold medal – first place 2008 Hibbing
Gold medal – first place 2009 Broomfield
Gold medal – first place 2012 Philadelphia
Gold medal – first place 2016 Jacksonville
Silver medal – second place 2011 Fargo
Silver medal – second place 2014 Philadelphia
Bronze medal – third place 2005 Madison
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Green Bay

Natalie Nicholson (born March 10, 1976, in Bemidji, Minnesota, as Natalie Simenson) is an American curler. She is currently the coach of the Tabitha Peterson rink.[1]

Career

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As a junior curler, Nicholson played second for Risa O'Connell and represented Team USA at the 1995 and 1997 World Junior Curling Championships finishing sixth and fourth respectively.

In 2000, Nicholson curled in her first World Curling Championships playing lead for Amy Wright and finished in sixth place. Nicholson returned to the Worlds in 2002 as Patti Lank's lead and finished in eighth place. They returned in 2004 finishing in fourth place.

Nicholson, right, sweeping a stone with Nicole Joraanstad at the 2010 Winter Olympics

Nicholson would later move to play for Debbie McCormick's team and in 2006 Nicholson won her first international medal- a silver when USA lost to Sweden (skipped by Anette Norberg).

Personal life

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Nicholson is employed as a family nurse practitioner and lactation counselor. Nicholson is married and has two children.[1]

Teams

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Season Skip Third Second Lead Alternate Coach Events
1994–95 Risa O'Connell Missi O'Connell Natalie Simenson Alison Naylor Jennifer Herning 1995 USJCC 1st place, gold medalist(s)
1995 WJCC (6th)[2]
1996–97 Risa O'Connell Amy Becher Natalie Simenson Missi O'Connell Jennifer Herning 1997 USJCC 1st place, gold medalist(s)
1997 WJCC (4th)[3]
1998–99 Amy Wright Amy Becher Natalie Simenson Joni Cotten 1999 USWCC 2nd place, silver medalist(s)[4]
1999–00 Amy Wright Amy Becher Joni Cotten Natalie Simenson Corina Marquardt Robert Fenson 2000 USWCC 1st place, gold medalist(s)[5]
2000 WWCC (6th)[6]
2000–01 Amy Wright Amy Becher Nikki Baird Natalie Nicholson Joni Cotten Bob Fenson 2001 USWCC (SF)[7]
2001–02 Amy Wright Amy Becher Natalie Nicholson Nikki Baird Joni Cotten Bob Fenson 2001 USOCT (4th)[8][9]
Patti Lank Erika Brown Allison Darragh Natalie Nicholson Nicole Joraanstad 2002 USWCC 1st place, gold medalist(s)
2002 WWCC (8th)[10]
2002–03 Patti Lank Erika Brown Nicole Joraanstad Natalie Nicholson 2003 USWCC 2nd place, silver medalist(s)[11]
2003–04 Patti Lank Erika Brown Nicole Joraanstad Natalie Nicholson Barb Perrella
(WWCC)		 Steve Brown 2004 USWCC 1st place, gold medalist(s)
2004 WWCC (4th)[12]
2004–05 Patti Lank Erika Brown Nicole Joraanstad Natalie Nicholson Matt Hames 2005 USWCC/USOCT 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)[13]
2005–06 Debbie McCormick Allison Pottinger Nicole Joraanstad Tracy Sachtjen Natalie Nicholson Joni Cotten 2006 USWCC 1st place, gold medalist(s)[14]
Debbie McCormick Allison Pottinger Nicole Joraanstad Natalie Nicholson Caitlin Maroldo Wally Henry 2006 WWCC 2nd place, silver medalist(s)[15]
2006–07 Debbie McCormick Allison Pottinger Nicole Joraanstad Natalie Nicholson Tracy Sachtjen 2007 USWCC 1st place, gold medalist(s)[16][17]
Debbie McCormick Allison Pottinger Nicole Joraanstad Natalie Nicholson Maureen Brunt Wally Henry 2007 WWCC (4th)[18]
2007–08 Debbie McCormick Allison Pottinger Nicole Joraanstad Natalie Nicholson Tracy Sachtjen
(WWCC)		 Wally Henry 2008 USWCC 1st place, gold medalist(s)[19][20]
2008 WWCC (7th)[21]
2008–09 Debbie McCormick Allison Pottinger Nicole Joraanstad Natalie Nicholson Tracy Sachtjen Wally Henry 2009 USWCC/USOCT 1st place, gold medalist(s)[22]
2009 WWCC (9th)[23][24]
2009–10 Debbie McCormick Allison Pottinger Nicole Joraanstad Natalie Nicholson Tracy Sachtjen Wally Henry 2010 OG (10th)[25][26]
2010–11 Allison Pottinger Nicole Joraanstad Natalie Nicholson Tabitha Peterson 2011 USWCC 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
2011–12 Allison Pottinger Nicole Joraanstad Natalie Nicholson Tabitha Peterson Cassandra Potter Derek Brown 2012 USWCC 1st place, gold medalist(s)
2012 WWCC (5th)
2012–13 Allison Pottinger Nicole Joraanstad Natalie Nicholson Tabitha Peterson 2013 USWCC 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2013–14 Allison Pottinger Nicole Joraanstad Natalie Nicholson Tabitha Peterson Tara Peterson
(WWCC)		 Derek Brown
(WWCC)		 2013 USOCT 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
2014 USWCC 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
2014 WWCC (6th)
2015–16 Erika Brown Allison Pottinger Nicole Joraanstad Natalie Nicholson Tabitha Peterson
(WWCC)		 Ann Swisshelm
(WWCC)		 2016 USWCC 1st place, gold medalist(s)
2016 WWCC (6th)[27]

References

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  16. ^ "2007 U.S. National Championships". USA Curling. Archived from the original on March 20, 2007. Retrieved April 30, 2020.
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  20. ^ "Women's Final". CurlingZone. Archived from the original on April 27, 2008. Retrieved April 30, 2020.
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  22. ^ "2010 U.S. Olympic Team Trials/2009 U.S. National Championships". 2009–10 USA Curling Media Guide & Directory. May 19, 2010. pp. 60–61. Retrieved April 30, 2020.
  23. ^ "The Mount Titlis World Women's Curling Championship 2009". World Curling Federation. Retrieved April 30, 2020.
  24. ^ Kolesar, Terry (May 2009). "USA women finish ninth in Korea". U.S. Curling News. p. 8. Retrieved April 30, 2020.
  25. ^ "XXI. Olympic Winter Games 2010". World Curling Federation. Retrieved April 30, 2020.
  26. ^ Kolesar, Terry (March 3, 2010). "USA men, women finish 10th in Vancouver". U.S. Curling News. p. 6. Retrieved April 30, 2020.
  27. ^ "Ford World Women's Curling Championship 2016". World Curling Federation. Retrieved May 11, 2021.
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