Natalie Nicholson
Natalie Nicholson | |
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Curler | |
Born |
Bemidji, Minnesota | March 10, 1976
Team | |
Curling club |
Bemidji CC, Bemidji, Minnesota |
Skip | Erika Brown |
Third | Allison Pottinger |
Second | Nicole Joraanstad |
Lead | Natalie Nicholson |
Career | |
World Championship appearances |
10 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2012, 2014, 2016 |
Natalie Nicholson (born March 10, 1976 in Bemidji, Minnesota as Natalie Simenson) is an American curler. She currently plays lead for Erika Brown.
Career
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 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
Nicholson is employed as an advanced practice registered nurse/ certified nurse practitioner. Nicholson is married and has two children.[1]
Teammates
- Debbie McCormick, Skip
- Allison Pottinger, Third
- Nicole Joraanstad, Second
- Tracy Sachtjen, Alternate
References
External links
- Natalie Nicholson on the World Curling Federation database