| Joni Cotten | |
|---|---|
| Born | May 21, 1953 North Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Team | |
| Curling club | Chicago Curling Club |
Curling career  | |
| World Championship appearances | 4 (1997, 2000, 2001, 2003) |
| Olympic appearances | 1 (2002) |
Medal record | |
Joni Cotten (born May 21, 1953, in North Chicago, Illinois) is an American curler from Mount Prospect, Illinois. [1]
In 1997 Cotten won the United States Women's Championship while playing second for Patti Lank. As national champions they represented the United States at the 1997 World Women's Championship, finishing 7th. [2] Cotten again won the US Championship in 2000, this time playing second for Amy Wright. At the 2000 World Championship the US women tied for 6th place with Germany and Denmark. [3]
At the 2001 World Championship Cotten played as alternate with skip Kari Erickson, Debbie McCormick, Stacey Liapis, and Ann Swisshelm. The team finished 6th. [4] Cotten continued to play alternate for team Erickson as they won the 2001 United States Olympic Trials and competed as Team USA at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City. At the Olympics they finished 4th, losing to Team Switzerland in the semifinals and Team Canada in the bronze medal match. [5]
Cotten played in her 4th World Championship in 2003, as alternate for skip Debbie McCormick. The team finished round robin play tied for 3rd place with a record of 5–4. They then defeated Team Sweden in the semifinals and Team Canada in the finals to win the gold medal. [6]
In 2012 Cotten returned to international competition, as alternate for the senior women's team skipped by Pam Oleinik. The team won the United States Senior Women's Championship [7] and placed 5th at the World Senior Championship. [8]
Cotten is married and has two children. [1]
| Season | Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Alternate | Coach | Events |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996–97 | Patti Lank | Analissa Johnson | Joni Cotten | Tracy Sachtjen | Allison Darragh | 1997 USWCC  1997 WWCC (7th) | |
| 1999–00 | Amy Wright | Amy Becher | Joni Cotten | Natalie Simenson | Corina Marquardt | Robert Fenson | 2000 USWCC [9] 2000 WWCC (6th) [10] |
| 2000–01 | Kari Erickson | Debbie McCormick | Stacey Liapis | Ann Swisshelm | Joni Cotten | Mike Liapis | 2001 USWCC [11] 2001 WWCC (6th) [12] |
| 2001–02 | Kari Erickson | Debbie McCormick | Stacey Liapis | Ann Swisshelm | Joni Cotten | Mike Liapis | 2001 USOCT [13] 2002 USWCC  [14] 2002 OG (4th) [15] |
| 2002–03 | Debbie McCormick | Allison Pottinger | Ann Swisshelm Silver | Tracy Sachtjen | Joni Cotten | Wally Henry | 2003 USWCC [16] 2003 WWCC [17] |
| 2003–04 | Debbie McCormick | Allison Pottinger | Ann Swisshelm Silver | Tracy Sachtjen | Joni Cotten | 2004 USWCC [18] | |
| 2005–06 | Debbie McCormick | Allison Pottinger | Nicole Joraanstad | Tracy Sachtjen | Natalie Nicholson | Joni Cotten | 2006 USWCC [1] [19] |
| 2011–12 | Pam Oleinik | Laurie Rahn | Julie Denten | Stephanie Martin | Joni Cotten | 2012 USSCC 2012 WSCC (5th) |
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