Joni Cotten

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Joni Cotten
Born (1953-05-21) May 21, 1953 (age 70)
Team
Curling club Chicago Curling Club
Career
World Championship
appearances
4 (1997, 2000, 2001, 2003)
Olympic
appearances
1 (2002)
Medal record
Women's curling
Representing Flag of the United States.svg  United States
World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2003 Winnipeg
US Women's Championship
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1997 Seattle
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2000 Ogden
US Olympic Trials
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2001 Ogden

Joni Cotten (born May 21, 1953, in North Chicago, Illinois) is an American curler from Mount Prospect, Illinois. [1]

Contents

Curling career

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]

Personal life

Cotten is married and has two children. [1]

Teams

SeasonSkipThirdSecondLeadAlternateCoachEvents
1996–97 Patti Lank Analissa JohnsonJoni Cotten Tracy Sachtjen Allison Darragh 1997 USWCC Gold medal icon.svg
1997 WWCC (7th)
1999–00 Amy Wright Amy Becher Joni Cotten Natalie Simenson Corina MarquardtRobert Fenson 2000 USWCC Gold medal icon.svg [9]
2000 WWCC (6th) [10]
2000–01 Kari Erickson Debbie McCormick Stacey Liapis Ann Swisshelm Joni Cotten Mike Liapis 2001 USWCC Gold medal icon.svg [11]
2001 WWCC (6th) [12]
2001–02Kari EricksonDebbie McCormickStacey LiapisAnn SwisshelmJoni CottenMike Liapis 2001 USOCT Gold medal icon.svg [13]
2002 USWCC Silver medal icon.svg [14]
2002 OG (4th) [15]
2002–03Debbie McCormickAllison PottingerAnn Swisshelm SilverTracy SachtjenJoni Cotten Wally Henry 2003 USWCC Gold medal icon.svg [16]
2003 WWCC Gold medal icon.svg [17]
2003–04Debbie McCormickAllison PottingerAnn Swisshelm SilverTracy SachtjenJoni Cotten2004 USWCC Silver medal icon.svg [18]
2005–06Debbie McCormickAllison Pottinger Nicole Joraanstad Tracy SachtjenNatalie NicholsonJoni Cotten2006 USWCC Gold medal icon.svg [1] [19]
2011–12Pam OleinikLaurie RahnJulie DentenStephanie MartinJoni Cotten2012 USSCC Gold medal icon.svg
2012 WSCC (5th)

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