Natalie Nicholson

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Natalie Nicholson
Natalie Nicholson at the 2010 Winter Olympics.jpg
Born
Natalie Simenson

(1976-03-10) March 10, 1976 (age 48)
Curling career Curling pictogram.svg
World Championship
appearances
10 (2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2012, 2014, 2016)
Olympic
appearances
1 (2010)

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]

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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, right, sweeping a stone with Nicole Joraanstad at the 2010 Winter Olympics 2010 Winter Olympics - Curling - Women - USA.jpg
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

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

Teams

SeasonSkipThirdSecondLeadAlternateCoachEvents
1994–95Risa O'ConnellMissi O'ConnellNatalie SimensonAlison NaylorJennifer Herning1995 USJCC Gold medal icon.svg
1995 WJCC (6th) [2]
1996–97Risa O'Connell Amy Becher Natalie SimensonMissi O'ConnellJennifer Herning1997 USJCC Gold medal icon.svg
1997 WJCC (4th) [3]
1998–99 Amy Wright Amy BecherNatalie Simenson Joni Cotten 1999 USWCC Silver medal icon.svg [4]
1999–00Amy WrightAmy BecherJoni CottenNatalie SimensonCorina MarquardtRobert Fenson2000 USWCC Gold medal icon.svg [5]
2000 WWCC (6th) [6]
2000–01Amy WrightAmy BecherNikki BairdNatalie NicholsonJoni CottenBob Fenson2001 USWCC (SF) [7]
2001–02Amy WrightAmy BecherNatalie NicholsonNikki BairdJoni CottenBob Fenson 2001 USOCT (4th) [8] [9]
Patti Lank Erika Brown Allison Darragh Natalie Nicholson Nicole Joraanstad 2002 USWCC Gold medal icon.svg
2002 WWCC (8th) [10]
2002–03Patti LankErika BrownNicole JoraanstadNatalie Nicholson2003 USWCC Silver medal icon.svg [11]
2003–04Patti LankErika BrownNicole JoraanstadNatalie Nicholson Barb Perrella
(WWCC)
Steve Brown 2004 USWCC Gold medal icon.svg
2004 WWCC (4th) [12]
2004–05Patti LankErika BrownNicole JoraanstadNatalie NicholsonMatt Hames 2005 USWCC/USOCT Bronze medal icon.svg [13]
2005–06 Debbie McCormick Allison PottingerNicole Joraanstad Tracy Sachtjen Natalie Nicholson Joni Cotten 2006 USWCC Gold medal icon.svg [14]
Debbie McCormickAllison PottingerNicole JoraanstadNatalie Nicholson Caitlin Maroldo Wally Henry 2006 WWCC Silver medal icon.svg [15]
2006–07Debbie McCormickAllison PottingerNicole JoraanstadNatalie NicholsonTracy Sachtjen2007 USWCC Gold medal icon.svg [16] [17]
Debbie McCormickAllison PottingerNicole JoraanstadNatalie Nicholson Maureen Brunt Wally Henry 2007 WWCC (4th) [18]
2007–08Debbie McCormickAllison PottingerNicole JoraanstadNatalie NicholsonTracy Sachtjen
(WWCC)
Wally Henry 2008 USWCC Gold medal icon.svg [19] [20]
2008 WWCC (7th) [21]
2008–09Debbie McCormickAllison PottingerNicole JoraanstadNatalie NicholsonTracy SachtjenWally Henry 2009 USWCC/USOCT Gold medal icon.svg [22]
2009 WWCC (9th) [23] [24]
2009–10Debbie McCormickAllison PottingerNicole JoraanstadNatalie NicholsonTracy SachtjenWally Henry 2010 OG (10th) [25] [26]
2010–11Allison PottingerNicole JoraanstadNatalie Nicholson Tabitha Peterson 2011 USWCC Silver medal icon.svg
2011–12Allison PottingerNicole JoraanstadNatalie NicholsonTabitha Peterson Cassandra Potter Derek Brown 2012 USWCC Gold medal icon.svg
2012 WWCC (5th)
2012–13Allison PottingerNicole JoraanstadNatalie NicholsonTabitha Peterson 2013 USWCC Bronze medal icon.svg
2013–14Allison PottingerNicole JoraanstadNatalie NicholsonTabitha Peterson Tara Peterson
(WWCC)
Derek Brown
(WWCC)
2013 USOCT Silver medal icon.svg
2014 USWCC Silver medal icon.svg
2014 WWCC (6th)
2015–16Erika BrownAllison PottingerNicole JoraanstadNatalie NicholsonTabitha Peterson
(WWCC)
Ann Swisshelm
(WWCC)
2016 USWCC Gold medal icon.svg
2016 WWCC (6th) [27]

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