Stacey Liapis

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Stacey Liapis
Born (1974-08-19) August 19, 1974 (age 50)
Curling career Curling pictogram.svg
World Championship
appearances
2 (1998, 2001)
Olympic
appearances
2 (1998, 2002)
Medal record
Women's curling
Representing Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
World Junior Championship
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1992 Oberstdorf
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1993 Grindelwald
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1994 Sofia
US Olympic Trials
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1997 Duluth
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2001 Ogden
US Women's Championship
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg1998 Bismark
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2001 Madison
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg1997 Seattle
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg1999 Duluth
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2000 Ogden

Stacey Liapis (born August 19, 1974) is an American curler from Bemidji, Minnesota. She played much of her career on teams with her sister Kari Erickson. She is a two-time Olympian, in 1998 and 2002, and a two-time United States National Champion, in 1998 and 2001.

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Curling career

Liapis had a very successful juniors career, winning the United States Junior Championship four times and competing at the World Junior Championship five times. [1] She started her competitive career playing third for her sister Kari, making it to the semifinals or better at the United States Junior Championships three years in a row, 1989 to 1991. In 1990 the Liapis sisters won the championship, along with Heidi Rollheiser and Roberta Breyen. At World's in Portage la Prairie, Manitoba they finished in sixth place with a 4–5 record. Starting in the 1991–92 season Erika Brown took over as skip for the team. Together Liapis and Brown won the next three United States Junior Championships in a row and medalled at each of the World Championships. At the 1992 and 1994 World Championships they earned the silver medal while in 1993 they earned bronze. [2] [3] [4] During the 1995–96 season, her final as a junior curler, Liapis skipped her own team at Nationals, losing in the semifinals. She still got a chance to compete at one more World Junior Championship when Amy Becher's team asked her to be their alternate. [4]

At the 1998 Winter Olympics Liapis was alternate for Lisa Schoeneberg's Team USA; they finished in fifth place with a 2–5 record. [5] A few months later she won her first United States Women's Championship, playing second for her sister with Lori Kreklau at third and Ann Swisshelm at lead. As American champions they represented the United States at the 1998 World Women's Championship in Kamloops, British Columbia. They finished in ninth place with a 2–7 record. [6] In 2001 Liapis won her second women's national championship, again playing second with her sister Kari as skip and Swisshelm as lead but this time with Debbie McCormick at third. At that year's World's they finished in sixth place with a 5–4 record. The team maintained the same lineup for the 2001–02 season, winning the Olympic Trials [7] [8] and finishing second at Nationals. [9] At the 2002 Winter Olympics they entered the playoffs as the third seed team but lost their semifinal game to Switzerland's Luzia Ebnöther. In the bronze medal game they faced the number one seed Canada with skip Kelley Law, losing 5–9 to finish in fourth place. [10]

Personal life

Liapis was one of the athletes supported by Home Depot and the Olympic Job Opportunity Program, whereby she worked 20 hours a week, got paid for 40 and was given flexible working hours in order to complete her training requirements. [11]

Teams

SeasonSkipThirdSecondLeadAlternateCoachEvents
1988–89 Kari Liapis Stacey LiapisHeidi RollheiserRoberta Breyen1989 USJCC Silver medal icon.svg [1]
1989–90Kari LiapisStacey LiapisHeidi RollheiserRoberta BreyenJulie Breyen1990 USJCC Gold medal icon.svg
1990 WJCC (6th) [12]
1990–91Kari LiapisStacey LiapisTracy LindgrenRoberta Breyen1991 USJCC (SF) [1]
1991–92 Erika Brown Kari LiapisStacey LiapisRoberta Breyen Debbie Henry 1992 USJCC Gold medal icon.svg
1992 WJCC Silver medal icon.svg [2]
1992–93Erika BrownKari LiapisStacey LiapisDebbie HenryAnalissa Johnson1993 USJCC Gold medal icon.svg
1993 WJCC Bronze medal icon.svg [3]
1993–94Erika BrownDebbie HenryStacey LiapisAnalissa Johnson Allison Darragh 1994 USJCC Gold medal icon.svg
1994 WJCC Silver medal icon.svg [4]
1995–96Stacey Liapis Jamie Johnson Cassie Johnson Tina Kelly1996 USJCC (SF) [1]
Amy Becher Theresa FaltesekMonica CarlsonHeather MillerStacey Liapis 1996 WJCC (10th) [13]
1997–98 Lisa Schoeneberg Erika BrownDebbie Henry Lori Mountford Stacey Liapis Steve Brown 1998 OG (5th) [5]
Kari Erickson Lori Kreklau Stacey Liapis Ann Swisshelm Risa O'Connell Mike Liapis 1998 USWCC Gold medal icon.svg
1998 WWCC (9th) [6]
1999–00Debbie McCormick Nicole Joraanstad Stacey LiapisAnn SwisshelmMike Liapis2000 USWCC (SF) [14]
2000–01Kari EricksonDebbie McCormickStacey LiapisAnn Swisshelm Joni Cotten Mike Liapis2001 USWCC Gold medal icon.svg [15]
2001 WWCC (6th) [16]
2001–02Kari EricksonDebbie McCormickStacey LiapisAnn SwisshelmJoni CottenMike Liapis 2001 USOCT Gold medal icon.svg [8]
2002 USWCC Silver medal icon.svg [9]
2002 OG (4th) [17]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Past Champions of the Minnesota State Junior Women's Championships". Minnesota Curling Association. Retrieved August 21, 2020.
  2. 1 2 "World Junior Curling Championships 1992". World Curling Federation. Retrieved April 30, 2020.
  3. 1 2 "World Junior Curling Championships 1993". World Curling Federation. Retrieved April 30, 2020.
  4. 1 2 3 "World Junior Curling Championships 1994". World Curling Federation. Retrieved April 30, 2020.
  5. 1 2 "XVIII. Olympic Winter Games 1998". World Curling Federation. Retrieved April 30, 2020.
  6. 1 2 "Ford World Curling Championships 1998". World Curling Federation. Retrieved August 20, 2020.
  7. Robertson, Tom (January 31, 2002). "In Bemidji, curling is queen". Minnesota Public Radio. Retrieved August 28, 2020.
  8. 1 2 "Team Erickson wins Olympic Trials". USA Curling. December 14, 2001. Archived from the original on December 18, 2002. Retrieved April 30, 2020.
  9. 1 2 "Wisconsin's Patti Lank team wins USA Curling 2002 National Championship". USA Curling. March 9, 2002. Archived from the original on April 10, 2002. Retrieved April 30, 2020.
  10. "Britain wins dramatic gold; Canada takes bronze". ESPN. February 21, 2002. Retrieved August 28, 2020.
  11. "Sport for love, not money - Feb. 11, 2002". money.cnn.com. Retrieved 2017-08-01.
  12. "Goodrich World Junior Curling Championships 1990". World Curling Federation. Retrieved August 20, 2020.
  13. "Kärcher World Junior Curling Championships 1996". World Curling Federation. Retrieved August 20, 2020.
  14. "2000 Men's and Women's Championships". USA Curling. Archived from the original on April 11, 2001. Retrieved April 30, 2020.
  15. "Illinois, Washington rinks win USA Curling Nationals". Madison Curling Club. March 2, 2001. Archived from the original on July 23, 2001. Retrieved April 30, 2020.
  16. "Ford World Curling Championships 2001". World Curling Federation. Retrieved April 30, 2020.
  17. "XIX. Olympic Winter Games 2002". World Curling Federation. Retrieved April 30, 2020.