Kari Erickson
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Kari Erickson is an American curler
. She was born in Bemidji, Minnesota
and is the sister of Stacey Liapis
. She competed at the 2002 Winter Olympics
in Salt Lake City, where the American team placed fourth.
Curling
Curling is a sport in which players slide stones across a sheet of ice towards a target area. It is related to bowls, boule and shuffleboard. Two teams, each of four players, take turns sliding heavy, polished granite stones, also called "rocks", across the ice curling sheet towards the house, a...
. She was born in Bemidji, Minnesota
Bemidji, Minnesota
Bemidji is a city in Beltrami County, Minnesota, United States. Its population was at 13,431 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Beltrami County. Bemidji is the most major city in North Central Minnesota and the largest commercial center between Grand Forks, North Dakota and Duluth,...
and is the sister of Stacey Liapis
Stacey Liapis
Stacey Liapis is an American curler. She was born in Bemidji, Minnesota and is the sister of Kari Erickson. She competed at the 1998 Winter Olympics, where the team tied fifth, and at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, where the American team placed fourth.-References:...
. She competed at the 2002 Winter Olympics
2002 Winter Olympics
The 2002 Winter Olympics, officially the XIX Olympic Winter Games, were a winter multi-sport event that was celebrated in February 2002 in and around Salt Lake City, Utah, United States. Approximately 2,400 athletes from 77 nations participated in 78 events in fifteen disciplines, held throughout...
in Salt Lake City, where the American team placed fourth.