Nicole Joraanstad
Encyclopedia
Nicole Joraanstad (ˈdʒɔrənstɛd; born November 10, 1980 in Seattle, Washington
) is an American
curler
from Madison, Wisconsin
. She currently plays third for Allison Pottinger
.
At the 2000 World Junior Curling Championships
, Joraanstad played third for Laura Delaney and won a bronze medal for team USA. The following year, Joraanstad skipped her own team to a seventh place finish.
Joraanstad would later join up with Patti Lank
as her second, and USA finished in fourth place at the 2004 Ford World Curling Championships.
Joraanstad left Lank's team and joined up with Debbie McCormick
. Team USA won a silver medal at the 2006 Ford World Women's Curling Championship
losing to Sweden (skipped by Anette Norberg
) in the final.
At the 2007 Aomori World Championships
, Joraanstad and Debbie McCormick's Team USA lost to Scotland in the semi-final and took 4th place.
At the 2008 Women's National Championships in Hibbing, Minnesota
, Joraanstad won her third straight national championship while playing for Debbie McCormick. Team McCormick was first team to ever win three consecutive U.S. national titles. At the 2008 Vernon World Championships
, Joraanstad and Debbie McCormick's Team USA finished 6-5 after round-robin play and did not advance to the playoff round.
On June 4, 2008, Nicole received the Madison Sports Hall of Fame Club 2008 Sportswoman of the Year Award.
Joraanstad has played in five Continental Cups
, more than any North American curler.
Joraanstad holds a business degree from University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Seattle, Washington
Seattle is the county seat of King County, Washington. With 608,660 residents as of the 2010 Census, Seattle is the largest city in the Northwestern United States. The Seattle metropolitan area of about 3.4 million inhabitants is the 15th largest metropolitan area in the country...
) is an American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
curler
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...
from Madison, Wisconsin
Madison, Wisconsin
Madison is the capital of the U.S. state of Wisconsin and the county seat of Dane County. It is also home to the University of Wisconsin–Madison....
. She currently plays third for Allison Pottinger
Allison Pottinger
Allison Pottinger is an American curler from Eden Prairie, Minnesota. She currently skips her own team, but is best known as having played for Debbie McCormick in multiple Olympics and World Championships. McCormick left the team in 2010. She competed in the 2010 Winter Olympic Games, in...
.
At the 2000 World Junior Curling Championships
World Junior Curling Championships
The World Junior Curling Championships is an annual curling tournament featuring the world's best curlers who are 21 years old or younger. The competition for both men and women occur at the same venue. The men's tournament has occurred since 1975 and the women's 1988...
, Joraanstad played third for Laura Delaney and won a bronze medal for team USA. The following year, Joraanstad skipped her own team to a seventh place finish.
Joraanstad would later join up with Patti Lank
Patti Lank
Patti Lank is an American curler from Lewiston, New York.-Career:Patti Lank began curling at the age of eleven and competed at her first US National Championships in 1994 and her team placed fourth. She has since gone on to compete in fifteen National Championships. In March 2010 she will compete...
as her second, and USA finished in fourth place at the 2004 Ford World Curling Championships.
Joraanstad left Lank's team and joined up with Debbie McCormick
Debbie McCormick
Debbie McCormick is an American curler from Rio, Wisconsin. Although born in Canada, McCormick moved to Madison, Wisconsin, when she was very young...
. Team USA won a silver medal at the 2006 Ford World Women's Curling Championship
2006 Ford World Women's Curling Championship
-Draw 2:March 18, 21:00-Draw 3:March 19, 09:00-Draw 4:March 19, 13:30-Draw 5:March 19, 18:30-Draw 6:March 20, 09:00-Draw 7:March 20, 14:00-Draw 8:March 20, 18:30-Draw 9:March 21, 09:00...
losing to Sweden (skipped by Anette Norberg
Anette Norberg
Anette Norberg is a Swedish curler from Nacka. She and her team are the current Olympic women's curling champions, having won the 2010 Women's Curling tournament in Vancouver...
) in the final.
At the 2007 Aomori World Championships
2007 World Women's Curling Championship
-Draw 2:March 17, 15:00-Draw 3:March 17, 20:00-Draw 4:March 18, 10:00-Draw 5:March 18, 15:00-Draw 6:March 18, 20:00-Draw 7:March 19, 10:00-Draw 8:March 19, 15:00-Draw 9:March 19, 20:00...
, Joraanstad and Debbie McCormick's Team USA lost to Scotland in the semi-final and took 4th place.
At the 2008 Women's National Championships in Hibbing, Minnesota
Hibbing, Minnesota
Hibbing is a city in Saint Louis County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 16,361 at the 2010 census. The city was built on the rich iron ore of the Mesabi Iron Range. At the edge of town is the largest open-pit iron mine in the world. U.S...
, Joraanstad won her third straight national championship while playing for Debbie McCormick. Team McCormick was first team to ever win three consecutive U.S. national titles. At the 2008 Vernon World Championships
2008 Ford World Women's Curling Championship
-Draw 2:March 22, 18:00-Draw 3:March 23, 10:30-Draw 4:March 23, 16:00-Draw 5:March 23, 20:00-Draw 6:March 24, 8:30-Draw 7:March 24, 1:00 PM-Draw 8:March 24, 18:30-Draw 9:March 25, 8:30...
, Joraanstad and Debbie McCormick's Team USA finished 6-5 after round-robin play and did not advance to the playoff round.
On June 4, 2008, Nicole received the Madison Sports Hall of Fame Club 2008 Sportswoman of the Year Award.
Joraanstad has played in five Continental Cups
Continental Cup of Curling
The Continental Cup of Curling is a curling tournament held annually between teams from North America against teams from the rest of the world. Each side is represented by six teams , and compete using a unique points system. The tournament is modeled after golf's Ryder Cup...
, more than any North American curler.
Joraanstad holds a business degree from University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Teammates
2010 Vancouver Olympic GamesCurling at the 2010 Winter Olympics
The curling competition of the 2010 Olympics was held at Vancouver Olympic/Paralympic Centre in Vancouver. It is the fifth time that curling was on the Olympic program, after having been staged in 1924, 1998, 2002 and 2006...
- Debbie McCormickDebbie McCormickDebbie McCormick is an American curler from Rio, Wisconsin. Although born in Canada, McCormick moved to Madison, Wisconsin, when she was very young...
, Skip - Nicole JoraanstadNicole JoraanstadNicole Joraanstad is an American curler from Madison, Wisconsin. She currently plays third for Allison Pottinger.At the 2000 World Junior Curling Championships, Joraanstad played third for Laura Delaney and won a bronze medal for team USA...
, Third - Allison PottingerAllison PottingerAllison Pottinger is an American curler from Eden Prairie, Minnesota. She currently skips her own team, but is best known as having played for Debbie McCormick in multiple Olympics and World Championships. McCormick left the team in 2010. She competed in the 2010 Winter Olympic Games, in...
, Third - Natalie NicholsonNatalie NicholsonNatalie Nicholson is an American curler. She currently plays second for Allison Pottinger....
, Lead - Tracy SachtjenTracy SachtjenTracy Sachtjen is an American curler from Lodi, Wisconsin.Tracy Sachtjen started curling in 1982 and by 1987 had made her first US Junior National Championships. Her first appearance at the United States National Championships came in 1993 and in 1997 she won her first gold medal at the event with...
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