Tracy Sachtjen
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Tracy Sachtjen (ˈsætʃən; born February 20, 1969 in Sauk Prairie, Wisconsin
) 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 her team skipped by Patti Lank. At her first world championships in 1997 in Berne, Switzerland her team placed sixth. In total she has competed at eight US National Championships, five World Championships, and two World Junior Championships. She has one gold and one silver medal from World Championship competition.
In February 2009 Tracy Sachtjen and her team skipped by Debbie McCormick won the 2010 US Olympic Trials
earning the right to compete for the United States at the 2010 Vancouver Olympic Games
. (This event also served as the qualifier for the 2009 World Championships.)
1999 Saint John World Championships
2003 Winnipeg World Championships
2008 Vernon World Championships
2009 Gangneung World Championships
2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics
Sauk Prairie, Wisconsin
Sauk Prairie is the nickname for the twin villages of Sauk City and Prairie du Sac, located on the west bank of the Wisconsin River in southeastern Sauk County, Wisconsin, approximately 13 miles south of Baraboo, and 18 miles northwest of metropolitan Madison, where U.S. Highway 12 crosses the...
) is an American curler from Lodi, Wisconsin
Lodi, Wisconsin
Lodi is a city in Columbia County, Wisconsin, United States. As of the census of 2000, the population was 2,882. The city's estimated 2005 population was 2,929...
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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 her team skipped by Patti Lank. At her first world championships in 1997 in Berne, Switzerland her team placed sixth. In total she has competed at eight US National Championships, five World Championships, and two World Junior Championships. She has one gold and one silver medal from World Championship competition.
In February 2009 Tracy Sachtjen and her team skipped by Debbie McCormick won the 2010 US Olympic Trials
2010 United States Olympic Curling Trials
The 2010 United States Olympic Curling Team Trials/2009 U.S. Nationals were held February 21-28, 2009 at the Broomfield Event Center in Broomfield, Colorado...
earning the right to compete for the United States at the 2010 Vancouver Olympic Games
2010 Winter Olympics
The 2010 Winter Olympics, officially the XXI Olympic Winter Games or the 21st Winter Olympics, were a major international multi-sport event held from February 12–28, 2010, in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, with some events held in the suburbs of Richmond, West Vancouver and the University...
. (This event also served as the qualifier for the 2009 World Championships.)
Teammates
1997 Berne World Championships- Patti LankPatti LankPatti 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...
, Skip - Analissa Johnson, Third
- Joni Cotten, Second
- 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...
, Alternate
1999 Saint John World Championships
- Patti LankPatti LankPatti 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...
, Skip - Erika BrownErika BrownErika Brown is an American curler, currently residing in Oakville, Ontario, Canada. She started curling in 1980 and throws right-handed....
, 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...
, Second - Barb Perrella, Alternate
2003 Winnipeg World Championships
- 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 - 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 - Ann SwisshelmAnn SwisshelmAnn Swisshelm is a curler from Chicago, Illinois. She has also been known as Ann Swisshelm Silver....
, Second - Joni Cotten, Alternate
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...
2009 Gangneung World Championships
2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics
Curling 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 - 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 - 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...
, Second - Natalie NicholsonNatalie NicholsonNatalie Nicholson is an American curler. She currently plays second for Allison Pottinger....
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