Amy Wright (curler)
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Amy Wright is an internationally elite curler
from Duluth, Minnesota
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Amy Wright made her United States Nationals
debut in 1984 and competed on the winning team. Since 1984 she has compete in fifteen more US Nationals and will compete in her seventeenth Nationals in March 2010. In addition to her team's victory in 1984 Amy Wright has also been victorious in 1992 and 2000. She has been a runner-up once and won the Bronze medal at the 2009 Nationals
which doubled as the Olympic Trials from the 2010 Vancouver Olympics
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As the United States champion Amy Wright has made three appearances at the Curling World Championships. Her team took ninth at her first worlds in 1984. Eight years later when she returned to the worlds her team won the silver medal. At the 2000 Glasgow World Championships her team placed sixth with a 4 - 5 record.
After a seventh place finish at the 2006 US Nationals Amy Wright to a break from competitive curling. However, as the Vancouver Olympics neared an opportunity presented itself to form a competitive team. She took advantage of this and formed her current team.
2010 United States Women's Curling Championship
Courtney George
, Third
Jordan Moulton, Second
Patti Luke, Lead
Amanda McLean, Alternate
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 Duluth, Minnesota
Duluth, Minnesota
Duluth is a port city in the U.S. state of Minnesota and is the county seat of Saint Louis County. The fourth largest city in Minnesota, Duluth had a total population of 86,265 in the 2010 census. Duluth is also the second largest city that is located on Lake Superior after Thunder Bay, Ontario,...
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Amy Wright made her United States Nationals
United States Curling Women's Championships
The United States Women's Curling Championship is the annual women's national curling championship for the United States. It acts as a qualifier for the World Women's Curling Championships. Ten teams play in each championship, with the two top-ranked teams in the nation qualifying automatically...
debut in 1984 and competed on the winning team. Since 1984 she has compete in fifteen more US Nationals and will compete in her seventeenth Nationals in March 2010. In addition to her team's victory in 1984 Amy Wright has also been victorious in 1992 and 2000. She has been a runner-up once and won the Bronze medal at the 2009 Nationals
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...
which doubled as the Olympic Trials from the 2010 Vancouver Olympics
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...
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As the United States champion Amy Wright has made three appearances at the Curling World Championships. Her team took ninth at her first worlds in 1984. Eight years later when she returned to the worlds her team won the silver medal. At the 2000 Glasgow World Championships her team placed sixth with a 4 - 5 record.
After a seventh place finish at the 2006 US Nationals Amy Wright to a break from competitive curling. However, as the Vancouver Olympics neared an opportunity presented itself to form a competitive team. She took advantage of this and formed her current team.
Teammates
2010 United States Olympic Curling Trials2010 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...
2010 United States Women's Curling Championship
2010 United States Women's Curling Championship
The 2010 United States Curling Nationals Championships were held at Wings Stadium in Kalamazoo, Michigan from March 6, 2010 to March 13, 2010. This is the 34th edition of the United States Curling Women's Championships; it will be held alongside the 2010 United States Men's Curling...
Courtney George
Courtney George
Courtney George is an internationally elite curler from Duluth, Minnesota.Courtney George made her major competition debut at the 2006 Torino Olympic Games. She was asked to serve as the Alternate for the United States women's team skipped by Cassandra Johnson...
, Third
Jordan Moulton, Second
Patti Luke, Lead
Amanda McLean, Alternate
- Note: Amanda McLean served as the Alternate only for the 2010 Nationals