USA Curling 2004-05 Athlete Biography

CURLING HIGHLIGHTS

• World University Games: 2003
• Junior Women’s Nationals: 2001, 2000 (champion both years); 1999 (2nd)
• Junior Women's Worlds:  2001 (6th); 2000 (3rd)
• U.S. Women's National Qualifier (for the Olympic Trials): 2001 (qualifier #4)
• Mixed Nationals: 1999 (played with her mother, Pam)
• U.S. Olympic Committee Curling Team of the Year: 2000

Other highlights include:

• 2000 – USA Curling Team of the Year

PERSONAL FILE
First curling memories: "I attended the Women’s World Championships in Obertsdorf ,Germany to watch my mother’s team (1994). There I set my goal to one day be competing in a World Championship."

Training: "Without curling ice in Colorado, I have traveled every other weekend from October through March, to Madison, Wis. and Canada for time on the ice with my teammates."

Other favorite sports: Soccer, skiing and weight lifting.

Education: Kirsten attends Aurora Community College in Colorado. She takes the majority of her classes over the Internet, which allows for a flexible schedule for schoolwork and training. She is majoring in Health Management and Fitness.

Something unique: Kirsten's mother, Pam, is a three-time U.S. National Champion.

Curling goals: "As a team, we intend to compete in Utica, N.Y. at the 2001 National Qualifier for the 2002 U.S. Olympic Team Trials for Curling. Competing in the Olympics is an aspiration that I hope to achieve someday."