# Natalie Nicholson

Natalie Nicholson (born March 10, 1976, in Bemidji, Minnesota, as Natalie Simenson) is an American curler. She is currently the coach of the Tabitha Peterson rink.

## Career

As a junior curler, Nicholson played second for Risa O'Connell and represented Team USA at the 1995 and 1997 World Junior Curling Championships finishing sixth and fourth respectively.
In 2000, Nicholson curled in her first World Curling Championships playing lead for Amy Wright and finished in sixth place. Nicholson returned to the Worlds in 2002 as Patti Lank's lead and finished in eighth place. They returned in 2004 finishing in fourth place.
Nicholson would later move to play for Debbie McCormick's team and in 2006 Nicholson won her first international medal- a silver when USA lost to Sweden (skipped by Anette Norberg).

## Personal life

Nicholson is employed as a family nurse practitioner and lactation counselor. Nicholson is married and has two children.

## Teams

| Season | Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Alternate | Coach | Events |
| 1994–95 | Risa O'Connell | Missi O'Connell | Natalie Simenson | Alison Naylor | Jennifer Herning | | 1995 USJCC 1995 WJCC (6th) |
| 1996–97 | Risa O'Connell | Amy Becher | Natalie Simenson | Missi O'Connell | Jennifer Herning | | 1997 USJCC 1997 WJCC (4th) |
| 1998–99 | Amy Wright | Amy Becher | Natalie Simenson | Joni Cotten | | | 1999 USWCC |
| 1999–00 | Amy Wright | Amy Becher | Joni Cotten | Natalie Simenson | Corina Marquardt | Robert Fenson | 2000 USWCC 2000 WWCC (6th) |
| 2000–01 | Amy Wright | Amy Becher | Nikki Baird | Natalie Nicholson | Joni Cotten | Bob Fenson | 2001 USWCC (SF) |
| 2001–02 | Amy Wright | Amy Becher | Natalie Nicholson | Nikki Baird | Joni Cotten | Bob Fenson | 2001 USOCT (4th) |
| 2001–02 | Patti Lank | Erika Brown | Allison Darragh | Natalie Nicholson | Nicole Joraanstad | | 2002 USWCC 2002 WWCC (8th) |
| 2002–03 | Patti Lank | Erika Brown | Nicole Joraanstad | Natalie Nicholson | | | 2003 USWCC |
| 2003–04 | Patti Lank | Erika Brown | Nicole Joraanstad | Natalie Nicholson | Barb Perrella (WWCC) | Steve Brown | 2004 USWCC 2004 WWCC (4th) |
| 2004–05 | Patti Lank | Erika Brown | Nicole Joraanstad | Natalie Nicholson | | Matt Hames | 2005 USWCC/USOCT |
| 2005–06 | Debbie McCormick | Allison Pottinger | Nicole Joraanstad | Tracy Sachtjen | Natalie Nicholson | Joni Cotten | 2006 USWCC |
| 2005–06 | Debbie McCormick | Allison Pottinger | Nicole Joraanstad | Natalie Nicholson | Caitlin Maroldo | Wally Henry | 2006 WWCC |
| 2006–07 | Debbie McCormick | Allison Pottinger | Nicole Joraanstad | Natalie Nicholson | Tracy Sachtjen | | 2007 USWCC |
| 2006–07 | Debbie McCormick | Allison Pottinger | Nicole Joraanstad | Natalie Nicholson | Maureen Brunt | Wally Henry | 2007 WWCC (4th) |
| 2007–08 | Debbie McCormick | Allison Pottinger | Nicole Joraanstad | Natalie Nicholson | Tracy Sachtjen (WWCC) | Wally Henry | 2008 USWCC 2008 WWCC (7th) |
| 2008–09 | Debbie McCormick | Allison Pottinger | Nicole Joraanstad | Natalie Nicholson | Tracy Sachtjen | Wally Henry | 2009 USWCC/USOCT 2009 WWCC (9th) |
| 2009–10 | Debbie McCormick | Allison Pottinger | Nicole Joraanstad | Natalie Nicholson | Tracy Sachtjen | Wally Henry | 2010 OG (10th) |
| 2010–11 | Allison Pottinger | Nicole Joraanstad | Natalie Nicholson | Tabitha Peterson | | | 2011 USWCC |
| 2011–12 | Allison Pottinger | Nicole Joraanstad | Natalie Nicholson | Tabitha Peterson | Cassandra Potter | Derek Brown | 2012 USWCC 2012 WWCC (5th) |
| 2012–13 | Allison Pottinger | Nicole Joraanstad | Natalie Nicholson | Tabitha Peterson | | | 2013 USWCC |
| 2013–14 | Allison Pottinger | Nicole Joraanstad | Natalie Nicholson | Tabitha Peterson | Tara Peterson (WWCC) | Derek Brown (WWCC) | 2013 USOCT 2014 USWCC 2014 WWCC (6th) |
| 2015–16 | Erika Brown | Allison Pottinger | Nicole Joraanstad | Natalie Nicholson | Tabitha Peterson (WWCC) | Ann Swisshelm (WWCC) | 2016 USWCC 2016 WWCC (6th) |