Erika Brown

Erika Lynn Brown (born January 25, 1973) is an American curler,[1] currently residing in Oakville, Ontario, Canada. She started curling in 1980 and throws right-handed.[2]

Erika Brown
Curler
Other names	Erika Lynn Brown
Born	(1973-01-25) January 25, 1973 Madison, Wisconsin
Career
World Championship appearances	8 (1995, 1996, 1999, 2002, 2004, 2010, 2013, 2016)
Olympic appearances	3 (1988, 1998, 2014)
Medal record Women's curling Representing  United States World Curling Championships 1996 Hamilton 1999 Saint John World Junior Curling Championships 1992 Oberstdorf 1994 Sofia 1993 Grindelwald United States National Championships 1995 Appleton 1996 Bemidji 1999 Duluth 2002 Eveleth 2004 Grand Forks 2010 Kalamazoo 2013 Green Bay 2015 Kalamazoo 2016 Jacksonville 1991 Utica 2001 Madison 2003 Utica 2000 Ogden 1993 St. Paul 1997 Seattle 1998 Bismarck 2006 Bemidji 2007 Utica United States Olympic Curling Trials 1987 St Paul 1997 Duluth 2013 Fargo 2001 Ogden 2005 Madison

Early life

Brown attended La Follette High School in Madison, Wisconsin.[3]

Career

As a 15-year-old, Brown represent the United States at the 1988 Winter Olympics when curling was a demonstration event.[4] Brown played third on the team, skipped by Lisa Schoeneberg, and the team finished fifth. Brown then had a successful junior career, representing the United States at six (1988, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994) World Junior Curling Championships, winning silver in 1992 and 1994 and a bronze in 1993.

Brown has participated in sixteen different United States National Championships, beginning with a second-place finish in 1991. In 1995 she won her first national championships and would go on to compete in the 1995 Brandon World Championships where her team placed fifth with a 4–5 record. Her second trip to the world championships proved more successful as her team won the silver medal behind Team Canada in 1996. She picked up a second World Championship silver medal in 1999 as the third for Patti Lank's team.[5]

Brown competed at the 2010 US Olympic Trials, finishing fourth in the round robin portion of the tournament. In the 3 vs. 4 playoff she faced her former skip Patti Lank, but lost.

Upon their win at the 2013 United States Women's Curling Championship, Brown and her team were qualified to participate at the 2014 United States Olympic Curling Trials.[6] They finished first in the round robin standings and defeated Allison Pottinger in a best-of-three series final to clinch the berth to the Olympics.[7]

At the 2014 Winter Olympics, she led her American team to a 10th-place finish, with a 1–8 record.

Brown's team won the United States Women's Curling Championship in back-to-back years in 2015 and 2016.[2] At the 2016 World Women's Curling Championship they finished in 6th place. In June 2016 Brown announced her retirement from competitive curling.[8]

Personal life

Brown is married to three-time curling world champion Ian Tetley. Her brother Craig is also an Olympic curler. She works as a physician assistant in Hamilton, Ontario. She has three children.[9]

Teammates

1998 Nagano Olympic Games

• Lisa Schoeneberg, Skip
• Debbie Henry, Second
• Lori Mountford, Lead
• Stacey Liapis, Alternate

1999 Saint John World Championships

• Patti Lank, Skip
• Allison Darragh, Second
• Tracy Sachtjen, Lead
• Barb Perrella, Alternate

2010 United States National Curling Championships

2010 Ford World Women's Curling Championship

• Nina Spatola, Third
• Ann Swisshelm, Second
• Laura Hallisey, Lead
• Jessica Schultz, Alternate

Grand Slam record

Key
C	Champion
F	Lost in Final
SF	Lost in Semifinal
QF	Lost in Quarterfinals
R16	Lost in the round of 16
Q	Did not advance to playoffs
T2	Played in Tier 2 event
DNP	Did not participate in event
N/A	Not a Grand Slam event that season

Event	2007–08	2008–09	2009–10	2010–11	2011–12	2012–13	2013–14	2014–15	2015–16
Masters	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	Q	Q	DNP	DNP
Players' Championships	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	QF

Former Events

Event	2007–08	2008–09	2009–10	2010–11	2011–12	2012–13	2013–14
Autumn Gold	DNP	DNP	DNP	Q	Q	DNP	Q
Manitoba Liquor & Lotteries	DNP	DNP	DNP	Q	Q	DNP	DNP
Colonial Square	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	Q	DNP
Sobeys Slam	Q	DNP	N/A	QF	N/A	N/A	N/A

References

1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Erika Brown". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 17, 2020. Retrieved May 7, 2019.
2. "Erika Brown". Team USA. Retrieved May 3, 2019.
3. "Curling team has cheese flavor, by Phil Hersch, The Chicago Tribune, November 16, 1987". Retrieved May 3, 2019.
4. Murphy, Cullen (February 1988). "A Stone's Throw". The Atlantic Monthly. Retrieved December 16, 2019.
5. "Erika Brown: Personal details". results.worldcurling.org. Retrieved May 3, 2019.
6. "Field set for 2014 US Olympic Team Trials". USA Curling. May 9, 2013. Retrieved August 15, 2013.
7. "Erika Brown rink wins Olympic Team Trials". USA Curling. November 16, 2013. Retrieved November 17, 2013.
8. "Olympian Erika Brown retires from competitive curling". Team USA. Retrieved May 3, 2019.
9. http://www.curling.ca/wp-content/blogs.dir/58/files/2016/03/WORLD-MON-ALL.pdf

External links

• Erika Brown on the World Curling Federation database
• Erika Brown on the World Curling Tour database
• Erika Brown on the CurlingZone database
• Erika Brown at the International Olympic Committee
• Erika Brown at the United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee