{{Short description|American curler (born 1976)}} {{Infobox curler | name = Natalie Nicholson | image = Natalie Nicholson at the 2010 Winter Olympics.jpg | image_size = 200 | birth_name = Natalie Simenson | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1976|3|10}} | birth_place =Bemidji, Minnesota, U.S. | Curling club = | Skip = | Third = | Second = | Lead = | Alternate = | World Championship appearances =10 (2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2012, 2014, 2016) | Olympic appearances = 1 (2010) | medaltemplates= {{MedalCompetition | World Curling Championships}} {{MedalSilver| 2006 Grande Prairie | }} {{MedalCompetition|United States Olympic Curling Trials}} {{MedalGold|2009 Broomfield|Team}} {{MedalSilver|2013 Fargo|Team}} {{MedalBronze|2005 Madison| }} {{MedalCompetition | United States National Championships}} {{MedalGold|2000 Ogden| }} {{MedalGold|2002 Eveleth| }} {{MedalGold|2004 Grand Forks| }} {{MedalGold|2006 Bemidji| }} {{MedalGold|2007 Utica| }} {{MedalGold|2008 Hibbing| }} {{MedalGold|2009 Broomfield| }} {{MedalGold|2012 Philadelphia| }} {{MedalGold|2016 Jacksonville| }} {{MedalSilver| 2011 Fargo | }} {{MedalSilver| 2014 Philadelphia | }} {{MedalBronze|2005 Madison| }} {{MedalBronze| 2013 Green Bay | }}}}
'''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.<ref name="Media Guide">{{cite web |url=https://www.curling.ca/files/2020/03/2020-World-Womens-Curling-Championship-media-guide.pdf |title=2020 World Women's Curling Championship Media Guide |author=<!--Not stated--> |date=<!--Not stated--> |website= |publisher=Curling Canada |access-date=2020-03-09 |quote= |archive-date=2020-03-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200315003033/https://www.curling.ca/files/2020/03/2020-World-Womens-Curling-Championship-media-guide.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref>
==Career== She started curling in 1993 at the Bemidji Curling Club.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Bedard |first=Michelle |date=2009-03-19 |title=Journey to Olympics |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-pioneer-journey-to-olympics/171585509/ |access-date=2025-05-03 |work=The Pioneer |pages=1}}</ref>
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.
[[File:2010 Winter Olympics - Curling - Women - USA.jpg|thumb|left|Nicholson, right, sweeping a stone with Nicole Joraanstad at the 2010 Winter Olympics]] 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.<ref name="Media Guide"/>
==Teams== {| class="wikitable" |- ! scope="col"| Season ! scope="col"| Skip ! scope="col"| Third ! scope="col"| Second ! scope="col"| Lead ! scope="col"| Alternate ! scope="col"| Coach ! scope="col"| Events |- ! scope="row"| 1994–95 | Risa O'Connell || Missi O'Connell || Natalie Simenson || Alison Naylor || Jennifer Herning || || 1995 USJCC {{Gold1}}<br/>{{WJCC|1995|1995 WJCC}} (6th)<ref>{{cite web |title=Bank of Scotland World Junior Curling Championships 1995 |url=https://results.worldcurling.org/Championship/Details/151 |website=World Curling Federation |access-date=May 11, 2021}}</ref> |- ! scope="row"| 1996–97 | Risa O'Connell || Amy Becher || Natalie Simenson || Missi O'Connell || Jennifer Herning || || 1997 USJCC {{Gold1}}<br/>{{WJCC|1997|1997 WJCC}} (4th)<ref>{{cite web |title=Coca-Cola World Junior Curling Championships 1997 |url=https://results.worldcurling.org/Championship/Details/153 |website=World Curling Federation |access-date=May 11, 2021}}</ref> |- ! scope="row"| 1998–99 | Amy Wright || Amy Becher || Natalie Simenson || Joni Cotten || || || 1999 USWCC {{Silver2}}<ref>{{cite web |title=Lank, Somerville teams win USA Curling Nationals |url=http://www.usacurl.org/Duluth/prfinals.htm |website=USA Curling |access-date=Mar 25, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19991013204117/http://www.usacurl.org/Duluth/prfinals.htm |archive-date=Oct 13, 1999 |date=Mar 6, 1999}}</ref> |- ! scope="row"| 1999–00 | Amy Wright || Amy Becher || Joni Cotten || Natalie Simenson || Corina Marquardt || Robert Fenson || 2000 USWCC {{Gold1}}<ref>{{cite web |title=Wright’s team has the right stuff this time around |url=http://www.usacurl.org/Ogden/prwomfinal.html |website=USA Curling |access-date=Mar 25, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010411194857fw_/http://www.usacurl.org/Ogden/prwomfinal.html |archive-date=Apr 11, 2001 |date=Mar 11, 2000}}</ref><br/>{{WWCC|2000|2000 WWCC}} (6th)<ref>{{cite web |title=Ford World Curling Championships 2000 |url=http://results.worldcurling.org/Championship/Details/90 |website=World Curling Federation |access-date=Mar 25, 2021}}</ref> |- ! scope="row"| 2000–01 | Amy Wright || Amy Becher || Nikki Baird || Natalie Nicholson || Joni Cotten || Bob Fenson || 2001 USWCC (SF)<ref>{{cite web |title=USA Women's Team Members |url=http://www.madisoncurlingclub.com/nationals/teams/womens/teamusa.html |website=Madison Curling Club |access-date=Mar 25, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010423002001/http://www.madisoncurlingclub.com/nationals/teams/womens/teamusa.html |archive-date=Apr 23, 2001}}</ref> |- ! scope="row" rowspan=2| 2001–02 | Amy Wright || Amy Becher || Natalie Nicholson || Nikki Baird || Joni Cotten || Bob Fenson || 2001 USOCT (4th)<ref>{{cite web |title=Teams |url=http://www.usacurl.org/ot2001/otframe.html |website=USA Curling |access-date=Mar 25, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020604024005/http://www.usacurl.org/ot2001/otframe.html |archive-date=Jun 4, 2002}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Team Somerville wins U.S. men’s Olympic curling berth |url=http://www.usacurl.org/Press_Release/draw13trials.htm |website=USA Curling |access-date=Mar 25, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20021218034535/http://www.usacurl.org/Press%20Release/draw13trials.htm |archive-date=Dec 18, 2002 |date=Dec 15, 2001}}</ref> |- | Patti Lank || Erika Brown|| Allison Darragh|| Natalie Nicholson || Nicole Joraanstad || || 2002 USWCC {{Gold1}}<br/>{{WWCC|2002|2002 WWCC}} (8th)<ref>{{cite web |title=Ford World Curling Championships 2002 |url=http://results.worldcurling.org/Championship/Details/92 |website=World Curling Federation |access-date=April 6, 2021}}</ref> |- ! scope="row"| 2002–03 | Patti Lank || Erika Brown || Nicole Joraanstad || Natalie Nicholson || || || 2003 USWCC {{Silver2}}<ref>{{cite web |title=Illinois wins women’s final at 2003 USA Curling Nationals |url=http://www.goodcurling.net/events/2003Nationals/Press/wfinals.htm |website=Good Curling |date=March 8, 2003 |access-date=May 11, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030902040755/http://www.goodcurling.net/events/2003Nationals/Press/wfinals.htm |archive-date=September 2, 2003}}</ref> |- ! scope="row"| 2003–04 | Patti Lank || Erika Brown || Nicole Joraanstad || Natalie Nicholson || Barb Perrella<br/>(WWCC) || Steve Brown|| 2004 USWCC {{Gold1}}<br/>{{WWCC|2004|2004 WWCC}} (4th)<ref>{{cite web |title=Ford World Curling Championships 2004 |url=https://results.worldcurling.org/Championship/Details/191 |website=World Curling Federation |access-date=May 11, 2021}}</ref> |- ! scope="row"| 2004–05 | Patti Lank || Erika Brown || Nicole Joraanstad || Natalie Nicholson || || Matt Hames || {{USWCC|2005|2005 USWCC/USOCT}} {{Bronze3}}<ref>{{cite web |title=Women's Qualifiers |url=http://www.usacurl.org/events/2006_Trials/teams.html |website=USA Curling |access-date=May 11, 2021}}</ref> |- ! scope="row" rowspan=2| 2005–06 | Debbie McCormick|| Allison Pottinger || Nicole Joraanstad || Tracy Sachtjen|| Natalie Nicholson || Joni Cotten|| 2006 USWCC {{Gold1}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=2006 U.S. World Team Trials – Competing Teams |url=http://www.usacurl.org/events/06WT/teams.html |website=USA Curling |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060117085640/http://www.usacurl.org/events/06WT/teams.html |archive-date=January 17, 2006 |access-date=April 30, 2020}}</ref> |- | Debbie McCormick || Allison Pottinger || Nicole Joraanstad || Natalie Nicholson || Caitlin Maroldo || Wally Henry|| {{WWCC|2006|2006 WWCC}} {{Silver2}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ford World Women's Curling Championship 2006 |url=http://results.worldcurling.org/Championship/Details/252 |website=World Curling Federation |access-date=April 30, 2020}}</ref> |- ! scope="row" rowspan=2| 2006–07 | Debbie McCormick || Allison Pottinger || Nicole Joraanstad || Natalie Nicholson || Tracy Sachtjen || || 2007 USWCC {{Gold1}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=2007 U.S. National Championships |url=http://www.usacurl.org/events/07MW/main.html |website=USA Curling |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070320231145/http://www.usacurl.org/events/07MW/main.html |archive-date=March 20, 2007 |access-date=April 30, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=McCormick wins 2007 U.S. National Championships |url=https://www.curlingzone.com/event.php?eventid=1527&view=Main#1 |website=CurlingZone |access-date=April 30, 2020}}</ref> |- | Debbie McCormick || Allison Pottinger || Nicole Joraanstad || Natalie Nicholson || Maureen Brunt || Wally Henry ||{{WWCC|2007|2007 WWCC}} (4th)<ref>{{Cite web |title=World Women's Curling Championships 2007 |url=http://results.worldcurling.org/Championship/Details/255 |website=World Curling Federation |access-date=April 30, 2020}}</ref> |- ! scope="row"| 2007–08 | Debbie McCormick || Allison Pottinger || Nicole Joraanstad || Natalie Nicholson || Tracy Sachtjen<br/>(WWCC) || Wally Henry ||{{USWCC|2008|2008 USWCC}} {{Gold1}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=Nationals competing teams |url=http://www.usacurl.org/curlingrocks/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=388&Itemid=79 |website=USA Curling |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080212151410/http://www.usacurl.org/curlingrocks/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=388&Itemid=79 |archive-date=February 12, 2008 |access-date=April 30, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Women's Final |url=http://www.curlingzone.com/forums/scores/2008USANationals/draw_21.php |website=CurlingZone |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080427171838/http://www.curlingzone.com/forums/scores/2008USANationals/draw_21.php |archive-date=April 27, 2008 |access-date=April 30, 2020}}</ref><br/>{{WWCC|2008|2008 WWCC}} (7th)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ford World Women's Curling Championship 2008 |url=http://results.worldcurling.org/Championship/Details/293 |website=World Curling Federation |access-date=April 30, 2020}}</ref> |- ! scope="row"| 2008–09 | Debbie McCormick || Allison Pottinger || Nicole Joraanstad || Natalie Nicholson || Tracy Sachtjen || Wally Henry || {{USWCC|2009|2009 USWCC/USOCT}} {{Gold1}}<ref>{{Cite magazine |date=May 19, 2010 |title=2010 U.S. Olympic Team Trials/2009 U.S. National Championships |url=https://issuu.com/uscurlingnews/docs/2009-10_20usacurling_20mgd |magazine=2009–10 USA Curling Media Guide & Directory |pages=60–61 |access-date=April 30, 2020}}</ref><br/>{{WWCC|2009|2009 WWCC}} (9th)<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Mount Titlis World Women's Curling Championship 2009 |url=http://results.worldcurling.org/Championship/Details/313 |website=World Curling Federation |access-date=April 30, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Kolesar |first=Terry |date=May 2009 |title=USA women finish ninth in Korea |url=https://issuu.com/uscurlingnews/docs/u.s._curling_news/8 |magazine=U.S. Curling News |page=8 |access-date=April 30, 2020}}</ref> |- ! scope="row"| 2009–10 | Debbie McCormick || Allison Pottinger || Nicole Joraanstad || Natalie Nicholson || Tracy Sachtjen || Wally Henry || 2010 OG (10th)<ref>{{Cite web |title=XXI. Olympic Winter Games 2010 |url=http://results.worldcurling.org/Championship/Details/274 |website=World Curling Federation |access-date=April 30, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Kolesar |first=Terry |date=March 3, 2010 |title=USA men, women finish 10th in Vancouver |url=https://issuu.com/uscurlingnews/docs/march2010_layout_1/6 |magazine=U.S. Curling News |page=6 |access-date=April 30, 2020}}</ref> |- ! scope="row"| 2010–11 | Allison Pottinger || Nicole Joraanstad || Natalie Nicholson || Tabitha Peterson || || || {{USWCC|2011|2011 USWCC}} {{Silver2}} |- ! scope="row"| 2011–12 | Allison Pottinger || Nicole Joraanstad || Natalie Nicholson || Tabitha Peterson || Cassandra Potter || Derek Brown ||{{USWCC|2012|2012 USWCC}} {{Gold1}}<br/>{{WWCC|2012|2012 WWCC}} (5th) |- ! scope="row"| 2012–13 | Allison Pottinger || Nicole Joraanstad || Natalie Nicholson || Tabitha Peterson || || || {{USWCC|2013|2013 USWCC}} {{Bronze3}} |- ! scope="row"| 2013–14 | Allison Pottinger || Nicole Joraanstad || Natalie Nicholson || Tabitha Peterson || Tara Peterson<br/>(WWCC) || Derek Brown<br/>(WWCC) || 2013 USOCT {{Silver2}}<br/>{{USWCC|2014|2014 USWCC}} {{Silver2}}<br/>{{WWCC|2014|2014 WWCC}} (6th) |- ! scope="row"| 2015–16 | Erika Brown || Allison Pottinger || Nicole Joraanstad || Natalie Nicholson || Tabitha Peterson<br/>(WWCC) || Ann Swisshelm<br/>(WWCC)|| {{USWCC|2016|2016 USWCC}} {{Gold1}}<br/>{{WWCC|2016|2016 WWCC}} (6th)<ref>{{cite web |title=Ford World Women's Curling Championship 2016 |url=https://results.worldcurling.org/Championship/Details/554 |website=World Curling Federation |access-date=May 11, 2021}}</ref> |}
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