Lisa Schoeneberg (born September 29, 1957) is an American curler and Olympian. She was a successful

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in the late 1980s and throughout the 1990s, leading her teams to two silver medals at the World Championships and represented the United States at the Olympic Games twice.

Curling career

In 1987 Schoeneberg and her team of Carla Casper,

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, and

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competed at the United States' first Olympic Curling Trials, as curling was reintroduced at the

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as a demonstration event. They upset the top two teams from that year's

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to win the Trials and earn their spot as the American women's team at the Olympics. At the Games they finished 5th out of 8 teams, with a 4-4 record. Also in 1988, Schoeneberg played as vice-skip for Steve Brown when they won the

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. Schoeneberg made her first appearance at the

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when she joined

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's team, who had won the US National Championship, as alternate. They finished in 8th with a record of 3-7. Three times in the next six years Schoeneberg returned to the World Championships, but as

instead of alternate. In 1992, 1995, and 1996 Schoeneberg led her team to the gold medal at the US National Championships and on to represent the United States at World's. At the 1992 World Championship in

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the American women lost to Team Sweden in the championship game, resulting in a silver medal. At the 1995 World Championship in

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they missed the playoffs, finished tied for 5th with a 4-5 record. At the 1996 World Championship in

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Schoeneberg's team again found success, making it to the championship game for a second time. This time they lost to Team Canada, again claiming the silver medal. Schoeneberg returned to the Olympics as skip at the 1998 Winter Games in

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, where curling made its debut as a full event. The American team achieved 2 wins and 5 losses in the round-robin tournament, finishing tied for 5th place. Schoeneberg was inducted into the

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(USCA)

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in 2006 and four times she has been named the USCA Female Athlete of the Year: in 1987, 1992, 1995, and 1996.

Teams

Women's

Mixed

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Schoeneberg, Lisa 1957 births Living people American female curlers Olympic curlers of the United States Curlers at the 1998 Winter Olympics American curling champions Curlers at the 1988 Winter Olympics 21st-century American women