Amy Becher

Amy Becher (born May 24, 1978) is an American curler from Omaha, Nebraska.^[1] In 2000, she won the United States Women's Curling Championship as vice-skip on Amy Wright's team. They went on to represent the United States at the 2000 World Women's Curling Championship.

Amy Becher
Curler
Born	(1978-05-24) May 24, 1978 (age 45) Omaha, Nebraska
Curling career
World Championship appearances	1 (2000)
Medal record Women's curling Representing  Nebraska United States Women's Championship 2000 Ogden 1999 Duluth

Curling career

Becher competed at her first junior national championship in 1994, finishing last. She returned to junior nationals in 1995 and finished fourth.^[1] Becher again improved her results at the 1996 Junior Nationals, winning the championship as skip of her own team. As Team USA at the 1996 World Junior Curling Championships they finished last with a 0–9 record. In 1997 Becher joined Risa O'Connell's team at third, defended her junior national title and improved her World Juniors result by finished in fourth place at the 1997 World Juniors. She returned to the World Junior Championships a third time in 1999, as alternate on Hope Schmitt's team.

Upon moving from juniors to women's curling, Becher joined Amy Wright's team at third and found success quickly. At her first Women's National Championship in 1999, Team Wright took the silver medal when they lost to Patti Lank in the final. They again faced Team Lank in the final of the 2000 Women's Championship, this time winning with a final score of 12–9. As national champions, Becher and Team Wright earned a spot at the 2000 World Women's Championship as well as an opportunity to compete at the 2001 United States Olympic Curling Trials. At World's, they finished in a three-way tie for sixth place with a 4–5 record. During the 2001 Olympic Trials Wright felt she was not playing good enough and stepped aside, allowing Becher to take over skipping duties.^[2] Despite the change in line-up, they finished in a three-way tie for last place with a 3–7 record.

Personal life

Becher's parents would bring her along to the curling club when she was young. She started curling competitively through the Ak-Sar-Ben Curling Club's juniors program.^[1]

Becher graduated from Minnesota State University, Mankato with a double major in chemistry and teaching.^[1]

Awards

• USA Curling Team of the Year 1997^[3]

Teams

Season	Skip	Third	Second	Lead	Alternate	Coach	Events
1995–96	Amy Becher	Theresa Faltesek	Monica Carlson	Heather Miller	Stacey Liapis (WJCC)		1996 USJCC   1996 WJCC (10th)^[4]
1996–97	Risa O'Connell	Amy Becher	Natalie Simenson	Missi O'Connell	Jennifer Herning (WJCC)		1997 USJCC   1997 WJCC (4th)^[5]
1997–98	Laura Delaney	Amy Becher	Carrie Ward	Becky Nelson	Jodi Armstrong		1998 USJCC (SF)^[6]^[7]
1998–99	Amy Wright	Amy Becher	Natalie Simenson	Joni Cotten			1999 USWCC  ^[8]
	Hope Schmitt	Nikki Baird	Katlyn Schmitt	Teresa Bahr	Amy Becher	Scott Baird	1999 WJCC (6th)^[9]
1999–00	Amy Wright	Amy Becher	Joni Cotten	Natalie Simenson	Corina Marquardt	Bob Fenson	2000 USWCC  ^[10] 2000 WWCC (6th)^[11]
2000–01	Amy Wright	Amy Becher	Nikki Baird	Natalie Nicholson	Joni Cotten	Bob Fenson	2001 USWCC (SF)^[12]
2001–02	Amy Wright	Amy Becher	Natalie Nicholson	Nikki Baird	Joni Cotten	Bob Fenson	2001 USOCT (4th)^[13]^[14]

References

1. . USA Curling. Archived from the original on Apr 2, 2003. Retrieved Mar 25, 2021.
2. "Erickson leads curling trials". Desert News. Dec 13, 2001. Retrieved Mar 25, 2021.
3. "USA Curling Team of the Year". 2011-12 USA Curling Media Guide & Directory. Aug 25, 2011. p. 134. Retrieved Mar 25, 2021.
4. "Kärcher World Junior Curling Championships 1996". World Curling Federation. Retrieved Mar 25, 2021.
5. "Coca-Cola World Junior Curling Championships 1997". World Curling Federation. Retrieved Mar 25, 2021.
6. . 1998 USCA Junior National Championships. Archived from the original on Feb 20, 1999. Retrieved Mar 25, 2021.
7. "Curling". The La Crosse Tribune. Feb 17, 1998. p. 9. Retrieved Mar 25, 2021.
8. . USA Curling. Mar 6, 1999. Archived from the original on Oct 13, 1999. Retrieved Mar 25, 2021.
9. "STAR CHOICE World Junior Curling Championships 1999". World Curling Federation. Retrieved Mar 25, 2021.
10. . USA Curling. Mar 11, 2000. Archived from the original on Apr 11, 2001. Retrieved Mar 25, 2021.
11. "Ford World Curling Championships 2000". World Curling Federation. Retrieved Mar 25, 2021.
12. . Madison Curling Club. Archived from the original on Apr 23, 2001. Retrieved Mar 25, 2021.
13. . USA Curling. Archived from the original on Jun 4, 2002. Retrieved Mar 25, 2021.
14. . USA Curling. Dec 15, 2001. Archived from the original on Dec 18, 2002. Retrieved Mar 25, 2021.

External links

• Amy Becher at World Curling