Karri Willms
{{Short description|Canadian curler and coach}}
{{Infobox curler
| name = Karri Willms
| gender = F
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age |1969|4|16}}
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| Curling club = Victoria CC, Victoria,
Juan de Fuca CC, Victoria
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| Member Association = {{BC}}
| Hearts appearances = 3 ({{STOH|1991}}, {{STOH|1992}}, {{STOH|1993}})
| World Championship appearances = 1 ({{WWCC|1991}})
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| Olympic appearances = 1 (1992 - demo)
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{{MedalSport|Women's curling}}
{{MedalCountry | {{CAN}} }}
{{MedalCompetition | Winter Olympics}}
{{MedalBronze|1992 Albertville (demonstration)|}}
{{MedalCompetition | {{WWCC||World Championships}} }}
{{MedalSilver | {{WWCC|1991|1991 Winnipeg}} | }}
{{MedalCountry | {{BC}} }}
{{MedalCompetition | Scotties Tournament of Hearts}}
{{MedalGold | {{STOH|1991|1991 Saskatoon}} | }}
{{MedalSilver | {{STOH|1992|1992 Halifax}} | }}
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Karri Anne Willms (born April 16, 1969) is a Canadian curler and curling coach from Vernon, British Columbia.{{Cite web | url=https://www.sportsnet.ca/curling/willms-switches-gears-between-cars-curling/ |title = Willms switches gears between cars, curling - Sportsnet.ca}}
She is a {{WWCC|1991|1991 World women's silver medallist}} and {{STOH|1991|1991 Canadian women's champion}}.
She won a bronze medal at the 1992 Winter Olympics when curling was a demonstration sport.[https://digital.la84.org/digital/collection/p17103coll8/id/22654/ Official Report 1992W page 630 - Olympic Official Reports Collection] She retired from curling afterwards.
In 2018 she began working for the World Curling Federation as the Competitions and Development Officer.[https://worldcurling.org/about/staff Staff - World Curling Federation]
Personal life
Willms worked at a bank before her and husband Renato Lepore "took a break" and moved to Novara, Italy to work as mechanics on the JD Motorsport pit crew in Formula Renault racing.
Awards
- STOH All-Star teams: {{STOH|1992}} (lead)
- British Columbia Curling Hall of Fame: 1996, together with all of the Julie Sutton 1991–1993 team.[https://www.curlbc.ca/awards/hall-of-fame-inductees/ Hall of Fame Inductees - Curl BC]
Teams and events
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| scope="col"| Season
! scope="col"| Skip ! scope="col"| Third ! scope="col"| Second ! scope="col"| Lead ! scope="col"| Alternate ! scope="col"| Events |
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| scope="row"| 1990–91
| Julie Sutton || Jodie Sutton || Melissa Soligo || Karri Willms || Elaine Dagg-Jackson || {{STOH|1991|STOH 1991}} {{Gold1}} |
| scope="row"| 1991–92
| Julie Sutton || Jodie Sutton || Melissa Soligo || Karri Willms || Elaine Dagg-Jackson || {{STOH|1992|STOH 1992}} {{Silver2}} |
| scope="row"| 1992–93
| Julie Sutton || Jodie Sutton || Melissa Soligo || Karri Willms || Elaine Dagg-Jackson || {{STOH|1993|STOH 1993}} (4th) |
Record as a coach of national teams
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| scope="col"| Year
! scope="col"| Tournament, event ! scope="col"| National team ! scope="col"| Place | |||
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| 2012 | 2012 European Curling Championships | {{ITA}} (men) | {{center|15}} |
| 2013 | 2013 Olympic Qualifying Event | {{LAT}} (women) | {{center|5}} |
| 2014 | 2014 European Curling Championships | {{LAT}} (men) | {{center|10}} |
References
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External links
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- [https://stats.curling.io/players/willms-karri Karri Willms – Curling Canada Stats Archive]
- {{cite web |url=https://www.sportsnet.ca/curling/willms-switches-gears-between-cars-curling/ |title=Willms switches gears between cars, curling - Sportsnet.ca |date=March 17, 2014 }}
- {{cite web |url=https://ottawacitizen.com/sports/canadian-coach-driving-latvias-curling-goals |title=Canadian coach driving Latvia's curling goals |publisher=Ottawa Citizen |date=May 20, 2014 |author=Gord Holder }}
- {{cite web |url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1066491/world-curling-boost-team-with-new-appointments |title=World Curling boost team with new appointments - InsideTheGames |date=June 20, 2018 }}
- [http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/databases/olympians/001064-119.01-e.php?&photo_id_nbr=217&&PHPSESSID=7kno5mct4vbvn3cv5ah80atd36 Canada's Karri Willms competing in the curling event at the 1992 Albertville Olympic winter Games. (CP PHOTO/COA/Ted Grant)]
- {{cite web |url=http://www.curlingitalia.it/2012/09/18/per-chi-crede-nella-divina-provvidenza-ecco-in-italia-karri-wilms/ |title=Per chi crede nella divina provvidenza... ecco in Italia Karri Wilms |publisher=Curling Italia |date=September 18, 2012 |language=it }}
- {{cite web |url=https://sports.tvnet.lv/5270735/latvijas-izlasem-smaga-diena-eiropas-cempionata |title=Latvijas izlasēm smaga diena Eiropas čempionātā - Citi sporta veidi - TVNET Sports |date=November 26, 2013 |language=lv }}
- [https://curlit.com/WSCC/PDF/0035-CUR-------------------------------.pdf World Senior Curling Championships 2019 - Competition Officials]
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Category:Canadian women curlers
Category:Curlers from British Columbia
Category:Canadian women's curling champions
Category:Curlers at the 1992 Winter Olympics
Category:Olympic curlers for Canada
Category:Canadian curling coaches
Category:Sportspeople from Vernon, British Columbia
Category:Sportspeople from Novara
Category:Canadian expatriate sportspeople in Italy
Category:Canadian motorsport people
Category:Sportspeople from the Province of Novara
Category:20th-century Canadian sportswomen
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