Karri Willms
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Karri Anne Willms (born April 16, 1969) is a Canadian curler and curling coach from Vernon, British Columbia.
She is a 1991 World women's silver medallist and 1991 Canadian women's champion.
She won a bronze medal at the 1992 Winter Olympics when curling was a demonstration sport. She retired from curling afterwards.
In 2018 she began working for the World Curling Federation as the Competitions and Development Officer.
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: 1992 (lead)
- British Columbia Curling Hall of Fame: 1996, together with all of the Julie Sutton 1991–1993 team.
Teams and events
| Season | Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Alternate | Events |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990–91 | Julie Sutton | Jodie Sutton | Melissa Soligo | Karri Willms | Elaine Dagg-Jackson | STOH 1991 WCC 1991 |
| 1991–92 | Julie Sutton | Jodie Sutton | Melissa Soligo | Karri Willms | Elaine Dagg-Jackson | STOH 1992 WOG 1992 (demo) |
| 1992–93 | Julie Sutton | Jodie Sutton | Melissa Soligo | Karri Willms | Elaine Dagg-Jackson | STOH 1993 (4th) |
Record as a coach of national teams
| Year | Tournament, event | National team | Place |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 2012 European Curling Championships | Italy (men) | 15 |
| 2013 | 2013 Olympic Qualifying Event | Latvia (women) | 5 |
| 2014 | 2014 European Curling Championships | Latvia (men) | 10 |
External links
- at World Curling
- at Olympics.com
- at Team Canada
- at Olympedia
- at InterSportStats
- . March 17, 2014.
- Gord Holder (May 20, 2014). . Ottawa Citizen.
- . June 20, 2018.
- (in Italian). Curling Italia. September 18, 2012.
- (in Latvian). November 26, 2013.