Carla Casper Explained

Carla Casper
Birth Date:November 10, 1945
Birth Place:Wild Rose, Wisconsin, U.S.
Death Place:Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.
Olympic Appearances:1 (1988)

Carla Casper (November 10, 1945  - February 20, 2023) was an American curler and Olympian. At the time of the 1988 Olympics, she was living in Green Bay, Wisconsin.[1] [2]

In 1987 Lisa Schoeneberg invited Casper to join her team just two weeks before the tournament to determine Wisconsin's representative to the United States' first Olympic Curling Trials, replacing a teammate with a burst appendix. Casper joined as the team's second, with Lori Mountford at lead, Erika Brown at third, and Schoeneberg as skip.[3] Brown's father, World bronze medalist Steve Brown, was the team's coach[4] [5] and her mother, Diane, was the team's alternate player.[6] The team won the tournament, earning a spot at the Olympic Trials in Saint Paul, Minnesota. They upset the top two teams from that year's national championship to win the Trials and earn their spot as the American women's team at the 1988 Olympics.[7] At the Olympic Games, where curling was a demonstration event, they finished fifth out of eight teams, with a 4–4 record.

As skip of her own team Casper won the Wisconsin State Championship four years in a row, 1987–1990.[8]

Casper was named President of the United States Women's Curling Association, an organization with the purpose of promoting the sport of curling among women and youth, for 2000–2001.[9]

Personal life

Casper was married to Tom Casper, a fellow curler and curling coach, and they had four children.[10] She died on February 20, 2023, in Las Vegas, Nevada.[11]

Notes and References

  1. News: A team of 'competitors'. January 23, 1988. 18. The Capital Times. May 9, 2020.
  2. News: Curlers get moment in spotlight. February 14, 1988. 8 . Wisconsin State Journal. May 9, 2020.
  3. Web site: XV. Olympic Winter Games 1988: Tournament details. World Curling Federation. May 8, 2020.
  4. Web site: CURLING TEAM HAS CHEESE FLAVOR. Hersh. Phil. November 16, 1987. Chicago Tribune. en-US. live. May 9, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200511171307/https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1987-11-16-8703260784-story.html . 2020-05-11 .
  5. Web site: WINTER OLYMPICS : Curling, New Olympic Game, Enough to Curl Your Curiosity. Downey. Mike. February 13, 1988. Los Angeles Times. en-US. live. May 11, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200509011505/https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1988-02-13-sp-10903-story.html . 2020-05-09 .
  6. Web site: Curling's Erika Brown eyes return to Olympics, 26 years after her debut. Zaccardi. Nick. November 8, 2013. NBC Sports. en-US. live. May 11, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20150909184440/http://olympics.nbcsports.com/2013/11/08/erika-brown-curling-sochi-olympics-1988-calgary/ . 2015-09-09 .
  7. No Stone Unturned. Vader. J. E.. January 27, 1988. Sports Illustrated. en. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200509011245/https://vault.si.com/vault/1988/01/27/curling-no-stone-unturned-the-us-hopes-to-rock-the-world-in-the-hotly-contested-demonstration-sport-of-dont-laugh-curling . 2020-05-09 . May 8, 2020.
  8. Web site: State Champions – Women's . Wisconsin State Curling Association . May 8, 2020.
  9. News: Casper named president of curling group. October 20, 2000. D-2. Green Bay Press-Gazette. May 9, 2020.
  10. News: Levitan. Elizabeth. February 8, 1988. Ancient sport of curling may gain popularity via Olympic showcase. Christian Science Monitor. May 11, 2020. 0882-7729.
  11. https://www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/las-vegas-nv/carla-casper-11167810 Carla Casper's obituary

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