Sharon Vukich Explained

Sharon Vukich
Other Names:Sharon Good
Birth Name:Sharon Kozai
Curling Club:Granite CC, Seattle, WA
World Championship Appearances:2
World Mixed Doubles Championship Appearances:1

Sharon Vukich is an American curler from Seattle, Washington. She is a two-time women's national Champion, two-time senior women's national champion, and one-time mixed doubles national champion.[1]

Curling career

Vukich skipped her team to gold at the United States Championship twice, in 1980 and 1987. As champion she represented the United States at the World Championships those years, finishing in fourth and fifth place, respectively. She returned to national prominence with back-to-back gold medals at the United States Senior Championships in 2009 and 2010.[2] At World's they finished sixth and fourth places, respectively. In 2010 she also won the Mixed Doubles National Championship with teammate Mike Calcagno. The 2010 World Mixed Doubles Championship was held concurrently with the World Senior Championship and Vukich competed at both.[3] At World Mixed Doubles they finished in tenth place.

Personal life

Vukich's parents were curlers and helped found the Granite Curling Club in Seattle.[4] Vukich met her late husband Jim while curling.[5] He was also a multi-time national champion, having won the Men's Championship in 1987 and 1989.[6] Vukich's daughter Emily (Em) Good and son Jake Vukich are also successful competitive curlers, Emily having competed at the 2016 World Mixed Curling Championship and Jake at the 2014 World Junior Curling Championships.[7] [8]

Teams

Women's

SeasonSkipThirdSecondLeadAlternateCoachEvents
1979–80Sharon Kozai 1980 USWCC
(4th)[9]
1986–87Sharon Good Joan Fish Aija Edwards 1987 USWCC
(5th)[10]
2008–09Sharon Vukich Emily Good Katy Sharpe Gabrielle Coleman (9th)
Sharon Vukich Joan Fish Cathie Tomlinson Aija Edwards 2009 USSCC
(6th)[11]
2009–10Sharon Vukich Linda Cornfield Susan Curtis Betty Kozai Dani Thibodeaux 2010 USSCC
Sharon Vukich Mary Colacchio Susan Curtis Betty Kozai Dani Thibodeaux Kenneth Thomson (4th)[12]
2010–11Sharon Vukich 2011 USSCC (5th)[13]
2011–12Cristin Clark Em Good Elle LeBeau Sharon Vukich [14]
Sharon Vukich Miyo Konno Linda Cornfield Cathie Tomlinson 2012 USSCC [15]
2012–13Sharon Vukich Cynthia Garzina Jennifer Westhagen Cathie Tomlinson [16]
Sharon Vukich Linda Cornfield Colleen Richardson Betty Kozai 2013 USSCC (4th)
2013–14Sharon Vukich Linda Cornfield Miyo Konno Beth Bronger-Jones 2014 USSCC
2014–15Sharon Vukich Beth Bronger-Jones Laurel Haigh Gore Linda Cornfield 2015 USSCC (4th)

Mixed doubles

SeasonFemaleMaleEvents
2009–10Sharon Vukich Mike Calcagno
(10th)[17]
2010–11Sharon Vukich Mike Calcagno (DNQ)
2011–12Sharon Vukich Christopher Rimple (DNQ)
2013–14Sharon Vukich David Cornfield (SF)
2014–15Sharon Vukich David Cornfield (DNQ)

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sharon Vukich. https://web.archive.org/web/20150905171956/http://www.teamusa.org/usa-curling/athletes/Sharon-Vukich. dead. September 5, 2015. September 10, 2020. USA Curling.
  2. Web site: January 30, 2010. VUKICH DEFENDS TITLE AT 2010 USA CURLING SENIOR NATIONALS. https://web.archive.org/web/20160514041251/http://www.teamusa.org/USA-Curling/Features/2010/January/30/Vukich-defends-title-at-2010-USA-Curling-Senior-Nationals. dead. May 14, 2016. September 10, 2020. USA Curling.
  3. News: April 18, 2010. Sportsline: East Grand Forks fields first baseball team. The Bemidji Pioneer. September 10, 2020.
  4. News: February 26, 2009. Curling runs in the family at Olympic trials. The Denver Post. August 12, 2020.
  5. News: May 1, 1999. Curlers turn up from far and near for bonspiel. The Desert News. August 7, 2020.
  6. Web site: Men's Champions. https://web.archive.org/web/20190406200025/https://www.teamusa.org/USA-Curling/Events/Championships-microsite/Inside-the-Championships/National-Championship-Events/National-Championships/National-Championships/Champions--and-Awards/Men. dead. April 6, 2019. August 12, 2020. USA Curling.
  7. Web site: Em Good. https://web.archive.org/web/20151231235851/http://www.teamusa.org/usa-curling/athletes/Em-Good. dead. December 31, 2015. August 7, 2020. USA Curling.
  8. Web site: Jake Vukich. https://web.archive.org/web/20150905173407/http://www.teamusa.org/usa-curling/athletes/Jake-Vukich. dead. September 5, 2015. August 7, 2020. USA Curling.
  9. Web site: Royal Bank of Scotland World Curling Championships 1980. August 12, 2020. World Curling Federation.
  10. Web site: World Curling Championships 1987. August 12, 2020. World Curling Federation.
  11. Web site: World Senior Curling Championships 2009. August 12, 2020. World Curling Federation.
  12. Web site: World Senior Championships 2010. August 12, 2020. World Curling Federation.
  13. Kolesar. Terry. February 9, 2011. Smith, Goodland rinks capture senior titles. U.S. Curling News. 15. August 12, 2020.
  14. Web site: CURLING: SEVEN TEAMS CLINCH 2012 NATIONALS SPOTS . https://web.archive.org/web/20210420033259/https://www.teamusa.org/Media/News/Curling/CURLING-Seven-teams-clinch-2012-Nationals-spots . dead . April 20, 2021 . Team USA . August 12, 2020 . December 27, 2011.
  15. Web site: CURLING: WISCONSIN'S PAM OLEINIK WINS THIRD SENIOR WOMEN'S NATIONAL TITLE . https://web.archive.org/web/20220118184151/https://www.teamusa.org/Media/News/Curling/CURLING-Wisconsins-Pam-Oleinik-wins-third-senior-womens-national-title . dead . January 18, 2022 . Team USA . August 12, 2020 . December 4, 2011.
  16. Web site: Vukich 2–3 at USA Women's Challenge Round . CurlingZone . August 12, 2020.
  17. Web site: World Mixed Doubles Championship 2010. August 12, 2020. World Curling Federation.

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