Patti Wuthrich

Patti Wuthrich (born July 17, 1958, in Winnipeg[1] as Patti "Vande" Vandekerckhove) is a Canadian curler and curling coach from Gimli, Manitoba.[2]

For other people named the same surname, see Wuthrich.
For other people named the same surname, see Vandekerckhove.
Patti Wuthrich
Curler
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Other namesPatti Vande,
Patti Vandekerckhove
Born (1958-07-17) July 17, 1958
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Team
Curling clubGranite CC (Winnipeg)
Curling career
Member Association Canada
Hearts appearances5: (1978, 1979, 1980, 1983, 1996)
Olympic
appearances		1 (1988) (demo)
Medal record
Curling
Representing  Canada
Olympic Games (demonstration)
Gold medal – first place 1988 Calgary Women's
Representing  Manitoba
Scott Tournament of Hearts
Gold medal – first place 1978 Sault Ste. Marie
Silver medal – second place 1979 Mount Royal

As a junior curler, she won the 1974 Canadian Junior Curling Championships playing second for the Chris Pidzarko rink. She won the 1978 Canadian women's championship playing lead for Cathy Pidzarko.

She competed at the 1988 Winter Olympics when curling was a demonstration sport. The Canadian women's team won the gold medal, defeating Sweden in the final.

Patti Vandekerckhove was inducted into the Canadian Curling Hall of Fame in 1986.[3]

After retirement she began coaching teams on the national and international level, for example the team of Kerri Einarson[4] or the Korean team of Kim Eun-jung.[5]

Personal life

She is married to well-known Canadian ice maker Hans Wuthrich.[6][7] She is currently the owner of Minerva Tree Farms.[2]

Teams
Season Skip Third Second Lead Alternate Events
1973—74 Chris PidzarkoCathy PidzarkoPatti VandekerckhoveBarbara RudolphCJCC 1974 1st place, gold medalist(s)
1975—76 Patti VandeDenise LedoyenConnie LaliberteDonna RogalskiCJCC 1976 (4th)[8]
1976—77 Patti VandeCindy JensenColleen ClarkConnie LaliberteCJCC 1977 (? th)
1977—78 Cathy PidzarkoChris PidzarkoIris ArmstrongPatti VandekerckhoveSTOH 1978 1st place, gold medalist(s)
1978—79 Christine PidzarkoRose TanasichukIris ArmstrongPatti VandeSTOH 1979 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
1979—80 Donna BrownridgePatti VandeCarolyn HallConnie LaliberteSTOH 1980 (7th)
1982—83 Patti VandeCarol DunstoneIris ArmstrongMaureen BonarSTOH 1983 (4th)
1987—88 Linda MooreLindsay SparkesDebbie JonesPenny RyanPatti VandeOG 1988 1st place, gold medalist(s)
1995—96 Maureen BonarGerri CookeAllyson BellPatti WuthrichSTOH 1996 (5th)

Record as a coach of national teams
Year Tournament, event National team Place
2014 2014 Pacific-Asia Curling Championships South Korea (women)
2nd place, silver medalist(s)

Record as a coach of club teams
Season Skip Event Place
2015–16 Kerri Einarson2016 STOH
4th
2016–17 Kerri Einarson2016 Canada Cup of Curling
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2018–19 Kerri Einarson2018 Canada Cup
2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Kerri Einarson2019 STOH Wild Card Game
2nd
2019–20 Kerri Einarson2020 STOH
1st place, gold medalist(s)

References
  1. Patti Vande | Team Canada - Official Olympic Team Website
  2. "2020 Scotties Tournament of Hearts Media Guide" (PDF). Curling Canada. Retrieved 2020-02-12.
  3. "Vandekerckhove, Patti — CCA Hall of Fame — ACC Temple de la Renommée Virtuelle". Retrieved 2019-08-05.
  4. "Kerri Einarson to leave curling team at the end of the season - Winnipeg". Globalnews.ca. February 13, 2018.
  5. "Wuthricha good fit with Korean curlers – Red Deer Advocate". November 4, 2013.
  6. Gimli's Ice Man from Manitoba | What Travel Writers Say(in English)
  7. Minerva Tree Farms - Company
  8. "Schoolgirl Championship: Round-Robin".


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