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Lisa Schoeneberg

Two-time Olympian Lisa Schoeneberg of Poynette, Wis., excelled as a competitive curler, winning the U.S. National Championship three times (1992, ‘95 and ‘96) and twice finishing as the runner-up at the World Championship (1992 and ‘96). She was the U.S. Curling Association's Female Athlete of the Year a record four times (1987, ‘92, ‘95 and ‘96).

After retiring from competitive curling, Schoeneberg continued to build the sport of curling through her volunteer coaching efforts. She was named USCA Coach of the Year in 2000 after leading the junior women to bronze at the 2000 World Junior Championships.

She served on the USCA Board of Directors and its Athletes Advisory Council as well. Schoeneberg worked as the curling manager for the 2006 Olympic Winter Games in Salt Lake City, Utah. She went on to become the curling competition manager at the 2006 Olympic Winter Games in Torino, Italy, and the wheelchair curling competition manager at the 2006 Paralympic Winter Games.