5'9"
25
Bismarck, ND
University of Wisconsin
Britta Curl-Salemme grew up in Bismarck, North Dakota. Every winter, Curl-Salemme’s father, Bill, would set up a rink in their backyard. Following her older brother, Bryne, she decided to become a hockey player, playing on boys’ youth hockey teams until the eighth grade.
Curl-Salemme played five seasons at the University of Wisconsin, where she won three national championships with the Badgers. She left college as a two-time captain, and her college coach, Mark Johnson, one of the heroes for Team USA 1980 "Miracle on Ice" squad, described Curl-Salemmme as one of the best captains in Wisconsin history: “She’s genuine, she’s real, she’s considerate, she thinks of other people before herself.”
Curl-Salemme made her IIHF World Championship debut at the 2021 IIHF World Championships for the U.S. women’s hockey team. She was invited as one of 28 players to join the Olympic residency program before the Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022 and was selected for her first Olympic team for the Olympic Winter Games Milano Cortina 2026.
Professionally, Curl-Salemme plays in the PWHL for the Minnesota Frost, where she won the Walter Cup and was named to the PWHL All-Rookie Team in her first season in the league.
In September 2024, she married former Wisconsin wrestler Andrew Salemme.
By the time Brittany Bowe lined up for her first speed skating race at the Winter Olympics Beijing 2022, she had already embarked on another adrenaline-pumping journey — one that had nothing to do with medals or podiums. The three-time Olympian and six...
Top notch performances by Team USA athletes at Olympic venues throughout the Winter Youth Olympic Games Gangwon 2024 provided further proof that the legacy of the Olympic Winter Games PyeongChang 2018 is alive and thriving. The U.S. Youth Olympic men's...
U.S. Hockey Legend Mike Eruzione Reminisces About the Team’s Improbable Run to a Gold Medal.
GANGWON, South Korea — It’s only fitting that one of the greatest rivalries in winter sports – the U.S. versus Canada in ice hockey – is equally as great at the Winter Youth Olympic Games.Team Captain Parker Trottier netted two goals, his linemates Mik...
GANGWON, South Korea — Team USA defeated Slovakia, 5-4, in a thrilling shootout victory on Jan. 27 to start their play at the Winter Youth Olympic Games Gangwon 2024.The group, whose motto has been ‘hard, fast, smart’, hit their stride in the third per...
