Elizabeth Busche  Elizabeth Busche (September 12, 1992 – May 3, 2012) was an American curler from Duluth, Minnesota. Busche played third for Cory Christensen's junior team. They were Minnesota state runners up in 2011 and 2012, thus represented "Minnesota 2" at both the 2011 and 2012 United States Junior Curling Championships. The team won the 2012 Championship, qualifying them to represent the United States at the 2012 World Junior Curling Championships. The team finished last in the tournament, with a 0–9 record. In addition to her junior accolades, Busche was also a member of the 2011 Minnesota State Mixed championship team that finished 5th at the 2011 US Mixed Championship. Busche died just two months after the 2012 World Juniors from a rare form of ovarian cancer.