United States Women's Curling Championship

United States Women's Curling Championship
Established1977
2024 host cityEast Rutherford, New Jersey
2024 arenaThe Rink at American Dream
2024 championMinnesota Tabitha Peterson
Current edition

The United States Women's Curling Championship is the annual women's national curling championship for the United States. It is run by the United States Curling Association (USCA) and typically held in conjunction with the Men's Curling Championship. The champions are eligible to represent the United States at the World Women's Curling Championships if they also rank in the top 75 teams over the last two seasons in the World Curling Tour Order of Merit or have earned 40 points in the Order of Merit year-to-date rankings.[1]

History

The 2021 Championship was originally planned to be held February 6–13 at the ImOn Ice Arena in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and it would have been the first time the Women's National Championship was held in Iowa.[2] But in August, 2020 the arena was damaged during a severe derecho storm. The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic caused delays in repairing the arena and in November, 2020 the USCA announced that an alternative host site would be found.[3] Only a month later, the USCA announced another change to the 2021 Championship when they declared that all remaining 2020–21 events would be either cancelled or postponed until late spring 2021. This postponement delayed the Women's National Championship until after the 2021 World Women's Championship and so the 2020 champions, Tabitha Peterson's team, were selected to represent the United States. This gave the team the opportunity to compete at Worlds which they missed the previous year when the 2020 World Women's Championship was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[4] On March 29, 2021 it was announced that the 2021 Women's Championship will be held in conjunction with the Men's Nationals and Mixed Doubles Nationals in a bio-secure bubble at Wausau Curling Club in Wausau, Wisconsin in May, 2021.[5]

Qualification

The qualification methods and format of the championship has changed over time, but currently eight teams play in each championship. Four spots are awarded to the top American teams in the World Curling Federation (WCF) World Team Ranking System at a particular date roughly two months out from the championship.[6] Three spots are awarded to the top teams from a Challenge Round, open to all United States curlers.[7] The final spot is awarded to a team from that year's Junior Championships, selected by the USCA.

For the 2021 Championship the qualification methods were modified slightly due to impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. The field of eight teams included the 2020 champion and runner-up, the top three teams in the WCF World Team Ranking System on September 1, 2020, and the top three teams from the Challenge Round.[8]

Format

The current format begins with a complete round robin where each team plays every other team. The playoff format depends on the rankings at the end of the round robin. If one team finishes the round robin at least one win ahead of the other teams then that team advances directly to the final and faces the winner of a game between the 2nd and 3rd ranked teams. If two or three teams are tied for first place after the round robin then the top three teams play a version of a page playoff. The 1st and 2nd ranked teams play each other with the winner advancing to the championship game. The loser of the 1st vs 2nd game plays the 3rd place team with the winner of this game advancing to the championship game. If four teams are tied for first place after the round robin then all four advance to a single elimination style playoff. The 1st ranked team plays the 4th while the 2nd ranked team plays the 3rd. The winners of these two games play in the championship.[9]

Past champions

The site and winner of every women's national championship since it began in 1977:[10]

Year Site Winning club Skip Third Second Lead Alternate Finish at Worlds1
1977 Wilmette, IL New York (state) Hastings, NY Margaret Smith Cynthia Smith Jackie Grant Eve Switzer
1978 Duluth, MN Wisconsin Wausau, WI Sandy Robarge Elaine Collins Jo Shannon Virginia Morrison
1979 Winchester, MA Washington (state) Seattle, WA Nancy Langley Dolores Wallace Leslie Frosch Nancy Wallace 5th
1980 Seattle, WA Washington (state) Seattle, WA Sharon Kozai Joan Fish Betty Kozai Aija Edwards 5th
1981 Kettle Moraine, WI Washington (state) Seattle, WA Nancy Langley Carol Dahl Leslie Frosch Nancy Wallace 8th
1982 Bowling Green, OH Illinois Oak Park, IL Ruth Schwenker Stephanie Flynn Donna Purkey Kathleen Wilson 8th
1983 Grafton, ND Washington (state) Seattle, WA Nancy Langley Dolores Campbell Nancy Wallace Leslie Frosch 6th
1984 Wauwatosa, WI Minnesota Duluth, MN Amy Hatten Terry Leksell Karen Leksell Kelly Sieger 9th
1985 Hershey, PA Alaska Fairbanks, AK Bev Birklid Peggy Martin Jerry Evans Katrina Sharp 9th
1986 Chicago, IL Minnesota St. Paul, MN Gerri Tilden Linda Barneson Barb Polski Barb Gutzmer 7th
1987 St. Paul, MN Washington (state) Seattle, WA Sharon Good Joan Fish Beth Bronger-Jones Aija Edwards 5th
1988 Darien, CT Washington (state) Seattle, WA Nancy Langley Nancy Pearson Leslie Frosch Mary Hobson 7th
1989 Detroit, MI North Dakota Rolla, ND Jan Lagasse Janie Kakela Cooky Bertsch Eileen Mickelson 9th
1990 Superior, WI Colorado Denver, CO Bev Behnke Dawna Bennett Susan Anscheutz Pam Finch 8th
1991 Utica, NY Texas Houston, TX Maymar Gemmell Judy Johnston Janet Hunter Brenda Jancic 9th
1992 Grafton, ND Wisconsin Madison, WI Lisa Schoeneberg Amy Wright Lori Mountford Jill Jones Silver
1993 St. Paul, MN Colorado Denver, CO Bev Behnke Dawna Bennett Susan Anscheutz Pam Finch 8th
1994 Duluth, MN Colorado Denver, CO Bev Behnke Dawna Bennett Susan Anscheutz Pam Finch 6th
1995 Appleton, WI Wisconsin Madison, WI Lisa Schoeneberg Erika Brown Lori Mountford Marcia Tillisch Allison Darragh 5th
1996 Bemidji, MN Wisconsin Madison, WI Lisa Schoeneberg Erika Brown Lori Mountford Allison Darragh Debbie McCormick Silver
1997 Seattle, WA Wisconsin Arlington, WI Patti Lank Analissa Johnson Joni Cotten Tracy Sachtjen 6th
1998 Bismarck, ND Illinois Wilmette, IL Kari Erickson Lori Kreklau Stacey Liapis Ann Swisshelm Risa O'Connell 8th
1999 Duluth, MN Wisconsin Madison, WI Patti Lank Erika Brown Allison Darragh Tracy Sachtjen Silver
2000 Ogden, UT Nebraska Omaha, NE Amy Wright Amy Becher Joni Cotten Natalie Simenson Corina Marquardt 6th
2001 Madison, WI Illinois Highland Park, IL Kari Erickson Debbie McCormick Stacey Liapis Ann Swisshelm 5th
2002 Eveleth, MN Wisconsin Madison, WI Patti Lank Erika Brown Allison Pottinger Natalie Nicholson Nicole Joraanstad 7th
2003 Utica, NY Illinois Chicago, IL Debbie McCormick Allison Pottinger Ann Swisshelm Silver Tracy Sachtjen Gold
2004 Grand Forks, ND Wisconsin Madison, WI Patti Lank Erika Brown Nicole Joraanstad Natalie Nicholson 4th
2005 Madison, WI Minnesota Bemidji, MN Cassie Johnson Jamie Johnson Jessica Schultz Maureen Brunt Silver
2006 Bemidji, MN Wisconsin Madison, WI Debbie McCormick Allison Pottinger Nicole Joraanstad Natalie Nicholson Silver
2007 Utica, NY Wisconsin Madison, WI Debbie McCormick Allison Pottinger Nicole Joraanstad Natalie Nicholson 4th
2008 Hibbing, MN Wisconsin Madison, WI Debbie McCormick Allison Pottinger Nicole Joraanstad Natalie Nicholson 7th
2009 Broomfield, CO Wisconsin Madison, WI Debbie McCormick Allison Pottinger Nicole Joraanstad Natalie Nicholson 9th
2010 Kalamazoo, MI Wisconsin Madison, WI Erika Brown Nina Spatola Ann Swisshelm Laura Hallisey 5th
2011 Fargo, ND New York (state) Lewiston, NY Patti Lank Caitlin Maroldo Jessica Schultz Mackenzie Lank 7th
2012 Philadelphia, PA Minnesota St. Paul, MN Allison Pottinger Nicole Joraanstad Natalie Nicholson Tabitha Peterson 5th
2013 Green Bay, WI Wisconsin Madison, WI Erika Brown Debbie McCormick Jessica Schultz Ann Swisshelm 4th
2014 Philadelphia, PA Wisconsin Madison, WI Nina Spatola Becca Hamilton Tara Peterson Sophie Brorson 6th (Allison Pottinger)
2015 Kalamazoo, MI Wisconsin Madison, WI Erika Brown Alex Carlson Becca Funk Kendall Behm 10th (Aileen Sormunen)
2016 Jacksonville, FL Wisconsin Madison, WI Erika Brown Allison Pottinger Nicole Joraanstad Natalie Nicholson 6th
2017 Everett, WA Minnesota Blaine, MN Jamie Sinclair Alexandra Carlson Vicky Persinger Monica Walker 5th (Nina Roth)
2018 Fargo, ND Minnesota Blaine, MN Jamie Sinclair Alexandra Carlson Vicky Persinger Monica Walker 4th
2019 Kalamazoo, MI Minnesota Chaska, MN Jamie Sinclair Sarah Anderson Taylor Anderson Monica Walker 7th
2020 Cheney, WA Minnesota St. Paul, MN Tabitha Peterson Becca Hamilton Tara Peterson Aileen Geving 3rd (2021)2
2021 Wausau, WI Minnesota Chaska, MN Cory Christensen Sarah Anderson Vicky Persinger Taylor Anderson 5th (2022) 3
2023 Denver, CO Minnesota Chaska, MN Tabitha Peterson Cory Thiesse Becca Hamilton Tara Peterson 7th
2024 East Rutherford, NJ Minnesota St. Paul, MN Tabitha Peterson Cory Thiesse Tara Peterson Becca Hamilton 7th
Notes
  1. ^ This column shows the results of the team representing the United States at the World Curling Championships. Based on the rules implemented by the United States Curling Association for the 2013–14 season, the United States team at the World Curling Championships is not necessarily the team that won the national championship. Beginning in 2018, the winner will once again represent the US at the World Championships, provided they have a high enough ranking on the World Curling Tour.
  2. ^ 2020 World Women's Curling Championship was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic The 2020 Champions represented the US at the 2021 World Women's Curling Championship.
  3. ^ The 2022 US Championship was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The 2021 Champions represented the US at the 2022 World Women's Curling Championship.

Champions by state

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Women's Curling Champions
15, 6, 4, 3, 2, 1
Rank State Championships
1 Wisconsin Wisconsin 17
2 Minnesota Minnesota 11
3 Washington (state) Washington 6
4 Illinois Illinois 4
5 Colorado Colorado 3
6 New York (state) New York 2
7 Alaska Alaska 1
7 Nebraska Nebraska 1
7 North Dakota North Dakota 1
7 Texas Texas 1

Sportsmanship award

The Ann Brown Sportsmanship Award has been presented annually since 2007 to one male and one female athlete at the National Championships who are judged to best embody the USCA Spirit of Curling as voted on by their peers. The award is given in memory of Ann Brown, who was the first female president of the United States Curling Association and was the second female inductee into the USCA Hall of Fame.[11]

Female recipients:
Year Recipient
2007 Caitlin Maroldo
2008 Ann Swisshelm
2009 Laura Roessler
2010 Gabrielle Coleman
2011 Chrissy Haase
2012 Tara Peterson
2013 Sarah Anderson
2014 Theresa Hoffoss
2015 Kate Bert
2016 Katie Sigurdson
2017 Donna Umali
2018 Rebecca Andrew
2019 Kim Rhyme
2020 Ariel Traxler

See also

References

  1. ^ "USA Curling relaxes the World Team Qualification Process for 2018". Team USA. Archived from the original on August 21, 2017. Retrieved 2019-04-07.
  2. ^ Gewirtz, Jason (Aug 7, 2019). "2021 USA Curling Nationals Headed to Iowa". Sports Travel Magazine. Retrieved Mar 29, 2021.
  3. ^ "2021 NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS HOST SITE". USA Curling. Nov 17, 2020. Retrieved Mar 29, 2021.
  4. ^ "USA Curling postpones national championships until after worlds". NBC Sports. Dec 3, 2020. Retrieved Mar 29, 2021.
  5. ^ "2021 MEN'S, WOMEN'S, AND MIXED DOUBLES NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS". USA Curling. Mar 29, 2021. Retrieved Mar 29, 2021.
  6. ^ "First nine teams qualify to 2020 Nationals". USA Curling. Dec 4, 2019. Archived from the original on December 27, 2019. Retrieved Jan 13, 2020.
  7. ^ "2020 Nationals field nearly complete". USA Curling. Jan 5, 2020. Archived from the original on January 14, 2020. Retrieved Jan 13, 2020.
  8. ^ "2021 NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP QUALIFYING PROCEDURES". Team USA. July 30, 2020. Archived from the original on August 5, 2020. Retrieved September 18, 2020.
  9. ^ "2019 National Championship Media Guide" (PDF). www.teamusa.org. Retrieved 2019-04-07.
  10. ^ "Women's Champions". www.teamusa.org. Archived from the original on April 6, 2019. Retrieved 2019-04-07.
  11. ^ "Awards". Team USA. Archived from the original on April 6, 2019. Retrieved 2019-04-07.

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