2008 United States Women's Curling Championship

The 2008 United States Women's Curling Championship was held from February 16 to 23 at the Hibbing Curling Club in Hibbing, Minnesota.[1] It was held in conjunction with the 2008 United States Men's Curling Championship. Team McCormick, led by Debbie McCormick, won the tournament for the third year in a row, a record for the US Nationals.[2] With the win Team McCormick earned the opportunity to represent the United States at the 2009 World Women's Championship held in Gangneung, South Korea, where they finished 9th.[3]

2008 United States Women's
Curling Championship
Host cityHibbing, Minnesota
ArenaHibbing Curling Club
DatesFebruary 16-23, 2008
Winner Team McCormick
Curling clubMadison CC,
McFarland, WI
SkipDebbie McCormick
ThirdAllison Pottinger
SecondNicole Joraanstad
LeadNatalie Nicholson
Finalist Patti Lank
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Teams

Seven teams competed in the 2008 Championship.[4][5] It would have been eight teams but Alex Carlson's team chose to withdraw to focus on the 2008 US Junior Championships, which were held just before the Women's Championship, February 2 to 9.[6]

Skip Third Second Lead Alternate
Coach		 Locale
Gillian GervaisStephanie RolandStephanie JensenSarah Felchle
Dave Jensen		 Bismarck, North Dakota
Patti LankCaitlin MaroldoAnn Swisshelm SilverChrissy HaaseErika Brown
Steve Brown		 Lewiston, New York
Charrissa LinJanice LangankeNicole ArseneaultRachel Sethi
Sandra McMakin		 New Haven, Connecticut
Debbie McCormickAllison PottingerNicole JoraanstadNatalie Nicholson
Wally Henry		 Rio, Wisconsin
Cassie PotterJamie HaskellJessica SchultzMaureen BruntJackie Lemke
Jim Dexter		 Minneapolis, Minnesota
Aileen SormunenCourtney GeorgeMolly BonnerJordan Moulton
Bob Fenson		 Duluth, Minnesota
Anne StuhlmanDiane HigginsLisa MitchellKaren Rogowski
 New Hartford, New York

Round robin standings

Final round robin standings.[7]

Key
Teams to Playoffs
Skip W L
Debbie McCormick 5 1
Aileen Sormunen 5 1
Cassie Potter 5 1
Patti Lank 3 3
Gillian Gervais 2 4
Charrisa Lin 1 5
Anne Stuhlman 0 6

Round robin results

All draw times are listed in Central Standard Time (UTC−6).

Draw 1

Monday, February 18, 8:00am

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Debbie McCormick 2 1 0 2 1 0 2 0 3 X 11
Charrisa Lin 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 X 4
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Patti Lank 2 0 0 3 1 0 2 0 1 X 9
Gillian Gervais 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 X 5
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Cassie Potter 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 X 4
Aileen Sormunen 2 0 0 3 0 0 2 0 1 X 8

Draw 2

Monday, February 18, 4:00pm

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Aileen Sormunen 0 0 2 1 0 0 3 0 3 X 10
Anne Stuhlman 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 X 3
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Charrisa Lin 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 X X 3
Patti Lank 1 0 5 0 2 0 0 3 X X 11
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Gillian Gervais 0 1 1 1 0 X X X X X 3
Debbie McCormick 6 0 0 0 5 X X X X X 11

Draw 3

Tuesday, February 19, 9:00am

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Cassie Potter 0 0 0 4 0 2 0 0 0 3 9
Gillian Gervais 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 5
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Aileen Sormunen 0 3 0 5 0 3 0 X X X 11
Charrisa Lin 1 0 1 0 2 0 2 X X X 6
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Anne Stuhlman 0 1 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 X 5
Debbie McCormick 2 0 0 3 0 0 1 1 3 X 10

Draw 4

Tuesday, February 19, 7:00pm

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Patti Lank 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 1 0 1 6
Cassie Potter 1 2 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 7
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Debbie McCormick 2 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 X 8
Aileen Sormunen 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 X 3
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Charrisa Lin 0 2 0 2 0 4 0 0 4 X 12
Anne Stuhlman 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 X 5

Draw 5

Wednesday, February 20, 12:00pm

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Patti Lank 1 0 1 2 0 5 0 X X X 9
Anne Stuhlman 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 X X X 4
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Cassie Potter 1 0 1 2 0 2 1 0 1 X 8
Debbie McCormick 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 X 4
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Gillian Gervais 1 0 2 1 1 0 2 0 1 0 8
Charrisa Lin 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 6

Draw 6

Wednesday, February 20, 8:00pm

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
Anne Stuhlman 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 6
Gillian Gervais 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 1 7
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Charrisa Lin 0 0 1 0 0 0 X X X X 1
Cassie Potter 0 3 0 1 2 1 X X X X 7
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Aileen Sormunen 1 0 1 1 0 4 0 1 0 2 10
Patti Lank 0 2 0 0 3 0 2 0 2 0 9

Draw 7

Thursday, February 21, 12:00pm

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Anne Stuhlman 0 0 1 0 0 X X X X X 1
Cassie Potter 4 1 0 3 1 X X X X X 9
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Debbie McCormick 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 3 X 9
Patti Lank 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 1 0 X 5
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Gillian Gervais 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 1 5
Aileen Sormunen 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 7

Playoffs
  Page playoff system Semifinal Final
                           
1 Aileen Sormunen 3  
2 Debbie McCormick 8         2 Debbie McCormick 8
      1 Aileen Sormunen 6   4 Patti Lank 6
  4 Patti Lank 7  
3 Cassie Potter 7
4 Patti Lank 8  

1 vs. 2

Friday, February 22, 12:00pm[8]

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Aileen Sormunen 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 X 3
Debbie McCormick 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 2 2 X 8

3 vs. 4

Friday, February 22, 12:00pm

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
Cassie Potter 0 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 1 0 7
Patti Lank 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 4 0 0 1 8

Semifinal

Friday, February 22, 7:00pm[9]

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
Aileen Sormunen 1 0 1 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 6
Patti Lank 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 1 7

Final

Saturday, February 23, 11:00 am[10]

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Debbie McCormick 1 2 0 2 1 0 2 0 1 X 8
Patti Lank 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 2 0 X 6


References
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  2. "CURLING: 2002 Olympian wins third straight national title". USA Curling. Feb 23, 2008. Retrieved Jan 15, 2020.
  3. "The Mount Titlis World Women's Curling Championship 2009". World Curling Federation. Retrieved Jan 15, 2020.
  4. "Nationals competing teams". USA Curling. Archived from the original on Feb 12, 2008. Retrieved Jan 14, 2020.
  5. "Participating Teams". CurlingZone. Archived from the original on Apr 27, 2008. Retrieved Jan 15, 2020.
  6. "CURLING: Six men's teams qualify for National Championships". USA Curling. Jan 7, 2008. Retrieved Jan 15, 2020.
  7. "Win / Loss Records". CurlingZone. Archived from the original on Apr 16, 2008. Retrieved Jan 15, 2020.
  8. "Page Playoffs". CurlingZone. Archived from the original on Apr 28, 2008. Retrieved Jan 15, 2020.
  9. "Semifinals". CurlingZone. Archived from the original on Apr 27, 2008. Retrieved Jan 15, 2020.
  10. "Women's Final". CurlingZone. Archived from the original on Apr 27, 2008. Retrieved Jan 15, 2020.
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