United States Women's Curling Championship

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]

United States Women's Curling Championship
Established1977
2021 host cityCedar Rapids, Iowa
2021 arenaImOn Ice Arena
2020 champion Tabitha Peterson
Current edition
2020 United States Women's Curling Championship

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.[2]

Past champions

The site and winner of every women's national championship since it began in 1977:[3]

Year Site Winning Club Skip Third Second Lead Finish at Worlds1
1977Wilmette, IL Hastings, NYMargaret SmithCynthia SmithJackie GrantEve Switzer
1978Duluth, MN Wausau, WISandy RobargeElaine CollinsJo ShannonVirginia Morrison
1979Winchester, MA Seattle, WANancy LangleyDolores WallaceLeslie FroschNancy Wallace5th
1980Seattle, WA Seattle, WASharon KozaiJoan FishBetty KozaiAija Edwards5th
1981Kettle Moraine, WI Seattle, WANancy LangleyCarol DahlLeslie FroschNancy Wallace8th
1982Bowling Green, OH Oak Park, ILRuth SchwenkerStephanie FlynnDonna PurkeyKathleen Wilson8th
1983Grafton, ND Seattle, WANancy LangleyDolores CampbellNancy WallaceLeslie Frosch6th
1984Wauwatosa, WI Duluth, MNAmy HattenTerry LeksellKaren LeksellKelly Sieger9th
1985Hershey, PA Fairbanks, AKBev BirklidPeggy MartinJerry EvansKatrina Sharp9th
1986Chicago, IL St. Paul, MNGerri TildenLinda BarnesonBarb PolskiBarb Gutzmer7th
1987St. Paul, MN Seattle, WASharon GoodJoan FishBeth Bronger-JonesAija Edwards5th
1988Darien, CT Seattle, WANancy LangleyNancy PearsonLeslie FroschMary Hobson7th
1989Detroit, MI Rolla, NDJan LagasseJanie KakelaCooky BertschEileen Mickelson9th
1990Superior, WI Denver, COBev BehnkeDawna BennettSusan AnscheutzPam Finch8th
1991Utica, NY Houston, TXMaymar GemmellJudy JohnstonJanet HunterBrenda Jancic9th
1992Grafton, ND Madison, WILisa SchoenebergAmy WrightLori MountfordJill JonesSilver
1993St. Paul, MN Denver, COBev BehnkeDawna BennettSusan AnscheutzPam Finch8th
1994Duluth, MN Denver, COBev BehnkeDawna BennettSusan AnscheutzPam Finch6th
1995Appleton, WI Madison, WILisa SchoenebergErika BrownLori MountfordMarcia Tillisch, Allison Darragh5th
1996Bemidji, MN Madison, WILisa SchoenebergErika BrownLori MountfordAllison Darragh, Debbie McCormickSilver
1997Seattle, WA Arlington, WIPatti LankAnalissa JohnsonJoni CottenTracy Sachtjen6th
1998Bismarck, ND Wilmette, ILKari EricksonLori KreklauStacey LiapisAnn Swisshelm, Risa O’Connell8th
1999Duluth, MN Madison, WIPatti LankErika BrownAllison DarraghTracy SachtjenSilver
2000Ogden, UT Ak-sar-benAmy WrightAmy BecherJoni CottenNatalie Simenson, Corina Marquardt6th
2001Madison, WI Highland Park, ILKari EricksonDebbie McCormickStacey LiapisAnn Swisshelm5th
2002Eveleth, MN Madison, WIPatti LankErika BrownAllison PottingerNatalie Nicholson, Nicole Joraanstad7th
2003Utica, NY Chicago, ILDebbie McCormickAllison PottingerAnn Swisshelm SilverTracy SachtjenGold
2004Grand Forks, ND Madison, WIPatti LankErika BrownNicole JoraanstadNatalie Nicholson4th
2005Madison, WI Bemidji, MNCassie JohnsonJamie JohnsonJessica SchultzMaureen BruntSilver
2006Bemidji, MN Madison, WIDebbie McCormickAllison PottingerNicole JoraanstadNatalie NicholsonSilver
2007Utica, NY Madison, WIDebbie McCormickAllison PottingerNicole JoraanstadNatalie Nicholson4th
2008Hibbing, MN Madison, WIDebbie McCormickAllison PottingerNicole JoraanstadNatalie Nicholson7th
2009Broomfield, CO Madison, WIDebbie McCormickAllison PottingerNicole JoraanstadNatalie Nicholson9th
2010Kalamazoo, MI Madison, WIErika BrownNina SpatolaAnn SwisshelmLaura Hallisey5th
2011Fargo, ND Lewiston, NYPatti LankCaitlin MaroldoJessica SchultzMackenzie Lank7th
2012Philadelphia, PA St. Paul, MNAllison PottingerNicole JoraanstadNatalie NicholsonTabitha Peterson5th
2013Green Bay, WI Madison, WIErika BrownDebbie McCormickJessica SchultzAnn Swisshelm4th
2014Philadelphia, PA Madison, WINina SpatolaBecca HamiltonTara PetersonSophie Brorson6th (Allison Pottinger)
2015Kalamazoo, MI Madison, WIErika BrownAlex CarlsonBecca FunkKendall Behm10th (Aileen Sormunen)
2016Jacksonville, FL Madison, WIErika BrownAllison PottingerNicole JoraanstadNatalie Nicholson6th
2017Everett, WA Blaine, MNJamie SinclairAlexandra CarlsonVicky PersingerMonica Walker5th (Nina Roth)
2018Fargo, ND Blaine, MNJamie SinclairAlexandra CarlsonVicky PersingerMonica Walker4th
2019Kalamazoo, MI Chaska, MNJamie SinclairSarah AndersonTaylor AndersonMonica Walker7th
2020Cheney, WA St. Paul, MNTabitha PetersonBecca HamiltonTara PetersonAileen GevingN/A2
2021Cedar Rapids, IA[4]
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.

Champions by state

(As of 2020)

Women's Curling Champions
15, 6, 4, 3, 2, 1
Rank State Championships
1 Wisconsin17
2 Minnesota8
3 Washington6
4 Illinois4
5 Colorado3
6 New York2
7 Alaska1
7 Nebraska1
7 North Dakota1
7 Texas1

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.[5]

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


See also

References
  1. "USA Curling relaxes the World Team Qualification Process for 2018". Team USA. Retrieved 2019-04-07.
  2. "2019 National Championship Media Guide" (PDF). www.teamusa.org. Retrieved 2019-04-07.
  3. "Women's Champions". www.teamusa.org. Retrieved 2019-04-07.
  4. Gewirtz, Jason (Aug 7, 2019). "2021 USA Curling Nationals Headed to Iowa". Sports Travel Magazine. Retrieved Apr 29, 2020.
  5. "Awards". Team USA. Retrieved 2019-04-07.
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