Table of Contents Media Guide About the usca National office staff High performance program staff board of directors & Board leadership Past presidents/chairpersons Affiliated organizations Athletes advisory council Hall of Fame & world curling hall of fame What is Curling? & ABCs of Curling Curling equipment Who Curls, and Where? Glossary of curling terms Curling’s olympic history olympic results & past teams 2018 Olympic winter games qualification paralympic history & 2018 PWG qualification continental cup world wheelchair championship WInter YOuth Olympic Games College national championship Mixed Doubles national Championship & Trials world mixed doubles championship Junior national & Jr. world championships senior national & Sr. world championships Club national championships Mixed national & World championship Arena national championships national championships women’s & Men’s world championships awards programs & resources for clubs directory of member associations Alaska Curling association At-Large club(s) Colorado curling association dakota territory curling association Grand National curling club Great Lakes curling association illinois curling association mid-america curling association minnesota curling association mountain pacific curling association Washington curling association Wisconsin curling association sponsors & partners Championship contacts & calendar 02–86 02 03 04 05–06 07 08 09 10–11 12–13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22–23 24–25 26–27 28–29 30–31 32–45 46–53 54–57 58–63 64–67 68–75 76–81 82–83, 86 84–85 87–144 88 89 89 89–92 93–106 106–112 112–114 115–118 118–124 124–129 129–130 130–139 139–141 142–143 CREDITS: The USA Curling Media Guide & Directory is an annual publication of the USA Curling Communications Department. Editor & Design: Terry Davis Assistant Editor: Christy Hering Cover art: USA’s Jamie Sinclair by Rich Harmer usa Curling (( 1 About the USCA The United States Curling Association (USCA) is the National Governing Body of the sport of curling in the United States and has its national office in Stevens Point, Wis. The official national training center for U.S. curling athletes is located at Fogerty Arena in Blaine, Minn., home of the Four Seasons Curling Club. The arena became an Olympic Training Site for curling in 2015. As the NGB for the sport of curling, the USCA is committed to sustained growth of the sport through competitive excellence. The USCA is a member of the World Curling Federation and the U.S. Olympic Committee. USA Curling is proud to have sponsors Brooms Up Curling Supplies, AtomOS, RAM Restaurant and Brewery, Nike, Sitrin, Skills.com, Brakebush, and BalancePlus as official sponsors. In addition, USA Curling is proud to partner with Hilton Hotels, United Airlines, CurlingZone, Laurie Artiss Ltd. – The Pin People, and RJM Licensing. Thank you to our great sponsors & partners! 2 )) www.usacurl.org National Office Staff Rick Patzke Chief Executive Officer Terry Davis Director of Communications Christy Hering Development Associate [email protected] O: 715-344-1199, Ext. 204 Cell: 608-338-5500 Joined the USCA in 1996 [email protected] O: 715-344-1199, Ext. 202 C: 608-338-9900 Joined the USCA in 2002 [email protected] O: 715-344-1199, Ext. 209 Joined the USCA in 2010 Kim Nawyn Director of Growth & Development Jenny Biadasz Event Services Manager Tom Doherty Controller [email protected] O: 715-344-1199, Ext. 207 C: 715-572-0349 Joined the USCA in 2013 [email protected] O: 715-344-1199, Ext. 205 C: 608-338-5600 Joined the USCA in 2015 [email protected] O: 715-344-1199, Ext. 203 Joined the USCA in 2011 Simone LaMarche Administrative Assistant Mike Dellemann Deputy Manager [email protected] 715-344-1199, Ext. 201 Joined the USCA in 2015 [email protected] 715-344-1199, Ext. 210 C: 715-572-0360 Joined the USCA in 2015 usa Curling (( 3 High Performance Program Staff Derek Brown Ann Swisshelm Director of High Performance National Coach-Women [email protected] [email protected] 715-254-5024 Joined the USCA in 2011 Scott Baird National Coach [email protected] Rusty Schieber Assistant National Wheelchair Coach [email protected] 608-742-0387 608-296-2121 Dave Jensen National Coach-Juniors [email protected] Marc Deperno National Wheelchair Outreach & Development Program Director [email protected] 315-737-2459 Phill Drobnick National Coach-Men [email protected] Steve Brown National Wheelchair Coach [email protected] 608-347-3530 Dave Staveteig Head Ice Technician Additional Staff: Jake Higgs National Coach– Mixed Doubles Anna Castellano Massage Therapist Brian McWilliams Athletic Trainer 4 )) www.usacurl.org Carly Anderson Sports Psychologist USCA Board of Directors Craig Brown [AAC, 2017] Madison, WI 608-347-1691 [email protected] Doug Pottinger [AAC, 2017] Eden Prairie, MN [email protected] 612-669-2423 Matt Gamboa [Mountain Pacific, 2017] Van Nuys, CA 818-515-1398 [email protected] Courtney Schmidt [Great Lakes, 2018] Gates Mills, OH 216-659-5700 [email protected] Jeff Hannon [Grand National, 2017] Bridgeport, CT 203-644-4853 [email protected] Jessica Schultz [AAC, 2017] Minneapolis, MN 218-343-6808 [email protected] Mark Hartman [Wisconsin, 2018] Sun Prairie, WI 608-234-2528 [email protected] Sean Silver [Illinois, 2018] Chicago, IL 312-636-9028 [email protected] Cyndee Johnson [Minnesota, 2018] Proctor, MN 218-628-3072 [email protected] [email protected] Chris Sjue [Dakota Territory, 2017] Fargo, ND 701-471-1707 [email protected] Joel Leneker [Grand National, 2018] Monroe, CT C: 203-673-9100 H: 203-268-0247 [email protected] Rich Lepping [Wisconsin, 2017] Madison, WI 608-235-1707 [email protected] Hawley MacLean [Board-elected, 2017] Reno, NV 775-742-1999 [email protected] Catharine Persinger [Alaska/At-Large/ Colorado, 2018] Fairbanks, AK [email protected] Doug Potter [Washington, 2017] Seattle, WA 206-362-5521 [email protected] Allison Pottinger [AAC, 2017] Eden Prairie, MN 612-868-7962 [email protected] Jennifer Stannard [USWCA, 2018] Stamford, CT [email protected] 203-912-2164 Scott Stevinson [Mid America, 2018] Littleton, CO 303-514-3346 [email protected] Bill Stopera [AAC, 2017] Ardsley-on-Hudson, NY [email protected] Nick Wellen [Minnesota, 2017] White Bear Township, MN 651-653-5224 [email protected] Beau Welling [Board-elected, 2017] Greenville, SC 828-279-7249 [email protected] Key: AAC=Athletes Advisory Council WCF=World Curling Federation rep USWCA=United States Women’s Curling Association [Region represented, term length] usa Curling (( 5 Board Leadership Rich Lepping Chairman of the Board [email protected] Courtney Schmidt Vice Chairwoman of the Board Vic Huebner Treasurer [email protected] Secretary general to the board: Rick Patzke Assistant treasurer: Tom Doherty Gordon Maclean Secretary [email protected] Standing Committees, Chairpersons: Audit/Finance: Sean Silver Human Resources: Chris Sjue Judicial: Kent Beadle Ethics: Michael Shalhoub Nominating/Governance: Leland Rich Operational Committees, Chairpersons: Organizational Development: Leland Rich Member Development: Gordon Maclean Grassroots Competition: Sam Williams World Curling Federation representatives Leland Rich (Fairbanks, Alaska) Jennifer Stannard (Stamford, Conn.) Mark Swandby (Madison, Wis.) Beau Welling (Greenville, S.C.) The United States Curling Association (USCA) is now enrolled as a participating organization in Thrivent Choice®. Thrivent Choice is a charitable grant program that allows eligible members to recommend where Thrivent Financial distributes part of its charitable outreach grant funds each year. United States Curling Association is currently listed in the program’s searchable online catalog. By directing Choice Dollars®, eligible Thrivent members can recommend which nonprofit organizations they feel should receive charitable grant funding from Thrivent. If you have Choice Dollars available to direct, please consider directing to the U.S. Curling Association. The funds will be used to help grow the sport in the U.S. and to be more successful on the international stage. 6 )) www.usacurl.org Past Chairpersons/Presidents Past Chairperson(s) of the Board David Carlson – Wisconsin Past Presidents 2012–14 James Pleasants – Washington 2010–12 Chris Sjue – North Dakota 2009–10Leland Rich – Alaska 2008–09R. Chris Moore – Ohio 2006–08 Georgia West – Illinois 2004–06 Mark Swandby – Wisconsin 2003–04Bob Fenson – Minnesota 2002–03 Jack McNelly – Colorado 2001–02Peggy Hatch — Pennsylvania 2000–01 Albert M. Anderson — Illinois 1999–00Leland Rich — Alaska 1998–99 D. Clark Higgins — Wisconsin 1997–98 Tom Brooke — Maryland 1996–97Winnifred H. Bloomquist — North Dakota 1995–96Warren R. Lowe — Illinois 1994–95 Denis Fox — Alaska 1993–94 Evelyn Nostrand — Connecticut 1992–93 David Russell — Wisconsin 1991–92 Ann Brown — Illinois 1990–91 Thomas L. Satrom — Minnesota 1989–90 C. Kenneth Cooper — Connecticut 1988–89Robert L. Whitehead — Ohio 1987–88William B. Pattinson — Wisconsin 1986–87Robert Sponaugle — Pennsylvania 1985–86Robert E. Hardy — Washington 1984–85 John Woodin — Wisconsin 1983–84 Dr. William J. Ensign — Minnesota 1982–83 Dr. Donald Barcome — North Dakota 1981–82 Howard P. Chandler — Massachusetts 1980–81Kenneth Sherwood — Washington 1979–80 Harvey Marshall — Minnesota 1978–79 Norman P. Rickards — Illinois 1977–78 Donald G. McKay — New York 1976–77L. T. Kreutzig — Wisconsin 1975–76 Elgie L. Noble — Wisconsin 1974–75 J. Nelson Brown — Michigan 1973–74 Arthur J. Cobb — New York 1972–73 Edward J. Shipstad — Colorado 1971–72 David E. Brown — Illinois 1970–71William C. Livingston — Minnesota 1969–70 Edward C. Childs — Connecticut 1968–69 Ernest R. Nyman — North Dakota 1967–68 Joseph A. LeVine — Minnesota 1966–67Ralston B. Reid — New York 1964–66Ray C. Meddaugh — Illinois 1963–64W. Lincoln Seibert — New York 1962–63Ralph A. Trieschmann — Illinois 1961–62 Joseph Carlson — Wisconsin 1960–61 Coleburke Lyons — Michigan 1959–60Walter C. Rhodes — Wisconsin 1958–59Walter E. Selck — Illinois 2014–15 usa Curling (( 7 Affiliated Organizations World Curling Federation www.worldcurling.org President Kate Caithness (SCO) Vice President (Americas) Graham Prouse (CAN) Vice President (Europe)Bent Ramsfjell (NOR) Vice President (Pacific-Asia) Hugh Millikin (AUS) Directors Andy Anderson (USA) Hew Chalmers (SCO) Cathrine Lindahl (SWE) Toyokazu Ogawa (JPN) Secretary General Colin Grahamslaw 3 Atholl Crescent Perth PH1 5NG Scotland, UK Tel: +44 1738 451630 Fax: +44 1738 451641 USA representatives: Leland Rich (2018), Jennifer Stannard (2017), Mark Swandby (2019), Beau Welling (2018) Royal Caledonian Curling Club Board Chairman Alastair MacNish (2017) CEOBruce Crawford Cairnie House Ingliston Show Ground Newbridge, Midlothian Scotland EH28 8NB Phone: 44-131-333-3003 [email protected] American Curling Foundation & Museum Location: Chicago Curling Club, 555 Dundee Road, Northbrook, IL 60062 Curator: James Miller, 847-272-7224 United States Olympic Committee www.teamusa.org ChairmanLarry Probst CEOScott Blackmun Olympic HouseOne Olympic Plaza Colorado Springs, CO 80909 USCA Representatives Rick Patzke & Rich Lepping Doug Pottinger, USOC–AAC U.S. Women’s Curling Association www.uswca.org PresidentCarol Stevenson USCA Representative Jennifer Stannard C: 203-912-2164 [email protected] 8 )) www.usacurl.org Athletes Advisory Council The purpose of the USCA’s Athletes Advisory Council (AAC) is to provide comprehensive guidance and/or recommendations to the USCA on any issue relating to athletes. The mission of the AAC is to provide guidance to the USCA as the collective voice of elite athletes in the United States. AAC members make up 20 percent of the USCA Board of Directors. Members: • Craig Brown, Wisconsin, vice chairman, USCA board member • Brandon Corbett, New York • Augusto Perez, Florida • Cassie Potter, Minnesota, USOC AAC representative-alternate • Allison Pottinger, Minnesota, chairwoman, USCA board member • Doug Pottinger, Minnesota, USOC AAC representative, USCA board member • Jessica Schultz, Minnesota, USCA board member • Bill Stopera, New York, USCA board member • Monica Walker, Minnesota Athletes have an opportunity to be involved in the sport on and off the ice, including service on the Athletes Advisory Council. usa Curling (( 9 Hall of Fame 2016 Lori Mountford 2013 Jerome Larson 2012 Jon Mielke 2010 Bob Fenson 2009 Paul Pustovar Kay Sugahara 2007 Mark Haluptzok 2006 Lisa Schoeneberg 2005 Scott Baird 2003 Elgie Noble 2002 Robert Hardy John Williamson 2001 George Godfrey Nancy Richard 2000 Glenn Gilleshammer 1999 Tom Satrom 1998 Frank Befera Steve Brown 1997 Harold Lauber Ken Sherwood 1995 Bob Christman Jim Stephens 1994 Dr. Donald Barcome Tom Locken The 1965 World Champions Bud Somerville Bill Strum Al Gagne Tom Wright The 1976 World Champions Bruce Roberts Joe Roberts Gary Kleffman Jerry Scott 1993 Ann Brown 1992 Orvil Gilleshammer 1991 J. Nelson Brown Norman Rickards Mary Van Ess 1990 Bob Nichols Mike Slyziuk 1989 Art Cobb Harvey Marshall Bill Strum 1988 Ted Childs Glenn Harris Hughston McBain Don McKay Bruce Roberts 1984 Bud Somerville 1996 Bernie Roth Ernest Slyziuk Nominations for the Hall of Fame are accepted annually with a typical deadline of June 1. Nomination paperwork can be downloaded from the USA Curling website at www.usacurl.org or by emailing [email protected]. 10 )) www.usacurl.org World Curling Hall of Fame The World Curling Federation regularly honors those who have contributed significantly to the development and promotion of curling at the world level. It honors the memory of the late Elmer Freytag of the United States, one of the founding members and early leaders of the International Curling Federation. Induction into the World Curling Hall of Fame is the highest ‘nonplaying’ honor that the World Curling Federation can bestow on someone and recognizes outstanding contribution to the sport of curling whether through on-ice exploits or off-ice endeavors. The first year that the WCF accepted nominations for this honor was 2012. Previously, the WCF presented the World Curling Freytag Award to recognize outstanding contribution to the sport. From 2012 onward, inductees into the World Curling Hall of Fame will be presented with the Freytag Medal to mark their induction. World Curling Hall of Fame 2016Warren Hansen (builder) Canada 2016Franco Zumofen (builder)Italy 2016 Elisabeth Hogstrom (curler) Sweden 2015 Hiroyuki Saito (builder) Japan 2015Russ Howard (curler) Canada 2015Ray Turnbull (curler) Canada 2014 Eigil Ramsfjell (curler) Norway 2014Randy Ferbey (curler) Canada 2014Patrick Huerlimann (curler) Switzerland 2013 Don Duguid (curler) Canada 2013Ron Northcott (curler) Canada 2012 Elisabet Gustafson (curler) Sweden 2012 Gunther Hummelt (builder) Austria 2012 Jean-Paul Bidaud (builder) Switzerland Freytag Award Winners 2011Ray KingsmithCanada 2010 Malcolm RichardsonScotland 2009 Sandra SchmirlerCanada 2008Leslie Ingram-BrownScotland 2005Kunio NandoJapan 2004 Not awarded 2003Robert Whitehead (builder) United States 2002Franz Tanner (curler) Switzerland 2001Raymond “Bud” Somerville (curler) United States Shirley Morash (builder) Canada 2000Bob Hardy (builder) United States Ernie Richardson (curler) Canada 1997 Erwin Sautter-HewittSwitzerland 1996 Elisabeth Paterson-Brown Scotland 1995 Not awarded 1994Keith WendorfGermany 1990 Colin CampbellCanada 1989 Don McKay United States 1988Kay Sugahara United States 1987Bob PickenCanada 1986 Art CobbUnited States 1985 Don MacLeodCanada 1984Robin WelshScotland 1983 Mabel DeWareCanada 1982 Sven EklundSweden 1981 Doug MaxwellCanada 1980Bob GriersonScotland 1979 Chuck HayScotland 1978Ken WatsonCanada usa Curling (( 11 What is curling? Curling is a team game, where all four team members’ efforts contribute directly to each shot. Teams can be composed of both sexes and all ages, and like golf, curling is a lifetime sport. A curler at any skill level, like a golfer, finds that his or her skills decline only gradually from about age 45 onward. A national class curler, like the pro golfer, realizes that once the physical aspects are mastered, the mental aspect of the game separates the good player from the champion. To continue with the golf analogy, it can be said that the curler who is at the height of his or her game has the same edge as the golfer who is sinking the key putts: great nerves, will to win, and mental toughness. Historical and Descriptive Notes It is generally agreed that curling was developed in Scotland in the 16th century. The climate in Scotland was colder then, and curling took place on the many marshes (since drained). Scottish farmers curled on the frozen marshes using “channel stones,” which were naturally smoothed by the water’s action. The principles of the game were similar to the modern game, although there were many differences in rules and equipment. The spirit of curling evolved in the early centuries in Scotland. It is this spirit of honorable competition followed by egalitarian sociality that made curling a special game in curlers’ minds. An excerpt from “The Spirit of Curling:” “Curlers play to win but never to humble their opponents. A true curler would prefer to lose rather than win unfairly ... while the main object of the game is to determine the relative skill of the players, the spirit of the game demands good sportsmanship, kindly feeling, and honorable conduct.” Scottish immigrants brought the game with them to North America, first to Canada around 1759, then to the United States around 1832. By 1855, curling clubs flourished in New York City, Detroit, Milwaukee and Portage, Wis. Curling in the rest of Europe developed in the 20th century. Two developments ensured that the modern game would be marked by a high degree of physical skill and mental toughness: 1. the standardization of the stone, and 2. indoor, refrigerated ice. The modern stone is round, and about 42 pounds. Curling is played, for the most part, on indoor, refrigerated ice, which helps ensure a fast, consistent and predictable playing surface. The Game A game is made up of 10 ends (like innings). An end consists of each team member shooting (delivering) two rocks, or stones, alternately with the opponent’s player at the same position. When all 16 rocks have been delivered, the score for that end is determined. A 12-foot circle (the “house”) is the scoring area. For each stone closer to the center of the circles (the tee) than any of the opponent’s, one point is scored. The team scoring shoots first in the next end, giving the opponent the “hammer,” or last shot of that end. Teams will sometimes ignore taking a point to retain the next end’s hammer. The sheet of ice (playing surface) is 16’ 5” wide and 150 feet long, set up to accommodate play in both directions. Most curling takes place in curling clubs, which commonly have two to six sheets of ice. Hockey arenas are also used as temporary curling rinks; they accommodate up to six sheets. All four players shoot two rocks per end, beginning with the player referred to as the “lead.” The “second” shoots next, and then the “third,” or “vice skip.” The skip usually shoots the last rocks, and calls the strategy for the game. The skip decides on shot selection, and “reads” the curl in the ice for the shooter. The shooter must be accurate in three functions: 1. Aim (at the broom) 2. “Weight” (velocity imparted to the stone) 12 )) www.usacurl.org The ABCs of Curling 3. Imparting the correct “handle” (curl) to each shot Shots are called either to stop at a certain point on the sheet (“draws” or “guards”) or to have enough weight to strike another rock out of play (“takeouts” or “hit and rolls”). Each running stone curls, or curves, as it proceeds down the ice based on the twist given the handle during the delivery. The amount of curl varies based on the ice surface and the speed of the rock. The curl allows for better control of the stone and also provides a means to shoot around guards. Sweeping—with either a straw broom, hog hair or horse hair brush, or synthetic brush—adds the element of fitness to curling because, to be effective, sweeping must be very vigorous. Sweeping slightly melts the ice, which reduces the friction between the running stone and the ice. The result is that the stone will curl less, and slide farther. Sweeping is called for when the stone has not been delivered firmly enough, and/or when the shot is aimed “narrow,” or inside the broom target. Sweeping can help a rock slide up to an additional 15 feet. Top teams control most shots by using aim and weight “within the sweeping zone.” Strategy is a major part of curling. Shots are played with an eye to the last rocks of each end, not simply placed at the center of the circles. The strategy can be rather complex. Innovations are constantly being made and adopted when the innovators win, similar to other sports where strategy and the game plan plays a major role. It is common for games between national-class teams to be very close, with both skips jockeying for the last shot in the last end. In curling, all four players of a team are involved in each of their team’s shots. While the skip, or captain, holds his or her broom for a target and calls the strategy for the shooter, the other two players sweep the stone’s path when deemed necessary. Sweeping clears the ice of any frost or debris that might slow the stone down or send it off course. Sweeping also polishes the ice, creating a thin layer of moisture that reduces friction and allows the rock to go farther and straighter (up to 15 feet farther with vigorous sweeping). The “sweepers” are in the best position to judge whether or not the delivered stone has enough momentum to reach its target, while the person in the house can best judge the line and call for sweeping if the stone is curling too much. Sweeping is allowed between the tee lines, and beyond the far tee line by only one player per team. All four players may sweep at the same time when the stone is between the tee lines. The player in charge of the house may sweep an opponent’s stone once it passes the tee line. Players may also sweep any of their own stones that have been set into motion by the delivered stone. By the 1990s, the skill of top players had progressed to such a point that, once a team got a small lead, they were simply knocking out one another’s rocks repeatedly, which translated to “boring games” for many spectators. To spice up the game, the World Curling Federation introduced the Free Guard Zone Rule (or Moncton Rule, since it was first tested in competition in Moncton, New Brunswick). Simply put, the Free Guard Zone Rule specifies that players are allowed to bump—but not remove—the first four rocks of a given end if they come to rest between the hog line and the tee line, excluding the house (i.e., the guard zone). Any rock touching the tee line outside the house, or biting (touching) the 12-foot ring at the front of the house, is not considered to be in the Free Guard Zone and may be taken out by the opposing lead player. When teams take advantage of the Free Guard Zone, there generally are more rocks in play throughout an end, and teams have a much better chance of coming back from a deficit. In turn, strategies have evolved that are significantly different from the old “hit” game, and the sport has become much more interesting for the majority of spectators, as well as for the players. usa Curling (( 13 Equipment Clothing: Loose fitting, several layers, sweaters, pants, kilts, caps. Matching uniforms for many competitions. Shoes: Special curling shoes are common but not mandatory. Shoes should grip the ice well for walking. Smooth soles are easy to clean to minimize dirt on the ice. For the delivery, extremely slippery surfaces such as Teflon are used on the sliding foot to generate a long, smooth-sliding follow through. Some “sliders” are built into shoes, while others are strapped on over the sole. Broom/Brush: Commercially manufactured for curling. The straw brooms, synthetic brushes, and short bristled brushes are all effective. Stones: Made of a rare, close and evenly grained granite quarried primarily on Scotland’s Ailsa Craig, with handles attached. Standardized, weighing 42 pounds, and provided by the curling clubs. 14 )) www.usacurl.org Who curls, and where? Curling opportunities exist for males and females of all age groups. Twenty-four-pound “junior stones” are available for younger children to use. The game has equal appeal as both a social outlet and a competitive sport. Recreational curling competitions, called “bonspiels,” are organized for men, women, couples, seniors and juniors. Local clubs have regular leagues for these same constituencies. “Open” events feature curlers of all ages and both genders competing in one competition. Curlers come from all walks of life, and value the special camaraderie integral to the sport. Curling is played in more than 43 states across the United States. It is a winter sport, but it is being played more and more in warmer climates with the growth of indoor ice facilities. There are approximately 20,000 curlers and 170 clubs in the U.S. Wisconsin has the largest concentration of curlers, with nearly 4,700, while the Grand National region along the East Coast now boasts around 4,600 curlers. The Minnesota region reports approximately 4,200 members. There also are substantial clubs in the Great Lakes region, Seattle, and Fairbanks, Alaska. In the past decade, more and more curling clubs utilizing ice arenas – and sharing ice with other sports – are able to fundraise to build dedicated curling facilities. To learn more about curling’s growth in the United States, contact USA Curling’s Kim Nawyn at [email protected]. Curling is mostly concentrated in countries with colder climates. Canada has the most curlers of all, with nearly 1.2 million of the estimated 1.5 million in the world. The U.S. reached the 20,000-member mark in 2015. In 2016, Mexico and Guyana became provisional members of the World Curling Federation to bring the total number of countries with organized curling to 56. Andorra Australia Austria Belarus Belgium Brazil Bulgaria Canada China Chinese Taipei Croatia Czech Republic Denmark England Estonia Finland France Georgia Germany Greece Guyana Hong Kong Hungary Iceland Ireland Israel Italy Japan Kazakhstan Korea Kosovo Latvia Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg Mexico Mongolia Netherlands New Zealand Norway Poland Qatar Romania Russia Scotland Serbia Slovakia Slovenia Spain Sweden Switzerland Turkey Ukraine United States U.S. Virgin Islands Wales usa Curling (( 15 Glossary of Terms BACK LINE – the line at the back of the house. Rocks completely beyond the line are out of play. BONSPIELS – curling tournaments. BROOM – the instrument used to sweep the ice. Brooms with synthetic heads are most common. BURNED ROCK – a shooting team’s rock that has been fouled (touched by a player or equipment) while in motion. It is removed from play. CENTERLINE – the line dividing and running the length of the sheet of ice. CURL – a turn of the rock’s handle upon release makes the rock curl, or curve, as it travels down the ice. The rock curls in the direction of the turn. DELIVERY – the release of the curling stone by the shooter. DRAW – a rock that stops in front of or in the house. END – One end is complete when all 16 rocks (eight per team) have been thrown to one end of the sheet. A game is usually eight ends, or about two hours. Championship games are 10 ends, or about 2 1/2 hours. After each end, the score is determined. FREEZE – a draw that finishes in front of and up against another rock. GUARD – a rock between the hog line and the house used to thwart the opposition from hitting a rock in the house. HACK – a rubber foothold from which curlers deliver the rock. It is about 125 feet from the scoring area. HAMMER – the last rock of each end. HEAVY ICE – when the ice is “slow” and the rocks have to be thrown harder. HIT & ROLL – a shot designed to take out an opponent’s rock and then roll the shooter to a designated spot, such as behind a guard. HOG LINES – located 21 feet from each tee. A rock must be released before the near hog line, and travel beyond the far hog line, or it is removed from play. HOUSE – the round scoring area, 12 feet in diameter, with concentric circles of four and eight feet in diameter inside. HURRY – a command shouted by the skip or shooter to tell the sweepers to sweep. KEEN ICE – when the ice is “fast” and less momentum is needed on the rock. LEAD – the player who delivers the first two rocks of each end, alternating with the opponent’s lead. NARROW – a rock delivered inside the intended line of delivery. PEEL – a shot to remove a guard, or guards. PORT – an opening through which teams try to draw or shoot through. RAISE – a draw that raises another rock into the house. RINK – a curling team, which consist of four players, the skip, third (vice-skip), second, and lead. All players are involved in every shot, with one shooting, two sweeping, and one calling strategy. Two rinks play against each other. ROCKS – also known as stones, are made of rare, dense, polished granite. Each rock weighs 42 pounds. SCORING – only one rink scores per end, that being the rink with the rock(s) closest to the center of the house. The team with the highest score at the end of a game wins. The maximum score in each end is eight, which is very rare. Typically, one to three points are scored per end. SECOND – the player who delivers the second two rocks of each end, alternating with the opponent’s second. SHEET – the 150-ft. long ice playing area. The sheet’s design allows play in both directions. SKIP – player who holds the broom as a target for shots by the other three players. Skips are team strategists and must study–or read–the ice, judge the amount of curl, and call the shots. Skips usually throw the last two rocks of each end. SLIDER – worn on the sliding foot, in the delivery of a stone to allow for long, smooth motion and follow through. STRAIGHT ICE – when the ice is not curling much. SWEEPING – players sweep to make the rock travel farther, or to keep it from curling too much. Good sweepers can increase the distance a stone travels by more than 10 feet. Sweeping creates a thin film of water under the rock that allows it to glide easier. Two players are ready to sweep each shot. “SWINGY” ICE – when the ice is curling a lot. TAKEOUT – a rock that removes another rock from play. TEE (or BUTTON) – center of the house. THIRD – the player who delivers the third two rocks of each end, alternating with the opponent’s third. The player who holds the broom for the skip, and who assists the skip with game strategy. Also known as a vice skip. WEIGHT – the momentum, or force, behind a rock as it glides down the ice. WIDE – a rock delivered outside the line of delivery. 16 )) www.usacurl.org Curling’s Olympic History The first Olympic demonstration was in 1924, in Chamonix, France, where men’s teams from England, France and Sweden competed. England won the gold, and Sweden the silver. Games at this time were 18 ends long versus 10 today. This event was most recently recognized as the first time curling was an Olympic medal sport. However, the sport would not have full medal status again until the 1998 Olympics in Nagano, Japan. Curling was next a demonstration sport in 1932, in Lake Placid, N.Y. Eight men’s teams competed–four from Canada and four from the United States. The U.S. teams came from Connecticut, Massachusetts, Michigan, and New York. Canada won the round robin competition, taking 12 games to the USA’s four. Games were 16 ends long. After a long absence, curling returned to the Olympics as an official demonstration in 1988, in Calgary, Canada. For the first time, a women’s competition was included. Canada won the women’s event, followed by Sweden and Norway. On the men’s side, Norway took the gold, followed by Switzerland and Canada. (Bronze medals were awarded to the team that lost in the playoffs to the eventual champion.) The U.S. men’s and women’s teams both finished fourth. Curling was again part of the Olympic demonstration sport program in 1992, in Albertville, France. This time, Germany won the women’s gold, followed by Norway and Canada. A bronze medal game was held, with Canada defeating Denmark. Switzerland took the men’s championship, with Norway earning the silver medal and the USA defeating Canada for the bronze medal. The USA’s team included Bud Somerville, Mike Strum, Bill Strum and Tim Somerville, all from Superior, Wis. (The U.S. women failed to earn a berth in the Olympic competition in 1992.) In Salt Lake City in 2002, curling was a medal sport on the Olympic program for the third time. The U.S. men, led by Tim Somerville, finished seventh, while the women’s team, skipped by Kari Erickson, missed a bronze medal by just a few rocks. The Pete Fenson rink based out of Bemidji, Minn., won U.S. curling’s first Olympic medal when the team defeated Great Britain to win the bronze medal at the 2006 Olympic Winter Games in Torino, Italy. The U.S. women’s team, led by Cassie Johnson, finished eighth overall. Canada’s Brad Gushue rink would capture the men’s gold medal defeating Finland, while the Anette Norberg team from Sweden added to its collection of medals by defeating Switzerland for the gold. In 2010 at the Olympic Games in Vancouver, 2006 Olympic bronze medalist John Shuster and Olympian Debbie McCormick (1998, 2002, 2010, and then 2014) skipped their teams at the 5,000-seat Vancouver Olympic Center. It was a tough week as the teams battled through the round robin. Unfortunately, both would finish in 10th place and out of playoff contention. Canada’s Kevin Martin rink would capture the men’s gold over Norway’s Thomas Ulsrud in 2010. On the women’s side, Sweden’s Anette Norberg rink came from behind to overtake Canada’s Cheryl Bernard to repeat as women’s Olympic champions. In the bronze-medal matches, Switzerland’s Ralph Stoeckli outlasted Sweden’s Niklas Edin in the men’s game while China won its first Olympic medal in curling when Bingyu Wang defeated Switzerland’s Mirjam Ott. In 2014, Canada struck double gold as the Jennifer Jones and Brad Jacobs rinks topped the podium. The Canadian women completed an historic week by going undefeated en route to the gold medal as they defeated Sweden’s Margaretha Sigfridsson in the final, 6-3. The U.S. teams finished ninth (men) and 10th (women). Curling was officially a demonstration sport three times, but there were also “domestic exhibitions” (host country participants only) in 1948 (St. Moritz, Switzerland) and 1964 (Innsbruck, Austria). The 2018 Olympic Winter Games and Paralympic Winter Games will take place in PyeongChang, South Korea, with mixed doubles making its debut as a medal sport. The 2022 Olympic Winter Games will be staged in Beijing, China. usa Curling (( 17 Curling’s Olympic Results Olympic winter games: men’s results Year Site Gold Skip Silver Bronze USA 2014 Sochi, RUS CANBrad Jacobs GBR SWE 9 2010Vancouver, CAN CANKevin Martin NOR SUI 10 2006 Torino, ITA CANBrad GushueFIN USA 3 2002 Salt Lake City, USANORPal Trulsen CAN SUI 7 1998 Nagano, JPN SUIPatrick Hurliman CAN NOR 4 1992*Albertville, FRA SUI Urs Dick NOR USA 3 1988*Calgary, CAN NOR Eigel Ramsfjell SUI CAN 4 1932*Lake Placid, USA CANWilliam Burns USA N/A 2 1924 Chamonix, FRA ENG Col. Robertson-AikmanSWEFRA ** *denotes demonstration sport ** did not qualify for competition U.S. Olympic team members – men: 2014: John Shuster, Jeff Isaacson, Jared Zezel, John Landsteiner, Craig Brown 2010: John Shuster, Jason Smith, Jeff Isaacson, John Benton, Chris Plys 2006: Pete Fenson, Shawn Rojeski, Joe Polo, John Shuster, Scott Baird 2002: Tim Somerville, Mike Schneeberger, Myles Brundidge, John Gordon, Don Barcome Jr. 1998: Tim Somerville, Mike Peplinski, Myles Brundidge, John Gordon, Tim Solin 1992*: Tim Somerville, Mike Strum, Bud Somerville, Bill Strum, Bob Nichols 1988*: Bob Nichols, Bud Somerville, Tom Locken, Bob Christman, Bill Strum 1932*: Four U.S. men’s teams participated 1924: No U.S. teams competed Olympic winter games: women’s results Year Site 2014 Sochi, RUS 2010Vancouver, CAN 2006 Torino, ITA 2002 Salt Lake City, USA 1998 Nagano, JPN 1992*Albertville, FRA 1988*Calgary, CAN Gold Skip CAN Jennifer Jones SWE Anette Norberg SWE Anette Norberg GBRRhona Martin CAN Sandra Schmirler GER Andrea Schopp CANLinda Moore *denotes demonstration sport Silver Bronze USA SWE GBR 10 CAN CHN 10 SUI CAN 8 SUI CAN 4 DEN SWE 5 NOR CAN ** SWE NOR 4 ** did not qualify for competition U.S. Olympic team members – women: 2014: Erika Brown, Debbie McCormick, Jessica Schultz, Ann Swisshelm, Allison Pottinger 2010: Debbie McCormick, Allison Pottinger, Nicole Joraanstad, Natalie Nicholson, Tracy Sachtjen 2006: Cassie Johnson, Jamie Johnson, Jessica Schultz, Maureen Brunt, Courtney George 2002: Kari Erickson, Debbie McCormick, Stacey Liapis, Ann Swisshelm, Joni Cotten 1998: Lisa Schoeneberg, Erika Brown, Debbie McCormick, Lori Mountford, Stacey Liapis 1924: No U.S. teams competed 1992*: U.S. women did not qualify 1988*: Lisa Schoeneberg, Erika Brown, Carla Casper, Lori Mountford, Diane Brown 18 )) www.usacurl.org 2018 Olympic Winter Games 2018 Olympic Winter Games Qualification Points Standings: Men Rank Country 2016 2017 Total 1 Canada 14 14 2 Denmark 12 12 3 USA 10 10 4Japan 9 9 5Norway 8 8 6Sweden 7 7 7Scotland 6 6 8Finland 5 5 9Switzerland 4 4 10Russia 3 3 11Korea** 2 2 12Germany 1 1 Qualification Points Standings: Women RankCountry 2016 2017 Total 1 Switzerland 14 14 2 Japan 12 12 3Russia 10 10 4Canada 9 9 5 Great Britain* 8 8 6USA 7 7 7Korea** 6 6 8Denmark 5 5 9Sweden 4 4 10Germany 3 3 11Finland 2 2 12Italy 1 1 The top seven countries (plus Korea as host**) in the points standings after the 2017 World Championships will qualify to the 2018 Olympic Winter Games to compete in men’s and women’s team medal events. The remaining four countries (two men, two women) will qualify via the World Curling Federation’s Olympic Qualification Event in December 2017. *Points for Great Britain are gained by Scotland at World Curling Championships Qualification Points Standings: Mixed Doubles Rank Country 20162017Total 1Russia1414 2 China1212 3 USA1010 4 Great Britain* 9 9 5 Canada88 6 Estonia77 7Finland66 8 England*55 9 Norway44 10 Slovakia33 11 Austria22 12Ireland11 The top seven countries, plus Korea as host, in total points after the 2017 World Mixed Doubles Championship will qualify to compete in mixed doubles at the 2018 Olympic Winter Games. usa Curling (( 19 Curling’s Paralympic History Organized wheelchair curling in the United States began in the 1990s at the Granite Curling Club in Seattle. Since then, the sport has made great advancements. The first world wheelchair curling championship took place in 2002 in Sursee, Switzerland. Wheelchair curling debuted as a medal sport at the 2006 Paralympic Winter Games in Torino, Italy. USA’s team, led by James Pierce, finished in seventh place. By 2008, Team USA had reached the podium to claim the program’s first medal when the Americans earned bronze at the World Wheelchair Championship. This represented the first and only world or Paralympic medal for USA to date. In 2010, wheelchair curling was a medal sport for the second time at the Paralympic Winter Games in Vancouver. Team USA, led by Augusto Perez, improved to a fourth-place finish with many of the same team members. While wheelchair curling is still growing in the United States, the program has made great strides in improving on the world scene at international bonspiels and championships. Patrick McDonald and the U.S. team narrowly missed the playoffs at the 2014 Paralympic Winter Games in Sochi, Russia, after a rough start to the round robin. The 4-5 record by the Americans equated to a fifth-place finish. Canada went on to win its third straight Paralympic gold medal. The 2018 Paralympic Winter Games will take place March 9-18, 2018, in PyeongChang, South Korea. The event will expand to a 12-team field at the 2018 Paralympics. Paralympic winter games results Year Site 2014 Sochi, RUS 2010Vancouver, CAN 2006 Torino, ITA Gold CAN CAN CAN Skip SilverBronzeUSA Jim ArmstrongRUS GBR 5 Jim ArmstrongKOR SWE 4 Chris Daw GBR SWE 7 USA Paralympic Winter Games team members: 2014: Patrick McDonald, David Palmer, James Joseph, Penny Greely, Meghan Lino 2010: Augusto Perez, James Pierce, James Joseph, Jacqui Kapinowski, Patrick McDonald 2006: James Pierce, Augusto Perez, James Joseph, Danell Libby, Wes Smith 2018 Paralympic Winter Games Qualification Points Standings: Rank Country 2015 2016 2017Total 1Russia 12 12 24 2 China 10 6 16 3 Norway 1 10 11 4 USA 6 5 11 5 Canada 5 4 9 6 Slovakia 7 2 9 7Finland 8 1 9 8Korea** 0 8 8 9 Switzerland 0 7 7 10 Germany 4 3 7 11 Great Britain* 3 0 3 12 Sweden 2 0 2 The top 11 teams (plus Korea as host**) in the points standings after the 2017 World Wheelchair Championship will qualify to the 2018 Paralympic Winter Games. *Points for Great Britain are gained by Scotland at World Wheelchair Championships 20 )) www.usacurl.org 2016 WFG Continental Cup Curling returned to Las Vegas in 2016 as the WFG Continental Cup took over Orleans Arena with Team North America defeating Team World, which featured teams from Asia and Europe. The Continental Cup is similar to golf ’s Ryder Cup and features different disciplines of curling – mixed doubles, skins, and traditional team competition with the points building throughout the four days of competition. Here’s a look at the event’s historical results: Year Site Score: North America Score: World 2016Las Vegas, Nev. 30.5 29.5 USA team members (above): Erika Brown, Allison Pottinger, Nicole Joraanstad, Natalie Nicholson, John Shuster, Tyler George, Matt Hamilton, John Landsteiner 2015* Calgary, Alberta 42 18 *Only Canada represented Team North America in 2015 2014Las Vegas, Nev. 36 24 USA team members: Erika Brown, Debbie McCormick, Jessica Schultz, Ann Swisshelm, John Shuster, Jeff Isaacson, Jared Zezel, John Landsteiner 2013Penticton, B.C. 37 23 USA team members: Allison Pottinger, Nicole Joraanstad, Natalie Nicholson, Tabitha Peterson, Heath McCormick, Bill Stopera, Martin Sather, Dean Gemmell 2012Langley, B.C. 165 235 USA team members: Patti Lank, Nina Spatola, Caitlin Maroldo, Mackenzie Lank, Pete Fenson, Shawn Rojeski, Joe Polo, Ryan Brunt 2011 St. Albert, Alb. 298 102 USA team members: Erika Brown, Nina Spatola, Ann Swisshelm, Laura Hallisey, Pete Fenson, Shawn Rojeski, Joe Polo, Ryan Brunt 2008 Camrose, Alb. 192 208 USA team members: Debbie McCormick, Allison Pottinger, Nicole Joraanstad, Tracy Sachtjen, Craig Brown, Rich Ruohonen, John Dunlop, Pete Annis 2007 Medicine Hat, Alb. 290 110 USA team members: Debbie McCormick, Allison Pottinger, Nicole Joraanstad, Natalie Nicholson, Todd Birr, Bill Todhunter, Greg Johnson, Kevin Birr 2006 Chilliwack, B.C. 171 229 USA team members: Debbie McCormick, Nicole Joraanstad, Natalie Nicholson, Tracy Sachtjen, Pete Fenson, Shawn Rojeski, Joe Polo, Doug Pottinger 2004 Medicine Hat, Alb. 228 172 USA team members: Patti Lank, Erika Brown, Nicole Joraanstad, Natalie Nicholson, Jason Larway, Doug Pottinger, Joel Larway, Bill Todhunter 2003 Thunder Bay, Ont. 179 208 USA team members: Debbie McCormick, Allison Pottinger, Ann Swisshelm, Tracy Sachtjen, Pete Fenson, Eric Fenson, Shawn Rojeski, John Shuster 2002Regina, Sask. 207 193 USA team members: Patti Lank, Erika Brown, Nicole Joraanstad, Natalie Nicholson, Paul Pustovar, Mike Fraboni, Geoff Goodland, Richard Maskel usa Curling (( 21 World Wheelchair Championship 2016 World Wheelchair Championship Feb. 21-28, 2016 • Lucerne, Switzerland T eam USA’s road to the playoffs came to a halt as the Americans lost their final round robin game, 13-5, to China to finish sixth at the 2016 World Wheelchair Championship in Lucerne, Switzerland. Patrick McDonald (Madison, Wis.) and teammates Steve Emt (Hebron, Conn.), Jimmy Joseph (New Hartford, N.Y.), Penny Greely (Green Bay, Wis.), and Justin Marshall (Evansville, Wis.) needed to win their final round robin game to force a tiebreaker with Korea to attempt to get to the playoffs at the Lucerne Curling Club. But, the game against China’s Yulong Sun got away from the Americans in the second half as the Chinese loaded the scoreboard. China struck first with a deuce in the opening end but the U.S. countered with two points right away. China then scored three points in the third and used the last rock advantage in the fifth and seventh ends to score four points each time in a lopsided win. The U.S. team had an up-and-down week and could not string together enough wins to make a run for the medals this year. The U.S., however, is in great shape to make the 12-team Paralympic field in 2018 after garnering more qualification points at this event. Russia went on to win its third world title in four years when Andrey Smirnov’s team defeated Norway, 7-4, in the gold-medal game. Korea took home bronze medals after stealing a point in the eighth end to get past Switzerland, 6-5. The 2017 World Wheelchair Championship will be the test event for the 2018 Paralympic Winter Games in PyeongChang, South Korea. World wheelchair championship results: YearSite Gold Skip SilverBronzeUSA 2016Lucerne, SUIRUS Andrey Smirnov NORKOR 6th 2015Lohja, FINRUS Andrey Smirnov CHNFIN 5th 2013 Sochi, RUS CAN Jim Armstrong SWE CHN 4th 2012 Chuncheon, KORRUS Andrey SmirnovKOR CHN 5th 2011Prague, CZE CAN Jim Armstrong SCO NOR 7th 2009Vancouver, CAN CAN Jim Armstrong SWE GER 4th 2008 Sursee, SUI NORRune LorentsenKOR USA 3rd 2007 Sollefte, SWE NORRune Lorentsen SUI SCO 5th 2005 Glasgow, SCO SCOFrank Duffy DEN SUI 8th 2004 Sursee, SUI SCOFrank Duffy SUI CAN 5th 2002 Sursee, SUI SUI Urs Bucher CAN SCO 5th World wheelchair team members: Year Skip Vice Skip Second 2016Patrick McDonald Steven Emt Jimmy Joseph 2015Patrick McDonald Steven Emt Jimmy Joseph 2013Patrick McDonald David Palmer Jimmy Joseph 2012Patrick McDonald David Palmer Jimmy Joseph 2011 Augusto Perez Jim Pierce Jimmy Joseph 2009 Augusto Perez Jim Pierce Jimmy Joseph 2008 Jim Pierce Augusto Perez Jimmy Joseph 2007 Jim Pierce Augusto Perez Jimmy Joseph 2005 Mark Taylor Jim Pierce Sam Woodward 2004Wes Smith Mark Taylor Danell Libby 2002 Doug SewallWes Smith Danell Libby 22 )) www.usacurl.org World Wheelchair Championship Members of Team USA included (l-r) Patrick McDonald, Steven Emt, Jimmy Joseph, Penny Greely, and Justin Marshall. Round robin standings: Norway 7-2 Russia 7-2 Switzerland7-2 Korea 5-4 China 4-5 USA 4-5 Canada 3-6 Germany 3-6 Slovakia 3-6 Finland 2-7 Page 1-2 game: Russia 000 211 01 – 5 *Norway 011 000 10 – 3 Page 3-4 game: *Korea 000 010 30 2 – 6 Switzerland 000 201 01 0 – 4 Semifinal: Norway *Korea Bronze-medal game: *Korea 110 000 31 – 6 Switzerland 002 111 00 – 5 Gold-medal game: Russia 110 050 0x – 7 *Norway 001 101 1x – 4 *last rock in first end USA round robin results: Norway 10, USA 4 USA 9, Canada 6 Germany 6, USA 5 USA 11, Finland 2 Switzerland 8, USA 2 USA 10, Slovakia 3 USA 8, Korea 6 Russia 10, USA 7 China 13, USA 5 021 010 21 – 7 100 102 00 – 4 World wheelchair team members: LeadAlternate Penny Greely Justin Marshall Penny Greely Meghan Lino Penny Greely Meghan Lino Penny Greely Tim Kelly Jacqui KapinowskiPenny Greely Jacqui KapinowskiPatrick McDonald Jacqui KapinowskiBob Prenoveau Danell Libby Mark Taylor Melissa KeiserBob Prenoveau Paralympians Penny Greely (front) Loren Kinney Danell Libby and Jimmy Joseph and Team USA Sam Woodward Mary Dutch finished sixth in Switzerland. usa Curling (( 23 Winter Youth Olympic Games 2016 Winter Youth Olympic Games Feb. 12-21, 2016 • Lillehammer, Norway T eam USA captured the silver medal in mixed team competition at the 2016 Winter Youth Olympic Games in Lillehammer, Norway. It is the first team medal for the U.S. at this event. Team USA’s Luc Violette (Lake Stevens, Wash.), Cora Farrell (Fairbanks, Alaska), Ben Richardson (Issaquah, Wash.), and Cait Flannery (Mankato, Minn.) finished with an 8-2 record after the 10-4 loss to Canada’s Mary Fay rink in the goldmedal game at Lillehammer Curling Hall. The team was coached by Tom Violette (Lake Stevens, Wash.). “This silver medal means the world to us. We are so happy being on the podium representing our country,” said Flannery, 16. Canada finished the team competition with a perfect 10-0 record. The Americans went through the round robin with a 6-1 record and then defeated Norway in the quarterfinals, 5-4, and Russia in the semifinals, 8-6, before meeting Canada in the final. “This week has been amazing; I couldn’t be prouder of the team. They were really playing to their potential this week,” Luc Violette said. The U.S. team had an uphill battle in the final after giving up five points in the opening end to Canada. The Americans scored two points in the second only to have Team Canada counter with two more to keep the five-point advantage. The U.S. was then held to single points with the last-rock advantage in the fourth and sixth ends as Canada secured the win. “The first end was tough; I mean some things didn’t go in our way. If the first end had gone better I think it wouldn’t have been the same. I think we played to our potential. It was a good game,” said Richardson, 17. “I’m really proud of the team. We are happy, because to medal and to be on the podium is a great feeling,” Farrell said. The 2020 Winter Youth Olympic Games will be staged in Lausanne, Switzerland. Winter Youth Olympic Games Results: Team Competition YearSite Gold Skip SilverBronzeUSA 2016Lillehammer, NOR CAN Mary Fay USA SUI 2nd 2012Innsbruck, AUT SUI Michael BrunnerITA CAN 5th Winter Youth Olympic Games Results: Mixed Doubles YearSite 2016Lillehammer, NOR Medalists Gold Team members JPN/SUI Yako Matsuzawa, Philipp Hoesli Silver Team members CHN/GBRYu Han, Ross Whyte Bronze Team members CHN/NORRuiyi Zhao, Andreas Haarstad 2012Innsbruck, AUT Gold GER/SUI Silver KOR/NOR Bronze RUS/USA 24 )) www.usacurl.org Team members Nicole Muskatewitz, Michael Brunner Team members Eunbi Kim, Martin Sesaker Team members Marina Verenich, Korey Dropkin Winter Youth Olympic Games USA’s silver medalists included (l-r) Cait Flannery, Benjamin Richardson, Cora Farrell, and Luc Violette. Round robin standings Group A: USA 6-1 Switzerland6-1 Russia 6-1 Turkey 3-4 Italy 3-4 China 2-5 New Zealand 1-6 Japan 1-6 Group B: Canada 7-0 Great Britain 6-1 Sweden 5-2 Norway 4-3 Republic of Korea 3-4 Czech Republic 2-5 Estonia 1-6 Brazil 0-7 USA round robin results: USA 7, Turkey 3 USA 6, Switzerland 5 USA 8, Italy 5 Russia 9, USA 6 USA 10, New Zealand 3 USA 5, China 2 USA 9, Japan 3 Tiebreaker: Turkey 6, Italy 5 Quarterfinals: USA 5, Norway 4 Canada 10, Turkey 2 Switzerland 7, Sweden 3 Russia 9, Great Britain 5 Semifinals: USA *Russia 023 002 10 – 8 200 300 01 – 6 Canada *Switzerland 002 301 01 – 7 010 020 20 – 5 Bronze medal: Russia 010 020 0x – 3 *Switzerland 302 102 3x – 11 Gold medal: USA 020 101 0x – 4 *Canada 502 020 1x – 10 *last stone in first end Mixed doubles results: Gold medal: CHN/GBR 021 010 1x – 5 *JPN/SUI 200 405 0x – 11 USA mixed doubles results: 9th place: Britta Sillaots (Estonia) & Luc Violette (USA), 1-1 9th place: Giovanna Barros (Brazil) & Ben Richardson (USA), 1-1 17th place: Cait Flannery (USA) & Kota Ito (Japan), 0-1 17th place: Cora Farrell (USA) & Ben Smith (New Zealand), 0-1 usa Curling (( 25 College National Championship 2016 College National Championship March 11-13, 2016 • Chaska, Minn. T he University of Pennsylvania captured the 2016 USA Curling College National Championship title in March after the Quakers defeated the Minnesota Golden Gophers in the championship title game at the Chaska Curling Center, in Chaska, Minn. The game was close and filled with drama as the Quakers managed to tie the score in the fourth and sixth ends, only to have Minnesota pull back in front each time. The hometown fans watching the game behind the glass were exuberant when Minnesota went into the extra end with the hammer. The game tipped in Penn’s favor when a missed takeout allowed Penn to guard its shot stone at the back of the four-foot circle while at the same time close down much of the area available for Minnesota to draw into. Minnesota’s hammer shot in the extra end came up short, giving Penn the 2016 college national title. Minnesota earned silver honors for their effort. The Penn team of Elana Chapman, David Ferguson and Carly Meyer was skipped by Cody Clouser. “Penn Curling is excited about winning the championship,” Meyer said. “Minnesota gave us a really fun final game. We appreciate all the effort that goes into making college curling happen. And we would like to thank Penn Athletics and the Philadelphia Curling Club on their support of us. We look forward to competing again next year.” Penn is no stranger to the College Championship finals, earning the silver medal in last year’s championship battle with the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point. The Pointers also made a good showing again this year in their title defense, losing to Minnesota in the semifinals – but out of the medals. Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) beat Nebraska in the thirdplace game. This was the third time in the last four years that MIT took the bronze. Nebraska was playing in its first medal game after competing in each of the last four championships. Colgate won the fourth-place game against Wayne State College of Nebraska. For Colgate it was their first medal after participating in each of the past three championships. Wayne State made it to the college tournament in only their second season of competition. Hamilton College took fifth-place honors in another dramatic game that took an extra end to defeat Bowdoin College of Brunswick, Maine. The 2017 College National Championship will be hosted by the Utica Curling Club in Whitesboro, N.Y. Year SiteNational Champion/School 2016 Chaska, Minn. Cody Clouser, Elana Chapman, David Ferguson, Carly Meyer (University of Pennsylvania) 2015Rochester, N.Y.Ryan Kernosky, Evan Brauer, Rebecca Kelble, Kylie Abel, Michael Clemmons, Jillian Behling (University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point) 2014Blaine, Minn. Marina Hauser, Preston Waala, Phil Huberty, Heather Lindahl (University of Wisconsin-Green Bay) 2013 Duluth, Minn. John Theisen, Josh Nalezny, Rachel Gewiss, Evan Corliss Jensen (University of Minnesota) 26 )) www.usacurl.org College National Championship University of Pennsylvania’s team of (l-r) Cody Clouser, Carly Meyer, Elana Chapman, and David Ferguson won the 2016 College National Championship. Round Robin & Playoff Results Pool A: University of Pennsylvania (Cody Clouser) Rensselaer Polytechnic (Chris Celi) Wayne State (Camron Groenve) Denver University Pool B: SUNY-Polytechnic Institute (Blake Hagberg) Rochester Institute of Technology (Sean White) Harvard University (Jacob Meisel) University of Oklahoma (Dom Granello) Pool C: University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point (Jill Behling) Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Greg Dooley) Colgate University (Andrew Vojt) Bowdoin College (Silas Domy) Pool D: University of Minnesota (Nicholas Drews) University of Nebraska-Lincoln (Alison Creeger) Yale University (Michael Parker) Hamilton College (Andrew Fletcher) 3-0 2-1 1-2 Did Not Start 3-0 2-1 1-2 0-3 3-0 2-1 1-2 0-3 3-0 2-1 1-2 0-3 Semifinals: University of Pennsylvania 031 141 xx – 10 *SUNY-Polytechnic Institute 100 000 xx – 1 UW-Stevens Point *University of Minnesota 011 001 1x – 4 100 230 0x – 6 Final: University of Minnesota *University of Pennsylvania *last rock in first end 021 002 10 0 – 6 100 220 01 1 – 7 usa Curling (( 27 Mixed Doubles Championship 2016 U.S. Mixed Doubles National Championship Dec. 2-6, 2015 • Denver CC, Golden, Colo. O lympians Jessica Schultz (Richfield, Minn.) and Jason Smith (St. Paul, Minn.) added one more accolade to their already impressive list of curling accomplishments after winning the 2016 USA Curling Mixed Doubles National Championship on Dec. 6 at the Denver Curling Club. For Schultz, it took defeating her 2014 Olympic teammate and 11-time national champion Allison Pottinger, who was competing with husband Doug Pottinger (Eden Prairie, Minn.), who also has a national championship on his list of achievements. The Pottingers scored first and put two points on the scoreboard. Schultz and Smith countered with a draw for three points to begin their offensive output. With the final stone of the third end, the Pottingers were in a pickle. Doug Pottinger’s final draw against four Smith-Schultz stones came up short and they gave up a key steal of three points. Schultz, who competed in the 2014 and 2006 Olympic Games, and Smith, who competed in the 2010 Olympics, would steal singles in the next two ends before forcing the Pottingers into taking a single point in the sixth end. One more point for Schultz and Smith in the seventh was enough for the Pottingers, who then conceded. “It feels really good to be out on the ice again and trying our hand at a different event,” said Smith, 32, who played vice skip for John Shuster at the 2010 Olympic Games. Both teams advanced to compete in the 2016 World Mixed Doubles Team Trials Feb. 25-28 at curling’s Olympic Training Site in Blaine, Minn., to select Team USA for the 2016 World Mixed Doubles, which took place April 16-23 in Karlstad, Sweden. “Qualifying in this event was our first goal. There is still a long road ahead in qualifying for Worlds and we are looking forward to the competition in February,” said Schultz, 31, who is a three-time U.S. women’s national champion. “We had a great time here in Denver. The Denver Curling Club volunteers, officials and ice crew were top notch and really made a lasting impression. We look forward to curling out here again someday,” said Schultz, who played second for Cassie (Johnson) Potter at the 2006 Olympic Games and second for Erika Brown at the 2014 Games. U.S. Mixed Doubles Champions Year Site TeamFinish at Worlds 2016 Denver, Colo. Jessica Schultz, Jason Smith* – 2015 Eau Claire, Wis. Sarah Anderson, Korey Dropkin 5 2014 Medford, Wis. Joyance Meechai, Steve Gebauer 19 2013Bismarck, N.D.Peter Stolt, Maureen Stolt 12 2012Wayland, Mass.Brady Clark, Cristin Clark 4 2011 Duluth, Minn.Brady Clark, Cristin Clark 7 2010 Seattle, Wash. Sharon Vukich, Mike Calcagno 10 2009 Two Harbors, Minn.Brady Clark, Cristin Clark 18 2008Bemidji, Minn. Jamie Haskell, Nate Haskell 15 *The World Mixed Doubles Team Trials were used to determine Team USA for the 2016 World Mixed Doubles Championship, instead of the U.S. Mixed Doubles National Championship in 2016. 28 )) www.usacurl.org Mixed Doubles Team Trials Olympians Jason Smith (left) and Jessica Schultz won the 2016 U.S. Mixed Doubles National Championship. Curling’s Olympic honorary captain and NFL player Vernon Davis (center) stopped by the Denver Curling Club to take in the competition. 2016 World Mixed Doubles Team Trials Feb. 25-28, 2016 • Blaine, Minn. Round robin standings (Top 3 advance to playoffs): Tabitha Peterson/Joe Polo 7-0* Kroy Nernberger/Nina Roth 5-2* Sarah Anderson/Korey Dropkin 5-2* Tyler George/Courtney George 3-4 Becca Hamilton/Matt Hamilton 3-4 Allison Pottinger/Doug Pottinger 3-4 John Shuster/Cory Christensen 2-5 Jason Smith/Jessica Schultz 0-7 Playoffs with double knockout provision Modified Page 1-2 playoff game: *Peterson-Polo 221 101 0x – 7 Nernberger-Roth 000 010 3x – 4 *Nernberger-Roth Anderson-Dropkin Semifinal: 300 013 01 – 8 011 100 30 – 6 *Peterson-Polo Nernberger-Roth Final 1: 001 110 20 – 5 220 001 01 – 6 *Peterson-Polo Nernberger-Roth *last rock in first end Final 2: 101 020 10 – 5 010 101 01 – 4 usa Curling (( 29 World Mixed Doubles 2016 World Mixed Doubles Championship April 16-23, 2016 • Karlstad, Sweden U SA’s Tabitha Peterson and Joe Polo became a part of U.S. curling history as the first American athletes to earn a medal at the World Mixed Doubles Championship when the duo defeated Scotland, 9-7, to win bronze at Löfbergs Lila Arena. The win by Peterson (St. Paul, Minn.) and Polo (Duluth, Minn.) over Scotland’s Gina Aitken and Bruce Mouat at the 2016 World Mixed Doubles Championship in Karlstad, Sweden, secures 10 points for the Americans toward qualifying for the 2018 Olympic Winter Games, when mixed doubles will debut as a medal sport. “The whole game was back and forth, back and forth, big ends here, big ends there, so it was really nerve-racking,” said Peterson, 27. “We just happened to make a good one in the eighth end, and it was good enough for a steal. Getting so many Olympic qualification points is great, I mean we cannot be any happier for that as well as for getting a medal for ourselves. I think USA is proud, and we are proud.” The U.S. team made a great shot to secure a point in the opening end to get on the scoreboard first. Scotland was poised to score four points in the second end but settled for three to take their only lead of the game. The Americans bettered that output by converting a takeout to score four points in the third end. The U.S. would extend the lead after that when Aitken’s final draw of the fourth was short to give the Americans a steal of two and a 7-3 lead at halftime. Not backing down, Scotland took advantage of a few half-shots by the U.S. to score three points to open up the second half of the game. When Polo’s final draw of the sixth end was heavy, Scotland stole a point to tie the game. Scotland made a great double takeout late in the seventh end to force the U.S. to draw the button to secure a point. With Peterson’s second stone of the eighth end, the Americans converted a perfect tap to position their stone on the button with two Scottish rocks behind it as backing. Team USA was able to protect the stone the rest of the way and secured the bronze medal when Scotland was unable to chip it out with the final shot of the game. “I’m really happy she made that little tick in the last end. It was great, we are happy,” Polo said about Peterson’s shot that set up the game-winning steal. Polo, 33, made history 10 years ago as well as a member of the first U.S. team to win an Olympic medal, also bronze. Russia’s Anastasia Brygalova and Alexander Krushelnitskiy, who defeated the U.S. in the semifinals earlier in the day, went on to earn the gold medal after getting past China, 7-5. 30 )) www.usacurl.org World Mixed Doubles USA’s Joe Polo and Tabitha Peterson won bronze at the 2016 World Mixed Doubles Championship to mark the first medal for the Americans at this event. The teammates (opposite) in action in Sweden. Photos courtesy of the World Curling Federation Round robin standings Group A: Group D: Hungary 6-0 Canada 6-0 Slovakia 4-2 China5-1 Bulgaria 3-3 Ireland 3-3 Poland 3-3 Italy3-3 Switzerland 3-3 France 3-3 Latvia2-4 Australia 1-5 Belgium 0-6 Serbia 0-6 Group B: Group E: Finland 6-0 USA6-0 Korea4-2 New Zealand 5-1 Austria 4-2 Denmark 4-2 Lithuania 3-3 Spain3-3 Sweden 3-3 Belarus 2-4 Germany 1-5 Israel1-5 Slovenia 0-6 Netherlands 0-6 Group C: Group F: Norway 6-0 Russia 5-1 England 5-1 Estonia 5-1 Turkey 4-2 Scotland 4-2 Japan3-3 Czech Republic 4-2 Luxembourg 2-4 Brazil2-4 Romania 1-5 Wales1-5 Kazakhstan 0-6 Qatar0-6 Round of 16 matchups: Canada 12, New Zealand 2 Russia 10, Slovakia 2 USA 7, Austria 2 Estonia 8, Norway 7 Scotland 6, Hungary 5 Finland 10, Ireland 5 China 12, Denmark 1 England 7, Korea 5 Quarterfinals China 8, Estonia 5 Scotland 6, Canada 5 USA 12, England 6 Russia 8, Finland 7 Semifinals: China 7, Scotland 5 Russia 8, USA 6 Bronze-medal game: *USA 104 200 11 – 9 Scotland 030 031 00 – 7 Gold-medal game: Russia 030 201 01 – 7 *China 101 010 20 – 5 *last stone in first end Team USA round robin scores: USA 12, New Zealand 3 USA 9, Spain 3 USA 11, Netherlands 1 USA 6, Denmark 4 USA 8, Belarus 6 USA 6, Israel 4 usa Curling (( 31 Junior National Championships 2016 U.S. Junior National Championships Jan. 16-23, 2016 • Willmar, Minn. I t was a three-peat for Duluth’s Cory Christensen as she led her team to the 2016 USA Curling Junior Women’s National Championship title at the Willmar Curling Club in Willmar, Minn. Christensen earned her fourth junior national title and third in a row with a 7-0 shutout of Minnesota II’s Melissa Runing rink in the championship final on Jan. 23. Christensen, 21, and her High Performance Program teammates Sarah Anderson (Broomall, Pa.), Taylor Anderson (Broomall, Pa.), Madison Bear (Pardeeville, Wis.), and Christine McMakin (St. Paul, Minn.) scored three points in the opening end and then capitalized on steal opportunities to take a 7-0 lead at the halfway mark. Runing (North Mankato, Minn.) and her team of Courtney Osbakken (Two Harbors, Minn.), Cait Flannery (Mankato, Minn.), and Alyson Deegan (St. Peter, Minn.) tried in earnest to get on the scoreboard but were forced to blank the sixth end and offered the handshakes thereafter. “It was a really solid week for our team. It was awesome to have our last Junior Nationals end with an 11-0 record. Still lots of work to be done though,” Christensen said. Christensen, 21, won her first title in 2012 at age 17. She won the title last season with the Anderson twins, marking their first junior title at the time. This is the first junior championship title for Bear and McMakin, who are the only team members with remaining junior eligibility moving forward. The team was coached by Dave Jensen (Bismarck, N.D.). Christensen’s team went through the round robin undefeated and met Runing’s team in the Page 1-2 game where the team kept its perfect record intact with an 8-2 victory. Runing’s team would then defeat Wisconsin I’s Annmarie Dubberstein in the semifinal, 9-7, to reach the gold-medal game. The Fargo-Moorhead Curling Club in Fargo, N.D., will be the host club for the 2017 USA Curling Junior National Championships. Cory Christensen (above) won her fourth U.S. junior title, earned a silver medal at the World Juniors and bronze at the 2016 U.S. Women’s National Championship, and was named USA Curling’s 2016 Female Athlete of the Year. Photo courtesy of the World Curling Federation 32 )) www.usacurl.org Junior National Championships 2016 U.S. junior national champions (l-r) Cory Christensen, Sarah Anderson, Taylor Anderson, Madison Bear, and Christine McMakin. Photo by Rich Harmer Round robin standings: High Performance Program Team (Cory Christensen) 9-0 Minnesota II (Melissa Runing) 7-2 Wisconsin (Annmarie Dubberstein) 7-2 North Dakota (Emily Brekke) 6-3 Minnesota I (Emily Quello) 4-5 Alaska (Cora Farrell) 4-5 Massachusetts I (Elizabeth Cousins) 4-5 Wisconsin II (Sidney Schroeder) 3-6 Massachusetts II (Rebecca Rodgers) 1-8 Michigan (Maya Willertz) 0-9 Page Playoffs 1-2: Semifinal: High Performance 002 132 0xx x – 8 *Minnesota II 100 123 010 1 – 9 *Minnesota II 100 000 1xx x – 2 Wisconsin I 012 000 103 0 – 7 Final: Page Playoffs 3-4: *High Performance 301 210 xxx x – 7 *Wisconsin I 102 030 03x x – 9 Minnesota II 000 000 xxx x – 0 North Dakota 010 100 10x x – 3 *last rock in first end In honor of the late Katie Beck, 2002 World Junior champion and twotime U.S. Junior National champion, an annual award has been established by Sharon O’Brien to be presented at the U.S. Juniors each year to an athlete playing in the second position who is coachable and has a true love for the sport of curling. Katie Beck Memorial Award winners: Year Recipient Team 2016 Caleb ClawsonPennsylvania 2015 Naimy Schommer Alaska 2014 Emma Bromenschenkel Minnesota 2013 Jesse Jaeger Minnesota II 2012 Jesa Legacie North Dakota I 2011 Meredith Hazen Alaska 2010 Chloe PahlWisconsin II 2009 Jared Zezel Minnesota II 2008 Connor Gervais North Dakota 2007 Molly Bonner Minnesota usa Curling (( 33 Jr. Women’s National Champions Year Site Winning Club Skip 2016Willmar, Minn. Duluth, MN Cory Christensen 2015Lake Region CC, ND Duluth, MN Cory Christensen 2014 Seattle, WA Duluth, MN Cory Christensen 2013Wayland, MAItasca, MN Miranda Solem 2012 Madison, WI Duluth, MN Cory Christensen 2011Fairbanks, AK Madison, WIBecca Hamilton 2010Bemidji, MN St. Paul, MN Alexandra Carlson 2009 Devils Lake, ND St. Paul, MN Alexandra Carlson 2008Portage, WI Madison, WI Nina Spatola 2007 Seattle, WA Duluth, MN Aileen Sormunen 2006 Duluth, MN Madison, WI Nina Spatola 2005Bismarck, NDBismarck, ND Gillian Gervais 2004 Centerville, WI Duluth, MN Aileen Sormunen 2003Wayland, MABemidji, MN Cassie Johnson 2002*Kettle Moraine CC, WIBemidji, MN Cassie Johnson 2001Rochester, NY Madison, WI Nicole Joraanstad 2000Bemidji, MN Madison, WILaura Delaney 1999Waupaca, WIBemidji, MN Hope Schmitt 1998Kettle Moraine CC, WIBemidji, MN Hope Schmitt 1997 Chicago, ILBemidji, MNRisa O’Connell 1996 Schenectady, NYOmaha, NE Amy Becher 1995 Hibbing, MNBemidji, MNRisa O’Connell 1994 Madison, WI Madison, WI Erika Brown 1993Portage/Poynette, WIBemidji, MN Erika Brown 1992 Seattle, WABemidji, MN Erika Brown 1991Bemidji, MN Madison, WI Erika Brown 1990 Exmoor/North Shore, ILBemidji, MNKari Liapis 1989 Duluth, MNLodi, WI Erika Brown 1988 Grafton, NDLodi, WI Tracy Zeman 1987 Madison, WILodi, WI Tracy Zeman * world junior champion Madison Bear (l-r), Sarah Anderson and Christine McMakin share a fun moment during the 2016 Women’s National Championship where the team finished third before heading to the 2016 World Junior Championships. Photo by Rich Harmer 34 )) www.usacurl.org Jr. Women’s National Champions Third SecondLeadAlternate Sarah Anderson Taylor Anderson Madison Bear Christine McMakin Sarah Anderson Mackenzie Lank Jenna Haag Taylor Anderson Mackenzie Lank Anna Bauman Anna Hopkins Sonja Bauman Vicky PersingerKarlie Koenig Chelsea Solem Elizabeth Busche Anna Bauman Sonja Bauman Tara PetersonKarlie Koenig Sophie Brorson Tabitha Peterson Tara Peterson Sophie Brorson Tabitha Peterson Tara Peterson Sophie Brorson Becca Hamilton Anna Plys Jenna HaagKarlie Koenig Courtney George Molly Bonner Jordan Moulton Megan O’Connell Jackie Mueller Jordan Moulton Sarah Gervais Stephanie Jensen Stephanie Sambor Amy Hultstrand Courtney George Amanda Jensen Amanda McLean Katie BeckRebecca Dobie Maureen Brunt Jamie JohnsonKatie Beck Maureen Brunt Kirsten FinchKatie SchmittRebecca Dobie Nicole JoraanstadKirsten FinchRebecca Dobie Nikki BairdKatie Schmitt Teresa Bahr Nikki BairdKatie Schmitt Teresa Bahr Amy Becher Natalie Simenson Missi O’Connell Theresa Faltesek Monica Carlson Heather Miller Missi O’Connell Natalie Simenson Alison Naylor Debbie Henry Stacey Liapis Analissa Johnson Allison Darragh Kari Liapis Stacey Liapis Debbie Henry Kari Liapis Stacey LiapisBobbie Breyen Debbie Henry Jill Jones Shellie Holerud Debbie Henry Stacey Liapis Heidi RollheiserBobbie Breyen Tracy Zeman Shellie Holerud Jill Jones Erika Brown Marni Vaningan Shellie Holerud Pam Goetz Shellie HolerudLori Myers The Cory Christensen rink (above) prevailed as 2016 U.S. junior women’s champions at Willmar Curling Club in Minnesota. Photo by Rich Harmer usa Curling (( 35 Junior National Championships 2016 U.S. Junior National Championships Jan. 16-23, 2016 • Willmar, Minn. K orey Dropkin earned his third junior national title in leading the men’s High Performance Program team to victory on Jan. 23 over Maryland in the gold-medal match at the Willmar Curling Club in Willmar, Minn. The men’s final between Dropkin (Southborough, Mass.) and Maryland’s Hunter Clawson rink was a tight competition. Dropkin and teammates Tom Howell (Bentleyville, Ohio), Mark Fenner (Bemidji, Minn.), Alex Fenson (Bemidji, Minn.), and Quinn Evenson (Fairbanks, Alaska) made a takeout to score two points in the fourth end to take the team’s first lead. After holding Clawson and his team of Cody Clouser (Berwyn, Pa.), Caleb Clawson (Clarksville, Md.), Andrew Dunnam (Dresher, Pa.), and Eli Clawson (Clarksville, Md.) to a single point in the sixth end, Dropkin’s team scored a key three-ender in the eighth end to take the lead for good. Maryland could only muster a single in the ninth end, giving the last rock advantage back to Dropkin’s team to close out the game. “This is honestly an unbelievable feeling. We’ve worked so hard for so long, falling short of the gold a couple years in a row,” Dropkin said. “So to stand where we are now with the adversity we’ve faced, especially earlier this week, we are just so thrilled. I’m so proud of my guys and couldn’t ask for a better group to share this experience with.” This is the third junior national title for Dropkin, 20, a student at the University of Minnesota-Duluth, and second as skip. This is the third title for Howell as well and second for Fenner and Fenson. Evenson, 20, repeats as junior champion after winning with Ethan Meyers last season. In addition, it is the last year of junior eligibility for the Dropkin rink. The men’s team was coached by 2010 Olympic coach Wally Henry (Beaver Dam, Wis.). Tom Howell encourages his sweepers to get the stone to the best possible position during the 2016 Junior Nationals in Willmar. Photo by Rich Harmer for USA Curling 36 )) www.usacurl.org Junior National Championships 2016 U.S. junior national champions (l-r) Korey Dropkin, Quinn Evenson, Mark Fenner, Alex Fenson, and Tom Howell. Men’s Round Robin: Maryland (Hunter Clawson) High Performance Program Team (Korey Dropkin) Illinois (Andrew Stopera) Washington (Nicholas Connolly) Massachusetts (Chase Sinnett) Minnesota II (Joshua Moore) Minnesota I (Riley Fenson) North Dakota (Tim Hodek) Michigan (Andrew McDonald) Wisconsin (Rob Shlimovitz) Page Playoffs 1-2: *Maryland 020 020 001 1 – 6 High Performance 000 200 210 0 – 5 Page Playoffs 3-4: *Illinois 000 113 003 x – 8 Washington 010 000 300 x – 4 Semifinal: High Performance 020 100 130 x – 7 *Illinois 001 010 000 x – 2 Final: *Maryland 201 001 001 x – 5 High Performance 020 200 030 x – 7 *last rock in first end 8-1 7-2 6-3 5-4 4-5 4-5 4-5 3-6 2-7 2-7 Curtis Cup Awards The 2016 Junior National Championship Curtis Cup Awards for Sportsmanship were presented to the Wisconsin I women and Maryland men. The awards, donated by the Curtis family of Portage, Wis., are given to the junior women’s and men’s teams best exemplifying the “Spirit of Curling” both on and off the ice. The competing teams select the winners. Wisconsin I’s team members included Annmarie Dubberstein, Jenna Burchesky, Allison Howell, and Susan Dudt. They were coached by Bev Schroeder and Steve Dubberstein. Men’s team members from Maryland included Hunter Clawson, Cody Clouser, Caleb Clawson, Andrew Dunnam, and Eli Clawson. They were coached by Bruce Clouser and Wayne Anderson. usa Curling (( 37 Jr. Men’s National Champions Year Site Winning Club Skip 2016Willmar, Minn.Four Seasons, MNKorey Dropkin 2015 Devils Lake, ND St. Paul, MN Ethan Meyers 2014 Seattle, WA Granite, WA Jake Vukich 2013Wayland, MABroomstones, MAKorey Dropkin 2012 Madison, WIBroomstones, MA Stephen Dropkin 2011Fairbanks, AK Hibbing, MN Aaron Wald 2010Bemidji, MN Granite, WA Sean Beighton 2009 Devils Lake, ND Duluth, MN Chris Plys 2008* Portage, WI Duluth, MN Chris Plys 2007 Seattle, WA Duluth, MN Chris Plys 2006 Duluth, MN Duluth, MN Chris Plys 2005Bismarck, ND Chisholm, MNKris Perkovich 2004 Centerville, WI Chisholm, MN John Shuster 2003Wayland, MA Chisholm, MN Jesse Gates 2002Kettle Moraine, WIFairbanks, AKLeo Johnson 2001Rochester, NY Ak-Sar-Ben, NE Andy Roza 2000Bemidji, MNBemidji, MNRandy Baird 1999Waupaca, WI Ak-Sar-Ben, NE Andy Roza 1998Kettle Moraine, WI Ak-Sar-Ben, NE Andy Roza 1997 Chicago, ILBemidji, MN Matt Stevens 1996 Schenectady, NY Seattle, WA Travis Way 1995 Hibbing, MN Centerville, WI Mike Peplinski 1994 Madison, WI Centerville, WI Mike Peplinski 1993Portage/Poynette, WI Hibbing, MN Garrett Paine 1992 Seattle, WABemidji, MN Eric Fenson 1991Bemidji, MNBemidji, MN Eric Fenson 1990 Exmoor-North Shore, ILPoynette, WIKurt Marquardt 1989 Duluth, MNPoynette, WIKurt Marquardt 1988Rochester, NYPoynette, WIWill Marquardt 1987 Medford, WI Grafton, ND Darren Kress 1986Bowling Green, OH Cavalier, ND Scott Brown 1985 Chicago, IL Seattle, WARodger Schnee 1984* St. Paul, MNRolla, ND Al Edwards 1983 Seattle, WARolla, ND Al Edwards 1982 Highland Park, IL Seattle, WA Dale Risling 1981 Superior, WI Seattle, WA Ted Purvis 1980 Colo. Springs, CO Devils Lake, ND Scott Dalziel 1979*Wayland, MA Grand Forks, ND Don Barcome Jr. 1978 Seattle, WA Seattle, WA Jeff Tomlinson 1977 Detroit, MI Grand Forks, ND Don Barcome Jr. 1976Wilmette, IL Grand Forks, ND Don Barcome Jr. 1975 Madison, WI Hibbing, MN Steve Penencello 1974 Arden Hills, MN Hibbing, MN Gary Kleffman *world junior champion 38 )) www.usacurl.org Jr. Men’s National Champions Third SecondLeadAlternate Tom Howell III Mark Fenner Alex FensonQuinn Evenson Quinn Evenson Steven SzempleWill Pryor Evan McAuleyLuc VioletteKyle Lorvick Thomas Howell III Mark Fenner Alex Fenson Connor Hoge Korey Dropkin Thomas Howell III Derek Corbett Cameron Ross Josh Bahr Jared Zezel John Muller Derrick Mclean Sam Galey Joe Purvis Aanders Brorson Matt Perushek Matt Hamilton Aanders Brorson Matt Perushek Matt Hamilton Daniel Plys Aanders Brorson Matt Perushek Joel Cooper Joshua Bahr Matt MielkeKevin Johnson Tommy Kent Aaron Wald Jason Smith Jeff IsaacsonKevin Johnson Shaye Perkovich Jason SmithKevin Johnson Shane McKinlay Chase Schmitt Jeff ThuneKevin Johnson Shane McKinlay Chris Plys Colin Hufman Martin Sather Chris Benshoof Steven Birklid Steve Jaixen Chris Becher Scott Jordan Phill Drobnick Chase Jackson Cody Stevens Steve JaixenKevin Jordan Chris Becher Scott Jordan Steve JaixenKevin Jordan Chris Becher Scott Jordan Craig BrownBob Liapis Jeremy Fogelson Troy SchroederOwen BunsteinBrandon Way Craig BrownRyan Braudt Cory Ward Craig BrownRyan Braudt Cory Ward Kevin Kosel Danny Hadrava Joel Koski Shawn RojeskiKevin Bergstrom Ted McCann Shawn RojeskiKevin Bergstrom Ted McCann Jeff Falk Dan Thurston Mike Thurston Jeff Falk Dan Thurston Mike Thurston Jim Falk Jeff FalkKurt Marquardt Brett Davis Duane McGregor Connor Oihus Darin HoltPerry Hillman Darren Kress Kelly Yalowicki Shane Way Mark Lundgren Mark Larson Dewey BasleyKurt Disher Mark LarsonKenny Mickelson Dana Westemeier Milt BestRob Foster Jim Foster Dale Risling Milt Best Dean Risling Todd Dalziel Scott GerrardPaul Thompson Randy DarlingBobby Stalker Earl Barcome Ted Purvis Curt Fish Marc McCartney Dale Mueller Gary Mueller Earl Barcome Dale Mueller Earl Barcome Gary Mueller Rick NovakBen GardeskiKen Baher Jerry ScottRick NovakBen Gardeski usa Curling (( 39 World Junior Championships 2016 World Junior Championships March 5-13, 2016 • Copenhagen, Denmark T eam USA, led by Cory Christensen, shined at the 2016 VoIP Defender World Junior Championships in Denmark in March. Playing in her fifth world championship, Christensen (Duluth, Minn.) finally got to step on the podium after a well-fought battle against Canada that resulted in a silver finish for the American ladies. It wasn’t the top of the podium but a dream come true nonetheless for Christensen and teammates Sarah Anderson (Broomall, Pa.), Taylor Anderson (Broomall, Pa.), Madison Bear (Portage, Wis.), and alternate Christine McMakin (St. Paul, Minn.) after a 7-4 loss to Canada’s Mary Fay. The team was coached by Dave Jensen (Bismarck, N.D.). More importantly for the U.S. junior women’s program, it’s the first World Juniors medal since 2010 and best finish since the U.S. also earned silver in 2003. “We’re pretty happy with silver. We just didn’t come out shooting as well as we should have,” said Christensen, 21. “We had a few key misses and Canada capitalized and they played awesome.” Christensen, just like her counterpart, Fay, in this year’s event, made her World Juniors debut at age 17. Each year had been an upward progression for Christensen, who along with the Anderson twins, ages out of junior competition this season. “It’s been a great journey to be on. I’m so excited when I think back to 2012 and where we were and the progress that we’ve made since then, I feel it’s pretty impressive,” said Christensen, 21, who led her team to the U.S. junior national title in January and a bronze-medal finish at the 2016 Women’s National Championship two weeks later. “Now we’re going onto women’s curling and keep doing what we’re doing.” The 2017 World Junior Championships will be the test event for the 2018 Olympic Winter Games and take place Feb. 16-26 in South Korea. Team USA embraces after winning the Page 1-2 playoff game to advance to the final and guarantee themselves a medal. 40 )) www.usacurl.org World Junior Championships Round Robin Standings: Women Canada 9-0 USA7-2 Korea7-2 Hungary 5-4 Sweden 5-4 Switzerland 4-5 Russia 3-6 Turkey 3-6* Scotland 2-7* Japan0-9* *relegated to Junior B competition in January 2017 USA round robin game results: USA 8, Sweden 6 USA 10, Turkey 4 Hungary 7, USA 6 USA 11, Russia 2 USA 8, Scotland 4 Canada 5, USA 3 USA 7, Switzerland 3 USA 7, Korea 6 (extra end) USa 11, Japan 3 Tiebreaker: Hungary 10, Sweden 4 Playoffs: Page Playoff 1-2 Game: USA 020 101 020 2 – 8 *Canada 103 010 101 0 – 7 Page Playoff 3-4 Game: Hungary 010 203 030 3 – 12 *Korea 101 020 403 0 – 11 Hungary *Canada Semifinal: 020 000 02x x – 4 102 113 10x x – 9 Bronze-Medal Game: Korea 021 102 101 x – 8 *Hungary 100 020 010 x – 4 Gold-Medal Game: Canada 002 002 021 x – 7 *USA 010 100 200 x – 4 *last rock in first end World Junior Sportsmanship Award YearAthlete Country 2016 Mary Fay Canada 2015 Niamh Fenton England 2014Zuzana Hajkova Czech Republic 2013 Sara McManus Sweden 2012 Jocelyn Peterman Canada 2011 Anna LiFrance 2010 Marie CoulotFrance 2009 Agnes Knochenhauer Sweden 2008 Annaline Skarsmoen Norway 2007 Marte Bakk Norway 2006 Jordan Moulton USA 2005 Marte Bakk Norway 2004 Anna Viktorsson Sweden 2003 Marliese Miller Canada 2002 Mari Motohashi Japan 2001 Stefanie Richard Canada 2000Laura Delaney USA 1999 Henriette Wang Norway 1998 Marianne Rorvik Norway 1997 Nadia BenierFrance 1996 Nadja Heuer Switzerland 1995 Gerrit Muller Germany 1994 Gerrit Muller Germany 1993 Dorthe Holm Denmark 1992 Mayumi Ohmura Japan 1991 Dorthe Holm Denmark 1990 Cecilie Torhaug Norway 1989 Sandy Symyrozum Canada usa Curling (( 41 World Junior Championships 2016 World Junior Championships March 5-13, 2016 • Copenhagen, Denmark P laying in their final game of junior eligibility, Korey Dropkin and his teammates left Denmark with hardware after earning the silver medal in a 6-4 loss to Scotland in the gold-medal game of the 2016 World Junior Championships. Dropkin and teammates Tom Howell (Bentleyville, Ohio), Mark Fenner (Bemidji, Minn.), Alex Fenson (Bemidji, Minn.), and alternate Quinn Evenson (Duluth, Minn.) fell behind early in the goldmedal game and couldn’t overcome Bruce Mouat’s Scottish rink at the Taarnby Curling Club. The U.S. team (9-3) was coached by Wally Henry (Beaver Dam, Wis.). “That’s not what we came for; we didn’t have such a good game, especially myself. But, we’re definitely happy and proud to win silver,” said Dropkin, 21, who finally reached the podium in his fourth attempt. “It’s just the little things that make the difference in a World final and Scotland was on their game. They shot the lights out, and we just had a rough game.” The U.S. men went through the round robin with an 8-1 record but lost to Scotland in the Page 1-2 playoff game, 7-5. They battled Switzerland in the semifinal and emerged with a 5-2 victory to earn a spot in the final. With the U.S. women also earning silver, the event marked the best finish ever at the World Junior Championships for the American program. In fact, this was the first time since 1994 that both U.S. teams made the playoffs. The second-place finishes also secure berths in next year’s World Junior Championships for the U.S. The 2017 World Junior Championships will serve as the test event for the venue in PyeongChang, South Korea, for the 2018 Olympic Winter Games. Sportsmanship Award YearAthlete Country 2016Fredrik Nyman Sweden 2015 Gaute Nepstad Norway 2014 Sebastian Wunderer Austria 2013 Thomas Howell USA 2012 Sander Rolvag Norway 2011Roger Gulka Switzerland 2010 Aaron Tasa USA 2009 Markus Hoiberg Norway 2008 Matt Hamilton USA 2007 Niklas Edin Sweden 2006Logan Gray Scotland 2005 Soo-Hyuk KimKorea 2004 Joel RetornazItaly 2003 David Robertson Scotland 2002 Christoffer Svae Norway 2001 Mike Adam Canada 2000Richard Woods Scotland 1999 Daniel Jaeggi England 1998 Makoto Tsuruga Japan 1997 Scott Pfeifer Canada 1996 James Dryburgh Scotland 42 )) www.usacurl.org YearAthlete Country 1995 Christopher GalbraithCanada 1994 Daniel Herberg Germany 1993 Takashi Hara Japan 1992 Takashi Hara Japan 1991 Marco AlbertiItaly 1990Peja Lindholm Sweden 1989Brian Benkjaer Denmark 1988 Derek Brown Scotland 1987 Jonathan Mead Canada 1986 David Aitken Scotland 1985Roger Schnee USA 1984 Al Edwards USA 1983 Mike Hay Scotland 1982 Cristoph Moeckel Germany 1981Peter Wilson Scotland 1980 Andrew McQuistin Scotland 1979 Andrew McQuistin Scotland 1978 Colin Hamilton Scotland 1977 Donald Barcome Jr. USA 1976 Massimo AlveraItaly 1975 Claude FeigeFrance World Junior Championships USA’s Tom Howell delivers a stone while Alex Fenson (left) and Mark Fenner prepare to sweep during the 2016 World Junior Championships in Denmark. Photo courtesy of the World Curling Federation Round Robin Standings USA 8-1 Scotland 7-2 Canada 7-2 Switzerland 6-3 Norway 5-4 Sweden 5-4 Russia 3-6* Denmark 2-7* Turkey 2-7* Korea 0-9** *relegated to World Junior B competition in January 2017 **guaranteed berth in 2017 WJCC as host USA round robin results: Canada 8, USA 2 USA 7, Scotland 6 (extra end) USA 9, Denmark 2 USA 9, Korea 4 USA 9, Norway 6 USA 5, Russia 3 USA 6, Sweden 5 (extra end) USA 7, Turkey 4 USA 9, Switzerland 3 Page Playoff 1-2 game: Scotland 010 100 200 3 – 7 *USA 101 010 002 0 – 5 Page Playoff 3-4 game: *Canada 020 100 010 x – 4 Switzerland 002 000 301 x – 6 Semifinal: *USA 002 020 001 x – 5 Switzerland 000 100 010 x – 2 Bronze-medal game: Canada 110 202 011 x – 8 *Switzerland 001 010 200 x – 4 Gold-medal game: USA 001 010 010 1 – 4 *Scotland 020 201 001 0 – 6 * last rock in first end usa Curling (( 43 World Junior Men’s Champions YearSite Gold Skip SilverBronzeUSA 2016 Copenhagen, DEN SCOBruce Mouat USA CAN 2 2015 Tallinn, EST CANBraden Calvert SUI SCO 5 2014Flims, SUI SUIYannick Schwaller SCO NOR 9 2013 Sochi, RUS SCOKyle SmithRUS CAN 7 2012Ostersund, SWE CANBrendan Bottcher SWE SCO 5 2011Perth, SCO SWEKristian LindstromSUI SCO 6 2010Flims, SUI SUIPeter de Cruz SCO CAN 9 2009Vancouver, CAN DENRasmus Stjerne CAN USA 3 2008Ostersund, SWE USA Chris Plys SWE CAN 1 2007 Eveleth, MN, USA CAN Charley Thomas SWE SUI 5 2006 Jeonju, KOR CAN Charley Thomas SWE SCO 8 2005Pinerolo, ITA CANKyle George SWE SCO 4 2004 Trois Rivieres, CAN SWE Niklas Edin SUI SCO DNQ 2003Flims, SUI CAN Steve Laycock SWE SUI DNQ 2002Kelowna, CAN CAN David Hamblin NOR SCO 8 2001Ogden, UT, USA CANBrad Gushue DEN USA 3 2000 Geising, GER CANBrad Kuhn SUI GER 6 1999Ostersund, SWE CAN John Morris SUI USA 3 1998 Thunder Bay, CAN CAN John Morris SCO SUI 5 1997Karuizawa, JPN SUIRalph StoeckliFIN CAN 9 1996Red Deer, CAN SCO James Dryburgh SUI GER 6 1995Perth, SCO SCO Tom Brewster GER CAN 5 1994 Sofia, BGR CAN Colin Davison GER SUI/USA 3 1993 Grindelwald, SUI SCO Craig Wilson CANFRA/GER 9 1992Oberstdorf, GER SUI Stefan HeilmannFRA SWE/CAN5 1991 Glasgow, SCO SCO Alan McDougall CAN SUI/USA 3 1990 Portage la Prairie, CANSUI Stefan Traub SCO SWE 7 1989 Markham, CAN SWEPeter Lindholm CAN SUI 6 1988 Chamonix, FRA CAN Jim Sullivan SWE NOR 5 1987Victoria, CAN SCO Douglas Dryburgh CAN NOR 5 1986 Dartmouth, CAN SCO David Aitken CAN SWE 8 1985Perth, SCO CANBob Ursel SUI SCO 6 1984 Cornwall, CAN USA Al Edwards SUI SCO** 1 1983 Medicine Hat, CAN CAN John Base NOR SCO 4 1982Fredericton, CAN SWE Soren Grahn CAN CAN** 4 1981 Megeve, FRA SCOPeter Wilson CAN USA 3 1980Kitchener, CAN SCO Andrew McQuistinCAN SWE 4 1979 Moose Jaw, CAN USA Don Barcome Jr. SCO CAN 1 1978 Grindelwald, SUI CANPaul Gowsell SWE (NA) 5 1977Quebec City, CAN CANBill Jenkins SWE (NA) 3 1976 Aviemore, SCO CANPaul Gowsell SWE (NA) 6 1975 East York, CAN SWE Jan Ullsten CAN (NA) 5 *The bronze medal game was introduced in 1979. It was discontinued in 1991, when dual bronze medals were awarded. The bronze medal game was reinstituted in 1995. **Undefeated round robin teams earned first-round byes (no semifinal), meaning no bronze medal game was played. ***The United States did not qualify a team for Junior Worlds. 44 )) www.usacurl.org World Junior Women’s Champions Year Site Gold Skip SilverBronze USA 2016 Copenhagen, DEN CAN Mary Fay USAKOR 2 2015 Tallinn, EST CANKelsey Rocque SCO SUI 5 2014Flims, SUI CANKelsey RocqueKORRUS 6 2013 Sochi, RUSRUSYulia Portunova SCO JPN 7 2012Ostersund, SWE SCO Hannah Fleming CZERUS 10 2011Perth, SCO SCO Eve Muirhead CANRUS 5 2010Flims, SUI SWE Anna Hasselborg CAN USA 3 2009Vancouver, CAN SCO Eve Muirhead CAN SUI 5 2008Ostersund, SWE SCO Eve Muirhead SWE CAN 8 2007 Eveleth, MN, USA SCO Sarah Reid CAN NOR 4 2006 Jeonju, KORRUSLudmilla Privivkova CAN DEN 10 2005Pinerolo, ITA SUI Tania Grivel SWE CAN 10 2004 Trois Rivieres, CAN NORLinn Githmark CAN SWE 4 2003Flims, SUI CAN Marliese Miller USAITA 2 2002Kelowna, CAN USA Cassie Johnson SWE SCO 1 2001Ogden, UT, USA CAN Suzanne Gaudet SWE SUI 6 2000 Geising, GER SWE Matilda Mattsson CAN USA 3 1999Ostersund, SWE SUI Silvana Tirinzoni JPN CAN 5 1998 Thunder Bay, CAN CAN Melissa McClure JPN SWE 5 1997Karuizawa, JPN SCO Julia Ewart SWE CAN 4 1996Red Deer, CAN CAN Heather Godberson SCO SWE 10 1995Perth, SCO CANKelly MacKenzie SWE SCO 6 1994 Sofia, BGR CANKim Gellard USA SWE/DEN2 1993 Grindelwald, SUI SCOKirsty Hay CAN DEN/USA3 1992Oberstdorf, GER SCO Gillian Barr USA SWE/SUI 2 1991 Glasgow, SCO SWE Eva Eriksson SUI SCO/CAN5 1990Portage la Prairie, CANSCOKirsty Addison SWE CAN 5 1989 Markham, CAN CANLaDawn Funk NOR SCO 6 1988Fussen, GER CAN Julie Sutton SUI DEN 6 *The bronze medal game was discontinued in 1991, when dual medals were awarded to the losing semifinalists. The bronze medal game was reinstituted in 1995. USA’s Korey Dropkin helped the Americans earn a silver medal at the 2016 World Junior Championships. usa Curling (( 45 U.S. Senior National Championships 2016 U.S. Senior Women’s National Championship Jan. 27-31, 2016 • Columbus, Ohio M innesota’s Norma O’Leary pulled off the four-peat in 2016. The petite 54-year-old from the Two Harbors Curling Club led her team to a 5-1 record to capture the 2016 USA Curling Senior Women’s National Championship title Jan. 31 at the Columbus Curling Club in Ohio. O’Leary and her team of Linda Christensen (Duluth, Minn.), Mary Shields (Duluth, Minn.), and Lucy Devore (Superior, Wis.) defeated Boston’s Shelley Dropkin rink, 7-5, in the final draw of the round robin to finish with the best overall record (5-1) amongst the competing seven teams. No playoff round was needed in this competition format. It was the fourth straight title for O’Leary, who won with this same group last year and earned bronze at the 2015 World Senior Championships. It was the second senior ladies national title for Christensen and Shields, and third for Devore since 2013. The team would then represent the U.S. at the World Senior Women’s Curling Championship in Sweden. The Evergreen Curling Club in Beaverton, Ore., will host the 2017 USA Curling Senior Women’s National Championship with the winner moving on to represent the U.S. at the World Senior Championships in Lethbridge, Alberta. U.S. Senior Women’s Champions Year Site Winning Club Skip 2016 Columbus, Ohio Duluth, MN Norma O’Leary 2015 Eveleth, MN Duluth, MN Norma O’Leary 2014 Eau Claire, WI St. Paul, MN Margie Smith 2013Fairbanks, AK St. Paul, MN Margie Smith 2012 Grafton, NDWauwatosa, WIPam Oleinik 2011Bismarck, ND St. Paul, MN Margie Smith 2010 Cape Cod, MA Granite, WA Sharon Vukich 2009 Janesville, WI Granite, WA Sharon Vukich 2008 Highland Park, ILWauwatosa, WIPam Oleinik 2007 Milwaukee, WIWauwatosa, WIPam Oleinik 2006 No eventBroomstones Jamie Hutchinson 2005Portage, WI Nutmeg, CT Anne Wiggins 2004 Grafton, ND Nashua, NH Nancy Dinsdale 2003Bemidji, MN Grafton, NDLaVonne Berg 2002 Superior, WI Nashua, NH Nancy Dinsdale 46 )) www.usacurl.org U.S. Senior National Championships 2016 U.S. senior champions (l-r): Lucy DeVore, Mary Shields, Linda Christensen, and Norma O’Leary. Round robin standings: Norma O’Leary (Silver Bay, Minn.) Debra Horn (Shaker Heights, Ohio) Kathy Pielage (Madison, Wis.) Anne Wiggins (Edgewater, Md.) Cathy Shuttleworth (Fairbanks, Alaska) Kelly Stephens (Mesa, Ariz.) Shelley Dropkin (Southborough, Mass.) *round robin champion is national champion 5-1* 4-2 4-2 4-2 2-4 2-4 0-6 U.S. Senior Women’s Champions Third SecondLeadAlternate Linda Christensen Mary ShieldsLucy DeVore Linda Christensen Mary ShieldsLucy DeVore Norma O’Leary Debbie Dexter Shelly Kosal Norma O’Leary Debbie Dexter Shelly KosalLucy DeVore Laurie Rahn Julie Denten Stephanie Martin Debbie DexterRachel Orvik Sally Barry Linda Cornfield Susan CurtisBetty Kozai Danni Thibodeaux Joan Fish Cathie Tomlinson Aija Edwards Laurie Rahn Susan Curtis JoAnn Matthews Donna Purkey Laurie Rahn Susan Curtis JoAnn Matthews Shelley Johnson Carolyn Macleod Cheryl PieskeKaren Gloyd Jean Murphy Carol WhiteRosemary Morgan Carolyn MacLeod Anne Wiggins Anne Robertson Jan StahlheberRosemary Morgan Delores McDonaldPaddy Hutson Nancy Rentfrow Jean Vorachek Donna PurkeyLinda HandysideRosemary MorganBarbara Cornelsen usa Curling (( 47 U.S. Senior National Championships 2016 U.S. Senior Men’s National Championship Jan. 27-31, 2016 • Medford, Wis. W isconsin’s Geoff Goodland headed back to the World Senior Championships for the first time since 2011 after capturing the 2016 USA Curling Senior Men’s National Championship title Jan. 31 at the Medford (Wis.) Curling Club. Goodland (Eau Claire, Wis.) and teammates Tim Solin (St. Paul, Minn.), Pete Westberg (St. Paul, Minn.), and Jeff Annis (Mapleton, Minn.) defeated Lyle Sieg’s defending national and world champions, 9-1, to finish the championship with a perfect 7-0 record. Sieg’s team of Tom Violette (Lake Stevens, Wash.), Ken Trask (Seattle), and Steve Lundeen (Seattle) also came into the final with an undefeated record but had trouble generating offense – or holding back their opponent’s. Goodland’s team started modestly with a single point with the hammer in the first end and then capitalized to steal three points to take a 4-0 lead at the halfway mark. After holding Sieg’s Granite Curling Club team to a single point in the fifth end, the Goodland rink emphatically ended the game by scoring five points in the sixth end to earn the national title. This is the third senior title for Goodland, who won as skip previously in 2011 and 2007 and went on to earn a silver medal at the 2011 World Senior Championships. Solin and Westberg were Goodland’s teammates during that 2011 run and have now earned their second national titles. This is the first victory for Annis, who curls out of the Heather Curling Club. Tiebreakers: Beadle 6, Lemke 5; Erickson 10, Fraboni 2; Mellerup 6, Wright 5 Quarterfinals: Erickson 6, Mellerup 3; Pustovar 6, Beadle 2 Semifinals: *Goodland 100 301 00 – 5 Erickson 001 010 11 – 4 *Sieg Pustovar Goodland Sieg *last stone in first end 100 010 11 – 4 000 102 00 – 3 Final: 101 205 xx – 9 000 010 xx – 1 U.S. Senior Men’s Champions Year Site Winning Club Skip 2016 Medford, WI Eau Claire, WI Geoff Goodland 2015* Eveleth, MN Seattle, WALyle Sieg 2014Portage, WI Exmoor, IL Jeff Wright 2013Fairbanks, AK Ardsley, NY Gert Messing 2012Bismarck, NDPoynette, WIIan Journeaux 2011Wayland, MA Eau Claire, WI Geoff Goodland 2010*Portage, WI Hibbing, MNPaul Pustovar 2009Rice Lake, WI Hibbing, MNPaul Pustovar 2008 Highland Park, IL Centerville, WI David Russell 2007 Milwaukee, WI Eau Claire, WI Geoff Goodland 2006 Medford, WI Hibbing, MNBrian Simonson 2005Portage, WI Centerville, WI David Russell 2004 Grafton, ND Madison, WI George Godfrey 2003Bemidji, MNBemidji, MN Scott Baird 2002* Superior, WI Grand Forks, NDLarry Johnson *Won world title 48 )) www.usacurl.org U.S. Senior National Championships 2016 U.S. senior national champions (l-r) Jeff Annis, Pete Westberg, Tim Solin, and Geoff Goodland. Round Robin Standings Group A: Lyle Sieg (Vancouver, Wash.) 5-0* Kent Beadle (Hudson, Wis.) 3-2 Dave Lemke (Medford, Wis.) 3-2 Tim Funk (McFarland, Wis.) 2-3 Dale Gibbs (Woodbury, Minn.) 1-4 Ken Towne (Anderson, Ind.) 1-4 Group B: Jeff Erickson (Proctor, Minn.) 4-1 Mike Fraboni (Lac du Flambeau, Wis.) 4-1 Paul Pustovar (Hibbing, Minn.) 4-1 Doug Cameron (Duluth, Minn.) 1-4 Rory Ellingson (Cambridge, Minn.) 1-4 Tim Ho (Boston) 1-4 Group C: Geoff Goodland (Eau Claire, Wis.) 5-0* Dennis Mellerup (Hoboken, N.J.) 3-2 Jeff Wright (Libertyville, Ill.) 3-2 Paul Matzke (Madison, Wis.) 2-3 Jeff Tomlinson (Vancouver, Wash.) 2-3 Steve Swoboda (Rice Lake, Wis.) 0-5 *advance directly to semifinals U.S. Senior Men’s Champions Third Second LeadAlternate Tim SolinPete Westberg Jeff Annis Tom VioletteKen Trask Steve Lundeen Duane Rutan Russ ArmstrongRuss Brown Nils Johanson Jim Wilson Bill Nickle Dennis MellerupBill Peskoff Dave Carlson Tim FunkKen Spatola Tim SolinPete WestbergKen Olson Brian Simonson Tom Harms Don Mohawk Brian Simonson Tom Harms Don Mohawk Bill Rhyme Mark Swandby Dave Carlson Mike Fraboni Stan VingeWally Henry Jim Wilson Tom Harms John Kokotovich Don Mohawk Bill Rhyme Mark Swandby Dave Carlson Bill KindWalt ErbachLarry Sharp Mark HaluptzokBob FensonBob NaylorRichard Reierson Stan Vinge George GodfreyBill Kind usa Curling (( 49 World Senior Championships 2016 World Senior Championships April 16-23, 2016 • Karlstad, Sweden N orma O’Leary and the American ladies went 5-2 in the round robin in Group B and were relegated into a tiebreaker game against Germany’s Andrea Schoepp, which resulted in a 7-6 loss as the American ladies missed out on the playoffs. O’Leary (Silver Bay, Minn.) and teammates Linda Christensen (Duluth, Minn.), Mary Shields (Duluth, Minn.), Lucy DeVore (Superior, Wis.), and alternate/coach Shelley Dropkin (Southborough, Mass.) fell behind the German ladies early in the game and couldn’t recover. Germany score three-enders twice in the first half to take a 6-1 lead. The U.S. ladies rallied in the second half to make the game closer, but in the end the Americans couldn’t set up a steal for three to force an extra end. The U.S. women finish ranked seventh with a 5-3 overall record. Germany moves on to face undefeated England in the semifinals where the German ladies continued their winning ways with an 11-4 triumph. Scotland and Sweden faced off in the other semifinal with the Scots prevailing, 6-5. Scotland’s Jackie Lockhart rink went on to win the women’s world championship title with a 5-4 victory over Germany in an extra end. This was the third senior women’s world title for Scotland. Sweden defeated England, 10-5, to earn the bronze medal. The lone losses for the American women were to the eventual gold and silver medalists. Minnesota’s Mary Shields (center) represented the U.S. for the second straight year at the World Senior Championships. 50 )) www.usacurl.org World Senior Championships Round Robin Standings: Women, Group A: England 8-0* Canada 7-1* Sweden 6-2* Japan 4-4 Latvia 4-4 Czech Republic 3-5 Australia 2-6 Finland 2-6 Lithuania 0-8 Group B: Scotland 7-0* Switzerland 5-2* Germany 5-2* USA5-2 Russia 2-5 Italy2-5 Austria 1-6 New Zealand 1-6 *advance to playoffs USA round robin results: USA 8, Austria 6 USA 10, New Zealand 2 USA 7, Italy 3 USA 8, Switzerland 5 Germany 9, USA 1 USA 15, Russia 4 Scotland 6, USA 5 USA *Germany Tiebreaker: 001 010 22 – 6 030 301 00 – 7 Semifinal Challenge Games: Switzerland 001 010 0x – 2 *Sweden 210 301 1x – 8 Canada *Germany 010 101 10 – 4 101 010 03 – 6 Germany *England Semifinals: 020 531 xx –11 301 000 xx – 4 *Sweden Scotland 020 003 0x – 5 002 210 1x – 6 Bronze-medal Game: *Sweden 210 220 3x – 10 England 003 002 0x – 5 Gold-medal Game: *Scotland 000 200 20 1 – 5 Germany 000 021 01 0 – 4 *last stone in first end Senior women’s world champions Year Site Gold Skip Silver Bronze USA 2016Karlstad, SWE SCO Jackie Lockhart GER SWE 7 2015 Sochi, RUS CANLois FowlerITA USA 3 2014 Dumfries, SCO SCO Christine Cannon CAN USA 3 2013Fredericton, CAN CAN Cathy King AUT SWE 7 2012 Copenhagen, DENCAN Heidi Hanlon SCO SWE 5 2011 St. Paul, USA CAN Christine Jurgenson SWE SUI 4 2010 Chelyabinsk, RUS CAN Colleen Pinkney SUI SWE 4 2009 Dunedin, NZL CANPat Sanders SUI SWE 6 2008Vierumaki, FIN CAN Diane Foster SCO SUI 5 2007 Edmonton, CAN SWEIngrid Meldahl CAN USA 3 2006 Copenhagen, DENSWEIngrid Meldahl CAN SUI 11 2005 Greenacres, SCO SCO Carolyn Morris JPN SWE 7 2004 Gavle, SWE CAN Anne Dunn SWE USA 3 2003Winnipeg, CAN CAN Nancy Kerr SCO ENG 5 2002Bismarck, USA CAN Anne Dunn SUI USA 3 usa Curling (( 51 World Senior Championships 2016 World Senior Championships April 16-23, 2016 • Karlstad, Sweden U SA’s Geoff Goodland couldn’t tempt fate one more time. After stealing three wins earlier in the week, the U.S. team’s luck ran out as Denmark stole two points in the quarterfinal match to earn a 5-4 victory and advance to the semifinals of the 2016 World Senior Championships in Karlstad, Sweden. The U.S. men had control of the match after taking a 4-2 lead after the sixth end and holding Denmark to a single point in the seventh end. A miss with the final stone of the game, however, ended the U.S. run at this world championship at the Karlstad Curling Arena. “We’re very disappointed … We played a good game and that one got away,” Goodland said. “I let that last stone go and I thought I had it right, hit the broom and had the weight and it just didn’t finish. That’s just how the game goes sometimes.” “I don’t think I can believe it right now,” said Denmark’s Ole De Neergaard. “We played very well in the first half of the game and we dropped totally after the break. So standing here, stealing two in the last end, it’s close to unbelievable.” The U.S. men went 7-1 in the round robin and secured a direct berth into the quarterfinals. Sweden’s Mats Wrana went on to defeat Canada, 7-4, to capture the 2016 world senior title. Ireland defeated the Danes, 7-2, to earn the bronze medal. The 2017 World Senior Championships will be staged next April in Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada. Senior men’s world champions YearSite Gold Skip 2016Karlstad, SWE SWE Mats Wrana 2015 Sochi, RUS USALyle Sieg 2014 Dumfries, SCO CANWayne Tallon 2013Fredericton, CAN CANRobert Armitage 2012 Copenhagen, DENIRL Johnjo Kenny 2011 St. Paul, MN, USA CAN Mark Johnson 2010 Chelyabinsk, RUS USAPaul Pustovar 2009 Dunedin, NZL CAN Euge ne Hritzuk 2008Vierumaki, FIN CANPat Ryan 2007 Edmonton, CAN SCOKeith Prentice 2006 Copenhagen, DEN CANLes Rogers 2005 Greenacres, SCO CANBas Buckle 2004 Gavle, SWE CANBas Buckle 2003Winnipeg, CAN CAN Tom Reed 2002Bismarck, ND, USAUSALarry Johnson 52 )) www.usacurl.org SilverBronzeUSA CANIRL 5 CAN NZL 1 SWE AUS 4 NZL SUI 11 CAN SWE 14 USA AUS 2 CAN AUS 1 USA SCO 2 SWE USA 3 CAN SWE 4 USA SWE 2 USA SUI 2 USA SUI 2 USA SCO 2 CAN SWE 1 World Senior Championships Round Robin Standings: Group A USA7-1 Scotland7-1 Germany6-2 Switzerland5-3 Latvia5-3 Wales3-5 Czech Republic 2-6 Russia1-7 Belgium 0-8 Group B Canada8-0 Sweden7-1 Ireland6-2 Finland4-4 Israel3-5 France3-5 Slovakia2-6 Netherlands2-6 Japan1-7 Group C New Zealand 7-0 Norway6-1 Denmark5-2 England4-3 Australia3-4 Slovenia1-6 Italy1-6 Poland1-6 USA round robin scores: USA 7, Russia 4 USA 7, Scotland 6 USA 7, Czech Republic 2 Latvia 10, USA 2 USA 7, Wales 5 USA 5, Switzerland 4 USA 6, Germany 4 USA 10, Belgium 1 Quarterfinals: Denmark 5, USA 4 Canada 4, Scotland 3 Ireland 6, New Zealand 5 Sweden 10, Norway 4 Ireland *Canada *Sweden Denmark Semifinals: 002 100 xx – 3 220 021 xx – 7 201 202 xx – 7 000 010 xx – 1 Bronze-medal Game: Denmark 002 000 0x – 2 *Ireland 200 121 1x – 7 Gold-medal Game: *Canada 101 002 00 – 4 Sweden 020 210 11 – 7 *last stone in first end USA’s Tim Solin is a portrait of focus during the 2016 World Seniors in Sweden. Photo courtesy of the World Curling Federation usa Curling (( 53 Club National Championships 2016 U.S. Club National Championships March 5-12, 2016 • Bismarck, N.D. W isconsin’s Sydney Schmus rink was the team to beat all week and proved it by defeating Washington in the gold-medal game of the 2106 USA Curling Club National Championships on March 12 at the Capital Curling Club. Schmus (Sun Prairie, Wis.) and teammates Angela Montgomery (Fitchburg, Wis.), Shalon Holbeck (Madison, Wis.), and Emily Loew (Madison, Wis.) went through the round robin with an 8-1 record to secure the top playoff spot. In the semifinal, the team defeated Arizona’s Carol Ann Naso rink, 7-6, to head to the championship final. Washington’s Miyo Konno rink was the No. 3 playoff seed after going 6-3 in the round robin. Konno and her team of Sara Skulec (Kirkland, Wash.), Nicole Samson (Seattle) Aryn Grause (Seattle), and Gina Triolo (Redmond, Wash.) defeated last year’s champions from North Dakota, skipped by Nicole Reiser, 10-9, to set up the gold-medal game against Wisconsin. In the final, Wisconsin would use a lot of offense to get past Washington. The Madison Curling Club squad scored three points in the opening end and added four more in the third to take a quick 7-2 lead on Konno’s team from the Granite Curling Club in Seattle. Washington battled back in the second half and got within two points after stealing the sixth and seventh ends. But, the Wisconsin ladies got back on track with a single in the eighth end and sealed the 12-6 win when they stole three points in the ninth. This was the second women’s Club Nationals title for the Wisconsin region, which had previously won 10 years prior. In the bronze-medal game, North Dakota got on the scoreboard first – and often – in a 9-1 win over Arizona to secure a spot on the podium. The Fairbanks (Alaska) Curling Club will host the 2017 Club National Championships March 3-11. U.S. Women’s Club National Champions Year Site Winning Club 2016Bismarck, ND Madison, WI 2015Fargo, ND Capital, ND 2014 Two Harbors, MN Duluth, MN 2013 Highland Park, IL Capital, ND 2012 Mankato, MN Granite, WA 2011 Mankato, MNPlainfield, NJ 2010 Madison, WI Exmoor, IL 2009 Utica, NY Duluth, MN 2008 Mankato, MN Duluth, MN 2007 St. Paul, MN St. Paul, MN 2006 Superior, WI Madison, WI 2005 Chicago, ILBroomstones, MA 54 )) www.usacurl.org Skip Sydney Schmus Nicole Reiser Norma O’Leary Nicole Reiser Em Good Janice Langanke Tracy Lawless Norma O’Leary Norma O’Leary Margie Smith Nina Spatola Shelley Dropkin Club National Championships 2016 Club Nationals champions (l-r) Sydney Schmus, Angela Montgomery, Shalon Holbeck, and Emily Loew. Results Women’s Round Robin Standings Wisconsin (Sydney Schmus) North Dakota (Nicole Reiser) Washington (Miyo Konno) Arizona (Carol Ann Naso) Maryland (Stephanie Erstad) North Dakota (Beth Bohlman) Oregon (Eleanor Charlesworth) Colorado (Becca Wood) Minnesota (Mary Deuhs) Michigan (Jill Garrity) 8-1 7-2 6-3 6-3 5-4 4-5 4-5 4-5 1-8 0-9 *Wisconsin Arizona Semifinals: 101 010 211 0 – 7 010 103 000 1 – 6 North Dakota *Washington 021 012 020 1 – 9 300 300 202 0 – 10 Bronze-medal game: *Arizona 001 00x xxx x – 1 North Dakota 220 41x xxx x – 9 Gold-medal game: Wisconsin 304 100 013 x – 12 *Washington 020 012 100 x – 6 *last rock in first end U.S. Women’s Club National Champions Third SecondLeadAlternate Angela Montgomery Shalon Holbeck Emily Loew Corrina Stroh Tanya SmithRoxanne Howes Jill Hansen Mary ShieldsPatti Luke Michelle Wagner Corrina StrohRoxanne Howes Jill Lamberts Jennifer Westhagen Hannah Volkman Rachel Howell Shara DellatoreBarbara Klug Marcy CalawayLeslie ArmstrongLaurie Hektor Pam Cavers Mary JohnsonPatti Luke Pam Cavers Mary JohnsonPatti Luke Debbie DexterPeggy Gazzola Jennifer Kamarainen Stephanie Radl Shelley Pape Martha Busse Mary Eisenbraun Christine ScherzPhelcia Howland Dawn Gutro usa Curling (( 55 Club National Championships 2016 U.S. Club National Championships March 5-12, 2016 • Bismarck, N.D. T he men’s gold-medal game of the 2016 USA Curling Club National Championships was a defensive battle between Jeff Wright’s Illinois squad and New York’s Martin Sather rink. The lone deuce – and first points of the game – was scored in the fifth end by Wright and teammates Sean Silver (Chicago), Stephen Wright (Chicago), and Russ Brown (Lake Forest, Ill.), with alternate Ken Brown (Deerfield, Ill.). New York settled for a single point in the sixth end before stealing important points in the second half. Sather (Yonkers, N.Y.) and teammates Bill Stopera (Briarcliff Manor, N.Y.) Peter Austin (Rockville Centre, N.Y.), and George Austin (Rockville Centre, N.Y.), who turned 76 just days after the championship concluded and is believed to be the “most senior” national champion in the history of all USCA-sanctioned events, took a point away from Illinois in the eighth end and then held Illinois to one point in the ninth. After scoring to tie the game in the 10th, New York then capitalized on a missed runback with the final stone of the game by Illinois to steal the winning point and become the 2016 Club National champions. New York went through the round robin with a 6-3 record and were the No. 4 playoff seed. In the semifinals, the Ardsley Curling Club team defeated top-ranked Colorado, 5-4, while Illinois knocked off Minnesota, 9-8, to advance to the final. The Club Nationals began in 2005 and the win by the Ardsley team marked the first time a team from the Grand National Curling Club of America region won the men’s title. In the bronze-medal game, Minnesota’s Aaron Nunberg rink got off to a fast start en route to an 11-5 victory over Colorado’s Darrick Kizlyk rink. U.S. Men’s Club National Champions Year Site Winning Club Skip 2016Bismarck, ND Ardsley, NY Martin Sather 2015Fargo, ND Granite, WALyle Sieg 2014 Two Harbors, MN Granite, WA Joel Larway 2013 Highland Park, IL Granite, WA Doug Kauffman 2012 Mankato, MNBemidji, MN Aaron Wald 2011 Mankato, MN Duluth, MN Seppo Sormunen 2010 Madison, WI Mankato, MN Todd Birr 2009 Utica, NY Madison, WI Mike Fraboni 2008 Mankato, MN Madison, WI Dave Brown 2007 St. Paul, MN St. Paul, MN Mike Farbelow 2006 Superior, WI Duluth, MN Dave Running 2005 Chicago, IL Exmoor, ILRuss Armstrong 56 )) www.usacurl.org Club National Championships 2016 Club Nationals champions (l-r) Martin Sather, Bill Stopera, Peter Austin, and George Austin. Results Men’s round robin standings: Semifinals: Colorado (Darrick Kizlyk) 7-2 *Colorado 010 100 011 0 – 4 Illinois (Jeff Wright) 7-2 New York 101 000 200 1 – 5 Minnesota (Aaron Nunberg) 7-2 New York (Martin Sather) 6-3 *Minnesota 102 201 020 0 – 8 Ohio (Michael Moore) 5-4 Illinois 030 020 201 1 – 9 Washington (John Shoesmith) 4-5 New York (Gert Messing) 3-6 Bronze-medal game: North Dakota (David Pengilly) 3-6 Colorado 010 210 010 x – 5 Oregon (Jim Smoltz) 2-7 *Minnesota 205 001 102 x – 11 Wisconsin (Irv Mossberger) 1-8 Gold-medal game: New York 000 001 010 11 – 4 *Illinois 000 020 001 00 – 3 *last rock in first end U.S. Men’s Club National Champions Third SecondLeadAlternate Bill StoperaPeter Austin George Austin Tom VioletteKen Trask Steve Lundeen Duane Rutan Benj GuzmanPeter Sommer Chad Siefert John RasmussenKen TraskLiam Barksdale Trevor Andrews Josh Bahr Atticus Wallace Jeff Ritchie Michael HuskaRoger Hendrickson Randy CummingKevin Vetter Shawn Runing Brian Kopp Joel Dietz Donnie Henry Kraig DeerenKroy NernbergerRichard MaskelWally Henry Nick Myers Tim Solin Tim Gartner Brad Jensen Jeff Laundergan Tony Lasky Mike Griem Sean Silver Chip Anderson Steven Waters usa Curling (( 57 Mixed National Championship 2016 U.S. Mixed National Championship April 2-9, 2016 • Coyotes CC, Tempe, Ariz. F red Maxie led his Washington rink to the region’s 14th mixed title after defeating Alaska, 8-2, on April 9 at the 2016 USA Curling Mixed National Championship at the Coyotes Curling Club in Tempe, Ariz. Maxie (Scottsdale, Ariz.) and teammates Em Good (Seattle), Mac Guy (Seattle), and Frances Walsh (Burien, Wash.) handed Alaska’s Greg Persinger rink its lone loss of the tournament in earning the national title. “Winning was awesome. Alaska was playing so well all week. The game when we played them in the round robin, it was such a great game by both teams. But in the final, it was their one bad game of the week at the wrong time,” Maxie said. The Granite Curling Club rink will now represent the U.S. at the 2016 World Mixed Championship Oct. 15-22 in Kazan, Russia. “It is a tremendous honor to represent our country. We are super excited and looking forward to it, ” Maxie said. “We are looking forward to going to Russia. We’re tying to do some bonspiels in the summer to make sure we are ready to peak at the right time.” Persinger and his Fairbanks Curling Club teammates Vicky Persinger, Quinn Evenson, and Catharine Persinger (all of Fairbanks) started the game with the last rock and scored a single point. After holding Washington to a single in the second end, Alaska was again forced to accept just one point in the third. Washington, which also won the event last year with Brady Clark’s team representing the region, would keep the Alaskans off the scoreboard thereafter. Maxie’s team scored a game-changing four points in the fourth end and then stole three points over the next two ends to secure the victory. This is the first mixed national title for all four team members. “Fran, our lead, the morning of the championship, learned that a very close family member had passed away. I was worried about her mental state, but I don’t believe Fran missed a shot. I think she curled 100 percent. Our team was phenomenal in the final. I had some pretty easy shots. My life wasn’t that complicated in the final because my team played so well. We played our best game of the week in the final. It was good timing on our part.” 58 )) www.usacurl.org Mixed National Championship 2016 U.S. Mixed National Championship winners were (l-r) Fred Maxie, Em Good, Mac Guy, and Fran Walsh of Seattle’s Granite Curling Club. The team will represent the U.S. in the 2016 World Mixed Championship in October 2016. Results Round robin standings: Alaska (Greg Persinger) Washington (Fred Maxie) Massachusetts (Robert Melville) Wisconsin (Sean Murray) Minnesota (John Lilla) North Dakota (Tucker Smith) Michigan (Bret Jackson) Illinois (Greg Wilson) Arizona (Greg Gallagher) Colorado (Darrick Kizlyk) Tiebreakers: Massachusetts 6, North Dakota 4 Wisconsin 10, Minnesota 1 9-0 6-3 5-4 5-4 5-4 5-4 3-6 3-6 2-7 2-7 Semifinals: *Alaska Wisconsin 000 100 11 – 3 100 010 00 – 2 *Washington 030 200 00 1 – 6 Massachusetts 001 002 11 0 – 5 Bronze-medal game: *Wisconsin 200 010 02 – 5 Massachusetts 000 101 10 – 3 Gold-medal game: *Alaska 101 000 xx – 2 Washington 010 421 xx – 8 *last rock in first end usa Curling (( 59 Mixed National Champions Year Site Winning Club Skip 2016 Tempe, Ariz. Granite, WAFred Maxie 2015Blaine, Minn. Granite, WABrady Clark 2014Wisconsin Rapids, WI Chicago, IL Greg Wilson 2013Willmar, MN Nutmeg, CT Derek Surka 2012Portage, WI Granite, WABrady Clark 2011 Midland, MI Granite, WABrady Clark 2010 Chicago, IL Granite, WABrady Clark 2009 Medford, WI Granite, WABrady Clark 2008 Detroit, MILake Region, ND Duane Symons 2007 Grafton, ND Granite, WABrady Clark 2006Fairbanks, AK Granite, WABrady Clark 2005Laurel, MD Granite, WABrady Clark 2004 Mankato, MNFairbanks, AK Steve Shuttleworth 2003 Medford, WI Granite, WABrady Clark 2002 Seattle, WA Granite, WABrady Clark 2001Rice Lake, WIWilliston Basin, NDRick Tangedal 2000 Utica, NY Madison, WI Craig Brown 1999 Devils Lake, ND Granite, WAIan Cordner 1998Wayland, MA Madison, WI Mike Fraboni 1997 Two Harbors, MN Denver, CO Jack McNelly 1996 Highland Park, ILBroomstones, MA Grayland Cousins 1995 Utica, NY Madison, WI Mike Fraboni 1994Rochester, MNBemidji, MN Andy Borland 1993Bismarck, ND Eau Claire, WI Geoff Goodland 1992 Hartland, WIBemidji, MN Andy Borland 1991 Denver, COWausau, WI Geoff Goodland 1990 St. Paul, MN Denver, CO Jack McNelly 1989 Seattle, WA Duluth, MNLee Leksell 1988Fairbanks, AK Madison, WI Steve Brown 1987Brookline, MAWilmette, IL Grayland Cousins 1986 St. Paul, MN Alsen, ND Joel Jacobson 1985 Detroit, MI Granite, WA Doug Jones 1984Bemidji, MN Madison, WI Steve Brown 1983 Two Harbors, MNPoynette, WI Elgie Noble 1982 Madison, WIBemidji, MN Mark Haluptzok 1981Falmouth, MABowling Green, OHFred Arn 1980 Highland Park, ILBemidji, MN Mark Haluptzok 1979 Duluth, MNWausau, WI Neil Collins 1978 Colo. Springs, COPoynette, WI Elgie Noble 1977 Hastings, NY Seattle, WA Garth Wallace 1976 Milwaukee, WI Grafton, NDFrank Aasand 1975 Chicago, ILWausau, WI Neil Collins 60 )) www.usacurl.org Mixed National Champions Third SecondLeadAlternate Em Good Mac GuyFrances Walsh Cristin Clark Sean Beighton Jillian Walker Pam Wilson Collin Rittgers Michele Rittgers Charrissa Lin Nate ClarkRebecca Andrew Cristin Clark Sean BeightonBev Walter Cristin ClarkPhilip TilkerBev Walter Cristin ClarkPhilip TilkerBev Walter Cristin ClarkPhilip TilkerBev Walter Val Nash Chad Carlson Christine Mikulich Cristin ClarkLeon RomaniukBev Walter Cristin Clark Tom VioletteBev Walter Cristin Clark Darren LehtoBev Walter Susan CarothersPeter Lundquist Cathy Floerchinger Dennis Thies Cristin ClarkRyan BeightonBev Walter Cristin Clark Jason LarwayKim Kropp Janet Tangedal Garland Legacie Jan Legacie Erika Brown Jonathon Brunt Jill Jones Dolores Cordner James Pleasants Jaynie Pleasants Allison Darragh Craig Brown Tracy Sachtjen Bev BehnkeBucky Marshall Susan Anschuetz Sandy Resetich Jim WilsonKaryn Cousins Allison Darragh Mark Swandby Toni Swandby Liz Johnson Tim Johnson Jean Borland Lori Mountford Cal Tillisch Marcia Tillisch Liz Johnson Tim Johnson Jean Borland Kathy Baldwin Cal Tillisch Marcia Tillisch Bev Behnke Adolph Behnke Dawna Bennett Kelly SiegerKevin StevensBonnie Leksell Lisa SchoenebergPaul SchaeferBonnie Mansfield Sandy Resetich Jim WilsonKaryn Markech Lori Kreklau Tim KreklauLisa Jacobson Beth Bronger-JonesBob Anderson Cheryl Hardy Diane BrownVince Fitzgerald Georgia Fitzgerald Marilyn NobleBill MacLeish Mary MacLeish Liz Johnson Tim Johnson Mary Jo Roufs Betty ArnBob Vollmer Micki Vollmer Liz Johnson Tim Johnson Mary Jo Roufs Jo ShannonRick Shannon Elaine Collins Marilyn Noble Dick Marquardt Nancy Marquardt Sophie Wallace Tom Wallace Jan Spencer Paddy HankeyRay MorganVicky Aasand Sandy RobargeRoger Robarge Elaine Collins usa Curling (( 61 World Mixed Championship 2015 World Mixed Championship Sept. 12-20, 2015 • Berne, Switzerland T he quest for gold medals ended for Team USA as the Americans lost to Norway in the quarterfinals of the inaugural World Mixed Championship in Berne, Switzerland, on Sept. 18, 2015. Brady Clark (Lynnwood, Wash.) and his team of Cristin Clark (Lynnwood, Wash.), Sean Beighton (Seattle), and Jillian Walker (Seattle) were tied 3-3 with Steffen Walstad’s rink at the halfway mark but were held to single points in the second half while the Norwegians scored deuces to record a 7-5 victory. The team was coached by Neil Doese of Wisconsin. “It was a hard finish. We had opportunities early in the game and let them off the hook a few times. They took advantage and got some deuces,” Brady Clark said after the game. “The second half of the game they got their twos, and we got forced into one. What can you do? It’s the way the game goes sometimes. It’s a little frustrating, but congrats to them. They played well and took advantage of opportunities.” Norway moved on to face Russia, which defeated Canada, 8-3, in the semifinals at the Curling Bahn Allmend Rink. Sweden defeated Switzerland, 5-4, while China got past Germany, 8-3, to advance as well. “We came here with one goal in mind, which was a medal, and gold is always the medal we want ... but, it was a great time and we met a lot of great people,” Brady Clark said after the loss. In semifinal action, Norway cruised to a 7-3 victory over China while Sweden recorded a 6-5 win against Russia to set up the championship final. China prevailed in the bronze-medal game by a 5-4 score over Russia. In the gold-medal game, Norway took the lead in the first end and never let up as they went on to defeat Sweden’s Rasmus Wrana rink, 5-3, to become the inaugural champion of this new world championship event. The 2016 World Mixed Championship featuring Team USA’s Fred Maxie rink will take place Oct. 15-22 in Kazan, Russia. Team USA members (l-r) included Brady Clark, Cristin Clark, Sean Beighton, and Jillian Walker. The team finished fifth at the 2015 World Mixed Championship in Switzerland. 62 )) www.usacurl.org World Mixed Championship Round robin standings: Group A: Sweden7-1* Italy6-2* Denmark5-3* France5-3 Slovakia4-4 Ireland4-4 Belgium2-6 Lithuania2-6 Romania1-7 Group B: Germany6-2* Norway6-2* Canada6-2* Finland5-3 Latvia4-4 Spain3-5 Wales3-5 Australia2-6 Israel1-7 Group C: Russia7-1* China7-1* Switzerland7-1* Poland4-4 Czech Republic 4-4 New Zealand 3-5 Slovenia3-5 England1-7 Kazakhstan0-8 Group D: USA7-1* Scotland7-1* Hungary6-2* Turkey4-4 Estonia4-4 Japan3-5 Austria3-5 Belarus2-6 Brazil0-8 *qualified to playoffs Playoffs: Tiebreaker: Denmark 7, France 1 Bronze-medal game: Russia 000 002 02 0 – 4 *China 100 010 20 1 – 5 Quarterfinal Challenge Games: Switzerland 6, Scotland 4 China 5, Hungary 4 Canada 7, Italy 4 Norway 10, Denmark 5 Gold-medal game: *Norway 201 002 0x – 5 Sweden 000 200 1x – 3 Quarterfinals: Norway 7, USA 5 Sweden 5, Switzerland 4 Russia 8, Canada 3 China 8, Germany 3 Semifinals: Sweden 6, Russia 5 Norway 7, China 3 World Mixed Championship Results YearSite 2016Kazan, RUS 2015Berne, SUI Gold Skip SilverBronzeUSA Event scheduled Oct. 15-22 NOR Steffen Walstad SWE CHN 5 usa Curling (( 63 Arena National Championships 2016 Arena National Championships May 10-15, 2016 • West Chester, Pa. 2016 Arena National Women’s Champions were (l-r) Pam Montbach, BriAnna Weldon, Kim Chapin, and Sarah Walsh of the San Francisco Bay Area Curling Club. The team also won the title in 2015. T he San Francisco Bay Area Curling Club’s women’s team wrapped up a repeat championship, beating Darcy Ellarby’s Dakota Curling Club (Burnsville, Minn.) rink, 8-1, in the gold-medal game of the 2016 Arena National Championships at Ice Line Arena in West Chester, Pa. San Francisco’s Sarah Walsh rink breezed through their competition from the start of the week and continued undefeated as the event progressed and they prepared for the final game. Dakota’s trip to the finals was much rockier, including two losses that resulted in Dakota placing second in their pool with a 3-2 record. Nevertheless, Dakota earned its way to the final game with quarterfinal and semifinal wins over Oklahoma and Circle City (Indianapolis). The women’s championship game was a bit more predictable. Each team scored a point in the first two ends. However, lefty Walsh and her teammates (Kimberly Chapin, BriAnna Weldon and Pamela Montbach) controlled the game from that point on, shutting out Dakota the rest of the way, scoring four points in the third end to secure the game and one each in the fourth, fifth, and sixth ends for a final score of 8-1. While Walsh’s rink seized the gold medal (again), Dakota (Ellarby, Sandra McMakin, Leslie Adair, and Lisa Nowak) received a well-earned silver medal in the competition. Ellarby won gold the first year the competition was initiated in 2013. In the women’s bronze medal game, Pittsburgh’s Jacki Temple rink earned the medal in their 5-4 win over Tamera Hoffman’s crew from Circle City. The 2017 Arena National Championships will take place April 25-30 in Notre Dame, Ind. Arena National Champions Year Site Winning Club 2016West Chester, PA San Francisco, CA 2015 Cedar Rapids, IA San Francisco, CA 2014Lansing, MIKalamazoo, MI 2013Fort Wayne, IN Dakota, MN 64 )) www.usacurl.org Skip Sarah Walsh Sarah Walsh Stephanie Senneker Darcy Ellarby Arena National Championships Round Robin: Women Group A: San Francisco Bay Area (Sarah Walsh) Circle City (Tamera Hoffman) Pittsburgh (Jacki Temple) Cedar Rapids (Erin Archambeau) Dallas-Fort Worth (Liana Knott) Wine Country (Alice Hartman) Group B: San Francisco Bay Area (TC Altus) Dakota (Darcy Ellarby) Palmetto (Sherri Odlevak) Bowling Green (Elizabeth Spencer) Kansas City (Sarah Wruck) Lansing (Christiane Mallett) Group C: Oklahoma (Nicole Merrifield) San Francisco Bay Area (Erin Rhode) Curling Club of Virginia (Mary-Colleen Millage) Wine Country (Cheryl Eason) Cincinnati (Monique Penney) Jersey Pinelands (Stacy Pechter) *advance to quarterfinals Tiebreakers: Kansas City 10, Bowling Green 3 Curling Club of Virginia 7, Kansas City 6 Quarterfinals Dakota 9, Oklahoma 5 Circle City 7, San Francisco (Altus) 2 San Francisco (Walsh) 9, Curling Club of Virginia 1 Pittsburgh 7, San Francisco (Rhode) 6 Dakota *Circle City 5-0* 3-2* 3-2* 2-3 2-3 0-5 5-0* 3-2* 2-3 2-3 2-3 1-4 4-1* 4-1* 3-2* 2-3 2-3 0-5 Semifinals: 112 200 03 – 9 000 032 10 – 6 *San Francisco 210 105 2x – 11 Pittsburgh 003 010 0x – 4 Bronze-medal game: Circle City 000 011 20 – 4 *Pittsburgh 111 100 01 – 5 Gold-medal game: Dakota 010 000 xx – 1 *San Francisco 104 111 xx – 8 *last rock in first end Arena National Champions Third Second Lead Alternate Kim ChapinBriAnna WeldonPam Montbach Kim ChapinBriAnna WeldonPam Montbach Pamela Nelson Nicole Brinkmann ReevesValeria Hart-YoungBarbara Little Jennifer WitschenRobyn Farm Julie WennbergBeth Lundquist usa Curling (( 65 Arena National Championships 2016 Arena National Championships May 10-15, 2016 • West Chester, Pa. 2016 U.S. Arena National champions (l-r) Mark Robinson, Nick Visnich, Alex Visnich, and Steve Buffington from the Pittsburgh Curling Club. T he 2016 Arena National Championship reached a thrilling conclusion May 15 when the men’s game (Pittsburgh vs. Cincinnati) came down to the final rock. In what may have been the best match of the entire week, Mark Robinson’s Pittsburgh and Jonathan Penney’s Cincinnati men battled repeatedly for eight ends as Pittsburgh came from behind to beat Cincinnati, 9-8, with the outcome decided by Robinson’s last stone to score three. The men’s final reflected both teams’ willpower as a back-and-forth chess match unfolded. Pittsburgh took a 4-0 lead after the first two ends, only to find Cincinnati get three in the fourth end. Then, Cincinnati, without the hammer, put the pressure on by stealing an additional three in the fifth end. Undismayed by the six straight points posted against them, Pittsburgh came right back with two points in the sixth end to tie the game at 6-6. Cincinnati, with hammer, scored two in the seventh end to take the lead again. Robinson seemed unfazed going into the eighth end with hammer. Working the house to his advantage, Robinson had his hammer shot ready hoping for two to tie and dreaming of three to win. As his final shot made its way down the sheet and entered the house, the rocks rearranged just as Robinson and vice skip Steve Buffington planned – and three counters for yellow showed themselves. The Pittsburgh sweeping duo of Nicholas Visnich and Alex Visnich leaped into the air when they realized the result. It was a tough way to lose, but Cincinnati’s quartet (Penney, Charles Newcombe, Darrell Brown, and Daniel Coviello) still could be proud of the silver medals they achieved for their efforts. The men’s bronze-medal game was decided in the sixth end when Chris Doremus’ rink from Houston scored three to pull away from Richard Lazarowich’s group from San Francisco. Arena National Champions Year Site Winning Club 2016West Chester, PAPittsburgh, PA 2015 Cedar Rapids, IA Dallas-Fort Worth, TX 2014Lansing, MIBroadmoor, CO 2013Fort Wayne, INKalamazoo, MI 66 )) www.usacurl.org Skip Mark Robinson Jeffrey Knott Guy Scholz Garnet Eckstrand Arena National Championships Round Robin: Men Group A: Dallas-Fort Worth (Jeffrey Knott) 4-0* Wine Country (David Markowski) 3-1* La Crosse (Seth King) 1-3 Lansing (Mark McElwee) 1-3 Jersey Pinelands (Jason Wysoczanski) 1-3 Group B: Curling Club of Houston (Chris Doremus) 4-0* Pittsburgh (Mark Robinson) 3-1* Ocean State (Nathan Adams) 1-3 Circle City (Robert Jennings) 1-3 Las Vegas (Nick Kitinski) 1-3 Group C: Lone Star (Robert Guydosh) 3-1* Cincinnati (Jonathan Penney) 3-1* Kansas City (Brian Foree) 2-2 Palmetto (Jason Neufeld) 2-2 Des Moines (Michael Sible) 0-4 Group D: San Francisco Bay Area (Richard Lazarowich) 4-0* Long Island (Michael Greene) 3-1* Bowling Green (Cameron Roehl) 2-2 Oklahoma (Jeremy Witzke) 1-3 Cedar Rapids (James Archambeau) 0-4 *advance to quarterfinals Quarterfinals: Cincinnati 8, Dallas-Fort Worth 7 Curling Club of Houston 10, Long Island 5 Pittsburgh 6, Lone Star 3 San Francisco Bay Area 7, Wine Country 6 Semifinals: *Cincinnati 520 001 10 – 9 Curling Club of Houston 004 200 00 – 6 Pittsburgh *San Francisco Bay Area Curling Club of Houston *San Francisco Bay Area Cincinnati *Pittsburgh *last rock in first end 204 210 xx – 9 010 001 xx – 2 Bronze-medal game: 200 203 0x – 7 020 010 1x – 4 Gold-medal game: 000 330 20 – 8 112 002 03 – 9 Arena National Champions Third Nick Visnich Laith Sando Kevin Lyons Kent Elliott Second Lead Alternate Alex Visnich Steve Buffington Nick MyersKevin Roberts John Lambert Gordon Harrison Nathan Mascarenas Marcus Gleaton Chris Gleaton Thomas Deater usa Curling (( 67 Women’s National Championship 2016 U.S. National Championships Feb. 6-13, 2016 • Jacksonville, Fla. 2016 U.S. national champions (l-r) Natalie Nicholson, Nicole Joraanstad, Erika Brown, and Allison Pottinger. Photo by Rich Harmer for USA Curling F lorida made history by hosting a national event for the first time in curling’s history and brought in great crowds and camaraderie throughout the weeklong event at Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville. Emerging as champions of the 2016 USA Curling Women’s National Championship on Feb. 12 were some familiar faces as Erika Brown led her team of Olympians to the top of the podium. The number of championship titles for Team Erika Brown runs onto numerous pages – and the next chapter started at the 2016 USA Curling National Championships as the team defeated Nina Roth’s team, 8-6, to add one more title to their already impressive curling careers. The victory marked the 11th national championship title for Allison Pottinger (Eden Prairie, Minn.); ninth for Brown (Oakville, Ontario) and Nicholson (Bemidji, Minn.); and eighth for Joraanstad (Verona, Wis.). “It’s terrific and they certainly made us work for it today so it feels really good,” said Pottinger, 42. “We just had such a good season and came together quickly as a team, so it’s really nice to cap it off. Winning and becoming the Worlds team early, this is like the cherry on top of the whole thing. Winning a national championship never gets old.” Brown’s team represented the U.S. at the 2016 Ford World Women’s Championship in March in Swift Current, Saskatchewan, finishing sixth. “We really wanted to win this championship because even though we sewed up Team USA going to Worlds a couple days ago, it was really important for us to be the national champion representing the United States – it was something we all wanted to do,” Brown said. “For us, that’s the way it’s always been. Team USA is the national champion, and I think we take pride in that. That was important for us.” The Brown rink’s win in the gold-medal game at Veterans Memorial Arena was a battle and went into an extra end against Roth (McFarland, Wis.) and her team of Aileen Sormunen (Duluth, Minn.), Monica Walker (Brighton, Mass.), and Vicky Persinger (Fairbanks, Alaska) when Roth scored the game-tying deuce in the 10th end. The two teams met earlier in the Page playoff 1-2 game with Brown’s side prevailing, 5-4. Roth’s rink battled Cory Christensen’s team in the semifinal and advanced to the gold-medal game after a 7-5 victory over the junior national champions. 68 )) www.usacurl.org Women’s National Championship Round robin standings: Women Nina Roth (McFarland, Wis.) 5-1 Erika Brown (Oakville, Ontario) 5-1 Jamie Sinclair (Blaine, Minn.) 5-1 Cory Christensen (Duluth, Minn.) 3-3 Emily Anderson (Broomall, Pa.) 1-5 Joyance Meechai (New York City) 1-5 Abigayle Lindgren (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1-5 Nina Roth *Erika Brown *Jamie Sinclair Cory Christensen *Nina Roth Cory Christensen *Erika Brown Nina Roth *last rock in first end Page Playoff, 1 v. 2: 001 000 002 1 – 4 100 101 110 0 – 5 Page Playoff, 3 v. 4: 010 020 002 0 – 5 000 200 030 1 – 6 Semifinal: 020 101 101 1 – 7 201 010 010 0 – 5 Final: 100 200 210 02 – 8 020 001 001 20 – 6 Eleven-time national champion Allison Pottinger delivers a stone during the women’s round robin in Jacksonville while teammates Nicole Joraanstad (left) and Natalie Nicholson get ready to sweep. Photo by Rich Harmer for USA Curling Ann Brown Sportsmanship Award YearRecipient Club Team 2016Katie Sigurdson Grand Forks, ND Abigayle Lindgren rink 2015Kate Bert Milwaukee, WIKate Bert rink 2014 Theresa Hoffoss St. Paul, MN Amy Lou Anderson rink 2013 Sarah AndersonPhiladelphia, PA Sarah Anderson rink 2012 Tara Peterson St. Paul, MNBecca Hamilton rink 2011 Chrissy Haase Schenectady, NY Chrissy Haase rink 2010 Gabrielle Coleman San Francisco, CA Gabrielle Coleman rink 2009Laura Roessler Centerville, WI Cassie Potter rink 2008 Ann Swisshelm Exmoor, ILPatti Lank rink 2007 Caitlin Maroldo Rochester, NYPatti Lank rink usa Curling (( 69 Women’s National Champions Year Site Winning Club Skip 2016 Jacksonville, FL Madison, WI Erika Brown 2015Kalamazoo, MI Madison, WI Erika Brown 2014 Aston, PA Madison, WI Nina Spatola 2013 Green Bay, WI Madison, WI Erika Brown 2012 Aston, PA St. Paul, MN Allison Pottinger 2011Fargo, NDRochester, NYPatti Lank 2010Kalamazoo, MI Madison, WI Erika Brown 2009Broomfield, CO Madison, WI Debbie McCormick 2008 Hibbing, MN Madison, WI Debbie McCormick 2007 Utica, NY Madison, WI Debbie McCormick 2006Bemidji, MN Madison, WI Debbie McCormick 2005 Madison, WIBemidji, MN Cassie Johnson 2004 Grand Forks, ND Madison, WIPatti Lank 2003* Utica, NY North Shore, IL Debbie McCormick 2002 Eveleth, MN Madison, WIPatti Lank 2001 Madison, WI Highland Park, ILKari Erickson 2000Ogden, UT Ak-Sar-Ben, NE Amy Wright 1999 Duluth, MN Madison, WIPatti Lank 1998Bismarck, NDWilmette, ILKari Erickson 1997 Seattle, WA Arlington, WIPatti Lank 1996Bemidji, MN Madison, WILisa Schoeneberg 1995 Appleton, WI Madison, WILisa Schoeneberg 1994 Duluth, MN Denver, COBev Behnke 1993 St. Paul, MN Denver, COBev Behnke 1992 Grafton, ND Madison, WILisa Schoeneberg 1991 Utica, NY Houston, TX Maymar Gemmell 1990 Superior, WI Denver, COBev Behnke 1989 Detroit, MIRolla, ND Jan Lagasse 1988 Darien, CT Seattle, WA Nancy Langley 1987 St. Paul, MN Seattle, WA Sharon Good 1986 Chicago, IL St. Paul, MN Gerri Tilden 1985 Hershey, PAFairbanks, AKBev Birklid 1984Wauwatosa, WI Duluth, MN Amy Hatten 1983 Grafton, ND Seattle, WA Nancy Langley 1982Bowling Green, OHOak Park, ILRuth Schwenker 1981Kettle Moraine, WI Seattle, WA Nancy Langley 1980 Seattle, WA Seatle, WA Sharon Kozai 1979Winchester, MA Seattle, WA Nancy Langley 1978 Duluth, MNWausau, WI Sandy Robarge 1977Wilmette, IL Hastings, NY Margaret Smith *world champion 70 )) www.usacurl.org Women’s National Champions Third SecondLeadAlternate Allison Pottinger Nicole Joraanstad Natalie Nicholson Alex CarlsonBecca FunkKendall Behm Becca Hamilton Tara Peterson Sophie Brorson Debbie McCormickJessica Schultz Ann Swisshelm Nicole Joraanstad Natalie Nicholson Tabitha Peterson Caitlin Maroldo Jessica Schultz Mackenzie Lank Nina Spatola Ann SwisshelmLaura Hallisey Allison Pottinger Nicole Joraanstad Natalie Nicholson Tracy Sachtjen Allison Pottinger Nicole Joraanstad Natalie Nicholson Allison Pottinger Nicole Joraanstad Natalie Nicholson Tracy Sachtjen Allison Pottinger Nicole Joraanstad Natalie Nicholson Jamie Johnson Jessica Schultz Maureen Brunt Erika Brown Nicole Joraanstad Natalie Nicholson Allison Pottinger Ann Swisshelm Tracy Sachtjen Joni Cotten Erika Brown Allison Pottinger Natalie Nicholson Nicole Joraanstad Debbie McCormickStacey Liapis Ann Swisshelm Amy Becher Joni Cotten Natalie Simenson Corina Marquardt Erika Brown Allison Darragh Tracy Sachtjen Lori Kreklau Stacey Liapis Ann SwisshelmRisa O’Connell Analissa Johnson Joni Cotten Tracy Sachtjen Erika BrownLori Mountford Allison Darragh Debbie Henry Erika BrownLori Mountford Marcia Tillisch Allison Darragh Dawna Bennett Susan AnshuetzPam Finch Dawna Bennett Susan AnshuetzPam Finch Amy WrightLori Mountford Jill Jones Judy Johnston Janet HunterBrenda Jancic Dawna Bennett Susan AnschuetzPam Finch Janie Kakela Cooky Bertsch Eileen Mickelson Nancy PearsonLeslie Frosch Mary Hobson Joan FishBeth Bronger-JonesAija Edwards Linda BarnesonBarb PolskiBarb Gutzmer Peggy Martin Jerry EvansKatrina Sharp Terry LeksellKaren LeksellKelly Sieger Dolores Campbell Donna PurkeyKathleen Wilson Stephanie FlynnBetty Kozai Aija Edwards Carol DahlLeslie Frosch Nancy Wallace Joan FishBetty Kozai Aija Edwards Dolores WallaceLeslie Frosch Nancy Wallace Elaine Collins Jo ShannonVirginia Morrison Cynthia Smith Jackie Grant Eve Switzer usa Curling (( 71 Men’s National Championships 2016 U.S. National Championships Feb. 6-13, 2016 • Jacksonville, Fla. S eattle’s Brady Clark emerged as national champion for the second time in a four-year span after leading his team to victory over John Shuster at the 2016 USA Curling National Championships at Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville, Fla. The Clark rink won the final in convincing fashion with a 10-4 victory over Shuster’s team on the final night of competition. It was the third time the two sides met during the week with Clark (Lynnwood, Wash.) and his team of Greg Persinger (Fairbanks, Alaska), Colin Hufman (Seattle), and Philip Tilker (Seattle) prevailing all three times against Shuster’s defending champions. “I told people close to me that I expected to come here and win it,” Clark said. “This was the best week of my men’s curling career. We capped it off just playing fantastic. Hats off to my team – I think we played fantastic; the icemakers were fantastic; and I think John’s team played really well. We were just on our game and put pressure on them the whole game.” This is the second men’s national championship for Clark and Tilker, who won the title together in 2013, and first for Persinger and Hufman. “I’ve played this game a long, long, long time and have been unbelievably close more times than I can count. Honestly, at this point, for me it’s more relief than anything,” Hufman said. “It’s pretty exciting. It’s been a crazy week; we knew we could do it, we just had to go through the motions,” said Tilker, 39. “We got a little lead in the game and had to keep our emotions in check. It’s not over until it’s over. We are thrilled to be going to the Champions Cup. This is a big deal for us winning this event here even though we don’t get to go to Worlds, because there were other things on the line. We are thrilled to be able to come out and beat John.” Despite the loss in the national championship title game, Shuster (Duluth, Minn.) and his team of Tyler George (Duluth, Minn.), Matt Hamilton (McFarland, Wis.), and John Landsteiner (Duluth, Minn.) earned enough points in the season-long qualification to represent the U.S. at the 2016 World Men’s Championship, where the team secured a bronze medal for the U.S. in Basel, Switzerland. By winning the Nationals, Team Clark earned the right to represent the U.S. at the 2016 Champions Cup, a Grand Slam of Curling event, which took place April 26-May 1 in Sherwood Park, Alberta. “That was our goal here. We knew coming into this that we weren’t probably going to have enough points to get to Worlds so we wanted to make sure we won the title and got to the Champions Cup,” said Persinger, 37. “It’s hard to explain. It’s my first national championship and it feels great. The guys have worked really hard for this and played well all week.” 72 )) www.usacurl.org Men’s National Championships 2016 U.S. men’s national champions include (l-r) Phil Tilker, Colin Hufman, Greg Persinger, and Brady Clark. On night one of the round robin (opposite) the crowd in Jacksonville showed its support for the competing teams. Photos by Rich Harmer for USA Curling Round robin standings: Men Brady Clark (Lynnwood, Wash.) 8-1 John Shuster (Superior, Wis.) 7-2 Korey Dropkin (Duluth, Minn.) 6-3 Craig Brown (Madison, Wis.) 5-4 Todd Birr (Blaine, Minn.) 4-5 Hunter Clawson (Clarksville, Md.) 4-5 Pete Fenson (Bemidji, Minn.) 4-5 Brandon Corbett (Rochester, N.Y.) 3-6 Alex Leichter (Boston) 3-6 Heath McCormick (Sarnia, Ontario) 1-8 Page Playoff, 1 v. 2: *Clark 040 031 xxx x – 8 Shuster 000 200 xxx x – 2 Page Playoff, 3 v. 4: *Dropkin 001 001 010 x – 3 Brown 000 210 301 x – 7 Semifinal: *Shuster 020 002 3xx x – 7 Brown 000 010 0xx x – 1 Final: *Clark 021 030 202 x – 10 Shuster 000 101 020 x – 4 *last rock in first end Ann Brown Sportsmanship Award YearRecipient Club Team 2016 Jason SmithFour Seasons, MNPete Fenson rink 2015 Mark HaluptzokBemidji, MN Mark Haluptzok rink 2014 Josh BahrBemidji, MN Eric Fenson rink 2013 Mike Farbelow St. Paul, MN Mike Farbelow rink 2012Kroy Nernberger Madison, WI Craig Brown rink 2011 Todd Birr Mankato, MN Todd Birr rink 2010Kevin KakelaLangdon, NDKevin Kakela rink 2009 Mike Farbelow St. Paul, MN Mike Farbelow rink 2008 Greg Romaniuk Seattle, WA Greg Romaniuk rink 2007 Joel JacobsonLangdon, ND Craig Disher rink usa Curling (( 73 Men’s National Champions Year Site Winning Club Skip 2016 Jacksonville, FL Granite, WABrady Clark 2015Kalamazoo, MI Duluth, MN John Shuster 2014 Aston, PABemidji, MNPete Fenson 2013 Green Bay, WI Granite, WABrady Clark 2012 Aston, PA Ardsley, NY Heath McCormick 2011Fargo, NDBemidji, MNPete Fenson 2010Kalamazoo, MIBemidji, MNPete Fenson 2009Broomfield, CO Duluth, MN John Shuster 2008 Hibbing, MN Madison, WI Craig Brown 2007 Utica, NY Mankato, MN Todd Birr 2006Bemidji, MNBemidji, MNPete Fenson 2005 Madison, WIBemidji, MNPete Fenson 2004 Grand Forks, ND Seattle, WA Jason Larway 2003 Utica, NYBemidji, MNPete Fenson 2002 Eveleth, MN Madison, WIPaul Pustovar 2001 Madison, WI Seattle, WA Jason Larway 2000Ogden, UT Madison, WI Craig Brown 1999 Duluth, MN Superior, WI Tim Somerville 1998Bismarck, ND Stevens Point, WIPaul Pustovar 1997 Seattle, WALangdon, ND Craig Disher 1996Bemidji, MN Superior, WI Tim Somerville 1995 Appleton, WI Superior, WI Tim Somerville 1994 Duluth, MNBemidji, MN Scott Baird 1993 St. Paul, MNBemidji, MN Scott Baird 1992 Grafton, ND Seattle, WA Doug Jones 1991 Utica, NY Madison, WI Steve Brown 1990 Superior, WI Seattle, WABard Nordlund 1989 Detroit, MI Seattle, WA Jim Vukich 1988 St. Paul, MN Seattle, WA Doug Jones 1987Lake Placid, NY Seattle, WA Jim Vukich 1986 Seattle, WA Madison, WI Steve Brown 1985 Mequon, WIWilmette, IL Tim Wright 1984 Hibbing, MN Hibbing, MN Joe Roberts 1983 Colo. Springs, CO Colo. Springs, CO Don Cooper 1982Brookline, MA Madison, WI Steve Brown 1981Fairbanks, AK Superior, WIBob Nichols 1980Bemidji, MN Hibbing, MNPaul Pustovar 1979 Superior, WIBemidji, MN Scott Baird 1978* Utica, NY Superior, WIBob Nichols 1977 Northbrook, IL Hibbing, MNBruce Roberts 1976*Wausau, WI Hibbing, MNBruce Roberts 1975 Detroit, MI Seattle, WA Ed Risling 1974* Schenectady, NY Superior, WIBud Somerville 1973 Colo. Springs, COWinchester, MA Charles Reeves 1972Wilmette, IL Grafton, NDRobert LaBonte 1971 Duluth, MN Edmore, ND Dale Dalziel 1970 Ardsley, NY Grafton, ND Art Tallackson 1969 Grand Forks, ND Superior, WIBud Somerville 1968 Madison, WI Superior, WIBud Somerville 1967Winchester, MA Seattle, WABruce Roberts 1966 Hibbing, MNFargo, NDBruce Roberts 1965* Seattle, WA Superior, WIBud Somerville 1964 Utica, NY Duluth, MNRobert Magie Jr. 1963 Duluth, MN Detroit, MI Mike Slyziuk 1962 Detroit, MI Hibbing, MN Dick Brown 1961 Grand Forks, ND Seattle, WAFrank Crealock 1960 Chicago, IL Grafton, NDOrvil Gilleshammer 1959 Green Bay, WI Hibbing, MN Dick Brown 1958 Milwaukee, WI Detroit, MI Mike Slyziuk 1957 Chicago, IL Hibbing, MN Harold Lauber * won world championship 74 )) www.usacurl.org Men’s National Champions Third SecondLeadAlternate Greg Persinger Colin HufmanPhilip Tilker Tyler George Matt Hamilton John Landsteiner Trevor Host Shawn Rojeski Joe PoloRyan Brunt Sean Beighton Darren LehtoPhilip Tilker Steve Lundeen Bill Stopera Martin Sather Dean Gemmell Matt Hames Shawn Rojeski Joe PoloRyan Brunt Shawn Rojeski Joe Polo Tyler George Jason Smith Jeff Isaacson John Benton Rich Ruohonen John DunlopPete Annis Bill Todhunter Greg JohnsonKevin Birr Shawn Rojeski Joe Polo John Shuster Scott Baird Shawn Rojeski Joe Polo John Shuster Doug Pottinger Joel LarwayBill Todhunter Doug Kauffman Eric Fenson Shawn Rojeski John Shuster Mike Fraboni Geoff GoodlandRichard Maskel Greg Romaniuk Joel Larway Travis Way Doug Kauffman Ryan Quinn Jon Brunt John Dunlop Don Barcome Jr. Myles Brundidge John GordonBud Somerville Dave Violette Greg Wilson Cory Ward Kevin Kakela Joel JacobsonPaul Peterson Mike Schneeberger Myles Brundidge John Gordon Mike Schneeberger Myles Brundidge John Gordon Pete Fenson Mark Haluptzok Tim Johnson Pete Fenson Mark Haluptzok Tim Johnson Jason Larway Joel Larway Tom Violette Paul Pustovar George GodfreyWally Henry Mike Fraboni Doug Jones Murphy Tomlinson Tom Violette Curt FishBard Nordlund James Pleasants Jason Larway Bard Nordlund Murphy Tomlinson Mike Grennan Ron Sharpe George Pepelnjak Gary Joraanstad Wally Henry George GodfreyRichard Maskel John Jahant Jim WilsonRuss Armstrong **Bruce Roberts Gary Kleffman Jerry Scott Jerry Van Brunt Jr.Bill Shipstad Jack McNelly Ed Sheffield Huns Gustrowsky George Godfrey Bud SomervilleBob ChristmanRobert Buchanan John Jankilla Gary Kleffman Jerry Scott Dan Haluptzok Mark HaluptzokBob Fenson Bill Strum Tom LockenBob Christman Paul Pustovar Gary Kleffman Jerry Scott Joe Roberts Gary Kleffman Jerry Scott Charles Lundgren Gary Schnee Dave Tellvik Bob NicholsBill Strum Tom Locken Doug Carlson Henry SheanBarry Blanchard Frank Aasand John AasandRay Morgan Dennis Melland Clark SampsonRodney Melland Glenn GilleshammerRay Holt Trueman Thompson Bill StrumFranklin Bradshaw Gene Ovesen Bill Strum Al Gagne Tom Wright Tom Fitzpatrick John Wright Doug Walker Joe Zbacnik Gerry Toutant Mike O’Leary Bill Strum Al Gagne Tom Wright Bert PayneRussell BarberBritton Payne Nelson Brown Ernest SlyziukWalter Hubchik Terry KleffmanFran Kleffman Nick Jerulle Ken Sherwood John JamiesonBud McCartney Glenn GilleshammerWilmer Collette Donald LaBonte Terry KleffmanFran Kleffman Nick Jerulle Douglas Fisk Ernest Slyziuk Merritt Knowlson Louis LauberPeter Beasy Matt Berklich usa Curling (( 75 Women’s World Championship 2016 Ford World Women’s Championship March 19-27, 2016 • Swift Current, Canada T eam USA had specific goals to close out the 2016 Ford World Women’s Curling Championship, presented by Meridian Manufacturing, and aced its exam in earning a 5-4 extra-end win over Sweden to secure important qualification points for the U.S. at the 2018 Olympic Winter Games. With the victory over Sweden’s Margaretha Sigfridsson rink as the round robin came to a close at the Credit Union iplex, Brown (Oakville, Ontario) and teammates Allison Pottinger (Eden Prairie, Minn.), Nicole Joraanstad (Verona, Wis.), Natalie Nicholson (Bemidji, Minn.), with alternate Tabitha Peterson (St. Paul, Minn.), finished the round robin with a 6-5 record for sixth place. The team was coached by Ann Swisshelm (Chicago). “We let a couple get away early in the week so it was nice to come out and finish strong to get wins at the end, especially two wins today,” said Pottinger, who wrapped up her 13th world championship appearance. The sixth-place finish equates to seven points toward qualifying the U.S. for the 2018 Olympic Winter Games in PyeongChang, South Korea. “We’re really pleased that we had two wins today. We wanted to come out above .500 and that was a really great game. That was a fun game to play against a really great team that we’ve met many, many times so that was a lot of fun out there,” said Brown after the team’s final game. The USA-Sweden game, featuring two veteran Olympic squads, was a close battle throughout with the teams exchanging great hits and draws to hold off the others’ offense. The turning point for the U.S. came in the eighth end when they capitalized on errors from Sweden to earn a deuce. “We always like to score in the eighth. That’s one of our things as team. When we were able to get a couple around the edges that really helped, momentum-wise,” Pottinger said. In the extra end, great shooting by USA’s front end helped keep the house open and Brown sealed the team’s sixth win with a takeout. “Natalie made a fantastic tick to get us started. Then after that, keep peeling and working. Nic made that great double to open up the front totally for us. That was really key,” Pottinger said. That paved the way for the U.S. team to make a takeout for the win. Switzerland went on to win its third straight, and fourth title in five years, when Binia Feltscher’s team defeated Japan’s Satsuki Fujisawa, 9-6. Russia defeated Canada, 9-8, to secure the bronze medal. The 2017 World Women’s Championship will take place in Beijing, China. Team USA finished sixth at the 2016 World Women’s Championship. Photo courtesy of the World Curling Federation 76 )) www.usacurl.org Women’s World Championship Round robin standings: Women Switzerland (Binia Feltscher) 9-2 Japan (Satsuki Fujisawa) 9-2 Russia (Anna Sidorova) 8-3 Canada (Chelsea Carey) 8-3 Scotland (Eve Muirhead) 7-4 USA (Erika Brown) 6-5 Korea (Un Chi Gim) 5-6 Denmark (Lene Nielsen) 5-6 Sweden (Margaretha Sigfridsson) 4-7 Germany (Daniela Driendl) 3-8 Finland (Oona Kauste) 1-10 Italy (Federica Apollonio) 1-10 Page Playoff, 1 v. 2: *Switzerland 110 100 302 x – 8 Japan 001 011 010 x – 4 Page Playoff, 3 v. 4: *Russia 022 010 020 x – 7 Canada 000 100 201 x – 4 Semifinal: Russia 000 010 200 20 – 5 *Japan 000 102 011 02 – 7 Canada *Russia Bronze-medal: 020 002 202 0 – 8 201 110 030 1 – 9 Gold medal: *Switzerland 010 010 302 2 – 9 Japan 000 102 030 0 – 6 *last rock in first end USA round robin results: Switzerland 5, USA 4 Denmark 8, USA 7 (extra end) Canada 10, USA 2 USA 5, Italy 3 Scotland 6, USA 5 USA 10, Korea 3 USA 6, Russia 5 (extra end) USA 7, Germany 4 Japan 7, USA 5 USA 8, Finland 3 USA 5, Sweden 4 (extra end) USA shooting percentages by position and ranking: Erika Brown, skip, 82%, 4th Allison Pottinger, vice skip, 85%, 4th Nicole Joraanstad, second, 84%, 7th Natalie Nicholson, lead, 86%, 5th Tabitha Peterson, Alt., no stats Team, 84%, 3rd Team USA’s Erika Brown (l-r), Natalie Nicholson, Nicole Joraanstad, and Allison Pottinger strategize during a round robin game in Swift Current. Photo courtesy of the World Curling Federation usa Curling (( 77 Men’s World Championship 2016 World Men’s Championship April 2-10, 2016 • Basel, Switzerland A season of great accomplishments from John Shuster and the American men was punctuated with a bronze-medal victory as the U.S. defeated Japan, 8-6, at the 2016 World Men’s Curling Championship on April 10. Shuster and teammates Tyler George (Duluth, Minn.), Matt Hamilton (McFarland, Wis.), John Landsteiner (Duluth, Minn.), and Kroy Nernberger (Madison, Wis.) are the first world medalists for the U.S. men’s program since 2007. “It feels great. We worked the whole year to be here in this moment. To bring a medal home for our country is something special,” Shuster said. “Our country has been working hard to make sure that we had the experience coming in here and be in position to win medals. I’m extremely proud of how well our team functioned this week.” The 8-6 victory over Japan’s Yusuke Morozumi at St. Jakobshalle came on the final stone but not in the hands of the American team. Japan had a chance to win the bronze medal but was heavy with its final rock. Morozumi’s final delivery ended up making contact with a U.S. stone in the top of the eight-foot, then spun over and into the U.S. stone that had been in second position, moving the American rock closer to the button to give the Americans the win. “It’s incredibly satisfying. It’s kind of a strange way to end,” George said. “It’s a huge swing of emotions to thinking he has a shot for the win to hoping we get a chance at the extra to ‘Oh my God, we just won a bronze medal.’ It’s all swirling around in my head right now but getting better by the minute. It’s kind of the same way I felt after making the playoffs … times 100.” The U.S. team took a comfortable lead early in the game as Japan struggled with the ice, but the Americans had to hold on tight to secure the medal. “Playing defense for eight ends is next to impossible with this ice and these caliber of teams. We were very fortunate to come away with a win,” Shuster said. Team USA finished with a final record of 10-4 – tying the U.S. record for most wins at a men’s world championship. (The Americans finished 10-1 in 1976 en route to the gold medal.) Canada’s Kevin Koe rink went on to defeat Denmark’s Rasmus Stjerne, 5-3, to win the gold medal. The 2017 World Men’s Championship will take place in Edmonton, Alberta. Olympian John Shuster (left) prepares to deliver a stone during the round robin of the 2016 World Men’s Championship in Basel while John Landsteiner (left) and Matt Hamilton prepare to sweep. 78 )) www.usacurl.org Men’s World Championship Round robin standings: Men Canada (Kevin Koe) 10-1 Denmark (Rasmus Stjerne) 8-3 Japan (Yusuke Morozumi) 8-3 USA (John Shuster) 8-3 Norway (Thomas Ulsrud) 7-4 Sweden (Niklas Edin) 6-5 Scotland (Tom Brewster) 5-6 Finland (Aku Kauste) 5-6 Switzerland (Sven Michel) 4-7 Russia (Alexey Tselousov) 2-9 Korea (Soo-Hyuk Kim) 2-9 Germany (Alexander Baumann) 1-10 Page Playoff, 1 v. 2: *Canada 101 000 300 x – 5 Denmark 010 010 001 x – 3 Page Playoff, 3 v. 4: *Japan 011 001 001 0 – 4 USA 100 000 030 1 – 5 Semifinal: *Denmark 203 030 01x x – 9 USA 000 200 10x x – 3 Japan *USA Bronze-medal: 002 020 200 0 – 6 310 101 010 1 – 8 Gold medal: Denmark 002 001 000 x – 3 *Canada 100 020 002 x – 5 *last rock in first end USA round robin results: Denmark 7, USA 1 USA 7, Finland 5 Canada 10, USA 9 (extra end) USA 9, Russia 6 USA 8, Sweden 3 USA 9, Switzerland 7 USA 9, Scotland 7 USA 8, Norway 3 Japan 8, USA 7 USA 8, Korea 6 USA 6, Germany 5 USA shooting percentages by position and ranking: John Shuster, skip, 81%, 8th Tyler George, vice skip, 84%, 7th Matt Hamilton, second, 84%, 5th John Landsteiner, lead, 83%, 11th Kroy Nernberger, Alt., 100%, 1st Team, 83%, 7th USA’s John Shuster (l-r), Tyler George and Matt Hamilton strategize during the playoffs of the 2016 World Men’s Championship in Switzerland. Photos courtesy of the World Curling Federation usa Curling (( 79 World Women’s Champions Year Site Gold Skip Silver Bronze USA 2016 Swift Current, CAN SUIBinia Feltscher JPNRUS 6 2015 Sapporo, JPN SUI Alina Paetz CANRUS 10 2014 Saint John, CAN SUIBinia Feltscher CANRUS 6 2013Riga, LVA SCO Eve Muirhead SWE CAN 4 2012Lethbridge, CAN SUI Mirjam Ott SWE CAN 5 2011 Esbjerg, DEN SWE Anette Norberg CAN CHN 7 2010 Swift Current, CAN GER Andrea Schopp SCO CAN 5 2009 Gangneung, KOR CHNBingyu Wang SWE DEN 9 2008Vernon, CAN CAN Jennifer Jones CHN SUI 7 2007 Aomori, JPN CANKelly Scott DEN SCO 4 2006 Grande Prairie, CANSWE Anette Norberg USA CAN 2 2005Paisley, SCO SWE Anette Norberg USA NOR 2 2004 Gavle, SWE CAN Colleen Jones NOR SUI 4 2003Winnipeg, CAN USA Debbie McCormick CAN SWE 1 2002Bismarck, USA SCO Jackie Lockhart SWE NOR 7 2001Lausanne, SUI CAN Colleen Jones SWE DEN 5 2000 Glasgow, SCO CANKelly Law SUI NOR 6 1999 St. John, CAN SWE Elisabet Gustafson USA DEN 2 1998Kamloops, CAN SWE Elisabet Gustafson DEN CAN 8 1997Berne, SUI CAN Sandra Schmirler NOR DEN 6 1996 Hamilton, CAN CAN Marilyn Bodogh USA NOR 2 1995Brandon, CAN SWE Elisabet Gustafson CAN NOR 5 1994Oberstdorf, GER CAN Sandra Peterson SCO GER/SWE 6 1993 Geneva, SUI CAN Sandra Peterson GER SWE/NOR 8 1992 Garmisch, GER SWE Elisabet Johansson USA SUI/CAN 2 1991Winnipeg, CAN NOR Dordi Nordby CAN SWE/SCO 9 1990Vasteras, SWE NOR Dordi Nordby SCO CAN/DEN 8 1989 Milwaukee, USA CAN Heather Houston NOR GER/SWE 9 1988 Glasgow, SCO GER Andrea Schopp CAN SWE 7 1987 Chicago, IL, USA CANPat Sanders GER SUI 5 1986Kelowna, CAN CAN Marilyn Darte GER SWE 7 1985 Jonkoping, SWE CANLinda Moore SCO SUI 9 1984Perth, SCO CAN Connie Laliberte SUI NOR/GER 9 1983 Moose Jaw, CAN SUI Erika Mueller NOR CAN/SWE 6 1982 Geneva, SUI DEN Marianne JorgensenSWE SCO/NOR 8 1981Perth, SCO SWE Elisabeth Hogstrom CAN NOR/SUI 8 1980Perth, SCO CAN Marj Mitchell SWE SCO/USA 3 1979Perth, SCO SUI Gaby Casanova SWE CAN/SCO 5 Team USA’s Tyler George helped the Americans earn a bronze medal in 2016. Photo courtesy of the World Curling Federation 80 )) www.usacurl.org World Men’s Champions Year Site Gold Skip SilverBronze USA 2016Basel, SUI CANKevin Koe DEN USA 3 2015 Halifax, CAN SWE Niklas Edin NOR CAN 5 2014Beijing, CHN NOR Thomas Ulsrud SWE SUI 10 2013Victoria, CAN SWE Niklas Edin CAN SCO 9 2012Basel, SUI CAN Glenn Howard SCO SWE 8 2011Regina, CAN CAN Jeff Stoughton SCO SWE 10 2010 Cortina, ITA CANKevin Koe NOR SCO 4 2009 Moncton, CAN SCO David Murdoch CAN NOR 5 2008 Grand Forks, USA CANKevin Martin SCO NOR 7 2007 Edmonton, CAN CAN Glenn Howard GER USA 3 2006Lowell, USA SCO David Murdoch CAN NOR 4 2005Victoria, CAN CANRandy Ferbey SCO GER 6 2004 Gavle, SWE SWEPeter Lindholm GER CAN 9 2003Winnipeg, CAN CANRandy Ferbey SUI NOR 8 2002Bismarck, USA CANRandy Ferbey NOR SCO 4 2001Lausanne, SUI SWEPeter Lindholm SUI SUI 6 2000 Glasgow, SCO CAN Greg McAulay SWEFIN 4 1999 St. John, CAN SCO Hammy McMillan CAN SUI 4 1998Kamloops, CAN CANWayne Middaugh SWEFIN 6 1997Berne, SUI SWEPeter Lindholm GER SCO 6 1996 Hamilton, CAN CAN Jeff Stoughton SCO SUI 5 1995Brandon, CAN CANKerry Burtnyk SCO GER 4 1994Oberstdorf, GER CANRick Folk SWE SUI/GER 5 1993 Geneva, SUI CANRuss Howard SCO USA/SUI 3 1992 Garmisch, GER SUI Markus Eggler SCO CAN/USA 3 1991Winnipeg, CAN SCO David Smith CAN USA/NOR 3 1990Vasteras, SWE CAN Ed Werenich SCO DEN/SWE 6 1989 Milwaukee, USA CANPat Ryan SUI NOR/SWE8 1988Lausanne, SUI NOR Eigil Ramsfjell CAN SCO 7 1987Vancouver, CAN CANRuss Howard GER NOR 5 1986 Toronto, CAN CAN Ed Lukowich SCO USA 3 1985 Glasgow, SCO CAN Al Hackner SWE DEN 4 1984 Duluth, USA NOR Eigil Ramsfjell SUI SWE 6 1983Regina, CAN CAN Ed Werenich GER NOR 6 1982 Garmisch, GER CAN Al Hackner SUI GER 6 1981London, CAN SUI Jurg Tanner USA CAN 2 1980 Moncton, CAN CANRick Folk NOR SUI 4 1979Berne, SUI NORKristian Soerum SUI CAN 5 1978Winnipeg, CAN USABob Nichols NOR CAN 1 1977Karlstad, SWE SWERagnar Kamp CAN SCO 4 1976 Duluth, USA USABruce Roberts SCO SUI 1 1975Perth, SCO SUIOtto Danieli USA CAN 2 1974Berne, SUI USABud Somerville SWE SUI 1 1973Regina, CAN SWEKjell Oscarius CANFRA 5 1972 Garmisch, GER CANOrest Meleschuk USA SCO 2 1971 Megeve, FRA CAN Don Duguid SCO USA 3 1970 Utica, NY, USA CAN Don Duguid SCO SWE 4 1969Perth, SCO CANRon Northcutt USA SCO 2 1968Pointe Claire, CANCANRon Northcutt SCO USA 3 1967Perth, SCO SCO Chuck Hay SWE CAN/USA 3 1966Vancouver, CAN CANRon Northcutt SCO SWE/USA 3 1965Perth, SCO USABud Somerville CAN SCO/SWE 1 1964 Calgary, CAN CANLyall Dagg SCO SWE/USA 3 1963Perth, SCO CAN Ernie Richardson SCO/USA (NA) 2 1962Falkirk, SCO CAN Ernie Richardson USA SCO 2 1961Falkirk, SCO CAN Hector Gervais SCO USA 3 1960Falkirk, SCO CAN Ernie Richardson SCO (NA) (NA) 1959Falkirk, SCO CAN Ernie Richardson SCO (NA) (NA) usa Curling (( 81 World Sportsmanship Awards Frances Brodie & Colin Campbell Sportsmanship Awards Switzerland’s Irene Schori was honored with this year’s Frances Brodie Award for sportsmanship during the 2016 Ford World Women’s Championship. The award is in honor of Scotland’s Frances Brodie, one of curling’s pioneers who helped establish the women’s world championship. Japan’s Kosuke Morozumi received the 2016 Colin Campbell Memorial Award, which honors the memory of Colin A. Campbell, president of the International Curling Federation (now the World Curling Federation) from 1969 until his passing in 1978. The award is presented annually to the player in the Men’s World Curling Championship who best combines playing ability with sportsmanlike conduct, as determined by his fellow competitors. Frances Brodie Award Recipients Colin Campbell Award Recipients 2016Irene Schori SUIKosuke Morozumi JPN 2015 Sanna PuustinenFINKosuke Morozumi JPN 2014 Alison Kreviazuk CAN Ewan MacDonald SCO 2013 Corinna Scholz GER Niklas Edin SWE 2012 Eve Muirhead SCO Sean Becker NZL 2011 Henriette Lovar NOR Thomas Ulrsud NOR 2010Linn Githmark NOR Torger Nergard NOR 2009 Marianne Rorvik NORFengchun Wang CHN 2008 Mirjam Ott SUI Thomas DufourFRA 2007Lindsay Wood SCORalph Stoecki SUI 2006 Junko Tonobe JPN Ewan MacDonald SCO 2005 Cassie Johnson USA Marco MarianiITA 2004 Madeleine Dupont DEN Sean Becker NZL 2003 Dordi Nordby NOR Markuu UusipaavalniemiFIN 2002 Mi-Yeon KimKORPaal Trulsen NOR 2001 Ann Swisshelm USA Spencer MugnierFRA 2000Rhona Martin SCO Greg McAulay CAN 1999 Marianne Aspelin NOR Sean Becker NZL 1998 Jackie Lockhart SCO Markuu UusipaavalniemiFIN 1997 Jaana JokelaFIN Jussi UusipaavalniemiFIN 1996Kirsty Hay SCO Mikael Hasselborg SWE 1995 Ayako Ishigaki JPNPeter Lindholm SWE 1994 Helena Blach-Lavrsen DEN Gert Larsen DEN 1993 Jaana JokelaFIN Hugh Millikin AUS 1992 Amy Hatten Wright USA Jussi UusipaavalniemiFIN 1991Veronika Huber AUT Markus Eggler SUI 1990 Almut Hege-Scholl GER Tommy Stjerne DEN 1989 Christina Lestander SUI Tommy Stjerne DEN 1988Bo Bakke NOR 1987 Goran Roxin SWE 1986 Uli Sutor GER 1985 Tim Wright USA 1984 Mike Hay SCO 1983Keith Wendorf GER 1982Rick Lang CAN 1981 Mark Olson CAN 1980 Greig Henderson SCO 1979Keith Wendorf GER 82 )) www.usacurl.org USA Curling Awards USA Curling Athletes of the Year 2016Korey Dropkin* Cory Christensen 2015 John Shuster* Sarah Anderson 2014 John Landsteiner Ann Swisshelm* 2013Brady Clark Erika Brown*** 2012Korey Dropkin Allison Pottinger* 2011Pete Fenson**Patti Lank* 2010 Joe Polo Alexandra Carlson 2009 John Shuster Natalie Nicholson 2008 Augusto Perez Allison Pottinger 2007 Todd Birr Nicole Joraanstad 2006 Shawn Rojeski Debbie McCormick* 2005Pete Fenson Cassie Johnson 2004 Joel Larway Erika Brown 2003Pete Fenson Debbie McCormick 2002Paul Pustovar* Kari Erickson 2001 Jason Larway Ann Swisshelm 2000 Craig Brown Amy Wright 1999 Myles BrundidgePatti Lank 1998Paul Pustovar Stacey Liapis 1997Kevin Kakela Joni Cotten 1996 Travis WayLisa Schoeneberg*** 1995 Tim SomervilleLisa Schoeneberg 1994 Mike Peplinski Erika Brown 1993 Scott Baird Kari (Liapis) Erickson 1992 Doug Jones*Lisa Schoeneberg 1991 Eric FensonLori Mountford 1990 Doug JonesBev Behnke 1989Kurt Marquardt Tracy Zeman 1988Bob Nichols Erika Brown 1987Bud SomervilleLisa Schoeneberg * 2-time recipient ** 3-time recipient *** 4-time recipient Bruce Bennett Media Award Year Recipient Media Outlet 2013 Matthew De George Delaware County (Pa.) Daily Times 2011 Jim Carrington Bemidji (Minn.) Pioneer Press 2010 Janie McCauley Associated Press 2007 Jon Miller & Peter Diamond NBC Sports 2003 Tom Erskine WKTV-NBC, Utica, N.Y. 2002Walter Brzoza curling cartoonist 2000Frank & Mary “China” Rhyme U.S. Curling News, Portage, Wis. The Bruce Bennett Media Award honors Bruce Bennett of Duluth, Minn., who captured the many aspects of curling – the people, the competition, the strategy, and the skill. He was able to convey, in his stories, the essence of the game, for curlers and non-curlers alike. He wrote about curling with passion and enthusiasm. Bennett was responsible for generating interest in the sport and expanding the curling community throughout the curling world through his newspaper stories, as well as in curling publications in the U.S. and Canada. Bennett was an ambassador for all curlers and for the sport of curling. The award is presented to those who exemplify Bennett’s sustained journalism skills for the promotion of curling. usa Curling (( 83 Programs & Resources for Clubs INFORMATION AND ASSISTANCE USA Curling staff members are available to answer questions and provide assistance to current members and emerging clubs. Contact the office toll free at 1-888-CURLERS (287-5377) or through email ([email protected]) with questions or requests on anything from signing up for a class to starting a curling club. We are here to help you! COMMUNICATION WITH MEMBERS The USCA connects current members with the latest news and information about the sport through multiple communication platforms. The U.S. Curling News, a full-color magazine, is delivered to members four times each year, with two additional bonus online summer editions. Between issues look for updates on the USA Curling website, in the Stone Soup electronic newsletter or by connecting with USA Curling on Facebook, Twitter and Google+. MEMBERS’ ASSEMBLY USA Curling’s third annual Members’ Assembly will be held in October 2016 in Tempe, Ariz. The Members’ Assembly includes educational and networking components. Seminars on topics such as club sponsorships, using video to promote your club, and curling strategy will be offered along with on-ice skills training. CERTIFICATION AND TRAINING COURSES USA Curling offers training in ice making, officiating, coaching, and instruction, including a wheelchair instructor certification course. These courses, which are geared toward increasing the level of curling knowledge throughout the country, are taught by experienced curlers with expertise in the subject matter. COMPETITIONS Championship events provide opportunities for curlers of all ages to challenge themselves in the sport and connect with other curlers from around the country. Annual events include arena, club, college, junior, men’s and women’s, mixed, mixed doubles, and senior national championships. The inaugural Under-18 National Championships will be held during the 2016-17 season. SUMMER CAMPS All curlers have the opportunity to learn from USA Curling High Performance Program coaches during the annual multiple-day open training camp, which takes place at the U.S. Olympic Training Site for Curling in Blaine, Minn. USA Curling also provides support for popular junior camps around the country. CURLING IN THE GYM Members can introduce curling in local schools, youth centers, or at community events. USA Curling loans rolling stones to clubs seeking to offer off-ice programs. An eight-session lesson plan, designed to expand knowledge of and access to the sport while increasing physical activity in school children, accompanies this equipment. KIDS CURL Kids Curl has been designed to provide clubs with all of the information needed to teach an on-ice introduction to curling program for elementary school children. The program includes a six-week lesson plan and accompanying workbook for participants. 84 )) www.usacurl.org Programs & Resources for Clubs CLASSROOM MATERIALS Members can also introduce curling in the classroom through use of handouts developed with the elementary/middle school audience in mind. Age appropriate information about curling, classroom discussion prompts, word find, crossword puzzle, and instructions for a classroom beanbag game can be found on the USA Curling website. SAFETY INITIATIVES The USCA has partnered with the National Center for Safety Initiatives (NCSI) for several years, and recently expanded this partnership to offer member clubs access to comprehensive background screening programs at significantly reduced prices. Online abuse and harassment prevention training is also available to member clubs free of charge through the USOC SafeSport program. Contact USA Curling at [email protected] for more information. LIABILITY INSURANCE USA Curling’s club insurance program provides access to liability insurance and accident coverage with reasonable premiums. Member clubs are contacted each year prior to the annual policy renewal in December. DARWIN CURTIS GRANT PROGRAM The USCA was selected to administer the Darwin Curtis Fund Grant Program on behalf of The Chicago Community Trust in 2012. The Darwin Curtis Fund was established to “support and encourage participation by the general public in the sport of curling.” During the 2016-17 season, more than $30,000 was awarded to clubs and/or other 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations through a competitive application process. Application information for the 2017-18 grant program will be available in Spring 2017. AWARDS AND HONORS USA Curling recognizes excellence through the USCA Hall of Fame and by honoring the Coach, Developmental Coach, Athlete, and Team of the Year. In 2012, the Volunteer of the Year Award also was established. As volunteers are the foundation of our sport, the award was designed to recognize the work that curlers throughout the nation do to advance curling on the club level. ON-DEMAND SEASONAL MEMBERSHIP PACKAGE During the 2016-17 season, member clubs will be able to choose the materials that they receive in their annual mailing from the USCA. Club presidents can request relevant quantities of items the club typically uses and forego others. These items, which are geared toward membership development, include brochures, club directories, and in-ice logos. STONE PURCHASE PROGRAM USA Curling offers all member clubs the opportunity to purchase stones at cost through a program made possible by the World Curling Federation. Payments can be made over a five-year period. For more information, contact Christy Hering, USA Curling’s Development Associate, at 1-888-CURLERS (287-5377), Ext. 207, or [email protected]. TEAM FAN SHOP USA Curling apparel and other merchandise is available through Team Fan Shop. Look for the online store at http://shop.curlingrocks.net/. usa Curling (( 85 USA Curling Awards USA Curling Team of the Year 2016 The John Shuster rink (John Shuster, Tyler George, Matt Hamilton, John Landsteiner) 2015 The Lyle Sieg rink (Lyle Sieg, Tom Violette, Steve Lundeen, Ken Trask, Duane Rutan) 2014 The Margie Smith rink (Margie Smith, Norma O’Leary, Debbie Dexter, Shelly Kosal) 2013 The Erika Brown rink (Erika Brown, Debbie McCormick, Jessica Schultz, Ann Swisshelm) 2012Brady Clark & Cristin Clark of Seattle, Wash. 2011 The Geoff Goodland rink of Eau Claire, Wis. (Geoff Goodland, Tim Solin, Pete Westberg, Ken Olson, Phil DeVore) 2010 The Paul Pustovar rink of Hibbing, Minn. (Paul Pustovar, Brian Simonson, Tom Harms, Don Mohawk, Dale Gibbs) 2009 The Brady Clark rink of Seattle, Wash. (Brady Clark, Cristin Clark, Philip Tilker, Bev Walter) 2008 The Chris Plys rink of Duluth, Minn. (Chris Plys, Aanders Brorson, Matt Perushek, Matt Hamilton, Daniel Plys) 2007 The Todd Birr rink of Mankato, Minn. (Todd Birr, Bill Todhunter, Greg Johnson, Kevin Birr) 2006 The Pete Fenson rink of Bemidji, Minn. (Pete Fenson, Shawn Rojeski, Joe Polo, John Shuster, Scott Baird) 2005 The Cassie Johnson rink of Bemidji, Minn. (Cassie Johnson, Jamie Johnson, Jessica Schultz, Maureen Brunt) 2004 The Patti Lank rink of Wisconsin (Patti Lank, Erika Brown, Nicole Joraanstad, Natalie Nicholson) 2003 The Debbie McCormick rink of Illinois (Debbie McCormick, Allison Pottinger, Ann Swisshelm, Tracy Sachtjen) 2002 The Cassie Johnson rink of Bemidji, Minn. (Cassie Johnson, Jamie Johnson, Katie Beck, Maureen Brunt) 2001 The Andy Roza rink of Ak-Sar-Ben (Omaha), Neb. (Andy Roza, Steve Jaixen, Chris Becher, Scott Jordan) 2000 The Laura Delaney rink of Wisconsin (Laura Delaney, Nicole Joraanstad, Kirsten Finch, Rebecca Dobie) 1999 The Patti Lank rink of Wisconsin (Patti Lank, Erika Brown, Allison Darragh, Tracy Sachtjen) 1998 The Andy Roza rink of Ak-Sar-Ben (Omaha), Neb. (Andy Roza, Steve Jaixen, Kevin Jordan, Chris Becher, Scott Jordan) 1997 The Risa O’Connell rink of Bemidji, Minn. (Risa O’Connell, Amy Becher, Natalie Simenson, Missi O’Connell) Volunteer of the Year Award In 2012, the Volunteer of the Year Award also was established. As volunteers are the foundation of our sport, the award was designed to recognize the work that curlers throughout the nation do to advance curling on the club level. The 2016 recipient is Don Piche of the Traverse City club in Michigan. USA Curling Volunteer of the Year Year Recipient Club 2016 Don Piche Traverse City (Mich.) 2015 Darryl Horsman Coyotes (Ariz.) 2014 Mary Fanette Norfolk (Conn.) 2013 Cal Tillisch Wausau (Wis.) 2012 Doug Brugler Rochester (N.Y.) 86 )) www.usacurl.org United States Curling Association Member Club Directory Team USA member Cait Flannery shows off the silver medal the Americans won at the 2016 Winter Youth Olympic Games in Lillehammer, Norway. usa Curling (( 87 Member Associations Alaska Curling Association Peter Lundquist......................................................................................................President [email protected] Dan Bogan......................................................................................................Vice President [email protected] Jesse Warwick.........................................................................................................Treasurer [email protected] Catharine Persinger................................................................................................Secretary [email protected] Denise Kamm.................................College/Youth/Instruction & Training Coordinator [email protected] Anchorage Curling Club 711 Loop Road, Anchorage, AK 99520 Mailing Address: P.O. Box 200686, Anchorage, AK 99520 Est. 1956 – 2 sheets 907-272-2825 www.anchoragecurling.com [email protected] Brian Sweeney Jr.....................................................................................................President [email protected] Scott Parker.....................................................................................................Vice President [email protected] Margie Chadwick...................................................................................................Treasurer [email protected] John Seigle...............................................................................................................Secretary [email protected] Fairbanks Curling Club 1962 Second Ave., Fairbanks, AK 99701 Est. 1905 – 6 sheets 907-452-2875 www.curlfairbanks.org [email protected] www.facebook.com/FairbanksCurlingClub Twitter: @CurlFairbanks Catharine Persinger..............................................President/Youth Curling Coordinator [email protected] Karen Spaleta.....................Vice President/Instruction & Training/Roster Coordinator [email protected] Jennifer Ostnes.......................................................................................................Treasurer [email protected] Adie Callahan..........................................................................................................Secretary [email protected] Denise Kamm...........................................College Curling/Club Insurance Coordinator [email protected] 88 )) www.usacurl.org Member Associations Club(s) At-Large (not in any state or regional association) Peachtree Curling Association (USCA provisional member) 4880 Lower Roswell Road, Marietta, GA 30068 Mailing address: P.O. Box 681111, Marietta, GA 30068 Est. 2015 – 3 sheets [email protected] www.peachtreecurling.org Twitter: @PeachtreeCurlin Facebook: Search “Peachtree Curling Association” Karl Strength...........................................................................................................President [email protected] Caitlin Hogan.................................................................................................Vice President [email protected] Bob Hogan..............................................................................................................Treasurer [email protected] Julie Taliaferro.........................................................................................................Secretary [email protected] Colorado Curling Association Cynthia Smith.........................................................................................................President [email protected] Aspen Curling Club Aspen Ice Garden, 233 W. Hyman Ave., Aspen, CO 81611 Est. 2006 – 4 sheets (arena ice) www.aspencurlingclub.com https://www.facebook.com/AspenCurlingClub Wendle Whiting.....................................................................................................President [email protected] Casper Curling Club Est. 2007 Casper Ice Arena, 1801 E. Fourth St., Casper, WY 82601 www.facebook.com/CasperCurling Dean Boril...............................................................................................................President 1551 W. 60th, Casper, WY 82601 [email protected] Rahul Kandepaneni...............................................................................................Treasurer [email protected] Gerald Gassman.....................................................................................................Secretary [email protected] Dakota Territory Curling Association www.fmcurling.org/ndcurling Dan Buresh..............................................................................................................President [email protected] Randy Askew..................................................................................................Vice President [email protected] Joann Kitchens........................................................................................................Treasurer [email protected] Mary Jaster...............................................................................................................Secretary [email protected] usa Curling (( 89 Dakota Territory Curling Association Aberdeen Curling Club (USCA provisional member) Holum Expo Building, 400 24th Ave. NW, Aberdeen, SD 57401 Mailing address: P.O. Box 1282, Aberdeen, SD 57401 Est. 2014 – 4 sheets (arena) www.curlaberdeen.com Facebook: Search “Aberdeen Curling Club” Twitter: @CurlNESD Adam Sprengeler.....................................................................................................President 404 16th Ave. NE, Aberdeen, SD 57401 Kelly Erdmann...............................................................................................Vice President [email protected] Natalie Bungee........................................................................................................Treasurer [email protected] Diane Bjorgaard......................................................................................................Secretary [email protected] Capital Curling Club 1200 N. Washington St., Bismarck, ND 58501 Est. 1983 – 4 sheets 701-221-6816 [email protected] www.capitalcurlingclub.org www.facebook.com/CapitalCurlingClub Tucker Smith...........................................................................................................President 1811 East Ave. E, Bismarck, ND 58501 [email protected] Thomas Demke..............................................................................................Vice President [email protected] Ryan Lagasse....................Treasurer/Club Insurance/Membership Roster Coordinator [email protected] Kayla Unruh............................................................................................................Secretary [email protected] Erik Holland............................................................................Youth Curling Coordinator [email protected] Roger Smith..............................................................Training & Instruction Coordinator [email protected] Crosby Curling Club 450 First Ave. NE, Crosby, ND 58730 Mailing address: P.O. Box 469, Crosby, ND 58730 Est. 1954 – 3 sheets www.facebook.com/crosbycurlingclub 701-965-6235 Josh Bummer...........................................................................................................President 11472 99th St. NW, Crosby, ND 58730 [email protected] Troy Vassen.....................................................................................................Vice President Erin Vassen..............................................................................................................Treasurer Drayton Curling Club (2015-16 officer information) 105 1/2 Almeron Ave., Drayton, ND 58225 Est. 1901 – 4 sheets 701-454-3871 Tom Grzadzieleski...........................................................................................Club Contact [email protected] 90 )) www.usacurl.org Dakota Territory Curling Association Fargo-Moorhead Curling Club 4300 23rd Ave. S., Fargo, ND 58104 Mailing Address: P.O. Box 212, Fargo, ND 58107-0212 Est. 1938 – 6 sheets 701-232-0341 www.fmcurling.org [email protected] Steve Scheel......................President/Membership Roster/Club Insurance Coordinator [email protected] Steve Hatlevoll...............................................................................................Vice President [email protected] Natalie Melland......................................................................................................Treasurer [email protected] Ann Podoll...............................................................................................................Secretary [email protected] Evan Workin.............................................................Instruction & Training Coordinator [email protected] Fortuna Curling Club 2 Sheets (arena) (2015-16 officer information) Crosby Arena, 450 First Ave NE, Crosby, ND 58730 Brian Dejardine......................................................................................................President P.O. Box 132, Fortuna, ND 58844 [email protected] Grafton Curling Club 31 E. Seventh St., P.O. Box 388, Grafton, ND 58237 Est. 1956 – 4 sheets 701-352-1084 www.graftoncurling.com www.facebook.com/graftoncurlers Jay Sevigny...............................................................................................................President [email protected] Brenda Nilson.................................................................................................Vice President [email protected] Christine Tallackson.................Secretary/Treasurer/Membership Roster Coordinator [email protected] Grand Forks Curling Club 1124 Seventh Ave. S., Grand Forks, ND 58201 Mailing Address: P.O. Box 5134, Grand Forks, ND 58206 4 sheets 701-775-9249 www.gfcurling.com [email protected] Pete Zavoral.............................................................................................................President 25935 422nd Ave. SW, East Grand Forks, MN 56721-9608 701-739-0353 Bob Bina..........................................................................................................Vice President 701-739-2064 Brenda Staveteig.....................................................................................................Treasurer [email protected] Dan Lindgren..........................................................................................................Secretary [email protected] usa Curling (( 91 Dakota Territory Curling Association Lake Region Curling Club 703 Seventh St. SE, P.O. Box 254, Devils Lake, ND 58301 Est. 1960 – 5 sheets 701-662-2555 www.lrcurling.com [email protected] Dwight Noltimier...................................................................................................President [email protected] Jon Ewert.........................................................................................................Vice President [email protected] Jace Greene..............................................................................................................Treasurer [email protected] Mark Hodek............................................................................................................Secretary [email protected] Minot Curling Club North Dakota State Fairgrounds, 2005 E. Burdick Expressway, Minot, ND 58702 Mailing address: P.O. Box 1683, Minot, ND 58702 Est. 1906 – 5 sheets 701-838-3452 www.curling.minot.com www.facebook.com/MinotCurlingClub Craig Nathan..........................................................President/Youth Curling Coordinator [email protected] Brad Doll.........................................................................................................Vice President [email protected] Mark Hildahl.........................Treasurer/Secretary/Instruction & Training Coordinator 2401 11th Ave. NW, Minot, ND 58703 [email protected] Rushmore Curling Club Roosevelt Park Ice Arena, 235 Waterloo St., Rapid City, SD 57702 Mailing address & phone: c/o Club President Est. 2003 – 4 sheets (arena) www.rushmorecurling.com [email protected] Herb Kistler......................President/Membership Roster/Club Insurance Coordinator P.O. Box 1083, Rapid City, SD 57709 [email protected] Ron Nankivel.................................................Vice President/Youth Curling Coordinator Mike LaBonte..........................................................................................................Treasurer Roger Bohls.............................................................................................................Secretary Williston Basin Curling Club Williams County Fairgrounds, P.O. Box 5, Williston, ND 58802 Est. 1979 – 4 sheets 701-572-3338 www.willistoncurling.net [email protected] Marcia Benway........................................................................................................President [email protected] Travis Kitchens...............................................................................................Vice President [email protected] Lorie Glenn......................Treasurer/Club Insurance Coordinator/Roster Coordinator [email protected] Kristina Kitchens....................................................................................................Secretary [email protected] 92 )) www.usacurl.org Grand National Curling Club Grand National Curling Club of America Region website: www.gncc.org Gwen Krailo-Lyons................................................................................................President 171 Taylor St., Nashua, NH 03060 [email protected] Daniel Boerger.......................................................................................First Vice President [email protected] Charles Brown..................................................................................Second Vice President [email protected] Peter J. Lyons...........................................................................................................Treasurer [email protected] Ellen McDonnell.....................................................................................................Secretary [email protected] Mary Jane Walsh...................................................................College Curling Coordinator [email protected] Ashley Lawreck........................................................................Youth Curling Coordinator [email protected] Peter Ellis................................................................................................Media Coordinator [email protected] Ken McPartlin................................................................................Officiating Coordinator [email protected] Albany Curling Club (2015-16 officer information) 117 W. McKown Road, Guilderland, NY 12203 Est. 1955 – 2 sheets 518-456-6272 www.albanycurlingclub.com [email protected] Facebook: Search “Albany Curling Club” Twitter: @albanycurling Geoffrey Van Epps..................................................................................................President 6051 State Farm Road, Guilderland, NY 12084 [email protected] Amherst Curling Club, Inc. Mailing address: c/o Club President Est. 1960 – No sheets of ice/paper club Carol Wood.............................................................................................................President 1855 Macedon Center Road, Macedon, NY 14502 [email protected] Anthracite Curling Club The Ice Rink at Coal Street Park, 40 Coal St., Wilkes-Barre, PA 19702 Est. 2006 – 4 sheets (arena ice) www.anthracitecurling.com Jennifer Dobo..........................................................................................................President [email protected] Dylan Cawley..................................................................................................Vice President [email protected] John Burns...............................................................................................................Treasurer [email protected] Brandon Jackson.....................................................................................................Secretary [email protected] usa Curling (( 93 Grand National Curling Club Ardsley Curling Club North Mountain Drive, Dobbs Ferry, NY 10533 Mailing address: P.O. Box 54, Ardsley-on-Hudson, NY 10503 Est. 1932 – 3 sheets 914-591-8019 www.ardsleycurling.com [email protected] www.facebook.com/ardsleycurling Twitter: @ArdsleyCurling www.youtube.com/user/ardsleycurlingclub www.cafepress.com/ardsleycurlingclub Michael Shalhoub...................................................................................................President [email protected] Matt Scheiner.................................Vice President/Instruction & Training Coordinator [email protected] Tim Klein.............................................................Treasurer/Club Insurance Coordinator [email protected] Laura Hill.................................................................................................................Secretary [email protected] Jeff Casper.................................................................................Youth Curling Coordinator [email protected] Pauline Davies................................................................Membership Roster Coordinator [email protected] Atlanta Curling Club Center Ice Arena, 5750 Roswell Road NE, Sandy Springs, GA 30342 Mailing address: P.O. Box 72873, Marietta, GA 30007-2873 Est. 2010 – 6 sheets (arena) 678-590-2875 www.AtlantaCurlingClub.com [email protected] Facebook: Search “Atlanta Curling Club” Twitter: @atlcurling Hannah Hyde.......................................................President/Club Insurance Coordinator [email protected] Dan O’Toole........................................Vice President/Membership Roster Coordinator [email protected] Dennis Kalman.......................................................................................................Treasurer [email protected] Derek Behmke.........................................................................................................Secretary [email protected] John Farrar.............................................................Instruction and Training Coordinator [email protected] Belfast Curling Club 211 Belmont Ave., P.O. Box 281, Belfast, ME 04915 Est. 1957 – 3 sheets 207-338-9851 www.belfastcurlingclub.org [email protected] Jeff Jones...................................................................................................................President [email protected] Robert McHatton...........................................................................................Vice President [email protected] Donna Fancy........................................................Treasurer/Club Insurance Coordinator [email protected] Penny True & Merdith Coffin.............................................................................Secretaries [email protected] 94 )) www.usacurl.org Grand National Curling Club Ann Kirkpatrick.......................................................Instruction & Training Coordinator [email protected] Douglas Coffin......................................................................College Curling Coordinator [email protected] Steve McLaughlin..........................................................Membership Roster Coordinator [email protected] Mark Hall.................................................................................Youth Curling Coordinator [email protected] Boston Curling Club Mailing Address: c/o Club Treasurer Est. 1856 – No sheets/paper club Sam Williams..........................................................................................................President 14 Chadwick St., Acton, MA 01720 978-621-5988 [email protected] Thomas Claflin.......................................................................................................Treasurer [email protected] Stephen Farrell........................................................................................................Secretary 617-244-4804 Brooklyn Lakeside Curling Club (USCA provisional member) LeFrak Center at Lakeside, Prospect Park 171 East Drive, Brooklyn, New York 11225 Est. 2014 – 4 sheets (outdoor) [email protected] Facebook: Search “Brooklyn Curling” Twitter: @CurlBklyn Seth Mellin..............................................................................................................President 10 Maple St., F9, Brooklyn, NY 11225 [email protected] Erika Omundson...........................................................................................Vice President [email protected] Dean Roth...............................................................................................................Treasurer [email protected] John Avallone..........................................................................................................Secretary [email protected] Broomstones Curling Club 1 Curling Lane (138 Rice Road for GPS), Wayland, MA 01778 Est. 1968 – 4 sheets 508-358-2412 www.broomstones.com [email protected] www.facebook.com/broomstones Twitter: @broomstones www.youtube.com/user/broomstonescc Brian McCafferty....................................................................................................President [email protected] Andy O’Rourke..............................................................................................Vice President [email protected] Jennifer Leichter.....................................................................................................Treasurer [email protected] Sian McAlpin..........................................................................................................Secretary [email protected] usa Curling (( 95 Grand National Curling Club Bucks County Curling Club Bucks County Ice Sports Complex, 1185 York Road, Rink 2, Warminster, PA 18974 Est. 2010 – 4 sheets [email protected] www.buckscountycurlingclub.org Instagram: @buckscountycurling www.facebook.com/BucksCurlingClub Twitter: @BucksCurling Kevin Stayer.............................................................................................................President 2110 Ashton Drive, Jamison, PA 18929 [email protected] Dave Schmel...................................................................................................Vice President Jane Stayer................................................................................................................Treasurer Kristen Weiss...........................................................................................................Secretary Bill Laufer.......................................................................Membership Roster Coordinator Canadian Club of Boston Mailing address & phone: c/o Club President Est. 1960 – 4 sheets at The Country Club www.canadianclubofboston.com [email protected] Daniel P. Dacey.......................................................................................................President 19 Rendall Road, West Roxbury, MA 02132 [email protected] Tim Claflin IV.........................................................................................................Treasurer 45 Parley Road, Jamaica Plain, MA 02130 Jennifer Tschumakow.............................................................................................Secretary 115 Theodore Parker Road, West Roxbury, MA 02132 Cape Cod Curling Club 37 Highfield Drive, P.O. Box 396, Falmouth, MA 02541 Est. 1969 – 3 sheets 508-540-2414 www.capecodcurling.org Todd Benedict.........................................................................................................President [email protected] Catherine Offinger.........................................................................................Vice President [email protected] Richard Lousararian..............................................................................................Treasurer [email protected] Phil Bruce................................................................................................................Secretary [email protected] Charlotte Curling Association 6525 Old Statesville Road, Charlotte, NC 28269 Mailing address: 5009 Beatties Ford Road, Suite 107-242, Charlotte, NC 28216 Est. 2010 – 4 sheets 980-721-9987 www.charlottecurling.com [email protected] www.facebook.com/charlottecurling Twitter: @cltcurling Steve McKee.........................................................President/Club Insurance Coordinator 4582 Sunprince Drive, Harrisburg, NC 28075 [email protected] Omar Van Rooyen.........................................................................................Vice President [email protected] Todd Becher............................................................................................................Treasurer [email protected] 96 )) www.usacurl.org Grand National Curling Club Ronda Harlow.........................................................................................................Secretary [email protected] Peter Strickland.......................................................................Youth Curling Coordinator [email protected] Melissa Filanowicz.........................................................Membership Roster Coordinator [email protected] Jim Hackl...................................................................Instruction & Training Coordinator Chesapeake Curling Club Talbot County Community Center, 10028 Ocean Gateway, Easton, MD 21601 Mailing address: P.O. Box 753, Easton, MD 21601 Est. 1979 – 3 sheets 410-822-0893 www.chesapeakecurling.org [email protected] www.facebook.com/chesapeakecurling Twitter: @Chesapeake_CC Lorrie Needles.........................................................................................................President [email protected] Sandy Bemis...................................................................................................Vice President [email protected] Bruce Larson...........................................................................................................Treasurer [email protected] Sandy Frederick......................................................................................................Secretary [email protected] Jill Ferris...................................................................................Youth Curling Coordinator [email protected] Dana Weisgerber......................................................Instruction & Training Coordinator [email protected] Dick Bemis.....................................................................Membership Roster Coordinator [email protected] Coastal Carolina Curling Club Wilmington Ice House, 7201 Ogden Business Lane, Wilmington, NC 28411 Est. 2011 – 4 sheets (arena) 910-742-0008 www.coastalcurling.com [email protected] www.facebook.com/coastalcurling Twitter: @coastalcurling Roger White............................................................................................................President 1911 Brookhaven Road, Wilmington, NC 28403 [email protected] Barry Lantz.....................................................................................................Vice President [email protected] Anita Liebscher.......................................................................................................Treasurer [email protected] Sarah Woody...........................................................................................................Secretary [email protected] usa Curling (( 97 Grand National Curling Club Granite Curling Club Est. 1972 – No sheets of ice/paper club Peter J. Lyons...........................................................................................................President 171 Taylor St., Nashua, NH 03061 [email protected] Jack Tulley.......................................................................................................Vice President [email protected] Gwen Krailo-Lyons..............................................................................Secretary/Treasurer [email protected] Green Mountain Curling Club (2015-16 officer information) Mailing address: 106 South St., Essex Junction, VT 05452 Curls at the Bedford Curling Club, Bedford, Quebec Est. 2005 www.greenmountaincurlingclub.org [email protected] Facebook: www.facebook.com/GreenMountainCurlingClub Connie Dollinger....................................................................................................President 106 South St., Essex Junction, VT 05452 [email protected] Hartford Curling Club Mailing address: 240 Burlington Ave. #25, Bristol, CT 06010 www.hartfordcurling.com [email protected] Facebook: Search “Hartford Curling” Twitter: @hartfordcurling Erin Doucette..........................................................................................................President [email protected] Jersey Pinelands Curling Club The Igloo Ice-Rink, 3033 Fostertown Rd, Mt. Laurel, NJ 08054 Mailing address: 5 Cloverleaf Court, Medford, NJ 08055 Est. 2014 – 5 sheets (arena ice) www.jerseycurling.org [email protected] Facebook: Search “Jersey Pinelands Curling Club” Twitter: @JerseyCurling Frank Sharp................................President/Youth Curling/Club Insurance Coordinator 5 Cloverleaf Court, Medford, NJ 08055 [email protected] Bill Niedrach...................................................................................................Vice President [email protected] Thomas MacClave..................................................................................................Treasurer [email protected] Lisa Robertson.............................................Secretary/Membership Roster Coordinator [email protected] Jane Sharp.....................................College Curling/Instruction & Training Coordinator [email protected] Kayuta Lake Curling Club Mailing Address & Phone: c/o Club President Est. 2001 – Outdoor ice Carl Thomas............................................................................................................President 318 Buck Lane, Forestport, NY 13338 [email protected] 98 )) www.usacurl.org Grand National Curling Club Lake Placid Curling Club Saranac Lake Civic Center, 211 Ampersand Ave., Saranac Lake, NY 12983 P.O. Box 134, Saranac Lake, NY 12983 Est. 1981 – 5 sheets (arena ice) 518-327-3223 www.lpcurling.org [email protected] Darren Dalton.........................................................................................................President 5819 State Route 30, Lake Clear, NY 12945 [email protected] Steven Urquhart.............................................................................................Vice President [email protected] Tom McKernan......................................................................................................Treasurer [email protected] Elaine Sater..............................................................................................................Secretary [email protected] Willie Sheridan..............................................................Membership Roster Coordinator [email protected] Long Island Curling Club Long Island Sports Hub, 165 Eileen Way, Syosset, NY 11791 Mailing address: P.O. Box 1472, Commack, NY 11725 Est. 2008 – 4 sheets (arena) [email protected] www.licurling.org www.facebook.com/licurling Twitter: @licurling Instagram: @licurling Dave Tumminello...................................................................................................President 212 Victory Drive, Massapequa Park, NY 11762 [email protected] Christine Buquicchio...........................................................................First Vice President [email protected] Joe Olsey............................................................................................Second Vice President [email protected] Ted Phillips..........................................................Treasurer/Club Insurance Coordinator [email protected] Adrianne Rondinelli...............................................................................................Secretary [email protected] Matthew Scheiner..........................Instruction & Training/Youth/College Coordinator [email protected] Ruth Loomis...................................................................Membership Roster Coordinator [email protected] Merrimack Valley Curling Club Curls at Nashua Country Club, 25 Fairway St., Nashua, NH 03060 Est. 2006 – 3 sheets of ice at NashuaCC [email protected] www.mvcurling.com Johanna Shaw..........................................................................................................President 171 Mill Road, Chelmsford, MA 01824 [email protected] Joe Lessard......................................................................................................Vice President [email protected] Cindy Polizzi...........................................................................................................Treasurer [email protected] Teresa Ash................................................................................................................Secretary [email protected] usa Curling (( 99 Grand National Curling Club Nashua Country Club 25 Fairway St., Nashua, NH 03060 Est. 1916 – 3 sheets 603-888-0121 www.nashuacountryclub.com [email protected] Thomas Pawlowski.................................................................................................President [email protected] Christine DuPont....................................................................................................Secretary [email protected] Ed Clark.....................................................................Instruction & Training Coordinator [email protected] Ken Weintraub.........................................................................Youth Curling Coordinator [email protected] New Pond Mailing address & phone: c/o Club President Est. 1998 – 1 sheet (outdoor ice) http://newpondcurlingclub.webs.com Doug Burchesky......................................................................................................President 17 McKinley Ave., Walpole, MA 02081 [email protected] Jenna Burchesky.............................................................................................Vice President Anne Burchesky......................................................................................................Secretary New York Caledonian Curling Club 46 Sycamore Road, Mahopac, NY 10541 Mailing address & phone: c/o Club President Est. 1855 – 3 sheets at Ardsley Curling Club George Austin.........................................................................................................President 29 Boulder Trail, Bronxville, NY 10708 [email protected] Chris Banino..................................................................................................Vice President [email protected] Jerry McCarty.........................................................................................................Treasurer [email protected] Steve Smith..............................................................................................................Secretary 914-628-2089 Peter Austin..............................................................................Youth Curling Coordinator 914-591-6988 Norfolk Curling Club 701 Golf Drive, P.O. Box 102, Norfolk, CT 06058 Est. 1956 – 2 sheets 860-542-1100 www.norfolkcurlingclub.org [email protected] Facebook: Search “Curling in Norfolk” Alan Chandler.........................................President/Instruction & Training Coordinator [email protected] Michael Coe....................................................................................................Vice President [email protected] Deborah Lane-Olson..........................................Treasurer/Club Insurance Coordinator 860-824-1230 [email protected] Vickie Brown................................................Secretary/Membership Roster Coordinator [email protected] )) www.usacurl.org 100 Grand National Curling Club Nutmeg Curling Club 123 Glenwood Ave., Bridgeport, CT 06610 Mailing address: P.O. Box 5125, Bridgeport, CT 06610 Est. 1960 – 3 sheets 203-615-0077 www.nutmegcurling.com [email protected] www.facebook.com/nutmegcurling Twitter: @NutmegCurling Maura Cockey.........................................................................................................President 594 Merwin Ave., Milford, CT 06460 [email protected] Craig Doucette...............................................................................................Vice President [email protected] Karen Shane............................................................................................................Treasurer [email protected] Marianne Roggemann...........................................................................................Secretary [email protected] Ocean State Curling Club Cranston Veterans Memorial Ice Rink, 900 Phenix Ave., Cranston, RI 02921 Est. 2009 – 4 sheets (arena ice) 401-603-5732 www.oceanstatecurling.org [email protected] www.facebook.com/OceanStateCurlingClub Twitter: @oscurling Larry Riccitelli.........................................................................................................President 111 Ambassador Ave., Warwick, RI 02889 [email protected] Cory Powers............................................................................................................Treasurer Barb Smith...............................................................................................................Secretary Orlando Curling Club (USCA provisional member) RDV Sportsplex, 8701 Maitland Summit Blvd., Orlando, FL 32810 Club mailing address: 36 E. Rosevear St., Orlando, FL 32804 Est. 2014 – 5 sheets (arena ice) 407-536-6377 www.curlingorlando.com [email protected] www.facebook.com/curlingorlando Twitter: @CurlingOrlando Bryan Pittard...........................................................................................................President [email protected] Erik Maeder.............................................................................................................Secretary [email protected] Palmetto Curling Club The Pavilion, 400 Scottswood Road, Taylors, SC 29687 Est. 2010 – 4 sheets (arena ice) www.palmettocurling.com [email protected] www.facebook.com/palmettocurlingclub Twitter: @palmettocurling Ryan Smith...........................................................President/Club Insurance Coordinator 224 Ashridge Way, Simpsonville, SC 29681 [email protected] Kay Oken........................................................................................................Vice President [email protected] Keith Parker.............................................................................................................Treasurer [email protected] Nicole Plante...........................................................................................................Secretary [email protected] usa Curling (( 101 Grand National Curling Club Panther Curling Club Panthers Ice Den, 3299 Sportsplex Drive, Coral Springs, FL 33065 www.panthersiceden.com [email protected] Facebook: Search “Panthers Curling Club” Twitter: @PanthersCurling Brian Keegan.....................................................................................................Club contact [email protected] Petersham Curling Club 250 Main St., Route 32, Petersham, MA 01366 Mailing Address: P.O. Box 5, Athol, MA 01331 Est. 1960 – 2 sheets 978-724-3210 www.petershamcurling.org [email protected] www.facebook.com/petershamcurlingclub60 Twitter: @PetershamCurl Dave Conaghan......................................................................................................President [email protected] Scott Ennis......................................................................................................Vice President [email protected] Ted Paul...................................................................................................................Treasurer [email protected] Skye Padellaro.........................................................................................................Secretary [email protected] Philadelphia Curling Club 65 Plank Ave., Paoli, PA 19301 Mailing address: P.O. Box 715, Paoli, PA 19301-0715 Est. 1957 – 2 sheets 610-285-8448 www.philadelphiacurlingclub.org [email protected] www.facebook.com/phillycurling Twitter: @phillycurling Richard Chadwick..................................................................................................President [email protected] Tracy Schickel.................................................................................................Vice President [email protected] Pamela Stephani.....................................................................................................Treasurer [email protected] John O. Senior..............................................Secretary/Membership Roster Coordinator [email protected] Wayne Anderson......................................................Instruction & Training Coordinator [email protected] Leslie & Brian Dudt...............................................................Youth Curling Coordinators [email protected] Rob Van Schooneveld...........................................................Club Insurance Coordinator [email protected] Lynn Clouser.........................................................................College Curling Coordinator [email protected] Pine Tree Curling Club (2015-16 officer information) Troubh Ice Arena, 225 Park Ave., Portland, ME 04101 Est. 2014 – 5 sheets (arena) www.pinetreecurlingclub.com www.facebook.com/pinetreecurlingclub Twitter: @pinetreecurling Derek Campbell...............................................................................................Club Contact [email protected] )) www.usacurl.org 102 Grand National Curling Club Pittsburgh Curling Club Robert Morris University Island Sports Center 7600 Grand Ave., Pittsburgh, PA 15225 Est. 2002 – 5 sheets (arena) [email protected] www.pittsburghcurlingclub.com Twitter: @PghCurlingClub Facebook: www.facebook.com/pittsburghcurlingclub Steve Buffington......................................................................................................President [email protected] Mark Robinson..............................................................................................Vice President [email protected] Daphne Roberts......................................................................................................Treasurer [email protected] Karyn Drombosky..................................................................................................Secretary [email protected] Plainfield Curling Club 133 McKinley St., South Plainfield, NJ 07080 Est. 1963 – 2 sheets 908-668-9460 www.njcurling.org [email protected] www.facebook.com/njcurling Twitter: @njcurling Mary Cognetta.....................................................President/Club Insurance Coordinator [email protected] Ed Veltre..........................................................................................................Vice President [email protected] Joe Angelli...............................................................................................................Treasurer [email protected] Karen DeJong..........................................................................................................Secretary [email protected] Aaron Dubberley......................................................Instruction & Training Coordinator [email protected] Mary Lou Mitchell........................................................Membership Roster Coordinator [email protected] Potomac Curling Club 13810 Old Gunpowder Road, Laurel, MD 20707 Est. 1961 – 4 sheets 301-362-1116 www.curldc.org [email protected] Facebook: Search “Potomac Curling Club” Twitter: @curldc Linda Murphy.........................................................................................................President 11275 Independence Way, Ellicott City, MD 21042 [email protected] Joe Rockenbach..............................Vice President/Instruction & Training Coordinator [email protected] Dawn Findlay......................................................Treasurer/Club Insurance Coordinator [email protected] Courtney Shaw............................................Secretary/Membership Roster Coordinator [email protected] Kim Clawson...........................................................................Youth Curling Coordinator [email protected] Emily English........................................................................College Curling Coordinator [email protected] usa Curling (( 103 Grand National Curling Club Rochester Curling Club 71 Deep Rock Road, Rochester, NY 14624 Est. 1961 – 4 sheets 585-235-8246 www.rochestercurling.org [email protected] www.facebook.com/RochesterCurlingClub Twitter: @RocCurling Chris Lee..................................................................................................................President 6 Oak Grove, Pittsford, NY 14534 [email protected] Kathy Schmitz................................................................................................Vice President [email protected] Val Swol................................................................Treasurer/Club Insurance Coordinator [email protected] Larry Ahle....................................................Secretary/Membership Roster Coordinator [email protected] John Yaworski.......................................................................College Curling Coordinator [email protected] Clark Raven...............................................................Instruction & Training Coordinator [email protected] Phil White................................................................................Youth Curling Coordinator [email protected] Rutland Rocks Curling Club Giorgetti Arena, 2 Oak St., Rutland, VT 05401 Mailing address: c/o Club President Est. 2007 – 4 sheets (arena ice) 802-236-9407 www.rutlandrocks.com [email protected] Dean Mooney..........................................................................................................President 48 Grover Drive, Rutland, VT 05701 802-236-9407 [email protected] Linda Mercier.................................................................................................Vice President Andrea Coppola.....................................................................................................Treasurer Lauren Olewnik......................................................................................................Secretary Schenectady Curling Club 1084 Balltown Road, Niskayuna, NY 12309 Est. 1907 – 4 sheets 518-372-4063 www.schenectadycurlingclub.us [email protected] Facebook: Search “Schenectady Curling Club” Twitter: @curlschenectady Kirk Wallace............................................................................................................President 16 Dorothy Lane, Glenville, NY 12302 [email protected] Jim Meinhold..................................................................................................Vice President [email protected] Charlene Fitzgerald.............................................Treasurer/Club Insurance Coordinator [email protected] John Adair................................................................................................................Secretary [email protected] Jeff Brewster................................................College Curling/Youth Curling Coordinator [email protected] Rebecca Trousil.........................................................Instruction & Training Coordinator [email protected] Kathy Brown..................................................................Membership Roster Coordinator )) www.usacurl.org 104 Grand National Curling Club South Shore Curling Club Bridgewater Ice Arena, 20 Bedford Park, Bridgewater, MA 02324 Est. 2010 – 5 sheets (arena ice) 508-715-4355 www.southshorecurling.com [email protected] www.facebook.com/southshorecurl Twitter, Instagram & Flickr: @southshorecurl Kieran Chapman....................................................................................................President [email protected] Jamie Quinn...................................................................................................Vice President [email protected] Jane Sousa................................................................................................................Treasurer [email protected] Erin O’Shea..............................................................................................................Secretary [email protected] The Country Club 1919 Clyde St., Chestnut Hill, MA 02467 Est. 1882 – 4 sheets www.curlbrookline.com 617-566-0240 Melissa C. England.................................................................................................President 617-983-0636 Greg Eisenhower......................................................Instruction & Training Coordinator 617-983-0636 Triangle Curling Club 2310 So-Hi Drive, Durham, NC 27709 Mailing Address: P.O. Box 14628, Durham, NC 27709 Est. 1995 – 4 sheets 919-908-6123 www.trianglecurling.com [email protected] www.facebook.com/trianglecurling Twitter: @trianglecurling Chris Juan................................................................................................................President [email protected] Andrew Pearson.............................................................................................Vice President [email protected] Keith Scott............................................................Treasurer/Club Insurance Coordinator [email protected] Marc Audy...............................................................................................................Secretary [email protected] Upper Valley Curling & Woodstock Curling Club Union Arena, 80 Amsden Way, Woodstock, VT 05091 Wendall A. Barwood Arena, 45 Highland Ave, White River Junction, VT 05001 Est. 2007 – 8 sheets (arena ice) 802-457-2500 http://www.uppervalleycurling.org [email protected] Facebook: www.facebook.com/UpperValleyCurling Paula Flanders.........................................................................................................President 131 Young Hill Road, Sunapee, NH 03782 [email protected] Todd Allen......................................................................................................Vice President [email protected] Dave Dugdale..........................................................................................................Treasurer [email protected] Patricia Bray.............................................................................................................Secretary [email protected] usa Curling (( 105 Grand National Curling Club Utica Curling Club 8300 Clark Mills Road, Whitesboro, NY 13492-3912 Est. 1868 – 6 sheets 315-736-1724 www.uticacurlingclub.org [email protected] www.facebook.com/UticaCurlingClub Fred Hicks...............................................................................................................President [email protected] Roger Rowlett.................................................................................................Vice President Brad Anderson........................................................................................................Treasurer [email protected] Doug Smith.............................................................................................................Secretary Roger Rowlett........................................................................College Curling Coordinator [email protected] Joyce Shaffer...........................................................................Club Insurance Coordinator [email protected] Curling Club of Virginia Richmond Ice Zone, 636 Johnston Willis Drive, North Chesterfield, VA 23236 Mailing address: c/o Club President Est. 2010 – 4 sheets (arena ice) [email protected] www.curlingva.org Twitter: @CurlingVA www.facebook.com/CurlingVA Travis Hamilton......................................................................................................President 8010 Marwood Drive, North Chesterfield, VA 23235 [email protected] Mary Millage..................................................................................................Vice President [email protected] Andrew McBride.........................................Treasurer/Membership Roster Coordinator [email protected] Jenn Fox...................................................................................................................Secretary [email protected] Weston Curling Club Est. 1990 – 4 sheets at Broomstones 978-546-3847 Steven J. Kitses........................................................................................................President 781-259-9370 Great Lakes Curling Association www.greatlakescurling.org [email protected] Ben Levy...................................................................................................................President 7571 Streamwood Drive, Ypsilanti, MI 48197 [email protected] Sandra Takata.................................................................................................Vice President [email protected] Mark McElwee........................................................................................................Treasurer [email protected] Martha Lemert.......................................................................................................Secretary [email protected] )) www.usacurl.org 106 Great Lakes Curling Association Bowling Green Curling Club 19901 N. Dixie Highway, Bowling Green, OH 43402 Est. 1968 – 4 sheets 419-751-CURL www.bgcurlingclub.com [email protected] www.facebook.com/CurlingClubBG Twitter: @BGCurling Shannon Orr............................................................................................................President 128 Biddle St., Bowling Green, OH 43402 [email protected] Gary Saddler...................................................................................................Vice President Matt Smith...........................................................Treasurer/Club Insurance Coordinator Mary Zaums............................................................................................................Secretary [email protected] Cincinnati Curling Club (2015-16 Officer information) Cincinnati Gardens, 2250 E. Seymour Ave., Cincinnati, OH 45212 Est. 2010 – 4 sheets (arena ice) [email protected] www.cincinnaticurlingclub.com www.facebook.com/CincinattiCurlingClub Twitter: @CincyCurling Jonathan Penney...........President/College/Youth/Instruction & Training Coordinator 7479 Hunters Trail, West Chester, OH 45069 [email protected] Shawn O’Connor............................................................................................Vice President [email protected] Dave Forcum...........................................................................................................Treasurer [email protected] Stephanie Simpson.................................................................................................Secretary [email protected] Debbie Coviello.............................................................Membership Roster Coordinator [email protected] Circle City Curling Club Indiana State Fairgrounds, Indianapolis, IN Est. 2007 – 5 sheets (arena ice) [email protected] www.circlecitycurling.wordpress.com Facebook: Search “Circle City Curling Club” Twitter: @CircleCityCurl Ernie Forney............................................................................................................President 11606 Rolling Springs Drive, Carmel, IN 46033 [email protected] Adam Van Zee................................................................................................Vice President [email protected] Tammy Hoffman.............Treasurer/Membership Roster/Club Insurance Coordinator [email protected] Steve Straiger...........................................................................................................Secretary [email protected] usa Curling (( 107 Great Lakes Curling Association Cleveland Skating Club 2500 Kemper Road, Shaker Heights, OH 44120 Est. 1962 – 5 sheets (arena) 216-791-2800 www.clevelandskatingclub.org [email protected] Annie & Rick Hubbard.....................................................................Curling Coordinators 2712 Wadsworth Road, Shaker Heights, OH 44122 [email protected] [email protected] Kim Barton................................................................Instruction & Training Coordinator 23476 Laureldale Road, Shaker Heights, OH 44122 [email protected] Columbus Curling Club 2999 Silver Drive, Columbus, OH 43224 Est. 2004 – 3 sheets www.columbuscurling.com www.facebook.com/columbuscurling/ 614-265-2875 [email protected] Twitter:@ColumbusCurling Jack Gaynor.............................................................................................................President [email protected] Mike Groeniger..............................................................................................Vice President Leeanne Chandler..................................................................................................Treasurer Heather Yardley.......................................................................................................Secretary [email protected] Copper Country Curling Club 57189 Mackinac Trail, Calumet, MI 49913 Est. 1993 – 2 sheets 906-337-5582 www.coppercountrycurlingclub.com [email protected] www.facebook.com/coppercountrycurlingclub Gary Lassila.............................................President/Instruction & Training Coordinator 57126 Calumet Ave., Calumet, MI 49913 [email protected] Alex Hughes........................................Vice President/Membership Roster Coordinator [email protected] Noel Hanson........................................................Treasurer/Club Insurance Coordinator [email protected] Sue Mickus...............................................................................................................Secretary [email protected] Curl Troy (USCA provisional member) NTPRD Chiller, 301 W. Main St., Springfield, OH 45504 RiverScape MetroPark (outdoor), 237 E. Monument Ave., Dayton, OH 45402 Club mailing address: c/o Club President Est. 2010 – 3-4 sheets (arena ice) 937-617-CURL www.curltroy.org [email protected] www.facebook.com/CurlTroy Bruce Clingan.........................................................................................................President 335 S. Market St., Troy, OH 45373 [email protected] Mike Harwat...................................................................................................Vice President [email protected] Stephanie Clingan..................................................................................................Treasurer [email protected] )) www.usacurl.org 108 Great Lakes Curling Association Delta Rocks Curling Club Wells Sports Complex, 1647 17.4 Road, Escanaba, MI 49829 Mailing address: c/o Club Treasurer Est. 2003 – 2 sheets (arena ice) [email protected] Jim Beauchamp.......................................................................................................President [email protected] Joe Shaw..........................................................................................................Vice President [email protected] Kathy Kohtala.......................................................................................Secretary/Treasurer 6 Aspen Lane, Gladstone, MI 49837 [email protected] Detroit Curling Club 1615 E. Lewiston Ave., Ferndale, MI 48220 Mailing address: P.O. Box 1094, Royal Oak, MI 48068-1094 Est. 1885 – 4 sheets 248-544-0635 www.detroitcurlingclub.com [email protected] Facebook: Search “Detroit Curling Club” Jim Morris...............................................................................................................President P.O. Box 1094, Royal Oak, MI 48068 [email protected] Ben Levy...............................................Vice President/Membership Roster Coordinator [email protected] Brooke Schneider...................................................................................................Treasurer [email protected] Daniel Maggio......................................................Secretary/Club Insurance Coordinator [email protected] Michael Grudzinski.................................................Instruction & Training Coordinator [email protected] Gerry Tortorelli.......................................................................Youth Curling Coordinator [email protected] Fort Wayne Curling Club 3674 N. Wells St., Fort Wayne, IN 46808 Est. 2010 – 3 sheets 206-739-5182 www.fortwaynecurling.com [email protected] Facebook: Search “Fort Wayne Curling Club” Twitter & Instagram: @FWCurling Ruthie Ilnicki...........................................................................................................President [email protected] Bob Leckron...................................................................................................Vice President [email protected] Rob Binns................................................................................................................Treasurer [email protected] Shawn Gunst...........................................................................................................Secretary [email protected] Jeff Bockelman......................................................................College Curling Coordinator [email protected] Matt Hart...................................................................Instruction & Training Coordinator [email protected] Craig Fischer......................................Membership Roster/Club Insurance Coordinator [email protected] usa Curling (( 109 Great Lakes Curling Association Great Smoky Mountains Curling Club Ice Chalet, 100 Lebanon St., P.O. Box 23972, Knoxville, TN 37933 Est. 2004 – 5 sheets (arena ice) [email protected] www.curlknoxville.com www.facebook.com/curlknoxville Cindy Kortebein.....................................................................................................President 10504 River Ridge Road, Knoxville, TN 37922 [email protected] Lauren Cunningham..........................................Treasurer/Club Insurance Coordinator [email protected] Bill Carter.................................................................................................................Secretary [email protected] Kalamazoo Curling Club Wings Stadium, 3600 Vanrick Drive, Kalamazoo, MI 49001 Est. 2008 – 5 sheets [email protected] www.kalamazoocurlingclub.com Twitter: @curlthezoo Facebook: Search “Kalamazoo Curling Club” Marcus Gleaton.......................................................................................................President [email protected] Krista Ragotzy................................................................................................Vice President [email protected] Thomas Deater........................................................................................................Treasurer [email protected] Garnet Eckstrand....................................................................................................Secretary [email protected] Lansing Curling Club Currently using ice at the Kalamazoo Curling Club (see info above) Est. 1972; re-established in 2010 – 5 sheets www.lansingcurls.org [email protected] Facebook: www.facebook.com/LansingCurlingClub Twitter: @lansingcurls Mark McElwee........................................................................................................President 605 E. Geneva Drive, Dewitt, MI 48820 [email protected] Ian Mays..........................................................................................................Vice President [email protected] Rachael Eubanks.....................................................................................................Treasurer [email protected] Allan Blaske.............................................................................................................Secretary [email protected] Lewiston Curling Club 4230 County Road 612, Lewiston, MI 49756 Est. 1960 – 2 sheets 789-786-3888 www.lewistoncurlingclub.com [email protected] Walt Keskine............................................................................................................President [email protected] John Boris.......................................................................................................Vice President [email protected] Diana Hlywa...........................................................................................................Treasurer [email protected] Dominic Manzi.......................................................................................................Secretary [email protected] )) www.usacurl.org 110 Great Lakes Curling Association Mayfield Curling Club 1545 Sheridan Road, South Euclid, OH 44121 Est. 1962 – 3 sheets 216-381-0826, Ext. 146 www.mayfieldcurling.com [email protected] Cindy Riehl.............................................President/Instruction & Training Coordinator 2286 Delaware Drive, Cleveland, OH 44106 [email protected] Susan Frankel.................................................................................................Vice President [email protected] Byron Sah................................................................................................................Treasurer [email protected] Michael Moore......................................................................College Curling Coordinator [email protected] Mindy Kosmin........................................................................Youth Curling Coordinator [email protected] Bill Forsythe III......................................................................Club Insurance Coordinator [email protected] Michael Mann................................................................Membership Roster Coordinator [email protected] Midland Curling Club 2009 Jefferson Ave., Midland, MI 48640 Est. 1962 – 4 sheets 989-923-2875 www.midlandcurls.org [email protected] Michael Devon........................................................................................................President 1905 Burlington Drive, Midland, MI 48642 [email protected] Steve Passmore...............................................................................................Vice President [email protected] Craig Murchison....................................................................................................Treasurer [email protected] Simon Cook.............................................................................................................Secretary [email protected] Mike Graves....................................Instruction & Training/Youth Curling Coordinator [email protected] Kevin Heye.....................................................................Membership Roster Coordinator Traverse City Curling Club Centre Ice Arena, 1600 Chartwell Drive, Traverse City, MI 49696 Est. 2014 – 4 sheets (arena ice) www.tccurling.org [email protected] www.facebook.com/tccurling/ Twitter: @tccurling Don Piche................................................................................................................President [email protected] Dave Eggli.......................................................................................................Vice President [email protected] Chuck Pittenger......................................................................................................Treasurer [email protected] Jim McDonnell.....................................................Secretary/Club Insurance Coordinator [email protected] usa Curling (( 111 Illinois Curling Association Jillian Riecke.............................................................Instruction & Training Coordinator [email protected] Tom Johnson............................................................................Youth Curling Coordinator Illinois Curling Association www.curlillinois.org Walter Burns...........................................................................................................President 1274 Telegraph, Lake Forest, IL 60045 [email protected] David Jamros..................................................................................................Vice President [email protected] Mark Striblen..........................................................................................................Treasurer [email protected] Lauren Sturdy..........................................................................................................Secretary [email protected] Cedar Rapids Curling Club Cedar Rapids Ice Arena, 1100 Rockford Road SW, Cedar Rapids, IA 52404 Est. 2012 – 6 sheets (arena) 319-438-2875 www.cedarrapidscurling.com [email protected] www.facebook.com/cedarrapidscurling Twitter: @crcurlingclub Instagram: @crcurlingclub Lon Peper.................................................................................................................President 330 26th St. NW, Cedar Rapids, IA 52405 [email protected] Mark Olson.....................................................................................................Vice President 482 Battle Creek Drive, Marion, IA 52302 [email protected] Phil Burian..............................................................................................................Treasurer 318 Crescent St. SE, Cedar Rapids, IA 52403 [email protected] Doug Cox.................................................................................................................Secretary 2537 Ellis View Court NW, Cedar Rapids, IA 52403 [email protected] Phil Engen......................................................................Membership Roster Coordinator 4913 Lincoln Heights Drive, Cedar Rapids, IA 52403 [email protected] Chicago Curling Club 555 Dundee Road, Chicago, IL 60062 Est. 1948 – 4 sheets 847-564-9877 www.chicagocurlingclub.org [email protected] Dave Haverick.........................................................................................................President [email protected] Kerry Dickson................................................................................................Vice President [email protected] Jim Klann.............................................................Treasurer/Club Insurance Coordinator [email protected] Joby Berman............................................................................................................Secretary [email protected] Stan Slabas..........................................................Co-Instruction & Training Coordinator [email protected] )) www.usacurl.org 112 Illinois Curling Association Doug Boyd..........................................................Co-Instruction & Training Coordinator [email protected] Jim & Deb Murray...............................................................College Curling Coordinators [email protected]@sbcglobal.net Lisa Boland..............................................................................Youth Curling Coordinator [email protected] Chris Longee..................................................................Membership Roster Coordinator [email protected] Des Moines Curling Club Metro Ice Sports Facility, 5100 NW 72nd St, Urbandale, IA 50322 Mailing address: c/o Club President Est. 2014 – 3 sheets (arena ice) [email protected] www.dmcurling.com www.facebook.com/DMCurling Michael Sible................President/Membership Roster & Club Insurance Coordinator 2223 Holliwell Valley Court, Winterset, IA 50273 [email protected] Michael Laing...............................................................................Vice President/Treasurer Scott Bonner............................................................................................................Secretary Exmoor Country Club 700 Vine Ave., Highland Park, IL 60035 Est. 1896 – 4 sheets www.exmoorcountryclub.org 847-432-3600 Russ Brown.........................................................................................Chairman of Curling 1055 Mount Vernon Ave., Lake Forest, IL 60045 [email protected] Ken Brown..................................................................................Vice Chairman of Curling [email protected] Dave Kassner............................................................................Youth Curling Coordinator [email protected] Northwestern University Curling Club 555 Dundee Road, Chicago, IL 60062 Est. 2005 – 4 sheets (uses ice at Chicago Curling Club) [email protected] Reda Al-Bahrani.....................................................................................................President [email protected] Eddie Brooks...........................................................................................................Treasurer [email protected] Peiyao Chen.............................................................................................................Secretary [email protected] St. Louis Curling Club Creve Coeur Ice Arena, 11400 Olde Cabin Road, St. Louis, MO 63141 Mailing address: 133 Echo Lake Circle, Byrnes Mill, MO 63025 Est. 2010 – 4 sheets (arena ice) [email protected] www.stlouiscurlingclub.org Twitter: @stlcurlingclub www.facebook.com/stlcurlingclub Becca Walters..........................................................................................................President 604 Aspen Trace Drive, St. Peters, MO 63376 [email protected] Christine Ellis.................................................................................................Vice President [email protected] usa Curling (( 113 Illinois Curling Association Cathy Kromer.........................................................................................................Treasurer [email protected] Tatiana Barry...........................................................................................................Secretary [email protected] Waltham Curling Club 3926 E. 758th Road, P.O. Box 11, Triumph, IL 61371-0011 Est. 1884 – 3 sheets 815-538-3420 www.walthamcurling.org [email protected] Facebook: Search “Waltham Curling Club” Rachel Puckett........................................................................................................President [email protected] Mike Sundberg...............................................................................................Vice President [email protected] Ron Hindt................................................................................................................Treasurer [email protected] Lisa Salander............................................................................................................Secretary [email protected] Dawn Hess...............................................................................Youth Curling Coordinator [email protected] Wilmette Curling Club (2015-16 officer information) Est. 1968 – 4 sheets (curls at Exmoor) www.wilmettecurling.org Walter Burns...........................................................................................................President 1274 Telegraph, Lake Forest, IL 60045 [email protected] Windy City Curling Club Seven Bridges Ice Arena, 6690 Illinois Route 53, Woodridge, IL 60517 Est. 2012 – 6 sheets (arena ice) 630-791-0138 www.windycitycurling.com [email protected] www.facebook.com/WindyCityCurling Twitter: @WindyCity_CC Jeff Sampson............................................................................................................President 30W111 Bruce Lane, Naperville, IL 60563 [email protected] Matt Galas.......................................................................................................Vice President [email protected] David Jamros...........................................................................................................Treasurer [email protected] Chuck Justis.............................................................................................................Secretary [email protected] )) www.usacurl.org 114 Mid-America Curling Association Mid-America Curling Association David Franklin........................................................................................................President [email protected] Cynthia Smith................................................................................................Vice President [email protected] Nick Myers..............................................................................................................Treasurer [email protected] Ian Wolfe..................................................................................................................Secretary [email protected] Aksarben Curling Club Tranquility Ice Plex, 12550 West Maple Road, Omaha, NE 68164 Mailing address: P.O. Box 31157, Omaha, NE 68131 Est. 1958 – 4 sheets (arena) [email protected] 402-915-2875 www.CurlAksarben.com Twitter: @CurlAksarben Steven Taylor......................President/Youth Curling/Membership Roster Coordinator 7431 Spring St., Omaha, NE 68124 [email protected] Paul Benardy...................................................................................................Vice President [email protected] Jason Buzzell........................................................Treasurer/Club Insurance Coordinator [email protected] Nancy Myers........................................................Secretary/College Curling Coordinator [email protected] Pete LaFleur...............................................................Training & Instruction Coordinator [email protected] Steve Jaixen...............................................................................Youth Curling Coordinator [email protected] Dan Castro......................................................................Membership Roster Coordinator [email protected] Nick Allmaker........................................................................Club Insurance Coordinator [email protected] Broadmoor Curling Club Broadmoor World Arena Ice Hall 3185 Venetucci Blvd, Colorado Springs, CO 80906 Mailing address & phone: c/o Club President Est. 1968 – 4 sheets (arena) [email protected] www.coloradocurling.org Paula Bloom............................................................................................................President 4202 Round Hill Drive, Colorado Springs, CO 80922 [email protected] Kathy Bannick.........................................................................................................Treasurer [email protected] Jorgette Krsulic........................................................................................................Secretary [email protected] Nate Trachta..............................................................Instruction & Training Coordinator [email protected] Sue Wenstrand...............................................................Membership Roster Coordinator [email protected] usa Curling (( 115 Mid-America Curling Association Dallas/Fort Worth Curling Club Dr Pepper StarCenter, 12700 N. Stemmons Freeway, Farmers Branch, TX 75234 Est. 2002 – 5 sheets (arena) [email protected] www.dfwcurling.com Twitter: @dfw_curling www.youtube.com/dfwcurling www.facebook.com/dfwcurling Jason Hotra..............................................................................................................President [email protected] Danielle Lohmann.........................................................................................Vice President [email protected] Greg Watkins.......................................................Treasurer/Club Insurance Coordinator [email protected] Patti Brunson..........................................................................................................Secretary [email protected] Mike Leveck..............................................................Instruction & Training Coordinator [email protected] Garrett Skrehart.............................................................Membership Roster Coordinator [email protected] Denver Curling Club 14100 West Seventh Ave., Golden, CO 80401 Est. 1965 – 4 sheets 303-321-1107 www.denvercurlingclub.com [email protected] www.facebook.com/DenverCurlingClub Twitter: @CurlDenver www.youtube.com/user/DenverCurling www.linkedin.com/company/denver-curling-club Phil Moir..................................................................................................................President 4920 S. Netherland Way, Centennial, CO 80015 [email protected] Matt Culbertson.............................................................................................Vice President [email protected] Dan Ahern......................................................................................................Vice President [email protected] Sean Stevinson.....Vice President/Instruction & Training/Youth Curling Coordinator [email protected] John Cherrey...........................................................................................................Treasurer [email protected] Jen Nguyen..............................................................................................................Secretary [email protected] Emily Lewis.............................................................................................................Secretary 720-276-3300 [email protected] Curling Club of Houston Bellerive Ice Center, 7300 Bellerive Drive, Houston, TX 77036 Est. 1973 – 4 sheets (arena) [email protected] www.houstoncurling.com Twitter: @HoustonCurling www.facebook.com/groups/HoustonCurling Carl Schaeper..........................................................................................................President 5734 Benning Drive, Houston, TX 77096 [email protected] Billy Reynolds................................................................................................Vice President [email protected] )) www.usacurl.org 116 Mid-America Curling Association Matthew Kane.........................................................................................................Secretary [email protected] Greg Major................................................................Instruction & Training Coordinator [email protected] Kansas City Curling Club (2015-16 officer information) Line Creek Community Center 5940 NW Waukomis Drive, Kansas City, MO 64151 Est. 1987 – 5 sheets (arena) 816-806-1732 www.kccurling.com [email protected] Ian Wolfe..................................................................................................................President 913-677-4668 Lone Star Curling Club Chaparral Ice Skating Rink, 2525 W. Anderson Lane, Austin, TX 78757 Mailing address: P.O. Box 660181, Austin, TX 78766 Est. 2006 – 5 sheets (arena ice) [email protected] www.lonestarcurlingclub.org Twitter:@lonestarcurlingclub www.facebook.com/LoneStarCurlingClub Ken Poklitar.............................................................................................................President 130 Lakewood Trail, Leander, TX 78641 [email protected] Buck Krawczyk...............................................................................................Vice President [email protected] Landon Russell........................................................................................................Treasurer [email protected] Joe Glaeser...............................................................................................................Secretary [email protected] Kelly Kozlovsky..............................................................Membership Roster Coordinator [email protected] Oklahoma Curling Club (2015-16 officer information) Arctic Edge Ice Arena, 14613 N. Kelly Ave., Edmond, OK 73013 Mailing address: P.O. Box 5244, Edmond, OK 73083 Est. 2010 – 4 sheets (arena) www.okcurling.com Facebook & Instagram: Search “OK curling” Twitter: @okcurling Rebecca Thompson................................................................................................President 2306 Cheval Pointe Drive, Edmond, OK 73034 [email protected] Poudre Valley Curling Club (2015-16 officer information) 1801 Riverside Ave, Fort Collins CO 80525 Est. 2015 • 3 sheets (arena) www.poudrevalleycurling.com Facebook: Search “Poudre Valley Curling” Twitter: @CurlPVC Nathan Mascarenas................................................................................................President 6 Elm St., Windsor, CO 80550 [email protected] usa Curling (( 117 Mid-America Curling Association Telluride Curling Club (USCA provisional member) Hanley Ice Rink, 500 E. Colorado Ave., Telluride, CO 81435 P.O. Box 2877, Telluride, CO 81435 Est. 2015 – 2 sheets (arena ice) 970-708-0215 https://www.facebook.com/TellurideCurling [email protected] JD Wise....................................................................................................................President Megan Wise....................................................................................................Vice President Brian Anderson......................................................................................................Treasurer Minnesota Curling Association www.mncurling.org Kathy Busch.............................................................................................................President [email protected] Phil DeVore...........................................................................................First Vice President [email protected] Denny Bone......................................................................................Second Vice President [email protected] Norma O’Leary.......................................................................................................Treasurer [email protected] Cynthia Johnson.....................................................................................................Secretary [email protected] Arden Hills Curling Club Curls at St. Paul Curling Club, 470 Selby Ave., St. Paul, MN 55102 Est. 1974 – 8 sheets at St. Paul Curling Club 651-224-7408 www.stpaulcurlingclub.org Nancy Nelson..........................................................................................................President [email protected] Bemidji Curling Club 1230 23rd St. NW, P.O. Box 101, Bemidji, MN 56619 Est. 1935 – 6 sheets 218-751-1123 www.bemidjicurling.org [email protected] Teresa Trepanier......................................................................................................President 11126 Radar Road NW, Bemidji, MN 56601 218-444-5810 Chase Jackson.................................................................................................Vice President [email protected] Eric Fenson......................Treasurer/Membership Roster/Club Insurance Coordinator [email protected] Pete Harrison..........................................................................................................Secretary [email protected] Brainerd Lakes Curling Club Fran Holden Curling Arena at the Crow Wing County Fairgrounds 2000 SE 13th St., Brainerd, MN 56401 Mailing address: P.O. Box 361, Brainerd, MN 56401 Est. 1996 – 4 sheets 218-454-2875 www.brainerdcurling.org [email protected] Facebook: Search “Brainerd Lakes Curling” MaryJo Hamilton....................................................................................................President [email protected] )) www.usacurl.org 118 Minnesota Curling Association Mark Pfeifer....................................................................................................Vice President [email protected] Dusty Nelson...........................................................................................................Treasurer [email protected] Toni Czeczok..................................................................Membership Roster Coordinator [email protected] Cambridge Competitive Curling Club (2015-16 officer information) Highway 95, Isanti County Fairgrounds, Cambridge, MN 55008 Mailing Address: P.O. Box 204, Cambridge, MN 55008 www.cambridgecurlingclub.com 612-282-1557 [email protected] Tom Heinen............................................................................................................President 624 249th Ave. NE, Isanti, MN 55040 [email protected] Chisholm Curling Club (2014-15 officer information) Memorial Park, P.O. Box 62, Chisholm, MN 55719 4 sheets www.chisholmcurlingclub.com 218-254-7923 [email protected] Ed Chamernick.......................................................................................................President [email protected] Cook County Curling Club 317 W. Fifth St., Grand Marais, MN 55604 Mailing address: P.O. Box 176, Grand Marais, MN 55604 Est. 1962 (re-established 1995) – 4 sheets [email protected] www.cookcountycurlingclub.com Facebook: Search “Cook County Curling” Mark Pedersen........................................................................................................President [email protected] Bill Parish........................................................................................................Vice President [email protected] Joanne Smith......................................Treasurer/Secretary/Club Insurance Coordinator [email protected] Karen Futterer................................................................................................Vice Treasurer [email protected] Hilja Iverson...................................................................................................Vice Secretary [email protected] Curl Mesabi 901 Hat Trick Ave., Eveleth, MN 55734 Mailing address: P.O. Box 500, Virginia, MN 55792 Est. 1998 – 8 sheets 218-744-1302 www.curlmesabi.com Facebook: Search “Curl Mesabi” Phill Drobnick..............................................President/Membership Roster Coordinator [email protected] Gordy Dahl.....................................................................................................Vice President [email protected] Craig Doughty.........................................................................................................Secretary [email protected] Kelsey Coldigelli.....................................................................................................Treasurer [email protected] usa Curling (( 119 Minnesota Curling Association Ross Harvey..............................................................................Youth Curling Coordinator [email protected] Bobby Damkroeger..................................................Instruction & Training Coordinator [email protected] Dakota Curling Club 20775 Holt Ave., Lakeville, MN 55044 Est. 2006 – 6 sheets www.dakotacurling.org www.facebook.com/Dakota Curling Club 952-479-0322 [email protected] Darcy Ellarby................................................President/Membership Roster Coordinator 612-695-5999 [email protected] Sandra McMakin...........................Vice President/Instruction & Training Coordinator [email protected] John Larson..........................................................Treasurer/Club Insurance Coordinator [email protected] Lisa Nowak..............................................................................................................Secretary [email protected] Duluth Curling Club 327 Harbor Drive, Duluth, MN 55802 Est. 1891 – 8 sheets 218-727-1851 www.duluthcurlingclub.org [email protected] Facebook: Search “Duluth Curling Club” Twitter: @duluthcurlingclub Linda Christensen..................................................................................................President 4904 Maxwell Road, Duluth, MN 55804 [email protected] Phil DeVore....................................................................................................Vice President [email protected] Bill Carlson.......................................................................................................Treasurer [email protected] Nancy Odden..........................................................................................................Secretary [email protected] Dick Wicklund..........Instruction/Youth/College/Club Insurance/Roster Coordinator [email protected] Four Seasons Curling Club at Fogerty Arena U.S. Olympic Training Site for Curling 9250 Lincoln St. NE, Blaine, MN 55434 Est. 2013 – 6 sheets 763-780-3328 www.fourseasonscurlingclub.com [email protected] www.facebook.com/FourSeasonsCurlingClub Twitter: @FourSeasonsCurl John Benton.......................................................................Director of Curling Operations [email protected] Eric Tebben...................................................................League & Membership Chairman [email protected] Matt Fowler.............................................................................Bonspiel & Event Chairman [email protected] Regan (Mizuno) Birr...........................................................Manager of Communications [email protected] )) www.usacurl.org 120 Minnesota Curling Association Glacial Ridge Curling Club Willmar Civic Center, 2707 Arena Drive, Willmar, MN 56201 Mailing address: P.O. Box 2146, Willmar, MN 56201 Est. 2004 – 5 sheets (arena) 320-403-3398 www.willmarcurling.org [email protected] Josh Bernhagen.......................................................................................................President [email protected] Don Nelson.....................................................................................................Vice President Gary Johnson..........................................................................................................Treasurer Sharon Nelson.........................................................................................................Secretary Tom Stoffel................................................................Instruction & Training Coordinator Don Nelson....................................................................Membership Roster Coordinator Hallock Curling Club 514 South Bryan Ave., Hallock, MN 56728 Mailing address: PO Box 234, Hallock, MN 56728 Est. 1923 – 3 sheets 218-843-3221 www.hallockcurling.com/ [email protected] www.facebook.com/hallockcurlingclub Twitter: @HallockCurling Corey Younggren....................................................................................................President [email protected] Kelly Lofberg..................................................................................................Vice President Ryan Anderson.......................................................................................................Treasurer Charlie Bernstrom..................................................................................................Secretary Heather Curling Club (2015-16 officer information) 315 W. Silver St., P.O. Box 68, Mapleton, MN 56065 Est. 1905 – 4 sheets 507-524-3733 www.mapletoncurlingclub.org [email protected] www.facebook.com/mapletoncurlingclub Kameron Duncanson.............................................................................................President P.O. Box 68, Mapleton, MN 56065 [email protected] Hibbing Curling Club Memorial Building, 400 E. 23rd St., Hibbing, MN 55746 Mailing address: P.O. Box 357, Hibbing, MN 55746 Est. 1913 – 7 sheets 218-262-2841 www.hibbingcurling.com [email protected] Facebook: Search “Hibbing Curling Club” Tom Scott.................................................................................................................President 2624 18th Ave. E., Hibbing, MN 55746 [email protected] Alex Rule.........................................................................................................Vice President [email protected] Denise Sampson...................Secretary/Treasurer/Roster/Club Insurance Coordinator [email protected] Tim Muller...............................................................................Youth Curling Coordinator [email protected] usa Curling (( 121 Minnesota Curling Association International Falls Curling Club (2015-16 officer information) Mailing address & phone c/o Club President 6–rents ice at Fort Frances CC, Ontario David C. Johnson.................................................................................President/Treasurer 1010 Second St., International Falls, MN 56649 218-283-8135 Itasca Curling Club 920 Hale Lake Pointe Road, P.O. Box 863, Grand Rapids, MN 55744 Est. 1946 – 4 sheets 218-999-5875 www.itascacurling.com [email protected] Rebekah Leudtke....................................................................................................President [email protected] Michelle Graber..............................................................................................Vice President [email protected] Mona Sjostrand............Treasurer/Club Insurance & Membership Roster Coordinator [email protected] Julie Gothard...........................................................................................................Secretary [email protected] Sandy Bromenschenkel..........................................................Youth Curling Coordinator [email protected] Mankato Curling Club 600 Hope St., Mankato, MN 56001 Mailing address: P.O. Box 75, Mankato, MN 56002-0075 Est. 1903 – 5 sheets 507-388-3335 www.mankatocurling.org [email protected] www.facebook.com/MankatoCurlingClub Kim Rheaume.........................................................................................................President 423 Van Brunt St., Mankato, MN 56001 [email protected] Mary Maidl.....................................................................................................Vice President [email protected] Roxie Weingartz.....................................................................................................Treasurer [email protected] Jennifer Haessly.......................................................................................................Secretary [email protected] Joe Flannery.............................................................................Youth Curling Coordinator [email protected] Owatonna Curling Club (2015-16 officer information) 1515 S. Elm, P.O. Box 21, Owatonna, MN 55060 Est. 1968 – 2 sheets 507-451-3684 www.owatonnacc.org [email protected] Bill Beschnett..........................................................................................................President [email protected] )) www.usacurl.org 122 Minnesota Curling Association St. Paul Curling Club 470 Selby Ave., St. Paul, MN 55102 Est. 1912 – 8 sheets www.stpaulcurlingclub.org Facebook: Search “St. Paul Curling Club” 651-224-7408 [email protected] Twitter: @stpcurl Tim McMahon........................................................................................................President [email protected] Ron Paul..........................................................................................................Vice President [email protected] Barb Gutzmer..........................................................................................................Treasurer [email protected] Brad Clasen.............................................................................................................Secretary [email protected] Loni Strassman........................................................................Youth Curling Coordinator [email protected] Scott Clasen....................................................................Membership Roster Coordinator [email protected] Stephen Curling Club P.O. Box 92, Stephen, MN 56757 Est. 1966 – 3 sheets Facebook: Search “Stephen Curling Club” 218-478-2272 Darby Boe................................................................................................................President [email protected] Dan Riley.........................................................................................................Vice President [email protected] Maynard Peterson..................................................................................................Treasurer [email protected] Britni Gajeski...........................................................................................................Secretary [email protected] Brent Halfmann.......................................................................Youth Curling Coordinator [email protected] Two Harbors Curling Club 227 Seventh Ave., P.O. Box 183, Two Harbors, MN 55616 Est. 1964 – 4 sheets 218-834-2664 www.twoharborscurling.com [email protected] Dave Mount.............................................................................................................President [email protected] Don Sitter........................................................................................................Vice President [email protected] Amy Fisher..............................................................................................................Treasurer [email protected] Erin Mecklin............................................................................................................Secretary [email protected] usa Curling (( 123 Minnesota Curling Association Vikingland Curling Club Runestone Community Center, 802 Third Ave. W., Alexandria, MN 56354 Est. 2005 – 5 sheets (arena) 302-852-8008 www.vikinglandcurling.org [email protected] www.facebook.com/VikinglandCurling Troy Dittberner.......................................................................................................President 1634 Fairview Beach Road NE, Alexandria, MN 56308 [email protected] Dave Watkins.................................................................................................Vice President [email protected] Logan Moore...........................................................................................................Treasurer [email protected] Terri Lee...................................................................................................................Secretary [email protected] Ron Branch............................................................................College Curling Coordinator [email protected] Jason Rauk.............................Instruction & Training/Membership Roster Coordinator [email protected] Brad Dumm.............................................................................Youth Curling Coordinator [email protected] Mountain Pacific Curling Association www.mopacca.org • www.facebook.com/mopacca BriAnna Weldon.....................................................................................................President [email protected] Peter Hicks......................................................................................................Vice President [email protected] Don Eshelby............................................................................................................Treasurer [email protected] Olivia Stella..............................................................................................................Secretary [email protected] Bend Curling Club (USCA provisional member) Bend Ice, Bend, OR http://www.bendice.org/curling https://www.facebook.com/BendIceCurling/ Tom Pietrowski.......................................................................................................President [email protected] Tom Schumacher..........................................................................................Vice Chairman [email protected] Janice Robbins........................................................................................................Treasurer [email protected] )) www.usacurl.org 124 Mountain Pacific Curling Association Boise Curling Club Idaho Ice World Arena, 7072 S. Eisenman Road, Boise, ID 83716 Mailing address: P.O. Box 5033, Boise, ID 83705-0033 Est. 2006 – 5 sheets (arena) www.boisecurlingclub.org [email protected] www.facebook.com/groups/boisecurling Twitter: @boisecurling Rachaelle Grimsrud...............................................................................................President [email protected] Jared Belsher...................................................................................................Vice President [email protected] Craig Paprocki........................................................................................................Treasurer [email protected] Glenda Carr.............................................................................................................Secretary [email protected] Cache Valley Stone Society George S. Eccles Ice Center, 2825 N. 200 E., North Logan, UT 84321 Est. 2003 – 5 sheets (arena) 435-787-2288 www.ecclesice.com/curling Michael Wolfe.........................................................................................................President [email protected] Lorien Belton..........................................................................................................Treasurer [email protected] Coyotes Curling Club 2202 W. Medtronic Way #101, Tempe, AZ 85281 Est. 2003 – 4 sheets 602-300-4808 www.coyotescurling.com [email protected] Twitter: @coyotescurling Jeff Baird..................................................................................................................President [email protected] Wayne Fleming..............................................................................................Vice President [email protected] Mike Siggins............................................................................................................Treasurer [email protected] Shawn Tait........................Secretary/Membership Roster/Club Insurance Coordinator [email protected] Curl San Diego Icetown Arena, 2283 Cosmos Court, Carlsbad, CA 92011 Est. 2006 – 5 sheets (arena) www.curlsandiego.org [email protected] Twitter: @curlsd www.facebook.com/curlsandiego Brian Walsh.............................................................................................................President 4240 Felton St. #9, San Diego, CA 92104 [email protected] Owen McLachlan...........................................................................................Vice President [email protected] Marychello Brown..................................................................................................Treasurer [email protected] Matt Clay..................................................................................................................Secretary [email protected] usa Curling (( 125 Mountain Pacific Curling Association Evergreen Curling Club 10950 SW Fifth St. #155, Beaverton, OR 97005 Est. 2002 – 3 sheets 503-430-0910 www.evergreencurling.com [email protected] www.facebook.com/evergreencurling Twitter & Instagram: @curlportland Adam Seymour.......................................................................................................President [email protected] Eric Hemesath................................................................................................Vice President [email protected] Kris Klinkhammer..................................................................................................Treasurer [email protected] Joe Maser..................................................................................................................Secretary [email protected] Josh Engle..................................................................Instruction & Training Coordinator [email protected] Bruce Irvin.............................................................College & Youth Curling Coordinator [email protected] Chris Casteel..................................................................Membership Roster Coordinator [email protected] Hollywood Curling Club Valley Ice Center, 8750 Van Nuys Blvd., Panorama City, CA 91402 Mailing address: P.O. Box 7872, Van Nuys, CA 91409 Est. 2007 – 4-5 sheets (arena) 818-850-6692 www.hollywoodcurling.org [email protected] www.facebook.com/hollywoodcurling Twitter & Instagram: @hollywoodcurl Liza Beres......................................................President/Membership Roster Coordinator 27328 Chesterfield Drive, Valencia, CA 91354 [email protected] Matt Gamboa................................................Vice President/Youth Curling Coordinator [email protected] Richard Cruz........................................................Treasurer/Club Insurance Coordinator [email protected] Steph Jensen............................................................................................................Secretary [email protected] Klamath Falls Curling Club Klamath Ice Sports Inc./Bill Collier Community Ice Arena 5075 Fox Sparrow Drive, Klamath Falls, OR 97601 Est. 2012 – 1 sheet (arena) 541-850-5758 www.klamathicesports.org [email protected] Suzette Machado.............................................................................................Club Contact 541-850-5758, Ext. 7 [email protected] Lake Tahoe Epic Curling South Lake Tahoe Ice Arena, 1180 Rufus Allen Blvd., South Lake Tahoe, CA 96150 Est. 2013 – 5 sheets (arena) 860-830-2726 www.laketahoecurling.com [email protected] www.facebook.com/LakeTahoeEpicCurling Larry Sidney.........................................................President/Club Insurance Coordinator P.O. Box 6767, Stateline, NV 89449 [email protected] )) www.usacurl.org 126 Mountain Pacific Curling Association Julie Macan.....................................................................................................Vice President [email protected] Chris Sullivan.............................Treasurer/Instruction & Training/Roster Coordinator [email protected] Lana Poole...............................................................................................................Secretary [email protected] Las Vegas Curling Club Las Vegas Ice Center, 9295 W. Flamingo Rd., Suite 130, Las Vegas, NV 89147 Est. 2011 – 5 sheets (arena) 702-350-CURL www.lvcurling.com [email protected] www.facebook.com/lasvegascurling Nick Kitinski...........................................................................................................President P.O. Box 6014, Burbank, CA 91510 [email protected] McCall Curling Club Manchester Ice and Event Center, 200 E. Lake St., McCall, ID 83638 Mailing address: P.O. Box 2575, McCall, ID 83638 Est. 2004 – 4 sheets (arena) [email protected] www.mccallcurling.com Michele Applebee...................................................................................................President [email protected] Dustin Aimes.................................................................................................Vice President Laura Crawford......................................................................................................Treasurer Lindsey Harris........................................................................................................Secretary Missoula Curling Club Glacier Ice Rink, 1101 South Ave. W., Missoula, MT 59801-7907 Mailing address: P.O. Box 2355, Missoula, MT 59806 Est. 2011 – 5 sheets (arena) 406-239-4238 www.missoulacurlingclub.com [email protected] www.facebook.com/missoulacurlingclub Barry Bollenbacher.................................................................................................President 2317 Highwood Drive, Missoula, MT 59803 [email protected] Dave Strobel....................................................................................................Vice President [email protected] Bob Keane...............................................................................................................Treasurer [email protected] Elaine Sutherland...................................................................................................Secretary [email protected] Ogden Curling Club (2015-16 officer information) The Ice Sheet, 4390 S. Harrison Blvd., Ogden, UT 84403 Est. 1999 – 6 sheets (arena) www.ogden-curling-club.com Ben Womack...........................................President/Instruction & Training Coordinator 9873 E. 325 S., Huntsville, UT 84317 [email protected] usa Curling (( 127 Mountain Pacific Curling Association Orange County Curling Club Westminster Ice Rink, 13071 Springdale St., Westminster, CA 92683 Est. 2010 – 5 sheets (arena) 714-987-2875 www.occurling.org/www.occurling.com [email protected] www.facebook.com/occurlingclub Twitter: @occurling Bill Waddington Jr.......President/College/Youth/Instruction & Training Coordinator [email protected] Mike Cassidy...................................................................................................Vice President [email protected] Bill Waddington Sr..............................................Treasurer/Club Insurance Coordinator [email protected] Kat Zdan.......................................................Secretary/Membership Roster Coordinator [email protected] Park City Curling Club Park City Ice Arena, 600 Gilmore Way, Park City, UT 84060 Est. 2006 – 6 sheets (arena ice) 801-209-3385 www.parkcitycurlingclub.com [email protected] Greg Basrak.............................................................................................................President 3074 Elk Run Drive, Park City, UT 84098 [email protected] Debbie Basrak............................Treasurer/Secretary/Membership Roster Coordinator [email protected] Salt City Curling Club Mailing address: 6997 S3385 E. Cottonwood Heights, UT 84121 Est. 2012 – arena ice [email protected] www.utahcurling.com Lanny Derby.................................................President/Membership Roster Coordinator 6997 Canyon Creek Circle, Cottonwood Heights, UT 84121 [email protected] Erik Jacobson.................................................................................................Vice President [email protected] Cammie Derby........................................................................................................Treasurer [email protected] San Francisco Bay Area Curling Club Sharks Ice at San Jose, 1500 S. 10th Street, San Jose, CA 95112 Sharks Ice at Fremont, 44388 Old Warm Springs Blvd., Fremont, CA 94538 Oakland Ice Center, 519 18th St., Oakland, CA 94612 Est. 1958 – 15 sheets (arena ice at 3 locations) 414-745-2875 www.bayareacurling.com [email protected] www.facebook.com/bayareacurling Twitter: @sfbacc Sarah Walsh.............................................................................................................President [email protected] Barry Ivy..........................................Vice President/Instruction & Training Coordinator [email protected] Richard Lazarowich..............................................................................Secretary/Treasurer [email protected] Jesus Barajas..........................................................................College Curling Coordinator [email protected] )) www.usacurl.org 128 Washington Curling Association Brian Davidson...........................................Youth Curling/Club Insurance Coordinator [email protected] Jay Diamond...................................................................Membership Roster Coordinator [email protected] Utah Olympic Oval Curling Club (USCA provisional member) Utah Olympic Oval, 5662 Cougar Lane, Salt Lake City, UT 84118 Est. 2016 – 6 sheets (arena ice) 801-963-7104 http://utaholympiclegacy.org/curling-overview/ Anthony Cover..........................................................................Curling Program Manager [email protected] Wine Country Curling Club Skatetown Ice Arena, 1009 Orlando Ave., Roseville, CA 95661 Est. 2007 – 5 sheets (arena ice) www.winecountrycurlingclub.com www.facebook.com/winecountrycurlingclub Twitter: @winecountrycurl Katie Feldman.........................................................................................................President [email protected] Sonia Montero................................................................................................Vice President [email protected] Camren Spangler....................................................................................................Treasurer [email protected] Jessica Tudor............................................................................................................Secretary 510-277-2999 jessica@ winecountrycurlingclub.com Washington Curling Association www.curlwa.org • [email protected] • www.facebook.com/washingtoncurling Elizabeth LeBeau....................................................................................................President [email protected] Cynthia Eng-Dinsel.......................................................................................Vice President [email protected] Stuart Beck..............................................................................................................Treasurer [email protected] Granite Curling Club 1440 N. 128th St., P.O. Box 33057, Seattle, WA 98133 Est. 1960 – 5 sheets 206-362-2446 www.curlingseattle.org [email protected] www.facebook.com/granitecurlingclub Twitter: @curlingseattle Joe Roberts..............................................................................................................President [email protected] Harry Saylor....................................................................................................Vice President [email protected] Avi Belinsky..........................................................Treasurer/Club Insurance Coordinator [email protected] Diana Hoffman.......................................................................................................Secretary [email protected] Lisa Rauliuk................................................College Curling/Youth Curling Coordinator [email protected] Miyo Konno..............................................................Instruction & Training Coordinator [email protected] Michele Bucy..................................................................Membership Roster Coordinator [email protected] usa Curling (( 129 Washington Curling Association Lilac City Curling Club (2015-16 Officer Information) Riverfront Park Ice Palace, 6808 S. Grove Road, Spokane, WA 99224 Mailing address: P.O. Box 7120, Spokane, WA 99207 Est. 2011 – 2-4 sheets (arena ice) [email protected] Facebook: Search “The Lilac City Curling Club” Twitter: @LilacCityCC Eric Thompson........................................................................................................President P.O. Box 7120, Spokane, WA 99207 [email protected] Wisconsin Curling Association www.wi-curling.org Aaron Richards.......................................................................................................President 39 W. Madison Ave., Milton, WI 53563 [email protected] Sam Johnson...................................................................................................Vice President [email protected] Greg Dunlop...........................................................................................................Treasurer [email protected] Vietta Kampen........................................................................................................Secretary [email protected] Mark Hartman.........................................................................Youth Curling Coordinator [email protected] Mark Olson................................................................................Vice President–Playdowns [email protected] Appleton Curling Club 307 N. Westhill Blvd., Appleton, WI 54914 Est. 1939 – 4 sheets www.appletoncurlingclub.com 920-733-9662 Josh Hoffman..........................................................................................................President [email protected] Todd Good......................................................................................................Vice President [email protected] Dan Griedl...............................................................................................................Treasurer [email protected] Ann Huelsbeck........................................................................................................Secretary [email protected] Scott Armstrong......................................................................Youth Curling Coordinator [email protected] Ryan Mehlberg...............................................................Membership Roster Coordinator [email protected] )) www.usacurl.org 130 Wisconsin Curling Association Arlington Curling Club 207 Pierce St., P.O. Box 224, Arlington, WI 53911-0224 Est. 1954 – 3 sheets 608-635-4013 www.arlingtoncurling.com [email protected] Twitter: @arlingtoncurlingclub Tim Paige.................................................................................................................President 8970 Blackhawk Road, Middleton, WI 53562 [email protected] Tom Hoffman.................................................................................................Vice President 608-712-2148 [email protected] Marty Henert..........................................................................................................Treasurer 608-846-9189 [email protected] Nicole Atkinson...........................................Secretary/Membership Roster Coordinator [email protected] Andy Lovick.............................................................................Youth Curling Coordinator [email protected] Blackhawk Curling Club Rock County Fairgrounds, 1400 Craig Ave., Janesville WI 53547 Mailing Address: P.O. Box 1095, Janesville, WI 53546 Est. 1966 – 3 sheets 608-754-9714 www.blackhawkcurling.com [email protected] www.facebook.com/blackhawkcurlingclub Joel Bailey.................................................................................................................President 6818 W. Woodbridge Drive, Janesville, WI 53548 [email protected] Jim Hughes.....................................................................................................Vice President [email protected] Phil Boutwell...........................................................................................................Treasurer [email protected] Megan Veldkamp....................................................................................................Secretary [email protected] Kim Rudkin..........................Instruction & Training/Membership Roster Coordinator [email protected] Centerville Curling Club W24854 State Road 54/93, Galesville, WI 54630 Mailing address: W25824 Bear Coulee Road, Trempealeau, WI 54661 Est. 1947 – 4 sheets 608-539-3651 www.centervillecurlingclub.com Vickie Klinger.........................................................................................................President N14753 Prairie View Lane, Trempealeau, WI 54661 [email protected] John Critzman................................................................................................Vice President [email protected] Dan Lilla.........Treasurer/Secretary/Membership Roster/Club Insurance Coordinator [email protected] Sarah Hein...............................................................................Youth Curling Coordinator [email protected] usa Curling (( 131 Wisconsin Curling Association Clintonville Curling Club 65 Sixth St., P.O. Box 35, Clintonville, WI 54929-0035 Est. 1948 – 2 sheets 715-823-4160 AJ Mahnke...............................................................................................................President N2661 Rustic Drive, Clintonville, WI 54929 715-853-1583 Rick Becker.....................................................................................................Vice President [email protected] Wendy Pregnitz......................................................................................................Treasurer [email protected] Pat Mahnke..............................................................................................................Secretary [email protected] Eau Claire Curling Club 5530 Fairview Drive, Eau Claire, WI 54701 Mailing address: P.O. Box 1381, Eau Claire, WI 54702-1381 Est. 1956 – 4 sheets 715-834-4898 www.curlingclub.com [email protected] www.facebook.com/ECCurlingClub Twitter: @ECCurlingClub Pete Marsnik...........................................................................................................President S7728 Crestview Drive, Eau Claire, WI 54703 [email protected] Spencer Eklund..............................................................................................Vice President [email protected] Scott Biederman......................................................................................................Secretary [email protected] Alyson Wiedenbeck.............................................................College Curling Coordinator [email protected] Jeff Thompson..................................Youth Curling & Membership Roster Coordinator [email protected] Green Bay Curling Club 781 Mike McCarthy Way, Green Bay, WI 54304 Est. 1958 – 3 sheets 920-494-9931 www.curlgb.com [email protected] www.facebook.com/curlgb Bill Rhyme...............................................................................................................President 234 Innsbruck Court, Green Bay, WI 54302 [email protected] John Schwartz.................................................................................................Vice President [email protected] Janice Jennings........................................................................................................Treasurer [email protected] Al Lawson................................................................................................................Secretary [email protected] Morris Koepke.........................................................................Youth Curling Coordinator [email protected] )) www.usacurl.org 132 Wisconsin Curling Association Kettle Moraine Curling Club 2630 Oakwood Road, P.O. Box 244, Hartland, WI 53029 Est. 1963 – 5 sheets 262-367-8862 www.kmcurlingclub.com [email protected] Tess Munich............................................................................................................President 207 N. Carriage House Court, Oconomowoc, WI 53066 [email protected] Dave Lewis.....................................................................................................Vice President [email protected] Jerry Helding...................Treasurer/Membership Roster/Club Insurance Coordinator [email protected] Phyllis Kirchner......................................................................................................Secretary [email protected] Mike Schuder........................................................................College Curling Coordinator [email protected] Michele Heinze.........................................................Instruction & Training Coordinator [email protected] Mike Neimon...........................................................................Youth Curling Coordinator [email protected] La Crosse Curling Club Green Island Ice Arena, 2312 Seventh St. S., La Crosse, WI 54601 Est. 1914 – 5 sheets (arena) 608-788-0595 www.lacrossecurlingclub.com [email protected] Chris Hofland.........................................................................................................President 241 S. 17th St., La Crosse, WI 54601 [email protected] Jim Nelson......................................................................................................Vice President [email protected] Jud Omans...............................................................................................................Treasurer [email protected] Robert Richardson.................................................................................................Secretary [email protected] Loch Wissota Curling Club Est. 1981 – 1 sheet (outdoor ice) Jonathan Stolp.........................................................................................................President 2914 Northland Drive, Eau Claire, WI 54703 [email protected] John Stange.....................................................................................................Vice President 715-834-5889 Dennis Lee..............................................................................................................Treasurer 715-552-3346 Dave Schroeder.......................................................................................................Secretary 715-835-7312 usa Curling (( 133 Wisconsin Curling Association Lodi Curling Club 704 Fair St., Lodi, WI 53555 608-592-4499 www.facebook.com/LodiCurlingClub Est. 1880 – 2 sheets www.lodicurling.org Paul Johnson...........................................................................................................President 4897 Pine Spring Road, DeForest, WI 53532 [email protected] John Steele.......................................................................................................Vice President [email protected] Jim Ness...................................................................................................................Treasurer 608-669-4892 Jean Fahey................................................................................................................Secretary Tom Brownrigg.......................................................................Youth Curling Coordinator [email protected] Donna Markgraf.......................................................Instruction & Training Coordinator [email protected] Madison Curling Club 4802 Marsh Road, P.O. Box 386, McFarland, WI 53558-0386 Est. 1921 – 6 sheets 608-838-5875 www.madisoncurlingclub.com [email protected] Facebook: Search “Madison Curling Club” Joel Dietz..................................................................................................................President 2501 Talisman Lane, Madison, WI 53704 [email protected] Doug Pahl Jr...................................................................................................Vice President [email protected] Mallory Lopez.........................................................................................................Treasurer [email protected] Owen Daniels..........................................................................................................Secretary [email protected] Mary Parker...............................................................Instruction & Training Coordinator [email protected] Donnie & Courtney Henry...................................................Youth Curling Coordinators [email protected] Troy Mayne............................................................................Club Insurance Coordinator [email protected] Steve Schally...................................................................Membership Roster Coordinator [email protected] Marshfield Curling Club 1500 S. Vine Ave., P.O. Box 35, Marshfield, WI 54449 Est. 1976 – 3 sheets 715-384-9425 www.marshfieldcurling.com [email protected] Jacob Roberts..........................................................................................................President [email protected] Todd Besler.....................................................................................................Vice President [email protected] Jordan Munger........................................................................................................Treasurer [email protected] Darla Tyznik............................................................................................................Secretary [email protected] )) www.usacurl.org 134 Wisconsin Curling Association Medford Curling Club (2015-16 officer information) 525 S. Whelen Ave., P.O. Box 56, Medford, WI 54451 Est. 1914 – 4 sheets 715-748-4050 www.medfordcurling.com Facebook: Search “Medford Curling Club” Dennis Christianson..............................................................................................President 562 N. Second St., Medford, WI 54451 [email protected] Milwaukee Curling Club Ozaukee County Fairgrounds, W67 N890 Washington Ave., Cedarburg, WI 53012 Mailing address: P.O. Box 169, Cedarburg, WI 53012 Est. 1845 – 5 sheets 262-375-1822 www.milwaukeecurlingclub.com Twitter: @mkecurling Lynn Packard...........................................................................................................President [email protected] Scott Kania......................................................................................................Vice President [email protected] Frank Gedelman..................................................Treasurer/Club Insurance Coordinator [email protected] Kelly Jones...............................................................................................................Secretary [email protected] Evan Hewes.....................................Instruction & Training/Youth Curling Coordinator [email protected] Chris Apel.......................................................................Membership Roster Coordinator [email protected] Pardeeville Curling Club 203 Second St., P.O. Box 442, Pardeeville, WI 53954 Est. 1875 – 2 sheets 608-429-2000 www.pardeevillecurlingclub.com Doug Hare...............................................................................................................President [email protected] Amanda Levzow-Seichter.............................................................................Vice President Margo Pufahl.........................................................................................Secretary/Treasurer [email protected] Andy Crotty..............................................................................Youth Curling Coordinator Portage Curling Club 107 W. Albert Street, P.O. Box 55, Portage, WI 53901 Est. 1850 – 4 sheets 608-742-3237 www.portagecurling.com [email protected] www.facebook.com/PortageCurlingClub Jim Swan..................................................................................................................President [email protected] Jim Shlimovitz................................................................................................Vice President [email protected] Vietta Kampen...........Treasurer/Instruction & Training/Club Insurance Coordinator [email protected] Tyson Swan..............................................................................................................Secretary [email protected] Mike Charles............................................................................Youth Curling Coordinator [email protected] usa Curling (( 135 Wisconsin Curling Association Poynette Curling Club 216 Hudson St., P.O. Box 637, Poynette, WI 53955 Est. 1848 – 2 sheets www.poynettecurlingclub.com 608-635-7100 Jeff Koch...................................................................................................................President 715 Links Drive, Poynette, WI 53955 [email protected] Dave Brown....................................................................................................Vice President 608-333-7683 Marc Clement.........................................................................................................Treasurer [email protected] Mark Hartman........................................................................................................Secretary [email protected] Marc Gehl.................................................................................Youth Curling Coordinator [email protected] Racine Curling Club 1914 Melvin Ave., Racine, WI 53404 Est. 1954 – 2 sheets 262-639-9990 www.racinecurlingclub.com [email protected] www.facebook.com/racinecurlingclub Twitter: @RacineCurling Lisa Johnson............................................................................................................President 2248 Penbrook Drive, Racine, WI 53405 [email protected] Amanda Hyttel...............................................................................................Vice President [email protected] Lora Christensen....................................................................................................Treasurer [email protected] Pam Wortley............................................................................................................Secretary Phil Janusiak............................................................................Youth Curling Coordinator Gail Armstrong..............................................................Membership Roster Coordinator [email protected] Rice Lake Curling Club 912 S. Wisconsin Ave., Rice Lake, WI 54868 Est. 1967 – 4 sheets 715-234-9812 www.ricelakecurling.org [email protected] www.facebook.com/Rice-Lake-Curling-Club Joe Knepper..........................................................President/Club Insurance Coordinator 2226 16 3/4 Ave., Rice Lake, WI 54868 [email protected] Jim Berndt.......................................................................................................Vice President [email protected] Kraig Smith.............................................................................................................Treasurer 715-234-9755 [email protected] Kathy Laffin.............................................................................................................Secretary [email protected] Russ Lapoint............................................................................Youth Curling Coordinator [email protected] )) www.usacurl.org 136 Wisconsin Curling Association Stevens Point Curling Club 1628 Country Club Drive, P.O. Box 824, Stevens Point, WI 54481 Est. 1959 – 2 sheets 715-344-9881 www.pointcurling.org [email protected] www.facebook.com/StevensPointCurlingClub Twitter: @pointcurling Jeff Lila..........................................................President/Membership Roster Coordinator 2331 Manito Court, Plover, WI 54467 [email protected] Jack Edgerton.......................................................Treasurer/Club Insurance Coordinator [email protected] Sandra Kawleski......................................Secretary/Instruction & Training Coordinator [email protected] Kylie Abel...............................................................................College Curling Coordinator [email protected] Superior Curling Club 4700 Tower Ave., Superior, WI 54880 Mailing address: P.O. Box 565, Superior, WI 54880 Est. 1893 – 4 sheets 715-392-2022 www.superiorcurlingclub.com [email protected] Facebook: Search “Superior Curling Club” Irvin Mossberger Jr.................................................................................................President [email protected] John Bradshaw................................................................................................Vice President [email protected] Scott Laven...................................................Treasurer/Membership Roster Coordinator [email protected] Kim Lund.................................................................................................................Secretary [email protected] Doug Runnoe...........................................................................Youth Curling Coordinator [email protected] Tri-City Curling Club 131 Hurley St., P.O. Box 751, Wisconsin Rapids, WI 54495 Est. 1956 – 2 sheets 715-421-0201 www.tri-citycurlingclub.com Facebook: Search “Tri-City Curling Club” Kerry Duckart.........................................................................................................President 611 20th Ave. S., Wisconsin Rapids, WI 54495 [email protected] Aron Bakovka.................................................................................................Vice President [email protected] Joan Berceau........................................................Treasurer/Club Insurance Coordinator [email protected] Dean Berceau...............................................Secretary/Membership Roster Coordinator [email protected] Mitch Wayne.............................................................Instruction & Training Coordinator [email protected] Mike Swanson..........................................................................Youth Curling Coordinator [email protected] usa Curling (( 137 Wisconsin Curling Association Waukesha Curling Club Mailing address & phone: c/o Club President Est. 1952 – 3 sheets (outdoor) Bill Hoppenjan........................................................................................................President 10200 W. Bluemound Road, Apt. 430, Wauwatosa, WI 53226 414-259-7753 Robert Brenckle.........................................................Vice President/Treasurer/Secretary 262-542-4551 Greg Dunlop..........................................................................................Media Coordinator [email protected] Waupaca Curling Club 216 S. Franklin St., P.O. Box 22, Waupaca, WI 54981 4 sheets – Est. 1879 715-258-8935 www.curlwaupaca.com [email protected] Facebook: Search “Waupaca Curling Club” Neil Wenberg.........................................................President/Youth Curling Coordinator 7991 County Road TT, Almond, WI 54909 [email protected] Rich Mann......................................................................................................Vice President [email protected] Miralee Much......................................................Treasurer/Club Insurance Coordinator [email protected] Ben Janssen..............................................................................................................Secretary [email protected] Phil Tubbs.......................................................................Membership Roster Coordinator [email protected] Wausau Curling Club 1920 Curling Way, P.O. Box 627, Wausau, WI 54402-0627 Est. 1920 – 8 sheets 715-842-3614 www.wausaucurling.org Twitter: @WausauCurling www.facebook.com/wausaucurlingcenter Susan Sandquist......................................President/Instruction & Training Coordinator 1202 Grand Ave., Wausau, WI 54403 [email protected] Perry Grueber.................................................................................................Vice President [email protected] Ryan Meyers............................................................................................................Treasurer [email protected] George Goyke..........................................................................................................Secretary [email protected] Jim Wendling...........................................................................Youth Curling Coordinator [email protected] Steve O’Keefe..................................................................Membership Roster Coordinator [email protected] Gregg James...........................................................................Club Insurance Coordinator 715-571-0039 [email protected] )) www.usacurl.org 138 Wisconsin Curling Association Wauwatosa Curling Club 7300 Chestnut St., Wauwatosa, WI 53213 Est. 1940 – 4 sheets www.wauwatosacurlingclub.com 414-453-2875 [email protected] Mike Trotta..............................................................................................................President 6817 Cedar St., Wauwatosa, WI 53213 [email protected] Kara Sacia........................................................................................................Vice President [email protected] Deborah Masloroff.................................................................................................Treasurer [email protected] Tom Havas ..............................................................................................................Secretary [email protected] Tiffany Reilly.............................................................Instruction & Training Coordinator [email protected] Mike Elwing.............................................................................Youth Curling Coordinator [email protected] usa Curling (( 139 Sponsors & Partners )) www.usacurl.org 140 Sponsors & Partners Proud to sponsor the U.S. Paralympic Wheelchair Curling Team www.brakebush.com Did you know that AmazonSmile will donate 0.5 percent of the price of your eligible purchases to the United States Curling Association whenever you shop on AmazonSmile? Go to https://smile.amazon.com/ch/36-6066248 and get shopping! usa Curling (( 141 Championship Calendar 2016-17 Championship Season: 2017 Wheelchair Team Trials Nov. 3-6Wausau, Wis. 2017 Junior Nationals West Qualifier Dec. 26-Jan. 1 St. Paul, Minn. 2017 Junior Nationals East Qualifier Dec. 26-Jan. 1Warminster, Pa. 2017 Men’s Nationals Challenge Round Jan. 4-8Blaine, Minn. 2017 Women’s Nationals Challenge Round Jan. 5-8Waupaca, Wis. 2017 WFG Continental Cup Jan. 12-15Las Vegas, Nev. 2017 Junior National Championships Jan. 14-21Fargo, N.D. 2017 Sr. Men’s National Championship Jan. 25-29 Centerville, Wis. 2017 Sr. Women’s National Championship Jan. 25-29Beaverton, Ore. 2017 Mixed Doubles National Qualifier Jan. 26-29 Eveleth, Minn. 2017 Winter World University Games Jan. 29-Feb. 8 Almaty, KAZ 2017 National ChampionshipsFeb. 11-18 Everett, Wash. 2017 World Junior ChampionshipsFeb. 16-26PyeongChang, SK 2017 Mixed Doubles Championship March 1-5Blaine, Minn. 2017 Club National Championships March 3-11Fairbanks, Alaska 2017 World Wheelchair Championship March 4-11PyeongChang, SK 2017 U18 National Championships March 9-12 Cedarburg, Wis. 2017 College National Championship March 10-12Whitesboro, N.Y. 2017 Mixed National Championship March 24-April 1 TBD 2017 World Women’s Championship March 18-26Beijing, China 2017 World Men’s Championship April 1-9 Edmonton, CAN 2017 World Mixed Doubles ChampionshipApril 22-29Lethbridge, CAN 2017 World Senior Championships April 22-29Lethbridge, CAN 2017 Arena National Championships April 25-30 Notre Dame, Ind. 2017 World Mixed ChampionshipOct. 6-14 Champery, SUI 2017-18 Championship Season 2018 U.S. Olympic Team Trials Nov. 12-19, 2017Omaha, Neb. 2018 Junior National Championships Jan. 13-19, 2018 TBD 2018 Mixed Doubles Championship Jan. 25-28, 2018 TBD 2018 Senior National Championships Jan. 31-Feb. 4 TBD 2018 Olympic Winter GamesFeb. 9-25, 2018PyeongChang, SK 2018 U18 National ChampionshipsFeb. 14-18, 2018 TBD 2018 National Championships March 3-10, 2018Fargo, N.D. 2018 World Junior Championships March 3-11, 2018 Aberdeen, Scotland 2018 Paralympic Winter Games March 9-18, 2018PyeongChang, SK 2018 World Women’s Championship March 17-25, 2018 Canada 2018 Mixed National Championship March 23-31, 2018 TBD 2018 World Men’s Championship Mar. 31-Ap. 8. 2018 Las Vegas, Nev. 2018 Club National Championships April 20-28, 2018 TBD 2018 World Senior Championships April 21-28, 2018 TBD 2018 World Mixed Doubles April 21-28, 2018 TBD 2018 Arena National Championships May 1-6, 2018 Salt Lake City, UT (additional season events to be announced) )) www.usacurl.org 142 Championship Contacts Wheelchair National Team Trials Nov. 3-6, 2016, Wausau Curling Club, Wausau, Wis. Chairman: Marc Deperno, [email protected], 315-737-2459 Mixed Doubles Qualifier Jan. 26-29, 2017, Curl Mesabi, Eveleth, Minn. Chairman: Phill Drobnick, [email protected] 44th USA Curling Junior Men’s National Championship & 31st USA Curling Junior Women’s National Championship Jan. 14-21, 2017, Fargo-Moorhead Curling Club, Fargo, N.D. Chairman: Steve Scheel, [email protected] 16th USA Curling Senior National Championships Men’s event: Jan. 25-29, 2017, Centerville Curling Club, Centerville, Wis. Chairman: Dan Lilla, [email protected] Women’s event: Jan. 25-29, 2017, Evergreen Curling Club, Beaverton, Ore. Chairman: Bruce Irvin, [email protected] 61st USA Curling Men’s National Championship & 41st USA Curling Women’s National Championship Feb. 11-18, 2017, Xfinity Arena, Everett, Wash. Chairman: Harry Saylor, [email protected] 10th U.S. Mixed Doubles Championship March 1-5, 2017, Four Seasons Curling Club, Blaine, Minn. Chairman: John Benton, [email protected] 13th USA Curling Club National Championships March 3-11, 2017, Fairbanks Curling Club, Fairbanks, Alaska Chair: Denise Kamm, [email protected] U18 National Championships March 8-12, 2017, Milwaukee CC, Cedarburg, Wis. Chairman: Jay Packard, [email protected] College National Championship March 10-12, 2017, Utica Curling Club, Whitesboro, N.Y. Chairman: Gordon Maclean, [email protected] 43rd USA Curling Mixed National Championship March 24-April 1, 2017 Site and host site chairperson not determined at press time 5th Arena National Championships April 25-30, 2017, Compton Family Ice Arena, Notre Dame, Ind. Chair: Nick Kleva, [email protected], 574-631-8760 Interested in hosting a future event? Contact Jenny Biadasz at the USA Curling office at 1-888-CURLERS or via email at [email protected]. usa Curling (( 143 Notes )) www.usacurl.org 144
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