2017 United States Olympic Curling Trials

The 2017 United States Olympic Curling Trials were held from November 11-18, 2017[1] at Baxter Arena in Omaha, Nebraska. Five teams qualified for the men's tournament and three teams qualified for the women's tournament. The winner of each tournament represented the United States at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang County, South Korea.

2017 United States Olympic Curling Trials
Host cityOmaha, Nebraska
ArenaBaxter Arena
DatesNovember 11–18, 2017
Men's winner John Shuster
Curling clubDuluth CC, Duluth, Minnesota
SkipJohn Shuster
ThirdTyler George
SecondMatt Hamilton
LeadJohn Landsteiner
Finalist Heath McCormick
Women's winner Nina Roth
Curling clubFour Seasons CC, Blaine, Minnesota
SkipNina Roth
ThirdTabitha Peterson
SecondAileen Geving
LeadBecca Hamilton
Finalist Jamie Sinclair

Road to the Trials

USA Curling used a number of selection criteria to determine which teams would qualify for the Olympic Trials.[2] If an American team placed in the top five at the 2017 World Men's Curling Championship or 2017 World Women's Curling Championship, that team would automatically qualify for the Olympic Trials. The John Shuster and Nina Roth rinks qualified via this method. Next, teams had an opportunity to qualify for the Olympic Trials by placing in the top 15 of the World Curling Tour Order of Merit standings for the 2016-17 season. No US teams placed high enough in these standings to automatically qualify in this manner. The final criterion used for inclusion in the trial was a discretionary selection by USA Curling's Olympic Team Selection Committee. The committee was required to choose some number of teams for each tournament to ensure that there were a minimum of three and a maximum of five teams competing. The committee chose three men's teams and two women's teams.[3] A fifth team, skipped by Todd Birr, was added to the men's tournament after a successful appeal to the USCA Judiciary Hearing Panel, alleging that the Olympic Team Selection Committee erred in its decision not to include Team Birr in the tournament.[4]

Men

Teams

Five teams qualified for the men's tournament:[5]

SkipThirdSecondLeadAlternateLocaleQualification method
John ShusterTyler GeorgeMatt HamiltonJohn LandsteinerJoe Polo Duluth, MinnesotaTop 5 finish at 2017 World Men's Curling Championship
Heath McCormickChris PlysKorey DropkinTom HowellRich Ruohonen Blaine, MinnesotaDiscretionary selection
Brady ClarkGreg PersingerColin HufmanPhilip Tilker Seattle, WashingtonDiscretionary selection
Craig BrownJason SmithKroy NernbergerSean BeightonQuinn Evenson Madison, WisconsinDiscretionary selection
Todd BirrJohn BentonHunter ClawsonTom O'Connor Blaine, MinnesotaAppeal to USCA Judiciary Hearing Panel

Round Robin Standings

Final Round Robin Standings

Key
Teams to Final
Teams to Tiebreaker
Skip W L PF PA Ends
Won
Ends
Lost
Blank
Ends
Stolen
Ends
Shot
Pct.
John Shuster 6249423331111081%
Heath McCormick 535339312813982%
Todd Birr 534749332913882%
Craig Brown 354247313113982%
Brady Clark 17455928378779%

Round Robin Results

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

Draw 1

Saturday, November 11, 1:00 pm

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
John Shuster 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 2 7
Brady Clark 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 0 1 0 6
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Craig Brown 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 X X X 3
Heath McCormick 0 4 0 1 1 0 2 X X X 8

Draw 2

Saturday, November 11, 7:00 pm

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Todd Birr 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 X 4
Craig Brown 1 3 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 X 8
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Brady Clark 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 5
Heath McCormick 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 1 8

Draw 3

Sunday, November 12, 1:00 pm

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Heath McCormick 1 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 X 5
John Shuster 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 2 1 X 7
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Todd Birr 0 2 0 1 0 1 1 2 0 2 9
Brady Clark 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 6

Draw 4

Sunday, November 12, 7:00 pm

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
John Shuster 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 6
Craig Brown 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 5
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Heath McCormick 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 4 X 6
Todd Birr 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 X 2

Draw 5

Monday, November 13, 11:00 am

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
John Shuster 0 0 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 5
Todd Birr 1 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 1 1 8
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Craig Brown 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 1 5
Brady Clark 0 2 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 6

Draw 6

Monday, November 13, 7:00 pm

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Craig Brown 0 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 6
Heath McCormick 0 0 0 2 2 0 1 2 0 1 8
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Brady Clark 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 X 6
John Shuster 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 2 0 X 7

Draw 7

Tuesday, November 14, 11:00 am

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Todd Birr 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 3 0 2 9
Brady Clark 1 1 0 0 3 0 1 0 2 0 8
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
John Shuster 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 6
Heath McCormick 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 5

Draw 8

Tuesday, November 14, 7:00 pm

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Heath McCormick 1 0 1 0 0 5 X X X X 7
Brady Clark 0 1 0 1 0 0 X X X X 2
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Todd Birr 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 5
Craig Brown 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3

Draw 9

Wednesday, November 15, 11:00 am

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Brady Clark 2 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 X X 6
Craig Brown 0 1 2 0 1 2 0 1 X X 7
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
John Shuster 2 0 2 0 2 1 X X X X 7
Todd Birr 0 1 0 1 0 0 X X X X 2

Draw 10

Wednesday, November 15, 7:00 pm

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
Heath McCormick 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 6
Todd Birr 0 1 0 2 1 0 1 0 1 0 2 8
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Craig Brown 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 5
John Shuster 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 4

Tiebreaker

Thursday, November 16, 8:30 am

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Heath McCormick 2 0 2 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 8
Todd Birr 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 6

Final

The final round was between the top two teams at the end of the round robin. The teams played a best-of-three series.

Final
     
1 John Shuster 3 9 7
2 Heath McCormick 5 4 5

Game 1

Thursday, November 16, 6:00pm

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
John Shuster 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 X 3
Heath McCormick 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 X 5
Player percentages
John Shuster Heath McCormick
John Landsteiner87% Tom Howell84%
Matt Hamilton80% Korey Dropkin94%
Tyler George78% Chris Plys79%
John Shuster71% Heath McCormick91%
Total79% Total87%

Game 2

Friday, November 17, 6:30pm

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
John Shuster 0 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 4 X 9
Heath McCormick 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 X 4
Player percentages
John Shuster Heath McCormick
John Landsteiner99% Tom Howell92%
Matt Hamilton93% Korey Dropkin79%
Tyler George96% Chris Plys77%
John Shuster94% Heath McCormick82%
Total96% Total82%

Game 3

Saturday, November 18, 6:30pm

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
John Shuster 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 7
Heath McCormick 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 5
Player percentages
John Shuster Heath McCormick
John Landsteiner97% Tom Howell96%
Matt Hamilton89% Korey Dropkin82%
Tyler George82% Chris Plys85%
John Shuster90% Heath McCormick89%
Total90% Total88%

Women

Teams

Three teams qualified for the women's tournament:[5]

Skip Third Second Lead Locale Qualification method
Nina RothTabitha PetersonAileen GevingBecca Hamilton Madison, WisconsinTop 5 finish at 2017 World Women's Curling Championship
Jamie SinclairAlex CarlsonVicky PersingerMonica Walker Blaine, MinnesotaDiscretionary selection
Cory ChristensenSarah AndersonTaylor AndersonJenna Martin Blaine, MinnesotaDiscretionary selection

Round Robin Standings

Final Round Robin Standings

Key
Teams to Final
Skip W L PF PA Ends
Won
Ends
Lost
Blank
Ends
Stolen
Ends
Shot
Pct.
Jamie Sinclair 42423224239482%
Nina Roth 42433827239581%
Cory Christensen 152643202510177%

Round Robin Results

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

Draw 1

Saturday, November 11, 7:00 pm

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Nina Roth 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 2 8
Jamie Sinclair 3 0 1 0 3 1 1 0 0 0 9

Draw 2

Sunday, November 12, 1:00 pm

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
Nina Roth 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 1 7
Cory Christensen 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 6

Draw 3

Sunday, November 12, 7:00 pm

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Jamie Sinclair 0 0 0 2 0 2 1 0 1 0 6
Cory Christensen 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 7

Draw 4

Monday, November 13, 11:00 am

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Cory Christensen 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 X X 2
Nina Roth 0 2 0 0 2 0 2 3 X X 9

Draw 5

Monday, November 13, 7:00 pm

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
Jamie Sinclair 0 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 7
Nina Roth 2 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 8

Draw 6

Tuesday, November 14, 11:00 am

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Jamie Sinclair 2 1 0 2 0 4 0 X X X 9
Cory Christensen 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 X X X 3

Draw 7

Tuesday, November 14, 7:00 pm

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Nina Roth 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 X 4
Jamie Sinclair 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 2 X 7

Draw 8

Wednesday, November 15, 11:00 am

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Cory Christensen 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 3 0 6
Nina Roth 0 2 0 0 2 0 2 1 0 1 8

Draw 9

Wednesday, November 15, 7:00 pm

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Cory Christensen 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 X 2
Jamie Sinclair 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 X 4

Final

The final round was between the top two teams at the end of the round robin. The teams played a best-of-three series.

Final
     
1 Jamie Sinclair 5 7 6
2 Nina Roth 6 6 7

Game 1

Thursday, November 16, 1:30 pm

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
Jamie Sinclair 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 5
Nina Roth 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 6
Player percentages
Jamie Sinclair Nina Roth
Monica Walker91% Becca Hamilton88%
Vicky Persinger76% Aileen Geving86%
Alex Carlson76% Tabitha Peterson75%
Jamie Sinclair72% Nina Roth83%
Total79% Total83%

Game 2

Friday, November 17, 1:00pm

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
Jamie Sinclair 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 1 7
Nina Roth 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 6
Player percentages
Jamie Sinclair Nina Roth
Monica Walker81% Becca Hamilton93%
Vicky Persinger82% Aileen Geving77%
Alex Carlson88% Tabitha Peterson79%
Jamie Sinclair79% Nina Roth71%
Total82% Total80%

Game 3

Saturday, November 18, 10:00am

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Jamie Sinclair 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 6
Nina Roth 2 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 2 7
Player percentages
Jamie Sinclair Nina Roth
Monica Walker92% Becca Hamilton80%
Vicky Persinger73% Aileen Geving90%
Alex Carlson77% Tabitha Peterson84%
Jamie Sinclair69% Nina Roth75%
Total78% Total82%

References

  1. "Olympic Team Trials". teamUSA.org. USA Curling. Archived from the original on 2017-11-10. Retrieved 2017-11-09.
  2. "Team Selection Procedures" (PDF). teamUSA.org. USA Curling. 2017-03-15. Retrieved 2017-11-09.
  3. Davis, Terry L. (2017-05-12). "Field set for 2018 U.S. Olympic Team Trials for Curling". teamUSA.org. USA Curling. Retrieved 2017-11-09.
  4. Davis, Terry L. (2017-09-27). "Fifth men's team added to Olympic Trials field". teamUSA.org. USA Curling. Retrieved 2017-11-09.
  5. "Qualified Teams". teamUSA.org. USA Curling. Retrieved 2017-11-09.
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