United States Mixed Doubles Curling Championship

The United States Mixed Doubles Curling Championship is the national curling championship for mixed doubles curling in the United States. The winning team in the tournament represents the United States at that year's World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship.[1]

United States Mixed Doubles Curling Championship
Established2007
2021 host cityIrvine, California
2021 arenaGreat Park Ice & FivePoint Arena
2020 champion Tabitha Peterson / Joe Polo
Current edition

The 2021 Championship will also be the Mixed Doubles Olympic Trials for the 2022 Winter Olympics and will be held February 28 to March 6, 2021 at Great Park Ice & FivePoint Arena in Irvine, California.[2]

Format and qualification

As of 2019, the event consists of twelve teams participating in a two-pool preliminary round-robin, with the top three teams in each pool advancing to the playoffs. Qualification for the event is as follows:[1]

  • Previous national mixed doubles champion qualifies,
  • Previous Olympic team qualifies,
  • Two teams qualify based on being the top American finishers in two designated mixed doubles bonspiels,
  • Four teams qualify based on standings in the World Curling Tour order of merit,
  • One team may qualify based on the discretion of the USCA Director of Coaching, and
  • Three or four teams qualify based on performance in the Mixed Doubles Challenge Round tournament.

Past champions
Year Winning Team Runner-up Team Host
2008[3] Jamie Haskell / Nate HaskellCharrissa Lin / Derek SurkaBemidji, MN
2009[4] Cristin Clark / Brady Clark Jamie Haskell / Nate HaskellTwo Harbors, MN
2010[5] Sharon Vukich / Mike Calcagno Cristin Clark / Sean BeightonSeattle, WA
2011[6] Cristin Clark / Brady Clark Senja Lopac / Clayton OrvikDuluth, MN
2012[7] Cristin Clark / Brady Clark Jennifer Leichter / Alex LeichterWayland, MA
2013[8] Maureen Stolt / Peter Stolt Tina Kelly / Andy JukichBismarck, ND
2014[9] Joyance Meechai / Steve Gebauer Maureen Stolt / Peter StoltMedford, WI
2015[10] Sarah Anderson / Korey Dropkin Maureen Stolt / Peter StoltEau Claire, WI
2016[11] Jessica Schultz / Jason Smith Allison Pottinger / Doug PottingerDenver, CO
2017[12] Becca Hamilton / Matt Hamilton Tabitha Peterson / Joe PoloBlaine, MN
2018[13] Sarah Anderson / Korey Dropkin Maureen Stolt / Peter StoltEau Claire, WI
2019[14] Cory Christensen / John Shuster Vicky Persinger / Chris PlysSeattle, WA
2020 Tabitha Peterson / Joe Polo Cory Christensen / John ShusterBemidji, Minnesota
2021Irvine, California[2]

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References
  1. United States Curling Association (October 2018). 2018-2019 USCA Rules of Curling and Competition (PDF). pp. 31–32.
  2. "Great Park Ice to Host 2022 Olympic Mixed Doubles Curling Team Trials". NHL. 2020-01-21. Retrieved 2020-02-04.
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  4. "Clarks win mixed doubles". Grand Forks Herald. Two Harbors, MN. 2008-12-09. Retrieved 2019-03-05.
  5. "Seattle's Vukich and Calcagno win 2010 U.S. Mixed Doubles Championship". USA Curling. 2009-12-06. Retrieved 2019-03-05.
  6. "Seattle's Clark rink wins second mixed doubles title". USA Curling. 2010-12-12. Retrieved 2019-03-05.
  7. "Seattle's Clark rink wins 2012 USA Curling Mixed Doubles title". USA Curling. 2011-12-12. Retrieved 2019-03-05.
  8. Kolesar, Terry L. (Spring 2013). "Stolts set to represent U.S. at World Mixed Doubles". United States Curling News. USA Curling. p. 14. Retrieved 2019-03-05.
  9. Kolesar, Terry (2013-12-10). "Meechai and Gebauer win 2014 mixed doubles national title". USA Curling. Retrieved 2019-03-05.
  10. Paulseth, Andrea (2014-12-07). "2014 US Mixed Doubles National Championship". VolumeOne. Eau Claire, WI. Retrieved 2019-03-05.
  11. Davis, Terry L. (2015-12-07). "Final day of Mixed Doubles Championship underway in Denver". USA Curling. Retrieved 2019-03-05.
  12. Davis, Terry L. (2017-03-05). "Hamilton siblings capture 2017 Mixed Doubles National Championship title". USA Curling. Retrieved 2019-03-05.
  13. Davis, Terry L. (2018-01-21). "Anderson and Dropkin capture 2018 Mixed Doubles title". USA Curling. Retrieved 2019-03-05.
  14. Davis, Terry L. (2019-03-03). "Christensen and Shuster win mixed doubles national title". USA Curling. Retrieved 2019-03-05.
  15. "Mixed Doubles National Championship: Champions". USA Curling. 2019. Retrieved 2019-03-05.
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