2008 United States Women's Curling Championship

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2008 United States Women's
Curling Championship
2008 USA Curling Championships.gif
Host city Hibbing, Minnesota
ArenaHibbing Curling Club
DatesFebruary 16-23, 2008
Winner Flag of Wisconsin.svg Team McCormick
Curling club Madison CC,
McFarland, WI
Skip Debbie McCormick
Third Allison Pottinger
Second Nicole Joraanstad
Lead Natalie Nicholson
Finalist Flag of New York.svg Patti Lank
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The 2008 United States Women's Curling Championship was held from February 16 to 23 at the Hibbing Curling Club in Hibbing, Minnesota. [1] It was held in conjunction with the 2008 United States Men's Curling Championship. Team McCormick, led by Debbie McCormick, won the tournament for the third year in a row, a record for the US Nationals. [2] With the win Team McCormick earned the opportunity to represent the United States at the 2009 World Women's Championship held in Gangneung, South Korea, where they finished 9th. [3]

Contents

Teams

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

SkipThirdSecondLeadAlternate
Coach
Locale
Gillian GervaisStephanie RolandStephanie JensenSarah Felchle
Dave Jensen
Flag of North Dakota.svg Bismarck, North Dakota
Patti Lank Caitlin Maroldo Ann Swisshelm Silver Chrissy Haase Erika Brown
Steve Brown
Flag of New York.svg Lewiston, New York
Charrissa LinJanice LangankeNicole ArseneaultRachel Sethi
Sandra McMakin
Flag of Connecticut.svg New Haven, Connecticut
Debbie McCormick Allison Pottinger Nicole Joraanstad Natalie Nicholson
Wally Henry
Flag of Wisconsin.svg Rio, Wisconsin
Cassie Potter Jamie Haskell Jessica Schultz Maureen Brunt Jackie Lemke
Jim Dexter
Flag of Minnesota.svg Minneapolis, Minnesota
Aileen Sormunen Courtney George Molly BonnerJordan Moulton
Bob Fenson
Flag of Minnesota.svg Duluth, Minnesota
Anne StuhlmanDiane HigginsLisa MitchellKaren Rogowski
Flag of New York.svg New Hartford, New York

Round robin standings

Final round robin standings. [7]

Key
Teams to playoffs
SkipWL
Flag of Wisconsin.svg Debbie McCormick51
Flag of Minnesota.svg Aileen Sormunen51
Flag of Minnesota.svg Cassie Potter51
Flag of New York.svg Patti Lank33
Flag of North Dakota.svg Gillian Gervais24
Flag of Connecticut.svg Charrisa Lin15
Flag of New York.svg Anne Stuhlman06

Round robin results

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

Draw 1

Monday, February 18, 8:00am

Team12345678910Final
Debbie McCormick Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg210210203X11
Charrisa Lin001002010X4
Team12345678910Final
Patti Lank Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg200310201X9
Gillian Gervais011001020X5
Team12345678910Final
Cassie Potter010011010X4
Aileen Sormunen Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg200300201X8

Draw 2

Monday, February 18, 4:00pm

Team12345678910Final
Aileen Sormunen002100303X10
Anne Stuhlman Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg010011000X3
Team12345678910Final
Charrisa Lin Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg01010100XX3
Patti Lank10502003XX11
Team12345678910Final
Gillian Gervais01110XXXXX3
Debbie McCormick Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg60005XXXXX11

Draw 3

Tuesday, February 19, 9:00am

Team12345678910Final
Cassie Potter Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg00040200039
Gillian Gervais00101011105
Team12345678910Final
Aileen Sormunen0305030XXX11
Charrisa Lin Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg1010202XXX6
Team12345678910Final
Anne Stuhlman011021000X5
Debbie McCormick Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg200300113X10

Draw 4

Tuesday, February 19, 7:00pm

Team12345678910Final
Patti Lank00102011016
Cassie Potter Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg12010200107
Team12345678910Final
Debbie McCormick Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg201111101X8
Aileen Sormunen020000010X3
Team12345678910Final
Charrisa Lin Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg020204004X12
Anne Stuhlman101010110X5

Draw 5

Wednesday, February 20, 12:00pm

Team12345678910Final
Patti Lank Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg1012050XXX9
Anne Stuhlman0000301XXX4
Team12345678910Final
Cassie Potter Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg101202101X8
Debbie McCormick010020010X4
Team12345678910Final
Gillian Gervais Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg10211020108
Charrisa Lin02000102016

Draw 6

Wednesday, February 20, 8:00pm

Team1234567891011Final
Anne Stuhlman Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg200001001206
Gillian Gervais011010120017
Team12345678910Final
Charrisa Lin001000XXXX1
Cassie Potter Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg030121XXXX7
Team12345678910Final
Aileen Sormunen Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg101104010210
Patti Lank02003020209

Draw 7

Thursday, February 21, 12:00pm

Team12345678910Final
Anne Stuhlman00100XXXXX1
Cassie Potter Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg41031XXXXX9
Team12345678910Final
Debbie McCormick Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg111110103X9
Patti Lank000004010X5
Team12345678910Final
Gillian Gervais Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg00020110015
Aileen Sormunen00301003007

Playoffs

Page playoff system SemifinalFinal
1 Flag of Minnesota.svg Aileen Sormunen32 Flag of Wisconsin.svg Debbie McCormick8
2 Flag of Wisconsin.svg Debbie McCormick84 Flag of New York.svg Patti Lank6
1 Flag of Minnesota.svg Aileen Sormunen6
4 Flag of New York.svg Patti Lank7
3 Flag of Minnesota.svg Cassie Potter7
4 Flag of New York.svg Patti Lank8

1 vs. 2

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

Team12345678910Final
Flag of Minnesota.svg Aileen Sormunen Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg100000200X3
Flag of Wisconsin.svg Debbie McCormick001111022X8

3 vs. 4

Friday, February 22, 12:00pm

Team1234567891011Final
Flag of Minnesota.svg Cassie Potter Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg010102200107
Flag of New York.svg Patti Lank001020040018

Semifinal

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

Team1234567891011Final
Flag of Minnesota.svg Aileen Sormunen Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg101003010006
Flag of New York.svg Patti Lank010100201117

Final

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

Team12345678910Final
Flag of Wisconsin.svg Debbie McCormick Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg120210201X8
Flag of New York.svg Patti Lank002002020X6


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