2010 United States Women's Curling Championship

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2010 United States Women's Curling Championship
Host city Kalamazoo, Michigan
Arena Wings Stadium
DatesMarch 6–13
Winner Flag of Wisconsin.svg Team Brown
Curling clubMadison CC, Madison
Skip Erika Brown
Third Nina Spatola
Second Ann Swisshelm
Lead Laura Hallisey
Coach Bill Todhunter
Finalist Flag of New York.svg Patti Lank
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The 2010 United States Women's Curling Championships were held at Wings Stadium in Kalamazoo, Michigan, from March 6, 2010, to March 13, 2010. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] This was the 34th edition of the United States Women's Curling Championship; it was held alongside the 2010 United States Men's Curling Championship.

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Teams qualified through three different methods. First, the defending champions were granted an automatic berth; however, Team McCormick elected not to compete because of the Vancouver Olympics which take place during the preceding two weeks. Next, teams traditionally compete first through regional qualifiers with the top teams advancing to the nationals and then the runners-up compete at a Nationals Playdown to determine the final spots. However, so few women's teams submitted applications to the Regional Qualifiers that all teams were directly advanced to the National Championships. [6] [7]

The winning team represented the United States at the 2010 Ford World Women's Curling Championship.

Teams

The teams are listed as follows: [8]

SkipThirdSecondLeadAlternateLocale
Erika Brown Nina Spatola Ann Swisshelm Laura Hallisey Flag of Wisconsin.svg Madison, Wisconsin
Gabrielle ColemanAnn DrummieJoDee Dike-JohnsonKaren Officer Flag of California.svg Mountain View, California
Lysa HambleyEm GoodElle LeBeauCynthia Eng-DinselSara Skulec Flag of Washington.svg Lynnwood, Washington
Rebecca Hamilton Karlie Koenig Jenna Haag Grace Gabower Flag of Wisconsin.svg McFarland, Wisconsin
Matina HeislerElizabeth AbeltinMarinna MartiniWendy ScholesBarbara Thomson Flag of Massachusetts.svg Falmouth, Massachusetts
Debra HornLaurel MaurerEmilia JuocysCourtney Schmidt Flag of Ohio.svg Shaker Heights, Ohio
Patti Lank Aileen Sormunen Caitlin Maroldo Jessica Schultz Flag of New York.svg Lewiston, New York
Monica Walker Elizabeth WilliamsAshley LawreckRachel Ryan Flag of Massachusetts.svg Boston, Massachusetts
Kimberly WapolaBrigid ElligCarol StrojnyConnie Kupferschmidt Flag of Minnesota.svg Mahtomedi, Minnesota
Amy Wright Courtney George Jordan MoultonAmanda McLeanPatricia Luke Flag of Minnesota.svg Duluth, Minnesota

Round robin standings

Team (Skip)WL
Flag of Minnesota.svg Amy Wright 72
Flag of Wisconsin.svg Erika Brown 72
Flag of New York.svg Patti Lank*72
Flag of Wisconsin.svg Rebecca Hamilton 72
Flag of Minnesota.svg Kimberly Wapola54
Flag of Massachusetts.svg Monica Walker 54
Flag of Ohio.svg Debra Horn36
Flag of California.svg Gabrielle Coleman36
Flag of Washington.svg Lysa Hambley18
Flag of Massachusetts.svg Matina Heisler18

*clinched playoff berth [9]

Tiebreakers

Tiebreaker 1

Thursday, March 11, 12:00 pm [10]

Team12345678910Final
Flag of New York.svg Patti Lank 02010020016
Flag of Minnesota.svg Amy Wright Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg10100103107

Tiebreaker 2

Thursday, March 11, 4:00 pm [11]

Team12345678910Final
Flag of New York.svg Patti Lank Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg201101001X6
Flag of Wisconsin.svg Erika Brown 020020500X9

Playoffs

Page playoff system SemifinalFinal
1 Flag of Minnesota.svg Amy Wright 52 Flag of Wisconsin.svg Erika Brown 5
2 Flag of Wisconsin.svg Erika Brown 83 Flag of New York.svg Patti Lank 4
1 Flag of Minnesota.svg Amy Wright 2
3 Flag of New York.svg Patti Lank 9
3 Flag of New York.svg Patti Lank 8
4 Flag of Wisconsin.svg Rebecca Hamilton 4

1 vs. 2 game

Friday, March 12, 8:00am [12]

Team12345678910Final
Flag of Minnesota.svg Amy Wright Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg101001002X5
Flag of Wisconsin.svg Erika Brown 020210210X8

3 vs. 4 game

Friday, March 12, 8:00am [12]

Team12345678910Final
Flag of New York.svg Patti Lank Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg202001012X8
Flag of Wisconsin.svg Rebecca Hamilton 010020100X4

Semifinal

Friday, March 12, 4:00pm [13]

Team12345678910Final
Flag of Minnesota.svg Amy Wright Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg00010010XX2
Flag of New York.svg Patti Lank 10002402XX9

Championship final

Saturday, March 13, 10:00am [14]

Team1234567891011Final
Flag of Wisconsin.svg Erika Brown Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg001020010015
Flag of New York.svg Patti Lank 100100100104

Other notable participants

Other notable participants include Courtney George, Jordan Moulton, Jessica Schultz, and Ann Swisshelm.

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