2013 United States Olympic curling trials

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2013 United States Olympic Curling Trials
2014usolympiccurling.jpg
Host city Fargo, North Dakota
Arena Scheels Arena
DatesNovember 10–17, 2013
Men's winner Flag of Minnesota.svg John Shuster
Curling club Duluth CC, Duluth, Minnesota
Skip John Shuster
Third Jeff Isaacson
Second Jared Zezel
Lead John Landsteiner
Coach Tim Muller
Finalist Flag of Minnesota.svg Pete Fenson
Women's winner Flag of Wisconsin.svg Erika Brown
Curling club Madison CC, Madison, Wisconsin
Skip Erika Brown
Third Debbie McCormick
Second Jessica Schultz
Lead Ann Swisshelm
Coach Bill Todhunter
Finalist Flag of Minnesota.svg Allison Pottinger
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The 2013 United States Olympic Curling Trials was held from November 10 to 17, 2013 [1] at the Scheels Arena in Fargo, North Dakota. [2] The trials were held to determine the women's team that would represent the United States at the curling tournament at the 2014 Winter Olympics and the men's team that would represent the United States at the qualification event for the same Olympics. [3]

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Road to the Trials

Teams on the men's and women's sides qualified for the Olympic Trials either directly – by finishing in first or second place at the 2012 and 2013 National Curling Championships – or through selection by the United States Curling Association's High Performance Program (HPP) Selection Committee. The committee's selections were based on prior performance at World and National Championships, Order of Merit rankings, and performance in World Curling Tour events in the three years preceding the Trials (2011–2013). [3]

For the men's tournament, a maximum of five teams competed for the right to represent the United States at the qualification event for the Winter Olympics. The first and second placed teams from the 2012 National Championships and from the 2013 National Championships qualified directly for the Trials. If both of the directly qualifying teams from the 2013 National Championships already qualified via the 2012 National Championships, giving a total of two directly qualified teams, the HPP Selection Committee would select two additional teams to compete in the Trials, making a total of four teams. If one of the directly qualifying teams from the 2013 National Championships already qualified via the 2012 National Championships, giving a total of three directly qualified teams, the selection committee would select one additional team to compete in the Trials, making a total of four teams. However, if two or more American teams had placed within the top twenty of the Order of Merit, and if at least one of those two teams had not earned a qualification spot in the Trials, the selection committee would choose two additional teams, bringing the total to five teams. If none of the aforementioned scenarios applies, which would imply a total of four directly qualifying teams, the selection committee would choose one additional team to compete in the Trials, bringing the total to five teams. [3]

For the women's tournament, a total of four teams competed for the right to represent the United States at the Winter Olympics. The first and second placed teams from the 2012 National Championships qualified directly for the Trials, along with the first placed team from the 2013 National Championships. If the first placed team from the 2013 National Championships had already qualified for the Trials via the 2012 National Championships, the second placed team would qualify for the Trials. If the second place team from the 2013 National Championships had also already qualified for the Trials via the 2012 National Championships, the selection committee would select two additional teams to compete in the Trials. Otherwise, if there was a directly qualifying team from the 2013 National Championships, the selection committee would select one additional team to compete in the Trials. [3]

Men

Teams

The teams were as follows: [4]

SkipThirdSecondLeadAlternateLocaleQualification method
Heath McCormick Bill Stopera Martin Sather Dean Gemmell Flag of New York.svg New York, New York 2012 National Championships, First place
Pete Fenson Shawn Rojeski Joe Polo Ryan Brunt Flag of Minnesota.svg Bemidji, Minnesota 2012 National Championships, Second place
Brady Clark Sean Beighton Darren Lehto Philip Tilker Greg Persinger Flag of Washington.svg Seattle, Washington 2013 National Championships, First place
Chris Plys (fourth) Tyler George (skip) Richard Ruohonen Colin Hufman Craig Brown Flag of Minnesota.svg Duluth, Minnesota 2013 National Championships, Second place
John Shuster Jeff Isaacson Jared Zezel John Landsteiner Flag of Minnesota.svg Duluth, Minnesota High Performance Program committee selection

Round Robin Standings

Final Round Robin Standings

Key
Teams to Final
SkipWLPFPAEnds
Won
Ends
Lost
Blank
Ends
Stolen
Ends
Shot
Pct.
Flag of Minnesota.svg John Shuster 625440322812986%
Flag of Minnesota.svg Pete Fenson 535146333015785%
Flag of New York.svg Heath McCormick 445549373281080%
Flag of Minnesota.svg Tyler George 44524831349484%
Flag of Washington.svg Brady Clark 17345826348280%

Round Robin Results

All draw times are listed in Central Standard Time (UTC−6). [5]

Draw 1

Sunday, November 10, 1:00 pm

Sheet C12345678910Final
Flag of Washington.svg Brady Clark 02100200106
Flag of Minnesota.svg Pete Fenson Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg10030011028
Sheet D12345678910Final
Flag of New York.svg Heath McCormick Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg020110202X8
Flag of Minnesota.svg Tyler George 002001020X5

Draw 2

Sunday, November 10, 7:00 pm

Sheet D12345678910Final
Flag of Washington.svg Brady Clark Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg10001020XX4
Flag of Minnesota.svg John Shuster 02110105XX10
Sheet E12345678910Final
Flag of Minnesota.svg Pete Fenson 00101020XX4
Flag of Minnesota.svg Tyler George Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg01030104XX9

Draw 3

Monday, November 11, 12:00 pm

Sheet B12345678910Final
Flag of Minnesota.svg Tyler George 00202031XX8
Flag of Washington.svg Brady Clark Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg01010100XX3
Sheet C1234567891011Final
Flag of Minnesota.svg John Shuster 001100102016
Flag of New York.svg Heath McCormick Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg010002010105

Draw 4

Monday, November 11, 7:00 pm

Sheet B1234567891011Final
Flag of Minnesota.svg Pete Fenson Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg010011020016
Flag of New York.svg Heath McCormick 100000102105
Sheet E12345678910Final
Flag of Minnesota.svg Tyler George Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg010300100X5
Flag of Minnesota.svg John Shuster 002020022X8

Draw 5

Tuesday, November 12, 12:00 pm

Sheet C12345678910Final
Flag of New York.svg Heath McCormick Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg01111001005
Flag of Washington.svg Brady Clark 10000030026
Sheet D12345678910Final
Flag of Minnesota.svg John Shuster Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg200100200X5
Flag of Minnesota.svg Pete Fenson 001030031X8

Draw 6

Tuesday, November 12, 7:00 pm

Sheet B1234567891011Final
Flag of Minnesota.svg Tyler George Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg201000102017
Flag of Minnesota.svg Pete Fenson 020001020106
Sheet E12345678910Final
Flag of Minnesota.svg John Shuster Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg10240XXXXX7
Flag of Washington.svg Brady Clark 01001XXXXX2

Draw 7

Wednesday, November 13, 12:00 pm

Sheet C12345678910Final
Flag of Minnesota.svg Pete Fenson Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg312010200X9
Flag of New York.svg Heath McCormick 000202011X6
Sheet D12345678910Final
Flag of Washington.svg Brady Clark Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg10200010004
Flag of Minnesota.svg Tyler George 01021000228

Draw 8

Wednesday, November 13, 7:00 pm

Sheet B12345678910Final
Flag of New York.svg Heath McCormick Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg01201003018
Flag of Minnesota.svg John Shuster 10020200207
Sheet E12345678910Final
Flag of Washington.svg Brady Clark 00010101104
Flag of Minnesota.svg Pete Fenson Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg02002010027

Draw 9

Thursday, November 14, 9:00 am

Sheet C12345678910Final
Flag of Minnesota.svg Tyler George Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg01001020105
Flag of Minnesota.svg John Shuster 10210101017
Sheet D12345678910Final
Flag of New York.svg Heath McCormick 03040102XX10
Flag of Washington.svg Brady Clark Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg10102010XX5

Draw 10

Thursday, November 14, 3:30 pm

Sheet D12345678910Final
Flag of Minnesota.svg John Shuster Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg00003001004
Flag of Minnesota.svg Pete Fenson 00000010113
Sheet E12345678910Final
Flag of New York.svg Heath McCormick 201010211X8
Flag of Minnesota.svg Tyler George Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg020201000X5

Final

The final round will be between the top two teams at the end of the round robin. The teams will play a best-of-three series.

Finals
     
1 Flag of Minnesota.svg John Shuster 94 11
2 Flag of Minnesota.svg Pete Fenson 8 51

Game 1

Friday, November 15, 2:30 pm

Sheet C1234567891011Final
Flag of Minnesota.svg John Shuster Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg200104100019
Flag of Minnesota.svg Pete Fenson 020010022108
Player percentages
Flag of Minnesota.svg John Shuster Flag of Minnesota.svg Pete Fenson
John Landsteiner 86% Ryan Brunt 94%
Jared Zezel 91% Joe Polo 89%
Jeff Isaacson 87% Shawn Rojeski 82%
John Shuster 81% Pete Fenson 82%
Total86%Total87%

Game 2

Saturday, November 16, 2:30pm

Sheet C1234567891011Final
Flag of Minnesota.svg John Shuster 020100000104
Flag of Minnesota.svg Pete Fenson Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg101010010015
Player percentages
Flag of Minnesota.svg John Shuster Flag of Minnesota.svg Pete Fenson
John Landsteiner 77% Ryan Brunt 91%
Jared Zezel 91% Joe Polo 92%
Jeff Isaacson 81% Shawn Rojeski 84%
John Shuster 86% Pete Fenson 91%
Total84%Total90%

Game 3

Sunday, November 17, 11:00 am

Sheet C12345678910Final
Flag of Minnesota.svg John Shuster Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg2054XXXXXX11
Flag of Minnesota.svg Pete Fenson 0100XXXXXX1
Player percentages
Flag of Minnesota.svg John Shuster Flag of Minnesota.svg Pete Fenson
John Landsteiner 100% Ryan Brunt 100%
Jared Zezel 80% Joe Polo 61%
Jeff Isaacson 93% Shawn Rojeski 58%
John Shuster 94% Pete Fenson 40%
Total92%Total65%

Women

Teams

The teams are listed as follows: [4]

SkipThirdSecondLeadAlternateLocaleQualification method
Allison Pottinger Nicole Joraanstad Natalie Nicholson Tabitha Peterson Flag of Minnesota.svg St. Paul, Minnesota 2012 National Championships, First place
Cassandra Potter Jamie Haskell Jaclyn Lemke Stephanie Sambor Flag of Minnesota.svg St. Paul, Minnesota 2012 National Championships, Second place
Erika Brown Debbie McCormick Jessica Schultz Ann Swisshelm Flag of Wisconsin.svg Madison, Wisconsin 2013 National Championships, First place
Courtney George Aileen Sormunen Amanda McLean Monica Walker Jordan Moulton Flag of Minnesota.svg Duluth, Minnesota High Performance Program committee selection

Round Robin Standings

Final Round Robin Standings

Key
Teams to Final
SkipWLPFPAEnds
Won
Ends
Lost
Blank
Ends
Stolen
Ends
Shot
Pct.
Flag of Wisconsin.svg Erika Brown 42453328236984%
Flag of Minnesota.svg Allison Pottinger 424036282111983%
Flag of Minnesota.svg Courtney George 24364522313375%
Flag of Minnesota.svg Cassandra Potter 24404626294679%

Round Robin Results

All draw times are listed in Central Standard Time (UTC−6). [5]

Draw 1

Monday, November 11, 7:00 pm

Sheet C123456789101112Final
Flag of Minnesota.svg Cassandra Potter Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg1001004002008
Flag of Minnesota.svg Allison Pottinger 0100310300019
Sheet D12345678910Final
Flag of Wisconsin.svg Erika Brown Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg220210102X10
Flag of Minnesota.svg Courtney George 001001010X3

Draw 2

Tuesday, November 12, 12:00 pm

Sheet B12345678910Final
Flag of Minnesota.svg Allison Pottinger 01200010217
Flag of Wisconsin.svg Erika Brown Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg30010101006
Sheet E12345678910Final
Flag of Minnesota.svg Courtney George 020104003X10
Flag of Minnesota.svg Cassandra Potter Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg101020110X6

Draw 3

Tuesday, November 12, 7:00 pm

Sheet C12345678910Final
Flag of Wisconsin.svg Erika Brown Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg02202010108
Flag of Minnesota.svg Cassandra Potter 10010201027
Sheet D12345678910Final
Flag of Minnesota.svg Courtney George Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg01000410017
Flag of Minnesota.svg Allison Pottinger 10011001105

Draw 4

Wednesday, November 13, 12:00 pm

Sheet B12345678910Final
Flag of Wisconsin.svg Erika Brown Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg32202010XX10
Flag of Minnesota.svg Courtney George 00020101XX4
Sheet E12345678910Final
Flag of Minnesota.svg Cassandra Potter 00100021XX4
Flag of Minnesota.svg Allison Pottinger Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg31011200XX8

Draw 5

Wednesday, November 13, 7:00 pm

Sheet C12345678910Final
Flag of Minnesota.svg Allison Pottinger Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg20200110017
Flag of Minnesota.svg Courtney George 02030001006
Sheet D12345678910Final
Flag of Minnesota.svg Cassandra Potter 00012300028
Flag of Wisconsin.svg Erika Brown Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg21100001106

Draw 6

Thursday, November 14, 9:00 am

Sheet B12345678910Final
Flag of Minnesota.svg Courtney George Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg00201110106
Flag of Minnesota.svg Cassandra Potter 11020002017
Sheet E12345678910Final
Flag of Minnesota.svg Allison Pottinger 01020001004
Flag of Wisconsin.svg Erika Brown Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg00103000015

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.

Finals
     
1 Flag of Wisconsin.svg Erika Brown 78
2 Flag of Minnesota.svg Allison Pottinger 5 7

Game 1

Friday, November 15, 2:30 pm

Sheet C12345678910Final
Flag of Wisconsin.svg Erika Brown Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg20100030107
Flag of Minnesota.svg Allison Pottinger 01001002015
Player percentages
Flag of Wisconsin.svg Erika Brown Flag of Minnesota.svg Allison Pottinger
Ann Swisshelm 88% Tabitha Peterson 90%
Jessica Schultz 89% Natalie Nicholson 91%
Debbie McCormick 83% Nicole Joraanstad 76%
Erika Brown 95% Allison Pottinger 77%
Total89%Total84%

Game 2

Saturday, November 16, 7:00 pm

Sheet C12345678910Final
Flag of Wisconsin.svg Erika Brown Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg02020102018
Flag of Minnesota.svg Allison Pottinger 10102010207
Player percentages
Flag of Wisconsin.svg Erika Brown Flag of Minnesota.svg Allison Pottinger
Ann Swisshelm 92% Tabitha Peterson 88%
Jessica Schultz 89% Natalie Nicholson 85%
Debbie McCormick 81% Nicole Joraanstad 83%
Erika Brown 80% Allison Pottinger 76%
Total86%Total83%

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