2021 United States Olympic mixed doubles curling trials

2021 United States mixed doubles curling Olympic trials
Host city	Eveleth, Minnesota
Arena	Curl Mesabi
Dates	October 26–31
Winner	Persinger / Plys
Female	Vicky Persinger
Male	Chris Plys
Finalist	Sinclair / Ruohonen
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The 2021 United States mixed doubles curling Olympic trials were held from October 26 to 31, 2021, at Curl Mesabi in Eveleth, Minnesota. ^[1] The trials featured ten teams playing in a round robin tournament. After the round robin, the top four teams qualified for the page playoff. ^[2] The winner of this event will represent the United States at the Olympic Qualification Event in hopes of reaching the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, China. ^[3]

Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic

The 2021 Trials were initially announced to be held in Irvine, California, ^[4] but less than a month before they were to begin, the decision was made to move them to Eveleth, Minnesota, due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. ^[5]

Qualification

The following teams qualified to participate in the 2021 mixed doubles trials: ^[3]

Qualification	Berths	Qualifying team(s)
Highest placing teams at the 2020 US Mixed Doubles Nationals	3	Tabitha Peterson / Joe Polo Cory Christensen / John Shuster Sarah Anderson / Korey Dropkin
Highest placing teams at the 2021 US Mixed Doubles Nationals	4	Vicky Persinger / Chris Plys Madison Bear / Andrew Stopera Aileen Geving / Luc Violette Jenna Burchesky / Ben Richardson
Winners of mixed doubles trials qualifier #1	1	Becca Hamilton / Matt Hamilton
Winners of mixed doubles trials qualifier #2	1	Jamie Sinclair / Rich Ruohonen
Highest-ranking non-qualified team from the two qualifiers	1	Monica Walker / Alex Leichter

Teams

The teams competing in the 2021 trials are: ^[6]

Female	Male	Locale
Sarah Anderson	Korey Dropkin	Duluth, Minnesota
Madison Bear	Andrew Stopera	Chaska, Minnesota
Jenna Burchesky	Ben Richardson	Walpole, Massachusetts
Cory Christensen	John Shuster	Duluth, Minnesota
Aileen Geving	Luc Violette	Duluth, Minnesota
Becca Hamilton	Matt Hamilton	Madison, Wisconsin
Vicky Persinger	Chris Plys	Fairbanks, Alaska / Chaska, Minnesota
Tabitha Peterson	Joe Polo	Chaska, Minnesota
Jamie Sinclair	Rich Ruohonen	Chaska, Minnesota
Monica Walker	Alex Leichter	Boston, Massachusetts

Round-robin standings

Final round-robin standings

Key
	Teams to Playoffs
	Teams to Tiebreakers

Team W L Persinger / Plys 6 3 Anderson / Dropkin 6 3 Sinclair / Ruohonen 5 4 B. Hamilton / M. Hamilton 5 4 Peterson / Polo 5 4 Christensen / Shuster 5 4 Walker / Leichter 4 5 Geving / Violette 4 5 Bear / Stopera 3 6 Burchesky / Richardson 2 7

Round-robin results

All draw times are listed in Central Daylight Time (UTC−05:00). ^[7]

Draw 1

Tuesday, October 26, 12:00 pm

Sheet A	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	Final
Bear / Stopera	0	1	0	0	2	0	X	X	3
Peterson / Polo	3	0	4	1	0	1	X	X	9

Sheet B	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	Final
Persinger / Plys	1	1	0	4	2	0	1	X	9
Anderson / Dropkin	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	X	4

Sheet C	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Final
Christensen / Shuster	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	3	0	5
B. Hamilton / M. Hamilton	1	1	0	0	1	1	1	0	1	6

Sheet D	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	Final
Geving / Violette	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	X	4
Sinclair / Ruohonen	1	0	2	2	0	1	3	X	9

Sheet E	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	Final
Walker / Leichter	2	0	1	0	1	0	2	0	6
Burchesky / Richardson	0	2	0	1	0	2	0	3	8

Draw 2

Tuesday, October 26, 7:00 pm

Sheet A	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	Final
Sinclair / Ruohonen	2	0	1	0	3	0	1	0	7
Walker / Leichter	0	2	0	1	0	1	0	1	5

Sheet B	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	Final
B. Hamilton / M. Hamilton	0	1	1	1	0	0	X	X	3
Geving / Violette	4	0	0	0	3	1	X	X	8

Sheet C	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	Final
Burchesky / Richardson	0	1	0	0	1	0	X	X	2
Persinger / Plys	1	0	2	1	0	5	X	X	9

Sheet D	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	Final
Bear / Stopera	2	0	5	1	0	2	0	X	10
Anderson / Dropkin	0	2	0	0	2	0	1	X	5

Sheet E	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	Final
Christensen / Shuster	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	X	2
Peterson / Polo	0	1	1	0	1	1	1	X	5

Draw 3

Wednesday, October 27, 10:00 am

Sheet A	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	Final
Geving / Violette	0	2	0	2	0	0	3	1	8
Christensen / Shuster	1	0	1	0	2	1	0	0	5

Sheet B	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	Final
Burchesky / Richardson	0	1	2	0	0	0	5	0	8
Bear / Stopera	1	0	0	1	1	1	0	2	6

Sheet C	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	Final
Peterson / Polo	1	0	1	0	3	0	1	0	6
Anderson / Dropkin	0	1	0	2	0	1	0	4	8

Sheet D	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	Final
B. Hamilton / M. Hamilton	3	1	0	0	3	0	4	X	11
Walker / Leichter	0	0	1	2	0	1	0	X	4

Sheet E	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	Final
Sinclair / Ruohonen	0	0	1	0	3	0	2	0	6
Persinger / Plys	1	1	0	1	0	3	0	1	7

Draw 4

Wednesday, October 27, 2:30 pm

Sheet A	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	Final
Burchesky / Richardson	0	0	2	0	2	0	2	0	6
Anderson / Dropkin	2	1	0	2	0	1	0	1	7

Sheet B	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	Final
Christensen / Shuster	2	1	2	0	2	X	X	X	7
Sinclair / Ruohonen	0	0	0	1	0	X	X	X	1

Sheet C	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	Final
Geving / Violette	0	1	0	2	0	1	1	0	5
Walker / Leichter	1	0	1	0	3	0	0	1	6

Sheet D	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	Final
Peterson / Polo	0	2	2	1	0	4	X	X	9
Persinger / Plys	1	0	0	0	3	0	X	X	4

Sheet E	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	Final
B. Hamilton / M. Hamilton	0	0	3	2	2	0	1	X	8
Bear / Stopera	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	X	4

Draw 5

Wednesday, October 27, 7:00 pm

Sheet A	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	Final
Persinger / Plys	1	0	1	2	0	3	0	0	7
B. Hamilton / M. Hamilton	0	1	0	0	3	0	1	1	6

Sheet B	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	Final
Walker / Leichter	4	0	2	2	0	1	1	X	10
Peterson / Polo	0	3	0	0	2	0	0	X	5

Sheet C	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Final
Sinclair / Ruohonen	1	0	0	1	0	1	1	1	0	5
Bear / Stopera	0	1	1	0	3	0	0	0	3	8

Sheet D	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	Final
Christensen / Shuster	1	0	0	3	0	2	0	1	7
Burchesky / Richardson	0	1	1	0	2	0	1	0	5

Sheet E	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	Final
Geving / Violette	0	0	1	0	3	0	1	X	5
Anderson / Dropkin	2	2	0	3	0	1	0	X	8

Draw 6

Thursday, October 28, 12:00 pm

Sheet A	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	Final
Peterson / Polo	1	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	4
Sinclair / Ruohonen	0	1	1	1	0	2	0	1	6

Sheet B	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	Final
Geving / Violette	1	1	0	4	0	0	1	0	7
Burchesky / Richardson	0	0	1	0	1	2	0	1	5

Sheet C	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	Final
Persinger / Plys	1	0	0	0	3	0	0	2	6
Christensen / Shuster	0	1	2	3	0	1	1	0	8

Sheet D	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	Final
Anderson / Dropkin	1	0	1	1	1	0	4	X	8
B. Hamilton / M. Hamilton	0	2	0	0	0	2	0	X	4

Sheet E	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	Final
Bear / Stopera	0	0	3	1	0	1	0	0	5
Walker / Leichter	1	1	0	0	1	0	4	2	9

Draw 7

Thursday, October 28, 7:00 pm

Sheet A	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	Final
Christensen / Shuster	0	2	0	0	3	1	0	1	7
Bear / Stopera	1	0	2	1	0	0	2	0	6

Sheet B	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	Final
Anderson / Dropkin	0	1	1	1	1	1	0	X	5
Walker / Leichter	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	X	3

Sheet C	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	Final
B. Hamilton / M. Hamilton	0	0	0	1	2	0	3	4	10
Peterson / Polo	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	4

Sheet D	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	Final
Persinger / Plys	0	3	0	3	0	1	0	1	8
Geving / Violette	3	0	1	0	1	0	2	0	7

Sheet E	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Final
Burchesky / Richardson	0	2	1	0	2	1	0	2	0	8
Sinclair / Ruohonen	3	0	0	3	0	0	2	0	1	9

Draw 8

Friday, October 29, 12:00 pm

Sheet A	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	Final
Walker / Leichter	1	1	0	0	0	2	0	1	5
Persinger / Plys	0	0	3	1	1	0	1	0	6

Sheet B	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	Final
Sinclair / Ruohonen	2	0	1	1	0	0	2	2	8
B. Hamilton / M. Hamilton	0	1	0	0	3	1	0	0	5

Sheet C	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	Final
Bear / Stopera	0	0	0	3	0	4	0	0	7
Geving / Violette	2	2	1	0	1	0	2	1	9

Sheet D	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Final
Burchesky / Richardson	0	1	2	0	2	1	1	0	0	7
Peterson / Polo	3	0	0	1	0	0	0	3	1	8

Sheet E	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	Final
Anderson / Dropkin	0	2	0	0	1	0	X	X	3
Christensen / Shuster	1	0	5	2	0	3	X	X	11

Draw 9

Friday, October 29, 6:00 pm

Sheet A	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	Final
B. Hamilton / M. Hamilton	1	1	1	1	0	1	0	X	5
Burchesky / Richardson	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	X	2

Sheet B	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	Final
Bear / Stopera	0	4	2	0	1	0	0	1	8
Persinger / Plys	1	0	0	1	0	3	1	0	6

Sheet C	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	Final
Anderson / Dropkin	1	2	1	0	2	0	2	X	8
Sinclair / Ruohonen	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	X	3

Sheet D	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	Final
Walker / Leichter	1	1	0	4	0	2	2	1	11
Christensen / Shuster	0	0	4	0	3	0	0	0	7

Sheet E	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	Final
Peterson / Polo	1	1	0	1	1	0	3	X	7
Geving / Violette	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	X	2

Tiebreakers

Saturday, October 30, 8:00 am

Sheet C	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	Final
Sinclair / Ruohonen	2	0	2	0	0	4	0	X	8
Christensen / Shuster	0	1	0	2	1	0	1	X	5

Sheet D	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	Final
B. Hamilton / M. Hamilton	1	1	0	0	0	1	2	0	5
Peterson / Polo	0	0	2	1	1	0	0	4	8

Playoffs

	Page playoff system					Semifinal					Final
	1	Persinger / Plys	8								1	Persinger / Plys	7
	2	Anderson / Dropkin	4								3	Sinclair / Ruohonen	6
						2	Anderson / Dropkin	7
						3	Sinclair / Ruohonen	9
	3	Sinclair / Ruohonen	6
	4	Peterson / Polo	5

1 vs. 2

Saturday, October 30, 2:30 pm

Sheet C	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	Final
Persinger / Plys	1	1	4	1	0	1	0	X	8
Anderson / Dropkin	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	X	4

3 vs. 4

Saturday, October 30, 12:00 pm

Sheet C	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	Final
Sinclair / Ruohonen	0	1	2	0	1	1	0	1	6
Peterson / Polo	1	0	0	3	0	0	1	0	5

Semifinal

Sunday, October 31, 11:00 am

Sheet C	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	Final
Anderson / Dropkin	2	0	2	0	1	0	2	0	7
Sinclair / Ruohonen	0	3	0	2	0	1	0	3	9

Final

Sunday, October 31, 7:00 pm

Sheet C	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	Final
Persinger / Plys	1	0	2	1	0	2	0	1	7
Sinclair / Ruohonen	0	2	0	0	3	0	1	0	6

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