2021 United States Women's Curling Championship

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2021 United States Women's
Curling Championship
Host city Wausau, Wisconsin
ArenaWausau Curling Club
DatesMay 26–30
Winner Flag of Minnesota.svg Team Christensen
Skip Cory Christensen
Third Sarah Anderson
Second Vicky Persinger
Lead Taylor Anderson
Coach Cathy Overton-Clapham
Finalist Flag of North Carolina.svg Jamie Sinclair
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The 2021 United States Women's Curling Championship was held from May 26 to 30, 2021 at the Wausau Curling Club in Wausau, Wisconsin. The event was held in conjunction with the 2021 United States Men's Curling Championship.

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Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic

The event was originally scheduled to be held February 6 to 13 at the ImOn Ice Arena in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. [1] In August 2020, a derecho damaged the arena and the COVID-19 pandemic caused the repairs to be delayed significantly enough to necessitate moving the championships to a different venue. [2] In December 2020 the United States Curling Association (USCA) announced that, due to the continuing pandemic, the Men's, Women's, and Mixed Doubles National Championships would be postponed until May 2021 and would be conducted in a bio-secure bubble. Typically, the winner of the National Women's Championship would represent the United States at the World Championship, but this postponement moved the national championship after the 2021 World Women's Championship and so the USCA offered the spot at World's to the 2020 champion, Team Peterson. [3] The site of the bubble for the championships was later announced to be Wausau Curling Club in Wausau, Wisconsin. [4]

Qualification

Due to the pandemic, no qualification events were held and the qualification methods were modified. The top eight women's teams, determined by the World Curling Federation's World Team Ranking System, were invited to compete. [3] Seven of the eight teams accepted the invitation. [5] Typically, the qualification methods would be the top four teams from the World Team Ranking System, the top three teams from a qualification event, and one team from the Junior Championship.

Teams

The seven teams competing in the 2021 championship are: [5]

SkipThirdSecondLeadAlternateCoachLocale
Madison Bear Annmarie DubbersteinTaylor DreesAllison HowellAmy Harnden Flag of Minnesota.svg Chaska, Minnesota
Cory Christensen Sarah Anderson Vicky Persinger Taylor Anderson Cathy Overton-Clapham Flag of Minnesota.svg Chaska, Minnesota
Christine McMakinJackie LemkeJenna BurcheskyMaya WillertzNicole ProhaskaSandra McMakin Flag of North Dakota.svg Fargo, North Dakota
Kim RhymeElizabeth BrundageCait FlanneryKatie RhymeBill Rhyme Flag of Minnesota.svg Minneapolis, Minnesota
Jamie Sinclair Monica Walker Cora Farrell Elizabeth Cousins Mark Lazar Flag of North Carolina.svg Charlotte, North Carolina
Delaney Strouse Sydney Mullaney Rebecca Rodgers Leah Yavarow Susan Dudt Courtney George Flag of Minnesota.svg Midland, Michigan
Ariel Traxler Anne O'Hara Sara OlsonElizabeth JaniakKatherine GourianovaLeland Rich Flag of Alaska.svg Fairbanks, Alaska

Round-robin standings

Final round-robin standings

Key
Teams to playoffs
SkipWL
Flag of North Carolina.svg Jamie Sinclair 60
Flag of Minnesota.svg Cory Christensen 51
Flag of Minnesota.svg Madison Bear 33
Flag of North Dakota.svg Christine McMakin24
Flag of Minnesota.svg Delaney Strouse 24
Flag of Minnesota.svg Kim Rhyme24
Flag of Alaska.svg Ariel Traxler15

Round-robin results

All draw times are listed in Central Daylight Time (UTC−05:00). [6]

Draw 1

Wednesday, May 26, 8:00 am

Sheet 212345678910Final
Flag of Alaska.svg Ariel Traxler Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg00020010XX3
Flag of Minnesota.svg Kim Rhyme20102203XX10
Sheet 512345678910Final
Flag of North Dakota.svg Christine McMakin000101040X6
Flag of North Carolina.svg Jamie Sinclair Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg113010202X10
Sheet 612345678910Final
Flag of Minnesota.svg Madison Bear 02012201008
Flag of Minnesota.svg Delaney Strouse Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg30100010117

Draw 2

Wednesday, May 26, 4:00 pm

Sheet 212345678910Final
Flag of North Dakota.svg Christine McMakin021002150X11
Flag of Minnesota.svg Delaney Strouse Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg200120003X8
Sheet 412345678910Final
Flag of Minnesota.svg Kim Rhyme010311102X9
Flag of Minnesota.svg Madison Bear Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg102000010X4
Sheet 612345678910Final
Flag of Alaska.svg Ariel Traxler Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg00010XXXXX1
Flag of Minnesota.svg Cory Christensen 34302XXXXX12

Draw 3

Thursday, May 27, 8:00 am

Sheet 212345678910Final
Flag of Minnesota.svg Madison Bear 021101121X9
Flag of Alaska.svg Ariel Traxler Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg200020000X4
Sheet 512345678910Final
Flag of Minnesota.svg Cory Christensen Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg220122XXXX9
Flag of North Dakota.svg Christine McMakin001000XXXX1
Sheet 612345678910Final
Flag of Minnesota.svg Kim Rhyme Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg10101100105
Flag of North Carolina.svg Jamie Sinclair 01030011017

Draw 4

Thursday, May 27, 4:00 pm

Sheet 212345678910Final
Flag of Minnesota.svg Cory Christensen 00010100XX2
Flag of North Carolina.svg Jamie Sinclair Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg01203011XX8
Sheet 412345678910Final
Flag of Alaska.svg Ariel Traxler000201122X8
Flag of North Dakota.svg Christine McMakin Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg010000000X1
Sheet 512345678910Final
Flag of Minnesota.svg Delaney Strouse Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg01020102017
Flag of Minnesota.svg Kim Rhyme00102010206

Draw 5

Friday, May 28, 8:00 am

Sheet 212345678910Final
Flag of Minnesota.svg Kim Rhyme00003010XX4
Flag of North Dakota.svg Christine McMakin Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg00230302XX10
Sheet 412345678910Final
Flag of North Carolina.svg Jamie Sinclair Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg040200010X7
Flag of Minnesota.svg Delaney Strouse 001011101X5
Sheet 512345678910Final
Flag of Minnesota.svg Madison Bear 00101100XX3
Flag of Minnesota.svg Cory Christensen Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg20010032XX8

Draw 6

Friday, May 28, 4:00 pm

Sheet 212345678910Final
Flag of North Carolina.svg Jamie Sinclair 042102XXXX9
Flag of Minnesota.svg Madison Bear Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg100010XXXX2
Sheet 412345678910Final
Flag of Minnesota.svg Cory Christensen Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg0211303XXX10
Flag of Minnesota.svg Kim Rhyme1000000XXX1
Sheet 61234567891011Final
Flag of Minnesota.svg Delaney Strouse Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg020101020118
Flag of Alaska.svg Ariel Traxler001020103007

Draw 7

Saturday, May 29, 8:00 am

Sheet 212345678910Final
Flag of Minnesota.svg Delaney Strouse Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg10000000203
Flag of Minnesota.svg Cory Christensen 00010121016
Sheet 512345678910Final
Flag of North Carolina.svg Jamie Sinclair Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg020002002X6
Flag of Alaska.svg Ariel Traxler000010010X2
Sheet 612345678910Final
Flag of North Dakota.svg Christine McMakin Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg11000100003
Flag of Minnesota.svg Madison Bear 00110011015

Playoffs

Semifinal Final
1 Flag of North Carolina.svg Jamie Sinclair 6
2 Flag of Minnesota.svg Cory Christensen 72 Flag of Minnesota.svg Cory Christensen 8
3 Flag of Minnesota.svg Madison Bear 6

Semifinal

Sunday, May 30, 9:00 am

Sheet 212345678910Final
Flag of Minnesota.svg Cory Christensen Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg10301002007
Flag of Minnesota.svg Madison Bear 01020100116

Final

Sunday, May 30, 2:00 pm

Sheet 41234567891011Final
Flag of North Carolina.svg Jamie Sinclair Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg101000210106
Flag of Minnesota.svg Cory Christensen 030002001028
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