| Courtney George | |
|---|---|
| Born | June 24, 1986 |
| Team | |
| Curling club | St. Paul CC, St. Paul |
| Skip | Cassandra Potter |
| Third | Courtney George |
| Second | Sophie Bader |
| Lead | Jordan Moulton |
Curling career  | |
| World Championship appearances | 1 (2005) |
| Olympic appearances | 1 (2006) |
Medal record | |
Courtney George (born June 24, 1986) is an American curler from Duluth, Minnesota. [1]
George began curling in 1998. She won two medals at the World Junior Curling Championships as alternate for Cassandra Johnson, gold in 2002 and silver in 2003. She was also a national junior champion in 2004 and 2007.
George participated in the 2005 United States Olympic Curling Trials, playing as third for skip Aileen Sormunen, and qualified for the playoffs in fourth place, but lost their page playoffs game against Patti Lank. George was asked to serve as the alternate for the United States women's team skipped by Cassandra Johnson. Throughout the competition when it was clear the United States would not win their matches Courtney George was regularly brought in to play an end which alternates typically do not get to do at major competitions.
George played as the vice-skip on the team skipped by Amy Wright, finishing third at the 2010 United States Olympic Curling Trials.
George played as third for Sormunen at the 2011 and 2012 United States Women's Curling Championships, finishing sixth and fourth, respectively. George and Sormunen switched positions the next year, and finished second at the 2013 United States Women's Curling Championship. George and her team were selected to participate at the 2014 United States Olympic Curling Trials by the national High Performance Program committee. [2]
George has a degree in the psychology of behavioral science from the University of St. Thomas. She is currently a personal care assistant, and is finishing a master's degree in occupational therapy.
George's brother Tyler is also a successful curler, [3] winning the gold medal at the 2018 Winter Olympics.
She was married and change surname to Benson in the middle of 2023. [4]
| Season | Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Alternate | Coach | Events |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001–02 | Aileen Sormunen | Courtney George | Amanda Jensen | Amanda McLean | CJ Johnson | 2001 USJCC  | |
| 2001–02 | Aileen Sormunen | Courtney George | Amanda Jensen | Amanda McLean | CJ Johnson | 2002 USJCC  | |
| Cassandra Johnson | Jamie Johnson | Katie Beck | Maureen Brunt | Courtney George | Jim Dexter | 2002 WJCC  | |
| 2002–03 | Aileen Sormunen | Courtney George | Amanda Jensen | Amanda McLean | CJ Johnson | 2003 USJCC | |
| Cassandra Johnson | Katherine Beck | Rebecca Dobie | Maureen Brunt | Courtney George | Neil Doese | 2003 WJCC | |
| 2003–04 | Aileen Sormunen | Courtney George | Amanda Jensen | Amanda McLean | Jessica Schultz (WJCC) | CJ Johnson | 2004 USJCC 2004 WJCC (4th) |
| 2004–05 | Aileen Sormunen | Courtney George | Amanda Jensen | Amanda McLean | CJ Johnson | 2005 USJCC (5th) 2005 USWCC/USOCT (4th) | |
| Cassandra Johnson | Jamie Johnson | Jessica Schultz | Maureen Brunt | Courtney George | Neil Doese | 2005 WWCC | |
| 2005–06 | Jessica Schultz | Jamie Johnson | Courtney George | Maureen Brunt | Cassie Johnson | Neil Doese | 2006 US World Trials (4th) |
| Cassandra Johnson | Jamie Johnson | Jessica Schultz | Maureen Brunt | Courtney George | Neil Doese | 2006 OG (8th) | |
| 2006–07 | Aileen Sormunen | Courtney George | Molly Bonner | Jordan Moulton | Monica Walker (WJCC) | Bob Fenson | 2007 USJCC 2007 WJCC (4th) |
| 2007–08 | Aileen Sormunen | Courtney George | Molly Bonner | Jordan Moulton | Bob Fenson | 2008 USWCC | |
| 2008–09 | Amy Wright | Courtney George | Jordan Moulton | Patti Luke | Amanda McLean | 2009 USWCC/USOCT | |
| 2009–10 | Amy Wright | Courtney George | Jordan Moulton | Patti Luke | Amanda McLean | 2010 USWCC | |
| 2010–11 | Aileen Sormunen | Courtney George | Amanda McLean | Miranda Solem | 2011 USWCC (5th) | ||
| 2011–12 | Aileen Sormunen | Courtney George | Amanda McLean | Miranda Solem | 2012 USWCC | ||
| 2012–13 | Courtney George | Aileen Sormunen | Amanda McLean | Julie Lilla | Amy Wright | 2013 USWCC | |
| 2013–14 | Courtney George | Aileen Sormunen | Amanda McLean | Monica Walker | Jordan Moulton | 2013 USOCT (4th) 2014 USWCC (4th) | |
| 2014–15 | Debbie McCormick | Courtney George | Emilia Juocys | Stephanie Senneker | 2015 USWCC (7th) | ||
| 2015–16 | Courtney George | Miranda Solem | Amy Lou Anderson | Stephanie Senneker | |||
| 2016–17 | Jessica Schultz | Courtney George | Jordan Moulton | Stephanie Senneker | 2017 USWCC (6th) | ||
| 2017–18 | Jessica Schultz | Courtney George | Jordan Moulton | Stephanie Senneker | |||
| 2018–19 | Allison Pottinger | Courtney George | Jordan Moulton | Regan Birr | |||
| 2019–20 | Cassandra Potter | Courtney George | Jackie Lemke | Jordan Moulton | Sophie Bader | 2020 USWCC (4th) |
| Season | Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Events |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018–19 | Tyler George | Courtney George | Derek Benson | Jordan Moulton | 2019 USMxCC (8th) |
| Season | Female | Male | Events |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010–11 | Courtney George | Tyler George | 2011 USMDCC |
| 2014–15 | Courtney George | Tyler George | 2015 USMDCC (DNQ) |
| 2015–16 | Courtney George | Tyler George | US World Trials (4th) [5] |
| 2016–17 | Courtney George | Tyler George | 2017 USMDCC (DNQ) |
| 2017–18 [6] | Courtney George | Tyler George |
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