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2013 United States Olympic curling trials

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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]

2013 United States Olympic Curling Trials
2013 United States Olympic Curling Trials
Host cityFargo, North Dakota
ArenaScheels Arena
DatesNovember 10–17, 2013
Men's winnerMinnesota John Shuster
Curling clubDuluth CC, Duluth, Minnesota
SkipJohn Shuster
ThirdJeff Isaacson
SecondJared Zezel
LeadJohn Landsteiner
CoachTim Muller
FinalistMinnesota Pete Fenson
Women's winnerWisconsin Erika Brown
Curling clubMadison CC, Madison, Wisconsin
SkipErika Brown
ThirdDebbie McCormick
SecondJessica Schultz
LeadAnn Swisshelm
CoachBill Todhunter
FinalistMinnesota Allison Pottinger
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Road to the Trials

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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

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Teams

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The teams were as follows:[4]

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

Round Robin Standings

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Final Round Robin Standings

Key
Teams to Final
Skip W L PF PA Ends
Won 		Ends
Lost 		Blank
Ends 		Stolen
Ends 		Shot
Pct.
  John Shuster 6 2 54 40 32 28 12 9 86%
  Pete Fenson 5 3 51 46 33 30 15 7 85%
  Heath McCormick 4 4 55 49 37 32 8 10 80%
  Tyler George 4 4 52 48 31 34 9 4 84%
  Brady Clark 1 7 34 58 26 34 8 2 80%

Round Robin Results

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

Draw 1

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Sunday, November 10, 1:00 pm

Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Brady Clark 0 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 6
  Pete Fenson   1 0 0 3 0 0 1 1 0 2 8
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Heath McCormick   0 2 0 1 1 0 2 0 2 X 8
  Tyler George 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 2 0 X 5

Draw 2

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Sunday, November 10, 7:00 pm

Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Brady Clark   1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 X X 4
  John Shuster 0 2 1 1 0 1 0 5 X X 10
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Pete Fenson 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 X X 4
  Tyler George   0 1 0 3 0 1 0 4 X X 9

Draw 3

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Monday, November 11, 12:00 pm

Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Tyler George 0 0 2 0 2 0 3 1 X X 8
  Brady Clark   0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 X X 3
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
  John Shuster 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 6
  Heath McCormick   0 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 5

Draw 4

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Monday, November 11, 7:00 pm

Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
  Pete Fenson   0 1 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 1 6
  Heath McCormick 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 5
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Tyler George   0 1 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 X 5
  John Shuster 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 2 2 X 8

Draw 5

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Tuesday, November 12, 12:00 pm

Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Heath McCormick   0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 5
  Brady Clark 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 2 6
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  John Shuster   2 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 X 5
  Pete Fenson 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 3 1 X 8

Draw 6

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Tuesday, November 12, 7:00 pm

Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
  Tyler George   2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 7
  Pete Fenson 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 6
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  John Shuster   1 0 2 4 0 X X X X X 7
  Brady Clark 0 1 0 0 1 X X X X X 2

Draw 7

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Wednesday, November 13, 12:00 pm

Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Pete Fenson   3 1 2 0 1 0 2 0 0 X 9
  Heath McCormick 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 1 1 X 6
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Brady Clark   1 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4
  Tyler George 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 2 2 8

Draw 8

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Wednesday, November 13, 7:00 pm

Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Heath McCormick   0 1 2 0 1 0 0 3 0 1 8
  John Shuster 1 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 2 0 7
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Brady Clark 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 4
  Pete Fenson   0 2 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 2 7

Draw 9

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Thursday, November 14, 9:00 am

Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Tyler George   0 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 5
  John Shuster 1 0 2 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 7
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Heath McCormick 0 3 0 4 0 1 0 2 X X 10
  Brady Clark   1 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 X X 5

Draw 10

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Thursday, November 14, 3:30 pm

Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  John Shuster   0 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 4
  Pete Fenson 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 3
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Heath McCormick 2 0 1 0 1 0 2 1 1 X 8
  Tyler George   0 2 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 X 5

Final

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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   John Shuster 9 4 11
2   Pete Fenson 8 5 1

Game 1

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Friday, November 15, 2:30 pm

Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
  John Shuster   2 0 0 1 0 4 1 0 0 0 1 9
  Pete Fenson 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 2 2 1 0 8
Player percentages
  John Shuster   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%
Total 86% Total 87%

Game 2

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Saturday, November 16, 2:30pm

Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
  John Shuster 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4
  Pete Fenson   1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 5
Player percentages
  John Shuster   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%
Total 84% Total 90%

Game 3

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Sunday, November 17, 11:00 am

Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  John Shuster   2 0 5 4 X X X X X X 11
  Pete Fenson 0 1 0 0 X X X X X X 1
Player percentages
  John Shuster   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%
Total 92% Total 65%

Women

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Teams

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The teams are listed as follows:[4]

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

Round Robin Standings

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Final Round Robin Standings

Key
Teams to Final
Skip W L PF PA Ends
Won 		Ends
Lost 		Blank
Ends 		Stolen
Ends 		Shot
Pct.
  Erika Brown 4 2 45 33 28 23 6 9 84%
  Allison Pottinger 4 2 40 36 28 21 11 9 83%
  Courtney George 2 4 36 45 22 31 3 3 75%
  Cassandra Potter 2 4 40 46 26 29 4 6 79%

Round Robin Results

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

Draw 1

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Monday, November 11, 7:00 pm

Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
  Cassandra Potter   1 0 0 1 0 0 4 0 0 2 0 0 8
  Allison Pottinger 0 1 0 0 3 1 0 3 0 0 0 1 9
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Erika Brown   2 2 0 2 1 0 1 0 2 X 10
  Courtney George 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 X 3

Draw 2

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Tuesday, November 12, 12:00 pm

Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Allison Pottinger 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 7
  Erika Brown   3 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 6
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Courtney George 0 2 0 1 0 4 0 0 3 X 10
  Cassandra Potter   1 0 1 0 2 0 1 1 0 X 6

Draw 3

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Tuesday, November 12, 7:00 pm

Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Erika Brown   0 2 2 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 8
  Cassandra Potter 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 2 7
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Courtney George   0 1 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 1 7
  Allison Pottinger 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 5

Draw 4

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Wednesday, November 13, 12:00 pm

Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Erika Brown   3 2 2 0 2 0 1 0 X X 10
  Courtney George 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 X X 4
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Cassandra Potter 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 X X 4
  Allison Pottinger   3 1 0 1 1 2 0 0 X X 8

Draw 5

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Wednesday, November 13, 7:00 pm

Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Allison Pottinger   2 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 7
  Courtney George 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 6
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Cassandra Potter 0 0 0 1 2 3 0 0 0 2 8
  Erika Brown   2 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 6

Draw 6

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Thursday, November 14, 9:00 am

Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Courtney George   0 0 2 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 6
  Cassandra Potter 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 7
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Allison Pottinger 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 4
  Erika Brown   0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 5

Final

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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   Erika Brown 7 8
2   Allison Pottinger 5 7

Game 1

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Friday, November 15, 2:30 pm

Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Erika Brown   2 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 7
  Allison Pottinger 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 5
Player percentages
  Erika Brown   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%
Total 89% Total 84%

Game 2

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Saturday, November 16, 7:00 pm

Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Erika Brown   0 2 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 1 8
  Allison Pottinger 1 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 7
Player percentages
  Erika Brown   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%
Total 86% Total 83%

References

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  1. ^ "U.S. Curling Association – Athlete Selection Procedures for the 2014 Olympic Games (amended)" (PDF). USA Curling. 4 September 2012. Retrieved 30 October 2012.
  2. ^ "Fargo to host 2014 U.S. Olympic Team Trials for Curling" (PDF). USA Curling. 2 November 2011.
  3. ^ a b c d "U.S. Curling Association – Athlete Selection Procedures for the 2014 Olympic Games" (PDF). USA Curling. 19 August 2011.
  4. ^ a b "Field for 2014 U.S. Olympic Team Trials for Curling determined" (PDF). United States Curling Association. 9 May 2013. Retrieved 9 May 2013.
  5. ^ a b "2014 US Olympic Team Trials – Competition Draw" (PDF). USA Curling. Retrieved 9 November 2013.
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