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2013 United States Olympic curling trials
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Name | 2013 United States Olympic Curling Trials |
| Logo | 2014usolympiccurling.jpg |
| Size | 300 |
| Host city | Fargo, North Dakota |
| Arena | Scheels Arena |
| Dates | November 10–17, 2013 |
| Men's winner | MN John Shuster |
| Curling club | Duluth CC, Duluth, Minnesota |
| Skip | John Shuster |
| Third | Jeff Isaacson |
| Second | Jared Zezel |
| Lead | John Landsteiner |
| Coach | Tim Muller |
| Finalist | MN Pete Fenson |
| Women's winner | WI Erika Brown |
| Curling club2 | Madison CC, Madison, Wisconsin |
| Skip2 | Erika Brown |
| Third2 | Debbie McCormick |
| Second2 | Jessica Schultz |
| Lead2 | Ann Swisshelm |
| Coach2 | Bill Todhunter |
| Finalist2 | MN Allison Pottinger |
| prev | 2009 |
| next | 2017 |
| Men's winner = MN John Shuster | Women's winner = WI Erika Brown The 2013 United States Olympic Curling Trials was held from November 10 to 17, 2013 at the Scheels Arena in Fargo, North Dakota. 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.
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).
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.
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.
Men
Teams
The teams were as follows:
| Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Alternate | Locale | Qualification method |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heath McCormick | Bill Stopera | Martin Sather | Dean Gemmell | NY New York, New York | 2012 National Championships, First place | |
| Pete Fenson | Shawn Rojeski | Joe Polo | Ryan Brunt | MN Bemidji, Minnesota | 2012 National Championships, Second place | |
| Brady Clark | Sean Beighton | Darren Lehto | Philip Tilker | Greg Persinger | WA Seattle, Washington | 2013 National Championships, First place |
| Chris Plys (fourth) | Tyler George (skip) | Richard Ruohonen | Colin Hufman | Craig Brown | MN Duluth, Minnesota | 2013 National Championships, Second place |
| John Shuster | Jeff Isaacson | Jared Zezel | John Landsteiner | MN Duluth, Minnesota | High Performance Program committee selection |
Round Robin Standings
Final Round Robin Standings
| Key |
|---|
| Skip | W | L | PF | PA | Ends | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Won | Ends | ||||||||
| Lost | Blank | ||||||||
| Ends | Stolen | ||||||||
| Ends | Shot | ||||||||
| Pct. | |||||||||
| MN John Shuster | 6 | 2 | 54 | 40 | 32 | 28 | 12 | 9 | 86% |
| MN Pete Fenson | 5 | 3 | 51 | 46 | 33 | 30 | 15 | 7 | 85% |
| NY Heath McCormick | 4 | 4 | 55 | 49 | 37 | 32 | 8 | 10 | 80% |
| MN Tyler George | 4 | 4 | 52 | 48 | 31 | 34 | 9 | 4 | 84% |
| WA Brady Clark | 1 | 7 | 34 | 58 | 26 | 34 | 8 | 2 | 80% |
Round Robin Results
All draw times are listed in Central Standard Time (UTC−6).
Draw 1
Sunday, November 10, 1:00 pm |0|2|1|0|0|2|0|0|1|0| |6 |1|0|0|3|0|0|1|1|0|2| |8 |0|2|0|1|1|0|2|0|2|X| |8 |0|0|2|0|0|1|0|2|0|X| |5
Draw 2
Sunday, November 10, 7:00 pm |1|0|0|0|1|0|2|0|X|X| |4 |0|2|1|1|0|1|0|5|X|X| |10 |0|0|1|0|1|0|2|0|X|X| |4 |0|1|0|3|0|1|0|4|X|X| |9
Draw 3
Monday, November 11, 12:00 pm |0|0|2|0|2|0|3|1|X|X| |8 |0|1|0|1|0|1|0|0|X|X| |3 |0|0|1|1|0|0|1|0|2|0|1|6 |0|1|0|0|0|2|0|1|0|1|0|5
Draw 4
Monday, November 11, 7:00 pm |0|1|0|0|1|1|0|2|0|0|1|6 |1|0|0|0|0|0|1|0|2|1|0|5 |0|1|0|3|0|0|1|0|0|X| |5 |0|0|2|0|2|0|0|2|2|X| |8
Draw 5
Tuesday, November 12, 12:00 pm |0|1|1|1|1|0|0|1|0|0| |5 |1|0|0|0|0|0|3|0|0|2| |6 |2|0|0|1|0|0|2|0|0|X| |5 |0|0|1|0|3|0|0|3|1|X| |8
Draw 6
Tuesday, November 12, 7:00 pm |2|0|1|0|0|0|1|0|2|0|1 |7 |0|2|0|0|0|1|0|2|0|1|0 |6 |1|0|2|4|0|X|X|X|X|X| |7 |0|1|0|0|1|X|X|X|X|X| |2
Draw 7
Wednesday, November 13, 12:00 pm |3|1|2|0|1|0|2|0|0|X| |9 |0|0|0|2|0|2|0|1|1|X| |6 |1|0|2|0|0|0|1|0|0|0| |4 |0|1|0|2|1|0|0|0|2|2| |8
Draw 8
Wednesday, November 13, 7:00 pm |0|1|2|0|1|0|0|3|0|1| |8 |1|0|0|2|0|2|0|0|2|0| |7 |0|0|0|1|0|1|0|1|1|0| |4 |0|2|0|0|2|0|1|0|0|2| |7
Draw 9
Thursday, November 14, 9:00 am |0|1|0|0|1|0|2|0|1|0| |5 |1|0|2|1|0|1|0|1|0|1| |7 |0|3|0|4|0|1|0|2|X|X| |10 |1|0|1|0|2|0|1|0|X|X| |5
Draw 10
Thursday, November 14, 3:30 pm |0|0|0|0|3|0|0|1|0|0| |4 |0|0|0|0|0|0|1|0|1|1| |3 |2|0|1|0|1|0|2|1|1|X| |8 |0|2|0|2|0|1|0|0|0|X| |5
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. | team-width= 150
| RD1-seed1= 1 | RD1-team1= MN John Shuster | RD1-score1-1= 9 | RD1-score1-2= 4 | RD1-score1-3= 11 | RD1-seed2= 2 | RD1-team2= MN Pete Fenson | RD1-score2-1= 8 | RD1-score2-2= 5 | RD1-score2-3= 1
Game 1
Friday, November 15, 2:30 pm |2|0|0|1|0|4|1|0|0|0|1|9 |0|2|0|0|1|0|0|2|2|1|0|8 | John Landsteiner | 86% | Jared Zezel | 91% | Jeff Isaacson | 87% | John Shuster | 81% | Ryan Brunt | 94% | Joe Polo | 89% | Shawn Rojeski | 82% | Pete Fenson | 82%
Game 2
Saturday, November 16, 2:30pm |0|2|0|1|0|0|0|0|0|1|0|4 |1|0|1|0|1|0|0|1|0|0|1|5 | John Landsteiner | 77% | Jared Zezel | 91% | Jeff Isaacson | 81% | John Shuster | 86% | Ryan Brunt | 91% | Joe Polo | 92% | Shawn Rojeski | 84% | Pete Fenson | 91%
Game 3
Sunday, November 17, 11:00 am |2|0|5|4|X|X|X|X|X|X| |11 |0|1|0|0|X|X|X|X|X|X| |1 | John Landsteiner | 100% | Jared Zezel | 80% | Jeff Isaacson | 93% | John Shuster | 94% | Ryan Brunt | 100% | Joe Polo | 61% | Shawn Rojeski | 58% | Pete Fenson | 40%
Women
Teams
The teams are listed as follows:
| Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Alternate | Locale | Qualification method |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allison Pottinger | Nicole Joraanstad | Natalie Nicholson | Tabitha Peterson | MN St. Paul, Minnesota | 2012 National Championships, First place | |
| Cassandra Potter | Jamie Haskell | Jaclyn Lemke | Stephanie Sambor | MN St. Paul, Minnesota | 2012 National Championships, Second place | |
| Erika Brown | Debbie McCormick | Jessica Schultz | Ann Swisshelm | WI Madison, Wisconsin | 2013 National Championships, First place | |
| Courtney George | Aileen Sormunen | Amanda McLean | Monica Walker | Jordan Moulton | MN Duluth, Minnesota | High Performance Program committee selection |
Round Robin Standings
Final Round Robin Standings
| Key |
|---|
| Skip | W | L | PF | PA | Ends | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Won | Ends | ||||||||
| Lost | Blank | ||||||||
| Ends | Stolen | ||||||||
| Ends | Shot | ||||||||
| Pct. | |||||||||
| WI Erika Brown | 4 | 2 | 45 | 33 | 28 | 23 | 6 | 9 | 84% |
| MN Allison Pottinger | 4 | 2 | 40 | 36 | 28 | 21 | 11 | 9 | 83% |
| MN Courtney George | 2 | 4 | 36 | 45 | 22 | 31 | 3 | 3 | 75% |
| MN Cassandra Potter | 2 | 4 | 40 | 46 | 26 | 29 | 4 | 6 | 79% |
Round Robin Results
All draw times are listed in Central Standard Time (UTC−6).
Draw 1
Monday, November 11, 7:00 pm |1|0|0|1|0|0|4|0|0|2|0|0| |8 |0|1|0|0|3|1|0|3|0|0|0|1| |9 |2|2|0|2|1|0|1|0|2|X| |10 |0|0|1|0|0|1|0|1|0|X| |3
Draw 2
Tuesday, November 12, 12:00 pm |0|1|2|0|0|0|1|0|2|1| |7 |3|0|0|1|0|1|0|1|0|0| |6 |0|2|0|1|0|4|0|0|3|X| |10 |1|0|1|0|2|0|1|1|0|X| |6
Draw 3
Tuesday, November 12, 7:00 pm |0|2|2|0|2|0|1|0|1|0| |8 |1|0|0|1|0|2|0|1|0|2| |7 |0|1|0|0|0|4|1|0|0|1| |7 |1|0|0|1|1|0|0|1|1|0| |5
Draw 4
Wednesday, November 13, 12:00 pm |3|2|2|0|2|0|1|0|X|X| |10 |0|0|0|2|0|1|0|1|X|X| |4 |0|0|1|0|0|0|2|1|X|X| |4 |3|1|0|1|1|2|0|0|X|X| |8
Draw 5
Wednesday, November 13, 7:00 pm |2|0|2|0|0|1|1|0|0|1| |7 |0|2|0|3|0|0|0|1|0|0| |6 |0|0|0|1|2|3|0|0|0|2| |8 |2|1|1|0|0|0|0|1|1|0| |6
Draw 6
Thursday, November 14, 9:00 am |0|0|2|0|1|1|1|0|1|0| |6 |1|1|0|2|0|0|0|2|0|1| |7 |0|1|0|2|0|0|0|1|0|0| |4 |0|0|1|0|3|0|0|0|0|1| |5
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. | team-width= 150
| RD1-seed1= 1 | RD1-team1= WI Erika Brown | RD1-score1-1= 7 | RD1-score1-2= 8 | RD1-score1-3= | RD1-seed2= 2 | RD1-team2= MN Allison Pottinger | RD1-score2-1= 5 | RD1-score2-2= 7 | RD1-score2-3=
Game 1
Friday, November 15, 2:30 pm |2|0|1|0|0|0|3|0|1|0| |7 |0|1|0|0|1|0|0|2|0|1| |5 | Ann Swisshelm | 88% | Jessica Schultz | 89% | Debbie McCormick | 83% | Erika Brown | 95% | Tabitha Peterson | 90% | Natalie Nicholson | 91% | Nicole Joraanstad | 76% | Allison Pottinger | 77%
Game 2
Saturday, November 16, 7:00 pm |0|2|0|2|0|1|0|2|0|1| |8 |1|0|1|0|2|0|1|0|2|0| |7 | Ann Swisshelm | 92% | Jessica Schultz | 89% | Debbie McCormick | 81% | Erika Brown | 80% | Tabitha Peterson | 88% | Natalie Nicholson | 85% | Nicole Joraanstad | 83% | Allison Pottinger | 76%
References
References
- (4 September 2012). "U.S. Curling Association – Athlete Selection Procedures for the 2014 Olympic Games (amended)". [[USA Curling]].
- (2 November 2011). "Fargo to host 2014 U.S. Olympic Team Trials for Curling". [[USA Curling]].
- (19 August 2011). "U.S. Curling Association – Athlete Selection Procedures for the 2014 Olympic Games". [[USA Curling]].
- (9 May 2013). "Field for 2014 U.S. Olympic Team Trials for Curling determined". [[United States Curling Association]].
- "2014 US Olympic Team Trials – Competition Draw". [[USA Curling]].
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