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 played 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 originally 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 | |
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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 |
References
- ^ "2022 MXD Trials Home". USA Curling. Retrieved October 26, 2021.
- ^ "2022 Mixed Doubles Olympic Trials Draw". USA Curling. Retrieved October 26, 2021.
- ^ a b "2022 U.S. OLYMPIC TEAM TRIALS FOR MIXED DOUBLES CURLING COVERAGE". USA Curling. October 25, 2021. Retrieved October 26, 2021.
- ^ "Great Park Ice to Host 2022 Olympic Mixed Doubles Curling Team Trials". NHL. January 21, 2020. Retrieved October 26, 2021.
- ^ "U.S. Olympic Curling Trials moves cities less than a month out". NBC Sports. September 27, 2021. Retrieved October 26, 2021.
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- ^ "Schedule". USA Curling. Retrieved October 26, 2021.