United States Women's Curling Championship

United States Women's Curling Championship
Established	1977
2021 host city	Cedar Rapids, Iowa
2021 arena	ImOn Ice Arena
2020 champion	Tabitha Peterson
Current edition
2020 United States Women's Curling Championship

The United States Women's Curling Championship is the annual women's national curling championship for the United States. It is run by the United States Curling Association (USCA) and typically held in conjunction with the Men's Curling Championship. The champions are eligible to represent the United States at the World Women's Curling Championships if they also rank in the top 75 teams over the last two seasons in the World Curling Tour Order of Merit or have earned 40 points in the Order of Merit year-to-date rankings.

Format

The current format begins with a complete round robin where each team plays every other team. The playoff format depends on the rankings at the end of the round robin. If one team finishes the round robin at least one win ahead of the other teams then that team advances directly to the final and faces the winner of a game between the 2nd and 3rd ranked teams. If two or three teams are tied for first place after the round robin then the top three teams play a version of a page playoff. The 1st and 2nd ranked teams play each other with the winner advancing to the championship game. The loser of the 1st vs 2nd game plays the 3rd place team with the winner of this game advancing to the championship game. If four teams are tied for first place after the round robin then all four advance to a single elimination style playoff. The 1st ranked team plays the 4th while the 2nd ranked team plays the 3rd. The winners of these two games play in the championship.

Past champions

The site and winner of every women's national championship since it began in 1977:

Year	Site	Winning Club	Skip	Third	Second	Lead	Finish at Worlds1
1977	Wilmette, IL	Hastings, NY	Margaret Smith	Cynthia Smith	Jackie Grant	Eve Switzer
1978	Duluth, MN	Wausau, WI	Sandy Robarge	Elaine Collins	Jo Shannon	Virginia Morrison
1979	Winchester, MA	Seattle, WA	Nancy Langley	Dolores Wallace	Leslie Frosch	Nancy Wallace	5th
1980	Seattle, WA	Seattle, WA	Sharon Kozai	Joan Fish	Betty Kozai	Aija Edwards	5th
1981	Kettle Moraine, WI	Seattle, WA	Nancy Langley	Carol Dahl	Leslie Frosch	Nancy Wallace	8th
1982	Bowling Green, OH	Oak Park, IL	Ruth Schwenker	Stephanie Flynn	Donna Purkey	Kathleen Wilson	8th
1983	Grafton, ND	Seattle, WA	Nancy Langley	Dolores Campbell	Nancy Wallace	Leslie Frosch	6th
1984	Wauwatosa, WI	Duluth, MN	Amy Hatten	Terry Leksell	Karen Leksell	Kelly Sieger	9th
1985	Hershey, PA	Fairbanks, AK	Bev Birklid	Peggy Martin	Jerry Evans	Katrina Sharp	9th
1986	Chicago, IL	St. Paul, MN	Gerri Tilden	Linda Barneson	Barb Polski	Barb Gutzmer	7th
1987	St. Paul, MN	Seattle, WA	Sharon Good	Joan Fish	Beth Bronger-Jones	Aija Edwards	5th
1988	Darien, CT	Seattle, WA	Nancy Langley	Nancy Pearson	Leslie Frosch	Mary Hobson	7th
1989	Detroit, MI	Rolla, ND	Jan Lagasse	Janie Kakela	Cooky Bertsch	Eileen Mickelson	9th
1990	Superior, WI	Denver, CO	Bev Behnke	Dawna Bennett	Susan Anscheutz	Pam Finch	8th
1991	Utica, NY	Houston, TX	Maymar Gemmell	Judy Johnston	Janet Hunter	Brenda Jancic	9th
1992	Grafton, ND	Madison, WI	Lisa Schoeneberg	Amy Wright	Lori Mountford	Jill Jones	Silver
1993	St. Paul, MN	Denver, CO	Bev Behnke	Dawna Bennett	Susan Anscheutz	Pam Finch	8th
1994	Duluth, MN	Denver, CO	Bev Behnke	Dawna Bennett	Susan Anscheutz	Pam Finch	6th
1995	Appleton, WI	Madison, WI	Lisa Schoeneberg	Erika Brown	Lori Mountford	Marcia Tillisch, Allison Darragh	5th
1996	Bemidji, MN	Madison, WI	Lisa Schoeneberg	Erika Brown	Lori Mountford	Allison Darragh, Debbie McCormick	Silver
1997	Seattle, WA	Arlington, WI	Patti Lank	Analissa Johnson	Joni Cotten	Tracy Sachtjen	6th
1998	Bismarck, ND	Wilmette, IL	Kari Erickson	Lori Kreklau	Stacey Liapis	Ann Swisshelm, Risa O’Connell	8th
1999	Duluth, MN	Madison, WI	Patti Lank	Erika Brown	Allison Darragh	Tracy Sachtjen	Silver
2000	Ogden, UT	Ak-sar-ben	Amy Wright	Amy Becher	Joni Cotten	Natalie Simenson, Corina Marquardt	6th
2001	Madison, WI	Highland Park, IL	Kari Erickson	Debbie McCormick	Stacey Liapis	Ann Swisshelm	5th
2002	Eveleth, MN	Madison, WI	Patti Lank	Erika Brown	Allison Pottinger	Natalie Nicholson, Nicole Joraanstad	7th
2003	Utica, NY	Chicago, IL	Debbie McCormick	Allison Pottinger	Ann Swisshelm Silver	Tracy Sachtjen	Gold
2004	Grand Forks, ND	Madison, WI	Patti Lank	Erika Brown	Nicole Joraanstad	Natalie Nicholson	4th
2005	Madison, WI	Bemidji, MN	Cassie Johnson	Jamie Johnson	Jessica Schultz	Maureen Brunt	Silver
2006	Bemidji, MN	Madison, WI	Debbie McCormick	Allison Pottinger	Nicole Joraanstad	Natalie Nicholson	Silver
2007	Utica, NY	Madison, WI	Debbie McCormick	Allison Pottinger	Nicole Joraanstad	Natalie Nicholson	4th
2008	Hibbing, MN	Madison, WI	Debbie McCormick	Allison Pottinger	Nicole Joraanstad	Natalie Nicholson	7th
2009	Broomfield, CO	Madison, WI	Debbie McCormick	Allison Pottinger	Nicole Joraanstad	Natalie Nicholson	9th
2010	Kalamazoo, MI	Madison, WI	Erika Brown	Nina Spatola	Ann Swisshelm	Laura Hallisey	5th
2011	Fargo, ND	Lewiston, NY	Patti Lank	Caitlin Maroldo	Jessica Schultz	Mackenzie Lank	7th
2012	Philadelphia, PA	St. Paul, MN	Allison Pottinger	Nicole Joraanstad	Natalie Nicholson	Tabitha Peterson	5th
2013	Green Bay, WI	Madison, WI	Erika Brown	Debbie McCormick	Jessica Schultz	Ann Swisshelm	4th
2014	Philadelphia, PA	Madison, WI	Nina Spatola	Becca Hamilton	Tara Peterson	Sophie Brorson	6th (Allison Pottinger)
2015	Kalamazoo, MI	Madison, WI	Erika Brown	Alex Carlson	Becca Funk	Kendall Behm	10th (Aileen Sormunen)
2016	Jacksonville, FL	Madison, WI	Erika Brown	Allison Pottinger	Nicole Joraanstad	Natalie Nicholson	6th
2017	Everett, WA	Blaine, MN	Jamie Sinclair	Alexandra Carlson	Vicky Persinger	Monica Walker	5th (Nina Roth)
2018	Fargo, ND	Blaine, MN	Jamie Sinclair	Alexandra Carlson	Vicky Persinger	Monica Walker	4th
2019	Kalamazoo, MI	Chaska, MN	Jamie Sinclair	Sarah Anderson	Taylor Anderson	Monica Walker	7th
2020	Cheney, WA	St. Paul, MN	Tabitha Peterson	Becca Hamilton	Tara Peterson	Aileen Geving	N/A2
2021	Cedar Rapids, IA

Notes

1. ^ This column shows the results of the team representing the United States at the World Curling Championships. Based on the rules implemented by the United States Curling Association for the 2013–14 season, the United States team at the World Curling Championships is not necessarily the team that won the national championship. Beginning in 2018, the winner will once again represent the US at the World Championships, provided they have a high enough ranking on the World Curling Tour.
2. ^ 2020 World Women's Curling Championship was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Champions by state

(As of 2020)

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Women's Curling Champions
15, 6, 4, 3, 2, 1

Rank	State	Championships
1	Wisconsin	17
2	Minnesota	8
3	Washington	6
4	Illinois	4
5	Colorado	3
6	New York	2
7	Alaska	1
7	Nebraska	1
7	North Dakota	1
7	Texas	1

Sportsmanship award

The Ann Brown Sportsmanship Award has been presented annually since 2007 to one male and one female athlete at the National Championships who are judged to best embody the USCA Spirit of Curling as voted on by their peers. The award is given in memory of Ann Brown, who was the first female president of the United States Curling Association and was the second female inductee into the USCA Hall of Fame.

Female recipients:

Year	Recipient
2007	Caitlin Maroldo
2008	Ann Swisshelm
2009	Laura Roessler
2010	Gabrielle Coleman
2011	Chrissy Haase
2012	Tara Peterson
2013	Sarah Anderson
2014	Theresa Hoffoss
2015	Kate Bert
2016	Katie Sigurdson
2017	Donna Umali
2018	Rebecca Andrew
2019	Kim Rhyme

See also

• Scottish Women's Curling Championship
• Scotties Tournament of Hearts (Canada)
• United States Men's Curling Championship

External links

• United States Curling Association