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2008 United States Women's Curling Championship

The 2008 United States Women's Curling Championship was held from February 16 to 23 at the Hibbing Curling Club in Hibbing, Minnesota.[1] It was held in conjunction with the 2008 United States Men's Curling Championship. Team McCormick, led by Debbie McCormick, won the tournament for the third year in a row, a record for the US Nationals.[2] With the win Team McCormick earned the opportunity to represent the United States at the 2009 World Women's Championship held in Gangneung, South Korea, where they finished 9th.[3]

2008 United States Women's
Curling Championship
2008 United States Women's Curling Championship
Host cityHibbing, Minnesota
ArenaHibbing Curling Club
DatesFebruary 16-23, 2008
WinnerWisconsin Team McCormick
Curling clubMadison CC,
McFarland, WI
SkipDebbie McCormick
ThirdAllison Pottinger
SecondNicole Joraanstad
LeadNatalie Nicholson
FinalistNew York (state) Patti Lank
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Teams edit

Seven teams competed in the 2008 Championship.[4][5] It would have been eight teams but Alex Carlson's team chose to withdraw to focus on the 2008 US Junior Championships, which were held just before the Women's Championship, February 2 to 9.[6]

Skip Third Second Lead Alternate
Coach 		Locale
Gillian Gervais Stephanie Roland Stephanie Jensen Sarah Felchle
Dave Jensen		   Bismarck, North Dakota
Patti Lank Caitlin Maroldo Ann Swisshelm Silver Chrissy Haase Erika Brown
Steve Brown		   Lewiston, New York
Charrissa Lin Janice Langanke Nicole Arseneault Rachel Sethi
Sandra McMakin		   New Haven, Connecticut
Debbie McCormick Allison Pottinger Nicole Joraanstad Natalie Nicholson
Wally Henry		   Rio, Wisconsin
Cassie Potter Jamie Haskell Jessica Schultz Maureen Brunt Jackie Lemke
Jim Dexter		   Minneapolis, Minnesota
Aileen Sormunen Courtney George Molly Bonner Jordan Moulton
Bob Fenson		   Duluth, Minnesota
Anne Stuhlman Diane Higgins Lisa Mitchell Karen Rogowski
  New Hartford, New York

Round robin standings edit

Final round robin standings.[7]

Key
Teams to playoffs
Skip W L
  Debbie McCormick 5 1
  Aileen Sormunen 5 1
  Cassie Potter 5 1
  Patti Lank 3 3
  Gillian Gervais 2 4
  Charrisa Lin 1 5
  Anne Stuhlman 0 6

Round robin results edit

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

Draw 1 edit

Monday, February 18, 8:00am

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Debbie McCormick   2 1 0 2 1 0 2 0 3 X 11
Charrisa Lin 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 X 4
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Patti Lank   2 0 0 3 1 0 2 0 1 X 9
Gillian Gervais 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 X 5
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Cassie Potter 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 X 4
Aileen Sormunen   2 0 0 3 0 0 2 0 1 X 8

Draw 2 edit

Monday, February 18, 4:00pm

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Aileen Sormunen 0 0 2 1 0 0 3 0 3 X 10
Anne Stuhlman   0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 X 3
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Charrisa Lin   0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 X X 3
Patti Lank 1 0 5 0 2 0 0 3 X X 11
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Gillian Gervais 0 1 1 1 0 X X X X X 3
Debbie McCormick   6 0 0 0 5 X X X X X 11

Draw 3 edit

Tuesday, February 19, 9:00am

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Cassie Potter   0 0 0 4 0 2 0 0 0 3 9
Gillian Gervais 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 5
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Aileen Sormunen 0 3 0 5 0 3 0 X X X 11
Charrisa Lin   1 0 1 0 2 0 2 X X X 6
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Anne Stuhlman 0 1 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 X 5
Debbie McCormick   2 0 0 3 0 0 1 1 3 X 10

Draw 4 edit

Tuesday, February 19, 7:00pm

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Patti Lank 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 1 0 1 6
Cassie Potter   1 2 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 7
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Debbie McCormick   2 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 X 8
Aileen Sormunen 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 X 3
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Charrisa Lin   0 2 0 2 0 4 0 0 4 X 12
Anne Stuhlman 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 X 5

Draw 5 edit

Wednesday, February 20, 12:00pm

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Patti Lank   1 0 1 2 0 5 0 X X X 9
Anne Stuhlman 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 X X X 4
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Cassie Potter   1 0 1 2 0 2 1 0 1 X 8
Debbie McCormick 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 X 4
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Gillian Gervais   1 0 2 1 1 0 2 0 1 0 8
Charrisa Lin 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 6

Draw 6 edit

Wednesday, February 20, 8:00pm

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
Anne Stuhlman   2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 6
Gillian Gervais 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 1 7
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Charrisa Lin 0 0 1 0 0 0 X X X X 1
Cassie Potter   0 3 0 1 2 1 X X X X 7
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Aileen Sormunen   1 0 1 1 0 4 0 1 0 2 10
Patti Lank 0 2 0 0 3 0 2 0 2 0 9

Draw 7 edit

Thursday, February 21, 12:00pm

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Anne Stuhlman 0 0 1 0 0 X X X X X 1
Cassie Potter   4 1 0 3 1 X X X X X 9
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Debbie McCormick   1 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 3 X 9
Patti Lank 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 1 0 X 5
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Gillian Gervais   0 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 1 5
Aileen Sormunen 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 7

Playoffs edit

Page playoff systemSemifinalFinal
1  Aileen Sormunen32  Debbie McCormick8
2  Debbie McCormick84  Patti Lank6
1  Aileen Sormunen6
4  Patti Lank7
3  Cassie Potter7
4  Patti Lank8

1 vs. 2 edit

Friday, February 22, 12:00pm[8]

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Aileen Sormunen   1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 X 3
  Debbie McCormick 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 2 2 X 8

3 vs. 4 edit

Friday, February 22, 12:00pm

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
  Cassie Potter   0 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 1 0 7
  Patti Lank 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 4 0 0 1 8

Semifinal edit

Friday, February 22, 7:00pm[9]

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
  Aileen Sormunen   1 0 1 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 6
  Patti Lank 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 1 7

Final edit

Saturday, February 23, 11:00 am[10]

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Debbie McCormick   1 2 0 2 1 0 2 0 1 X 8
  Patti Lank 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 2 0 X 6


References edit

  1. ^ "CURLING: Field announced for 2008 USA Curling National Championships in Hibbing". USA Curling. Jan 28, 2008. Archived from the original on March 1, 2014. Retrieved Jan 15, 2020.
  2. ^ "CURLING: 2002 Olympian wins third straight national title". USA Curling. Feb 23, 2008. Archived from the original on March 1, 2014. Retrieved Jan 15, 2020.
  3. ^ "The Mount Titlis World Women's Curling Championship 2009". World Curling Federation. Retrieved Jan 15, 2020.
  4. ^ "Nationals competing teams". USA Curling. Archived from the original on February 12, 2008. Retrieved Jan 14, 2020.
  5. ^ "Participating Teams". CurlingZone. Archived from the original on April 27, 2008. Retrieved Jan 15, 2020.
  6. ^ "CURLING: Six men's teams qualify for National Championships". USA Curling. Jan 7, 2008. Archived from the original on March 1, 2014. Retrieved Jan 15, 2020.
  7. ^ "Win / Loss Records". CurlingZone. Archived from the original on April 16, 2008. Retrieved Jan 15, 2020.
  8. ^ "Page Playoffs". CurlingZone. Archived from the original on April 28, 2008. Retrieved Jan 15, 2020.
  9. ^ "Semifinals". CurlingZone. Archived from the original on April 27, 2008. Retrieved Jan 15, 2020.
  10. ^ "Women's Final". CurlingZone. Archived from the original on April 27, 2008. Retrieved Jan 15, 2020.
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