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2010 United States Women's Curling Championship

The 2010 United States Women's Curling Championships were held at Wings Stadium in Kalamazoo, Michigan, from March 6, 2010, to March 13, 2010.[1][2][3][4][5] This was the 34th edition of the United States Women's Curling Championship; it was held alongside the 2010 United States Men's Curling Championship.

2010 United States Women's Curling Championship
Host cityKalamazoo, Michigan
ArenaWings Stadium
DatesMarch 6–13
WinnerWisconsin Team Brown
Curling clubMadison CC, Madison
SkipErika Brown
ThirdNina Spatola
SecondAnn Swisshelm
LeadLaura Hallisey
CoachBill Todhunter
FinalistNew York (state) Patti Lank
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Teams qualified through three different methods. First, the defending champions were granted an automatic berth; however, Team McCormick elected not to compete because of the Vancouver Olympics which take place during the preceding two weeks. Next, teams traditionally compete first through regional qualifiers with the top teams advancing to the nationals and then the runners-up compete at a Nationals Playdown to determine the final spots. However, so few women's teams submitted applications to the Regional Qualifiers that all teams were directly advanced to the National Championships.[6][7]

The winning team represented the United States at the 2010 Ford World Women's Curling Championship.

Teams

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The teams are listed as follows:[8]

Skip Third Second Lead Alternate Locale
Erika Brown Nina Spatola Ann Swisshelm Laura Hallisey   Madison, Wisconsin
Gabrielle Coleman Ann Drummie JoDee Dike-Johnson Karen Officer   Mountain View, California
Lysa Hambley Em Good Elle LeBeau Cynthia Eng-Dinsel Sara Skulec   Lynnwood, Washington
Rebecca Hamilton Karlie Koenig Jenna Haag Grace Gabower   McFarland, Wisconsin
Matina Heisler Elizabeth Abeltin Marinna Martini Wendy Scholes Barbara Thomson   Falmouth, Massachusetts
Debra Horn Laurel Maurer Emilia Juocys Courtney Schmidt   Shaker Heights, Ohio
Patti Lank Aileen Sormunen Caitlin Maroldo Jessica Schultz   Lewiston, New York
Monica Walker Elizabeth Williams Ashley Lawreck Rachel Ryan   Boston, Massachusetts
Kimberly Wapola Brigid Ellig Carol Strojny Connie Kupferschmidt   Mahtomedi, Minnesota
Amy Wright Courtney George Jordan Moulton Amanda McLean Patricia Luke   Duluth, Minnesota

Round robin standings

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Team (Skip) W L
  Amy Wright 7 2
  Erika Brown 7 2
  Patti Lank* 7 2
  Rebecca Hamilton 7 2
  Kimberly Wapola 5 4
  Monica Walker 5 4
  Debra Horn 3 6
  Gabrielle Coleman 3 6
  Lysa Hambley 1 8
  Matina Heisler 1 8

* clinched playoff berth [9]

Tiebreakers

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Tiebreaker 1

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Thursday, March 11, 12:00 pm[10]

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Patti Lank 0 2 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 6
  Amy Wright   1 0 1 0 0 1 0 3 1 0 7

Tiebreaker 2

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Thursday, March 11, 4:00 pm[11]

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

Playoffs

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1 vs. 2 game

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Friday, March 12, 8:00am[12]

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Amy Wright   1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 X 5
  Erika Brown 0 2 0 2 1 0 2 1 0 X 8

3 vs. 4 game

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Friday, March 12, 8:00am[12]

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

Semifinal

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Friday, March 12, 4:00pm[13]

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

Championship final

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Saturday, March 13, 10:00am[14]

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

Other notable participants

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Other notable participants include Courtney George, Jordan Moulton, Jessica Schultz, and Ann Swisshelm.

References

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  1. ^ WKZO "Curling Comes to Kalamazoo" Archived 2012-07-11 at archive.today
  2. ^ WHTC "Kalamazoo Curling Club Prepares for U.S. Nationals at Wings Stadium" Archived 2012-07-17 at archive.today
  3. ^ Winchell, Kathy "Kalamazoo to host 2010 U.S. Curling Championships" Kalamazoo Gazette
  4. ^ Kowalski, Will. "Enjoy curling at the Olympics and here at home"[permanent dead link] Battle Creek Enquirer (February 24, 2010)
  5. ^ Holcomb, Anne. "National Curling is Coming to Kalamazoo" Kalamazoo Gazette (November 24, 2009)
  6. ^ "Women's Field Announced for 2010 Nationals".
  7. ^ "Women's field set for 2010 U.S. Nationals in Kalamazoo"
  8. ^ "2010 US Women's Curling Championship – Qualified teams". United States Curling Association. Archived from the original on 27 February 2010. Retrieved 24 February 2010.
  9. ^ "Lank clinches playoff spot".
  10. ^ "Event Management System @ CurlingZone.com". events.curlingzone.com.
  11. ^ "Event Management System @ CurlingZone.com". events.curlingzone.com.
  12. ^ a b "Event Management System @ CurlingZone.com". events.curlingzone.com.
  13. ^ "Event Management System @ CurlingZone.com". events.curlingzone.com.
  14. ^ "Event Management System @ CurlingZone.com". events.curlingzone.com.
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