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 | |
|---|---|
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| Host city | Hibbing, Minnesota |
| Arena | Hibbing Curling Club |
| Dates | February 16-23, 2008 |
| Winner | |
| Curling club | Madison CC, McFarland, WI |
| Skip | Debbie McCormick |
| Third | Allison Pottinger |
| Second | Nicole Joraanstad |
| Lead | Natalie Nicholson |
| Finalist | |
« 2007 2009 » | |
Teams
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 | |
| Patti Lank | Caitlin Maroldo | Ann Swisshelm Silver | Chrissy Haase | Erika Brown Steve Brown | |
| Charrissa Lin | Janice Langanke | Nicole Arseneault | Rachel Sethi | Sandra McMakin | |
| Debbie McCormick | Allison Pottinger | Nicole Joraanstad | Natalie Nicholson | Wally Henry | |
| Cassie Potter | Jamie Haskell | Jessica Schultz | Maureen Brunt | Jackie Lemke Jim Dexter | |
| Aileen Sormunen | Courtney George | Molly Bonner | Jordan Moulton | Bob Fenson | |
| Anne Stuhlman | Diane Higgins | Lisa Mitchell | Karen Rogowski |
Round robin standings
Final round robin standings.[7]
| Key | |
|---|---|
| Teams to playoffs | |
| Skip | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | 1 | |
| 5 | 1 | |
| 5 | 1 | |
| 3 | 3 | |
| 2 | 4 | |
| 1 | 5 | |
| 0 | 6 |
Round robin results
All draw times are listed in Central Standard Time (UTC−6).
Draw 1
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
| Page playoff system | Semifinal | Final | |||||||||||
| 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | ||||||||||
| 2 | 8 | 4 | 6 | ||||||||||
| 1 | 6 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | 7 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | 7 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | 8 | ||||||||||||
1 vs. 2
Friday, February 22, 12:00pm[8]
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | X | 3 | |
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | X | 8 |
3 vs. 4
Friday, February 22, 12:00pm
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | |
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
Semifinal
Friday, February 22, 7:00pm[9]
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
| 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
Final
Saturday, February 23, 11:00 am[10]
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | X | 8 | |
| 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | X | 6 |
References
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- "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.
- "The Mount Titlis World Women's Curling Championship 2009". World Curling Federation. Retrieved Jan 15, 2020.
- "Nationals competing teams". USA Curling. Archived from the original on February 12, 2008. Retrieved Jan 14, 2020.
- "Participating Teams". CurlingZone. Archived from the original on April 27, 2008. Retrieved Jan 15, 2020.
- "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.
- "Win / Loss Records". CurlingZone. Archived from the original on April 16, 2008. Retrieved Jan 15, 2020.
- "Page Playoffs". CurlingZone. Archived from the original on April 28, 2008. Retrieved Jan 15, 2020.
- "Semifinals". CurlingZone. Archived from the original on April 27, 2008. Retrieved Jan 15, 2020.
- "Women's Final". CurlingZone. Archived from the original on April 27, 2008. Retrieved Jan 15, 2020.
