2021 United States Olympic curling trials
The 2021 United States Olympic Curling Trials took place November 12–21, 2021 at Baxter Arena in Omaha, Nebraska. Six men’s teams and six women’s teams played a double round-robin to determine the U.S. representatives for the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing. After the round-robin, the top two teams in each gender advanced to a best-of-three playoff.
Men’s results
- Winner: Team Shuster (Duluth Curling Club, Duluth, MN)
- Skipper: John Shuster
- Third: Chris Plys
- Second: Matt Hamilton
- Lead: John Landsteiner
- Coach: Sean Beighton
- Finalist: Korey Dropkin
- The men’s round-robin and playoffs determined the Olympic team for the United States.
Women’s results
- Winner: Team Peterson (St. Paul Curling Club, St. Paul, MN)
- Skipper: Tabitha Peterson
- Third: Nina Roth
- Second: Becca Hamilton
- Lead: Tara Peterson
- Alternate: Aileen Geving
- Coach: Laine Peters
- Finalist: Cory Christensen
- The women’s round-robin and playoffs determined the Olympic team for the United States.
Beijing 2022 berths
- The winners earned the right to represent the United States at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing.
- Additionally, because John Shuster and Tabitha Peterson finished in the top six at the 2021 World Championships, the United States earned automatic berths into the Beijing Olympics for both the men’s and women’s events.
Schedule notes
- Round-robin games were held during the first part of the event, with the final best-of-three playoff series scheduled for November 19–21.
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