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

Teams

The teams are listed as follows:
SkipThirdSecondLeadAlternateLocale
Erika BrownNina SpatolaAnn SwisshelmLaura Hallisey Madison, Wisconsin
Gabrielle ColemanAnn DrummieJoDee Dike-JohnsonKaren Officer Mountain View, California
Lysa HambleyEm GoodElle LeBeauCynthia Eng-DinselSara Skulec Lynnwood, Washington
Rebecca HamiltonKarlie KoenigJenna HaagGrace Gabower McFarland, Wisconsin
Matina HeislerElizabeth AbeltinMarinna MartiniWendy ScholesBarbara Thomson Falmouth, Massachusetts
Debra HornLaurel MaurerEmilia JuocysCourtney Schmidt Shaker Heights, Ohio
Patti LankAileen SormunenCaitlin MaroldoJessica Schultz Lewiston, New York
Monica WalkerElizabeth WilliamsAshley LawreckRachel Ryan Boston, Massachusetts
Kimberly WapolaBrigid ElligCarol StrojnyConnie Kupferschmidt Mahtomedi, Minnesota
Amy WrightCourtney GeorgeJordan MoultonAmanda McLeanPatricia Luke Duluth, Minnesota

Round robin standings

* clinched playoff berth

Tiebreakers

Tiebreaker 1

Thursday, March 11, 12:00 pm

Tiebreaker 2

Thursday, March 11, 4:00 pm''

Playoffs

1 vs. 2 Game

Friday, March 12, 8:00am

3 vs. 4 Game

Friday, March 12, 8:00am

Semifinal

Friday, March 12, 4:00pm

Championship Final

Saturday, March 13, 10:00am

Other notable participants

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