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2008 United States Women's Curling Championship

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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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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]

Teams

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

Round robin standings

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Final round robin standings.[7]

Key
Teams to playoffs
Skip W L
Wisconsin Debbie McCormick 5 1
Minnesota Aileen Sormunen 5 1
Minnesota Cassie Potter 5 1
New York (state) Patti Lank 3 3
North Dakota Gillian Gervais 2 4
Connecticut Charrisa Lin 1 5
New York (state) Anne Stuhlman 0 6

Round robin results

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

Draw 1

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Monday, February 18, 8:00am

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Debbie McCormick (has hammer) 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 (has hammer) 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 (has hammer) 2 0 0 3 0 0 2 0 1 X 8

Draw 2

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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 (has hammer) 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 (has hammer) 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 (has hammer) 6 0 0 0 5 X X X X X 11

Draw 3

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Tuesday, February 19, 9:00am

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Cassie Potter (has hammer) 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 (has hammer) 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 (has hammer) 2 0 0 3 0 0 1 1 3 X 10

Draw 4

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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 (has hammer) 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 (has hammer) 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 (has hammer) 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

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Wednesday, February 20, 12:00pm

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Patti Lank (has hammer) 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 (has hammer) 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 (has hammer) 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

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Wednesday, February 20, 8:00pm

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
Anne Stuhlman (has hammer) 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 (has hammer) 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 (has hammer) 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

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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 (has hammer) 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 (has hammer) 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 (has hammer) 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

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Page playoff systemSemifinalFinal
1Minnesota Aileen Sormunen32Wisconsin Debbie McCormick8
2Wisconsin Debbie McCormick84New York (state) Patti Lank6
1Minnesota Aileen Sormunen6
4New York (state) Patti Lank7
3Minnesota Cassie Potter7
4New York (state) Patti Lank8

1 vs. 2

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

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Minnesota Aileen Sormunen (has hammer) 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 X 3
Wisconsin Debbie McCormick 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 2 2 X 8

3 vs. 4

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Friday, February 22, 12:00pm

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
Minnesota Cassie Potter (has hammer) 0 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 1 0 7
New York (state) Patti Lank 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 4 0 0 1 8

Semifinal

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

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
Minnesota Aileen Sormunen (has hammer) 1 0 1 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 6
New York (state) Patti Lank 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 1 7

Final

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

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Wisconsin Debbie McCormick (has hammer) 1 2 0 2 1 0 2 0 1 X 8
New York (state) Patti Lank 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 2 0 X 6


References

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  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.