The Madison Curling Club (MCC) is a curling club located in McFarland, Wisconsin, United States. MCC was the third-largest curling club in the United States with 570 members as of February 2014.Cap Times Open House Article The club had 590 members for the 2019-2020 season.
History Planning for the club started in 1919 and then the Madison Curling Club was formally established in 1921. For the club's first eight years games were played under the bleachers at Camp Randall Stadium. In 1930 the club moved to Burr Jones Field in Madison. In 1997 the club moved into their current facility in William McFarland Park in McFarland.History of Madison Curling ClubMCC Facebook Page The MCC has had at least one member curl for Team USA in every Winter Olympics since curling was instated as a full Olympic sport in 1998.
Leagues Through the curling season Madison Curling Club members participate in leagues including men's, women's, open (any combination of gender), doubles, and instructional. MCC members are assigned a 1- to 20-point value based on their experience and skill. Many leagues have a point cap not to be exceeded by each team.Badger Herald Article
National and International Championships Teams organized out of the Madison Curling Club have won 6 United States Men's Curling Championships and 15 United States Women's Curling Championships.
The Madison Curling Club has hosted the following championship events 1968 US Curling Championship 2001 US Curling Championship 2005 US Curling Championship (served as US Olympic Trials in 2005). 1975 US Junior Championship 1987 US Women's Junior Championship 1994 US Junior Championship 2012 US Junior Championship2012 US Juniors Facebook Event Page
Bonspiels The Madison Curling Club hosts many bonspiels throughout the season as fundraisers or tour sanctioned events:MCC Bonspiel Page Halloween Spiel Curl vs Cancer Bonspiel Schmecken Spiel! Madison Cash Spiel Mixed Doubles Bonspiel Madison Men's Bonspiel Madison Mixed Bonspiel Madison Junior Bonspiel
Affiliations Wisconsin State Curling AssociationWisconsin State Curling Association Directory United States Curling AssociationUnited States Curling Association Directory
Notable Members Craig Brown 4× U.S. National Runner-up: 2001, 2005, 2014, 2015 2× U.S. National Champion: 2000, 2008 U.S. Curling Association Male Athlete of the Year: 2000 Olympian: 2014 Erika Brown 8× U.S. National Champion: 1995, 1996, 1999, 2002, 2004, 2010, 2013, 2015 2× World Championships Runner-up: 1996, 1999 3× Olympian: 1988, 1998, 2014 Steve BrownSteve Brown at United States Curling AssociationUSA Curling Hall of Fame Senior World Championships Runner-up: 2004 Senior World Champion: 2002 Coach of U.S. Men's National Champion: 2000 4× Coach of U.S. Women's National Championships Runner-up: 1991, 1994, 2000, 2003 5× Coach of U.S. Women's National Champion: 1992, 1995, 1996, 1999, 2004 U.S. Olympic Committee Curling Coach of the Year: 1996 2× USA Curling Coach of the Year: 1996, 2012; USA Curling Hall of Fame Member: 1998 Mike FraboniMike Fraboni at United States Curling Association 2× U.S. National Champion: 1991, 2002 George GodfreyGeorge Godfrey at United States Curling Association 5× U.S. National Runner-up: 1980, 1985, 1987, 1989, 1992 3× U.S. National Champion: 1982, 1986, 1991 Senior World Championships Runner-up: 2004 Senior World Champion: 2002 Becca HamiltonBecca Hamilton at United States Curling Association Women's Team Olympian: 2018 Mixed Doubles Olympian: 2018 U.S. Curling Association Female Athlete of the Year: 2017 U.S. National Champion: 2014 2× U.S. Junior Champion: 2008, 2011
Matt HamiltonMatt Hamilton at United States Curling Association Men's Team Olympic Gold Medalist: 2018 Mixed Doubles Olympian: 2018 U.S. Curling Association Male Athlete of the Year: 2017 World Men's Championship Bronze Medalist: 2016 U.S. National Champion: 2015 U.S. National Runner-up: 2014 2× U.S. Junior Champion: 2008, 2009 World Junior Champion: 2008 Nicole JoraanstadNicole Joraanstad at United States Curling Association 2× U.S. Junior Champion: 2000, 2001 2× U.S. Junior Championships Runner-up: 1997, 1999 6× U.S. National Champion: 2002, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 World Championships Runner-up: 2006 Olympian: 2010 Richard MaskelRichard Maskel at United States Curling Association 5× U.S. National Runner-up: 1987, 1990, 1992, 1995, 1997 3× U.S. National Champion: 1986, 2002, 2003 Debbie McCormickDebbie McCormick at CurlingZone 4× U.S. Junior Champion: 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994 2× World Junior Runner-up: 1992, 1994 6× U.S. National Champion: 1996, 2001, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2008 3× U.S. National Runner-up: 2002, 2004, 2005 World Champion: 2003 2× World Championships Runner-up: 1996, 2006 4× Olympian: 1998, 2002, 2010, 2014 Nina (Spatola) RothNina Spatola at United States Curling Association Olympian: 2018 2× U.S. National Champion: 2010, 2014 Lori Mountford 2× Olympian: 1988, 1998 2× World Championships Runner-up: 1992, 1996 3× U.S. National Champion: 1992, 1995, 1996
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