The 2021 United States mixed doubles curling Olympic trials were held from October 26 to 31, 2021, at Curl Mesabi in Eveleth, Minnesota. The trials featured ten teams playing in a round robin tournament. After the round robin, the top four teams qualified for the page playoff. The winner of this event will represent the United States at the Olympic Qualification Event in hopes of reaching the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, China.
Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic The 2021 Trials were initially announced to be held in Irvine, California, but less than a month before they were to begin, the decision was made to move them to Eveleth, Minnesota, due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
Qualification The following teams qualified to participate in the 2021 mixed doubles trials:
Qualification Berths Qualifying team(s) Highest placing teams at the 2020 US Mixed Doubles Nationals 3 Tabitha Peterson / Joe Polo Cory Christensen / John Shuster Sarah Anderson / Korey Dropkin Highest placing teams at the 2021 US Mixed Doubles Nationals 4 Vicky Persinger / Chris Plys Madison Bear / Andrew Stopera Aileen Geving / Luc Violette Jenna Burchesky / Ben Richardson Winners of mixed doubles trials qualifier #1 1 Becca Hamilton / Matt Hamilton Winners of mixed doubles trials qualifier #2 1 Jamie Sinclair / Rich Ruohonen Highest-ranking non-qualified team from the two qualifiers 1 Monica Walker / Alex Leichter
Teams The teams competing in the 2021 trials are: Female Male Locale Sarah Anderson Korey Dropkin Duluth, Minnesota Madison Bear Andrew Stopera Chaska, Minnesota Jenna Burchesky Ben Richardson Walpole, Massachusetts Cory Christensen John Shuster Duluth, Minnesota Aileen Geving Luc Violette Duluth, Minnesota Becca Hamilton Matt Hamilton Madison, Wisconsin Vicky Persinger Chris Plys Fairbanks, Alaska / Chaska, Minnesota Tabitha Peterson Joe Polo Chaska, Minnesota Jamie Sinclair Rich Ruohonen Chaska, Minnesota Monica Walker Alex Leichter Boston, Massachusetts
Round-robin standings Final round-robin standings KeyTeams to PlayoffsTeams to Tiebreakers Team W L Persinger / Plys 6 3 Anderson / Dropkin 6 3 Sinclair / Ruohonen 5 4 B. Hamilton / M. Hamilton 5 4 Peterson / Polo 5 4 Christensen / Shuster 5 4 Walker / Leichter 4 5 Geving / Violette 4 5 Bear / Stopera 3 6 Burchesky / Richardson 2 7
Round-robin results All draw times are listed in Central Daylight Time (UTC−05:00).
Draw 1 Tuesday, October 26, 12:00 pm
Draw 2 Tuesday, October 26, 7:00 pm
Draw 3 Wednesday, October 27, 10:00 am
Draw 4 Wednesday, October 27, 2:30 pm
Draw 5 Wednesday, October 27, 7:00 pm
Draw 6 Thursday, October 28, 12:00 pm
Draw 7 Thursday, October 28, 7:00 pm
Draw 8 Friday, October 29, 12:00 pm
Draw 9 Friday, October 29, 6:00 pm
Tiebreakers Saturday, October 30, 8:00 am
Playoffs
1 vs. 2 Saturday, October 30, 2:30 pm
3 vs. 4 Saturday, October 30, 12:00 pm
Semifinal Sunday, October 31, 11:00 am
Final Sunday, October 31, 7:00 pm
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