The 2026 United States Women's Curling Championship was held from February 23 to March 1 at the Bojangles Coliseum in Charlotte, North Carolina. The event was held in conjunction with the 2026 United States Men's Curling Championship. The winning Delaney Strouse rink represented the United States at the 2026 World Women's Curling Championship at the Markin MacPhail Centre in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
Qualification process The following teams qualified to participate in the 2026 national championship: QualificationBerthsQualifying Team(s)2025 United States Olympic Curling Trials2* Delaney Strouse Elizabeth CousinsQualifying Event (St. Paul Cash Spiel)1 Megan StoperaLast Chance Qualifier2 Christine McMakin BriAnna WeldonWCFRS Highest Ranked Team (December 26, 2025)3 Kim Rhyme Ann Podoll Julia PekowitzTOTAL8
4 berths were initially awarded for qualifying for the 2025 United States Olympic Curling Trials. Team Tabitha Peterson declined their berth after qualifying to the 2026 Winter Olympics at the 2025 Olympic Qualification Event. Team Allory Johnson also declined their berth to play in the 2026 World Junior Curling Championships. The 2 declined berths plus an additional remaining berth were used to award berths the highest-ranked teams not already qualified determined based on team positions as of December 26th on the World Curling Team Ranking System (WCTRS)
Teams The teams are listed as follows: Skip Third Second Lead Locale Elizabeth Cousins Annmarie Dubberstein Allison Howell Elizabeth Janiak Nashua, New Hampshire Christine McMakin Jordan Hein Susan Dudt Tessa Thurlow Fargo, North Dakota Julia Pekowitz Kalina Petrova Lila Farwell Alexa Pekowitz Boston, Massachusetts Ann Podoll Rachel Kawleski Mackenzie Ritchie Rachel Workin Fargo, North Dakota Kim Rhyme Stephanie Senneker Libby Brundage Anya Normandeau Minneapolis, Minnesota Megan Stopera Addison Neill Ella Fleming Savannah Koch Minneapolis, Minnesota Delaney Strouse Anne O'Hara Sydney Mullaney Madison Bear Traverse City, Michigan BriAnna Weldon Sarah Walsh Abigail Lin Kate Garfinkel San Francisco, Colorado
Round robin standings Final Round Robin Standings KeyTeams to Playoffs Team Elizabeth Cousins 6 1 – 60 35 31 25 0 8 Delaney Strouse 4 3 2–0 67 53 35 27 4 14 Kim Rhyme 4 3 1–1 45 47 26 27 2 9 Ann Podoll 4 3 0–2 52 54 29 31 2 7 Megan Stopera 3 4 1–0 38 42 29 27 6 7 Julia Pekowitz 3 4 0–1 45 49 27 30 3 9 BriAnna Weldon 2 5 1–0 36 64 24 33 0 7 Christine McMakin 2 5 0–1 45 44 28 29 3 11
Round robin results All draw times are listed in Eastern Time (UTC−05:00).
Draw 1 Tuesday, February 24, 9:00 am
Draw 2 Tuesday, February 24, 7:00 pm
Draw 3 Wednesday, February 25, 12:00 pm
Draw 4 Wednesday, February 25, 8:00 pm
Draw 5 Thursday, February 26, 2:00 pm
Draw 6 Friday, February 27, 9:00 am
Friday, February 27, 12:00 pm
Draw 7 Friday, February 27, 8:00 pm
Playoffs
1 vs. 2 Saturday, February 28, 7:00 pm
3 vs. 4 Saturday, February 28, 7:00 pm
Semifinal Sunday, March 1, 10:00 am
Final Sunday, March 1, 4:00 pm
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