Press Coverage

Tyler George rink moves on to the men's final in Green Bay
February 15, 2013
Much like on the women's side, a new men's team will wear USA on their jackets at the world championships as the Page playoffs got underway this morning at the 2013 USA Curling National Championships presented by Brooms Up Curling Supplies.

Minnesota's Tyler George led his team to a 6-4 win over two-time Olympian John Shuster (Duluth, Minn.) in the men's Page playoff 1-2 game. Today's victory moves the George rink into tomorrow afternoon's gold-medal final at the Resch Olympic Pavilion at Cornerstone Community Ice Rink.

With the win, George (Duluth, Minn.) and teammates Chris Plys (Duluth, Minn.), Rich Ruohonen (Minneapolis, Minn.) and Colin Hufman (Seattle) also secured a spot in the upcoming 2014 U.S. Olympic Team Trials.

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USA Curling
Terry Kolesar
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Pottinger rink wins bronze medal at 2013 Nationals
February 15, 2013
Ten-time national champion Allison Pottinger (Eden Prairie, Minn.) added another medal to her collection as she led her team to an 11-2 victory this afternoon in the bronze-medal game at the 2013 USA Curling National Championships presented by Brooms Up Curling Supplies.

Pottinger and teammates Nicole Joraanstad (Verona, Wis.), Natalie Nicholson (Bemidji, Minn.) and Tabitha Peterson (Eagan, Minn.) got off to a fast start over the younger Carlson rink and just had to play defense in the latter ends of the game.

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USA Curling
Terry Kolesar
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Seattle's Clark rink moves on to final at 2013 National Championships
February 15, 2013
Seattle's Brady Clark is no stranger to championship finals but tomorrow he'll play in his first men's gold medal game after defeating John Shuster on the last rock of the men's semifinal tonight at the 2013 USA Curling National Championships presented by Brooms Up Curling Supplies.

Clark, who has won nine U.S. mixed national titles and three U.S. mixed doubles national titles, survived the semifinal to reach the men's final tomorrow afternoon against Tyler George (Duluth, Minn.) at the Resch Olympic Pavilion at the Cornerstone Community Ice Center.

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USA Curling
Terry Kolesar
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Two men's playoff teams still undetermined
February 14, 2013
Two men's playoffs teams are decided but five teams are tied for the other two berths as the round robin concluded this morning at the 2013 USA Curling National Championships presented by Brooms Up Curling Supplies Pavilion in Green Bay, Wis.

Duluth's Tyler George and John Shuster both finished the round robin with 7-2 records and will play in the Page 1-2 playoffs tomorrow morning at 9 at the Olympic Resch Pavilion at the Cornerstone Community Ice Center.

Tyler George's rink got past Heath McCormick, 7-5, to lock down the top playoff spot. John Shuster's team defeated Pete Fenson, 8-1, to earn the No. 2 playoff seed.

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USA Curling
Terry Kolesar
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Carlson rink earns final women's playoff berth
February 14, 2013
USA Curling
Terry Kolesar
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Clark rink moves on to playoffs

February 14, 2013
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Terry Kolesar
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Brown, George advance to women's finals at 2013 Nationals
February 14, 2013
A brand new women's champion will be crowned on Saturday at the 2013 USA Curling National Championships presented by Brooms Up Curling Supplies.

Courtney George (St. Paul, Minn.) and Erika Brown (Oakville, Ontario) won their semifinal matches tonight to advance to the gold medal game at the Resch Olympic Pavilion.

George and teammates Aileen Sormunen (Duluth, Minn.), Amanda McLean (St. Paul, Minn.) and Julie Lilla (Trempealeau, Wis.) defeated Alexandra Carlson, 9-6, to make their first ever appearance in the gold medal game.

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USA Curling
Terry Kolesar
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Four men's teams tied for first in Green Bay
February 13, 2013
A four-way tie for first place leaves the men's playoff field still wide open as the men finished their seventh match this morning at the 2013 USA Curling National Championships presented by Brooms Up Curling Supplies Pavilion in Green Bay, Wis.

2010 national champion Tyler George (Duluth, Minn.) led his team to its fourth straight victory to improve to 5-2 in the standings with two round robin games remaining at the Resch Olympic Pavilion at the Cornerstone Community Ice Center. George and teammates Chris Plys (Duluth, Minn.), Rich Ruohonen (Minneapolis, Minn.) and Colin Hufman (Duluth, Minn.) earned an 8-1 victory over Ryan Lemke's Wisconsin rink (0-7).

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USA Curling
Terry Kolesar
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