Press Coverage

2013 Nationals underway in Green Bay
February 9, 2013
The first rocks in the weeklong journey toward determining Team USA began today at the Resch Olympic Ice Pavilion at the Cornerstone Community Ice Center in Green Bay, Wis., as the 2013 USA Curling National Championships presented by Brooms Up Curling Supplies got underway.

Several skips making their debuts put notches in the win column as the women's draw wrapped up this evening.

2006 Olympian and two-time U.S. junior champion Courtney George (Duluth, Minn.) led her team to a 10-3 victory over Team Anderson, led by 17-year-old Sarah Anderson (Broomall, Pa.).

"We made a lot of shots when it mattered," said George, who has competed in eight national championships, but is making her skipping debut here in Green Bay. "It helps when your teammates are shooting so well in front of you."

To read the complete press release, click on the PDF below.

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Terry Kolesar
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2013 Nationals begin Saturday in Green Bay
February 6, 2013
Twenty of the nation's best curling teams will take to the ice Saturday as the 2013 USA Curling National Championships presented by Brooms Up Curling Supplies takes center stage at the Resch Olympic Ice Pavilion at the Cornerstone Community Ice Center in Green Bay, Wis.

The weeklong competition kicks off with the opening ceremony at 2:30 p.m. CT Saturday followed by the first round of games at 4:30 p.m. with women's curling. The men take the ice at 8:30 p.m. Teams will compete in a nine-game round robin in their respective divisions, followed by the Page playoffs starting on Feb. 14.

At stake for the two teams who win the championships on Feb. 16 is the right to represent the United States at the upcoming world championships. The 2013 Women's World Championship will take place March 16-24 in Riga, Latvia, while the 2013 Ford World Men's Championship will be contested March 30-April 7 in Victoria, British Columbia.

In addition to representing the U.S. at the world championships, the winning teams will be qualified for the 2014 U.S. Olympic Team Trials for Curling, Nov. 10-17 in Fargo, N.D. (See Trials qualification information at the bottom of the release.)

To read the complete press release, click on the PDF below.

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Terry Kolesar
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Solem, Dropkin rinks capture 2013 Junior National titles
February 2, 2013

Third time was the charm for Minnesota’s Miranda Solem as she led her team to the 2013 USA Curling Junior Championship title today at the Broomstones Curling Club in Wayland, Mass. In the men’s division, Korey Dropkin (Southborough, Mass.) defended his national title.

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Terry Kolesar
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Women's playoff field set at 2013 Junior Nationals
February 1, 2013
The women's playoffs are set at the 2013 USA Curling Junior National Championships in Wayland, Mass. Leading the way are the defending champions from Minnesota led by Cory Christensen (Duluth, Minn.).

Christensen and teammates Becca Funk (McFarland, Wis.), Anna Bauman (Duluth, Minn.) and Sonja Bauman (Duluth, Minn.) earned the #1 playoff seed after defeating Miranda Solem's High Performance Team this morning, 7-2, at the Broomstones Curling Club. Solem's rink will be the #2 playoff team meaning the two teams will square off again in the first round of the Page playoffs.

To read the complete press release, click on the PDF below.

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Terry Kolesar
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Defending champions move on to finals
February 1, 2013
Korey and Cory marched their respective teams into tomorrow's gold medal finals after earning wins in the Page 1-2 playoffs tonight at the 2013 USA Curling Junior National Championships in Wayland, Mass.

Cory Christensen (Duluth, Minn.) and teammates Becca Funk (McFarland, Wis.), Anna Bauman (Duluth, Minn.) and Sonja Bauman (Duluth, Minn.) defeated Miranda Solem's High Performance Team for the second time today to move on to the final where Christensen and the Bauman sisters are set to defend the title they won in 2012. Top-seeded Korey Dropkin (Southborough, Mass.) led his team of Thomas Howell (Brick, N.J.), Mark Fenner (Bemidji, Minn.), Alex Fenson (Bemidji, Minn.), and Connor Hoge (Southborough, Mass.) to a 7-2 victory over Scott Dunnam's rink from Pennsylvania to play for gold. Dropkin and Howell won the junior title in 2012 and also teamed up at the inaugural Winter Youth Olympic Games.

To read the complete press release, click on the PDF below.

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Terry Kolesar
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Gold medal games set
February 1, 2013
The women's final will be a rematch of last year while one men's team makes its debut as the gold medal games are now set at the 2013 USA Curling Junior National Championships in Wayland, Mass.

Washington's Jake Vukich (8-3) staged a comeback in the second half of this morning's semifinal to defeat Pennsylvania's Scott Dunnam rink and move on to the team's first gold-medal game appearance at Junior Nationals. Vukich (Seattle) and teammates Evan McAuley (Sammamish, Wash.), Luc Violette (Granite Falls, Wash.) and Nicholas Connolly (Seattle) will face Korey Dropkin's High Performance Team (9-1) in the men's final at 1:30 p.m. ET today.

On the women's side, Miranda Solem's High Performance Team (8-3) earned a last-rock semifinal win over Jenna Haag's Wisconsin rink (8-3) to move on to the final once again. This is the third straight appearance in the final for Solem, 21, and a rematch of last year's gold medal game against Cory Christensen of Minnesota (9-1). This is the last year in juniors for Solem, a dietary student at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, who will age out of the 21 and under competition.

The women's gold medal game also will take place at 1:30 p.m. To read the complete press release, click on the PDF below.

USA Curling
Terry Kolesar
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Four teams earn playoff berths at 2013 Junior Nationals
January 31, 2013
Despite a brief hiatus in action today, four teams have punched tickets to the playoffs at the 2013 USA Curling Junior National Championships in Wayland, Mass.

Power was cut at the Broomstones Curling Club as the first few rocks were thrown during the 12 p.m. draw due to a downed tree as a result of a wind storm hampering the Boston area. Power was restored two hours later and the women's round was pushed back to 4 p.m. All upcoming rounds will be pushed into the next draw time (i.e., the 4 p.m. round today will be played at 8 p.m.). If two rounds of tiebreaker games are needed on Friday, the Page playoffs could be moved into Saturday making for a very busy final day of competition for the teams qualified for the playoffs.

To read the complete press release, click on the PDF below.

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Terry Kolesar
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Tickets for 2014 Continental Cup go on sale to public on Feb. 1
January 30, 2013
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Terry Kolesar
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