Press Coverage

YOG playdown underway in Grafton
November 17, 2011
The U.S. selection event to determine Team USA for the inaugural 2012 Winter Youth Olympic Games got underway this afternoon at the four-sheet Grafton Curling Club in Grafton, N.D.

Game scores: Tharalson 5, Lank 4; Dropkin 11, Burchesky 1; Runing 6, Fenner 2; Dudt 5, Kitchens 4 (extra end)

Standings after Draw 1: Team Dropkin (Massachusetts) 1-0

Team Dudt (Pennsylvania) 1-0

Team Runing (Minnesota) 1-0

Team Tharalson (North Dakota) 1-0

Team Passmore (Minnesota) 0-0

Team Burchesky (Massachusetts) 0-1

Team Fenner (Minnesota) 0-1

Team Kitchens (North Dakota) 0-1

Team Lank (New York) 0-1

View the full press release below.

USA Curling
Terry Kolesar
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2011-12 championship media kit
November 16, 2011
Dear media members,

Please find the attached PDF previewing the season's events and upcoming championships as we march toward Sochi 2014.

Sincerely,

Terry Kolesar

Director of Communications, USA Curling

USA Curling
Terry Kolesar
application/pdf iconmediakit_2011_12.pdf

North Dakota clubs set to host 2012 Senior Nationals
November 10, 2011
U.S. Senior National Championships on tap in North Dakota

(STEVENS POINT, Wis.) - As the 2011-12 competitive season continues, 25 senior teams will compete to earn the right to represent the U.S. at the upcoming World Senior Championships.

Read the full press release by clicking on the PDF below.

USA Curling
Terry Kolesar
application/pdf iconsenior_preview.pdf

Grafton set to host Youth Olympic Games playdown this month
November 2, 2011
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Nov. 2, 2011

Grafton set to host curling's team selection event for Winter Youth Olympic Games

(STEVENS POINT, Wis.) - Nine teams of young athletes will compete to represent the U.S. at the inaugural 2012 Winter Youth Olympic Games later this month at the Grafton Curling Club in Grafton, N.D.

The aim of the Youth Olympic Games is to bring the Olympic ideals closer to young people around the world. The first Summer Youth Olympic Games took place in 2010 in Singapore and now Innsbruck, Austria, will host the winter version on Jan. 13-22. The curling competition will consist of mixed curling (two males, two females) as well as international mixed doubles. The playdown event to select the U.S. curlers will take place Nov. 17-20. The competition format will be a round robin with the top team being nominated to the U.S. Olympic Committee to become members of Team USA in Austria.

Read more in the attached PDF press release below:

USA Curling
Terry Kolesar
application/pdf iconpreview.pdf

Green Bay to host 2013 National Championships
October 25, 2011
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October 25, 2011

Green Bay to host 2013 National Championships

(STEVENS POINT, Wis.) - Green Bay, Wis., has been selected to host the 2013 USA Curling National Championships at the Cornerstone Community Center in partnership with the Green Bay Curling Club and Greater Green Bay Convention and Visitor's Bureau.

"We are very excited to be hosting the championships," said Don Chilson, manager of the Cornerstone Community Center and co-chair of the 2013 National Championships. "It will be a great experience for us and all our user groups to see something truly different go on in our facility. We really appreciate the opportunity that USA Curling has given us."

To read the complete press release, open the PDF file below.

USA Curling
Terry Kolesar
application/pdf icongb_final.pdf

USA Curling partners with PSA for event support
October 20, 2011
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Oct. 20, 2011

USA Curling partners with PSA for event support

(STEVENS POINT, Wis.) - USA Curling has entered a long-term partnership agreement with PSA, an organization unique in its ability to offer turnkey sports, conference and special event support, are to enhance the participant and fan experience at USA Curling National Championships and other events.

Read more in the full press release below.

USA Curling
Terry Kolesar
application/pdf iconpsa_partnership.pdf

Madison to host Team USA wheelchair team selection

October 17, 2011
The Madison Curling Club in McFarland, Wis., will host 14 athletes in a three-day competition to determine Team USA for the 2012 World Wheelchair Championship. Read more in the attached PDF press release.
USA Curling
Terry Kolesar
application/pdf iconteam_selection.pdf

Brazil to challenge USA for 2012 World Men's Championship berth
October 4, 2011
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Oct. 4, 2011

Brazil set to challenge USA for 2012 Men's World Championship berth

(STEVENS POINT, Wis.) - The Bemidji Curling Club in Bemidji, Minn., will host a challenge between the United States and Brazil on Jan. 27-29 for the final North American berth at the 2012 Capital One World Men's Curling Championship in Basel, Switzerland.

Brazil issued its third challenge against the U.S. for the berth and will get the opportunity to earn it in a best-of-five competition spread over three days in January. The Brazilians have previously challenged the U.S. for the men's world berths in 2009 and 2010 but have thus far been unsuccessful. The U.S. team for the challenge will be the defending U.S. champions, led by 2006 Olympic bronze medalist Pete Fenson (Bemidji, Minn.).

View the full press release in the attached PDF below.

USA Curling
Terry Kolesar
application/pdf iconamericas_challenge.pdf