2018 United States Women's Curling Championship

{{infobox curling

| Name = 2018 United States
Women's Curling Championship

| Logo =

| Size =

| Host city = Fargo, North Dakota

| Arena = Scheels Arena

| Dates = March 3–10

| Winner={{flagicon|MN|1983}} Jamie Sinclair

| Curling club = Chaska Curling Center, Chaska, Minnesota

| Skip=Jamie Sinclair

| Third=Alex Carlson

| Second=Vicky Persinger

| Lead=Monica Walker

| Finalist ={{flagicon|MN|1983}} Cory Christensen

| prev = 2017

| next = 2019

}}

The 2018 United States Women's Curling Championship was held from March 3 to 10 in Fargo, North Dakota. It was held in conjunction with the 2018 United States Men's Curling Championship. The winning team earned the right to represent the United States at the 2018 Ford World Women's Curling Championship provided that they are also in the top 75 WCT Order of Merit (2 tear period) or have at least 40 points WCT Order of Merit year-to-date ranking as of January 31, 2018.[https://web.archive.org/web/20170821043712/http://www.teamusa.org/USA-Curling/Features/2017/August/17/USA-Curling-relaxes-the-World-Team-Qualification-Process-for-2018 Curling relaxes the World Team Qualification Process for 2018]Team USA August 17, 2017

Teams

Eight teams qualified to participate.{{Cite web |url=https://www.usacurlingnationals2018.com/curling-teams |title=2018 USA Curling Nationals | Fargo, ND | Scheels Arena |access-date=2018-02-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180512112214/https://www.usacurlingnationals2018.com/curling-teams |archive-date=2018-05-12 |url-status=dead }}{{Cite web|url=https://www.teamusa.org:443/USA-Curling/Features/2018/March/01/National-Championships-begin-Saturday-in-Fargo|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190607003340/https://www.teamusa.org/USA-Curling/Features/2018/March/01/National-Championships-begin-Saturday-in-Fargo|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 7, 2019|title=National Championships begin Saturday in Fargo|website=Team USA|language=en|access-date=2019-06-06}}

Skip !Third !Second !Lead	2-yr WCT rank (Jan 31){{Cite web\|url=https://www.curlingzone.com/rankings.php?task=week&oomid=82&eventyear=2018&week=25\|title=CurlingZone – Everything Curling\|accessdate=31 March 2023}}	YTD WCT Points (Jan 31){{Cite web\|url=https://www.curlingzone.com/rankings.php?task=week&orderby=ytd&oomid=82&eventyear=2018&week=25\|title=CurlingZone – Everything Curling\|accessdate=31 March 2023}}
class="wikitable"
{{Flagicon\|North Dakota}} Ann Podoll \|Carissa Thomas \|Rachel Workin \|Christina Lammers	226	3.771
{{Flagicon\|Pennsylvania}} Emily Anderson \|Sherri Schummer \|Katie Dubberstein \|Libby Brundage	193	1.251
{{Flagicon\|MN\|1983}} Kim Rhyme \|Rebecca Andrew \|Katie Rhyme \|Amy Harnden	201	7.605
{{flagicon\|MN\|1983}} Cora Farrell \|Cait Flannery \|Lexi Lanigan \|Rebecca Miles	129	1.241
{{flagicon\|North Dakota}} Beth Podoll \|Emily Quello \|Susan Dudt \|Rebecca Rodgers	280	0
{{flagicon\|MN\|1983}} Christine McMakin \|Suzanna Viau \|Anna Netteberg \|Mairin Barrett	205	2.194
{{flagicon\|MN\|1983}} Jamie Sinclair \|Alex Carlson \|Vicky Persinger \|Monica Walker	16	228.981
{{flagicon\|MN\|1983}} Cory Christensen \|Sarah Anderson \|Taylor Anderson \|Jenna Martin	32	124.052

Round-robin standings

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style="background:#ffffcc; width:20px;"\| \|align=left\|Teams to playoffs

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bgcolor=#ffffcc \| {{flagicon\|MN\|1983}} Jamie Sinclair	7	0
bgcolor=#ffffcc \| {{flagicon\|MN\|1983}} Cora Farrell	5	2
bgcolor=#ffffcc \| {{flagicon\|MN\|1983}} Cory Christensen	5	2
{{flagicon\|MN\|1983}} Kim Rhyme	4	3
{{flagicon\|North Dakota}} Beth Podoll	3	4
{{flagicon\|MN\|1983}} Christine McMakin	2	5
{{flagicon\|PA}} Emily Anderson	1	6
{{flagicon\|North Dakota}} Ann Podoll	1	6

Round-robin results

All draw times are listed in Central Standard Time.{{Cite web|url=https://www.curlingzone.com/event.php?eventid=4512&view=Scores&showdrawid=3#1|title=USA Women's National Championship - Scores|last=|first=|date=|website=CurlingZone|access-date=2019-11-14}}

= Draw 1 =

Sunday, March 04, 12:00pm

{{Curlingbox

|sheet =

|team1 = Beth Podoll

|0|0|1|1|0|0|1|1|0|3|0|7

|team2 = Christine McMakin {{X}}

|0|3|0|0|1|1|0|0|2|0|1|8

}}

{{Curlingbox

|sheet =

|team1 = Cora Farrell {{X}}

|0|1|0|0|2|2|1|2|1|X| |9

|team2 = Ann Podoll

|0|0|3|2|0|0|0|0|0|X| |5

}}

{{Curlingbox

|sheet =

|team1 = Kim Rhyme

|0|0|0|0|2|0|0|1|X|X| |3

|team2 = Team Christensen {{X}}

|0|3|2|2|0|0|1|0|X|X| |8

}}

{{Curlingbox

|sheet =

|team1 = Emily Anderson

|0|0|1|1|0|0|0|0|1|0| |3

|team2 = Jamie Sinclair {{X}}

|1|0|0|0|2|0|0|2|0|1| |6

}}

= Draw 2 =

Sunday, March 04, 8:00pm

{{Curlingbox

|sheet =

|team1 = Kim Rhyme

|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|1|0|X| |1

|team2 = Jamie Sinclair {{X}}

|1|1|0|0|0|0|0|0|3|X| |5

}}

{{Curlingbox

|sheet =

|team1 = Emily Anderson

|0|0|0|2|0|0|1|0|0|0| |3

|team2 = Team Christensen {{X}}

|0|1|0|0|1|0|0|1|2|1| |6

}}

{{Curlingbox

|sheet =

|team1 = Christine McMakin

|0|0|1|0|1|2|0|1|0|X| |5

|team2 = Ann Podoll {{X}}

|1|1|0|3|0|0|1|0|2|X| |8

}}

{{Curlingbox

|sheet =

|team1 = Cora Farrell {{X}}

|0|0|0|2|2|1|1|1|0|1| |8

|team2 = Beth Podoll

|2|2|0|0|0|0|0|0|2|0| |6

}}

= Draw 3 =

Monday, March 05, 2:30pm

{{Curlingbox

|sheet =

|team1 = Emily Anderson

|0|0|0|0|3|0|0|0|0|1|1|5

|team2 = Ann Podoll {{X}}

|0|0|2|0|0|1|0|0|1|0|0|4

}}

{{Curlingbox

|sheet =

|team1 = Beth Podoll {{X}}

|0|0|1|1|1|1|0|2|0|1| |7

|team2 = Kim Rhyme

|0|2|0|0|0|0|2|0|1|0| |5

}}

{{Curlingbox

|sheet =

|team1 = Cora Farrell

|0|0|2|1|0|1|0|2|0|X| |6

|team2 = Jamie Sinclair {{X}}

|2|3|0|0|3|0|1|0|1|X| |10

}}

{{Curlingbox

|sheet =

|team1 = Team Christensen {{X}}

|0|1|0|4|0|0|1|0|0|4| |10

|team2 = Christine McMakin

|1|0|1|0|0|2|0|1|1|0| |6

}}

= Draw 4 =

Tuesday, March 06, 8:00am

{{Curlingbox

|sheet =

|team1 = Jamie Sinclair {{X}}

|0|3|0|0|2|1|0|2|X|X| |8

|team2 = Christine McMakin

|0|0|1|1|0|0|1|0|X|X| |3

}}

{{Curlingbox

|sheet =

|team1 = Team Christensen {{X}}

|2|0|1|0|0|1|0|2|2|X| |8

|team2 = Ann Podoll

|0|1|0|0|1|0|2|0|0|X| |4

}}

{{Curlingbox

|sheet =

|team1 = Kim Rhyme

|1|0|0|2|0|1|0|2|0|1| |7

|team2 = Cora Farrell {{X}}

|0|0|1|0|2|0|1|0|1|0| |5

}}

{{Curlingbox

|sheet =

|team1 = Beth Podoll

|0|0|2|0|1|2|0|1|1|X| |7

|team2 = Emily Anderson {{X}}

|1|1|0|2|0|0|1|0|0|X| |5

}}

= Draw 5 =

Tuesday, March 06, 4:00pm

{{Curlingbox

|sheet =

|team1 = Team Christensen {{X}}

|0|0|2|0|0|1|0|0|0|X| |3

|team2 = Cora Farrell

|0|0|0|0|2|0|0|3|2|X| |7

}}

{{Curlingbox

|sheet =

|team1 = Christine McMakin {{X}}

|1|1|1|0|1|0|0|1|1|X| |6

|team2 = Emily Anderson

|0|0|0|2|0|1|1|0|0|X| |4

}}

{{Curlingbox

|sheet =

|team1 = Jamie Sinclair {{X}}

|1|0|1|0|0|2|0|0|3|X| |7

|team2 = Beth Podoll

|0|1|0|1|0|0|1|1|0|X| |4

}}

{{Curlingbox

|sheet =

|team1 = Ann Podoll

|0|0|0|2|3|0|1|0|0|0| |6

|team2 = Kim Rhyme {{X}}

|1|3|0|0|0|1|0|1|0|1| |7

}}

= Draw 6 =

Wednesday, March 07, 8:00am

{{Curlingbox

|sheet =

|team1 = Kim Rhyme

|0|2|0|4|0|1|0|0|0|1| |8

|team2 = Emily Anderson {{X}}

|1|0|0|0|2|0|2|1|1|0| |7

}}

{{Curlingbox

|sheet =

|team1 = Ann Podoll {{X}}

|0|1|0|0|2|0|1|0|0|X| |4

|team2 = Beth Podoll

|1|0|2|0|0|1|0|1|1|X| |6

}}

{{Curlingbox

|sheet =

|team1 = Cora Farrell {{X}}

|0|1|1|0|0|0|2|0|2|X| |6

|team2 = Christine McMakin

|0|0|0|0|0|2|0|1|0|X| |3

}}

{{Curlingbox

|sheet =

|team1 = Jamie Sinclair {{X}}

|2|1|0|2|0|0|1|0|2|X| |8

|team2 = Team Christensen

|0|0|1|0|2|1|0|1|0|X| |5

}}

= Draw 7 =

Wednesday, March 07, 4:00pm

{{Curlingbox

|sheet =

|team1 = Christine McMakin {{X}}

|1|0|0|0|0|1|0|0|X|X| |2

|team2 = Kim Rhyme

|0|2|1|1|1|0|1|1|X|X| |7

}}

{{Curlingbox

|sheet =

|team1 = Ann Podoll

|0|0|0|0|0|0|1|0|X|X| |1

|team2 = Jamie Sinclair {{X}}

|0|2|1|1|2|1|0|1|X|X| |8

}}

{{Curlingbox

|sheet =

|team1 = Emily Anderson

|0|0|0|0|0|X|X|X|X|X| |0

|team2 = Cora Farrell {{X}}

|2|0|2|1|2|X|X|X|X|X| |7

}}

{{Curlingbox

|sheet =

|team1 = Beth Podoll

|0|0|1|0|0|1|X|X|X|X| |2

|team2 = Team Christensen {{X}}

|3|2|0|0|2|0|X|X|X|X| |7

}}

Playoffs

{{3TeamBracket

| RD1= Semifinal

| RD2= Final

| team-width= 150px

| RD1-seed1=2

| RD1-team1= {{flagicon|MN|1983}} Cora Farrell

| RD1-score1=3

| RD1-seed2=3

| RD1-team2= {{flagicon|MN|1983}} Cory Christensen

| RD1-score2= 6

| RD2-seed1=1

| RD2-team1= {{flagicon|MN|1983}} Jamie Sinclair

| RD2-score1=6

| RD2-seed2=3

| RD2-team2={{flagicon|MN|1983}} Cory Christensen

| RD2-score2=5

}}

= Semifinal =

Friday, March 9, 2:00pm{{Cite web|url=https://www.curlingzone.com/event.php?eventid=4512&view=Scores&showdrawid=21#1|title=USA Women's National Championship - Semifinal|last=|first=|date=|website=CurlingZone|access-date=2019-11-14}}

{{curlingbox

|sheet=

|team1= {{flagicon|MN|1983}} Cory Christensen

|1|0|0|2|0|2|0|0|1|X| |6

|team2= {{flagicon|MN|1983}} Cora Farrell {{X}}

|0|0|0|0|0|0|2|1|0|X| |3

}}

{{Player percentages

| team1 = {{flagicon|MN|1983}} Cora Farrell

| Rebecca Miles | 92%

| Cait Flannery | 93%

| Lexi Lanigan | 87%

| Cora Farrell | 70%

| teampct1 = 86%

| team2 = {{flagicon|MN|1983}} Cory Christensen

| Taylor Anderson | 88%

| Jenna Martin | 97%

| Sarah Anderson | 90%

| Cory Christensen | 88%

| teampct2 = 91%

}}

= Final =

Saturday, March 10, 12:30pm{{Cite web|url=https://www.curlingzone.com/event.php?eventid=4512&view=Scores&showdrawid=23#1|title=USA Women's National Championship|last=|first=|date=|website=CurlingZone|access-date=2019-11-14}}

{{curlingbox

|sheet=

|team1= {{flagicon|MN|1983}} Cory Christensen

|1|0|0|2|0|0|1|0|1|0| |5

|team2= {{flagicon|MN|1983}} Jamie Sinclair {{X}}

|0|2|1|0|0|1|0|1|0|1| |6

}}

{{Player percentages

| team1 = {{flagicon|MN|1983}} Jamie Sinclair

| Monica Walker | 94%

| Vicky Persinger | 85%

| Alexandra Carlson | 81%

| Jamie Sinclair | 81%

| teampct1 = 85%

| team2 = {{flagicon|MN|1983}} Cory Christensen

| Taylor Anderson | 77%

| Jenna Martin | 74%

| Sarah Anderson | 79%

| Cory Christensen | 81%

| teampct2 = 78%

}}

References

External links

{{official website|https://www.usacurlingnationals2018.com/}}

Category:United States National Curling Championships

Category:Women's curling competitions in the United States

Category:Curling competitions in North Dakota

United States Women's Curling Championship

Category:Sports in Fargo, North Dakota

Category:Women's sports in North Dakota

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bgcolor=#ffffcc \| {{flagicon\|MN\|1983}} Jamie Sinclair	7	0
bgcolor=#ffffcc \| {{flagicon\|MN\|1983}} Cora Farrell	5	2
bgcolor=#ffffcc \| {{flagicon\|MN\|1983}} Cory Christensen	5	2
{{flagicon\|MN\|1983}} Kim Rhyme	4	3
{{flagicon\|North Dakota}} Beth Podoll	3	4
{{flagicon\|MN\|1983}} Christine McMakin	2	5
{{flagicon\|PA}} Emily Anderson	1	6
{{flagicon\|North Dakota}} Ann Podoll	1	6