2021 United States Mixed Doubles Curling Championship

The 2021 United States Mixed Doubles Curling Championship was held from May 19 to 23, 2021 at the Wausau Curling Club in Wausau, Wisconsin. The championship featured twenty four teams split into four pools of six. After the round robin, the top two teams from each pool qualified for the playoffs with the first place teams advancing to the seeding round.[1]

2021 United States Mixed
Doubles Curling Championship
Host cityWausau, Wisconsin
ArenaWausau Curling Club
DatesMay 19–23
WinnerAlaskaMinnesota Persinger / Plys
FemaleVicky Persinger
MaleChris Plys
FinalistMinnesota Bear / Stopera
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In the final, the pair of Vicky Persinger and Chris Plys defeated Madison Bear and Andrew Stopera 8–5 to claim the title.[2] It was a first mixed doubles championship for both Persinger and Plys, having finished runner–up in 2019 to the duo of Cory Christensen and John Shuster. Bear and Stopera went a perfect 7–0 in the tournament before dropping the final. To advance to the final, Persinger and Plys defeated the duo of Aileen Geving and Luc Violette 8–5 and Bear and Stopera topped Jenna Burchesky and Ben Richardson 7–2. All four teams that qualified for the semifinals qualified their teams for the 2021 United States Mixed Doubles Curling Olympic Trials which will be held in fall 2021.

Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic

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The event was originally scheduled to be held February 28 to March 6, 2021 at Great Park Ice & FivePoint Arena in Irvine, California and also be the Mixed Doubles Olympic Trials for the 2022 Winter Olympics.[3] In December, 2020, the USCA announced that all remaining 2020–21 events would be either cancelled or postponed until late spring 2021. This postponement delayed the Mixed Doubles Championship until after the 2021 World Mixed Doubles Championship and so the 2020 champions, Tabitha Peterson and Joe Polo, were selected to represent the United States. This gave the team the opportunity to compete at Worlds which they missed the previous year when the 2020 World Mixed Doubles Championship was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[4] On March 29, 2021 it was announced that the 2021 Mixed Doubles Championship would be held in conjunction with the Women's Nationals and Men's Nationals in a bio-secure bubble at Wausau Curling Club in Wausau, Wisconsin in May, 2021.[5] Due to the pandemic, it was decided to separate the 2021 Mixed Doubles Olympic Trials from the National Championship and delay the trials until fall 2021.

Qualification

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Due to the pandemic, no qualification events were held and the qualification methods were modified. Any team that had qualified for the 2020 United States Mixed Doubles Curling Championship qualified for the event. Then, up to twelve teams that had at least one athlete in the top fifty of the World Curling Federation's men's and women's rankings qualified. The remaining spots were selected by the top teams, not already qualified, from the WCF Mixed Doubles World Team Ranking System as of the close of registration.[5]

Teams

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The teams competing in the 2021 championship are:[6]

Female Male Locale
Taylor Anderson Hunter Clawson   Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Nicole Avalon Sean Franey   Oakland, California
Madison Bear Andrew Stopera   Chaska, Minnesota
Nicole Bookhout Dan Wiza   Madison, Wisconsin
Jenna Burchesky Ben Richardson   Walpole, Massachusetts
Susan Dudt Daniel Dudt   Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Audrey Foote Blake Hagberg   Whitesboro, New York
Aileen Geving Luc Violette   Duluth, Minnesota
Christine McMakin Riley Fenson   Chaska, Minnesota
Clare Moores Lance Wheeler   Denver, Colorado
Sydney Mullaney Chase Sinnett   Concord, Massachusetts
Anne O'Hara Coleman Thurston   Fairbanks, Alaska
Abigail Page Aiden Oldenburg   Mankato, Minnesota
Vicky Persinger Chris Plys   Fairbanks, Alaska /   Chaska, Minnesota
Ann Podoll Nathan Perry   Fargo, North Dakota
Kim Rhyme Jason Smith   Saint Paul, Minnesota
Rebecca Rodgers Daniel Casper   Leyden, Massachusetts
Harley Rohrbacher Nicholas Visnich   Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Jamie Sinclair Rich Ruohonen   Chaska, Minnesota
Maureen Stolt Peter Stolt   Plymouth, Minnesota
Delaney Strouse Nicholas Connolly   Midland, Michigan
Monica Walker Alex Leichter   Wayland, Massachusetts
Becca Wood Shawn Banyai   Denver, Colorado
Leah Yavarow Samuel Strouse   Midland, Michigan

Round-robin standings

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Final round-robin standings

Key
Teams to playoffs
Teams to tiebreakers
Pool A W L
   Persinger / Plys 4 1
  Burchesky / Richardson 3 2
  McMakin / Fenson 3 2
  Foote / Hagberg 2 3
  O'Hara / Thurston 2 3
  Rodgers / Casper 1 4
Pool B W L
  Rhyme / Smith 4 1
  Moores / Wheeler 3 2
  Walker / Leichter 3 2
  Mullaney / Sinnett 3 2
  Podoll / Parry 1 4
  Rohrbacher / Visnich 1 4
Pool C W L
  Bear / Stopera 5 0
  Dudt / Dudt 4 1
  Anderson / Clawson 3 2
  Stolt / Stolt 1 4
  Strouse / Connolly 1 4
  Avalon / Franey 1 4
Pool D W L
  Geving / Violette 5 0
  Sinclair / Ruohonen 4 1
  Page / Oldenburg 3 2
  Yavarow / Strouse 2 3
  Wood / Banyai 1 4
  Bookhout / Wiza 0 5

Round-robin results

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All draw times are listed in Central Daylight Time (UTC−05:00).[1]

Draw 1

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Wednesday, May 19, 5:30 pm

Sheet 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  McMakin / Fenson 1 0 4 0 2 2 2 X 11
  Rodgers / Casper   0 2 0 2 0 0 0 X 4
Sheet 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Foote / Hagberg 0 1 0 0 0 1 X X 2
   Persinger / Plys   2 0 5 3 2 0 X X 12
Sheet 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Burchesky / Richardson   3 0 1 2 1 0 3 X 10
  O'Hara / Thurston 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 X 3
Sheet 5 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Rohrbacher / Visnich 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 X 2
  Walker / Leichter   0 1 1 1 1 0 5 X 9
Sheet 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Final
  Mullaney / Sinnett   1 1 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 7
  Moores / Wheeler 0 0 2 0 1 0 4 0 4 11
Sheet 7 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Rhyme / Smith   2 0 2 0 3 0 3 1 11
  Podoll / Parry 0 2 0 1 0 4 0 0 7

Draw 2

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Wednesday, May 19, 8:30 pm

Sheet 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Stolt / Stolt 0 1 1 0 1 2 2 0 7
  Strouse / Connolly   3 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 8
Sheet 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Avalon / Franey   0 2 0 0 3 0 0 X 5
  Bear / Stopera 3 0 1 2 0 1 2 X 9
Sheet 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Anderson / Clawson   0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 4
  Dudt / Dudt 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 5
Sheet 5 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Page / Oldenburg 0 2 0 1 2 0 1 0 6
  Sinclair / Ruohonen   3 0 2 0 0 2 0 2 9
Sheet 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Yavarow / Strouse   1 0 0 2 2 1 3 X 9
  Wood / Banyai 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 X 2
Sheet 7 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Geving / Violette   2 0 0 4 1 1 1 X 9
  Bookhout / Wiza 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 X 5

Draw 3

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Thursday, May 20, 9:00 am

Sheet 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Rohrbacher / Visnich   0 1 0 0 1 0 2 X 4
  Mullaney / Sinnett 1 0 1 2 0 4 0 X 8
Sheet 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Moores / Wheeler   1 0 1 0 3 0 2 0 7
  Rhyme / Smith 0 1 0 2 0 3 0 2 8
Sheet 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Walker / Leichter   0 3 0 1 2 2 1 X 9
  Podoll / Parry 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 X 3
Sheet 5 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Rodgers / Casper 0 0 0 0 0 1 X X 1
  Burchesky / Richardson   2 2 1 1 1 0 X X 7
Sheet 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
   Persinger / Plys   2 0 0 0 3 1 0 1 7
  O'Hara / Thurston 0 3 2 1 0 0 2 0 8
Sheet 7 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Foote / Hagberg 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 5
  McMakin / Fenson   0 0 4 0 1 1 0 0 6

Draw 4

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Thursday, May 20, 12:00 pm

Sheet 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Page / Oldenburg 0 1 0 1 0 5 1 1 9
  Yavarow / Strouse   1 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 4
Sheet 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Wood / Banyai   2 0 1 0 0 1 0 X 4
  Geving / Violette 0 4 0 1 1 0 2 X 8
Sheet 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Sinclair / Ruohonen 0 0 3 0 0 2 0 1 6
  Bookhout / Wiza   1 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 5
Sheet 5 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Strouse / Connolly 0 0 0 0 2 0 X X 2
  Anderson / Clawson   3 2 3 1 0 4 X X 13
Sheet 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Bear / Stopera   2 3 0 3 3 0 X X 11
  Dudt / Dudt 0 0 1 0 0 1 X X 2
Sheet 7 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Avalon / Franey 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 X 1
  Stolt / Stolt   2 1 1 1 0 2 2 X 9

Draw 5

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Thursday, May 20, 4:00 pm

Sheet 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Final
  Foote / Hagberg   2 0 0 4 0 3 0 0 1 10
  O'Hara / Thurston 0 2 2 0 1 0 2 2 0 9
Sheet 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  McMakin / Fenson   0 0 4 1 0 1 0 0 6
  Burchesky / Richardson 2 2 0 0 2 0 2 1 9
Sheet 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
   Persinger / Plys 1 0 3 1 1 2 X X 8
  Rodgers / Casper   0 1 0 0 0 0 X X 1
Sheet 5 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Mullaney / Sinnett 0 3 0 1 2 0 3 X 9
  Rhyme / Smith   2 0 1 0 0 1 0 X 4
Sheet 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Rohrbacher / Visnich 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 X 3
  Podoll / Parry   0 2 1 1 0 2 2 X 8
Sheet 7 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Walker / Leichter   1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 4
  Moores / Wheeler 0 2 1 0 0 4 0 1 8

Draw 6

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Thursday, May 20, 7:00 pm

Sheet 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Final
  Avalon / Franey   1 0 1 0 1 0 2 1 0 6
  Dudt / Dudt 0 4 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 8
Sheet 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Stolt / Stolt 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 X 1
  Anderson / Clawson   1 0 1 1 1 3 1 X 8
Sheet 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Bear / Stopera 4 1 0 2 0 2 0 X 9
  Strouse / Connolly   0 0 3 0 1 0 3 X 7
Sheet 5 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Yavarow / Strouse   0 0 1 0 0 0 1 X 2
  Geving / Violette 1 2 0 1 1 1 0 X 6
Sheet 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Page / Oldenburg   4 0 2 0 3 1 X X 10
  Bookhout / Wiza 0 1 0 1 0 0 X X 2
Sheet 7 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Sinclair / Ruohonen 1 0 2 1 0 4 0 X 8
  Wood / Banyai   0 2 0 0 1 0 1 X 4

Draw 7

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Friday, May 21, 9:00 am

Sheet 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Podoll / Parry 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 X 1
  Moores / Wheeler   2 1 1 0 2 1 1 X 8
Sheet 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Mullaney / Sinnett   0 0 0 0 1 1 2 X 4
  Walker / Leichter 1 2 1 3 0 0 0 X 7
Sheet 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Rhyme / Smith   1 3 0 4 0 3 0 X 11
  Rohrbacher / Visnich 0 0 2 0 1 0 3 X 6
Sheet 5 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  McMakin / Fenson   0 0 1 0 1 0 3 0 5
   Persinger / Plys 2 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 7
Sheet 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Final
  Burchesky / Richardson   0 0 4 0 0 3 0 1 0 8
  Foote / Hagberg 2 2 0 1 2 0 1 0 1 9
Sheet 7 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  O'Hara / Thurston 1 0 1 0 3 0 3 1 9
  Rodgers / Casper   0 2 0 3 0 1 0 0 6

Draw 8

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Friday, May 21, 12:00 pm

Sheet 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Bookhout / Wiza   0 1 0 0 1 0 X X 2
  Wood / Banyai 2 0 6 1 0 1 X X 10
Sheet 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Yavarow / Strouse   0 1 0 1 1 0 1 X 4
  Sinclair / Ruohonen 1 0 3 0 0 2 0 X 6
Sheet 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Geving / Violette   0 2 0 2 0 0 3 1 8
  Page / Oldenburg 2 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 6
Sheet 5 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Stolt / Stolt 0 0 2 0 0 0 X X 2
  Bear / Stopera   2 1 0 3 2 2 X X 10
Sheet 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Anderson / Clawson   1 0 2 2 0 2 0 X 7
  Avalon / Franey 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 X 3
Sheet 7 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Dudt / Dudt   2 0 0 1 1 0 3 2 9
  Strouse / Connolly 0 2 1 0 0 4 0 0 7

Draw 9

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Friday, May 21, 4:00 pm

Sheet 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Burchesky / Richardson 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 X 4
   Persinger / Plys   0 0 3 1 1 0 3 X 8
Sheet 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Rodgers / Casper 3 3 0 1 3 0 0 X 10
  Foote / Hagberg   0 0 1 0 0 1 1 X 3
Sheet 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  O'Hara / Thurston   0 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 5
  McMakin / Fenson 1 0 2 1 1 0 2 0 7
Sheet 5 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Moores / Wheeler   1 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 5
  Rohrbacher / Visnich 0 1 0 0 3 0 1 1 6
Sheet 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Rhyme / Smith   1 1 1 2 0 4 X X 9
  Walker / Leichter 0 0 0 0 1 0 X X 1
Sheet 7 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Podoll / Parry   1 0 0 0 0 1 0 X 2
  Mullaney / Sinnett 0 1 2 1 1 0 2 X 7

Draw 10

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Friday, May 21, 7:00 pm

Sheet 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Anderson / Clawson 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 X 2
  Bear / Stopera   3 2 0 1 1 0 1 X 8
Sheet 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Strouse / Connolly   2 1 0 0 3 0 1 0 7
  Avalon / Franey 0 0 3 2 0 2 0 2 9
Sheet 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Dudt / Dudt   2 2 0 0 1 1 1 X 7
  Stolt / Stolt 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 X 5
Sheet 5 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Wood / Banyai 1 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 4
  Page / Oldenburg   0 1 0 2 1 1 0 4 9
Sheet 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Final
  Geving / Violette 2 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 1 8
  Sinclair / Ruohonen   0 1 0 1 0 3 1 1 0 7
Sheet 7 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Bookhout / Wiza   0 0 2 2 0 4 0 0 8
  Yavarow / Strouse 1 1 0 0 3 0 3 1 9

Tiebreakers

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Saturday, May 22, 9:00 am

Sheet 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Walker / Leichter   1 0 0 1 1 1 0 2 6
  Mullaney / Sinnett 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 4
Sheet 5 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Burchesky / Richardson   3 0 2 1 0 2 0 X 8
  McMakin / Fenson 0 2 0 0 2 0 1 X 5

Saturday, May 22, 2:00 pm

Sheet 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Moores / Wheeler 0 0 2 0 2 0 2 X 6
  Walker / Leichter   1 1 0 4 0 3 0 X 9

Playoffs

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Seeding round

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The top team in each pool qualified for the seeding round. The winners of both games qualified directly for the semifinals while the losers dropped into the quarterfinals.[1]

To Semifinals
   
D1   Geving / Violette 6
A1    Persinger / Plys 8
To Semifinals
   
C1   Bear / Stopera 6
B1   Rhyme / Smith 4

Seeding games

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Saturday, May 22, 7:00 pm

Sheet 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Geving / Violette 0 4 0 1 0 1 0 0 6
   Persinger / Plys   2 0 1 0 1 0 2 2 8
Sheet 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Bear / Stopera   2 0 1 0 0 0 3 X 6
  Rhyme / Smith 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 X 4

Championship round

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Qualification Games Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
C1   Bear / Stopera 7
A2   Burchesky / Richardson 2
B1   Rhyme / Smith 5
C2   Dudt / Dudt 4 A2   Burchesky / Richardson 9
A2   Burchesky / Richardson 9 C1   Bear / Stopera 5
A1    Persinger / Plys 8
A1    Persinger / Plys 8
D1   Geving / Violette 5
D1   Geving / Violette 7
D2   Sinclair / Ruohonen 5 B2   Walker / Leichter 4
B2   Walker / Leichter 6

Qualification games

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Saturday, May 22, 7:00 pm

Sheet 5 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Sinclair / Ruohonen   0 0 0 1 0 2 1 1 5
  Walker / Leichter 1 1 1 0 3 0 0 0 6
Sheet 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Dudt / Dudt 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 X 4
  Burchesky / Richardson   1 2 0 0 4 0 2 X 9

Quarterfinals

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Sunday, May 23, 9:00 am

Sheet 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Rhyme / Smith 1 0 0 1 2 0 1 X 5
  Burchesky / Richardson   0 3 2 0 0 4 0 X 9
Sheet 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Geving / Violette   1 0 4 1 1 0 0 X 7
  Walker / Leichter 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 X 4

Semifinals

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Sunday, May 23, 2:00 pm

Sheet 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
   Persinger / Plys   0 2 0 2 0 0 2 2 8
  Geving / Violette 2 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 5
Sheet 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Bear / Stopera 0 1 2 1 1 0 2 X 7
  Burchesky / Richardson   1 0 0 0 0 1 0 X 2

Final

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Sunday, May 23, 7:00 pm

Sheet 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Bear / Stopera 0 2 0 2 0 0 1 0 5
   Persinger / Plys   3 0 1 0 1 1 0 2 8

References

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  1. ^ a b c "2021 Nationals Master Schedule – Mixed Doubles Nationals". USA Curling. Retrieved May 16, 2021.
  2. ^ "PERSINGER/PLYS WIN 2021 U.S. MIXED DOUBLES NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP". USA Curling. May 23, 2021. Retrieved May 25, 2021.
  3. ^ "Great Park Ice to Host 2022 Olympic Mixed Doubles Curling Team Trials". NHL. January 21, 2020. Retrieved May 16, 2021.
  4. ^ "USA Curling postpones national championships until after worlds". NBC Sports. December 3, 2021. Retrieved May 16, 2021.
  5. ^ a b "2021 MEN'S, WOMEN'S, AND MIXED DOUBLES NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS". USA Curling. March 29, 2021. Retrieved May 16, 2021.
  6. ^ "2021 Mixed Doubles National Championship Field:". USA Curling. Retrieved May 16, 2021.