2018 U.S. OLYMPIC TEAM TRIALS //


ympic Team Trials, ter Games is on!


A look back: Past Olympic Teams U.S. Olympic team members – men:


2014: John Shuster, Jeff Isaacson, Jared Zezel, John Landsteiner, Craig Brown 2010: John Shuster, Jason Smith, Jeff Isaacson, John Benton, Chris Plys 2006: Pete Fenson, Shawn Rojeski, Joe Polo, John Shuster, Scott Baird 2002: Tim Somerville, Mike Schneeberger, Myles Brundidge, John Gordon, Don Barcome Jr. 1998: Tim Somerville, Mike Peplinski, Myles Brundidge, John Gordon, Tim Solin


1992*: Tim Somerville, Mike Strum, Bud Somerville, Bill Strum, Bob Nichols 1988*: Bob Nichols, Bud Somerville, Tom Locken, Bob Christman, Bill Strum 1932*: Four U.S. men’s teams participated 1924: No U.S. teams competed


Year Site 2014 Sochi, RUS


A press conference (above), led by the Omaha Sports Commission, took place July 18 to announce Baxter Arena in Omaha would host the 2018 U.S. Olym- pic Team Trials for Curling.


Photo courtesy of Omaha Sports Commission Gold Skip


2010 Vancouver, CAN CAN Kevin Martin 2006 Torino, ITA


CAN Brad Jacobs CAN Brad Gushue


2002 Salt Lake City, USANOR Pal Trulsen 1998 Nagano, JPN


1992*Albertville, FRA SUI Urs Dick 1988*Calgary, CAN


SUI Patrick Hurliman NOR Eigel Ramsfell


1932* Lake Placid, USA CAN William Burns


Silver Bronze USA GBR SWE 9 NOR SUI


FIN USA 3 CAN SUI


CAN NOR 4 NOR USA 3 SUI CAN 4 USA N/A 2


1924 Chamonix, FRA ENG Col. Robertson-Aikman SWE FRA ** *denotes demonstration sport ** did not qualify for competition


Year Site


Olympic winter games: women’s results Gold Skip


2014 Sochi, RUS CAN Jennifer Jones


2002 Salt Lake City, USA GBR Rhona Martin 1998 Nagano, JPN


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Silver Bronze USA SWE GBR


2010 Vancouver, CAN SWE Anette Norberg CAN CHN 2006 Torino, ITA


SWE Anette Norberg SUI CAN SUI CAN


1992*Albertville, FRA GER Andrea Schopp NOR CAN 1988*Calgary, CAN


CAN Sandra Schmirler DEN SWE CAN Linda Moore


*denotes demonstration sport ** did not qualify for competition


Tree-time Olympian John Shuster (above) addresses the media aſter leading his team to victory in the final of the 2014 U.S. Olympic Team Trials for Curl- ing at Scheels Arena in Fargo, N.D.


Photo by Rich Harmer for USA Curling U.S. Olympic team members – women:


Mixed doubles will debut as an Olympic medal sport in 2018. USA’s Tabitha Peterson (opposite, leſt) and Joe Polo won bronze at the 2016 World Mixed Doubles Championship to put the Americans in good position to qualify for the discipline in PyeongChang in February 2018. Photo courtesy of the World Curling Federation


2014: Erika Brown, Debbie McCormick, Jessica Schultz, Ann Swisshelm, Allison Pottinger 2010: Debbie McCormick, Allison Pottinger, Nicole Joraanstad, Natalie Nicholson, Tracy Sachtjen 2006: Cassie Johnson, Jamie Johnson, Jessica Schultz, Maureen Brunt, Courtney George 2002: Kari Erickson, Debbie McCormick, Stacey Liapis, Ann Swisshelm, Joni Cotten 1998: Lisa Schoeneberg, Erika Brown, Debbie McCormick, Lori Mountford, Stacey Liapis 1924: No U.S. teams competed 1992*: U.S. women did not qualify 1988*: Lisa Schoeneberg, Erika Brown, Carla Casper, Lori Mountford, Diane Brown


USA Curling (( 15 SWE NOR


10 10 8 4 5


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