| 2010 United States Women's Curling Championship | |
| Size: | 200 |
| Dates: | March 6–13 |
| Winner: | Team Brown |
| Curling Club: | Madison CC, Madison |
| Skip: | Erika Brown |
| Third: | Nina Spatola |
| Second: | Ann Swisshelm |
| Lead: | Laura Hallisey |
| Coach: | Bill Todhunter |
| Finalist: | Patti Lank |
| Prev: | 2009 |
| Next: | 2011 |
The 2010 United States Women's Curling Championships were held at Wings Stadium in Kalamazoo, Michigan, from March 6, 2010, to March 13, 2010.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] This was the 34th edition of the United States Women's Curling Championship; it was held alongside the 2010 United States Men's Curling Championship.
Teams qualified through three different methods. First, the defending champions were granted an automatic berth; however, Team McCormick elected not to compete because of the Vancouver Olympics which take place during the preceding two weeks. Next, teams traditionally compete first through regional qualifiers with the top teams advancing to the nationals and then the runners-up compete at a Nationals Playdown to determine the final spots. However, so few women's teams submitted applications to the Regional Qualifiers that all teams were directly advanced to the National Championships.[6] [7]
The winning team represented the United States at the 2010 Ford World Women's Curling Championship.
The teams are listed as follows:[8]
| Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Alternate | Locale | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Madison, Wisconsin | ||||||
| Gabrielle Coleman | Ann Drummie | JoDee Dike-Johnson | Karen Officer |  Mountain View, California | ||
| Lysa Hambley | Em Good | Elle LeBeau | Cynthia Eng-Dinsel | Sara Skulec | Lynnwood, Washington | |
| McFarland, Wisconsin | ||||||
| Matina Heisler | Elizabeth Abeltin | Marinna Martini | Wendy Scholes | Barbara Thomson |  Falmouth, Massachusetts | |
| Debra Horn | Laurel Maurer | Emilia Juocys | Courtney Schmidt | Shaker Heights, Ohio | ||
| Lewiston, New York | ||||||
| Elizabeth Williams | Ashley Lawreck | Rachel Ryan | Boston, Massachusetts | |||
| Kimberly Wapola | Brigid Ellig | Carol Strojny | Connie Kupferschmidt |  Mahtomedi, Minnesota | ||
| Jordan Moulton | Amanda McLean | Patricia Luke |
| width=150 | Team (Skip) | W | L |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 2 | ||
| 7 | 2 | ||
| Patti Lank* | 7 | 2 | |
| 7 | 2 | ||
| Kimberly Wapola | 5 | 4 | |
| 5 | 4 | ||
| Debra Horn | 3 | 6 | |
| Gabrielle Coleman | 3 | 6 | |
| Lysa Hambley | 1 | 8 | |
| Matina Heisler | 1 | 8 |
Thursday, March 11, 12:00 pm[10]
Thursday, March 11, 4:00 pm[11]
Friday, March 12, 8:00am[12]
Friday, March 12, 8:00am[12]
Friday, March 12, 4:00pm[13]
Saturday, March 13, 10:00am[14]
Other notable participants include Courtney George, Jordan Moulton, Jessica Schultz, and Ann Swisshelm.