| 2021 United States Olympic Curling Trials | |
| Host City: | Omaha, Nebraska |
| Arena: | Baxter Arena |
| Dates: | November 12–21 |
| Men's Winner: |  Team Shuster |
| Curling Club: | Duluth CC, Duluth, MN |
| Skip: | John Shuster |
| Third: | Chris Plys |
| Second: | Matt Hamilton |
| Lead: | John Landsteiner |
| Coach: | Sean Beighton |
| Finalist: | Korey Dropkin |
| Women's Winner: | Team Peterson |
| Curling Club2: | St. Paul CC, St. Paul, MN |
| Skip2: | Tabitha Peterson |
| Third2: | Nina Roth |
| Second2: | Becca Hamilton |
| Lead2: | Tara Peterson |
| Alternate2: | Aileen Geving |
| Coach2: | Laine Peters |
| Finalist2: | Cory Christensen |
| Prev: | 2017 |
| Next: | 2025 |
The 2021 United States Olympic Curling Trials was held from November 12 to 21, 2021 at the Baxter Arena in Omaha, Nebraska.[1] The trials featured six men's teams and six women's teams who played in a double round robin tournament.[2] After the round robin, the top two teams on each side played a best-of-three playoff to determine the winner.[3] The winner of both the men's and women's events will represent the United States at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, China.[4]
As both John Shuster and Tabitha Peterson finished within the top six teams at the 2021 World Men's Curling Championship and the 2021 World Women's Curling Championship respectively, the United States earned an automatic berth into the 2022 Winter Olympics in the men's and women's events.[5] [6]
The following teams qualified to participate in the 2021 Curling Olympic Trials:[7]
| Qualification | Berths | Qualifying Team(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Shuster | ||
| 2 | Korey Dropkin Jed Brundidge | ||
| Winners of Trials Qualifier #1 | 1 | Rich Ruohonen | |
| Winners of Trials Qualifier #2 | 1 | Greg Persinger | |
| Highest ranking non-qualified team from the two qualifiers | 1 |  Scott Dunnam |
| Qualification | Berths | Qualifying Team(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tabitha Peterson | ||
| 2 | Cory Christensen  Jamie Sinclair | ||
| Winners of Trials Qualifier #1 | 1 | Madison Bear | |
| Winners of Trials Qualifier #2 | 1 | Delaney Strouse | |
| Highest ranking non-qualified team from the two qualifiers | 1 | Kim Rhyme |
The teams are listed as follows:[8]
| Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Alternate | Coach | Locale | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nic Wagner | Dave Jensen | Saint Paul, Minnesota | |||||
| Duluth, Minnesota | |||||||
| Bruce Clouser | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | ||||||
| Greg Persinger (fourth) | Craig Brown (skip) | Fairbanks, Alaska | |||||
| Minneapolis, Minnesota | |||||||
| Chaska, Minnesota |
Final round-robin standings[9]
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All draws are listed in Central Time .[10]
Friday, November 12, 7:30 pm
Saturday, November 13, 2:00 pm
Sunday, November 14, 9:00 am
Sunday, November 14, 7:00 pm
Monday, November 15, 12:00 pm
Monday, November 15, 8:00 pm
Tuesday, November 16, 2:00 pm
Wednesday, November 17, 9:00 am
Wednesday, November 17, 7:00 pm
Thursday, November 18, 2:00 pm
The final round was between the top two teams at the end of the round robin. The teams played a best-of-three series.[11]
Friday, November 19, 5:00 pm
Saturday, November 20, 5:00 pm
Sunday, November 21, 5:00 pm
The teams are listed as follows:[8]
| Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Alternate | Coach | Locale | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taylor Drees | Chaska, Minnesota | ||||||
| Chaska, Minnesota | |||||||
| Chaska, Minnesota | |||||||
| Kim Rhyme | Libby Brundage | Cait Flannery | Katie Rhyme | Lexi Lanigan | Bill Rhyme | Minneapolis, Minnesota | |
| Charlotte, North Carolina | |||||||
| Amy Harnden | Minneapolis, Minnesota |
Final round-robin standings[9]
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All draws are listed in Central Time .[12]
Saturday, November 13, 9:00 am
Saturday, November 13, 7:00 pm
Sunday, November 14, 2:00 pm
Monday, November 15, 8:00 am
Monday, November 15, 4:00 pm
Tuesday, November 16, 9:00 am
Tuesday, November 16, 7:00 pm
Wednesday, November 17, 2:00 pm
Thursday, November 18, 9:00 am
Thursday, November 18, 7:00 pm
The final round was between the top two teams at the end of the round robin. The teams played a best-of-three series.[13]
Friday, November 19, 8:00 pm
Saturday, November 20, 8:00 pm