The 2010 United States Curling Nationals Championships were held at Wings Stadium

Wings Stadium

Wings Stadium is a 5,113-seat multi-purpose arena, in Kalamazoo, Michigan. The arena opened in 1974 and is home to the Kalamazoo Wings, an ice hockey team in the ECHL....

 in Kalamazoo, Michigan

Kalamazoo, Michigan

The area on which the modern city stands was once home to Native Americans of the Hopewell culture, who migrated into the area sometime before the first millennium. Evidence of their early residency remains in the form of a small mound in downtown's Bronson Park. The Hopewell civilization began to...

 from March 6, 2010 to March 13, 2010. This is the 34th edition of the United States Curling Women's Championships

United States Curling Women's Championships

The United States Women's Curling Championship is the annual women's national curling championship for the United States. It acts as a qualifier for the World Women's Curling Championships. Ten teams play in each championship, with the two top-ranked teams in the nation qualifying automatically...

; it will be held alongside the 2010 United States Men's Curling Championship

2010 United States Men's Curling Championship

The 2010 United States Curling Men's Championships were held in Kalamazoo, Michigan from March 6 to March 13, 2010. The 54th edition of the United States Curling Men's Championships, it was held alongside the 2010 Women's Nationals. Teams could qualify through three different methods. John...

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Teams qualify through three different methods. First, the defending champions are granted an automatic berth; however, Team McCormick

Debbie McCormick

Debbie McCormick is an American curler from Rio, Wisconsin. Although born in Canada, McCormick moved to Madison, Wisconsin, when she was very young...

 has elected not to compete because of the Vancouver Olympics

Curling at the 2010 Winter Olympics

The curling competition of the 2010 Olympics was held at Vancouver Olympic/Paralympic Centre in Vancouver. It is the fifth time that curling was on the Olympic program, after having been staged in 1924, 1998, 2002 and 2006...

 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 runner-ups 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.

The winning team will represent the United States at the 2010 Ford World Women's Curling Championship

2010 Ford World Women's Curling Championship

The 2010 Ford World Women's Curling Championship was held in Swift Current, Saskatchewan, Canada from March 20-28, 2010.-Qualification:...

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Participating teams

State	Skip	Hometown
Wisconsin Wisconsin Wisconsin is a U.S. state located in the north-central United States and is part of the Midwest. It is bordered by Minnesota to the west, Iowa to the southwest, Illinois to the south, Lake Michigan to the east, Michigan to the northeast, and Lake Superior to the north. Wisconsin's capital is...	Erika Brown Erika Brown Erika Brown is an American curler, currently residing in Oakville, Ontario, Canada. She started curling in 1980 and throws right-handed....	Oakville, Ontario Oakville, Ontario Oakville is a town in Halton Region, on Lake Ontario in Southern Ontario, Canada, and is part of the Greater Toronto Area. As of the 2006 census the population was 165,613.-History:In 1793, Dundas Street was surveyed for a military road...  (Canada)
California California California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...	Gabrielle Coleman	Mountain View, California Mountain View, California -Downtown:Mountain View has a pedestrian-friendly downtown centered on Castro Street. The downtown area consists of the seven blocks of Castro Street from the Downtown Mountain View Station transit center in the north to the intersection with El Camino Real in the south...
Washington	Lysa Hambley	Lynnwood, Washington Lynnwood, Washington Lynnwood is a city in Snohomish County, Washington, United States. The population was 35,836 at the 2010 census, making it the fourth largest in Snohomish County and twenty-ninth largest in Washington State. The city is a mix of urban, suburban, small city, crossroads and bedroom community to many...
Wisconsin Wisconsin Wisconsin is a U.S. state located in the north-central United States and is part of the Midwest. It is bordered by Minnesota to the west, Iowa to the southwest, Illinois to the south, Lake Michigan to the east, Michigan to the northeast, and Lake Superior to the north. Wisconsin's capital is...	Becca Hamilton	McFarland, Wisconsin McFarland, Wisconsin McFarland is a village in Dane County, Wisconsin, United States, on the eastern shore of Lake Waubesa. The population was 7,808 at the 2010 census...
Massachusetts Massachusetts The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. It is bordered by Rhode Island and Connecticut to the south, New York to the west, and Vermont and New Hampshire to the north; at its east lies the Atlantic Ocean. As of the 2010...	Matina Heisler	Falmouth, Massachusetts Falmouth, Massachusetts Falmouth is a town in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States; Barnstable County is coextensive with Cape Cod. The population was 31,531 at the 2010 census....
Ohio Ohio Ohio is a Midwestern state in the United States. The 34th largest state by area in the U.S.,it is the 7th‑most populous with over 11.5 million residents, containing several major American cities and seven metropolitan areas with populations of 500,000 or more.The state's capital is Columbus...	Debra Horn	Shaker Heights, Ohio Shaker Heights, Ohio Shaker Heights is a city in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2010 Census, the city population was 28,448. It is an inner-ring streetcar suburb of Cleveland that abuts the city on its eastern side.-Topography:Shaker Heights is located at...
New York New York New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...	Patti Lank Patti Lank Patti Lank is an American curler from Lewiston, New York.-Career:Patti Lank began curling at the age of eleven and competed at her first US National Championships in 1994 and her team placed fourth. She has since gone on to compete in fifteen National Championships. In March 2010 she will compete...	Lewiston, New York Lewiston, New York Lewiston is a village in Niagara County, New York, United States. The population was 2,781 at the 2000 census. The village is named after Morgan Lewis, an early 19th-century governor of New York. It is part of the Buffalo–Niagara Falls Metropolitan Statistical Area.The Village of Lewiston,...
Massachusetts Massachusetts The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. It is bordered by Rhode Island and Connecticut to the south, New York to the west, and Vermont and New Hampshire to the north; at its east lies the Atlantic Ocean. As of the 2010...	Monica Walker	Boston, Massachusetts
Minnesota Minnesota Minnesota is a U.S. state located in the Midwestern United States. The twelfth largest state of the U.S., it is the twenty-first most populous, with 5.3 million residents. Minnesota was carved out of the eastern half of the Minnesota Territory and admitted to the Union as the thirty-second state...	Kimberly Wapola	Mahtomedi, Minnesota Mahtomedi, Minnesota As of the census of 2000, there were 7,563 people, 2,503 households, and 2,027 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,095.4 people per square mile . There were 2,581 housing units at an average density of 715.1 per square mile...
Minnesota Minnesota Minnesota is a U.S. state located in the Midwestern United States. The twelfth largest state of the U.S., it is the twenty-first most populous, with 5.3 million residents. Minnesota was carved out of the eastern half of the Minnesota Territory and admitted to the Union as the thirty-second state...	Amy Wright Amy Wright (curler) Amy Wright is an internationally elite curler from Duluth, Minnesota.Amy Wright made her United States Nationals debut in 1984 and competed on the winning team. Since 1984 she has compete in fifteen more US Nationals and will compete in her seventeenth Nationals in March 2010...	Duluth, Minnesota Duluth, Minnesota Duluth is a port city in the U.S. state of Minnesota and is the county seat of Saint Louis County. The fourth largest city in Minnesota, Duluth had a total population of 86,265 in the 2010 census. Duluth is also the second largest city that is located on Lake Superior after Thunder Bay, Ontario,...

Standings

Team (Skip)	W	L
Wright	7	2
Brown	7	2
Lank*	7	2
Hamilton	6	3
Wapola	5	4
Walker	5	4
Horn	3	6
Coleman	3	6
Hambley	1	8
Heisler	1	8

*–clinched playoff berth

Tiebreaker 1

March 11, 12:00pm EST

Tiebreaker 2

March 11, 4:00pm EST

Playoffs

1 vs. 2 Game

March 12, 8:00am EST

3 vs. 4 Game

March 12, 8:00am EST

Semifinal

March 12, 4:00pm EST

Championship Final

March 13, 10:00am EST

Other notable participants

Other notable participants include Courtney George

Courtney George

Courtney George is an internationally elite curler from Duluth, Minnesota.Courtney George made her major competition debut at the 2006 Torino Olympic Games. She was asked to serve as the Alternate for the United States women's team skipped by Cassandra Johnson...

, Jordan Moulton, Jessica Schultz

Jessica Schultz

Jessica Schultz is an American curler from Richfield, Minnesota. She currently plays lead for Erika Brown...

, and Ann Swisshelm

Ann Swisshelm

Ann Swisshelm is a curler from Chicago, Illinois. She has also been known as Ann Swisshelm Silver....

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