2025 United States Olympic curling trials
Curling competition in South Dakota, US
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The 2025 United States Olympic Curling Team Trials for Men's and Women's curling took place from November 11 to 16, 2025 in the Denny Sanford Premier Center in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.[1] The men's and women's team trials each feature four teams who played in a double round robin tournament, with the top two teams then playing a best-of-three final.[2] The winner of both the men's (Team Daniel Casper) and women's (Team Tabitha Peterson) events represented the United States at the 2025 Olympic Qualification Event, where both qualified for the 2026 Winter Olympics.[1]
| 2025 United States Olympic Curling Trials | |
|---|---|
| Host city | Sioux Falls, South Dakota |
| Arena | Denny Sanford Premier Center |
| Dates | November 11–16 |
| Men's winner |  Team Casper |
| Curling club | Chaska CC, Chaska |
| Skip | Daniel Casper |
| Third | Luc Violette |
| Second | Ben Richardson |
| Lead | Aidan Oldenburg |
| Alternate | Rich Ruohonen |
| Coach | Jordan Moulton |
| Finalist | John Shuster |
| Women's winner | Team Peterson |
| Curling club | St. Paul CC, St. Paul |
| Skip | Tabitha Peterson |
| Third | Cory Thiesse |
| Second | Tara Peterson |
| Lead | Taylor Anderson-Heide |
| Coach | Cathy Overton-Clapham |
| Finalist |  Elizabeth Cousins |
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Qualification
The Men's and Women's trials each consisted of four teams. The winners of the 2024 and 2025 Men's and Women's National Championships each qualified, on the condition that they placed 6th or higher at the World Championships. The top United States teams on the World Curling Federation's Team Rankings that have not already qualified will then fill the trials until there are three teams each. However, because the 2025 men's team and 2024 and 2025 women's teams did not place in the top 6 at the World Championships, the top two ranked men's teams and top 3 ranked women's teams, based on the World Curling Team Rankings, qualified directly for trials.[3] The final slot at trials was filled with the winner of the 2025 United States Olympic Curling Team Pre-Trials.[4]
The following teams qualified to participate in the 2025 Curling Olympic Team Trials:[3][5]
Men
| Qualification | Qualifying Team(s) |
|---|---|
| Winner of the 2024 United States Men's Curling Championship | John Shuster |
| Top Ranked 2 Teams as of May 1, 2025 | Korey Dropkin Daniel Casper |
| 2025 United States Olympic Curling Team Pre-Trials |  Caden Hebert |
Women
| Qualification | Qualifying Team(s) |
|---|---|
| Top 3 Ranked Teams as of May 1, 2025 |  Delaney Strouse Tabitha Peterson Elizabeth Cousins |
| 2025 United States Olympic Curling Team Pre-Trials | Allory Johnson |
Men
Teams
The teams are listed as follows:[4][6]
| Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Alternate | Locale |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel Casper | Luc Violette | Ben Richardson | Aidan Oldenburg | Rich Ruohonen | Chaska, Minnesota |
| Korey Dropkin | Tom Howell | Andrew Stopera | Mark Fenner | Duluth, Minnesota | |
| Caden Hebert | Jackson Bestland | Benji Paral | Jack Wendtland | Daniel Laufer | Eau Claire, Wisconsin |
| John Shuster | Chris Plys | Colin Hufman | Matt Hamilton | John Landsteiner | Duluth, Minnesota |
Round Robin Standings
Final Round Robin Standings[2]
| Key | |
|---|---|
| Teams to Playoff | |
|
Round-robin results
All draws are listed in Central Time (UTC−06:00).[2]
Draw 1
Tuesday, November 11, 12:00 pm
| Sheet A | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caden Hebert 🔨 |
0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | 3 |
| John Shuster |
0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | X | 8 |
| Sheet B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel Casper |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 |
| Korey Dropkin 🔨 |
0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
Draw 2
Tuesday, November 11, 7:00 pm
| Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caden Hebert |
0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | X | X | 2 |
| Korey Dropkin 🔨 |
0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | X | X | X | 8 |
| Sheet D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel Casper |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | X | X | X | X | 2 |
| John Shuster 🔨 |
3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | X | X | X | X | 10 |
Draw 3
Wednesday, November 12, 12:00 pm
| Sheet A | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Shuster 🔨 |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| Korey Dropkin |
0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Sheet B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caden Hebert |
0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | X | X | 6 |
| Daniel Casper 🔨 |
2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 | X | X | 14 |
Draw 4
Wednesday, November 12, 7:00 pm
| Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Shuster |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Daniel Casper 🔨 |
0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| Sheet D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Korey Dropkin 🔨 |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | X | X | X | 10 |
| Caden Hebert |
0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | X | X | 2 |
Draw 5
Thursday, November 13, 12:00 pm
| Sheet A | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Korey Dropkin |
0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Daniel Casper 🔨 |
0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 |
| Sheet B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Shuster |
0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| Caden Hebert 🔨 |
0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
Draw 6
Thursday, November 13, 7:00 pm
| Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Korey Dropkin 🔨 |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| John Shuster |
0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| Sheet D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caden Hebert |
0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | X | 5 |
| Daniel Casper 🔨 |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | X | 7 |
Playoff
The final round was between the top two teams at the end of the round robin. The teams played a best-of-three series.[2]
| Best-of-three | ||||||
| 1 | John Shuster
| 6 | 7 | 5 | ||
| 2 | Daniel Casper
| 7 | 6 | 7 | ||
Game 1
Friday, November 14, 7:00 pm
| Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Shuster 🔨 |
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| Daniel Casper |
0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
Game 2
Saturday, November 15, 6:00 pm
| Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Shuster 🔨 |
0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| Daniel Casper |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
Game 3
Sunday, November 16, 6:00 pm
| Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Shuster 🔨 |
0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | X | 5 |
| Daniel Casper |
1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | X | 7 |
Women
Teams
The teams are listed as follows:[4][7]
| Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Alternate | Locale |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elizabeth Cousins | Annmarie Dubberstein | Allison Howell | Elizabeth Janiak | Nashua, New Hampshire | |
| Allory Johnson | Gianna Johnson | Morgan Zacher | Bailey Vaydich | Ella Wendling | Blaine, Minnesota |
| Tabitha Peterson | Cory Thiesse | Tara Peterson | Taylor Anderson-Heide | Saint Paul, Minnesota | |
| Delaney Strouse (Fourth) | Anne O'Hara | Sydney Mullaney | Madison Bear (Skip)[a] | Traverse City, Michigan |
Round Robin Standings
Final Round Robin Standings[2]
| Key | |
|---|---|
| Teams to Playoff | |
| Teams to Tiebreaker | |
|
Round-robin results
All draws are listed in Central Time (UTC−06:00).[2]
Draw 1
Tuesday, November 11, 12:00 pm
| Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allory Johnson |
0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | 5 |
| Delaney Strouse 🔨 |
1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | X | 9 |
| Sheet D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elizabeth Cousins |
0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | X | 5 |
| Tabitha Peterson 🔨 |
2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | X | 9 |
Draw 2
Tuesday, November 11, 7:00 pm
| Sheet A | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allory Johnson 🔨 |
0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | X | 4 |
| Tabitha Peterson |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | X | 10 |
| Sheet B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elizabeth Cousins |
0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| Delaney Strouse 🔨 |
1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
Draw 3
Wednesday, November 12, 12:00 pm
| Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delaney Strouse 🔨 |
0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Tabitha Peterson |
0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 |
| Sheet D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allory Johnson |
0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | X | 8 |
| Elizabeth Cousins 🔨 |
4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | X | 10 |
Draw 4
Wednesday, November 12, 7:00 pm
| Sheet A | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delaney Strouse 🔨 |
0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | X | 5 |
| Elizabeth Cousins |
1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | X | 10 |
| Sheet B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tabitha Peterson 🔨 |
0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | X | 9 |
| Allory Johnson |
0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | X | 5 |
Draw 5
Thursday, November 13, 12:00 pm
| Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tabitha Peterson |
0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Elizabeth Cousins 🔨 |
1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 |
| Sheet D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delaney Strouse 🔨 |
0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | X | 8 |
| Allory Johnson |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | X | 4 |
Draw 6
Thursday, November 13, 7:00 pm
| Sheet A | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tabitha Peterson 🔨 |
0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 5 |
| Delaney Strouse |
0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | X | 8 |
| Sheet B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allory Johnson 🔨 |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| Elizabeth Cousins |
0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
Tiebreaker
Friday, November 14, 8:00 am
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elizabeth Cousins 🔨 |
0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 9 |
| Delaney Strouse |
0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
Playoff
The final round was between the top two teams at the end of the round robin. The teams played a best-of-three series.[2]
| Best-of-three | ||||||
| 1 | Tabitha Peterson
| 7 | 8 | X | ||
| 2 | Elizabeth Cousins
| 4 | 4 | X | ||
Game 1
Friday, November 14, 2:00 pm
| Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tabitha Peterson 🔨 |
0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | X | 7 |
| Elizabeth Cousins |
0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | X | 4 |
Game 2
Saturday, November 15, 2:00 pm
| Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tabitha Peterson |
0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | X | 8 |
| Elizabeth Cousins 🔨 |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | X | 4 |
Notes
- Madison Bear skipped Team Delaney Strouse.