2025 United States Olympic mixed doubles curling trials

2025 United States Mixed Doubles Curling
Olympic trials
Host cityLafayette, Colorado
ArenaRock Creek Curling
DatesFebruary 17–23
Winner Thiesse / Dropkin
FemaleCory Thiesse
MaleKorey Dropkin
Finalist Anderson / Stopera
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The 2025 United States Mixed Doubles Curling Olympic Trials were held from February 17 to 23, 2025, at Rock Creek Curling in Lafayette, Colorado.[1] The trials feature ten teams that will play in a round robin tournament with the top four teams qualifying for the page playoff. The final was then a best of three to determine the winner.[2]

The winning team of Cory Thiesse and Korey Dropkin represented the United States at the 2025 World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship in Fredericton, New Brunswick, and will also go on to be Team USA at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, should they qualify.[1]

Qualification

Teams qualified for these Olympics Trials through either their performance at the most recent national championships, the pre-trials, a Direct-Entry Qualifier event, or their mixed-doubles ranking.[3][4]

Qualification Berths Qualifying team(s)
Medalists at the 2024 US Mixed Doubles Nationals 3 Hamilton / Hamilton
Thiesse / Dropkin
Geving / Shuster
Qualifiers from the 2024 Olympic Pre-Trials 4 Anderson / Stopera
Bear / Oldenburg
Moores / Wheeler
Anderson-Heide / Richardson
Winners of Mixed Doubles Trials Qualifier #1 1 Daly / Violette
Winners of Mixed Doubles Trials Qualifier #2 1 Roth / Nernberger
Highest-Ranking Non-Qualified Team 1 Weldon / Franey

Teams

The teams competing in the 2025 trials are:[4][5]

Female Male Locale
Taylor Anderson-Heide Ben Richardson Chaska, Minnesota
Sarah Anderson Andrew Stopera Chaska, Minnesota
Madison Bear Aidan Oldenburg Chaska, Minnesota
Lexi Daly Luc Violette Duluth, Minnesota
Aileen Geving John Shuster Duluth, Minnesota
Becca Hamilton Matt Hamilton McFarland, Wisconsin
Clare Moores Lance Wheeler Golden, Colorado
Nina Roth Kroy Nernberger Madison, Wisconsin
Cory Thiesse Korey Dropkin Duluth, Minnesota
Brianna Weldon Sean Franey Denver, Colorado

Round-robin standings

Final Round Robin Standings[6]

Key
Teams to Playoffs
Teams to Tiebreaker
Team W L W–L PF PA EW EL BE SE DSC
Thiesse / Dropkin 8 1 71 34 38 25 0 15 27.14
Anderson / Stopera 7 2 70 41 35 28 0 16 46.26
Bear / Oldenburg 6 3 55 63 33 31 0 13 37.94
Daly / Violette 5 4 2–0 56 60 32 36 0 6 44.68
Anderson-Heide / Richardson 5 4 1–1 60 52 38 29 0 13 26.25
Roth / Nernberger 5 4 0–2 64 51 36 32 0 9 22.98
Hamilton / Hamilton 4 5 53 68 31 36 0 9 29.19
Geving / Shuster 3 6 53 62 29 37 0 4 29.91
Weldon / Franey 2 7 52 66 30 36 0 8 33.03
Moores / Wheeler 0 9 40 80 26 38 0 6 41.33
Round Robin Summary Table
Pos. Team
AH/R

A/S

B/O

D/V

G/S

H/H

M/W

R/N

T/D

W/F
Record
5 Anderson-Heide / Richardson 3–7 9–2 5–6 8–7 6–7 7–3 8–6 7–8 7–6 5–4
2 Anderson / Stopera 7–3 12–3 7–5 8–5 9–1 7–5 7–8 2–8 11–3 7–2
3 Bear / Oldenburg 2–9 3–12 8–4 3–11 8–4 9–7 10–6 6–5 6–5 6–3
4 Daly / Violette 6–5 5–7 4–8 6–3 6–7 8–6 6–5 4–9 11–10 5–4
8 Geving / Shuster 7–8 5–8 11–3 3–6 7–9 8–3 3–9 1–9 8–7 3–6
7 Hamilton / Hamilton 7–6 1–9 4–8 7–6 9–7 10–8 5–6 4–9 6–7 4–5
10 Moores / Wheeler 3–7 5–7 7–9 6–8 3–8 8–10 2–11 3–10 3–10 0–9
6 Roth / Nernberger 6–8 8–7 6–10 5–6 9–3 6–5 11–2 6–7 7–3 5–4
1 Thiesse / Dropkin 8–7 8–2 5–6 9–4 9–1 9–4 10–3 7–6 7–1 8–1
9 Weldon / Franey 6–7 3–11 5–6 10–11 7–8 7–6 10–3 3–7 1–7 2–7

Round-robin results

All draw times are listed in Mountain Time Zone (UTC−07:00).[2][7]

Draw 1

Monday, February 17, 7:00 pm

Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Anderson / Stopera 2 0 2 0 3 0 0 X 7
Daly / Violette 0 2 0 1 0 1 1 X 5
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Roth / Nernberger 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 1 6
Anderson-Heide / Richardson 2 0 2 0 3 0 1 0 8
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Moores / Wheeler 3 0 1 0 2 2 0 X 8
Hamilton / Hamilton 0 4 0 3 0 0 3 X 10
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Weldon / Franey 1 0 0 3 0 0 1 2 7
Geving / Shuster 0 4 1 0 2 1 0 0 8
Sheet F 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Thiesse / Dropkin 0 0 0 3 0 0 2 0 5
Bear / Oldenburg 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 6

Draw 2

Tuesday, February 18, 12:00 pm

Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Geving / Shuster 0 1 0 0 0 0 X X 1
Thiesse / Dropkin 2 0 3 2 1 1 X X 9
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Hamilton / Hamilton 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 6
Weldon / Franey 0 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 7
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Bear / Oldenburg 3 0 2 2 0 3 0 X 10
Roth / Nernberger 0 3 0 0 1 0 2 X 6
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Anderson / Stopera 0 2 0 1 0 3 1 X 7
Anderson-Heide / Richardson 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 X 3
Sheet F 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Moores / Wheeler 1 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 6
Daly / Violette 0 3 0 0 0 3 0 2 8

Draw 3

Tuesday, February 18, 7:00 pm

Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Weldon / Franey 4 0 2 1 0 2 1 X 10
Moores / Wheeler 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 X 3
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Bear / Oldenburg 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 X 3
Anderson / Stopera 2 0 3 0 2 0 5 X 12
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Daly / Violette 0 0 1 0 2 2 0 1 6
Anderson-Heide / Richardson 1 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 5
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Hamilton / Hamilton 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 X 4
Thiesse / Dropkin 0 2 2 0 0 2 3 X 9
Sheet F 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Geving / Shuster 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 X 3
Roth / Nernberger 0 2 0 2 0 2 3 X 9

Draw 4

Wednesday, February 19, 9:00 am

Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Bear / Oldenburg 0 2 0 0 0 0 X X 2
Anderson-Heide / Richardson 1 0 3 1 1 3 X X 9
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Moores / Wheeler 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 X 3
Geving / Shuster 2 1 0 0 1 0 4 X 8
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Weldon / Franey 0 0 0 1 0 0 X X 1
Thiesse / Dropkin 1 1 2 0 2 1 X X 7
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Daly / Violette 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 6
Roth / Nernberger 0 0 1 1 2 0 1 0 5
Sheet F 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Hamilton / Hamilton 0 0 0 0 0 1 X X 1
Anderson / Stopera 2 1 1 1 4 0 X X 9

Draw 5

Wednesday, February 19, 12:00 pm

Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Roth / Nernberger 0 2 0 3 0 1 0 0 6
Hamilton / Hamilton 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 5
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Thiesse / Dropkin 3 0 2 0 2 0 2 X 9
Daly / Violette 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 X 4
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Geving / Shuster 0 0 2 0 0 3 0 0 5
Anderson / Stopera 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 3 8
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Moores / Wheeler 0 0 2 0 4 0 1 0 7
Bear / Oldenburg 2 2 0 2 0 2 0 1 9
Sheet F 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Weldon / Franey 0 0 1 0 3 0 2 X 6
Anderson-Heide / Richardson 2 1 0 3 0 1 0 X 7

Draw 6

Wednesday, February 19, 7:00 pm

Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Daly / Violette 1 0 0 1 2 0 2 X 6
Geving / Shuster 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 X 3
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Weldon / Franey 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 5
Bear / Oldenburg 0 1 2 0 1 2 0 0 6
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Roth / Nernberger 2 2 0 3 0 4 X X 11
Moores / Wheeler 0 0 1 0 1 0 X X 2
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Anderson-Heide / Richardson 0 2 1 1 1 0 1 0 6
Hamilton / Hamilton 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 7
Sheet F 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Anderson / Stopera 0 0 2 0 0 0 X X 2
Thiesse / Dropkin 2 1 0 2 1 2 X X 8

Draw 7

Thursday, February 20, 12:00 pm

Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Moores / Wheeler 0 0 0 3 1 0 1 X 5
Anderson / Stopera 1 1 1 0 0 4 0 X 7
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Anderson-Heide / Richardson 1 0 4 0 1 0 1 0 7
Thiesse / Dropkin 0 1 0 3 0 1 0 3 8
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Hamilton / Hamilton 1 0 1 0 2 1 0 2 7
Daly / Violette 0 3 0 1 0 0 2 0 6
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Roth / Nernberger 1 1 0 2 2 0 1 X 7
Weldon / Franey 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 X 3
Sheet F 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Bear / Oldenburg 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 X 3
Geving / Shuster 0 1 4 1 1 0 4 X 11

Draw 8

Thursday, February 20, 7:00 pm

Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Thiesse / Dropkin 1 0 3 0 2 0 1 0 7
Roth / Nernberger 0 1 0 1 0 3 0 1 6
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Geving / Shuster 2 0 0 3 0 0 2 0 7
Hamilton / Hamilton 0 3 1 0 1 2 0 2 9
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Anderson / Stopera 3 0 1 1 0 2 4 X 11
Weldon / Franey 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 X 3
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Bear / Oldenburg 0 2 0 3 1 0 2 X 8
Daly / Violette 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 X 4
Sheet F 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Anderson-Heide / Richardson 1 0 0 3 1 1 1 X 7
Moores / Wheeler 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 X 3

Draw 9

Friday, February 21, 9:00 am

Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Hamilton / Hamilton 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 X 4
Bear / Oldenburg 0 2 2 0 1 0 3 X 8
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Anderson / Stopera 0 4 0 0 2 0 1 0 7
Roth / Nernberger 2 0 1 3 0 1 0 1 8
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Anderson-Heide / Richardson 2 0 2 0 1 0 3 0 8
Geving / Shuster 0 1 0 2 0 3 0 1 7
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Thiesse / Dropkin 3 1 2 0 2 0 2 X 10
Moores / Wheeler 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 X 3
Sheet F 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Daly / Violette 0 3 0 5 0 1 0 2 11
Weldon / Franey 1 0 5 0 1 0 3 0 10

Tiebreaker

Friday, February 21, 1:00 pm

Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Daly / Violette 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 4
Anderson-Heide / Richardson 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 2 7

Playoffs

Page playoff systemSemifinalFinal
1 Thiesse / Dropkin101 Thiesse / Dropkin86/
2 Anderson / Stopera32 Anderson / Stopera73/
2 Anderson / Stopera7
3 Bear / Oldenburg5
3 Bear / Oldenburg10
4 Anderson-Heide / Richardson9

1 vs. 2

Friday, February 21, 7:00 pm

Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Thiesse / Dropkin 1 0 0 3 1 1 4 X 10
Anderson / Stopera 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 X 3

3 vs. 4

Friday, February 21, 7:00 pm

Sheet F 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Final
Bear / Oldenburg 2 0 3 0 2 0 2 0 1 10
Anderson-Heide / Richardson 0 3 0 2 0 3 0 1 0 9

Semifinal

Saturday, February 22, 12:00 pm

Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Anderson / Stopera 0 1 0 2 0 3 0 1 7
Bear / Oldenburg 1 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 5

Final #1

Saturday, February 22, 7:00 pm

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Final
Thiesse / Dropkin 1 0 3 1 0 0 2 0 1 8
Anderson / Stopera 0 2 0 0 2 1 0 2 0 7

Final #2

Sunday, February 23, 12:00 pm

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Thiesse / Dropkin 1 2 1 0 1 1 0 X 6
Anderson / Stopera 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 X 3

Final #3

Sunday, February 23, 6:00 pm

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Thiesse / Dropkin 0
Anderson / Stopera 0
  • Not needed as Thiesse / Dropkin won the first two games of the best of 3 final

References

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  2. ^ a b "2025 Mixed Doubles Olympic Trials Draw" (PDF). USA Curling. Retrieved February 5, 2025.
  3. ^ "ATHLETE SELECTION PROCEDURES OLYMPIC GAMES, MILANO/CORTINA 2026" (PDF). USA Curling. Retrieved February 5, 2025.
  4. ^ a b "Media Guide-US Olympic Team Trials Mixed Doubles" (PDF). USA Curling. Retrieved February 5, 2025.
  5. ^ "Teams". USA Curling. Retrieved February 5, 2025.
  6. ^ "Round Robin Results". USA Curling. Retrieved February 5, 2025.
  7. ^ "Draws". USA Curling. Retrieved February 5, 2025.