2026 United States Mixed Doubles Curling Championship

2026 United States Mixed
Doubles Curling Championship
Host cityBemidji, Minnesota
ArenaBemidji Curling Club
DatesJanuary 20–25
Winner Kawleski / Kauffman
FemaleRachel Kawleski
MaleConnor Kauffman
Finalist Fleming / Bestland
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The 2026 United States Mixed Doubles Curling Championship was held from January 20 to 25, at the Bemidji Curling Club in Bemidji, Minnesota.[1] The championship featured sixteen teams, split into two pools of eight teams. After a round-robin within each pool, the top three teams from each pool advanced to a single-elimination playoff bracket.[1]

The winning pair of Rachel Kawleski and Connor Kauffman will represent the United States at the 2026 World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship in Geneva, Switzerland.[1]

Of note, the Olympic mixed doubles team of Cory Thiesse and Korey Dropkin did not compete as the event was held a week prior to the start of the 2026 Winter Olympics.

Teams

The teams are listed as follows:[2]

Female Male Locale
Gabrielle Coleman Connor Robertson Oakland, California
Susan Dudt Daniel Dudt Malvern, Pennsylvania
Sarah Fenson Andrew Stopera Minneapolis, Minnesota
Ella Fleming Jackson Bestland Chaska, Minnesota
Bella Hagenbuch Daniel Laufer Utica, Illinois
Heidi Holt Zachary Brenden Bismarck, North Dakota
Rachel Kawleski Connor Kauffman Fargo, North Dakota
Rilee Kraft Cayden Kraft Bismarck, North Dakota
Christine McMakin Samuel Strouse Fargo, North Dakota
Clare Moores Lance Wheeler Golden, Colorado
Kelsey Ostrowski Gabriel Nickel Saint Paul, Minnesota
Ann Podoll Nathan Parry Fargo, North Dakota
Harley Scebbi Vincent Scebbi Cleveland, Ohio
Stephanie Senneker Nicholas Visnich Port Huron, Michigan
BriAnna Weldon Sean Franey Denver, Colorado
Ella Wendling Benji Paral Eau Claire, Wisconsin

Round robin standings

Final Round Robin Standings

Key
Teams to Playoffs
Teams to Tiebreaker
Pool A W L
Fenson / Stopera 7 0
Fleming / Bestland 5 2
Kawleski / Kauffman 5 2
Dudt / Dudt 3 4
McMakin / Strouse 3 4
Wendling / Paral 3 4
Kraft / Kraft 1 6
Scebbi / Scebbi 1 6
Pool B W L
Moores / Wheeler 6 1
Senneker / Visnich 5 2
Podoll / Parry 3 4
Hagenbuch / Laufer 3 4
Weldon / Franey 3 4
Coleman / Robertson 3 4
Holt / Brenden 3 4
Ostrowski / Nickel 2 5

Round robin results

All draws are listed in Eastern Standard Time (UTC−05:00).[3]

Draw 1

Tuesday, January 20, 7:30 pm

Sheet 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Dudt / Dudt 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 X 2
Fenson / Stopera 🔨 1 0 1 0 2 3 1 X 8
Sheet 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Kawleski / Kauffman 🔨 5 0 1 1 0 1 0 X 8
Kraft / Kraft 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 X 3
Sheet 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Fleming / Bestland 0 0 3 1 1 3 2 X 10
Scebbi / Scebbi 🔨 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 X 7
Sheet 5 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Wendling / Paral 0 1 0 3 0 0 X X 4
McMakin / Strouse 🔨 2 0 6 0 1 1 X X 10

Draw 2

Wednesday, January 21, 9:00 am

Sheet 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Senneker / Visnich 1 0 6 0 2 2 X X 11
Moores / Wheeler 🔨 0 1 0 2 0 0 X X 3
Sheet 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Podoll / Parry 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 7
Holt / Brenden 🔨 0 3 1 2 2 1 0 1 10
Sheet 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Hagenbuch / Laufer 🔨 1 2 0 0 0 3 0 0 6
Ostrowski / Nickel 0 0 1 2 1 0 2 1 7
Sheet 5 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Coleman / Robertson 🔨 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 X 3
Weldon / Franey 4 1 0 0 0 4 1 X 10

Draw 3

Wednesday, January 21, 12:30 pm

Sheet 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Kraft / Kraft 0 0 1 0 3 0 3 0 7
Fleming / Bestland 🔨 2 2 0 2 0 1 0 2 9
Sheet 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Dudt / Dudt 0 2 2 1 0 0 1 1 7
McMakin / Strouse 🔨 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3
Sheet 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Fenson / Stopera 🔨 1 0 3 2 0 1 0 X 7
Wendling / Paral 0 2 0 0 1 0 2 X 5
Sheet 5 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Final
Kawleski / Kauffman 0 0 1 1 1 2 0 1 1 7
Scebbi / Scebbi 🔨 2 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 6

Draw 4

Wednesday, January 21, 4:00 pm

Sheet 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Holt / Brenden 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 4
Hagenbuch / Laufer 🔨 3 0 3 0 0 1 0 1 8
Sheet 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Senneker / Visnich 🔨 1 1 0 1 1 0 3 X 7
Weldon / Franey 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 X 3
Sheet 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Moores / Wheeler 🔨 0 1 0 4 1 0 1 0 7
Coleman / Robertson 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 5
Sheet 5 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Podoll / Parry 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 4
Ostrowski / Nickel 🔨 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 5

Draw 5

Wednesday, January 21, 7:30 pm

Sheet 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Scebbi / Scebbi 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 X 3
Dudt / Dudt 🔨 1 1 0 0 3 2 2 X 9
Sheet 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Wendling / Paral 1 0 0 0 0 0 X X 1
Kawleski / Kauffman 🔨 0 2 2 1 2 1 X X 8
Sheet 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
McMakin / Strouse 🔨 0 2 1 1 1 2 X X 7
Kraft / Kraft 1 0 0 0 0 0 X X 1
Sheet 5 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Fleming / Bestland 0 0 1 0 0 0 X X 1
Fenson / Stopera 🔨 2 1 0 1 3 1 X X 8

Draw 6

Thursday, January 22, 9:00 am

Sheet 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Ostrowski / Nickel 0 2 0 1 0 3 0 1 7
Senneker / Visnich 🔨 1 0 3 0 1 0 3 0 8
Sheet 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Coleman / Robertson 🔨 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 5
Podoll / Parry 3 0 0 1 1 0 3 1 9
Sheet 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Weldon / Franey 🔨 1 1 2 1 0 1 0 1 7
Holt / Brenden 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 4
Sheet 5 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Hagenbuch / Laufer 🔨 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 5
Moores / Wheeler 2 1 0 0 0 0 3 1 7

Draw 7

Thursday, January 22, 2:00 pm

Sheet 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Kawleski / Kauffman 0 0 3 2 0 2 0 1 8
McMakin / Strouse 🔨 3 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 7
Sheet 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Fenson / Stopera 🔨 5 2 1 2 X X X X 10
Scebbi / Scebbi 0 0 0 0 X X X X 0
Sheet 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Final
Dudt / Dudt 🔨 0 3 1 0 1 0 0 3 0 8
Fleming / Bestland 1 0 0 4 0 2 1 0 1 9
Sheet 5 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Kraft / Kraft 🔨 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 X 3
Wendling / Paral 0 2 1 0 2 0 1 X 6

Draw 8

Thursday, January 22, 7:00 pm

Sheet 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Podoll / Parry 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 2 6
Weldon / Franey 🔨 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 3
Sheet 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Moores / Wheeler 🔨 1 0 1 0 3 0 2 1 8
Ostrowski / Nickel 0 1 0 1 0 4 0 0 6
Sheet 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Senneker / Visnich 0 3 0 1 0 0 1 X 5
Hagenbuch / Laufer 🔨 1 0 3 0 2 2 0 X 8
Sheet 5 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Holt / Brenden 1 0 1 1 0 5 0 0 8
Coleman / Robertson 🔨 0 4 0 0 2 0 2 3 11

Draw 9

Friday, January 23, 9:00 am

Sheet 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Fenson / Stopera 🔨 1 0 2 1 1 1 1 X 7
Kraft / Kraft 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 X 1
Sheet 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Fleming / Bestland 🔨 1 0 2 0 2 0 3 X 8
Wendling / Paral 0 2 0 3 0 1 0 X 6
Sheet 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Scebbi / Scebbi 🔨 6 1 2 0 0 1 0 X 10
McMakin / Strouse 0 0 0 2 1 0 4 X 7
Sheet 5 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Dudt / Dudt 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 X 4
Kawleski / Kauffman 🔨 1 0 2 2 0 3 0 X 8

Draw 10

Friday, January 23, 12:30 pm

Sheet 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Moores / Wheeler 0 1 1 2 0 1 0 2 7
Holt / Brenden 🔨 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 4
Sheet 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Hagenbuch / Laufer 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 4
Coleman / Robertson 🔨 1 0 2 2 0 0 1 2 8
Sheet 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Ostrowski / Nickel 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 X 5
Weldon / Franey 🔨 0 5 2 0 0 2 2 X 11
Sheet 5 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Senneker / Visnich 🔨 1 3 1 0 2 1 0 X 8
Podoll / Parry 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 X 5

Draw 11

Friday, January 23, 4:00 pm

Sheet 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Wendling / Paral 0 0 1 1 2 0 2 0 6
Scebbi / Scebbi 🔨 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 5
Sheet 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Kraft / Kraft 🔨 0 0 0 0 0 X X X 0
Dudt / Dudt 2 2 1 1 1 X X X 7
Sheet 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Kawleski / Kauffman 0 0 0 0 X X X X 0
Fenson / Stopera 🔨 3 2 1 1 X X X X 7
Sheet 5 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
McMakin / Strouse 🔨 4 0 2 0 1 0 X X 7
Fleming / Bestland 0 1 0 1 0 1 X X 3

Draw 12

Friday, January 23, 7:30 pm

Sheet 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Coleman / Robertson 🔨 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 5
Ostrowski / Nickel 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 3
Sheet 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Holt / Brenden 🔨 3 0 2 0 2 0 0 X 7
Senneker / Visnich 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 X 4
Sheet 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Podoll / Parry 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 4
Moores / Wheeler 🔨 0 2 0 1 0 1 1 0 5
Sheet 5 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Weldon / Franey 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 4
Hagenbuch / Laufer 🔨 1 0 0 1 2 0 1 1 6

Draw 13

Saturday, January 24, 9:00 am

Sheet 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Fleming / Bestland 🔨 3 0 0 2 0 3 2 X 10
Kawleski / Kauffman 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 X 3
Sheet 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
McMakin / Strouse 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 X 2
Fenson / Stopera 🔨 1 1 2 0 1 1 1 X 7
Sheet 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Wendling / Paral 🔨 1 0 4 0 1 1 0 1 8
Dudt / Dudt 0 2 0 2 0 0 3 0 7
Sheet 5 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Scebbi / Scebbi 0 1 0 1 3 0 2 0 7
Kraft / Kraft 🔨 3 0 1 0 0 2 0 3 9

Draw 14

Saturday, January 24, 12:00 pm

Sheet 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Hagenbuch / Laufer 🔨 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 X 2
Podoll / Parry 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 X 5
Sheet 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Weldon / Franey 🔨 3 2 0 1 0 0 0 X 6
Moores / Wheeler 0 0 2 0 2 2 3 X 9
Sheet 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Coleman / Robertson 0 0 2 1 0 2 0 0 5
Senneker / Visnich 🔨 1 1 0 0 3 0 2 1 8
Sheet 5 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Ostrowski / Nickel 0 0 0 0 1 0 X X 1
Holt / Brenden 🔨 2 0 2 3 0 4 X X 11

Tiebreaker

Saturday, January 24, 3:00 pm

Sheet 5 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Podoll / Parry 🔨 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 X 4
Hagenbuch / Laufer 1 1 0 4 0 1 0 X 7

Playoffs

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
A1 Fenson / Stopera 4
B2 Senneker / Visnich 4 A3 Kawleski / Kauffman 6
A3 Kawleski / Kauffman 6 A3 Kawleski / Kauffman 8
A2 Fleming / Bestland 4
B1 Moores / Wheeler 5
A2 Fleming / Bestland 9 A2 Fleming / Bestland 6
B3 Hagenbuch / Laufer 1

Quarterfinals

Saturday, January 24, 7:30 pm

Sheet 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Senneker / Visnich 🔨 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 4
Kawleski / Kauffman 1 1 1 2 0 0 1 0 6
Sheet 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Fleming / Bestland 🔨 1 0 3 1 2 2 X X 9
Hagenbuch / Laufer 0 1 0 0 0 0 X X 1

Semifinals

Sunday, January 25, 9:00 am

Sheet 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Moores / Wheeler 🔨 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 2 5
Fleming / Bestland 1 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 6
Sheet 5 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Fenson / Stopera 🔨 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 4
Kawleski / Kauffman 0 0 1 0 2 1 1 1 6

Final

Sunday, January 25, 1:00 pm

Sheet 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Kawleski / Kauffman 0 3 0 0 1 1 2 1 8
Fleming / Bestland 🔨 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 4

References

  1. ^ a b c "Mixed Doubles Nationals slated for the Bemidji Curling Club". USA Curling. July 29, 2025. Retrieved March 2, 2026.
  2. ^ "Mixed Doubles Nationals field set, championship starts in Bemidji on January 20th". USA Curling. December 19, 2025. Retrieved March 2, 2026.
  3. ^ "Scores & Results". USA Curling. Retrieved March 2, 2026.