2026 United States Women's Curling Championship

2026 United States Women's
Curling Championship
Host cityCharlotte, North Carolina
ArenaBojangles Coliseum
DatesFebruary 23 – March 1
Winner Team Strouse
Curling clubTraverse City CC, Traverse City
SkipDelaney Strouse
ThirdAnne O'Hara
SecondSydney Mullaney
LeadMadison Bear
Finalist Elizabeth Cousins
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The 2026 United States Women's Curling Championship was held from February 23 to March 1 at the Bojangles Coliseum in Charlotte, North Carolina.[1] The event was held in conjunction with the 2026 United States Men's Curling Championship. The winning Delaney Strouse rink will represent the United States at the 2026 World Women's Curling Championship at the Markin MacPhail Centre in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.

Qualification process

The following teams qualified to participate in the 2026 national championship:[2]

Qualification Berths Qualifying Team(s)
2025 United States Olympic Curling Trials 2* Delaney Strouse
Elizabeth Cousins
Qualifying Event (St. Paul Cash Spiel) 1 Megan Stopera
Last Chance Qualifier 2 Christine McMakin
BriAnna Weldon
WCFRS Highest Ranked Team (December 26, 2025)[3] 3 Kim Rhyme
Ann Podoll
Julia Pekowitz
TOTAL 8

4 berths were initially awarded for qualifying for the 2025 United States Olympic Curling Trials. Team Tabitha Peterson declined their berth after qualifying to the 2026 Winter Olympics at the 2025 Olympic Qualification Event. [4] Team Allory Johnson also declined their berth to play in the 2026 World Junior Curling Championships. The 2 declined berths plus an additional remaining berth were used to award berths the highest-ranked teams not already qualified determined based on team positions as of December 26th on the World Curling Team Ranking System (WCTRS)

Teams

The teams are listed as follows:[5]

Skip Third Second Lead Locale
Elizabeth Cousins Annmarie Dubberstein Allison Howell Elizabeth Janiak Nashua, New Hampshire
Christine McMakin Jordan Hein Susan Dudt Tessa Thurlow Fargo, North Dakota
Julia Pekowitz Kalina Petrova Lila Farwell Alexa Pekowitz Boston, Massachusetts
Ann Podoll Rachel Kawleski Mackenzie Ritchie Rachel Workin Fargo, North Dakota
Kim Rhyme Stephanie Senneker Libby Brundage Anya Normandeau Minneapolis, Minnesota
Megan Stopera Addison Neill Ella Fleming Savannah Koch Minneapolis, Minnesota
Delaney Strouse Anne O'Hara Sydney Mullaney Madison Bear Traverse City, Michigan
BriAnna Weldon Sarah Walsh Abigail Lin Kate Garfinkel San Francisco, Colorado

Round robin standings

Final Round Robin Standings[6]

Key
Teams to Playoffs
Team W L W–L PF PA EW EL BE SE
Elizabeth Cousins 6 1 – 60 35 31 25 0 8
Delaney Strouse 4 3 2–0 67 53 35 27 4 14
Kim Rhyme 4 3 1–1 45 47 26 27 2 9
Ann Podoll 4 3 0–2 52 54 29 31 2 7
Megan Stopera 3 4 1–0 38 42 29 27 6 7
Julia Pekowitz 3 4 0–1 45 49 27 30 3 9
BriAnna Weldon 2 5 1–0 36 64 24 33 0 7
Christine McMakin 2 5 0–1 45 44 28 29 3 11

Round robin results

All draw times are listed in Eastern Time (UTC−05:00).[7]

Draw 1

Tuesday, February 24, 9:00 am

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
BriAnna Weldon 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 X X 4
Elizabeth Cousins 🔨 2 0 1 0 4 2 0 2 X X 11
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Megan Stopera 🔨 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 5
Ann Podoll 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 3 0 2 8
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Christine McMakin 🔨 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 1 5
Julia Pekowitz 0 1 2 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 7
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Kim Rhyme 🔨 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 3 0 X 7
Delaney Strouse 1 0 2 0 3 4 1 0 3 X 14

Draw 2

Tuesday, February 24, 7:00 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Ann Podoll 🔨 0 2 0 2 1 0 1 0 1 X 7
Christine McMakin 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 1 0 X 5
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
BriAnna Weldon 2 0 3 0 1 0 1 0 2 1 10
Delaney Strouse 🔨 0 2 0 3 0 2 0 2 0 0 9
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Elizabeth Cousins 0 2 0 2 1 1 2 X X X 8
Kim Rhyme 🔨 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 X X X 2
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Megan Stopera 🔨 1 1 0 2 0 1 0 1 1 X 7
Julia Pekowitz 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 X 3

Draw 3

Wednesday, February 25, 12:00 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Julia Pekowitz 🔨 1 0 1 1 1 0 2 4 X X 10
BriAnna Weldon 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 X X 3
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Kim Rhyme 🔨 2 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 1 7
Megan Stopera 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 4
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Delaney Strouse 0 0 2 0 3 1 1 2 1 X 10
Ann Podoll 🔨 0 2 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 X 6
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Christine McMakin 🔨 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 X X X 3
Elizabeth Cousins 0 2 3 0 1 0 4 X X X 10

Draw 4

Wednesday, February 25, 8:00 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Megan Stopera 🔨 0 1 2 0 0 2 0 0 1 1 7
Delaney Strouse 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 1 0 0 6
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Elizabeth Cousins 🔨 0 2 0 1 0 4 0 0 1 2 10
Julia Pekowitz 1 0 2 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 7
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
BriAnna Weldon 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 6
Christine McMakin 🔨 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 4
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Ann Podoll 0 1 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 1 7
Kim Rhyme 🔨 2 0 2 1 0 2 0 1 1 0 9

Draw 5

Thursday, February 26, 2:00 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Elizabeth Cousins 🔨 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 3 X 6
Ann Podoll 0 1 1 2 0 1 0 3 0 X 8
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Christine McMakin 🔨 0 0 2 1 3 0 1 2 X X 9
Kim Rhyme 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 X X 1
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Julia Pekowitz 🔨 0 1 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 X 5
Delaney Strouse 2 0 0 0 1 3 0 1 4 X 11
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
BriAnna Weldon 🔨 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 X X X 2
Megan Stopera 0 3 0 0 3 1 1 X X X 8

Draw 6

Friday, February 27, 9:00 am

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Kim Rhyme 🔨 1 0 1 2 3 0 3 X X X 10
Julia Pekowitz 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 X X X 4
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Ann Podoll 0 2 0 3 0 0 2 2 0 4 13
BriAnna Weldon 🔨 2 0 2 0 2 1 0 0 3 0 10
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
Delaney Strouse 🔨 0 1 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 3 1 10
Christine McMakin 0 0 2 0 0 4 1 0 2 0 0 9

Friday, February 27, 12:00 pm

Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Megan Stopera 🔨 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 X 4
Elizabeth Cousins 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 X 6

Draw 7

Friday, February 27, 8:00 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Christine McMakin 0 1 1 0 4 0 1 3 X X 10
Megan Stopera 🔨 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 X X 3
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Delaney Strouse 🔨 0 1 1 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 7
Elizabeth Cousins 0 0 0 4 0 2 0 1 0 2 9
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Kim Rhyme 🔨 2 2 0 3 1 1 X X X X 9
BriAnna Weldon 0 0 1 0 0 0 X X X X 1
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Julia Pekowitz 🔨 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 5 X 9
Ann Podoll 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 X 3

Playoffs

Page playoff systemSemifinalFinal
1 Elizabeth Cousins61 Elizabeth Cousins6
2 Delaney Strouse52 Delaney Strouse9
2 Delaney Strouse8
3 Kim Rhyme4
3 Kim Rhyme8
4 Ann Podoll7

1 vs. 2

Saturday, February 28, 7:00 pm

Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Elizabeth Cousins 🔨 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 6
Delaney Strouse 0 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 5

3 vs. 4

Saturday, February 28, 7:00 pm

Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
Kim Rhyme 🔨 1 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 1 0 1 8
Ann Podoll 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 2 0 7

Semifinal

Sunday, March 1, 10:00 am

Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Delaney Strouse 🔨 0 2 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 2 8
Kim Rhyme 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 4

Final

Sunday, March 1, 4:00 pm

Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Elizabeth Cousins 🔨 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 2 0 X 6
Delaney Strouse 0 2 0 3 0 0 2 0 2 X 9
2026 United States Women's Curling Championship

Delaney Strouse
1st United States Championship title

References

  1. ^ "U.S. NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS". USA CURLING. 2026-02-18. Retrieved 2026-02-24.
  2. ^ "QUALIFICATION PROCEDURES". USA CURLING. Retrieved 2026-02-24.
  3. ^ "World Curling Team Rankings: Women". World Curling. Retrieved 2026-02-24.
  4. ^ "MEN'S AND WOMEN'S FIELDS SET FOR 2026 NATIONALS IN CHARLOTTE". USA CURLING. Retrieved 2026-02-24.
  5. ^ "USA Curling National Championships: Women's Teams". www.curlingzone.com. Retrieved 2026-02-24.
  6. ^ "Standings". CurlingZone. Retrieved February 24, 2026.
  7. ^ "Women's Results". CurlingZone. Retrieved February 24, 2026.
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