2001 United States Olympic Curling Trials | |
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Host city | Ogden, Utah |
Arena | The Ice Sheet |
Dates | December 9–16, 2001 |
Men's winner | Team Somerville |
Skip | Tim Somerville |
Third | Mike Schneeberger |
Second | Myles Brundidge |
Lead | John Gordon |
Alternate | Donald Barcome Jr. |
Finalist | Craig Brown |
Women's winner | Team Erickson |
Skip | Kari Erickson |
Third | Debbie McCormick |
Second | Stacey Liapis |
Lead | Ann Swisshelm |
Finalist | Patti Lank |
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The 2001 United States Olympic Curling Trials were held from December 9 to 16, 2001 in Ogden, Utah.[1] Through double round-robin tournaments the trials determined which men's and women's teams would represent the United States at the 2002 Winter Olympics, also in Ogden.[2] Tim Somerville's team won the men's side;[3] his third time at the Olympics, first time for third Mike Schneeberger, and second time for Myles Brundidge and John Gordon.[4] Kari Erickson and her team of Debbie McCormick, Stacey Liapis, and Ann Swisshelm won the women's side, their only loss coming after they had already clinched the Olympics berth.[5] This was the first Olympics for Erickson and her sister Liapis and second for McCormick and Swisshelm.