PLAY SET TO RESUME AT MEN’S & WOMEN’S NATIONALS IN CHARLOTTE
Photo by: Michael Woolheater
[EDEN PRAIRIE, MN, February 26, 2026] — With the rain letting up, the tarps covering the ice have been removed and the USA Curling Ice Crew is preparing the surface to resume game play this afternoon.
Going forward, the schedule for today and tomorrow will be as outlined below.
THURSDAY SCHEDULE
The session scheduled for 10 AM today will be moved to Friday at 8:00 PM.
The session scheduled for 2 PM today will be played at 3 PM today.
The session scheduled for 7 PM this evening will be played at 7 PM, as originally scheduled.
FRIDAY SCHEDULE
The session scheduled for 9 AM will be played at 8 AM.
The session scheduled for 2 PM will be played at 12 PM.
The session scheduled for 7 PM will be played at 4 PM.
The session originally scheduled for today (Thursday) at 10 AM will be played tomorrow (Friday) at 8 PM.
Anyone with a ticket to this morning’s 10 AM session can use that ticket for any remaining session in the event.
With these adjustments, weekend session times will remain the same. Ticket information for remaining games is available here.
MEN’S TEAMS
Team Shuster (John Shuster, Chris Plys, Colin Hufman, Matt Hamilton)
Team A. Stopera (Andrew Stopera, Tom Howell, Mark Fenner, Lance Wheeler)
Team Dunnam (Scott Dunnam, Cody Clouser, Alex Leichter, Andy Dunnam, Shaheen Bassiri)
Team Tuma ( Sam Strouse, Kevin Tuma, Coleman Thurston, Connor Kauffman)
Team Wendling (Ethan Sampson, Wes Wendling, Jake Zeman, Marius Klenias)
Team Mansell (Elliot Mansell, Daniel Dudt, Sean Franney, Simon Jarrett)
Team Hodek (Tim Hodek, Evan Workin, Josh Moore, Nathan Parry)
Team McMullin (Carson McMullin, Caidan Rose, Will Podhrasky, Ethan Macomber)
WOMEN’S TEAMS
Team Cousins (Elizabeth Cousins, Annmarie Dubberstein, Allison Howell, Liz Janiak)
Team Strouse (Delaney Strouse, Anne O’Hara, Syndey Mullaney, Madison Bear)
Team M. Stopera (Megan Stopera, Addison Neill, Ella Fleming, Savannah Koch)
Team McMakin (Christine McMakin, Jordan Hein, Susan Dudt, Tessa Thurlow)
Team Weldon (BriAnna Weldon, Sarah Walsh, Abigail Lin, Kate Garfinkel)
Team Rhyme (Kim Rhyme, Stephanie Senneker, Libby Brundage, Anya Normandeau)
Team Podoll (Ann Podoll, Rachel Kawleski, Mackenzie Ritchie, Rachel Workin)
Team Pekowitz (Julia Pekowitz, Kalina Petrova, Lila Farwell, Alexa Pekowitz)
About USA Curling
Founded in 1958 and headquartered in Eden Prairie, Minnesota, USA Curling is the National Governing body for the Olympic sport of curling and the Paralympic sport of wheelchair curling in the United States. The mission of USA Curling is to grow, strengthen, and advocate for the Olympic and Paralympic sport of curling in the United States by prioritizing accessibility and programmatic development from grassroots to podium. USA Curling is sponsored by Columbia Sportswear, the Dale’s family of beers, Twin Cities Orthopedics, Training HAUS, Ice, Sports & Solar (ISS), Rock Solid Productions, Jet Ice, and Laurie Artiss. USA Curling is a proud member of World Curling and the United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee. To learn more, visit usacurling.org.
