2026 United States Mixed Doubles Curling Championship

2026 United States Mixed
Doubles Curling Championship
Host cityBemidji, Minnesota
ArenaBemidji Curling Club
DatesJanuary 20–25
WinnerNorth Dakota Kawleski / Kauffman
FemaleRachel Kawleski
MaleConnor Kauffman
FinalistMinnesota 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 ColemanConnor RobertsonCalifornia Oakland, California
Susan DudtDaniel DudtPennsylvania Malvern, Pennsylvania
Sarah FensonAndrew StoperaMinnesota Minneapolis, Minnesota
Ella FlemingJackson BestlandMinnesota Chaska, Minnesota
Bella HagenbuchDaniel LauferIllinois Utica, Illinois
Heidi HoltZachary BrendenNorth Dakota Bismarck, North Dakota
Rachel KawleskiConnor KauffmanNorth Dakota Fargo, North Dakota
Rilee KraftCayden KraftNorth Dakota Bismarck, North Dakota
Christine McMakinSamuel StrouseNorth Dakota Fargo, North Dakota
Clare MooresLance WheelerColorado Golden, Colorado
Kelsey OstrowskiGabriel NickelMinnesota Saint Paul, Minnesota
Ann PodollNathan ParryNorth Dakota Fargo, North Dakota
Harley ScebbiVincent ScebbiOhio Cleveland, Ohio
Stephanie SennekerNicholas VisnichMichigan Port Huron, Michigan
BriAnna WeldonSean FraneyColorado Denver, Colorado
Ella WendlingBenji ParalWisconsin Eau Claire, Wisconsin

Round robin standings

Final Round Robin Standings

Key
Teams to Playoffs
Teams to Tiebreaker
Pool AWL
Minnesota Fenson / Stopera70
Minnesota Fleming / Bestland52
North Dakota Kawleski / Kauffman52
Pennsylvania Dudt / Dudt34
North Dakota McMakin / Strouse34
Wisconsin Wendling / Paral34
North Dakota Kraft / Kraft16
Ohio Scebbi / Scebbi16
Pool BWL
Colorado Moores / Wheeler61
Michigan Senneker / Visnich52
North Dakota Podoll / Parry34
Illinois Hagenbuch / Laufer34
Colorado Weldon / Franey34
California Coleman / Robertson34
North Dakota Holt / Brenden34
Minnesota Ostrowski / Nickel25

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
Pennsylvania Dudt / Dudt 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 X 2
Minnesota Fenson / Stopera 🔨 1 0 1 0 2 3 1 X 8
Sheet 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
North Dakota Kawleski / Kauffman 🔨 5 0 1 1 0 1 0 X 8
North Dakota Kraft / Kraft 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 X 3
Sheet 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Minnesota Fleming / Bestland 0 0 3 1 1 3 2 X 10
Ohio Scebbi / Scebbi 🔨 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 X 7
Sheet 5 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Wisconsin Wendling / Paral 0 1 0 3 0 0 X X 4
North Dakota 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
Michigan Senneker / Visnich 1 0 6 0 2 2 X X 11
Colorado Moores / Wheeler 🔨 0 1 0 2 0 0 X X 3
Sheet 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
North Dakota Podoll / Parry 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 7
North Dakota Holt / Brenden 🔨 0 3 1 2 2 1 0 1 10
Sheet 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Illinois Hagenbuch / Laufer 🔨 1 2 0 0 0 3 0 0 6
Minnesota Ostrowski / Nickel 0 0 1 2 1 0 2 1 7
Sheet 5 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
California Coleman / Robertson 🔨 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 X 3
Colorado 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
North Dakota Kraft / Kraft 0 0 1 0 3 0 3 0 7
Minnesota Fleming / Bestland 🔨 2 2 0 2 0 1 0 2 9
Sheet 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Pennsylvania Dudt / Dudt 0 2 2 1 0 0 1 1 7
North Dakota McMakin / Strouse 🔨 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3
Sheet 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Minnesota Fenson / Stopera 🔨 1 0 3 2 0 1 0 X 7
Wisconsin Wendling / Paral 0 2 0 0 1 0 2 X 5
Sheet 5 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Final
North Dakota Kawleski / Kauffman 0 0 1 1 1 2 0 1 1 7
Ohio 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
North Dakota Holt / Brenden 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 4
Illinois Hagenbuch / Laufer 🔨 3 0 3 0 0 1 0 1 8
Sheet 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Michigan Senneker / Visnich 🔨 1 1 0 1 1 0 3 X 7
Colorado Weldon / Franey 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 X 3
Sheet 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Colorado Moores / Wheeler 🔨 0 1 0 4 1 0 1 0 7
California Coleman / Robertson 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 5
Sheet 5 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
North Dakota Podoll / Parry 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 4
Minnesota 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
Ohio Scebbi / Scebbi 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 X 3
Pennsylvania Dudt / Dudt 🔨 1 1 0 0 3 2 2 X 9
Sheet 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Wisconsin Wendling / Paral 1 0 0 0 0 0 X X 1
North Dakota Kawleski / Kauffman 🔨 0 2 2 1 2 1 X X 8
Sheet 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
North Dakota McMakin / Strouse 🔨 0 2 1 1 1 2 X X 7
North Dakota Kraft / Kraft 1 0 0 0 0 0 X X 1
Sheet 5 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Minnesota Fleming / Bestland 0 0 1 0 0 0 X X 1
Minnesota 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
Minnesota Ostrowski / Nickel 0 2 0 1 0 3 0 1 7
Michigan Senneker / Visnich 🔨 1 0 3 0 1 0 3 0 8
Sheet 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
California Coleman / Robertson 🔨 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 5
North Dakota Podoll / Parry 3 0 0 1 1 0 3 1 9
Sheet 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Colorado Weldon / Franey 🔨 1 1 2 1 0 1 0 1 7
North Dakota Holt / Brenden 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 4
Sheet 5 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Illinois Hagenbuch / Laufer 🔨 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 5
Colorado 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
North Dakota Kawleski / Kauffman 0 0 3 2 0 2 0 1 8
North Dakota McMakin / Strouse 🔨 3 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 7
Sheet 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Minnesota Fenson / Stopera 🔨 5 2 1 2 X X X X 10
Ohio Scebbi / Scebbi 0 0 0 0 X X X X 0
Sheet 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Final
Pennsylvania Dudt / Dudt 🔨 0 3 1 0 1 0 0 3 0 8
Minnesota Fleming / Bestland 1 0 0 4 0 2 1 0 1 9
Sheet 5 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
North Dakota Kraft / Kraft 🔨 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 X 3
Wisconsin 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
North Dakota Podoll / Parry 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 2 6
Colorado Weldon / Franey 🔨 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 3
Sheet 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Colorado Moores / Wheeler 🔨 1 0 1 0 3 0 2 1 8
Minnesota Ostrowski / Nickel 0 1 0 1 0 4 0 0 6
Sheet 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Michigan Senneker / Visnich 0 3 0 1 0 0 1 X 5
Illinois Hagenbuch / Laufer 🔨 1 0 3 0 2 2 0 X 8
Sheet 5 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
North Dakota Holt / Brenden 1 0 1 1 0 5 0 0 8
California 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
Minnesota Fenson / Stopera 🔨 1 0 2 1 1 1 1 X 7
North Dakota Kraft / Kraft 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 X 1
Sheet 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Minnesota Fleming / Bestland 🔨 1 0 2 0 2 0 3 X 8
Wisconsin Wendling / Paral 0 2 0 3 0 1 0 X 6
Sheet 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Ohio Scebbi / Scebbi 🔨 6 1 2 0 0 1 0 X 10
North Dakota McMakin / Strouse 0 0 0 2 1 0 4 X 7
Sheet 5 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Pennsylvania Dudt / Dudt 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 X 4
North Dakota 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
Colorado Moores / Wheeler 0 1 1 2 0 1 0 2 7
North Dakota Holt / Brenden 🔨 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 4
Sheet 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Illinois Hagenbuch / Laufer 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 4
California Coleman / Robertson 🔨 1 0 2 2 0 0 1 2 8
Sheet 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Minnesota Ostrowski / Nickel 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 X 5
Colorado Weldon / Franey 🔨 0 5 2 0 0 2 2 X 11
Sheet 5 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Michigan Senneker / Visnich 🔨 1 3 1 0 2 1 0 X 8
North Dakota 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
Wisconsin Wendling / Paral 0 0 1 1 2 0 2 0 6
Ohio Scebbi / Scebbi 🔨 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 5
Sheet 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
North Dakota Kraft / Kraft 🔨 0 0 0 0 0 X X X 0
Pennsylvania Dudt / Dudt 2 2 1 1 1 X X X 7
Sheet 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
North Dakota Kawleski / Kauffman 0 0 0 0 X X X X 0
Minnesota Fenson / Stopera 🔨 3 2 1 1 X X X X 7
Sheet 5 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
North Dakota McMakin / Strouse 🔨 4 0 2 0 1 0 X X 7
Minnesota 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
California Coleman / Robertson 🔨 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 5
Minnesota Ostrowski / Nickel 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 3
Sheet 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
North Dakota Holt / Brenden 🔨 3 0 2 0 2 0 0 X 7
Michigan Senneker / Visnich 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 X 4
Sheet 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
North Dakota Podoll / Parry 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 4
Colorado Moores / Wheeler 🔨 0 2 0 1 0 1 1 0 5
Sheet 5 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Colorado Weldon / Franey 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 4
Illinois 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
Minnesota Fleming / Bestland 🔨 3 0 0 2 0 3 2 X 10
North Dakota Kawleski / Kauffman 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 X 3
Sheet 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
North Dakota McMakin / Strouse 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 X 2
Minnesota Fenson / Stopera 🔨 1 1 2 0 1 1 1 X 7
Sheet 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Wisconsin Wendling / Paral 🔨 1 0 4 0 1 1 0 1 8
Pennsylvania Dudt / Dudt 0 2 0 2 0 0 3 0 7
Sheet 5 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Ohio Scebbi / Scebbi 0 1 0 1 3 0 2 0 7
North Dakota 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
Illinois Hagenbuch / Laufer 🔨 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 X 2
North Dakota Podoll / Parry 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 X 5
Sheet 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Colorado Weldon / Franey 🔨 3 2 0 1 0 0 0 X 6
Colorado Moores / Wheeler 0 0 2 0 2 2 3 X 9
Sheet 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
California Coleman / Robertson 0 0 2 1 0 2 0 0 5
Michigan Senneker / Visnich 🔨 1 1 0 0 3 0 2 1 8
Sheet 5 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Minnesota Ostrowski / Nickel 0 0 0 0 1 0 X X 1
North Dakota 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
North Dakota Podoll / Parry 🔨 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 X 4
Illinois Hagenbuch / Laufer 1 1 0 4 0 1 0 X 7

Playoffs

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

Quarterfinals

Saturday, January 24, 7:30 pm

Sheet 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Michigan Senneker / Visnich 🔨 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 4
North Dakota Kawleski / Kauffman 1 1 1 2 0 0 1 0 6
Sheet 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Minnesota Fleming / Bestland 🔨 1 0 3 1 2 2 X X 9
Illinois 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
Colorado Moores / Wheeler 🔨 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 2 5
Minnesota Fleming / Bestland 1 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 6
Sheet 5 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Minnesota Fenson / Stopera 🔨 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 4
North Dakota 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
North Dakota Kawleski / Kauffman 0 3 0 0 1 1 2 1 8
Minnesota Fleming / Bestland 🔨 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 4

References

  1. 1 2 3 "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.