CHAMPION: Peterson Wins 2023 USA Curling National Championships

SKIP
Tabitha
Peterson

Third
Cory
Thiesse

Second
Rebecca
Hamilton

Lead
Tara
Peterson

Tabitha Peterson (Chaska, MN) won 8-5 over Delaney Strouse (Minneapolis , MN) in the Final of the USA Curling National Championships, held February 5 - 13, 2023 in Denver, Colorado.

Peterson finished 7-0 in the 8-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Peterson defeated Madison Bear (Chaska, MN) 9-8, then won 9-3 against Kim Rhyme (St. Paul, MN) and 10-7 against Rachel Workin (Fargo, ND). Peterson won 8-3 against Sarah Anderson (Chaska, MN), then won 9-5 against Strouse and 9-5 against Miranda Scheel (Eau Claire, WI). Peterson won 10-5 against Christine McMakin (Fargo, ND) in their final qualifying round match.

For winning the USA Curling National Championships Championship title, Peterson earned 37.500 world rankings points. Peterson move up 3 spots after posting a net gain of 33.75 points improving upon their best 7 results so far this season, ranking 11th overall with 194.894 total points on the World Ranking Standings. Peterson ranks 12th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 170.500 points earned so far this season.