Kirstin Nickel/Gabriel Nickel (Hudson, WI) finished 0-7 in the 16-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Nickel/Nickel lost 13-4 to Cory Thiesse/Korey Dropkin (Duluth, MN), droppimg another game, 8-4 to Kim Rhyme/Jason Smith (Minneapolis, MN). Nickel/Nickel lost 11-5 to Vicky Persinger/Daniel Casper (Fairbanks, AK). Nickel/Nickel lost 5-4 to Emily Schweitzer/Blake Hagberg (Minneapolis, MN). Nickel/Nickel lost 9-1 to Becca Wood/Tony Kot (Denver, CO). Nickel/Nickel lost 6-4 to Clare Moores/Lance Wheeler (Denver, CO). Nickel/Nickel lost 8-5 to Cora Farrell/Coleman Thurston (Chaska, MN) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week 32 of the event schedule, Nickel/Nickel did not improve upon their best events, dropping from 92nd to 94th place overall on the World Ranking Standings with 15.938 total points. Nickel/Nickel ranks 94th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 15.938 points earned so far this season.