Sinclair/Ruohonen Runner-Up at 2021 US Olympic Team Trials: Curling Mixed Doubles

Games:	13
Record:	8W - 5L
PF/G:	8.30
PA/G:	8.00
Hammer Efficiency:	0.37
Steal Defense:	0.25
Force Efficiency:	0.45
Steal Efficiency:	0.22

Jamie Sinclair/Rich Ruohonen (Chaska, MN) lost 7-6 to Vicky Persinger/Christopher Plys (Fairbanks, AK) in the Final of the US Olympic Team Trials: Curling Mixed Doubles, held October 25 - 31, 2021 in Eveleth, Minnesota. To advance to the championship game, Sinclair/Ruohonen won 9-7 over Sarah Anderson/Korey Dropkin (Duluth, MN) in the semifinals of the 2021 US Olympic Team Trials: Curling Mixed Doubles in Eveleth, Minnesota;

Sinclair/Ruohonen finished 5-4 in the 10-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Sinclair/Ruohonen defeated Aileen Geving/Luc Violette (Duluth, MN) 9-4, then won 7-5 against Monica Walker/Alex Leichter (Boston, MA). Sinclair/Ruohonen went on to lose 7-6 against Persinger/Plys. Sinclair/Ruohonen lost 7-1 to Cory Christensen/John Shuster (Duluth, MN). Sinclair/Ruohonen lost 8-5 to Madison Bear/Andrew Stopera (Chaska, MN) where Sinclair/Ruohonen responded with a 6-4 win over Tabitha Peterson/Joe Polo (Chaska, MN). Sinclair/Ruohonen won 9-8 against Jenna Burchesky/Ben Richardson (Chaska, MN), then won 8-5 against Becca Hamilton/Matt Hamilton (Madison, WI). Sinclair/Ruohonen went on to lose 8-3 against Anderson/Dropkin in their final qualifying round match.

With their runner-up finish at the US Olympic Team Trials: Curling Mixed Doubles, Sinclair/Ruohonen take home 36.251 world rankings points, remaining in 778th place overall on the World Ranking Standings with a net gain of 36.25 after improving upon their best so far this season. Sinclair/Ruohonen ranks 10th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 53.504 points earned so far this season.

RECORD	W	L	T	PCT	HMR	STL	1PT	EEH	EES

SCORING	ENDs	PF	PA	PF/G	PA/G	+/-	EF/G	EA/G	PF/E	PA/E	BE/G

WITH HAMMER	ENDs	PF	PA	BE	4s	3s	2s	PF/E	PA/E	HE	SD

WITHOUT HAMMER	ENDs	PF	PA	BE	4s	3s	2s	PF/E	PA/E	FE	SE

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