The 2021 United States Olympic Curling Trials was held from November 12 to 21, 2021 at the

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in Omaha,

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. The trials featured six men's teams and six women's teams who played in a double round robin tournament. After the round robin, the top two teams on each side played a best-of-three playoff to determine the winner. The winner of both the men's and women's events will represent the United States at the 2022 Winter Olympics in

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, China.

Qualification

As both

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finished within the top six teams at the

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and the

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respectively, the United States earned an automatic berth into the 2022 Winter Olympics in the men's and women's events. The following teams qualified to participate in the 2021 Curling Olympic Trials:

Men

Women

Men

Teams

The teams are listed as follows:

Round-robin standings

''Final round-robin standings''

Round-robin results

All draws are listed in Central Time ( UTC−06:00).

Draw 1

''Friday, November 12, 7:30 pm''

Draw 2

''Saturday, November 13, 2:00 pm''

Draw 3

''Sunday, November 14, 9:00 am''

Draw 4

''Sunday, November 14, 7:00 pm''

Draw 5

''Monday, November 15, 12:00 pm''

Draw 6

''Monday, November 15, 8:00 pm''

Draw 7

''Tuesday, November 16, 2:00 pm''

Draw 8

''Wednesday, November 17, 9:00 am''

Draw 9

''Wednesday, November 17, 7:00 pm''

Draw 10

''Thursday, November 18, 2:00 pm''

Playoff

The final round was between the top two teams at the end of the round robin. The teams played a best-of-three series.

Game 1

''Friday, November 19, 5:00 pm''

Game 2

''Saturday, November 20, 5:00 pm''

Game 3

''Sunday, November 21, 5:00 pm''

Women

Teams

The teams are listed as follows:

Round-robin standings

''Final round-robin standings''

Round-robin results

All draws are listed in Central Time ( UTC−06:00).

Draw 1

''Saturday, November 13, 9:00 am''

Draw 2

''Saturday, November 13, 7:00 pm''

Draw 3

''Sunday, November 14, 2:00 pm''

Draw 4

''Monday, November 15, 8:00 am''

Draw 5

''Monday, November 15, 4:00 pm''

Draw 6

''Tuesday, November 16, 9:00 am''

Draw 7

''Tuesday, November 16, 7:00 pm''

Draw 8

''Wednesday, November 17, 2:00 pm''

Draw 9

''Thursday, November 18, 9:00 am''

Draw 10

''Thursday, November 18, 7:00 pm''

Playoff

The final round was between the top two teams at the end of the round robin. The teams played a best-of-three series.

Game 1

''Friday, November 19, 8:00 pm''

Game 2

''Saturday, November 20, 8:00 pm''

References

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