The 2008 United States Women's Curling Championship was held from February 16 to 23 at the Hibbing Curling Club in Hibbing, Minnesota. It was held in conjunction with the 2008 United States Men's Curling Championship. Team McCormick, led by Debbie McCormick, won the tournament for the third year in a row, a record for the US Nationals. With the win Team McCormick earned the opportunity to represent the United States at the 2009 World Women's Championship held in Gangneung, South Korea, where they finished 9th.
Teams Seven teams competed in the 2008 Championship. It would have been eight teams but Alex Carlson's team chose to withdraw to focus on the 2008 US Junior Championships, which were held just before the Women's Championship, February 2 to 9. Skip ThirdSecondLeadAlternateCoachLocale Gillian Gervais Stephanie Roland Stephanie Jensen Sarah Felchle Dave Jensen Bismarck, North DakotaPatti LankCaitlin Maroldo Ann Swisshelm Silver Chrissy Haase Erika BrownSteve Brown Lewiston, New York Charrissa Lin Janice Langanke Nicole Arseneault Rachel Sethi Sandra McMakin New Haven, ConnecticutDebbie McCormickAllison PottingerNicole JoraanstadNatalie Nicholson Wally Henry Rio, WisconsinCassie PotterJamie HaskellJessica SchultzMaureen Brunt Jackie LemkeJim Dexter Minneapolis, MinnesotaAileen SormunenCourtney George Molly Bonner Jordan Moulton Bob Fenson Duluth, Minnesota Anne Stuhlman Diane Higgins Lisa Mitchell Karen Rogowski New Hartford, New York
Round robin standings Final round robin standings. KeyTeams to playoffs SkipWL Debbie McCormick 5 1 Aileen Sormunen 5 1 Cassie Potter 5 1 Patti Lank 3 3 Gillian Gervais 2 4 Charrisa Lin 1 5 Anne Stuhlman 0 6
Round robin results All draw times are listed in Central Standard Time (UTC−6).
Draw 1 Monday, February 18, 8:00am
Draw 2 Monday, February 18, 4:00pm
Draw 3 Tuesday, February 19, 9:00am
Draw 4 Tuesday, February 19, 7:00pm
Draw 5 Wednesday, February 20, 12:00pm
Draw 6 Wednesday, February 20, 8:00pm
Draw 7 Thursday, February 21, 12:00pm
Playoffs
1 vs. 2 Friday, February 22, 12:00pm
3 vs. 4 Friday, February 22, 12:00pm
Semifinal Friday, February 22, 7:00pm
Final Saturday, February 23, 11:00 am
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