Colorado Curling Cup
The Colorado Curling Cup is an annual mixed doubles curling tournament on the ISS Mixed Doubles World Curling Tour. It is held annually in the Fall at Rock Creek Curling in Lafayette, Colorado and the Denver Curling Center in Golden, Colorado.[1]
The 2023 event acted as a qualifier for the 2024 United States Mixed Doubles Curling Championship.[2][3]
The 2024 event acted as a qualifier for the 2025 United States Mixed Doubles Olympic Curling Trials.[1][4]
The event features a World Tour event, a wheelchair event and a club-level event for recreational curlers.[5]
The purse for the event is US$16,000, and its event categorization is 750 (highest calibre is 1000).[6]
The event has been held since 2019, and has been part of the World Curling Tour since 2023.
Past champions
[edit]| Year | Winning pair | Runner up pair | Third place pair | Fourth place pair | Purse ($US) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019[7] |  Sarah Anderson / Korey Dropkin |
 Kira Brunton / John Morris
|
Christine McMakin / Riley Fenson &  Jayne Stirling / Fraser Kingan |
$15,000 | |
| 2020 | Cancelled | ||||
| 2022[8] | Cora Farrell / Coleman Thurston |
Delaney Strouse / Daniel Casper
|
Sarah Anderson / Andrew Stopera & Aileen Geving / John Shuster |
$12,000 | |
| 2023[3] | Sarah Anderson / Andrew Stopera |
Clare Moores / Lance Wheeler |
Kim Rhyme / Jason Smith |
Vicky Persinger / Daniel Casper |
$12,000 |
| 2024[9] | Cory Thiesse / Korey Dropkin |
Nancy Martin / Steve Laycock
|
Sarah Anderson / Andrew Stopera & Rebecca Hamilton / Matt Hamilton |
$16,000 | |
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Colorado Curling Cup". Curl Colorado. Retrieved October 12, 2024.
- ^ "Colorado Curling Cup to bring world-class stone-throwing to the Denver area". Fox 31. Retrieved October 12, 2024.
- ^ a b "Anderson Wins 2023 Colorado Curling Cup". CurlingZone. Retrieved October 12, 2024.
- ^ "Curling event hosted in Lafayette generates buzz across U.S. and Canada". Daily Camera. Retrieved October 12, 2024.
- ^ "Event Details". Curl Colorado. Retrieved October 12, 2024.
- ^ "Colorado Curling Cup". World Curling Tour. Retrieved October 12, 2024.
- ^ "Anderson Wins 2019 Colorado Curling Cup". CurlingZone. Retrieved October 12, 2024.
- ^ "Farrell//Thurston (sic) Win Colorado Doubles Cup". CurlingZone. Retrieved October 12, 2024.
- ^ "Colorado Curling Cup". CurlingZone. Retrieved October 12, 2024.