2024_United_States_Men's_Curling_Championship
2024 United States Men's Curling Championship
2024 edition of Curling Championship
The 2024 United States Men's Curling Championship was held from January 30 to February 4 at The Rink at American Dream in East Rutherford, New Jersey.[1][2] The event was held in conjunction with the 2024 United States Women's Curling Championship. The winning John Shuster rink represented the United States at the 2024 World Men's Curling Championship at the KSS Sports Complex in Schaffhausen, Switzerland.[3] Team Shuster also earned the first berth into the 2025 United States Olympic Curling Trials.[4]
Quick Facts 2024 United States Men's Curling Championship, Host city ...
| 2024 United States Men's Curling Championship | |
|---|---|
| Host city | East Rutherford, New Jersey |
| Arena | The Rink at American Dream |
| Dates | January 30 – February 4 |
| Winner |  Team Shuster |
| Curling club | Duluth CC, Duluth |
| Skip | John Shuster |
| Third | Chris Plys |
| Second | Colin Hufman |
| Lead | Matt Hamilton |
| Alternate | John Landsteiner |
| Coach | Steven Birklid |
| Finalist | Korey Dropkin |
« 2023 2025 » | |
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The following teams qualified to participate in the 2024 national championship:[4]
More information Qualification, Berths ...
| Qualification | Berths | Qualifying Team(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 World Men's Curling Championship representative | 1 | John Shuster |
| 2023 Pan Continental Curling Championships representative | 1 | Korey Dropkin |
| 2024 World Junior Curling Championships representative | 1 |  Wesley Wendling |
| Qualifying Event #1 (US Open of Curling) | 1 | Daniel Casper |
| Qualifying Event #2 (Curl Mesabi Classic) | 1 | Ethan Sampson |
| WCF Year-to-date points leaders (December 23, 2023) | 3 |  Scott Dunnam Rich Ruohonen  Nicholas Connolly |
| TOTAL | 8 |
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The teams are listed as follows:[4][5]
More information Skip, Third ...
| Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Alternate | Locale |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel Casper | Luc Violette | Ben Richardson | Chase Sinnett | Chaska, Minnesota | |
| Nicholas Connolly | Evan Workin | Chris Bond | Nathan Parry | Seattle, Washington | |
| Korey Dropkin | Andrew Stopera | Mark Fenner | Thomas Howell | Duluth, Minnesota | |
| Scott Dunnam | Cody Clouser | Lance Wheeler | Andrew Dunnam | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | |
| Rich Ruohonen | Jason Smith | Samuel Strouse | Jared Allen | Aidan Oldenburg | Minneapolis, Minnesota |
| Ethan Sampson | Coleman Thurston | Jacob Zeman | Marius Kleinas | Chaska, Minnesota | |
| John Shuster | Chris Plys | Colin Hufman | Matt Hamilton | John Landsteiner | Duluth, Minnesota |
| Wesley Wendling | Jackson Bestland | Kevin Tuma | Jackson Armstrong | Caden Hebert | Wausau, Wisconsin |
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Final Round Robin Standings[6]
More information Key ...
| Key | |
|---|---|
| Teams to Playoffs | |
| Teams to Tiebreaker | |
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More information Team, W ...
| Team | W | L | PF | PA | EW | EL | BE | SE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Shuster | 7 | 0 | 65 | 21 | 31 | 16 | 3 | 16 |
| Korey Dropkin | 5 | 2 | 52 | 29 | 28 | 20 | 9 | 8 |
| Daniel Casper | 4 | 3 | 48 | 46 | 30 | 29 | 3 | 6 |
| Ethan Sampson | 3 | 4 | 36 | 49 | 25 | 30 | 2 | 7 |
| Wesley Wendling | 3 | 4 | 47 | 49 | 25 | 34 | 2 | 3 |
| Scott Dunnam | 3 | 4 | 45 | 52 | 29 | 34 | 1 | 6 |
| Nicholas Connolly | 2 | 5 | 32 | 55 | 25 | 27 | 4 | 6 |
| Rich Ruohonen | 1 | 6 | 30 | 55 | 26 | 30 | 7 | 8 |
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All draw times are listed in Eastern Time (UTC−05:00).[7][8]
Draw 1
Tuesday, January 30, 9:00 am
More information Sheet A, Final ...
| Sheet A | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Scott Dunnam  |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | X | X | X | 3 |
| John Shuster |
0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | X | X | X | 10 |
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More information Sheet B, Final ...
| Sheet B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wesley Wendling |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Ethan Sampson |
1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
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More information Sheet C, Final ...
| Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel Casper |
2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | X | 9 |
| Rich Ruohonen |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | 4 |
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More information Sheet D, Final ...
| Sheet D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Korey Dropkin |
0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | X | X | X | 10 |
| Nicholas Connolly |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | X | X | 3 |
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Draw 2
Tuesday, January 30, 7:00 pm
More information Sheet A, Final ...
| Sheet A | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rich Ruohonen |
1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Ethan Sampson |
0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
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More information Sheet B, Final ...
| Sheet B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Shuster |
0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | X | X | X | X | 11 |
| Nicholas Connolly |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | X | X | X | X | 2 |
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More information Sheet C, Final ...
| Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scott Dunnam |
4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 8 |
| Korey Dropkin |
0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | X | 6 |
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More information Sheet D, Final ...
| Sheet D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wesley Wendling |
0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | X | X | 11 |
| Daniel Casper |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | X | 5 |
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Draw 3
Wednesday, January 31, 12:00 pm
More information Sheet A, Final ...
| Sheet A | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel Casper |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | X | 11 |
| Scott Dunnam |
0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | X | 6 |
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More information Sheet B, Final ...
| Sheet B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ethan Sampson |
0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | X | X | 2 |
| Korey Dropkin |
2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | X | X | 8 |
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More information Sheet C, Final ...
| Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wesley Wendling |
0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | X | 10 |
| Nicholas Connolly |
0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | 5 |
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More information Sheet D, Final ...
| Sheet D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Shuster |
0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | X | X | 10 |
| Rich Ruohonen |
0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | X | 4 |
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Draw 4
Wednesday, January 31, 8:00 pm
More information Sheet A, Final ...
| Sheet A | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wesley Wendling |
0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | X | X | 4 |
| Korey Dropkin |
0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | X | X | 8 |
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More information Sheet B, Final ...
| Sheet B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel Casper |
1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | X | 5 |
| John Shuster |
0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | X | 8 |
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More information Sheet C, Final ...
| Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rich Ruohonen |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| Scott Dunnam |
0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
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More information Sheet D, Final ...
| Sheet D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nicholas Connolly |
0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | X | X | X | X | 2 |
| Ethan Sampson |
1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | X | X | X | X | 8 |
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Draw 5
Thursday, February 1, 2:00 pm
More information Sheet A, Final ...
| Sheet A | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nicholas Connolly |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| Rich Ruohonen |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
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More information Sheet B, Final ...
| Sheet B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scott Dunnam |
1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| Wesley Wendling |
0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
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More information Sheet C, Final ...
| Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Shuster |
2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | X | X | X | X | 9 |
| Ethan Sampson |
0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | X | X | X | 1 |
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More information Sheet D, Final ...
| Sheet D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel Casper |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | X | 2 |
| Korey Dropkin |
0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | X | X | 7 |
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Draw 6
Friday, February 2, 9:00 am
More information Sheet A, Final ...
| Sheet A | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Shuster |
0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | X | X | X | 9 |
| Wesley Wendling |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | X | X | X | 1 |
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More information Sheet B, Final ...
| Sheet B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Korey Dropkin |
2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | X | X | X | 8 |
| Rich Ruohonen |
0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | X | X | X | 2 |
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More information Sheet C, Final ...
| Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nicholas Connolly |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | X | 4 |
| Daniel Casper |
0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | X | 7 |
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More information Sheet D, Final ...
| Sheet D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ethan Sampson |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | X | X | 4 |
| Scott Dunnam |
2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | X | X | 11 |
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Draw 7
Friday, February 2, 7:00 pm
More information Sheet A, Final ...
| Sheet A | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ethan Sampson |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| Daniel Casper |
0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
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More information Sheet B, Final ...
| Sheet B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nicholas Connolly |
2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| Scott Dunnam |
0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
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More information Sheet C, Final ...
| Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Korey Dropkin |
0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | X | 5 |
| John Shuster |
0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | X | 8 |
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More information Sheet D, Final ...
| Sheet D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rich Ruohonen |
2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| Wesley Wendling |
0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
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Saturday, February 3, 7:30 am
More information Sheet D, Final ...
| Sheet D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ethan Sampson |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Wesley Wendling |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 9 |
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| Page playoff system | Semifinal | Final | |||||||||||
| 1 | John Shuster | 5 | 2 | Korey Dropkin | 6 | ||||||||
| 2 | Korey Dropkin | 9 | 1 | John Shuster | 11 | ||||||||
| 1 | John Shuster | 7 | |||||||||||
| 3 | Daniel Casper | 5 | |||||||||||
| 3 | Daniel Casper | 11 | |||||||||||
| 4 | Wesley Wendling | 6 | |||||||||||
1 vs. 2
Saturday, February 3, 12:00 pm
More information Sheet C, Final ...
| Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Shuster |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | X | 5 |
| Korey Dropkin |
0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | X | 9 |
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3 vs. 4
Saturday, February 3, 12:00 pm
More information Sheet A, Final ...
| Sheet A | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel Casper |
1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | X | 11 |
| Wesley Wendling |
0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | 6 |
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Semifinal
Saturday, February 3, 7:00 pm
More information Sheet C, Final ...
| Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Shuster |
0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| Daniel Casper |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
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Final
Sunday, February 4, 4:00 pm
More information Sheet C, Final ...
| Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Korey Dropkin |
0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | 6 |
| John Shuster |
0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | X | 11 |
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| 2024 United States Men's Curling Championship |
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 John Shuster 10th United States Championship title |
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- Cindy Capitani (June 9, 2023). "Olympic Hopefuls Take to the Ice for Curling Championships at American Dream". Meadowlands Media. Retrieved January 1, 2024.
- "World Men's Curling Championship 2024". World Curling Federation. Retrieved January 1, 2024.
- "Field for 2024 USA Curling Nationals includes Olympic gold medalists and former NFL All-Pro". USA Curling. December 20, 2023. Retrieved January 1, 2024.
- "Standings". CurlingZone. Retrieved January 1, 2024.
- "Draw Schedule" (PDF). USA Curling. Retrieved January 1, 2024.