Winning a national championship in your own house is about as good as it gets in any sport. That's what the team from Rochester Curling Club accomplished Saturday in USA Curling's 2022 U.S. Mixed National Championship.
With Rebecca playing the role of Second, the team won the gold-medal game in thrilling fashion. The game was tied 6-6 going into the final end. Rochester's skip, Caitlin (at left in photo), sent her last stone toward the center of the rings. Rebecca and teammate Jason (at right) swept hard, joined by vice-skip Jeff (2nd from left), to bring it to rest right on the button (the bulls-eye of the scoring area).
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| Split-screen view of the finale: At left, Caitlin begins celebrating. At right, Rebecca lifts her broom after sweeping the stone to the button. |
Rebecca's parents, Lisa and Doug, attended the competition and joined in the celebration.
The victory earned the team the berth to represent the United States at the 2022 World Mixed Curling Championship - date and location yet to be determined.
The same Rochester team took the silver medal at the last pre-covid Mixed Nationals, held in Colorado in 2019.
MORE: Read USA Curling's press release here!
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