Heath McCormick (Blaine, USA) needed a tiebreaker to advance to the playoffs, McCormick finished 5-3 in the 5-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, McCormick defeated
Craig Brown (Madison, USA) 8-3, then won
8-5 against
Brady Clark (Seattle, WA). McCormick went on to lose
7-5 against
John Shuster (Duluth, USA). McCormick responded with a
6-2 win over
Todd Birr (Blaine, MN). McCormick won
8-6 against
Brown. McCormick went on to lose
6-5 against
Shuster. McCormick responded with a
7-2 win over
Clark. McCormick went on to lose
8-6 against
Birr in their final qualifying round match.
With their runner-up finish at the United States Olympic Curling Team Trials, McCormick take home
24.457 world rankings points, moving up 1 spots the
World Ranking Standings into 21st place overall with
272.817 total points. McCormick ranks 26th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
87.827 points earned so far this season.
