Cory Christensen/John Shuster (Duluth, USA) lost 6-5 to Becca Hamilton/Matt Hamilton (Madison, USA) in the Final of the United States Olympic Mixed Doubles Trials, held December 13 - 17, 2017 in Blaine, Minnesota.
 
Christensen/Shuster finished 6-1 in the 0-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Christensen/Shuster defeated Tabitha Peterson/Joe Polo (Blaine, USA) 10-4, then won 9-5 against Vicky Persinger/Jared Zezel (Blaine, USA) and 9-4 against Alexandra Carlson/Derrick McLean (Blaine, USA). Christensen/Shuster won 6-5 against Monica Walker/Jason Smith (Blaine, USA). Christensen/Shuster went on to lose 8-6 against Hamilton/Hamilton. Christensen/Shuster responded with a 9-3 win over Nina Roth/Kroy Nernberger (Madison, USA). Christensen/Shuster won 10-5 against Jamie Sinclair/Korey Dropkin (Blaine, USA) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week 19 of the event schedule, Christensen/Shuster did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Christensen/Shuster ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.