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Ruohonen1-6 at 2024 USA Curling National Championships
Jan 27 - Feb 4, 2024

Minneapolis, Minnesota
![]() SKIP Rich Ruohonen |
![]() Third Jason Smith |
![]() Second Samuel Strouse |
![]() Lead Aidan Oldenburg |
| Games: | 7 |
| Record: | 1W - 6L |
| PF/G: | 4.77 |
| PA/G: | 8.46 |
| Hammer Efficiency: | 0.11 |
| Steal Defense: | 0.29 |
| Force Efficiency: | 0.33 |
| Steal Efficiency: | 0.24 |
Rich Ruohonen (Minneapolis, MN) finished 1-6 in the 8-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Ruohonen lost 9-4 to Daniel Casper (Chaska, MN), droppimg another game, 7-4 to Ethan Sampson (Chaska, MN). Ruohonen lost 10-4 to John Shuster (Duluth , MN). Ruohonen lost 6-5 to Scott Dunnam (Philadelphia, PA). Ruohonen lost 8-4 to Nicholas Connolly (Seattle, WA). Ruohonen lost 8-2 to Korey Dropkin (Duluth, MN) where Ruohonen responded with a 8-7 win over Wesley Wendling (Wausau, WI) in their final qualifying round match.
Ruohonen earned 1.875 world rankings points for their preliminary round wins. Ruohonen move up 4 spots after posting a net gain of -4.969 points improving upon their best 8 results so far this season, ranking 59th overall with 50.938 total points on the World Ranking Standings. Ruohonen ranks 59th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 50.938 points earned so far this season.
| RECORD | W | L | T | PCT | HMR | STL | 1PT | EEH | EES |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 28 | 29 | 0 | 0.491 | 2-7 | 2-5 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-2 |
| SCORING | ENDs | PF | PA | PF/G | PA/G | +/- | EF/G | EA/G | PF/E | PA/E | BE/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 411 | 299 | 289 | 7.27 | 7.03 | 0.24 | 4.53 | 4.45 | 1.61 | 1.58 | 1.02 |
| WITH HAMMER | ENDs | PF | PA | BE | 4s | 3s | 2s | PF/E | PA/E | HE | SD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 209 | 223 | 92 | 16 | 8-1 | 10-5 | 43-17 | 1.07 | 0.44 | 0.32 | 0.30 |
| WITHOUT HAMMER | ENDs | PF | PA | BE | 4s | 3s | 2s | PF/E | PA/E | FE | SE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 202 | 76 | 197 | 26 | 0-5 | 6-14 | 9-31 | 0.38 | 0.98 | 0.59 | 0.27 |
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