Sinclair/Ruohonen Runner-Up at 2021 USA Mixed Doubles Olympic Trials Qualifier

Jamie Sinclair/Rich Ruohonen (Chaska, MN) lost 7-4 to Becca Hamilton/Matt Hamilton (Madison, WI) in the Final of the USA Mixed Doubles Olympic Trials Qualifier, held August 19 - 22, 2021 in Denver, Colorado. To advance to the championship game, Sinclair/Ruohonen won 5-3 over Monica Walker/Alex Leichter (Boston, MA) in the semifinals of the 2021 USA Mixed Doubles Olympic Trials Qualifier in Denver, Colorado;

Sinclair/Ruohonen finished 3-0 in the 15-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Sinclair/Ruohonen defeated Anne O'Hara/Coleman Thurston (Fairbanks, AK) 7-6, then won 8-5 against Clare Moores/Lance Wheeler (Golden, CO) and 8-7 against Hamilton/Hamilton in their final qualifying round match.

With their runner-up finish at the USA Mixed Doubles Olympic Trials Qualifier, Sinclair/Ruohonen take home 0.000 world rankings points. For week 4 of the event schedule, Sinclair/Ruohonen did not improve upon their best events, remaining at 778th place on the World Ranking Standings with 0.000 total points. Sinclair/Ruohonen ranks 213th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 0.000 points earned so far this season.

RECORD	W	L	T	PCT	HMR	STL	1PT	EEH	EES

SCORING	ENDs	PF	PA	PF/G	PA/G	+/-	EF/G	EA/G	PF/E	PA/E	BE/G

WITH HAMMER	ENDs	PF	PA	BE	4s	3s	2s	PF/E	PA/E	HE	SD

WITHOUT HAMMER	ENDs	PF	PA	BE	4s	3s	2s	PF/E	PA/E	FE	SE

Brendan Bottcher (photo: Stan Fong) is moving on from now former teammates Marc Kennedy, Brett Gallant and Ben Hebert, announced Tuesday.

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