Korey Dropkin (Duluth, MN) lost
11-6 to
John Shuster (Duluth , MN) in the Final of the USA Curling National Championships, held January 27 - February 4, 2024 at the The Rink at American Dream in East Rutherford, United States.
Dropkin finished 5-2 in the 8-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Dropkin defeated
Nicholas Connolly (Seattle, WA) 10-3, then went on to lose
8-6 against
Scott Dunnam (Philadelphia, PA). Dropkin responded with a
8-2 win over
Ethan Sampson (Chaska, MN). Dropkin won
8-4 against
Wesley Wendling (Wausau, WI), then won
7-2 against
Daniel Casper (Chaska, MN) and
8-2 against
Rich Ruohonen (Minneapolis, MN). Dropkin went on to lose
8-5 against
Shuster in their final qualifying round match.
With their runner-up finish at the USA Curling National Championships, Dropkin take home
27.500 world rankings points. Dropkin move up 1 spots after posting a net gain of -31.094 points improving upon their best 8 results so far this season, ranking 14th overall with
154.750 total points on the
World Ranking Standings. Dropkin ranks 14th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
154.750 points earned so far this season.
