Rachel Kawleski/Connor Kauffman (Fargo, ND) won
8-4 over
Ella Fleming/Jackson Bestland (Chaska, MN) in the Final of the USA Curling Mixed Doubles National Championship, held January 20 - 25, 2026 at the Bemidji Curling Club in Bemidji, United States. To advance to the championship game, Kawleski/Kauffman won
6-4 over
Sarah Fenson/Andrew Stopera (Minneapolis, MN) in the semifinals of the 2026 USA Curling Mixed Doubles National Championship in Bemidji, Minnesota, United States; and won
6-4 over
Stephanie Senneker/Nicholas Visnich (Port Huron, MI) in the quarterfinals. of the 2026 USA Curling Mixed Doubles National Championship in Bemidji, Minnesota, United States;
Kawleski/Kauffman are currently . In their opening game, Kawleski/Kauffman plays
Rilee Kraft/Cayden Kraft (Bismarck, ND) on Tuesday at
8:30pm Harley Scebbi/Vincent Scebbi (Cleveland, OH) on Wednesday at
1:30pm and
Ella Wendling/Benji Paral (Eau Claire, WI) at 8:30pm and
Ella Wendling/Benji Paral (Eau Claire, WI) at 8:30pm
Rilee Kraft/Cayden Kraft (Bismarck, ND) on Tuesday at
8:30pm Harley Scebbi/Vincent Scebbi (Cleveland, OH) on Wednesday at
1:30pm,
Ella Wendling/Benji Paral (Eau Claire, WI) at
8:30pm Christine McMakin/Samuel Strouse (Fargo, ND) on Thursday at
3pm Susan Dudt/Daniel Dudt (Malvern, PA) on Friday at
10am and
Fenson/Stopera at 5pm and
Fenson/Stopera at 5pm.
For winning the USA Curling Mixed Doubles National Championship Championship title, Kawleski/Kauffman earned
28.500 world rankings points. For week 27 of the event schedule, Kawleski/Kauffman did not improve upon their best events, dropping from 163rd to 166th place overall on the
World Ranking Standings with
8.476 total points. Kawleski/Kauffman ranks 158th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
7.800 points earned so far this season.
