Ella Fleming/Jackson Bestland (Chaska, MN) lost
8-4 to
Rachel Kawleski/Connor Kauffman (Fargo, ND) in the Final of the USA Curling Mixed Doubles National Championship, held January 20 - 25 at the Bemidji Curling Club in Bemidji, United States. To advance to the championship game, Fleming/Bestland won
6-5 over
Clare Moores/Lance Wheeler (Golden, CO) in the semifinals of the USA Curling Mixed Doubles National Championship in Bemidji, Minnesota, United States; and won
9-1 over
Bella Hagenbuch/Daniel Laufer (Utica, IL) in the quarterfinals. of the USA Curling Mixed Doubles National Championship in Bemidji, Minnesota, United States;
Fleming/Bestland are currently . In their opening game, Fleming/Bestland plays
Harley Scebbi/Vincent Scebbi (Cleveland, OH) on Tuesday at
8:30pm Rilee Kraft/Cayden Kraft (Bismarck, ND) on Wednesday at
1:30pm and
Sarah Fenson/Andrew Stopera (Minneapolis, MN) at 8:30pm and
Sarah Fenson/Andrew Stopera (Minneapolis, MN) at 8:30pm
Harley Scebbi/Vincent Scebbi (Cleveland, OH) on Tuesday at
8:30pm Rilee Kraft/Cayden Kraft (Bismarck, ND) on Wednesday at
1:30pm,
Sarah Fenson/Andrew Stopera (Minneapolis, MN) at
8:30pm Susan Dudt/Daniel Dudt (Malvern, PA) on Thursday at
3pm Ella Wendling/Benji Paral (Eau Claire, WI) on Friday at
10am and
Christine McMakin/Samuel Strouse (Fargo, ND) at 5pm and
Christine McMakin/Samuel Strouse (Fargo, ND) at 5pm.
With their runner-up finish at the USA Curling Mixed Doubles National Championship, Fleming/Bestland take home
20.900 world rankings points. For week 27 of the event schedule, Fleming/Bestland did not improve upon their best events, dropping from 140th to 144th place overall on the
World Ranking Standings with
9.913 total points. Fleming/Bestland ranks 132nd overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
9.500 points earned so far this season.
