2012 United States Women's Curling Championship
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The 2012 United States Women's Curling Championship will take place on February 11–18 at the IceWorks Skating Complex in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
. It will be held in conjunction with the 2012 United States Men's Curling Championship
. The winning team will represent the United States at the 2012 World Women's Curling Championship in Lethbridge, Alberta
.
Order of Merit or through a challenge round. Four teams will qualify via the Order of Merit, while six teams will qualify via the challenge round. The challenge round will be held in Marshfield
, Wisconsin
, where the teams that did not qualify directly via the Order of Merit will compete for the final six spots in the nationals.
Pennsylvania
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...
. It will be held in conjunction with the 2012 United States Men's Curling Championship
2012 United States Men's Curling Championship
The 2012 United States Men's Curling Championship will take place on February 11–18 at the IceWorks Skating Complex in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It will be held in conjunction with the 2012 United States Women's Curling Championship...
. The winning team will represent the United States at the 2012 World Women's Curling Championship in Lethbridge, Alberta
Alberta
Alberta is a province of Canada. It had an estimated population of 3.7 million in 2010 making it the most populous of Canada's three prairie provinces...
.
Road to the Nationals
As with last year, teams can qualify for the women's nationals by qualifying automatically through the World Curling TourWorld Curling Tour
The Asham World Curling Tour is a group of curling bonspiels featuring the best male curlers in the world. A Women's World Curling Tour also exists....
Order of Merit or through a challenge round. Four teams will qualify via the Order of Merit, while six teams will qualify via the challenge round. The challenge round will be held in Marshfield
Marshfield, Wisconsin
Marshfield is a city in Marathon and Wood counties in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. It is the largest city in Wood County. The small portion of the city that extends into Marathon County is part of the Wausau Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 18,800 at the 2000 census. Marshfield is...
, Wisconsin
Wisconsin
Wisconsin is a U.S. state located in the north-central United States and is part of the Midwest. It is bordered by Minnesota to the west, Iowa to the southwest, Illinois to the south, Lake Michigan to the east, Michigan to the northeast, and Lake Superior to the north. Wisconsin's capital is...
, where the teams that did not qualify directly via the Order of Merit will compete for the final six spots in the nationals.