{{Short description|American curler (born 1994)}} {{Use American English|date=February 2026}} {{Use mdy dates|date=February 2026}} {{Infobox curler | name = Cory Thiesse | image = | image_size = 150 | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1994|12|1}} | birth_place = [[Duluth, Minnesota]], U.S. | Curling club = [[Duluth Curling Club|Duluth CC]], <br> [[Duluth, Minnesota|Duluth, MN]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.usacurling.org/national-team|title=USA Curling National Team Athletes|website=USA Curling|access-date=May 17, 2024}}</ref> | Skip = [[Tabitha Peterson]] | Third = '''Cory Thiesse''' | Second = [[Tara Peterson]] | Lead = [[Taylor Anderson-Heide]] | Alternate = | Mixed doubles partner = [[Korey Dropkin]] | Member Association = {{USA}} | World Championship appearances = 5 ({{WWCC|2017}}, {{WWCC|2022}}, {{WWCC|2023}}, {{WWCC|2024}}, {{WWCC|2025}}) | World Mixed Doubles Championship appearances = 3 ({{WMDCC|2019}}, {{WMDCC|2023}}, {{WMDCC|2025}}) | Pan Continental Championship appearances = 4 ({{PCCC|2022}}, {{PCCC|2023}}, {{PCCC|2024}}, {{PCCC|2025}}) | Olympic appearances = 2 ([[Curling at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Women's tournament|2018]], [[Curling at the 2026 Winter Olympics|2026]]) | Grand Slam victories = | medaltemplates = {{MedalCountry| {{USA}} }} {{MedalCompetition|[[Olympic Games]] }} {{MedalSilver | [[2026 Winter Olympics|2026 Milano Cortina]]|[[Curling at the 2026 Winter Olympics – Mixed doubles tournament|Mixed doubles]] }} {{MedalCompetition | [[World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship|World Mixed Doubles Championships]] }} {{MedalGold| [[2023 World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship|2023 Gangneung]] | }} {{MedalBronze|[[2019 World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship|2019 Stavanger]] | }} {{MedalCompetition | [[Pan Continental Curling Championships|Pan Continental Championships]] }} {{MedalBronze | [[2023 Pan Continental Curling Championships|2023 Kelowna]] | }} {{MedalCompetition | [[World Junior Curling Championships]] }} {{MedalSilver | [[2016 World Junior Curling Championships|2016 Copenhagen]] | }} {{MedalCountry|{{flagicon|Minnesota}} [[Minnesota]] }} {{MedalCompetition | [[United States Olympic Curling Trials]] }} {{MedalGold | [[2025 United States Olympic Curling Trials|2025 Sioux Falls]] | Women's}} {{MedalGold| [[2025 United States Mixed Doubles Curling Olympic Trials|2025 Lafayette]] | Mixed doubles}} {{MedalSilver| [[2017 United States Mixed Doubles Curling Olympic Trials|2017 Blaine]] | Mixed doubles}} {{MedalSilver| [[2021 United States Olympic Curling Trials|2021 Omaha]] | Women's }} {{MedalBronze| [[2017 United States Olympic Curling Trials|2017 Omaha]] | Women's }} {{MedalCompetition | [[United States Curling Women's Championships|US Women's National Championships]] }} {{MedalGold | [[2021 United States Women's Curling Championship|2021 Wausau]] | }} {{MedalGold | [[2023 United States Women's Curling Championship|2023 Denver]] | }} {{MedalGold | {{USWCC|2024|2024 East Rutherford}} | }} {{MedalGold | [[2025 United States Women's Curling Championship|2025 Duluth]] | }} {{MedalSilver| [[2018 United States Women's Curling Championship|2018 Fargo]] | }} {{MedalSilver| [[2020 United States Women's Curling Championship|2020 Cheney]] | }} {{MedalBronze| [[2019 United States Women's Curling Championship|2019 Kalamazoo]] | }} {{MedalBronze| [[2016 United States Women's Curling Championship|2016 Jacksonville]] | }} {{MedalCompetition|[[United States Mixed Doubles Curling Championship|US Mixed Doubles Championship]]}} {{MedalGold | [[2019 United States Mixed Doubles Curling Championship|2019 Seattle]] | }} {{MedalGold | [[2023 United States Mixed Doubles Curling Championship|2023 Kalamazoo]] | }} {{MedalSilver | [[2020 United States Mixed Doubles Curling Championship|2020 Bemidji]] | }} {{MedalSilver | [[2024 United States Mixed Doubles Curling Championship|2024 Traverse City]] | }} }}
'''Cory Thiesse''' ({{IPAc-en|'|t|iː|s|iː}} {{respell|TEE|see}};<ref>https://www.olympics.com/en/milano-cortina-2026/results/team-details/cur/curxteam2---usa01</ref> {{nee}} '''Christensen'''; born December 1, 1994) is an American [[Curling|curler]] from [[Duluth, Minnesota]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.teamusa.org/usa-curling/athletes/Cory-Christensen|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150130045658/http://www.teamusa.org/usa-curling/athletes/Cory-Christensen|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 30, 2015|title=Cory Christensen|website=USA Curling|access-date=Jan 3, 2020}}</ref> At the 2026 Olympics, she and [[Korey Dropkin]] became the first American team to win a medal in Olympic mixed doubles curling, winning the silver medal and making her the first American woman to win any Olympic medal in curling.<ref name="auto1">https://www.wfla.com/sports/italy-olympics/team-usa-wins-first-olympic-medal-in-mixed-doubles-curling/</ref><ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=https://sports.yahoo.com/olympics/article/winter-olympics-2026-team-usas-cory-thiesse-korey-dropkin-take-silver-in-dramatic-curling-final-184947931.html|title=Winter Olympics 2026: Team USA's Cory Thiesse, Korey Dropkin take silver in dramatic curling final|first=Dan WolkenSenior writer·2 min|last=read|date=February 10, 2026|website=Yahoo Sports}}</ref>
She currently plays [[Third (curling)|third]] on Team [[Tabitha Peterson]]. She is a three-time defending [[United States Women's Curling Championship|U.S. women's champion]], winning titles in 2021, 2023 and 2024. Thiesse was one of the top junior women's curlers in the United States, playing in six [[United States Junior Curling Championships|national junior championships]] and winning four of them.<ref name=":12" /> She was the alternate on [[Nina Roth]]'s 2018 United States Olympic team.
Thiesse is a former [[World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship|world mixed doubles]] champion, winning the title in {{WMDCC|2023}} alongside partner [[Korey Dropkin]].<ref name="Doubles Gold">{{Cite news|url=https://worldcurling.org/2023/04/wmdcc2023-gold/|title=United States win World Mixed Doubles gold medals|publisher=World Curling Federation|date=April 29, 2023|access-date=August 24, 2023}}</ref> She also won a bronze medal at the event in {{WMDCC|2019}} with partner [[John Shuster]].
==Career== ===Women's=== ====2010–2013: Early juniors==== Thiesse's first appearance on the national stage was at the 2011 United States Junior National Championships, where she finished fifth.<ref name=":0">{{Cite magazine|last=Kolesar|first=Terry|date=February 2011|title=WI women, MN men capture Junior Nationals|url=https://issuu.com/uscurlingnews/docs/feb2011_cnews|magazine=U.S. Curling News|page=10|access-date=Jan 2, 2020}}</ref> Out of her six Junior National appearances, that would be the only time she did not play in the championship final. At the [[2012 United States Junior Curling Championships|2012 Junior Championships]] Thiesse returned with the same team of [[Third (curling)|third]] [[Elizabeth Busche]], [[Second (curling)|second]] Anna Bauman and [[Lead (curling)|lead]] Sonja Bauman. Thiesse [[Skip (curling)|skipped]] her team to victory, earning her first national title and her first opportunity to represent the United States at the [[World Junior Curling Championships|World Junior Championships]].<ref name=":1">{{Cite magazine|last=Kolesar|first=Terry|date=April 2012|title=Minnesota, Massachusetts capture junior titles|url=https://issuu.com/uscurlingnews/docs/march2012|magazine=U.S. Curling News|page=9|access-date=Jan 2, 2020}}</ref> At the [[2012 World Junior Curling Championships|2012 World Juniors]] in [[Östersund|Ostersund, Sweden]], Thiesse's team finished with a 0–9 record.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|url=http://results.worldcurling.org/Championship/Details/442|title=World Junior Curling Championships 2012|website=World Curling Federation|access-date=Dec 21, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine|last=Kolesar|first=Terry|date=May 2012|title=USA finishes 5th, 10th at World Juniors|url=https://issuu.com/uscurlingnews/docs/may2012|magazine=U.S. Curling News|page=11|access-date=Jan 2, 2020}}</ref> Just weeks after competing at the World Championship, Thiesse's vice-skip Busche died from cancer.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.duluthnewstribune.com/sports/team-usa-curler-duluth-loses-battle-cancer|title=Team USA curler from Duluth loses battle with cancer|date=May 5, 2012|work=Duluth News Tribune|access-date=Dec 21, 2019}}</ref> Buche's sudden, young death hit Thiesse and the rest of the Duluth junior curlers hard.<ref name=":11">{{Cite news|url=https://www.duluthnewstribune.com/sports/3688648-duluth-curlers-set-junior-worlds|title=Duluth curlers set for junior worlds|last=Malcomb|first=Jamey|date=Feb 27, 2015|work=Duluth News Tribune|access-date=Jan 3, 2020}}</ref>
The next season, Thiesse returned to competition with the Bauman sisters remaining on the front end of the team and Rebecca Funk replacing Busche at third.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://2013jrnationals.broomstones.com/index.php/teams.html|title=2013 Junior Nationals – Teams|website=Broomstones Curling Club|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140810105238/http://2013jrnationals.broomstones.com/index.php/teams.html|archive-date=August 10, 2014|access-date=Dec 21, 2019}}</ref> The team started the season off strong, winning the Minnesota Junior Women's State Championship.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://mncurling.org/mca4a-junior-womens-state-champions/|title=Past Champions of the Minnesota State Junior Women's Championships|website=Minnesota Curling Association|access-date=Dec 21, 2019}}</ref> At the [[2013 United States Junior Curling Championships|2013 Junior Nationals]], Thiesse finished the [[Round-robin tournament|round-robin]] as the number one seed with a 8–1 record, but ultimately won only the silver medal when they lost the final to Miranda Solem's team by a single point.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web|url=https://www.curlingzone.com/event.php?eventid=3016&eventtypeid=82&view=Scores#1|title=USA Junior Women's Championship – Scores|website=CurlingZone|access-date=Dec 21, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine|last=Kolesar|first=Terry|date=Spring 2013|title=Solem, Dropkin rinks win 2013 Junior National titles|url=http://content.yudu.com/A22r7t/USACurlingSpring2013|magazine=U.S. Curling News|pages=10–11|access-date=Jan 2, 2020}}</ref> Thiesse would still get to play at the [[2013 World Junior Curling Championships|2013 World Junior Championships]] though, as Solem asked her to join as their alternate. Thiesse would play in four games at the World Juniors as they finished in seventh place with a 4–5 record.<ref name=":4">{{Cite web|url=http://results.worldcurling.org/Championship/Details/479|title=World Junior Curling Championships 2013|website=World Curling Federation|access-date=Dec 21, 2019}}</ref><ref name=":5">{{Cite magazine|date=Summer 2013|title=American ladies finish seventh|url=http://content.yudu.com/A25wla/USACurlingSummer2013|magazine=U.S. Curling News|page=20|access-date=Jan 2, 2020}}</ref>
After Thiesse returned from the World Championship, she rejoined her Junior Nationals team, plus [[Mackenzie Lank]] as alternate, for one more event at the end of the season, the qualifier to represent the United States at the [[2013 Winter Universiade]]. The University Games Qualifier had five of the top Junior Women's teams and six of the top Junior Men's teams in the country competing.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.duluthnewstribune.com/sports/curling-duluth-teams-seek-qualify|title=Curling: Duluth teams seek to qualify|date=Apr 11, 2013|website=Duluth News Tribune|access-date=Jan 3, 2020}}</ref> Tied after the round-robin, Thiesse defeated [[Becca Hamilton]]'s team in a tiebreaker to earn their trip to the Winter Universiade next season.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.curlingzone.com/event.php?eventid=3089&eventtypeid=82&|title=Christensen wins 2013 University Games Qualifier|website=CurlingZone|access-date=Jan 3, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.teamusa.org/USA-Curling/Features/2013/May/29/WWUG-Trials?p=1|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131215221822/https://www.teamusa.org/USA-Curling/Features/2013/May/29/WWUG-Trials?p=1|url-status=dead|archive-date=December 15, 2013|title=WWUG Trials|work=USA Curling|access-date=Jan 3, 2020}}</ref>
====2013–2016: Junior High Performance Program==== Over the 2013 off-season, it was announced that the Christensen team was joining the [[United States Curling Association]]'s (USCA) Project 2018 Program, to which they were invited due to winning the University Games Qualifier at the end of the previous season.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.teamusa.org/USA-Curling/Features/2013/July/02/Project-2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130827040744/http://www.teamusa.org/USA-Curling/Features/2013/July/02/Project-2018|url-status=dead|archive-date=August 27, 2013|title=Six teams named to Project 2018 for 2013–14 season|last=Kolesar|first=Terry|date=Jul 2, 2013|website=USA Curling|access-date=Jan 30, 2020}}</ref> The Project 2018 Program was a part of the USCA High Performance Program intended to nurture junior curlers, with success at the [[2018 Winter Olympics]] as the goal.
Thiesse, Funk, and the Bauman sisters started the [[2013–14 curling season|2013–14 season]] off playing in a series of [[World Curling Tour]] (WCT) [[bonspiel]]s as a lead up to the 2013 Winter Universiade. They only won one game in each of the [[2013 Fort Wayne Summer Cash Spiel|Fort Wayne Summer Cash Spiel]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.curlingzone.com/event.php?view=Team&eventid=3131&teamid=69020|title=Christensen 1–4 at 2013 Fort Wayne Summer Cash Spiel|website=CurlingZone|access-date=Jan 3, 2020}}</ref> the [[2013 St. Paul Cash Spiel|St. Paul Cash Spiel]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.curlingzone.com/event.php?view=Team&eventid=3139&teamid=69477&profileid=|title=Christensen 1–4 at 2013 St. Paul Cash Spiel|website=CurlingZone|access-date=Jan 3, 2020}}</ref> and the [[Molson Cash Spiel]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.curlingzone.com/event.php?view=Team&eventid=3151&teamid=71206|title=Christensen 1–3 at 2013 Molson Cash Spiel|website=CurlingZone|access-date=Jan 3, 2020}}</ref> but won the [[2013 FSCC Early Cash]] bonspiel in [[Blaine, Minnesota]], their first WCT win.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.curlingzone.com/event.php?view=Main&eventid=3147|title=Christensen wins FSCC Early Cash|website=CurlingZone|access-date=Jan 3, 2020}}</ref> At the Winter Universiade, held in [[Trentino|Trentino, Italy]], Sonja Bauman and Mackenzie Lank swapped positions, with Lank taking over at lead.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.teamusa.org/Media/News/Curling/CURLING-Team-USA-heads-to-Italy-for-Winter-World-University-Games|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200103200401/https://www.teamusa.org/Media/News/Curling/CURLING-Team-USA-heads-to-Italy-for-Winter-World-University-Games|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 3, 2020|title=CURLING: Team USA heads to Italy for Winter World University Games|date=Dec 10, 2013|work=USA Curling|access-date=Jan 3, 2020}}</ref> The team missed the playoffs, finished the round-robin in eighth place with a 3–6 record.<ref name=":10">{{Cite news|url=https://www.teamusa.org/Media/News/Curling/CURLING-USA-men-to-play-tiebreaker-for-playoff-berth-at-2013-World-University-Games|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200103200315/https://www.teamusa.org/Media/News/Curling/CURLING-USA-men-to-play-tiebreaker-for-playoff-berth-at-2013-World-University-Games|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 3, 2020|title=CURLING: USA men to play tiebreaker for playoff berth at 2013 World University Games|date=Dec 15, 2013|work=USA Curling|access-date=Jan 3, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://results.worldcurling.org/Championship/Details/504|title=XXVI. Winter Universiade 2013|website=World Curling Federation|access-date=Jan 3, 2020}}</ref>
The USCA's High Performance Advisory Group picked Thiesse's team and [[Korey Dropkin|Korey Dropkin's]] team (the American boys' team at the Winter Universiade) to automatically earn berths at the 2014 United States Junior Nationals so they did not need to worry about play-downs, which were held very close in time to the Winter Universiade.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.teamusa.org/USA-Curling/Features/2013/August/22/HP-teams-selected-for-2014-Junior-Nationals|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140302001250/http://www.teamusa.org/USA-Curling/Features/2013/August/22/HP-teams-selected-for-2014-Junior-Nationals|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 2, 2014|title=HP teams selected for 2014 Junior Nationals|last=Brown|first=Derek|date=Aug 22, 2013|website=USA Curling|access-date=Jan 30, 2020}}</ref> Thiesse's team had a slightly tweaked line-up for Junior Nationals, with MacKenzie Lank at third, Anna Bauman still at second, Anna Hopkins joining the team at lead, and Sonja Bauman remaining as alternate. With a win over [[Sarah Anderson (curler)|Sarah Anderson's]] team in the final, Thiesse earned her second Junior Nationals title.<ref name=":13" /> At the [[2014 World Junior Curling Championships|2014 World Junior Championship]] Thiesse missed the playoffs, finishing in 6th place with a 5–4 record.<ref name=":11" /><ref name=":6">{{Cite web|url=http://results.worldcurling.org/Championship/Details/485|title=World Junior Curling Championships 2014|website=World Curling Federation|access-date=Dec 27, 2019}}</ref><ref name=":7">{{Cite magazine|date=May 2014|title=Cory Christensen leads American Ladies to 5–4 finish at World Junior Championships|url=http://content.yudu.com/A2ulcp/CurlingNewsSummer14|magazine=U.S. Curling News|page=42|access-date=Jan 3, 2020}}</ref>
After the 2013–14 season, the USCA revamped their High Performance Program from team-based to individual-based; curlers would be invited into the program as individuals and then assigned teammates. Thiesse was selected as the skip of the junior women's team, to play with Sarah Anderson at third, MacKenzie Lank at second, [[Jenna Martin (curler)|Jenna Haag]] at lead, and Sarah's twin sister [[Taylor Anderson-Heide|Taylor Anderson]] as alternate. The new Team Thiesse won the 2014 Molson Cash Spiel, a WCT event, defeating Canadian [[Kendra Lilly]] in the final.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.curlingzone.com/event.php?view=Team&eventid=3529&teamid=78291|title=Champion: Christensen wins 2014 Molson Cash Spiel|website=CurlingZone|access-date=Jan 30, 2020}}</ref> They then won the 2015 Junior National Championship, defeating [[Madison Bear|Madison Bear's]] team 10–6 in nine [[Glossary of curling#End|ends]] in the final.<ref name=":11" /><ref name=":14" /> A month later Thiesse made her first non-junior national appearance when her team competed at the [[2015 United States Women's Curling Championship|2015 United States Women's Championship]]. They finished the round-robin with a 8–1 record but lost in the 3 vs 4 [[Page playoff system|page playoff]] game to [[Patti Lank]], MacKenzie's mother and a five-time United States champion.<ref name=":15" /> At the [[2015 World Junior Curling Championships|2015 World Juniors]] Christensen finished the round-robin with a 5–4 record, the same as in 2014, but this time it was good enough to tie [[Lisa Gisler]]'s Switzerland team for the last playoffs berth. Christensen lost the tiebreaker game to Gisler, who would go on to win the bronze medal.<ref name=":8">{{Cite web|url=http://results.worldcurling.org/Championship/Details/527|title=World Junior Curling Championships 2015|website=World Curling Federation|access-date=Dec 27, 2019}}</ref><ref name=":9">{{Cite magazine|last=Kolesar|first=Terry|date=May 2015|title=U.S. teams sweep to fifth-place in Estonia|url=https://www.teamusa.org/-/media/USA_Curling/Documents/Curling-News/May-2015/May2015CNews.pdf|magazine=U.S. Curling News|page=12|access-date=Jan 3, 2020}}</ref>
Coming into the [[2015–16 curling season|2015–16 season]], Thiesse's team again had line-up changes since MacKenzie Lank was no longer part of the USCA High Performance Program and Jenna Haag had graduated from juniors to women's. Sarah Anderson kept her spot at third, Taylor Anderson moved to second, Madison Bear joined the team at lead, and Christine McMakin joined as alternate.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.teamusa.org/USA-Curling/Features/2015/May/22/High-Performance-Program-team-for-upcoming-season-announced|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150526002546/http://www.teamusa.org/USA-Curling/Features/2015/May/22/High-Performance-Program-team-for-upcoming-season-announced|url-status=dead|archive-date=May 26, 2015|title=High Performance Program team for upcoming season announced|last=Kolesar|first=Terry|date=May 22, 2015|website=USA Curling|access-date=Jan 30, 2020}}</ref> They again won a WCT event early in the season, going undefeated at the 2015 St. Paul Cash Spiel.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.curlingzone.com/event.php?view=Team&eventid=3854&teamid=87679&profileid=|title=Champion: Christensen wins 2015 St. Paul Cash Spiel|website=CurlingZone|access-date=Jan 30, 2020}}</ref> At the 2016 Junior National Championship the team finished with a perfect 11–0 record, never even needing to play a full ten end game.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.delcotimes.com/sports/broomall-s-anderson-sisters-curling-national-champions-again/article_cd85b289-4cf6-574f-9275-d75c8db8c263.html|title=Broomall's Anderson sisters curling national champions again|last=DeGeorge|first=Matthew|date=Jan 26, 2016|website=The Delaware County Daily Times|language=en|access-date=Jan 30, 2020|archive-date=January 31, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200131050755/https://www.delcotimes.com/sports/broomall-s-anderson-sisters-curling-national-champions-again/article_cd85b289-4cf6-574f-9275-d75c8db8c263.html|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name=":16" /> This was Thiesse's third Junior title in a row and fourth overall, the second most for a women's skip after [[Erika Brown (curler)|Erika Brown]]'s five titles.<ref name=":12">{{Cite web|url=https://www.teamusa.org/USA-Curling/Events/Championships-microsite/Inside-the-Championships/National-Championship-Events/Junior-National-Championships/Junior-National-Championships/Champions/Women|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171223102033/https://www.teamusa.org/USA-Curling/Events/Championships-microsite/Inside-the-Championships/National-Championship-Events/Junior-National-Championships/Junior-National-Championships/Champions/Women|url-status=dead|archive-date=December 23, 2017|title=Junior National Championships – Women|website=USA Curling|access-date=Dec 27, 2019}}</ref> It was also Thiesse and the Anderson twins' last Junior Nationals due to ageing out of juniors after this season. Winning Junior Nationals earned Team Christensen a spot at the [[2016 United States Women's Curling Championship|Women's National Championship]] in [[Jacksonville, Florida]], where they earned the fourth seed in the playoffs with a 3–3 round-robin record. They defeated [[Jamie Sinclair]] in the 3 vs 4 page playoff game<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.wiscnews.com/sports/amateur/curling-bear-advances-to-semifinals-at-usa-curling-national-championship/article_c3082b85-8010-5f01-891a-b2b77c691197.html|title=CURLING: Bear advances to semifinals at USA Curling National Championship|date=Feb 11, 2016|website=Portage Daily Register|language=en|access-date=Jan 30, 2020}}</ref> but then lost to [[Nina Roth]] in the semifinals, earning the bronze medal.<ref>{{Cite magazine|last=Davis|first=Terry|date=Summer 2016|title=Brown, Clark rinks earn national titles|url=http://content.yudu.com/web/y5b2/0A1yadv/Summer2016/flash/resources/index.htm|magazine=U.S. Curling News|page=14|access-date=Jan 30, 2020}}</ref>
At Thiesse's final [[2016 World Junior Curling Championships|World Junior Championship]], she found her greatest success, finishing the round-robin with a 7–2 record, good enough for the second seed in the page playoff system. In the 1 vs 2 playoff game, Thiesse defeated the number one seed, Canada, skipped by [[Mary Fay]]. This gave the United States a path straight to the final where they ultimately faced Canada again, this time losing 4–7 to earn the silver medal.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://results.worldcurling.org/Championship/Details/553|title=VoIP Defender World Junior Curling Championships 2016|website=World Curling Federation|access-date=Dec 27, 2019}}</ref>
====2016–2019: Graduation to women's play==== No longer in juniors, Thiesse and the Anderson twins were reunited with their former teammate Jenna Haag, who had aged out of juniors a year before them, for the [[2016–17 curling season|2016–17 season]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.teamusa.org/USA-Curling/Features/2016/July/14/HPP-team-lineups-announced|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160724144404/http://www.teamusa.org/USA-Curling/Features/2016/July/14/HPP-team-lineups-announced|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 24, 2016|title=HPP team lineups announced|last=Davis|first=Terry|date=2016-07-14|website=USA Curling|access-date=2020-02-06}}</ref> Thiesse returned to the St. Paul Cash Spiel and successfully defended her previous year's title, only losing one game throughout the tournament.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.tsn.ca/wct-cct-recap-laycock-nichols-scheidegger-win-big-on-thanksgiving-1.582916|title=WCT/CCT Recap: Laycock, Nichols, Scheidegger win big on Thanksgiving|date=2016-10-11|work=TSN|access-date=2020-02-05}}</ref> At the [[2017 United States Women's Curling Championship|2017 United States Women's Championship]] Team Christensen missed the playoffs, finishing with a 4–3 record.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.duluthnewstribune.com/sports/4219833-curling-shuster-perfect-through-nationals-prelims?amp|title=Curling: Shuster perfect through nationals prelims|date=2017-02-16|work=Duluth News Tribune|access-date=2020-02-05}}</ref> Despite falling short at Nationals, Thiesse still got to compete at the [[2017 World Women's Curling Championship|2017 World Women's Championship]] when Nina Roth's team added her as their alternate. At Worlds they finished in fifth place.<ref name=":17">{{Cite news|url=http://archivepyc.nbcolympics.com/news/meet-us-womens-curling-team|title=Meet the U.S. women's curling team|last=Cooper|first=Cara|date=2018-02-13|work=NBC News|access-date=2020-02-05}}</ref>
[[File:2018 Olympics Gangneung Curling Centre 2.jpg|thumb|alt=Inside view of Gangneung Curling Centre | [[Gangneung Gymnasium|Gangneung Curling Centre]], curling venue for the [[2018 Winter Olympics]]]] Team Christensen maintained their line-up for the [[2017–18 curling season|2017–18 season]], with the exception of [[Phill Drobnick]] replacing [[Ann Swisshelm]] as coach.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.teamusa.org/USA-Curling/For-Athletes/High-Performance-Program/Team-Results-201718-Season/Team-Cory-Christensen|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200206223647/https://www.teamusa.org/USA-Curling/For-Athletes/High-Performance-Program/Team-Results-201718-Season/Team-Cory-Christensen|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 6, 2020|title=Team Cory Christensen|website=USA Curling|access-date=2020-02-06}}</ref> They were one of only three women's teams competing at the [[2017 United States Olympic Curling Trials]], attempting to earn the chance to represent the United States at the 2018 Winter Olympics.<ref name=":18" /> At the Trials Team Christensen only won one game and Nina Roth's team ultimately became the Olympic team,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.teamusa.org/USA-Curling/Features/2017/November/15/Three-playoff-berths-secured-at-2018-Olympic-Trials|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200206223649/https://www.teamusa.org/USA-Curling/Features/2017/November/15/Three-playoff-berths-secured-at-2018-Olympic-Trials|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 6, 2020|title=Three playoff berths secured at 2018 Olympic Trials|last=Davis|first=Terry|date=2017-11-15|website=USA Curling|access-date=2020-02-06}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://olympics.nbcsports.com/2017/11/28/usa-curling-alternate-cory-christensen/|title=U.S. Olympic women's curling team names final member|last=Zaccardi|first=Nick|date=2017-11-28|work=NBC Sports|access-date=2020-02-06}}</ref> but Thiesse was again asked to be the alternate for Team Roth (the same position she filled at the 2017 World Championship).<ref name=":17" /><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.wdio.com/sports/usa-curling-two-duluth-natives-named-as-fifth-players/4686014/|title=Polo, Christensen Named As Alternates for U.S. Curling Teams at 2018 Winter Olympics|date=2017-11-28|work=WDIO|access-date=2020-02-06}}</ref> At the Olympics the team missed the playoffs, finishing eighth with a record of 4–5.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.hngnews.com/mcfarland_thistle/news/local/article_1aca95e8-9f2a-5be9-9f6a-6e8b6b0a1a57.html|title=Olympics a dream come true for Roth|last=Gerber|first=Amber|date=2018-03-07|work=McFarland Thistle|access-date=2020-02-06}}</ref>
Only a week after the women's curling wrapped up at the Olympics Thiesse was at the [[2018 United States Women's Curling Championship|2018 United States Women's Championship]] with her usual team of Sarah Anderson, Taylor Anderson, and Jenna Martin (née Haag). Team Christensen defeated [[Cora Farrell|Cora Farrell's]] team in the semifinals to face the defending champions, Team Jamie Sinclair, in the final.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.grandforksherald.com/sports/4415789-curling-finals-set-nationals|title=CURLING: Finals set at Nationals|last=Monteith|first=Austin|date=2018-03-09|work=Grand Forks Herald|access-date=2020-02-06}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.curlingzone.com/post.php?postid=1594|title=Christensen slides into USA Curling Nationals final|website=CurlingZone|access-date=2020-02-06}}</ref> Thiesse and Sinclair were tied after nine ends, but Sinclair scored a single point in the final end to win the gold medal.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.duluthnewstribune.com/sports/4416002-curling-christensen-rink-takes-silver|title=Curling: Christensen rink takes silver|date=2018-03-10|work=Duluth News Tribune|access-date=2020-02-06}}</ref>
The next season brought a new line-up for Team Christensen. The Anderson twins left to join Jamie Sinclair, replaced by Madison Bear at lead and Vicky Persinger at third, and Jenna Martin moved to second.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.teamusa.org/USA-Curling/For-Athletes/High-Performance-Program/Team-Results-201819-season/Team-Cory-Christensen|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200207004937/https://www.teamusa.org/USA-Curling/For-Athletes/High-Performance-Program/Team-Results-201819-season/Team-Cory-Christensen|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 7, 2020|title=Team Cory Christensen 2018–19|website=USA Curling|access-date=2020-02-06}}</ref> The team also got a new coach, Canadian Darah Blandford, in her first year with the USCA High Performance Program.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1069071/usa-curling-add-six-coaches-to-high-performance-programme|title=USA Curling add six coaches to high performance programme|last=Pavitt|first=Michael|date=2018-08-21|work=Inside the Games|access-date=2020-02-06}}</ref> Christensen was chosen to represent the United States at the [[2018–19 Curling World Cup – Third Leg|third leg of the Curling World Cup]] in [[Jönköping|Jönköping, Sweden]]; the Curling World Cup was a four-part international tournament held around the world throughout the curling season.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.curlingworldcup.com/news/team-shuster-the-star-attraction-for-home-crowd-in-omaha|title=TEAM SHUSTER THE STAR ATTRACTION FOR HOME CROWD IN OMAHA|date=2018-09-28|website=Curling World Cup|access-date=2020-02-06|archive-date=2020-02-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200207004947/https://www.curlingworldcup.com/news/team-shuster-the-star-attraction-for-home-crowd-in-omaha|url-status=dead}}</ref> There they finished with a 3–3 record.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.duluthnewstribune.com/sports/4565846-curling-duluth-curlers-out-world-cup|title=Curling: Duluth curlers out in World Cup|date=2019-02-02|work=Duluth News Tribune|access-date=2020-02-06}}</ref>
At the [[2019 United States Women's Curling Championship|2019 United States Women's Championship]] Thiesse finished the round-robin with a record of 5–2, good enough for the third seed in the page playoffs. In the 3 vs. 4 playoff game they defeated Stephanie Senneker's team by one point, 9–8. In the semifinal match against Nina Roth's team it came down to the last stone but Roth came through with the win, resulting in the bronze medal for Thiesse .<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.teamusa.org/USA-Curling/Features/2019/February/15/Finals-set-at-2019-National-Championships-in-Kalamazoo|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200207004936/https://www.teamusa.org/USA-Curling/Features/2019/February/15/Finals-set-at-2019-National-Championships-in-Kalamazoo|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 7, 2020|title=Finals set at 2019 National Championships in Kalamazoo|last=Davis|first=Terry|date=2019-02-15|website=USA Curling|access-date=2020-02-06}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thesportsexaminer.com/curling-schuster-wins-seventh-u-s-nationals-title-sinclair-takes-third-straight/|title=CURLING: Schuster wins seventh U.S. Nationals title; Sinclair takes third straight|last=Perelman|first=Rich|date=2019-02-17|work=The Sports Examiner|access-date=2020-02-06}}</ref>
====2019–2020: Team Sinclair==== Shortly after the [[2018–19 curling season]] ended it was announced that Thiesse's team was dissolving; Martin decided to step away from competitive curling, Bear became skip of her own team, and Thiesse and Persinger joined Jamie Sinclair's team.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.teamusa.org/USA-Curling/Features/2019/May/23/National-team-for-upcoming-season-announced|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190525171715/https://www.teamusa.org/USA-Curling/Features/2019/May/23/National-team-for-upcoming-season-announced|url-status=dead|archive-date=May 25, 2019|title=National team for upcoming season announced|last=Davis|first=Terry|date=May 23, 2019|work=USA Curling|access-date=Jan 9, 2020}}</ref> Thiesse and Persinger took the third and second spots on Team Sinclair, respectively, while Sarah and Taylor Anderson, who had previously played those positions, moved up to lead and alternate.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://thegrandslamofcurling.com/curling-team-changes-recap-for-2019-20-season/|title=Curling team changes recap for 2019-20 season|last=Brazeau|first=Jonathan|date=Jul 1, 2019|website=Pinty's Grand Slam of Curling|access-date=Jan 9, 2020}}</ref> Retired Canadian curler [[Cathy Overton-Clapham]] joined Team Sinclair as their coach for the [[2019–20 curling season|2019–20 season]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tsn.ca/hall-of-famer-cathy-overton-clapham-to-coach-team-jamie-sinclair-1.1348270|title=Hall of Famer Cathy Overton-Clapham to coach Team Jamie Sinclair|date=2019-08-08|website=TSN|language=en|access-date=2020-01-10}}</ref> On the WCT the team won the [[Red Deer Curling Classic]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.reddeeradvocate.com/sports/pahl-and-sinclair-win-at-red-deer-curling-classic/|title=Pahl and Sinclair win at Red Deer Curling Classic|last=Hackett|first=Byron|date=2019-11-18|website=Red Deer Advocate|language=en-US|access-date=2020-01-10}}</ref> and followed it a couple of weeks later by making it to the quarterfinals at the [[Curl Mesabi Classic]], where they lost to [[Tabitha Peterson]]'s team.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.teamusa.org/USA-Curling/Features/2019/December/02/Dropkin-rink-wins-Curl-Mesabi-title|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191227172347/https://www.teamusa.org/USA-Curling/Features/2019/December/02/Dropkin-rink-wins-Curl-Mesabi-title|url-status=dead|archive-date=December 27, 2019|title=Dropkin rink wins Curl Mesabi title|date=Dec 2, 2019|website=USA Curling|access-date=Jan 9, 2020}}</ref>
The [[2020 United States Women's Curling Championship|2020 United States Women's Championship]] was the first national championship for Thiesse in a position other than skip. Thiesse and Team Sinclair only lost one game in the round robin, earning the number one seed in the playoffs. In the 1 vs. 2 page playoff Thiesse lost to Tabitha Peterson's team, who they faced again in the final after defeating Ariel Traxler's junior team in the semifinals. Peterson defeated Team Sinclair a second time in the final, with a final score of 7–5, resulting in Thiesse's second Women's Nationals silver medal.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Schneider|first=Angela|url=https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2020/feb/15/tabitha-peterson-takes-aggressive-approach-to-deth/|title=Tabitha Peterson takes aggressive approach to dethrone Jamie Sinclair in women's title match of USA Curling Championships|date=2020-02-15|work=The Spokesman-Review|access-date=2020-02-19}}</ref>
====2020–2022: Team Christensen redux==== At the end of the 2020 curling season, Thiesse and the other three members of Team Sinclair chose to form a new team within the U.S. High Performance Program.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://thegrandslamofcurling.com/usa-curling-announces-rosters-for-peterson-christensen-teams/?fbclid=IwAR3e1WyCrvPCbMlwZiQWCsksL2nBNUGN0cySobO1p66u5PtHWETqFJtOBYM |first=Jonathan |last=Brazeau |title=Lineups set for Peterson, Christensen teams |website=Pinty's Grand Slam of Curling |date=April 28, 2020 |accessdate=April 30, 2021}}</ref> The new Team Christensen consisted of Cory as skip, Sarah Anderson third, Vicky Persinger second, and Taylor Anderson lead, with Cathy Overton-Clapham as coach. However, the 2020-21 season was largely shut down due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]]. The team ended the abbreviated season by winning the [[2021 United States Women's Curling Championship]], which was held in May that year, after being postponed from February. Thiesse finished the round robin with a 5–1 record, and won both of her playoff games, including defeating her former skip Jamie Sinclair in the final.
The following season, Christensen played in the [[2021 United States Olympic Curling Trials]]. Her team finished the round robin with a 7–3 record, putting her into the best-of-three final against [[Tabitha Peterson]]. The Thiesse rink lost two straight, missing a chance to make it to the 2021 Olympics. After the 2022 US Women's Championship were cancelled, Thiesse was invited to represent the United States at the [[2022 World Women's Curling Championship]]. There, she led the United States to a 8–4 round robin record, and lost in the qualification game against Sweden's [[Anna Hasselborg]]. Thiesse wrapped up the season by playing in the [[2022 Champions Cup (curling)|2022 Champions Cup]] Grand Slam event, where she missed the playoffs.
====2022–present: Team Peterson==== Following the 2021–22 season, Thiesse's team broke up and she joined the [[Tabitha Peterson]] rink as their new third with second [[Becca Hamilton]] and lead [[Tara Peterson]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.teamusa.com/news/2023/march/17/curling-teammates-sisters-tabitha-and-tara-peterson-back-for-another-run-at-worlds|title=Curling teammates, sisters Tabitha and Tara Peterson back for another run at Worlds|publisher=Team USA|author=Todd Kortemeier|date=March 17, 2023|access-date=August 24, 2023}}</ref> After a semifinal finish at the US Open of Curling, the team missed the playoffs at both the [[2022 National]] and the [[2022 Tour Challenge]] Slam events.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://thegrandslamofcurling.com/lawes-defeats-einarson-to-secure-hearinglife-tour-challenge-playoff-spot/|title=Lawes defeats Einarson to secure HearingLife Tour Challenge playoff spot|publisher=Grand Slam of Curling|author=Jonathan Brazeau|date=October 22, 2022|access-date=August 24, 2023}}</ref> They represented the United States at the [[2022 Pan Continental Curling Championships]] where they finished first in the round robin with a 7–1 record.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://worldcurling.org/2022/11/pccc-sf-women/|title=Women's round-robins draw to a close|publisher=World Curling Federation|date=November 5, 2022|access-date=August 24, 2023}}</ref> They then lost to South Korea and Canada in the semifinal and bronze medal game respectively, finishing fourth.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://worldcurling.org/2022/11/women-final-pccc/|title=Japan women claim first Pan Continental title|publisher=World Curling Federation|date=November 7, 2022|access-date=August 24, 2023}}</ref> In their next event, Team Peterson reached the semifinals of the [[Red Deer Curling Classic]] where they lost to [[Rachel Homan]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.tsn.ca/curling/matt-dunstone-rachel-homan-red-deer-classic-curling-1.1881830|title=Dunstone enters winner's circle at Red Deer Classic; Homan wins again|publisher=TSN|date=November 21, 2022|access-date=August 24, 2023}}</ref> At the [[2022 Masters (curling)|2022 Masters]], the team made it to the semifinals before losing to the Einarson rink.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://thegrandslamofcurling.com/homan-vs-einarson-mouat-vs-retornaz-set-for-wfg-masters-finals/|title=Homan vs. Einarson, Mouat vs. Retornaz set for WFG Masters finals|publisher=Grand Slam of Curling|author=Jonathan Brazeau|date=December 10, 2022|access-date=August 24, 2023}}</ref> The following week, they won the Curl Mesabi Classic.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://curlingzone.com/event.php?view=Main&eventid=7376|title=2023 Curl Mesabi Classic|website=CurlingZone|access-date=August 24, 2023}}</ref> In the new year, the team went undefeated to claim the [[2023 United States Women's Curling Championship]], defeating [[Delaney Strouse]] 8–5 in the final.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.usacurling.org/press-releases/womensnationalsfinal-et563|title=2023 USA Curling women's national champions crowned|publisher=USA Curling|date=February 11, 2023|access-date=August 24, 2023}}</ref> This qualified them for the [[2023 World Women's Curling Championship]] where they finished just outside the playoffs with a 6–6 record.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://worldcurling.org/2023/03/dayseven-wwc/|title=Live Blog: Day seven at the WWCC|publisher=World Curling Federation|date=March 24, 2023|access-date=August 24, 2023}}</ref> The team ended their season at the [[2023 Players' Championship]] and the [[2023 Champions Cup (curling)|2023 Champions Cup]] Grand Slam events where they reached the quarterfinals and semifinals respectively. Thiesse did not play with the team at the Champions Cup, however.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://thegrandslamofcurling.com/einarson-faces-homan-in-kioti-tractor-champions-cup-womens-final/|title=Einarson faces Homan in KIOTI Tractor Champions Cup women's final|publisher=Grand Slam of Curling|author=Jonathan Brazeau|date=May 7, 2023|access-date=August 24, 2023}}</ref>
Team Peterson won their second event of the [[2023–24 curling season|2023–24 season]], losing just one game en route to claiming the US Open of Curling.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.curlingzone.com/event.php?view=Team&eventid=8049&teamid=170922|title=2023 US Open of Curling|website=CurlingZone|access-date=April 7, 2024}}</ref> They also had a semifinal finish at the [[2023 Stu Sells Oakville Tankard]] and a quarterfinal appearance at the [[2023 Curlers Corner Autumn Gold Curling Classic]]. For the [[2023 Pan Continental Curling Championships]], the team changed their lineup with Tara Peterson and Becca Hamilton switching positions to second and lead on the team respectively.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://livescores.worldcurling.org/pccc/aspnet/teamdetail?EventID=2&TeamID=20|title=Team Profile: Women A-Division: United States|website=World Curling Federation|access-date=April 7, 2024}}</ref> The move worked as they finished 6–1 through the round robin. After a semifinal loss to Japan's [[Satsuki Fujisawa]], Team Peterson bounced back to claim the bronze medal, stealing in an extra end to defeat Canada's [[Kerri Einarson]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://worldcurling.org/2023/11/womens-bronze/|title=United States win Pan Continental bronze|publisher=World Curling Federation|date=November 4, 2023|access-date=April 7, 2024}}</ref> In Grand Slam play, they only qualified in one of the four events they played in, the [[2023 Masters (curling)|2023 Masters]], losing in the quarterfinals to [[Silvana Tirinzoni]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://thegrandslamofcurling.com/defending-champ-einarson-steals-spot-in-wfg-masters-semifinals-from-gim/|title=Defending champ Einarson steals spot in WFG Masters semifinals from Gim|publisher=Grand Slam of Curling|author=Jonathan Brazeau|date=December 16, 2023|access-date=April 7, 2024}}</ref> At the [[2024 United States Women's Curling Championship]], the Peterson rink lost their first game to [[Sarah Anderson (curler)|Sarah Anderson]] before running the table the rest of the event. In the final, they doubled up on Team Anderson 10–5 to defend their title as national champions and qualify for the [[2024 World Women's Curling Championship]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.usacurling.org/press-releases/2024nationalswinners|title=Peterson, Shuster defend national titles|publisher=USA Curling|date=February 5, 2024|access-date=April 7, 2024}}</ref> At Worlds, the team struggled to find consistency, ultimately finishing 6–6 and failing to reach the playoffs for a second year in a row.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://worldcurling.org/2024/03/play-off-teams-2/|title=Saturday's World Women's play-off matchups set|publisher=World Curling Federation|date=March 23, 2024|access-date=April 7, 2024}}</ref> Hamilton would announce that she would be stepping back from women's curling at the end of the season. Team Peterson would later announce that [[Taylor Anderson-Heide]] would be joining the team as their new lead.
Team Peterson would win the [[2025 United States Olympic curling trials]], qualifying them to represent the United States at the [[2025 Olympic Qualification Event – Curling|2025 Olympic Qualification Event]]. There, they would finish round robin play with a 5–2 record, then beat Norway's [[Marianne Rørvik]] 8–4 to qualify for the [[Curling at the 2026 Winter Olympics – Women's tournament|2026 Winter Olympics]].
===Mixed doubles=== During the [[2014–15 curling season|2014–15 season]] Thiesse made her competitive debut in [[Doubles curling|mixed doubles]], a discipline of curling where teams are composed of one man and one woman. Thiesse teamed up with Derek Benson for the [[2015 United States Mixed Doubles Curling Championship|2015 United States Mixed Doubles Championship]]. They finished with a 2–3 record, missing the playoffs, but one of their two wins was over [[Maureen Stolt|Maureen]] and [[Peter Stolt]], who went on to win the silver medal.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.curlingzone.com/event.php?view=Team&eventid=3591&teamid=82202|title=Christensen 2–3 at 2015 U.S. National Mixed Doubles Championship|website=CurlingZone|access-date=Jan 31, 2020}}</ref>
Thiesse did not return to the Mixed Doubles National Championship in [[2016 United States Mixed Doubles Curling Championship|2016]] but did join [[John Shuster]] to compete at the USCA's World Mixed Doubles Trials, a separate competition held to determine the United States representative at the [[2016 World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship|2016 World Mixed Doubles Championship]]. Shuster and Thiesse made it through a playdown of the USCA High Performance athletes to earn a spot in the World Trials.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.teamusa.org/USA-Curling/Features/2016/February/04/Field-set-for-2016-World-Mixed-Doubles-Trials|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160208031134/http://www.teamusa.org/USA-Curling/Features/2016/February/04/Field-set-for-2016-World-Mixed-Doubles-Trials|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 8, 2016|title=Field set for 2016 World Mixed Doubles Trials|last=Davis|first=Terry|date=Feb 4, 2016|website=USA Curling|access-date=Jan 31, 2020}}</ref> At the World Trials they finished with a 2–5 record.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.curlingzone.com/event.php?view=Team&eventid=4220&teamid=95660|title=Shuster 2–5 at 2016 USA Mixed Doubles World Trails|website=CurlingZone|access-date=Jan 31, 2020}}</ref>
Thiesse continued to compete in mixed doubles with John Shuster. The pair finished in second place at the [[2017 United States Mixed Doubles Curling Olympic Trials]] and earned a national championship in [[2019 United States Mixed Doubles Curling Championship|2019]].<ref>{{cite news | title = Curling: Shuster, Christensen win national title | newspaper = [[Duluth News Tribune]] | language = en | date = 2019-03-03 | url = https://www.duluthnewstribune.com/sports/4579725-curling-shuster-christensen-win-national-title | access-date = 2019-03-07}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thesportsexaminer.com/curling-more-shuster-magic-as-he-wins-with-christensen-in-u-s-mixed-doubles-nationals/|title=CURLING: More Shuster magic, as he wins with Christensen in U.S. Mixed Doubles Nationals|last=Perelman|first=Rich|date=2019-03-03|work=The Sports Examiner|access-date=2020-02-06}}</ref> For winning the National Championship Thiesse and Shuster got to continue on to the [[2019 World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship]], where they defeated Australia to earn the bronze medal.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://results.worldcurling.org/Championship/Details/641|title=World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship 2019|website=World Curling Federation|access-date=2020-02-06}}</ref> Thiesse and Shuster were named the United States Curling Association's 2019 Team of the Year for their accomplishments in mixed doubles.<ref name=":19" /> Thiesse and Shuster then went 5–4 at the [[2021 United States mixed doubles curling Olympic trials]], and lost in a tiebreaker to Jamie Sinclair and [[Rich Ruohonen]].
Thiesse partnered with [[Korey Dropkin]] after six seasons with John Shuster. In their two tour events, the pair reached the semifinals of the [[Qualico Mixed Doubles Classic]] and lost in the final of the Southern Mixed Doubles.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.curlingzone.com/event.php?view=Main&eventid=7710|title=2022 Southern Mixed Doubles|website=CurlingZone|access-date=August 24, 2023}}</ref> At the [[2023 United States Mixed Doubles Curling Championship]], the pair went undefeated to win the gold medal, defeating former teammate Sarah Anderson and [[Andrew Stopera]] in the final.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.usacurling.org/press-releases/mixeddoublesnationalskalamazoo-c3k8f|title=Mixed doubles national champs crowned|publisher=USA Curling|date=March 6, 2023|access-date=August 24, 2023}}</ref> This qualified Thiesse and Dropkin for the [[2023 World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship]] where they finished second in their pool with a 7–2 record.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://worldcurling.org/2023/04/wmdcc2023-rr-wrap/|title=World Mixed Doubles round robin concludes|publisher=World Curling Federation|date=April 27, 2023|access-date=August 24, 2023}}</ref> The pair then defeated pre-tournament favorites Scotland and Canada in the quarters and semis. They then won 8–2 in the final against Japan's [[Chiaki Matsumura]] and [[Yasumasa Tanida]] to become the world mixed doubles champions, the first time the United States had ever won the title.<ref name="Doubles Gold"/>
Trying to repeat as world mixed doubles champions, Thiesse and Dropkin played in two events to prepare for the [[2024 United States Mixed Doubles Curling Championship]]. After a 6–1 semifinal finish at the Oakville Mixed Doubles Super Series, the pair went an undefeated 8–0 to claim the [[Rocky Mountain Mixed Doubles Classic]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.rmoutlook.com/local-sports/team-korey-and-cory-victorious-in-bow-valley-curling-classic-8078081|title=Team Korey and Cory victorious in Bow Valley curling classic|publisher=Rocky Mountain Outlook|author=Jordan Small|date=January 10, 2024|access-date=April 7, 2024}}</ref> At the national championship, the team had a strong round robin, going undefeated to earn a bye to the semifinals. After defeating [[Aileen Geving]] and Thiesse's former partner John Shuster, Thiesse and Dropkin lost just their second game of the season, dropping the final 7–6 to Becca and [[Matt Hamilton (curler)|Matt Hamilton]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.usacurling.org/press-releases/2024mixedoubleschampions|title=Hamilton/Hamilton capture 2024 Mixed Doubles national championship|publisher=USA Curling|date=March 5, 2024|access-date=April 7, 2024}}</ref> Their silver medal performance however, qualified them for the [[2025 United States Mixed Doubles Curling Olympic Trials]]. At the US Olympic Trials, Thiesse and Dropkin went 8–1 in the round robin, and then went on to beat Sarah Anderson and Andrew Stopera in a best of three games final to qualify for the [[2025 World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship]]. At the 2025 Worlds, Thiesse and Dropkin would finish in 5th place, earning enough points to directly qualify them to represent the USA at the [[Curling at the 2026 Winter Olympics|2026 Winter Olympics]]. In those Olympics she and Dropkin became the first American team to win a medal in Olympic mixed doubles curling, winning the silver medal and making her the first American woman to win any Olympic medal in curling.<ref name="auto1"/><ref name="auto"/>
==Personal life== Thiesse grew up in Duluth, Minnesota. She started curling at an early age, facilitated by both of her parents curling and the local [[Duluth Curling Club]] having a strong youth program.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://worldcurling.org/2019/09/cory-christensen/|title=Meet United States Olympian Cory Christensen|date=Sep 20, 2019|website=World Curling Federation|access-date=Jan 3, 2020}}</ref> Her mother, Linda Christensen, has found competitive success on the curling ice as well, winning the [[United States Senior Curling Championships|United States Senior Curling Championship]] twice, in 2015 and 2016, and earning the bronze medal at the [[2015 World Senior Curling Championships – Women's tournament|2015 World Senior Championship]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.teamusa.org/usa-curling/athletes/Linda-Christensen|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150908001643/http://www.teamusa.org/usa-curling/athletes/Linda-Christensen|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 8, 2015|title=Linda Christensen|website=USA Curling|access-date=Jan 3, 2020}}</ref>
Thiesse studied exercise science at the [[University of Minnesota Duluth|University of Minnesota, Duluth]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://twin-cities.umn.edu/news-events/maroon-and-gold-olympics|title=Maroon and gold in the Olympics|date=Feb 8, 2018|website=University of Minnesota|access-date=Jan 3, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.wthr.com/article/cory-christensen-olympic-student-athlete|title=Cory Christensen: Olympic student-athlete|last=Shelton|first=Josh|date=Feb 13, 2018|work=WTHR|access-date=Jan 3, 2020}}</ref> She works as a lab technician.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.curling.ca/files/2024/03/2024-BKT-Tires-World-Womens-Curling-Championship-media-guide-V1.pdf|title=2024 World Women's Curling Championship Media Guide|work=[[Curling Canada]]|accessdate=11 March 2024}}</ref>
On June 4, 2022, she married Sam Thiesse.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.theknot.com/us/sam-thiesse-and-cory-christensen-jun-2022 |title=Sam Thiesse and Cory Christensen's Wedding Website |language=en |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20221102002350/https://www.theknot.com/us/sam-thiesse-and-cory-christensen-jun-2022 |archivedate=2022-11-02 }}</ref>
==Awards==
* 2011 Women's Curtis Cup for Sportsmanship<ref name=":0" /> * USA Curling’s 2016 Female Athlete of the Year<ref name=":18">{{Cite web|url=http://www.startribune.com/cory-christensen-likes-her-young-team-s-chances-at-u-s-olympic-curling-trials/456773573/|title=Cory Christensen likes her young team's chances at U.S. Olympic Curling Trials|last=Blount|first=Rachel|date=Nov 10, 2017|website=Star Tribune|access-date=Jan 11, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.teamusa.org/USA-Curling/For-Athletes/Awards/Female-Athlete-of-the-Year|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140121071934/http://www.teamusa.org/USA-Curling/For-Athletes/Awards/Female-Athlete-of-the-Year|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 21, 2014|title=Female Athlete of the Year|website=USA Curling|access-date=Jan 11, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.teamusa.org/USA-Curling/Features/2016/August/01/2016-Team-and-Athlete-of-the-Year-awards-announced|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160804020254/http://www.teamusa.org/USA-Curling/Features/2016/August/01/2016-Team-and-Athlete-of-the-Year-awards-announced|url-status=dead|archive-date=August 4, 2016|title=2016 Team and Athlete of the Year awards announced|last=Davis|first=Terry|date=2016-08-01|website=USA Curling|access-date=2020-02-06}}</ref> * USA Curling's 2019 Team of the Year<ref name=":19">{{Cite web|url=https://www.hibbingmn.com/free_press/usa-curling-honors-shuster-christensen/article_5423448c-d04c-11e9-b3f7-4f4a4f392f47.html|title=USA Curling honors Shuster, Christensen|date=Sep 5, 2019|website=Hibbing Daily Tribune|language=en|access-date=Jan 11, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.teamusa.org/USA-Curling/For-Athletes/Awards/Team-of-the-Year|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140121071940/http://www.teamusa.org/USA-Curling/For-Athletes/Awards/Team-of-the-Year|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 21, 2014|title=Team of the Year|website=USA Curling|access-date=Jan 11, 2020}}</ref>
==Teams==
===Women's=== {| class="wikitable" |- ! scope="col"| Season ! scope="col"| Skip ! scope="col"| Third ! scope="col"| Second ! scope="col"| Lead ! scope="col"| Alternate ! scope="col"| Coach ! scope="col"| Events |- ! scope="row"| 2010–11 | Cory Christensen ||[[Elizabeth Busche]] || Anna Bauman || Sonja Bauman || || || 2011 [[United States Junior Curling Championships|USJCC]] (5th)<ref name=":0" /> |- ! scope="row"| 2011–12 | Cory Christensen || Elizabeth Busche || Anna Bauman || Sonja Bauman || Rebecca Funk ||Linda Christensen |[[2012 United States Junior Curling Championships|2012 USJCC]] {{Gold1}}<ref name=":1" /><br/>{{WJCC|2012|2012 WJCC}} (10th)<ref name=":2" /> |- ! scope="row" rowspan=2| 2012–13 |Cory Christensen || Rebecca Funk || Anna Bauman || Sonja Bauman || || Linda Christensen ||[[2013 United States Junior Curling Championships|2013 USJCC]] {{Silver2}}<ref name=":3" /> |- || Miranda Solem || [[Vicky Persinger]] || Karlie Koenig || Chelsea Solem || Cory Christensen || Mike Solem and [[John Benton (curler)|John Benton]]||{{WJCC|2013|2013 WJCC}} (7th)<ref name=":4" /><ref name=":5" /> |- ! scope="row" rowspan=2| 2013–14 |Cory Christensen || Rebecca Funk || Anna Bauman || [[Mackenzie Lank]] || Sonja Bauman || John Benton ||[[Curling at the 2013 Winter Universiade|2013 WUG]] (8th)<ref name=":10" /> |- || Cory Christensen || Mackenzie Lank || Anna Bauman || Anna Hopkins || Tina Persinger || Linda Christensen || 2014 USJCC {{Gold1}}<ref name=":13">{{Cite magazine|last=Kolesar|first=Terry|date=May 2014|title=Minnesota girls, Washington boys capture national junior titles|url=http://content.yudu.com/A2ulcp/CurlingNewsSummer14|magazine=U.S. Curling News|page=10|access-date=Jan 3, 2020}}</ref><br/>{{WJCC|2014|2014 WJCC}} (6th)<ref name=":6" /><ref name=":7" /> |- ! scope="row"| 2014–15 |Cory Christensen ||[[Sarah Anderson (curler)|Sarah Anderson]] || Mackenzie Lank ||[[Jenna Haag]] || [[Taylor Anderson-Heide|Taylor Anderson]] || John Benton || 2015 USJCC {{Gold1}}<ref name=":14">{{Cite magazine|last=Kolesar|first=Terry|date=Spring 2015|title=Minnesota boys, High Performance girls capture 2015 Junior Nationals titles|url=https://www.teamusa.org/-/media/USA_Curling/Documents/Curling-News/Spring-2015/CNewsSpring2015_web.pdf|magazine=U.S. Curling News|pages=12–13|access-date=Jan 3, 2020}}</ref><br/>[[2015 United States Women's Curling Championship|2015 USWCC]] (4th)<ref name=":15">{{Cite magazine|last=Kolesar|first=Terry|date=May 2015|title=Olympians Brown, Shuster lead teams to national titles|url=https://www.teamusa.org/-/media/USA_Curling/Documents/Curling-News/May-2015/May2015CNews.pdf|magazine=U.S. Curling News|pages=16–17|access-date=Jan 3, 2020}}</ref><br/>{{WJCC|2015|2015 WJCC}} (5th)<ref name=":8" /><ref name=":9" /> |- ! scope="row"| 2015–16 |Cory Christensen || Sarah Anderson || Taylor Anderson ||[[Madison Bear]]|| Christine McMakin || Dave Jensen || 2016 USJCC {{Gold1}}<ref name=":16">{{Cite magazine|last=Davis|first=Terry|date=Spring 2016|title=High Performance teams sweep to gold|url=http://content.yudu.com/web/y5b2/0A1yadv/Spring2016|magazine=U.S. Curling News|pages=8–9|access-date=Jan 3, 2020}}</ref><br/>[[2016 United States Women's Curling Championship|2016 USWCC]] {{Bronze3}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.curlingzone.com/event.php?task=Event&view=Main&eventid=4186|title=Brown wins 2016 USA Women's National Curling Championship|website=CurlingZone|access-date=Jan 3, 2020}}</ref><br/>{{WJCC|2016|2016 WJCC}} {{Silver2}}<ref>{{Cite magazine|last=Davis|first=Terry|date=Summer 2016|title=Double silver for Team USA|url=http://content.yudu.com/web/y5b2/0A1yadv/Summer2016|magazine=U.S. Curling News|page=9|access-date=Jan 3, 2020}}</ref> |- ! scope="row" rowspan=2| 2016–17 |Cory Christensen || Sarah Anderson || Taylor Anderson || Jenna Haag || || [[Ann Swisshelm]] || [[2017 United States Women's Curling Championship|2017 USWCC]] (5th) |- || [[Nina Roth]] || [[Tabitha Peterson]] || [[Aileen Geving]] || [[Becca Hamilton]] || Cory Christensen ||Ann Swisshelm |{{WWCC|2017|2017 WWCC}} (5th) |- ! scope="row" rowspan=2| 2017–18 |Cory Christensen || Sarah Anderson || Taylor Anderson || Jenna Martin || || [[Phill Drobnick]] || [[2017 United States Olympic Curling Trials|2017 USOCT]] (3rd)<br/>[[2018 United States Women's Curling Championship|2018 USWCC]] {{Silver2}} |- || Nina Roth || Tabitha Peterson || Aileen Geving || Becca Hamilton || Cory Christensen ||[[Al Hackner]] |[[Curling at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Women's tournament|2018 WOG]] (8th) |- ! scope="row"| 2018–19 |Cory Christensen || Vicky Persinger || Jenna Martin ||Madison Bear|| ||[[Pete Fenson]] (CWC)
Darah Blandford (USWCC) |[[2018–19 Curling World Cup – Third Leg|CWC/3]] (5th)<br/>[[2019 United States Women's Curling Championship|2019 USWCC]] {{Bronze3}} |- ! scope="row"| 2019–20 |[[Jamie Sinclair]] || Cory Christensen || Vicky Persinger || Taylor Anderson || Sarah Anderson || [[Cathy Overton-Clapham]]||[[2020 United States Women's Curling Championship|2020 USWCC]] {{Silver2}} |- ! scope="row"| 2020–21 | Cory Christensen || Sarah Anderson || Vicky Persinger || Taylor Anderson || || Cathy Overton-Clapham || {{USWCC|2021|2021 USWCC}} {{Gold1}} |- ! scope="row"| 2021–22 | Cory Christensen || Sarah Anderson || Vicky Persinger || Taylor Anderson || [[Sydney Mullaney]] || Cathy Overton-Clapham || [[2021 United States Olympic Curling Trials|2021 USOCT]] {{Silver2}} <br> {{WWCC|2022|2022 WWCC}} (5th) |- ! scope="row"| 2022–23 | Tabitha Peterson || Cory Thiesse || Becca Hamilton || [[Tara Peterson]] || Vicky Persinger (PCCC/WWCC) || [[Laine Peters]] || {{PCCC|2022|2022 PCCC}} (4th) <br> {{USWCC|2023|2023 USWCC}} {{Gold1}} <br> {{WWCC|2023|2023 WWCC}} (7th) |- ! scope="row"| 2023–24 | Tabitha Peterson || Cory Thiesse || Tara Peterson || Becca Hamilton || Vicky Persinger (PCCC/WWCC) || Cathy Overton-Clapham || {{PCCC|2023|2023 PCCC}} {{Bronze3}} <br> {{USWCC|2024|2024 USWCC}} {{Gold1}} <br> {{WWCC|2024|2024 WWCC}} (7th) |- ! scope="row" rowspan=2| 2024–25 | Tabitha Peterson || Cory Thiesse || Tara Peterson || Taylor Anderson-Heide || Vicky Persinger || Cathy Overton-Clapham || {{USWCC|2025|2025 USWCC}} {{Gold1}} <br> {{WWCC|2025|2025 WWCC}} (12th) |- | Cory Thiesse || Vicky Persinger || Tara Peterson || Taylor Anderson-Heide || Aileen Geving || Cathy Overton-Clapham || {{PCCC|2024|2024 PCCC}} (5th) |- ! scope="row"| 2025–26 | Tabitha Peterson || Cory Thiesse || Tara Peterson || Taylor Anderson-Heide || || Cathy Overton-Clapham || |}
===Mixed doubles=== {| class="wikitable" |- ! scope="col"| Season ! scope="col"| Female ! scope="col"| Male ! scope="col"| Events |- ! scope="row"| 2014–15 | Cory Christensen || Derek Benson || [[2015 United States Mixed Doubles Curling Championship|2015 USMDCC]] (DNQ)<ref>{{Cite magazine|last=Kolesar|first=Terry|date=Spring 2015|title=Teens prevail at U.S. Mixed Doubles Championship|url=https://www.teamusa.org/-/media/USA_Curling/Documents/Curling-News/Spring-2015/CNewsSpring2015_web.pdf|magazine=U.S. Curling News|page=14|access-date=Jan 3, 2020}}</ref> |- ! scope="row"| 2015–16 | Cory Christensen || [[John Shuster]] || |- ! scope="row"| 2016–17 | Cory Christensen || John Shuster || [[2017 United States Mixed Doubles Curling Olympic Trials|2017 USMDOT]] (2nd)<br/>[[2017 United States Mixed Doubles Curling Championship|2017 USMDCC]] (TB) |- ! scope="row"| 2018–19 | Cory Christensen || John Shuster || [[2019 United States Mixed Doubles Curling Championship|2019 USMDCC]] {{Gold1}}<br/>{{WMDCC|2019|2019 WMDCC}} {{Bronze3}} |- ! scope="row"| 2019–20 | Cory Christensen || John Shuster || [[2020 United States Mixed Doubles Curling Championship|2020 USMDCC]] {{Silver2}} |- ! scope="row"| 2020–21<ref>{{cite web |title=Mixed Doubles Teams Announced |url=https://www.teamusa.org/USA-Curling/Features/2020/May/20/Mixed-Doubles-Teams-Announced |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200520160906/https://www.teamusa.org/USA-Curling/Features/2020/May/20/Mixed-Doubles-Teams-Announced |url-status=dead |archive-date=May 20, 2020 |website=USA Curling |accessdate=May 20, 2020 |date=May 20, 2020}}</ref> | Cory Christensen || John Shuster || |- ! scope="row"| 2021–22 | Cory Christensen || John Shuster || [[2021 United States Mixed Doubles Curling Olympic Trials|2021 USMDOT]] (T5th) |- ! scope="row"| 2022–23 | Cory Thiesse || [[Korey Dropkin]] || {{USMDCC|2023|2023 USMDCC}} {{Gold1}} <br> {{WMDCC|2023|2023 WMDCC}} {{Gold1}} |- ! scope="row"| 2023–24 | Cory Thiesse || Korey Dropkin || {{USMDCC|2024|2024 USMDCC}} {{Silver2}} |- ! scope="row"| 2024–25 | Cory Thiesse || Korey Dropkin || [[2025 United States Mixed Doubles Curling Olympic Trials|2025 USMDOT]] {{Gold1}} |- ! scope="row"| 2025–26 | Cory Thiesse || Korey Dropkin || [[Curling at the 2026 Winter Olympics – Mixed doubles tournament|2026 WOG]] {{Silver2}} |}
==Grand Slam record== {{Curling GS key}} {{clear}} {| class="wikitable" border="1" |- ! Event ! [[2018–19 curling season|2018–19]] ! [[2019–20 curling season|2019–20]] ! [[2020–21 curling season|2020–21]] ! [[2021–22 curling season|2021–22]] ! [[2022–23 curling season|2022–23]] ! [[2023–24 curling season|2023–24]] ! [[2024–25 curling season|2024–25]] ! [[2025–26 curling season|2025–26]] |- | [[Masters (curling)|Masters]] |style="background:#EFEFEF;"| DNP |style="background:#EFEFEF;"| DNP |style="background:#EFEFEF;"| N/A |style="background:#EFEFEF;"| DNP |style="background:yellow;"| [[2022 Masters (curling)|SF]] |style="background:#ffebcd;"| [[2023 Masters (curling)|QF]] |style="background:#EFEFEF;"| DNP |style="background:#afeeee;"| [[2025 Masters (September)|T2]] |- | [[Tour Challenge]] |style="background:#afeeee;"| [[2018 Tour Challenge|Q]] |style="background:#EFEFEF;"| DNP |style="background:#EFEFEF;"| N/A |style="background:#EFEFEF;"| N/A |style="background:#afeeee;"| [[2022 Tour Challenge|Q]] |style="background:#afeeee;"| [[2023 Tour Challenge|Q]] |style="background:#afeeee;"| [[2024 Tour Challenge|Q]] |style="background:#EFEFEF;"| DNP |- | [[National (curling)|The National]] |style="background:#EFEFEF;"| DNP |style="background:#EFEFEF;"| DNP |style="background:#EFEFEF;"| N/A |style="background:#EFEFEF;"| DNP |style="background:#afeeee;"| [[2022 National|Q]] |style="background:#afeeee;"| [[2023 National|Q]] |style="background:#EFEFEF;"| DNP |style="background:#EFEFEF;"| DNP |- | [[Canadian Open (curling)|Canadian Open]] |style="background:#EFEFEF;"| DNP |style="background:#EFEFEF;"| DNP |style="background:#EFEFEF;"| N/A |style="background:#EFEFEF;"| N/A |style="background:#afeeee;"| [[2023 Canadian Open (curling)|Q]] |style="background:#afeeee;"| [[2024 Canadian Open (January)|Q]] |style="background:#EFEFEF;"| DNP |style="background:#EFEFEF;"| DNP |- | [[Players' Championship|Players']] |style="background:#EFEFEF;"| DNP |style="background:#EFEFEF;"| N/A |style="background:#EFEFEF;"| DNP |style="background:#EFEFEF;"| DNP |style="background:#ffebcd;"| [[2023 Players' Championship|QF]] |style="background:#EFEFEF;"| DNP |style="background:#EFEFEF;"| DNP |style="background:#ffebcd;"| [[2026 Players' Championship (January)|QF]] |- | [[Champions Cup (curling)|Champions Cup]] |style="background:#EFEFEF;"| DNP |style="background:#EFEFEF;"| N/A |style="background:#EFEFEF;"| DNP |style="background:#afeeee;"| [[2022 Champions Cup (curling)|Q]] |style="background:#EFEFEF;"| DNP |style="background:#EFEFEF;"| N/A |style="background:#EFEFEF;"| N/A |style="background:#EFEFEF;"| N/A |}
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * [https://www.usacurling.org/national-team USA Curling National Team] * {{World Curling|name=Cory Thiesse}} * {{Team USA|new_id=cory-thiesse|name=Cory Thiesse|old_id=CH/Cory-Christensen|archive=20220711225028}} * [https://www.olympics.com/en/milano-cortina-2026/results/athlete-details/23814 Cory Thiesse] at [[Milano Cortina 2026]] * {{Olympics.com|name=Cory Christensen}} * {{Olympedia|name=Cory Christensen}} * {{InterSportStats|3000400037|Cory Christensen}} * {{Instagram|name=Cory Thiesse}}
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