Pete Fenson

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Peter Fenson
Bemidji, MN
Curling career
Member Association United States
World Championship
appearances		8 (1993, 1994, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2010, 2011, 2014)
Olympic
appearances		1 (2006)
Medal record
Men's curling
Winter Olympics
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Turin Team
World Curling Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1993 Geneva
Team
United States Men's Curling Championship
Gold medal – first place 1993 St. Paul Team
Gold medal – first place 1994 Bemidji Team
Gold medal – first place 2003 Utica Team
Gold medal – first place 2006 Bemidji Team
Gold medal – first place 2010 Kalamazoo Team
Gold medal – first place 2011 Fargo Team
Gold medal – first place 2014 Philadelphia Team
Silver medal – second place 2012 Philadelphia Team
United States Olympic Curling Trials
Gold medal – first place
2005 Madison
 Team
Silver medal – second place
2013 Fargo
 Team

Peter Fenson (born February 29, 1968, in Bemidji, Minnesota) is an American curler. He was the skip of the men's rink that represented the United States at the 2006 Winter Olympics, where they won the bronze medal, the first Olympic medal for the United States in curling. He has won eight national championships, the most recent in Philadelphia in March 2014, and six as skip.[1]

Career

Fenson took up curling at age 13; his father,

World Curling Championship
and placed fifth in 1994.

Fenson was the skip of the rink which won the 2003 U.S. national championship, and went on to take eighth place at the

World Championship, Fenson's rink finished the preliminary round in a six-way tie for first place, but was eliminated from competition in a tie-breaker against defending Olympic champion Norway. Still, Fenson's sixth-place finish earned his rink the right to represent the U.S. at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy
.

At the Olympics, Fenson's rink had a 6–3 record in the round robin portion of the tournament, losing only to Italy and eventual finalists Finland and Canada. This put the rink in a three-way tie for second place with Canada and Great Britain; Fenson's rink faced Brad Gushue's Canadian rink in the semifinal, losing 11–5 in nine ends. Two days later, however, the rink rebounded to defeat David Murdoch's Great Britain rink in the bronze medal game 8–6, securing the first-ever American Olympic medal in curling. On January 16, 2007, the team was named the 2006 USOC Team of the Year.[2]

Fenson's teammates in the

2010 World Championship in Cortina d'Ampezzo, where he and his rink finished 4th after two disappointing losses in the playoffs to David Smith's rink from Scotland. Tyler George
soon left to form his own team.

With

2011 Ford World Men's Curling Championship at Regina, Saskatchewan
, in April. The team opened with a win against Denmark, but suffered a series of close losses and finished in 10th place with a 3–8 win–loss record, their worst at a world championship.

Fenson and his team missed the playoffs at the first three events for their

2011–12 World Curling Tour season. However, they had better fortune at the Laphroaig Scotch Open, where they flew through the knockout round and defeated David Brown in the final to win the event. Fenson and his rink were selected to represent the United States at the 2012 USA-Brazil Challenge to play against Brazil for a spot in the World Championships in Basel, but Brazil withdrew from the challenge. Fenson then participated in the 2012 Continental Cup of Curling, where Team World won a close tournament over Team North America. Fenson participated in the 2012 United States Men's Curling Championship, and went through the round robin with a 9–1 win–loss record. In the playoffs, he was defeated by Heath McCormick, who had previously beaten him in the round robin, but rebounded with a win in the semifinal over former teammate John Shuster. In the final, he lost a close game to Heath McCormick
, losing his bid for a third consecutive nationals title and a chance to play at the world championships.

Fenson and his team played at the 2013 United States Men's Curling Championship, but failed to qualify for the playoffs, losing to McCormick in a five-team tiebreaker.

Upon their semifinal win at the

2014 United States Olympic Curling Trials.[3] Fenson and his team finished second in the round robin, and played John Shuster in the three-game final round, but lost after a lopsided third game. Fenson was hired by NBC Sports to work as a curling analyst during the Olympic games.[4]

Personal life

Fenson is married to his wife Roxanne and has two sons, Alex and Graem.[5] He enjoys golf, biking, and spending time with family. His brother, Eric Fenson, is a curler and former teammate. His son Alex is a member of his team.

Fenson has a bachelor's degree in technical illustration and graphic design. He is the owner of a restaurant, Dave's Pizza, which operates in Bemidji, Minnesota.

USA Curling.[7]

Grand Slam record

Fenson was only active in Grand Slam events between 2003 and 2009

Key
C Champion
F Lost in Final
SF Lost in Semifinal
QF Lost in Quarterfinals
R16 Lost in the round of 16
Q Did not advance to playoffs
T2 Played in Tier 2 event
DNP Did not participate in event
N/A Not a Grand Slam event that season
Event 2003–04 2004–05
2005–06
2006–07
2007–08
2008–09
Masters
 Q DNP DNP Q DNP DNP
Canadian Open
 DNP DNP DNP Q DNP Q
The National
 DNP DNP Q Q Q DNP
Players'
 DNP QF
QF
 DNP DNP DNP

Teams

Season Skip Third Second Lead Events
1993–94 Scott Baird Pete Fenson Mark Haluptzok Tim Johnson 1993 USNCC, WCC
1994–95 Scott Baird Pete Fenson Mark Haluptzok Tim Johnson 1994 USNCC, WCC
1996–97 Pete Fenson Jason Larway Joel Larway Eric Fenson
1998–99 Pete Fenson Eric Fenson Shawn Rojeski Mark Haluptzok
1999–00 Pete Fenson Jason Larway Shawn Rojeski Eric Fenson
2003–04 Pete Fenson Eric Fenson Shawn Rojeski John Shuster 2003
WCC
2004–05 Pete Fenson Shawn Rojeski Joe Polo John Shuster 2005
WCC
2005–06 Pete Fenson Shawn Rojeski Joe Polo Doug Pottinger 2006 Cont.
Pete Fenson Shawn Rojeski Joe Polo John Shuster 2006 USNCC, OG, WCC
2006–07 Pete Fenson Shawn Rojeski Joe Polo John Shuster
2007–08 Pete Fenson Shawn Rojeski Joe Polo John Shuster 2008 USNCC
2008–09 Pete Fenson Shawn Rojeski Joe Polo Tom O'Connor
2009–10 Pete Fenson Shawn Rojeski Joe Polo Tyler George 2010
WCC
2010–11 Pete Fenson Shawn Rojeski Joe Polo Ryan Brunt 2011
WCC
2011–12 Pete Fenson Shawn Rojeski Joe Polo Ryan Brunt 2012 Cont., USNCC
2012–13 Pete Fenson Shawn Rojeski Joe Polo Ryan Brunt 2013 USNCC
2013–14 Pete Fenson Shawn Rojeski Joe Polo Ryan Brunt 2014 USNCC
2015–16 Chris Plys (Fourth) Pete Fenson (Skip) Joe Polo Jason Smith 2016 USNCC
2016–17 Pete Fenson Jared Zezel Mark Fenner Alex Fenson

Awards and honors

  • USA Curling
    Athlete of the Year: 2003, 2005, 2011
  • USA Curling
    Team of the Year: 2006
  • United States Olympic Committee
    Team of the Month: December 2005
  • United States Olympic Committee
    Team of the Year: 2006

See also

References

  1. ^ "Pete Fenson defeats team that includes his brother, wins sixth USA Curling Nationals championship". 14 March 2010.
  2. ^ USOC honors top U.S. athletes for 2006, http://www.usolympicteam.com/117_50738.htm
  3. USA Curling. 9 May 2013. Archived from the original
    on November 12, 2013. Retrieved 15 August 2013.
  4. ^ Dougherty, Pete (January 14, 2014). "Catalon, Strader among 84 Olympic broadcasters for NBC". Times-Union. Retrieved February 15, 2014.
  5. ^ a b "USA Curling". Archived from the original on January 24, 2010.
  6. ^ "Home". davespizza.biz.
  7. ^ 2019 Continental Cup Media Guide: Pete Fenson

External links

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