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Chris Plys

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Chris Plys from Team USA throwing a curling stone during the 2009 World Junior Curling Championships.

Christopher Plys was born on August 13, 1987, and is an American curler from Duluth, Minnesota. He is currently the third on Team John Shuster. Plys has achieved many great accomplishments in his sport. He is a World Junior Champion and has won the National Men's Champion five times.

Plys also represented the United States at the Winter Olympics. He was the alternate for the men's team at the 2010 Winter Olympics. More recently, he was part of both the men's team and the mixed doubles team at the 2022 Winter Olympics. His contributions have helped make the United States a strong competitor in the world of curling.

Career

Chris Plys began curling when he was eleven years old in 1998. He competed in seven Junior National Championships in a row, winning five times. He was the team leader for four of those wins. He also won a gold medal at the World Junior Championships in Sweden in 2008 and a bronze medal in 2009.

Plys joined Team John Shuster and helped them win the United States Men's Curling Championship in 2019 and 2020. They were set to compete in more events, but these were cancelled because of the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2021, they competed in the World Men's Curling Championship but lost in the playoffs to Switzerland.

Personal life

Chris Plys owns a company called Plys Superior Consulting. As of 2025, he is engaged to be married.

Teams

Men's

Mixed doubles

SeasonSkipThirdSecondLeadAlternateCoachEvents
2002–03Jesse GatesJeff ThuneKevin JohnsonShane McKinlayChris PlysLarry Barott2003 USJCC 1st place, gold medalist(s)
2003–04Chris PlysAanders BrorsonKyle ColdagelliCarl BallMatt ZbylutSeppo Sormunen2004 USJCC (5th)
2004–05Aanders BrorsonChris PlysMark MooreGrant RahnRyan BrownKent Brorson2005 USJCC (5th)
2005–06Chris PlysMatt MielkeKevin JohnsonTommy KentAaron Wald2006 USJCC 1st place, gold medalist(s)
2006 WJCC (9th)
2006–07Chris PlysAanders BrorsonMatt PerushekJoel Cooper2007 USJCC 1st place, gold medalist(s)
2007 WJCC (5th)
2007–08Chris PlysAanders BrorsonMatt PerushekMatt Hamilton2008 USJCC 1st place, gold medalist(s)
2008 WJCC 1st place, gold medalist(s)
John ShusterJeff IsaacsonChris PlysShane McKinlayJason Smith2008 USMCC (6th)
2008–09Chris PlysAanders BrorsonMatt PerushekMatt Hamilton2009 USJCC 1st place, gold medalist(s)
2009 USOCT (8th)
2009 WJCC 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
John ShusterJason SmithJeff IsaacsonJohn BentonChris PlysBrian Simonson2009 WMCC (5th)
2009–10John ShusterJason SmithJeff IsaacsonJohn BentonChris Plys2010 OG (10th)
2010–11Tyler GeorgeChris PlysRich RuohonenPhill Drobnick2011 USMCC 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
2011–12Tyler GeorgeChris PlysRich RuohonenColin Hufman2012 USMCC (8th)
2012–13Chris Plys (Fourth)Tyler George (Skip)Rich RuohonenColin Hufman2013 USMCC 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
2013–14Chris Plys (Fourth)Tyler George (Skip)Rich RuohonenColin HufmanCraig Brown2013 USOCT (4th)
Heath McCormickChris PlysRich RuohonenColin Hufman2014 USMCC 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2014–15Heath McCormickChris PlysJoe PoloColin HufmanRyan Brunt2015 USMCC 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2015–16Chris Plys (Fourth)Pete Fenson (Skip)Joe PoloJason Smith2016 USMCC (7th)
2016–17Heath McCormickChris PlysKorey DropkinTom Howell2017 USMCC (6th)
2017–18Heath McCormickChris PlysKorey DropkinTom HowellRich Ruohonen
(USOCT)		2017 USOCT 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
2018 USMCC 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Greg Persinger (Fourth)Rich Ruohonen (Skip)Colin HufmanPhilip TilkerChris PlysPhill Drobnick2018 WMCC (6th)
2018–19John ShusterChris PlysMatt HamiltonJohn Landsteiner2019 USMCC 1st place, gold medalist(s)
2019 WMCC (5th)
2019–20John ShusterChris PlysMatt HamiltonJohn LandsteinerSean Beighton2020 USMCC 1st place, gold medalist(s)
2020–21John ShusterChris PlysMatt HamiltonJohn LandsteinerColin HufmanSean Beighton2021 WMCC (5th)
2021–22John ShusterChris PlysMatt HamiltonJohn LandsteinerColin Hufman2021 USOCT 1st place, gold medalist(s)
2022 OG (4th)
2022–23John ShusterChris PlysMatt HamiltonJohn LandsteinerColin HufmanPhil Drobnick2023 USMCC 1st place, gold medalist(s)
2023 WMCC (8th)
2023–24John ShusterChris PlysColin HufmanMatt HamiltonJohn LandsteinerTheran Michaelis2024 USMCC 1st place, gold medalist(s)
2024 WMCC (6th)
2024–25John ShusterChris PlysColin HufmanMatt HamiltonJohn LandsteinerTheran Michaelis2024 PCCC 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2025 USMCC 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Korey DropkinThomas HowellAndrew StoperaMark FennerChris PlysMark Lazar2025 WMCC (11th)
2025–26John ShusterChris PlysColin HufmanMatt HamiltonTheran Michaelis2025 PCCC 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
2026 USMCC 1st place, gold medalist(s)
2026 WMCC ()
SeasonFemaleMaleEvents
2016–17Aileen GevingChris Plys2017 USMDCC (12th)
2017–18Aileen GevingChris Plys
2018–19Vicky PersingerChris Plys2019 USMDCC 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
2019–20Vicky PersingerChris Plys2020 USMDCC (5th)
2020–21Vicky PersingerChris Plys2021 USMDCC 1st place, gold medalist(s)
2021–22Vicky PersingerChris Plys2021 USMDOT 1st place, gold medalist(s)
2022 OG (8th)
2022–23Vicky PersingerChris Plys2023 USMDCC 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)

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