Chris Plys
Christopher Plys was born on August 13, 1987. He 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 curling.
Career
Chris Plys started curling when he was eleven years old in 1998. He played in seven Junior National Championships in a row and won five times. He led his team four of those times. He 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 supposed to compete in more events, but these were cancelled because of the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2021, they played in the World Men's Curling Championship but lost to Switzerland in the playoffs.
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
| Season | Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Alternate | Coach | Events |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002–03 | Jesse Gates | Jeff Thune | Kevin Johnson | Shane McKinlay | Chris Plys | Larry Barott | 2003 USJCC  |
| 2003–04 | Chris Plys | Aanders Brorson | Kyle Coldagelli | Carl Ball | Matt Zbylut | Seppo Sormunen | 2004 USJCC (5th) |
| 2004–05 | Aanders Brorson | Chris Plys | Mark Moore | Grant Rahn | Ryan Brown | Kent Brorson | 2005 USJCC (5th) |
| 2005–06 | Chris Plys | Matt Mielke | Kevin Johnson | Tommy Kent | Aaron Wald | 2006 USJCC 2006 WJCC (9th) | |
| 2006–07 | Chris Plys | Aanders Brorson | Matt Perushek | Joel Cooper | 2007 USJCC 2007 WJCC (5th) | ||
| 2007–08 | Chris Plys | Aanders Brorson | Matt Perushek | Matt Hamilton | 2008 USJCC 2008 WJCC | ||
| John Shuster | Jeff Isaacson | Chris Plys | Shane McKinlay | Jason Smith | 2008 USMCC (6th) | ||
| 2008–09 | Chris Plys | Aanders Brorson | Matt Perushek | Matt Hamilton | 2009 USJCC 2009 USOCT (8th) 2009 WJCC  | ||
| John Shuster | Jason Smith | Jeff Isaacson | John Benton | Chris Plys | Brian Simonson | 2009 WMCC (5th) | |
| 2009–10 | John Shuster | Jason Smith | Jeff Isaacson | John Benton | Chris Plys | 2010 OG (10th) | |
| 2010–11 | Tyler George | Chris Plys | Rich Ruohonen | Phill Drobnick | 2011 USMCC  | ||
| 2011–12 | Tyler George | Chris Plys | Rich Ruohonen | Colin Hufman | 2012 USMCC (8th) | ||
| 2012–13 | Chris Plys (Fourth) | Tyler George (Skip) | Rich Ruohonen | Colin Hufman | 2013 USMCC | ||
| 2013–14 | Chris Plys (Fourth) | Tyler George (Skip) | Rich Ruohonen | Colin Hufman | Craig Brown | 2013 USOCT (4th) | |
| Heath McCormick | Chris Plys | Rich Ruohonen | Colin Hufman | 2014 USMCC | |||
| 2014–15 | Heath McCormick | Chris Plys | Joe Polo | Colin Hufman | Ryan Brunt | 2015 USMCC | |
| 2015–16 | Chris Plys (Fourth) | Pete Fenson (Skip) | Joe Polo | Jason Smith | 2016 USMCC (7th) | ||
| 2016–17 | Heath McCormick | Chris Plys | Korey Dropkin | Tom Howell | 2017 USMCC (6th) | ||
| 2017–18 | Heath McCormick | Chris Plys | Korey Dropkin | Tom Howell | Rich Ruohonen (USOCT) | 2017 USOCT 2018 USMCC | |
| Greg Persinger (Fourth) | Rich Ruohonen (Skip) | Colin Hufman | Philip Tilker | Chris Plys | Phill Drobnick | 2018 WMCC (6th) | |
| 2018–19 | John Shuster | Chris Plys | Matt Hamilton | John Landsteiner | 2019 USMCC 2019 WMCC (5th) | ||
| 2019–20 | John Shuster | Chris Plys | Matt Hamilton | John Landsteiner | Sean Beighton | 2020 USMCC | |
| 2020–21 | John Shuster | Chris Plys | Matt Hamilton | John Landsteiner | Colin Hufman | Sean Beighton | 2021 WMCC (5th) |
| 2021–22 | John Shuster | Chris Plys | Matt Hamilton | John Landsteiner | Colin Hufman | 2021 USOCT 2022 OG (4th) | |
| 2022–23 | John Shuster | Chris Plys | Matt Hamilton | John Landsteiner | Colin Hufman | Phil Drobnick | 2023 USMCC 2023 WMCC (8th) |
| 2023–24 | John Shuster | Chris Plys | Colin Hufman | Matt Hamilton | John Landsteiner | Theran Michaelis | 2024 USMCC 2024 WMCC (6th) |
| 2024–25 | John Shuster | Chris Plys | Colin Hufman | Matt Hamilton | John Landsteiner | Theran Michaelis | 2024 PCCC 2025 USMCC |
| Korey Dropkin | Thomas Howell | Andrew Stopera | Mark Fenner | Chris Plys | Mark Lazar | 2025 WMCC (11th) | |
| 2025–26 | John Shuster | Chris Plys | Colin Hufman | Matt Hamilton | Theran Michaelis | 2025 PCCC 2026 USMCC 2026 WMCC () |
| Season | Female | Male | Events |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016–17 | Aileen Geving | Chris Plys | 2017 USMDCC (12th) |
| 2017–18 | Aileen Geving | Chris Plys | |
| 2018–19 | Vicky Persinger | Chris Plys | 2019 USMDCC |
| 2019–20 | Vicky Persinger | Chris Plys | 2020 USMDCC (5th) |
| 2020–21 | Vicky Persinger | Chris Plys | 2021 USMDCC |
| 2021–22 | Vicky Persinger | Chris Plys | 2021 USMDOT 2022 OG (8th) |
| 2022–23 | Vicky Persinger | Chris Plys | 2023 USMDCC |
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