Sarah Anderson (curler)

Sarah Anderson (born February 25, 1995) is an American curler from Broomall, Pennsylvania. Along with her twin sister Taylor, she was United States National Champion in 2019 and World Junior silver medalist in 2016.

Sarah Anderson
Curler
Born (1995-02-25) February 25, 1995
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Team
Curling clubFour Seasons CC, Blaine, MN &
Philadelphia CC,
Philadelphia, PA
SkipCory Christensen
ThirdSarah Anderson
SecondVicky Persinger
LeadTaylor Anderson
Mixed doubles
partner		Korey Dropkin
Career
Member Association United States
World Championship
appearances		2 (2013, 2019)
World Mixed Doubles Championship
appearances		2 (2015, 2018)
Medal record
Women's Curling
Representing  United States
World Junior Championships
2016 Copenhagen
Representing Minnesota
U.S. Women's Championship
2019 Kalamazoo
2018 Fargo
2020 Cheney
2016 Jacksonville
U.S. Olympic Trials
2017 Omaha

Curling career

Juniors

Anderson was a member of Team USA at the 2012 Winter Youth Olympics, playing third on the team, which was skipped by Korey Dropkin. They finished in fifth place. In the mixed doubles event, Anderson was paired with South Korea's Go Ke-on. They lost their only match.

Anderson won the 2015 and 2016 United States Junior Curling Championships playing third for Cory Christensen. The team represented the United States at the World Junior Curling Championships both years. At the 2015 World Junior Curling Championships, the team lost in a tiebreaker, settling for fifth place. They had much more success at the 2016 World Junior Curling Championships, making it all the way to the gold medal final, where they lost to Canada.

Women's

Anderson made her debut at the United States Women's Curling Championship in 2013 skipping a team of Courtney Slata, Kathleen Dubberstein and Taylor Anderson (Sarah's twin sister).[1] The team finished the event with a 2–7 record. Anderson was named as the alternate player for Team USA at that year's World Championships. She would not play in any games, and the team finished fourth.

Anderson played in the 2014 United States Women's Curling Championship skipping a team of Slata (now Anderson-Slata), Taylor Anderson and Emily Anderson. The team finished with a 4–5 record.

In 2014, the Anderson twins joined the Christensen rink to play in both juniors and women's events. The team won a World Curling Tour (WCT) event in their first season, the 2014 Molson Cash Spiel. The team played in the 2015 United States Women's Curling Championship, finishing fourth. The next season the team won another WCT event, the 2015 St. Paul Cash Spiel. Later that season, they finished third at the 2016 United States Women's Curling Championship. The team won the St. Paul Cash Spiel again in 2016 and finished fifth at the 2017 United States Women's Curling Championship. In their last season together, the team finished 2nd at the 2018 United States Women's Curling Championship and was also one of three invited to the 2017 United States Olympic Curling Trials, where they finished last with just one win.

After the 2017–18 season, Sarah and Taylor Anderson joined the Jamie Sinclair rink. In their first season together, the team won the 2019 United States Women's Curling Championship and represented the U.S. at the 2019 World Women's Curling Championship, finishing with a 6–6 record.

Mixed doubles

Anderson has represented the United States twice in her career at the World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship. At the 2015 World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship with teammate Korey Dropkin, she finished second in her group (7–2 record), but lost in the quarterfinals. The pair also played in the 2018 World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship, where they went 6–1 in group play, but lost in the round of 16.

Personal life

Anderson attended Marple Newtown High School and the University of Minnesota. She currently lives in Minneapolis.[2]

Teams

Women's
Season Skip Third Second Lead Alternate Coach Events
2007–08 Sarah AndersonKristin PohlmanJulia PohlmanTaylor AndersonMeagan HudsonWayne Anderson2008 USJCC (9th)[3]
2012–13 Sarah AndersonKathleen DubbersteinTaylor AndersonLeilani DubbersteinAbigail SuslavichTyler George2013 USJCC (4th)[4][5]
Sarah AndersonCourtney SlataKathleen DubbersteinTaylor Anderson2013 USWCC (9th)[6]
2013–14 Sarah AndersonKathleen DubbersteinTaylor AndersonLeilani DubbersteinWayne Anderson2014 USJCC [7]
Sarah AndersonTaylor AndersonCourtney Anderson-SlataEmily Anderson2014 USWCC (6th)[8]
2014–15 Cory ChristensenSarah AndersonMackenzie LankJenna HaagTaylor AndersonJohn Benton2015 USJCC [9]
2015 USWCC (4th)[10]
2015 WJCC (5th)[11][12]
2015–16 Cory ChristensenSarah AndersonTaylor AndersonMadison BearChristine McMakinDave Jensen2016 USJCC [13]
2016 USWCC [14]
2016 WJCC [15]
2016–17 Cory ChristensenSarah AndersonTaylor AndersonJenna HaagAnn Swisshelm2017 USWCC (5th)
2017–18 Cory ChristensenSarah AndersonTaylor AndersonJenna MartinPhill Drobnick2017 USOCT (3rd)
2018 USWCC
2018–19 Jamie SinclairSarah AndersonTaylor AndersonMonica WalkerVicky Persinger (WWCC)Bryan Cochrane2019 USWCC
2019 WWCC (7th)
2019–20 Jamie SinclairCory ChristensenVicky PersingerTaylor AndersonSarah AndersonCathy Overton-Clapham2020 USWCC

Mixed doubles
Season Female Male Events
2014–15 Sarah AndersonKorey Dropkin2015 USMDCC
2015 WMDCC (5th)
2017–18 Sarah AndersonKorey Dropkin2018 USMDCC
2018 WMDCC (13th)
2018–19 Sarah AndersonKorey Dropkin2019 USMDCC (QF)
2019–20 Sarah AndersonKorey Dropkin2020 USMDCC
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References
  1. "Twin curlers Sarah and Taylor Anderson find strength in sisterhood at U.S. Olympic Trials". KOB 4. Nov 15, 2017. Retrieved Apr 29, 2020.
  2. 2019 Continental Cup Media Guide: Team Sinclair
  3. "Pennsylvania Junior Women". 2008 USCA Junior Curling Nationals. Archived from the original on February 4, 2008. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
  4. "Junior Nationals – Teams". Broomstones Curling Club. Archived from the original on August 10, 2014. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
  5. "USA Junior Womens Championship – Playoffs". CurlingZone. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
  6. "Teams & Draw". 2013 USA Curling National Championships. Archived from the original on February 16, 2013. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
  7. "2014 USA Junior Women's Championship – Women's teams". CurlingZone. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
  8. "Women's teams". CurlingZone. Archived from the original on July 18, 2014. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
  9. Kolesar, Terry (Spring 2015). "Minnesota boys, High Performance girls capture 2015 Junior Nationals titles" (PDF). U.S. Curling News. pp. 12–13. Retrieved Jan 3, 2020.
  10. Kolesar, Terry (May 2015). "Olympians Brown, Shuster lead teams to national titles" (PDF). U.S. Curling News. pp. 16–17. Retrieved Jan 3, 2020.
  11. "World Junior Curling Championships 2015". World Curling Federation. Retrieved Dec 27, 2019.
  12. Kolesar, Terry (May 2015). "U.S. teams sweep to fifth-place in Estonia" (PDF). U.S. Curling News. p. 12. Retrieved Jan 3, 2020.
  13. Davis, Terry (Spring 2016). "High Performance teams sweep to gold". U.S. Curling News. pp. 8–9. Retrieved Jan 3, 2020.
  14. "Brown wins 2016 USA Women's National Curling Championship". CurlingZone. Retrieved Jan 3, 2020.
  15. Davis, Terry (Summer 2016). "Double silver for Team USA". U.S. Curling News. p. 9. Retrieved Jan 3, 2020.
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