Sarah Anderson (born February 25, 1995) is an American
curler from
Broomall, Pennsylvania
Broomall is a census-designated place (CDP) in Marple Township, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 10,789 at the 2010 census.
History
This crossroads community was renamed for the post office established to hon ...
. Along with her twin sister
Taylor
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Pl ...
, she was
United States National Champion in 2019 and
World Junior silver medalist in 2016.
Career
Juniors
Anderson was a member of Team USA at the
2012 Winter Youth Olympics
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, playing third on the team, which was skipped by
Korey Dropkin
Korey Dropkin (born June 11, 1995) is an American curler originally from Southborough, Massachusetts.
Curling career
Juniors
As a junior curler, Dropkin won three United States Junior Curling Championships, playing third for brother Stephen ...
. 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
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playing third for
Cory Christensen
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. The team represented the United States at the
World Junior Curling Championships
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both years. At the
2015 World Junior Curling Championships
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, the team lost in a tiebreaker, settling for fifth place. They had much more success at the
2016 World Junior Curling Championships
The 2016 World Junior Curling Championships were held from March 5 to 13 at the Tårnby Curling Club in Copenhagen, Denmark.
Men
Teams
Round-robin standings
''Final Round Robin Standings''
is not able to be relegated due to their hosting o ...
, 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
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in 2013 skipping a team of Courtney Slata, Kathleen Dubberstein and
Taylor Anderson
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(Sarah's twin sister). 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
The World Curling Tour (WCT) is a group of curling bonspiels featuring the best male, female, and mixed doubles curlers in the world.
History
The World Curling Tour was founded by former World Champion Ed Lukowich, with later assistance from John ...
(WCT) event in their first season, the 2014
Molson Cash Spiel
The Molson Cash Spiel was an annual bonspiel, or curling tournament, held as part of the women's World Curling Tour. The event was held in November and took place at the Duluth Curling Club in Duluth, Minnesota. It was held in conjunction with th ...
. 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
The St. Paul Let's Cure Lupus Cash Spiel is an annual bonspiel, or curling tournament, that takes place at the St. Paul Curling Club in Saint Paul, Minnesota, St. Paul, Minnesota. It is part of the World Curling Tour. The bonspiel takes place durin ...
. Later that season, they finished third at the
2016 United States Women's Curling Championship
The 2016 United States Women's Curling Championship was held from February 6 to 13 at the Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville, Florida. It was held in conjunction with the 2016 United States Men's Curling Championship.
Teams
Ther ...
. 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
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, where they finished last with just one win.
After the 2017–18 season, Sarah and Taylor Anderson joined the
Jamie Sinclair
Jamie Ann Sinclair (born February 21, 1992) is an American-Canadian curler from Osgoode, Ontario and is a three-time U.S. National Champion. Her United States Curling Association membership is through the Charlotte Curling Association in Charlot ...
rink. In their first season together, the team won the
2019 United States Women's Curling Championship
The 2019 United States Women's Curling Championship was held from February 9 to 16 in Kalamazoo, Michigan. It was held in conjunction with the 2019 United States Men's Curling Championship.
Teams
Eight teams qualified to participate in the 201 ...
and represented the U.S. at the
2019 World Women's Curling Championship
The 2019 World Women's Curling Championship (branded as the 2019 LGT World Women's Curling Championship for sponsorship reasons) was held from 16 to 24 March at the Silkeborg Sportscenter in Silkeborg, Denmark.
Qualification
The following nat ...
, 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
The World Mixed Doubles Curling Championships are annual curling tournaments featuring the world's best teams of mixed doubles curlers.
History
The tournament began in 2008 with the 2008 World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship. Switzerland's m ...
. At the
2015 World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship
The 2015 World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship was held from April 18 to 25 at the Ice Cube Curling Center in Sochi, Russia
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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
The 2018 World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship was held from April 21 to 28 at the Östersund Arena in Östersund, Sweden. The event was held in conjunction with the 2018 World Senior Curling Championships.
Teams
Round-robin standings
''Fina ...
, where they went 6–1 in group play, but lost in the round of 16.
Personal life
Anderson attended
Marple Newtown High School
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and the
University of Minnesota
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. She currently lives in
Minneapolis
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.
[2019 Continental Cup Media Guide: Team Sinclair]
Teams
Women's
Mixed doubles
References
External links
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Living people
1995 births
American female curlers
Curlers at the 2012 Winter Youth Olympics
Sportspeople from Philadelphia
Sportspeople from Delaware County, Pennsylvania
People from Marple Township, Pennsylvania
Sportspeople from Minneapolis
University of Minnesota alumni
Continental Cup of Curling participants
Twin sportspeople
American curling champions
21st-century American women