Korey Dropkin

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Korey Dropkin
Curler
Korey Dropkin.jpg
Born (1995-06-11) June 11, 1995 (age 28)
Boston, Massachusetts
Team
Skip Korey Dropkin
Third Andrew Stopera
Second Mark Fenner
Lead Thomas Howell
Alternate Ben Richardson
Mixed doubles
partner		 Cory Thiesse
Curling career Curling pictogram.svg
Member AssociationFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States
World Championship
appearances		2 (2019, 2022)
World Mixed Doubles Championship
appearances		3 (2015, 2018, 2023)
Pan Continental Championship
appearances		2 (2022, 2023)
Medal record
Curling
Representing Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Winter Youth Olympics
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2012 Innsbruck Mixed Doubles
World Junior Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2016 Copenhagen Men's team
Pan Continental Curling Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2022 Calgary Men's team
U.S. Olympic Trials
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2017 Omaha Men's team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2021 Omaha Men's team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2021 Eveleth Mixed doubles
U.S. Men's Championship
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2021 Wausau
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2018 Fargo
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2024 East Rutherford
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2023 Denver
World Mixed Doubles Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2023 Gangneung
U.S. Mixed Doubles Championship
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2015 Eau Claire
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2018 Eau Claire
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2023 Kalamazoo
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2024 Traverse City
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2020 Bemidji

Korey Dropkin (born June 11, 1995) is an American curler originally from Southborough, Massachusetts. He currently skips his own team out of Duluth, Minnesota.

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Curling career

Juniors

As a junior curler, Dropkin won three United States Junior Curling Championships, playing third for brother [1] Stephen in 2012 and skipping in 2013 and 2016 while curling at Broomstones Curling Club in Wayland, MA. As such, he played for the United States at the World Junior Curling Championships, finishing 5th at the 2012 World Junior Curling Championships and 7th at the 2013 World Junior Curling Championships.

Dropkin was a member of the U.S. team at the 2012 Winter Youth Olympics, skipping a team that included Sarah Anderson, Thomas Howell and Taylor Anderson. The team finished 5th at the event; after going undefeated in the round-robin, they were eliminated in the quarter-final against Italy. Dropkin did not go away from the event empty handed, as he picked up a bronze medal at the mixed doubles event with teammate Marina Verenich of Russia.

Dropkin also represented the United States at the 2013 Winter Universiade, playing lead for the Chris Plys's team. That team finished in 5th place.

Men's

On the World Curling Tour, Dropkin has been a regular at events held in the U.S., playing in his first event at the 2010 Laphroaig Scotch Open at the age of 15. Dropkin won his first Tour event by winning the 2014 Twin Cities Open.

Dropking usually plays skip, but for two seasons from 2016 to 2018 played second for Heath McCormick. The team also included Chris Plys at third and Tom Howell at lead. During Dropkin's second season with Team McCormick, he won his first medal at the United States Men's Championship, earning silver when they lost to Greg Persinger's team in the final.

In 2019, Dropkin competed at his first World Men's Championship, as alternate for John Shuster's team. The team finished fifth, losing their first playoff game to Team Yuta Matsumura from Japan.

In 2021, Dropkin won his first United States Men's Curling Championship, which was postponed until after that year's Worlds due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The following season, he finished runner-up at the 2021 United States Olympic Curling Trials, after losing to the defending Olympic champion John Shuster rink in the final. As the 2022 US nationals were cancelled due to the pandemic, Dropkin's rink was invited to represent the US at the 2022 World Men's Curling Championship, where he led his team to a fourth place finish.

Mixed doubles

Dropkin and long-time teammate Sarah Anderson have won the United States Mixed Doubles Championship twice, in 2015 and 2018. At the 2015 World Mixed Doubles Championship, they finished the round-robin second in their group but lost to Team Canada in the quarterfinals of the playoffs. They again made the playoffs when they returned to the Worlds in 2018, but again went winless in the playoffs, losing to Team Hungary and Team Italy to finish in 13th place. Dropkin also played with Jamie Sinclair at the 2017 United States mixed doubles curling Olympic trials, where they finished in seventh place.

At the 2020 U.S. Mixed Doubles Championship, Dropkin and Anderson lost to Joe Polo and Tabitha Peterson, the eventual champions, in the semifinals, but defeated Monica Walker and Alex Leichter to win the bronze medal.

Dropkin and Anderson played in the 2021 United States mixed doubles curling Olympic trials, where they finished in third, losing to Jamie Sinclair and Rich Ruohonen in the semifinal.

Personal life

Dropkin is a graduate[ citation needed ] of the University of Minnesota-Duluth. [2] He is also employed as a landscaper and curling instructor, while currently starting a career in the real estate business.[ citation needed ] He lives in Duluth, Minnesota. [3]

Teams

Men's

SeasonSkipThirdSecondLeadAlternateCoachEvents
2009–10 [4] Stephen DropkinKorey Dropkin Tom Howell Ryan McMakinCameron Ross2010 USJCC (4th)
2010–11 [5] Stephen DropkinKorey DropkinTom HowellDerek CorbettCameron Ross2011 USJCC Silver medal icon.svg [6]
2011–12Stephen DropkinKorey DropkinTom HowellDerek CorbettCameron RossSandra McMakin 2012 USJCC Gold medal icon.svg
2012 WJCC (5th)
2012–13Korey DropkinTom Howell Mark Fenner Alex Fenson Connor Hoge Keith Dropkin 2013 USJCC Gold medal icon.svg
2013 WJCC (7th)
2013–14 Chris Plys Stephen Dropkin Sean Beighton Korey DropkinTom Howell Phill Drobnick 2013 WUG (5th) [7]
Korey DropkinTom HowellMark FennerAlex Fenson2014 USJCC Bronze medal icon.svg [8]
2014–15Korey DropkinTom HowellMark Fenner Andrew Stopera Luc Violette 2015 USJCC Silver medal icon.svg
2015 USMCC (6th)
Ethan MeyersQuinn EvensonSteven SzempleWilliam PryorKorey DropkinLinda Christensen 2015 WJCC (5th)
2015–16Korey DropkinTom HowellMark FennerAlex FensonQuinn Evenson Wally Henry (WJCC) 2016 USMCC (4th)
2016 USJCC Gold medal icon.svg
2016 WJCC Silver medal icon.svg
2016–17 Heath McCormick Chris PlysKorey DropkinTom Howell 2017 USMCC (6th)
2017–18Heath McCormickChris PlysKorey DropkinTom Howell 2018 USMCC Silver medal icon.svg
2018–19Korey DropkinTom HowellMark FennerAlex Fenson 2019 USMCC (4th)
John Shuster Chris Plys Matt Hamilton John Landsteiner Korey DropkinDerek Brown
Don Bartlett 		2019 WMCC (5th) [9]
2019–20Korey DropkinTom HowellMark FennerAlex Fenson Joe Polo 2020 USMCC (5th)
2020–21Korey DropkinJoe PoloMark FennerTom HowellAlex Fenson 2021 USMCC Gold medal icon.svg
2021–22Korey DropkinJoe PoloMark FennerTom HowellAlex Fenson 2021 USOCT Silver medal icon.svg
2022 WMCC (4th)
2022–23Korey DropkinAndrew StoperaMark FennerTom Howell 2022 PCCC Bronze medal icon.svg
2023 USMCC Bronze medal icon.svg
2023–24Korey Dropkin (Fourth)Andrew Stopera (Skip)Mark FennerTom Howell 2023 PCCC (4th)
2024 USMCC Silver medal icon.svg

Mixed doubles

SeasonFemaleMaleEvents
2011–12 Marina Verenich Korey Dropkin 2012 WYOG Bronze medal icon.svg [10]
2014–15 Sarah Anderson Korey Dropkin 2015 USMDCC Gold medal icon.svg
2015 WMDCC (5th)
2017–18Sarah AndersonKorey Dropkin 2018 USMDCC Gold medal icon.svg
2018 WMDCC (13th)
2018–19Sarah AndersonKorey Dropkin 2019 USMDCC (QF)
2019–20Sarah AndersonKorey Dropkin 2020 USMDCC Bronze medal icon.svg
2020–21Sarah AndersonKorey Dropkin
2021–22Sarah AndersonKorey Dropkin 2021 USMDOT Bronze medal icon.svg
2022 USMDCC (5th)
2022–23 Cory Thiesse Korey Dropkin 2023 USMDCC Gold medal icon.svg
2023 WMDCC Gold medal icon.svg
2023–24Cory ThiesseKorey Dropkin

Mixed

SeasonSkipThirdSecondLeadCoachEvents
2011–12Korey Dropkin Sarah Anderson Thomas Howell Taylor Anderson Wally Henry 2012 WYOG (5th) [11]

Grand Slam record

Key
CChampion
FLost in Final
SFLost in Semifinal
QFLost in Quarterfinals
R16Lost in the round of 16
QDid not advance to playoffs
T2Played in Tier 2 event
DNPDid not participate in event
N/ANot a Grand Slam event that season
Event 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24
Tour Challenge DNP Q T2 T2 N/AN/A T2 Q
The National DNPDNPDNPDNPDNPDNP SF QF
Masters DNPDNPDNPDNPN/ADNP Q Q
Canadian Open Q DNPDNP QF N/AN/A QF Q
Players' DNPDNPDNPN/ADNPDNP Q
Champions Cup Q DNPDNPN/ADNP Q DNPN/A

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