Sarah Anderson (curler)

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Sarah Anderson
Curler
Born (1995-02-25) February 25, 1995 (age 29)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Team
Curling club Four Seasons CC, Blaine, MN &
Philadelphia CC,
Philadelphia, PA
Skip Sarah Anderson
Third Taylor Anderson
Second Lexi Lanigan
Lead Leah Yavarow
Mixed doubles
partner		 Andrew Stopera
Curling career Curling pictogram.svg
Member AssociationFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States
World Championship
appearances		3 (2013, 2019, 2022)
World Mixed Doubles Championship
appearances		2 (2015, 2018)
Medal record
Women's Curling
Representing Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
World Junior Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2016 Copenhagen
Representing Flag of Minnesota.svg Minnesota
U.S. Women's Championship
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2019 Kalamazoo
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2021 Wausau
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2018 Fargo
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2020 Cheney
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2024 East Rutherford
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2016 Jacksonville
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2023 Denver
U.S. Olympic Trials
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2017 Omaha
U.S. Mixed Doubles Championship
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2015 Eau Claire
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2018 Eau Claire
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2023 Kalamazoo
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2020 Bemidji

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 2021, and World Junior silver medalist in 2016.

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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

SeasonSkipThirdSecondLeadAlternateCoachEvents
2007–08Sarah AndersonKristin PohlmanJulia Pohlman Taylor Anderson Meagan HudsonWayne Anderson2008 USJCC (9th) [3]
2012–13Sarah AndersonKathleen DubbersteinTaylor AndersonLeilani DubbersteinAbigail Suslavich Tyler George 2013 USJCC (4th) [4] [5]
Sarah AndersonCourtney SlataKathleen DubbersteinTaylor Anderson 2013 USWCC (9th) [6]
Erika Brown Debbie McCormick Jessica Schultz Ann Swisshelm Sarah Anderson Bill Todhunter 2013 WWCC (4th) [7]
2013–14Sarah AndersonKathleen DubbersteinTaylor AndersonLeilani DubbersteinWayne Anderson2014 USJCC Silver medal icon.svg [8]
Sarah AndersonTaylor AndersonCourtney Anderson-SlataEmily Anderson 2014 USWCC (6th) [9]
2014–15 Cory Christensen Sarah Anderson Mackenzie Lank Jenna Haag Taylor Anderson John Benton 2015 USJCC Gold medal icon.svg [10]
2015 USWCC (4th) [11]
2015 WJCC (5th) [12] [13]
2015–16Cory ChristensenSarah AndersonTaylor Anderson Madison Bear Christine McMakinDave Jensen2016 USJCC Gold medal icon.svg [14]
2016 USWCC Bronze medal icon.svg [15]
2016 WJCC Silver medal icon.svg [16]
2016–17Cory ChristensenSarah AndersonTaylor AndersonJenna HaagAnn Swisshelm 2017 USWCC (5th)
2017–18Cory ChristensenSarah AndersonTaylor AndersonJenna Martin Phill Drobnick 2017 USOCT (3rd)
2018 USWCC Silver medal icon.svg
2018–19 Jamie Sinclair Sarah AndersonTaylor Anderson Monica Walker Vicky Persinger (WWCC) Bryan Cochrane 2019 USWCC Gold medal icon.svg
2019 WWCC (7th)
2019–20Jamie SinclairCory ChristensenVicky PersingerTaylor AndersonSarah Anderson Cathy Overton-Clapham 2020 USWCC Silver medal icon.svg
2020–21Cory ChristensenSarah AndersonVicky PersingerTaylor AndersonCathy Overton-Clapham 2021 USWCC Gold medal icon.svg
2021–22Cory ChristensenSarah AndersonVicky PersingerTaylor Anderson 2021 USOCT Silver medal icon.svg
2022 WWCC (5th)
2022–23Sarah AndersonTaylor AndersonLexi LaniganLeah Yavarow 2023 USWCC Bronze medal icon.svg
2023–24Sarah AndersonTaylor AndersonLexi LaniganLeah Yavarow

Mixed doubles

SeasonFemaleMaleEvents
2014–15Sarah 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)
2022–23Sarah Anderson Andrew Stopera 2023 USMDCC Silver medal icon.svg
2023–24Sarah AndersonAndrew Stopera

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