Taylor Anderson (curler)

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Taylor Anderson
Curler
Born (1995-02-25) February 25, 1995 (age 28)
Philadelphia,  Pennsylvania, U.S.
Team
Curling club Philadelphia CC,
Philadelphia, PA &
Chaska Curling Club,
Chaska, MN
Skip Sarah Anderson
Third Taylor Anderson
Second Lexi Lanigan
Lead Leah Yavarow
Mixed doubles
partner		 Ben Richardson
Curling career Curling pictogram.svg
Member AssociationFlag of the United States.svg  United States
World Championship
appearances		2 (2019, 2022)
Medal record
Curling
Representing Flag of the United States.svg  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

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

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Curling career

Juniors

Anderson was a member of Team USA at the 2012 Winter Youth Olympics, playing lead on the team, which was skipped by Korey Dropkin. They finished in fifth place. In the mixed doubles event, Anderson was paired with Great Britain's Duncan Menzies. The pair were eliminated in the quarterfinals.

Anderson was the alternate for Team USA (skipped by Cory Christensen) at the 2015 World Junior Curling Championships. The team finished in 5th place, and Anderson played in two games. The next season, Anderson was promoted to second on the team. The team represented the United States at the 2016 World Junior Curling Championships, where they made 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 playing lead for her twin sister [1] Sarah's team. The team finished the event with a 2–7 record. Anderson played in the 2014 United States Women's Curling Championship playing second for her sister. 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, both Taylor and Sarah Anderson joined the Jamie Sinclair rink. In their first year 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.

Personal life

Anderson attended the University of Minnesota. She currently lives in Minneapolis. [2] She works as a "Lululemon educator". [3]

Teams

Women's

SeasonSkipThirdSecondLeadAlternateCoachEvents
2007–08 Sarah Anderson Kristin PohlmanJulia PohlmanTaylor AndersonMeagan HudsonWayne Anderson2008 USJCC (9th) [4]
2012–13Sarah AndersonKathleen DubbersteinTaylor AndersonLeilani DubbersteinAbigail Suslavich Tyler George 2013 USJCC (4th) [5] [6]
Sarah AndersonCourtney SlataKathleen DubbersteinTaylor Anderson 2013 USWCC (9th) [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 Haag Ann 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
2014–15Taylor AndersonScott Dunnam 2015 USMDCC (SF)
2015–16Taylor Anderson Alex Fenson 2016 USMDCC
2017–18Taylor AndersonHunter Clawson 2018 USMDCC (QF)
2018–19Taylor AndersonDerrick McLean 2019 USMDCC (DNQ)
2020–21Taylor AndersonHunter Clawson 2021 USMDCC (DNQ)
2021–22Taylor AndersonHunter Clawson 2022 USMDCC (7th)
2022–23Taylor Anderson Ben Richardson 2023 USMDCC (SF)
2023–24Taylor AndersonBen Richardson

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References

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  2. ↑ 2019 Continental Cup Media Guide: Team Sinclair
  3. ↑ "2022 World Women's Curling Championship Media Guide" (PDF). Curling Canada . Retrieved March 16, 2022.
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