Taylor Anderson (curler)

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Taylor Anderson
Curler
Born (1995-02-25) February 25, 1995 (age 29)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Team
Curling clubPhiladelphia CC,
Philadelphia, PA &
Chaska Curling Club,
Chaska, MN
SkipSarah Anderson
ThirdTaylor Anderson
SecondLexi Lanigan
LeadLeah Yavarow
Mixed doubles
partner		Ben Richardson
Curling career
Member Association United States
World Championship
appearances		2 (2019, 2022)
Medal record
Curling
Representing  United States
World Junior Championships
Silver medal – second place 2016 Copenhagen
Representing Minnesota Minnesota
U.S. Women's Championship
Gold medal – first place 2019 Kalamazoo
Gold medal – first place 2021 Wausau
Silver medal – second place 2018 Fargo
Silver medal – second place 2020 Cheney
Silver medal – second place 2024 East Rutherford
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Jacksonville
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Denver
U.S. Olympic Trials
Bronze medal – third place 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.

Curling career[edit]

Juniors[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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

Teams[edit]

Women's[edit]

Season Skip Third Second Lead Alternate Coach Events
2007–08 Sarah Anderson Kristin Pohlman Julia Pohlman Taylor Anderson Meagan Hudson Wayne Anderson 2008 USJCC (9th)[4]
2012–13 Sarah Anderson Kathleen Dubberstein Taylor Anderson Leilani Dubberstein Abigail Suslavich Tyler George 2013 USJCC (4th)[5][6]
Sarah Anderson Courtney Slata Kathleen Dubberstein Taylor Anderson 2013 USWCC (9th)[7]
2013–14 Sarah Anderson Kathleen Dubberstein Taylor Anderson Leilani Dubberstein Wayne Anderson 2014 USJCC 2nd place, silver medalist(s)[8]
Sarah Anderson Taylor Anderson Courtney Anderson-Slata Emily Anderson 2014 USWCC (6th)[9]
2014–15 Cory Christensen Sarah Anderson Mackenzie Lank Jenna Haag Taylor Anderson John Benton 2015 USJCC 1st place, gold medalist(s)[10]
2015 USWCC (4th)[11]
2015 WJCC (5th)[12][13]
2015–16 Cory Christensen Sarah Anderson Taylor Anderson Madison Bear Christine McMakin Dave Jensen 2016 USJCC 1st place, gold medalist(s)[14]
2016 USWCC 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)[15]
2016 WJCC 2nd place, silver medalist(s)[16]
2016–17 Cory Christensen Sarah Anderson Taylor Anderson Jenna Haag Ann Swisshelm 2017 USWCC (5th)
2017–18 Cory Christensen Sarah Anderson Taylor Anderson Jenna Martin Phill Drobnick 2017 USOCT (3rd)
2018 USWCC 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
2018–19 Jamie Sinclair Sarah Anderson Taylor Anderson Monica Walker Vicky Persinger (WWCC) Bryan Cochrane 2019 USWCC 1st place, gold medalist(s)
2019 WWCC (7th)
2019–20 Jamie Sinclair Cory Christensen Vicky Persinger Taylor Anderson Sarah Anderson Cathy Overton-Clapham 2020 USWCC 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
2020–21 Cory Christensen Sarah Anderson Vicky Persinger Taylor Anderson Cathy Overton-Clapham 2021 USWCC 1st place, gold medalist(s)
2021–22 Cory Christensen Sarah Anderson Vicky Persinger Taylor Anderson 2021 USOCT 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
2022 WWCC (5th)
2022–23 Sarah Anderson Taylor Anderson Lexi Lanigan Leah Yavarow 2023 USWCC 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2023–24 Sarah Anderson Taylor Anderson Lexi Lanigan Leah Yavarow

Mixed doubles[edit]

Season Female Male Events
2014–15 Taylor Anderson Scott Dunnam 2015 USMDCC (SF)
2015–16 Taylor Anderson Alex Fenson 2016 USMDCC
2017–18 Taylor Anderson Hunter Clawson 2018 USMDCC (QF)
2018–19 Taylor Anderson Derrick McLean 2019 USMDCC (DNQ)
2020–21 Taylor Anderson Hunter Clawson 2021 USMDCC (DNQ)
2021–22 Taylor Anderson Hunter Clawson 2022 USMDCC (7th)
2022–23 Taylor Anderson Ben Richardson 2023 USMDCC (SF)
2023–24 Taylor Anderson Ben Richardson

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Twin curlers Sarah and Taylor Anderson find strength in sisterhood at U.S. Olympic Trials". KOB 4. November 15, 2017. Retrieved April 29, 2020.
  2. ^ 2019 Continental Cup Media Guide: Team Sinclair
  3. ^ "2022 World Women's Curling Championship Media Guide" (PDF). Curling Canada. Retrieved March 16, 2022.
  4. ^ "Pennsylvania Junior Women". 2008 USCA Junior Curling Nationals. Archived from the original on February 4, 2008. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
  5. ^ "Junior Nationals – Teams". Broomstones Curling Club. Archived from the original on August 10, 2014. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
  6. ^ "USA Junior Womens Championship – Playoffs". CurlingZone. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
  7. ^ "Teams & Draw". 2013 USA Curling National Championships. Archived from the original on February 16, 2013. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
  8. ^ "2014 USA Junior Women's Championship – Women's teams". CurlingZone. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
  9. ^ "Women's teams". CurlingZone. Archived from the original on July 18, 2014. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
  10. ^ Kolesar, Terry (Spring 2015). "Minnesota boys, High Performance girls capture 2015 Junior Nationals titles" (PDF). U.S. Curling News. pp. 12–13. Retrieved January 3, 2020.
  11. ^ Kolesar, Terry (May 2015). "Olympians Brown, Shuster lead teams to national titles" (PDF). U.S. Curling News. pp. 16–17. Retrieved January 3, 2020.
  12. ^ "World Junior Curling Championships 2015". World Curling Federation. Retrieved December 27, 2019.
  13. ^ Kolesar, Terry (May 2015). "U.S. teams sweep to fifth-place in Estonia" (PDF). U.S. Curling News. p. 12. Retrieved January 3, 2020.
  14. ^ Davis, Terry (Spring 2016). "High Performance teams sweep to gold". U.S. Curling News. pp. 8–9. Retrieved January 3, 2020.
  15. ^ "Brown wins 2016 USA Women's National Curling Championship". CurlingZone. Retrieved January 3, 2020.
  16. ^ Davis, Terry (Summer 2016). "Double silver for Team USA". U.S. Curling News. p. 9. Retrieved January 3, 2020.

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