Alexandra Carlson
Alexandra Carlson | |
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Curler | |
Born |
December 14, 1988 St. Paul, Minnesota |
Team | |
Skip | Jamie Sinclair |
Third | Alexandra Carlson |
Second | Vicky Persinger |
Lead | Monica Walker |
Alternate | Jenna Martin |
Career | |
World Championship appearances | 1 (2018) |
Grand Slam victories | 1 (2018 Players' Championship) |
Alexandra (Alex) Carlson (born December 14, 1988 in Saint Paul, Minnesota) is an American curler.
Junior career
Carlson is a two-time United States Junior Curling Champion with teammates Tabitha Peterson, Tara Peterson and Sophie Brorson, winning in 2009 and 2010. Representing the United States, Carlson skipped her team at the 2009 World Junior Curling Championships, finishing in fifth place. At the 2010 World Junior Curling Championships, she led her team to a bronze medal.
Women's career
In 2014, Carlson joined the Erika Brown rink for one season, playing third. The team would go on to win the 2015 United States Women's Curling Championship. The next season, Carlson returned to skipping a team before joining the Jamie Sinclair rink in 2016 as her third. In their first season together, they would win the 2017 United States Women's Curling Championship and would play in the 2017 Continental Cup of Curling. The team lost in the finals of the 2017 United States Olympic Curling Trials, missing out on the chance to play in the Olympics. Later that season they would win the 2018 United States Women's Curling Championship and would represent the United States at the 2018 Ford World Women's Curling Championship.
Personal life
Carlson works as a medical device quality consultant.[1] She is a type 1 diabetic. She attended Marquette University. [2]
External links
- Alexandra Carlson on the World Curling Tour database
- Alexandra Carlson on the CurlingZone database
- Alexandra Carlson on the World Curling Federation database
References
- ↑ 2018 Ford World Women's Curling Championship Media Guide
- ↑ https://www.teamusa.org/usa-curling/athletes/Alex-Carlson