Taylor Anderson (curler)

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.

Taylor Anderson
Curler
Born (1995-02-25) February 25, 1995
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Team
Curling clubPhiladelphia CC,
Philadelphia, PA &
Chaska Curling Club,
Chaska, MN
SkipVicky Persinger
ThirdCory Christensen
SecondTaylor Anderson
LeadSarah Anderson
Career
World Championship
appearances		1 (2019)
Medal record
Curling
Representing  United States
World Junior Championships
2016 Copenhagen
Representing Minnesota
U.S. Women's Championship
2019 Kalamazoo
2018 Fargo
2020 Cheney
2016 Jacksonville
U.S. Olympic Trials
2017 Omaha

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]

Teams

Women's
Season Skip Third Second Lead Alternate Coach Events
2007–08 Sarah AndersonKristin PohlmanJulia PohlmanTaylor AndersonMeagan HudsonWayne Anderson2008 USJCC (9th)[3]
2012–13 Sarah AndersonKathleen DubbersteinTaylor AndersonLeilani DubbersteinAbigail SuslavichTyler George2013 USJCC (4th)[4][5]
Sarah AndersonCourtney SlataKathleen DubbersteinTaylor Anderson2013 USWCC (9th)[6]
2013–14 Sarah AndersonKathleen DubbersteinTaylor AndersonLeilani DubbersteinWayne Anderson2014 USJCC [7]
Sarah AndersonTaylor AndersonCourtney Anderson-SlataEmily Anderson2014 USWCC (6th)[8]
2014–15 Cory ChristensenSarah AndersonMackenzie LankJenna HaagTaylor AndersonJohn Benton2015 USJCC [9]
2015 USWCC (4th)[10]
2015 WJCC (5th)[11][12]
2015–16 Cory ChristensenSarah AndersonTaylor AndersonMadison BearChristine McMakinDave Jensen2016 USJCC [13]
2016 USWCC [14]
2016 WJCC [15]
2016–17 Cory ChristensenSarah AndersonTaylor AndersonJenna HaagAnn Swisshelm2017 USWCC (5th)
2017–18 Cory ChristensenSarah AndersonTaylor AndersonJenna MartinPhill Drobnick2017 USOCT (3rd)
2018 USWCC
2018–19 Jamie SinclairSarah AndersonTaylor AndersonMonica WalkerVicky Persinger (WWCC)Bryan Cochrane2019 USWCC
2019 WWCC (7th)
2019–20 Jamie SinclairCory ChristensenVicky PersingerTaylor AndersonSarah AndersonCathy Overton-Clapham2020 USWCC

Mixed doubles
Season Female Male Events
2014–15 Taylor AndersonScott Dunnam2015 USMDCC (SF)
2015–16 Taylor AndersonAlex Fenson2016 USMDCC
2017–18 Taylor AndersonHunter Clawson2018 USMDCC (QF)
2018–19 Taylor AndersonDerrick McLean2019 USMDCC (DNQ)

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