Taylor Anderson-Heide (born February 25, 1995 as Taylor Anderson) is an American curler from Minneapolis, Minnesota. She is currently the alternate on Team Tabitha Peterson. Along with her twin sister Sarah, she was United States National Champion in 2019 and World Junior silver medalist in 2016.
| Taylor Anderson-Heide | |
|---|---|
| Born | February 25, 1995 |
| Team | |
| Curling club | Philadelphia CC, Philadelphia, PA[1] |
| Skip | Tabitha Peterson |
| Third | Cory Thiesse |
| Second | Tara Peterson |
| Lead | Vicky Persinger |
| Alternate | Taylor Anderson-Heide |
| Mixed doubles partner | Ben Richardson |
Curling career  | |
| Member Association |  United States |
| World Championship appearances | 2 (2019, 2022) |
| Pan Continental Championship appearances | 1 (2024) |
Curling career
editJuniors
editAnderson-Heide 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-Heide was paired with Great Britain's Duncan Menzies. The pair were eliminated in the quarterfinals.
Anderson-Heide 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-Heide played in two games. The next season, Anderson-Heide 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
editAnderson-Heide made her debut at the United States Women's Curling Championship in 2013 playing lead for her twin sister[2] Sarah's team. The team finished the event with a 2–7 record. Anderson-Heide 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
editAnderson-Heide attended the University of Minnesota. She currently lives in Minneapolis.[3] She works as a "Lululemon educator".[4]
Teams
editWomen'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)[5] |
| 2012–13 | Sarah Anderson | Kathleen Dubberstein | Taylor Anderson | Leilani Dubberstein | Abigail Suslavich | Tyler George | 2013 USJCC (4th)[6][7] |
| Sarah Anderson | Courtney Slata | Kathleen Dubberstein | Taylor Anderson | 2013 USWCC (9th)[8] | |||
| 2013–14 | Sarah Anderson | Kathleen Dubberstein | Taylor Anderson | Leilani Dubberstein | Wayne Anderson | 2014 USJCC  [9]
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| Sarah Anderson | Taylor Anderson | Courtney Anderson-Slata | Emily Anderson | 2014 USWCC (6th)[10] | |||
| 2014–15 | Cory Christensen | Sarah Anderson | Mackenzie Lank | Jenna Haag | Taylor Anderson | John Benton | 2015 USJCC  [11]2015 USWCC (4th)[12] 2015 WJCC (5th)[13][14] |
| 2015–16 | Cory Christensen | Sarah Anderson | Taylor Anderson | Madison Bear | Christine McMakin | Dave Jensen | 2016 USJCC [15] 2016 USWCC  [16]2016 WJCC [17]
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| 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
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| 2018–19 | Jamie Sinclair | Sarah Anderson | Taylor Anderson | Monica Walker | Vicky Persinger (WWCC) | Bryan Cochrane | 2019 USWCC 2019 WWCC (7th) |
| 2019–20 | Jamie Sinclair | Cory Christensen | Vicky Persinger | Taylor Anderson | Sarah Anderson | Cathy Overton-Clapham | 2020 USWCC
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| 2020–21 | Cory Christensen | Sarah Anderson | Vicky Persinger | Taylor Anderson | Cathy Overton-Clapham | 2021 USWCC
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| 2021–22 | Cory Christensen | Sarah Anderson | Vicky Persinger | Taylor Anderson | 2021 USOCT 2022 WWCC (5th) | ||
| 2022–23 | Sarah Anderson | Taylor Anderson | Lexi Lanigan | Leah Yavarow | 2023 USWCC
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| 2023–24 | Sarah Anderson | Taylor Anderson | Lexi Lanigan | Leah Yavarow | 2024 USWCC
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| 2024–25 | Tabitha Peterson | Cory Thiesse | Tara Peterson | Vicky Persinger | Taylor Anderson-Heide | Cathy Overton-Clapham | |
| Cory Thiesse | Vicky Persinger | Tara Peterson | Taylor Anderson-Heide | Aileen Geving | Cathy Overton-Clapham | 2024 PCCC |
Mixed doubles
edit| Season | Female | Male | Events |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014–15 | Taylor Anderson | Scott Dunnam | 2015 USMDCC (SF) |
| 2015–16 | Taylor Anderson | Alex Fenson | 2016 USMDCC (DNQ) |
| 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 | 2024 USMDCC (4th) |
| 2024–25 | Taylor Anderson-Heide | Ben Richardson |
References
edit- ^ "USA Curling National Team Athletes". USA Curling. Retrieved May 17, 2024.
- ^ "Twin curlers Sarah and Taylor Anderson find strength in sisterhood at U.S. Olympic Trials". KOB 4. November 15, 2017. Retrieved April 29, 2020.
- ^ 2019 Continental Cup Media Guide: Team Sinclair
- ^ "2022 World Women's Curling Championship Media Guide" (PDF). Curling Canada. Retrieved March 16, 2022.
- ^ "Pennsylvania Junior Women". 2008 USCA Junior Curling Nationals. Archived from the original on February 4, 2008. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
- ^ "Junior Nationals – Teams". Broomstones Curling Club. Archived from the original on August 10, 2014. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
- ^ "USA Junior Womens Championship – Playoffs". CurlingZone. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
- ^ "Teams & Draw". 2013 USA Curling National Championships. Archived from the original on February 16, 2013. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
- ^ "2014 USA Junior Women's Championship – Women's teams". CurlingZone. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
- ^ "Women's teams". CurlingZone. Archived from the original on July 18, 2014. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Kolesar, Terry (May 2015). "Olympians Brown, Shuster lead teams to national titles" (PDF). U.S. Curling News. pp. 16–17. Retrieved January 3, 2020.
- ^ "World Junior Curling Championships 2015". World Curling Federation. Retrieved December 27, 2019.
- ^ Kolesar, Terry (May 2015). "U.S. teams sweep to fifth-place in Estonia" (PDF). U.S. Curling News. p. 12. Retrieved January 3, 2020.
- ^ Davis, Terry (Spring 2016). "High Performance teams sweep to gold". U.S. Curling News. pp. 8–9. Retrieved January 3, 2020.
- ^ "Brown wins 2016 USA Women's National Curling Championship". CurlingZone. Retrieved January 3, 2020.
- ^ Davis, Terry (Summer 2016). "Double silver for Team USA". U.S. Curling News. p. 9. Retrieved January 3, 2020.
