Taylor Anderson-Heide
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Taylor Anderson-Heide (born February 25, 1995 as Taylor Anderson) is an American curler from Minneapolis, Minnesota. She currently plays lead 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.
Curling career
[edit | edit source]Juniors
[edit | edit source]Anderson-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
[edit | edit source]Anderson-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.
Anderson-Heide would join the Tabitha Peterson rink as lead in the 2024–25 curling season, where in their first season together, the team won the 2025 United States Women's Curling Championship over Elizabeth Cousins 7–6 in an extra end. This would qualify the team to represent the United States at the 2025 World Women's Curling Championship. At World's they would struggle, finishing round robin play with a 3–9 record, placing 12th. Team Peterson would rebound and win the 2025 United States Olympic curling trials, qualifying them to represent the United States at the 2025 Olympic Qualification Event. There, they would finish round robin play with a 5–2 record, then beat Norway's Marianne Rørvik 8–4 to qualify for the 2026 Winter Olympics.
Mixed doubles
[edit | edit source]Anderson-Heide made her debut in mixed doubles during the 2014–15 curling season, curling with Scott Dunnam, where they lost in the semifinals of the 2015 United States Mixed Doubles Curling Championship. Anderson-Heide would then join forces with Ben Richardson during the 2022–23 season where they would continue to have strong showings at the 2023 and 2024 national championships, losing in the semifinals in both events. Anderson-Heide and Richardson would also finish 4th at the 2024 United States Mixed Doubles Olympic Pre-Trials, qualifying them for the 2025 United States Mixed Doubles Curling Olympic Trials, where they went 5–4 in the round robin, and finished 4th after losing in the 3v4 game to Madison Bear and Aidan Oldenburg 10–9 in an extra end.
Personal life
[edit | edit source]Anderson-Heide attended the University of Minnesota. She currently lives in Minneapolis.[3] She works as a "Lululemon educator".[4]
Teams
[edit | edit source]Women's
[edit | edit source]| 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 2nd place, silver medalist(s)[9] | |
| 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 1st place, gold medalist(s)[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 1st place, gold medalist(s)[15] 2016 USWCC 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)[16] 2016 WJCC 2nd place, silver medalist(s)[17] |
| 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 | 2024 USWCC 2nd place, silver medalist(s) | ||
| 2024–25 | Tabitha Peterson | Cory Thiesse | Tara Peterson | Taylor Anderson-Heide | Vicky Persinger | Cathy Overton-Clapham | 2025 USWCC 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2025 WWCC (12th) |
| Cory Thiesse | Vicky Persinger | Tara Peterson | Taylor Anderson-Heide | Aileen Geving | Cathy Overton-Clapham | 2024 PCCC (5th) | |
| 2025–26 | Tabitha Peterson | Cory Thiesse | Tara Peterson | Taylor Anderson-Heide | Cathy Overton-Clapham |
Mixed doubles
[edit | edit source]| 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 | 2025 USMDOT (4th) |
References
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External links
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