Sarah Anderson (curler)
American curler (born 1995)
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Sarah Fenson (née Anderson; born February 25, 1995) is an American curler from Broomall, Pennsylvania. Along with her twin sister Taylor, she was United States National Champion in 2019 and 2021, and World Junior silver medalist in 2016.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Philadelphia, PA[1]
partnerAndrew Stopera
United States| Sarah Anderson | |
|---|---|
| Born | February 25, 1995 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Team | |
| Curling club | Philadelphia CC, Philadelphia, PA[1] |
| Mixed doubles partner | Andrew Stopera |
Curling career  | |
| Member Association | United States |
| World Championship appearances | 3 (2013, 2019, 2022) |
| World Mixed Doubles Championship appearances | 2 (2015, 2018) |
Medal record | |
Career
Juniors
Anderson was a member of Team USA at the 2012 Winter Youth Olympics, playing third on the team, which was skipped by Korey Dropkin. They finished in fifth place. In the mixed doubles event, Anderson was paired with South Korea's Go Ke-on. They lost their only match.
Anderson won the 2015 and 2016 United States Junior Curling Championships playing third for Cory Christensen. The team represented the United States at the World Junior Curling Championships both years. At the 2015 World Junior Curling Championships, the team lost in a tiebreaker, settling for fifth place. They had much more success at the 2016 World Junior Curling Championships, making 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 skipping a team of Courtney Slata, Kathleen Dubberstein and Taylor Anderson (Sarah's twin sister).[2] The team finished the event with a 2–7 record. Anderson was named as the alternate player for Team USA at that year's World Championships. She would not play in any games, and the team finished fourth.
Anderson played in the 2014 United States Women's Curling Championship skipping a team of Slata (now Anderson-Slata), Taylor Anderson and Emily Anderson. 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, Sarah and Taylor Anderson joined the Jamie Sinclair rink. In their first season 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. When Jamie Sinclair left to play curling in Canada in 2020, the team continued to play together, with Cory Christensen skipping the new rink. The Christensen rink started off strong, finishing second at the 2021 United States Olympic curling trials, losing to Tabitha Peterson in the final. The rink followed up that success by winning the 2021 United States Women's Curling Championship, and represented the United States at the 2022 World Women's Curling Championship, finishing 5th after losing in the quarterfinals to Sweden's Anna Hasselborg. When Christensen announced she would be leaving to join Peterson's rink, Sarah and Taylor Anderson formed their own rink alongside Lexi Lanigan and Leah Yavarow, with Sarah Anderson skipping the rink. The rink had a strong performance, finishing 3rd at the 2023 United States Women's Championship and second at the 2024 Championship.
In 2024, Anderson announced that she would be joining the Delaney Strouse rink, alongside Sydney Mullaney and Anne O'Hara. In their first year together, they finished 6th at the 2025 United States Women's Curling Championship. The following year, in 2025, Anderson announced that she would be stepping back from women's curling.[3]
Mixed doubles
Anderson has represented the United States twice in her career at the World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship. At the 2015 World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship with teammate Korey Dropkin, she finished second in her group (7–2 record), but lost in the quarterfinals. The pair also played in the 2018 World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship, where they went 6–1 in group play, but lost in the round of 16.
Anderson started playing mixed doubles with Andrew Stopera in the 2022–23 curling season, where the pair found success, finishing 2nd at the 2023 United States Mixed Doubles Curling Championship, losing to former teammate Korey Dropkin and Cory Thiesse in the final. Anderson and Stopera then won the 2024 United States Mixed Doubles Olympic Pre-Trials, qualifying them for the 2025 United States Mixed Doubles Curling Olympic Trials. At the US Olympic Trials, Anderson and Stopera went 7–2 in the round robin, and lost to Thiesse and Dropkin in a best of three games final to finish 2nd.
Personal life
Anderson attended Marple Newtown High School and the University of Minnesota. She currently lives in Minneapolis.[4] She married Graeme Fenson, son of Pete Fenson in 2025. Her parents are Canadian.[5]
Teams
Women's
| 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)[6] |
| 2012–13 | Sarah Anderson | Kathleen Dubberstein | Taylor Anderson | Leilani Dubberstein | Abigail Suslavich | Tyler George | 2013 USJCC (4th)[7][8] |
| Sarah Anderson | Courtney Slata | Kathleen Dubberstein | Taylor Anderson | 2013 USWCC (9th)[9] | |||
| Erika Brown | Debbie McCormick | Jessica Schultz | Ann Swisshelm | Sarah Anderson | Bill Todhunter | 2013 WWCC (4th)[10] | |
| 2013–14 | Sarah Anderson | Kathleen Dubberstein | Taylor Anderson | Leilani Dubberstein | Wayne Anderson | 2014 USJCC  [11] | |
| Sarah Anderson | Taylor Anderson | Courtney Anderson-Slata | Emily Anderson | 2014 USWCC (6th)[12] | |||
| 2014–15 | Cory Christensen | Sarah Anderson | Mackenzie Lank | Jenna Haag | Taylor Anderson | John Benton | 2015 USJCC  [13]2015 USWCC (4th)[14] 2015 WJCC (5th)[15][16] |
| 2015–16 | Cory Christensen | Sarah Anderson | Taylor Anderson | Madison Bear | Christine McMakin | Dave Jensen | 2016 USJCC [17] 2016 USWCC  [18]2016 WJCC [19] |
| 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 | |
| 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 |
| 2020–21 | Cory Christensen | Sarah Anderson | Vicky Persinger | Taylor Anderson | Cathy Overton-Clapham | 2021 USWCC | |
| 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 | ||
| 2023–24 | Sarah Anderson | Taylor Anderson | Lexi Lanigan | Leah Yavarow | 2024 USWCC | ||
| 2024–25 | Delaney Strouse | Sarah Anderson | Sydney Mullaney | Anne O'Hara | 2025 USWCC (6th) |
Mixed doubles
| Season | Female | Male | Events |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014–15 | Sarah Anderson | Korey Dropkin | 2015 USMDCC 2015 WMDCC (5th) |
| 2017–18 | Sarah Anderson | Korey Dropkin | 2018 USMDCC 2018 WMDCC (13th) |
| 2018–19 | Sarah Anderson | Korey Dropkin | 2019 USMDCC (QF) |
| 2019–20 | Sarah Anderson | Korey Dropkin | 2020 USMDCC |
| 2020–21 | Sarah Anderson | Korey Dropkin | |
| 2021–22 | Sarah Anderson | Korey Dropkin | 2021 USMDOT 2022 USMDCC (5th) |
| 2022–23 | Sarah Anderson | Andrew Stopera | 2023 USMDCC |
| 2023–24 | Sarah Anderson | Andrew Stopera | 2024 USMDCC (7th) |
| 2024–25 | Sarah Anderson | Andrew Stopera | 2025 USMDOT |
| 2025–26 | Sarah Anderson | Andrew Stopera | 2026 USMDCC |
