Taylor Anderson-Heide ( ; born February 25, 1995 as Taylor Anderson) is an American curler from Chaska, 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
Juniors 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 Anderson-Heide made her debut at the United States Women's Curling Championship in 2013 playing lead for her twin sister 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 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 Anderson-Heide attended the University of Minnesota. She is employed as a marketing assistant and as an assistant ice technician. Her parents are Canadian. In 2024, she married Ryan Heide in Hilton Head Island, South Carolina.
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) 2012–13 Sarah Anderson Kathleen Dubberstein Taylor Anderson Leilani Dubberstein Abigail Suslavich Tyler George 2013 USJCC (4th) Sarah Anderson Courtney Slata Kathleen Dubberstein Taylor Anderson (9th) 2013–14 Sarah Anderson Kathleen Dubberstein Taylor Anderson Leilani Dubberstein Wayne Anderson 2014 USJCC Sarah Anderson Taylor Anderson Courtney Anderson-Slata Emily Anderson (6th) 2014–15Cory Christensen Sarah Anderson Mackenzie LankJenna Haag Taylor Anderson John Benton 2015 USJCC (4th) (5th) 2015–16Cory Christensen Sarah Anderson Taylor Anderson Madison Bear Christine McMakin Dave Jensen 2016 USJCC 2016–17Cory Christensen Sarah Anderson Taylor Anderson Jenna Haag Ann Swisshelm (5th) 2017–18Cory Christensen Sarah Anderson Taylor Anderson Jenna Martin Phill Drobnick 2017 USOCT (3rd)2018 USWCC 2018–19 Jamie Sinclair Sarah Anderson Taylor Anderson Monica WalkerVicky Persinger (WWCC) Bryan Cochrane (7th) 2019–20 Jamie Sinclair Cory Christensen Vicky Persinger Taylor Anderson Sarah Anderson Cathy Overton-Clapham 2020–21 Cory Christensen Sarah Anderson Vicky Persinger Taylor Anderson Cathy Overton-Clapham 2021–22 Cory Christensen Sarah Anderson Vicky Persinger Taylor Anderson 2021 USOCT (5th) 2022–23 Sarah Anderson Taylor Anderson Lexi Lanigan Leah Yavarow 2023–24 Sarah Anderson Taylor Anderson Lexi Lanigan Leah Yavarow 2024–25 Tabitha Peterson Cory Thiesse Tara Peterson Taylor Anderson-Heide Vicky Persinger Cathy Overton-Clapham (12th) Cory Thiesse Vicky Persinger Tara Peterson Taylor Anderson-Heide Aileen Geving Cathy Overton-Clapham (5th) 2025–26 Tabitha Peterson Cory Thiesse Tara Peterson Taylor Anderson-Heide Cathy Overton-Clapham
Mixed doubles Season Female Male Events 2014–15 Taylor Anderson Scott Dunnam (SF) 2015–16 Taylor Anderson Alex Fenson (DNQ) 2017–18 Taylor Anderson Hunter Clawson (QF) 2018–19 Taylor Anderson Derrick McLean (DNQ) 2020–21 Taylor Anderson Hunter Clawson (DNQ) 2021–22 Taylor Anderson Hunter Clawson (7th) 2022–23 Taylor Anderson Ben Richardson (SF) 2023–24 Taylor Anderson Ben Richardson (4th) 2024–25 Taylor Anderson-Heide Ben Richardson 2025 USMDOT (4th)
References
External links USA Curling National Team