Sarah Anderson/Andrew Stopera (Minneapolis, MN) lost
8-3 to
Cory Thiesse/Korey Dropkin (Duluth, MN) in the Final of the USA Curling Mixed Doubles National Championship, held February 28 - March 5, 2023 in Kalamazoo, Michigan. To advance to the championship game, Anderson/Stopera won
8-7 over
Vicky Persinger/Christopher Plys (Fairbanks, AK) in the semifinals of the 2023 USA Curling Mixed Doubles National Championship in Kalamazoo, Michigan; and won
6-5 over
Aileen Geving/John Shuster (Duluth, MN) in the quarterfinals. of the 2023 USA Curling Mixed Doubles National Championship in Kalamazoo, Michigan;
Anderson/Stopera finished 5-2 in the 16-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Anderson/Stopera defeated
Sydney Mullaney/Chase Sinnett (Chaska, MN) 7-4, then went on to lose
11-7 against
Thiesse/Dropkin. Anderson/Stopera responded with a
7-3 win over
Ann Podoll/Nathan Parry (Fargo, ND). Anderson/Stopera won
7-4 against
Taylor Anderson/Ben Richardson (Chaska , MN). Anderson/Stopera went on to lose
9-8 against
Delaney Strouse/Daniel Casper (Minneapolis , MN). Anderson/Stopera responded with a
8-2 win over
Nicole Bookhout/Dan Wiza (Madison, WI). Anderson/Stopera won
7-3 against
Kirstin Nickel/Gabriel Nickel (Hudson , WI) in their final qualifying round match.
With their runner-up finish at the USA Curling Mixed Doubles National Championship, Anderson/Stopera take home
33.000 world rankings points, moving up 33 spots the
World Ranking Standings into 709th place overall with
75.699 total points. Anderson/Stopera ranks 26th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
69.250 points earned so far this season.
