Korey Dropkin
| Korey Dropkin | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Born | June 11, 1995 |
| Team | |
| Skip | Korey Dropkin |
| Third | Andrew Stopera |
| Second | Mark Fenner |
| Lead | Thomas Howell |
| Alternate | Ben Richardson |
| Mixed doubles partner | Cory Thiesse |
Curling career  | |
| Member Association |  United States |
| World Championship appearances | 2 (2019, 2022) |
| World Mixed Doubles Championship appearances | 3 (2015, 2018, 2023) |
| Pan Continental Championship appearances | 2 (2022, 2023) |
Medal record | |
Korey Dropkin (born June 11, 1995) is an American curler originally from Southborough, Massachusetts. He currently skips his own team out of Duluth, Minnesota.
Curling career[edit]
Juniors[edit]
As a junior curler, Dropkin won three United States Junior Curling Championships, playing third for brother[1] Stephen in 2012 and skipping in 2013 and 2016 while curling at Broomstones Curling Club in Wayland, MA. As such, he played for the United States at the World Junior Curling Championships, finishing 5th at the 2012 World Junior Curling Championships and 7th at the 2013 World Junior Curling Championships.
Dropkin was a member of the U.S. team at the 2012 Winter Youth Olympics, skipping a team that included Sarah Anderson, Thomas Howell and Taylor Anderson. The team finished 5th at the event; after going undefeated in the round-robin, they were eliminated in the quarter-final against Italy. Dropkin did not go away from the event empty handed, as he picked up a bronze medal at the mixed doubles event with teammate Marina Verenich of Russia.
Dropkin also represented the United States at the 2013 Winter Universiade, playing lead for the Chris Plys's team. That team finished in 5th place.
Men's[edit]
On the World Curling Tour, Dropkin has been a regular at events held in the U.S., playing in his first event at the 2010 Laphroaig Scotch Open at the age of 15. Dropkin won his first Tour event by winning the 2014 Twin Cities Open.
Dropking usually plays skip, but for two seasons from 2016 to 2018 played second for Heath McCormick. The team also included Chris Plys at third and Tom Howell at lead. During Dropkin's second season with Team McCormick, he won his first medal at the United States Men's Championship, earning silver when they lost to Greg Persinger's team in the final.
In 2019, Dropkin competed at his first World Men's Championship, as alternate for John Shuster's team. The team finished fifth, losing their first playoff game to Team Yuta Matsumura from Japan.
In 2021, Dropkin won his first United States Men's Curling Championship, which was postponed until after that year's Worlds due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The following season, he finished runner-up at the 2021 United States Olympic Curling Trials, after losing to the defending Olympic champion John Shuster rink in the final. As the 2022 US nationals were cancelled due to the pandemic, Dropkin's rink was invited to represent the US at the 2022 World Men's Curling Championship, where he led his team to a fourth place finish.
Mixed doubles[edit]
Dropkin and long-time teammate Sarah Anderson have won the United States Mixed Doubles Championship twice, in 2015 and 2018. At the 2015 World Mixed Doubles Championship, they finished the round-robin second in their group but lost to Team Canada in the quarterfinals of the playoffs. They again made the playoffs when they returned to the Worlds in 2018, but again went winless in the playoffs, losing to Team Hungary and Team Italy to finish in 13th place. Dropkin also played with Jamie Sinclair at the 2017 United States mixed doubles curling Olympic trials, where they finished in seventh place.
At the 2020 U.S. Mixed Doubles Championship, Dropkin and Anderson lost to Joe Polo and Tabitha Peterson, the eventual champions, in the semifinals, but defeated Monica Walker and Alex Leichter to win the bronze medal.
Dropkin and Anderson played in the 2021 United States mixed doubles curling Olympic trials, where they finished in third, losing to Jamie Sinclair and Rich Ruohonen in the semifinal.
Personal life[edit]
Dropkin is a graduate[citation needed] of the University of Minnesota-Duluth.[2] He is also employed as a landscaper and curling instructor, while currently starting a career in the real estate business.[citation needed] He lives in Duluth, Minnesota.[3]
Teams[edit]
Men's[edit]
| Season | Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Alternate | Coach | Events |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009–10[4] | Stephen Dropkin | Korey Dropkin | Tom Howell | Ryan McMakin | Cameron Ross | 2010 USJCC (4th) | |
| 2010–11[5] | Stephen Dropkin | Korey Dropkin | Tom Howell | Derek Corbett | Cameron Ross | 2011 USJCC  [6]
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| 2011–12 | Stephen Dropkin | Korey Dropkin | Tom Howell | Derek Corbett | Cameron Ross | Sandra McMakin | 2012 USJCC  2012 WJCC (5th) |
| 2012–13 | Korey Dropkin | Tom Howell | Mark Fenner | Alex Fenson | Connor Hoge | Keith Dropkin | 2013 USJCC 2013 WJCC (7th) |
| 2013–14 | Chris Plys | Stephen Dropkin | Sean Beighton | Korey Dropkin | Tom Howell | Phill Drobnick | 2013 WUG (5th)[7] |
| Korey Dropkin | Tom Howell | Mark Fenner | Alex Fenson | 2014 USJCC  [8]
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| 2014–15 | Korey Dropkin | Tom Howell | Mark Fenner | Andrew Stopera | Luc Violette | 2015 USJCC 2015 USMCC (6th) | |
| Ethan Meyers | Quinn Evenson | Steven Szemple | William Pryor | Korey Dropkin | Linda Christensen | 2015 WJCC (5th) | |
| 2015–16 | Korey Dropkin | Tom Howell | Mark Fenner | Alex Fenson | Quinn Evenson | Wally Henry (WJCC) | 2016 USMCC (4th) 2016 USJCC 2016 WJCC
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| 2016–17 | Heath McCormick | Chris Plys | Korey Dropkin | Tom Howell | 2017 USMCC (6th) | ||
| 2017–18 | Heath McCormick | Chris Plys | Korey Dropkin | Tom Howell | 2018 USMCC
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| 2018–19 | Korey Dropkin | Tom Howell | Mark Fenner | Alex Fenson | 2019 USMCC (4th) | ||
| John Shuster | Chris Plys | Matt Hamilton | John Landsteiner | Korey Dropkin | Derek Brown Don Bartlett |
2019 WMCC (5th)[9] | |
| 2019–20 | Korey Dropkin | Tom Howell | Mark Fenner | Alex Fenson | Joe Polo | 2020 USMCC (5th) | |
| 2020–21 | Korey Dropkin | Joe Polo | Mark Fenner | Tom Howell | Alex Fenson | 2021 USMCC
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| 2021–22 | Korey Dropkin | Joe Polo | Mark Fenner | Tom Howell | Alex Fenson | 2021 USOCT 2022 WMCC (4th) | |
| 2022–23 | Korey Dropkin | Andrew Stopera | Mark Fenner | Tom Howell | 2022 PCCC 2023 USMCC
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| 2023–24 | Korey Dropkin (Fourth) | Andrew Stopera (Skip) | Mark Fenner | Tom Howell | 2023 PCCC (4th) 2024 USMCC
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Mixed doubles[edit]
| Season | Female | Male | Events |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011–12 | Marina Verenich | Korey Dropkin | 2012 WYOG [10]
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| 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
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| 2020–21 | Sarah Anderson | Korey Dropkin | |
| 2021–22 | Sarah Anderson | Korey Dropkin | 2021 USMDOT 2022 USMDCC (5th) |
| 2022–23 | Cory Thiesse | Korey Dropkin | 2023 USMDCC 2023 WMDCC
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| 2023–24 | Cory Thiesse | Korey Dropkin |
Mixed[edit]
| Season | Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Coach | Events |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011–12 | Korey Dropkin | Sarah Anderson | Thomas Howell | Taylor Anderson | Wally Henry | 2012 WYOG (5th)[11] |
Grand Slam record[edit]
| Key | |
|---|---|
| C | Champion |
| F | Lost in Final |
| SF | Lost in Semifinal |
| QF | Lost in Quarterfinals |
| R16 | Lost in the round of 16 |
| Q | Did not advance to playoffs |
| T2 | Played in Tier 2 event |
| DNP | Did not participate in event |
| N/A | Not a Grand Slam event that season |
| Event | 2016–17 | 2017–18 | 2018–19 | 2019–20 | 2020–21 | 2021–22 | 2022–23 | 2023–24 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tour Challenge | DNP | Q | T2 | T2 | N/A | N/A | T2 | Q |
| The National | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | SF | QF |
| Masters | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | N/A | DNP | Q | Q |
| Canadian Open | Q | DNP | DNP | QF | N/A | N/A | QF | Q |
| Players' | DNP | DNP | DNP | N/A | DNP | DNP | Q | DNP |
| Champions Cup | Q | DNP | DNP | N/A | DNP | Q | DNP | N/A |
References[edit]
- ^ "Southborough brothers curl for gold in Alaska". My Southborough. Jan 28, 2011. Retrieved Apr 29, 2020.
- ^ "Korey Dropkin". USA Curling. Archived from the original on August 29, 2015. Retrieved Apr 29, 2020.
- ^ 2019 World Men's Curling Championship Media Guide: Team USA
- ^ "Field set for 2010 U.S. Junior Nationals". USA Curling. January 14, 2010. Archived from the original on May 13, 2016. Retrieved May 20, 2020.
- ^ "CURLING: Field set for 2011 USA Curling Junior Nationals in Fairbanks". Team USA. January 5, 2011. Archived from the original on May 24, 2019. Retrieved May 20, 2020.
- ^ "Wisconsin women, Minnesota men win 2011 Junir Nationals". USA Curling. February 6, 2011. Archived from the original on June 10, 2020. Retrieved April 16, 2021.
- ^ "XXVI. Winter Universiade 2013". World Curling Federation. Retrieved April 22, 2021.
- ^ "2014 USA Junior Men's Championship - Playoffs". CurlingZone. Archived from the original on May 27, 2020. Retrieved April 16, 2021.
- ^ "Pioneer Hi-Bred World Men's Curling Championship 2019". World Curling Federation. Retrieved April 22, 2021.
- ^ "1st Winter Youth Olympic Games 2012 – Mixed doubles". World Curling Federation. Retrieved April 22, 2021.
- ^ "1st Winter Youth Olympic Games 2012 – Mixed team". World Curling Federation. Retrieved April 22, 2021.
External links[edit]
- Korey Dropkin at World Curling
- Korey Dropkin at Olympics.com
- Korey Dropkin at Olympedia
- Korey Dropkin at the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee (archived)
- 1995 births
- Living people
- People from Southborough, Massachusetts
- Sportspeople from Worcester County, Massachusetts
- Sportspeople from Duluth, Minnesota
- American male curlers
- Continental Cup of Curling participants
- Curlers at the 2012 Winter Youth Olympics
- Youth Olympic bronze medalists for the United States
- University of Minnesota Duluth alumni