Korey Dropkin
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| Born | June 11, 1995 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Skip | Korey Dropkin | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Third | Joe Polo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Second | Mark Fenner | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lead | Thomas Howell | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alternate | Alex Fenson | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mixed doubles partner | Sarah Anderson | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| World Championship appearances | 1 (2019) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Mixed Doubles Championship appearances | 2 (2015, 2018) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Korey Dropkin (born June 11, 1995) is an American curler originally from Southborough, Massachusetts.
Curling career
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. 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 rink. That team finished in 5th place.
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.
Personal life
Dropkin currently is a student at the University of Minnesota-Duluth.[2] He is also employed as a landscaper and curling instructor. He lives in Duluth, Minnesota.[3]
Teams
Men's
| Season | Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Alternate | Events |
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| 2009–10[4] | Stephen Dropkin | Korey Dropkin | Tom Howell | Ryan McMakin | Cameron Ross | 2010 USJCC |
| 2010–11[5] | Stephen Dropkin | Korey Dropkin | Tom Howell | Derek Corbett | Cameron Ross | 2011 USJCC |
| 2011–12 | Stephen Dropkin | Korey Dropkin | Tom Howell | Derek Corbett | Cameron Ross | 2012 USJCC, 2012 WJCC |
| 2012–13 | Korey Dropkin | Tom Howell | Mark Fenner | Alex Fenson | Connor Hoge | 2013 USJCC, 2013 WJCC |
| 2013–14 | Korey Dropkin | Tom Howell | Mark Fenner | Alex Fenson | 2014 USJCC | |
| 2014–15 | Korey Dropkin | Tom Howell | Mark Fenner | Andrew Stopera | Luc Violette | 2015 USMCC, 2015 USJCC |
| 2015–16 | Korey Dropkin | Tom Howell | Mark Fenner | Alex Fenson | Quinn Evenson | 2016 USMCC, 2016 USJCC, 2016 WJCC |
| 2016–17 | Heath McCormick | Chris Plys | Korey Dropkin | Tom Howell | 2017 USMCC | |
| 2017–18 | Heath McCormick | Chris Plys | Korey Dropkin | Tom Howell | 2018 USMCC | |
| 2018–19 | Korey Dropkin | Tom Howell | Mark Fenner | Alex Fenson | 2019 USMCC | |
| 2019–20 | Korey Dropkin | Tom Howell | Mark Fenner | Alex Fenson | Joe Polo | 2020 USMCC |
Mixed doubles
| Season | Male | Female | Events |
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| 2014–15 | Korey Dropkin | Sarah Anderson | 2015 USMDCC  2015 WMDCC (5th) |
| 2017–18 | Korey Dropkin | Sarah Anderson | 2018 USMDCC 2018 WMDCC (13th) |
| 2018–19 | Korey Dropkin | Sarah Anderson | 2019 USMDCC (QF) |
| 2019–20 | Korey Dropkin | Sarah Anderson | 2020 USMDCC 
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Grand Slam record
| Key | |
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| 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 |
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| Tour Challenge | DNP | Q | T2 | T2 |
| Masters | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| The National | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| Canadian Open | Q | DNP | DNP | QF |
| Players' | DNP | DNP | DNP | N/A |
| Champions Cup | Q | DNP | DNP | N/A |
References
- ^ "Southborough brothers curl for gold in Alaska". My Southborough. Jan 28, 2011. Retrieved Apr 29, 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Korey Dropkin". USA Curling. Retrieved Apr 29, 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ 2019 World Men's Curling Championship Media Guide: Team USA
- ^ "Field set for 2010 U.S. Junior Nationals". USA Curling. January 14, 2010. Retrieved May 20, 2020.
- ^ "CURLING: Field set for 2011 USA Curling Junior Nationals in Fairbanks". Team USA. January 5, 2011. Retrieved May 20, 2020.
External links
- Korey Dropkin on the World Curling database
- Korey Dropkin on the World Curling Tour database (archived)
- Korey Dropkin at the United States Curling Association database