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Delco Native Heading To 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Olympics
Taylor Anderson-Heide, 30, of Broomall, will compete for the United States in curling at the 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Olympics.
BROOMALL, PA — A Delaware County native will be heading to Italy to represent the United States in the 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Olympics.
Broomall's Taylor Anderson-Heide will compete in curling at the games this year.
The 30-year-old Marple Newtown High School graduate grew up curling with her twin sister, Sarah, and parents Wayne and Arlene Anderson, who are originally from Winchester, Ontario.
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Her career highlights include gold medals at the U.S. Women's Championships in 2019, 2021, and 2021; gold at the 2025 U.S. Olympic trials; and silver at the 2016 World Junior Championships in Copenhagen with Sarah, among other silver and bronze medal placements.
She is a five-time national champion, twice in mixed doubles with Korey Dropkin in 2015 and 2018, twice in women’s curling on a team with Sarah in 2019 and 2021, and once in 2025 as the lead for the Peterson sisters, on a team with two-time Olympian Tabitha Peterson as skip.
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She currently lives in Minneapolis and is a graduate of the University of Minnesota.
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