Sherry Anderson

Sherry Anderson (born January 6, 1964) is a Canadian curler from Delisle, Saskatchewan. She is a record three-time winner of the World Senior Curling Championships for Canada.^[1]

Sherry Anderson
Curler
Born	(1964-01-06) January 6, 1964 (age 60) Prince Albert, Saskatchewan
Team
Curling club	Nutana CC, Saskatoon, SK
Skip	Sherry Anderson
Third	Patty Hersikorn
Second	Denise Hersikorn
Lead	Anita Silvernagle
Curling career
Member Association	Saskatchewan
Hearts appearances	10 (1994, 1995, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2014, 2015, 2018, 2021)
Top CTRS ranking	1st (2003–04)
Grand Slam victories	4: Casinos of Winnipeg: 1 (2006); Manitoba Liquor & Lotteries: 1 (2012); Colonial Square: 1 (2012); Players' Championships: 1 (2012)
Medal record Curling Representing  Canada World Senior Championships 2018 Östersund 2019 Stavanger 2023 Gangneung Representing  Saskatchewan Scotties Tournament of Hearts 2002 Brandon 1994 Kitchener Canadian Olympic Trials 2001 Regina

Career

Anderson has been to ten Scotties Tournament of Hearts, six as a skip. She qualified for her first Hearts by winning the 1994 Saskatchewan women's championship, defeating Leanne Whitrow in the final, 7–4.^[2] At the 1994 Scott Tournament of Hearts, her team lost in the semi-final. Anderson won her second provincial title in 1995, defeating Michelle Schneider (Englot) in the final, 7–5.^[3] At the 1995 Scott Tournament of Hearts, she finished out of the playoffs with a 6–5 record. At the 2000 Scott Tournament of Hearts, Anderson was the alternate for June Campbell. Anderson skipped one of the top teams in the country in the late 90s, but wasn't able to win a provincial championship again until 2002. In the meantime, she qualified for the 2001 Canadian Olympic Curling Trials by being the top earning women's team in 1999–2000 season.^[4] At the Trials, she made it to the finals, before losing to Kelley Law. Anderson returned to the Scotts as a skip at the 2002 Scott Tournament of Hearts. There, her team of Kim Hodson, Sandra Mulroney and Donna Gignac lost in the final to Colleen Jones. Two years later, Anderson finished 7–4 at the 2004 Scott Tournament of Hearts. In 2004, Anderson was awarded the Marj Mitchell Sportsmanship Award at the Tournament of Hearts.

In 2010, Anderson joined team Stefanie Lawton to play as her third. She played with Lawton until 2014, at which point she took over the team for one season.

Anderson reached the final of the 2016 Canadian Senior Curling Championships, and since then has won a record five-straight times; in 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021 and 2022. She won a gold medal for Canada at the 2018, 2019 and 2023 World Senior Curling Championships.^[5][1]

Personal life

Anderson is an owner/partner of C&S Promotions. She is married and has three stepchildren.^[6]

Grand Slam record

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	2005–06	2006–07	2007–08	2008–09	2009–10	2010–11	2011–12	2012–13	2013–14	2014–15
Masters	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	Q	QF	Q
Players'	Q	Q	QF	DNP	SF	DNP	C	SF	QF	DNP

Former events

Event	2006–07	2007–08	2008–09	2009–10	2010–11	2011–12	2012–13	2013–14	2014–15
Autumn Gold	Q	Q	QF	Q	QF	QF	QF	SF	Q
Colonial Square	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	C	Q	Q
Manitoba Lotteries	C	Q	Q	Q	SF	QF	C	DNP	N/A
Wayden Transportation	QF	SF	Q	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Sobeys Slam	N/A	Q	DNP	N/A	QF	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

References

1. "Canada captures gold in women's and men's tournaments at senior curling worlds". CBC Sports. The Canadian Press. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
2. "Anderson has Heart". Regina Leader-Post. February 7, 1994. p. 11. Retrieved January 7, 2022.
3. "Anderson repeats at provincials". Saskatoon Star-Phoenix. January 30, 1995. p. 23. Retrieved January 7, 2022.
4. "Fortune Smiles". Saskatoon Star-Phoenix. November 28, 2001. p. 15. Retrieved April 22, 2023.
5. Heroux, Devin (27 April 2019). "Canadians capture 2 gold medals, 1 silver at curling worlds". CBC Sports. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
6. (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-02-22. Retrieved 2013-12-04.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

External links

• Sherry Anderson at World Curling