Korey Dropkin
Born (1995-06-11) June 11, 1995
Team
SkipAndrew Stopera
FourthKorey Dropkin
SecondMark Fenner
LeadThomas Howell
AlternateBen 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)

Korey Dropkin (born June 11, 1995) is an American curler originally from Southborough, Massachusetts. He currently throws fourth rocks on his team, which is skipped by Andrew Stopera.

Curling career

Juniors

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

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

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

Dropkin is a graduate 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. He lives in Duluth, Minnesota.[3]

Teams

Men's

Season Skip Third Second Lead Alternate Coach Events
2009–10[4] Stephen DropkinKorey DropkinTom HowellRyan McMakinCameron Ross2010 USJCC (4th)
2010–11[5] Stephen DropkinKorey DropkinTom HowellDerek CorbettCameron Ross2011 USJCC 2nd place, silver medalist(s)[6]
2011–12 Stephen DropkinKorey DropkinTom HowellDerek CorbettCameron RossSandra McMakin 2012 USJCC 1st place, gold medalist(s)
2012 WJCC (5th)
2012–13 Korey DropkinTom HowellMark FennerAlex FensonConnor HogeKeith Dropkin 2013 USJCC 1st place, gold medalist(s)
2013 WJCC (7th)
2013–14 Chris PlysStephen DropkinSean BeightonKorey DropkinTom HowellPhill Drobnick2013 WUG (5th)[7]
Korey DropkinTom HowellMark FennerAlex Fenson2014 USJCC 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)[8]
2014–15 Korey DropkinTom HowellMark FennerAndrew StoperaLuc Violette2015 USJCC 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
2015 USMCC (6th)
Ethan MeyersQuinn EvensonSteven SzempleWilliam PryorKorey DropkinLinda Christensen2015 WJCC (5th)
2015–16 Korey DropkinTom HowellMark FennerAlex FensonQuinn EvensonWally Henry (WJCC)2016 USMCC (4th)
2016 USJCC 1st place, gold medalist(s)
2016 WJCC 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
2016–17 Heath McCormickChris PlysKorey DropkinTom Howell2017 USMCC (6th)
2017–18 Heath McCormickChris PlysKorey DropkinTom Howell2018 USMCC 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
2018–19 Korey DropkinTom HowellMark FennerAlex Fenson2019 USMCC (4th)
John ShusterChris PlysMatt HamiltonJohn LandsteinerKorey DropkinDerek Brown
Don Bartlett
2019 WMCC (5th)[9]
2019–20 Korey DropkinTom HowellMark FennerAlex FensonJoe Polo2020 USMCC (5th)
2020–21 Korey DropkinJoe PoloMark FennerTom HowellAlex Fenson2021 USMCC 1st place, gold medalist(s)
2021–22 Korey DropkinJoe PoloMark FennerTom HowellAlex Fenson2021 USOCT 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
2022 WMCC (4th)
2022–23 Korey DropkinAndrew StoperaMark FennerTom Howell2022 PCCC 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2023 USMCC 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2023–24 Korey Dropkin (Fourth)Andrew Stopera (Skip)Mark FennerTom Howell2023 PCCC (4th)

Mixed doubles

Season Female Male Events
2011–12 Marina VerenichKorey Dropkin2012 WYOG 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)[10]
2014–15 Sarah AndersonKorey Dropkin2015 USMDCC 1st place, gold medalist(s)
2015 WMDCC (5th)
2017–18 Sarah AndersonKorey Dropkin2018 USMDCC 1st place, gold medalist(s)
2018 WMDCC (13th)
2018–19 Sarah AndersonKorey Dropkin2019 USMDCC (QF)
2019–20 Sarah AndersonKorey Dropkin2020 USMDCC 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2020–21 Sarah AndersonKorey Dropkin
2021–22 Sarah AndersonKorey Dropkin2021 USMDOT 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2022 USMDCC (5th)
2022–23 Cory ThiesseKorey Dropkin2023 USMDCC 1st place, gold medalist(s)
2023 WMDCC 1st place, gold medalist(s)
2023–24 Cory ThiesseKorey Dropkin

Mixed

Season Skip Third Second Lead Coach Events
2011–12 Korey DropkinSarah AndersonThomas HowellTaylor AndersonWally Henry2012 WYOG (5th)[11]

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 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
Players' DNP DNP DNP N/A DNP DNP Q
Champions Cup Q DNP DNP N/A DNP Q DNP N/A

References

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