Cora Farrell

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Cora Farrell
Curler
Born (1999-05-23) May 23, 1999 (age 22)
Glen Ridge, New Jersey
Team
SkipJamie Sinclair
ThirdMonica Walker
SecondCora Farrell
Lead
Career
Member Association United States
Medal record
Curling
Representing Alaska Alaska
Arctic Winter Games
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Fairbanks
Representing  United States
Winter Youth Olympics
Silver medal – second place 2016 Lillehammer
United States National Championships
Silver medal – second place 2021 Wausau
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Fargo

Cora Farrell (born May 23, 1999) is an American curler from Fairbanks, Alaska.[1] She was a silver medalist at the 2016 Winter Youth Olympics in Lillehammer, Norway.

Career[]

Farrell has competed in eight consecutive Junior National Championships. Her first was in 2013 at only 13 years old, playing third for Kaitlin Fowler. They finished the tournament with a 3–6 win-loss record, in a four-way tie for sixth place. Farrell's best results at Junior Nationals have been in 2017, 2019, and 2020, each time earning the silver medal.[1]

In 2016 Farrell represented the United States at the 2016 Winter Youth Olympics, playing third on the mixed team skipped by Luc Violette. They earned the silver medal, losing to Canada's Mary Fay in the final. Later in the season, Farrell skipped her own team to victory at the Pacific International Cup, an international bonspiel held annually in Richmond, British Columbia.[2]

At the 2018 United States Women's National Championship Farrell and her team, who had finished fourth at Junior Nationals earlier in the year, earned the bronze medal.

Farrell returned to the international stage in 2019, as skip of Team United States at the World Junior-B Championships in Lohja, Finland.[3] The Junior-B Championships act as a qualifying tournament for the World Junior Curling Championships. They finished in fifth place,[4] failing to qualify the United States for the 2020 World Juniors.

During the 2020 off-season it was announced that Farrell would be joining Jamie Sinclair, Monica Walker, and Elizabeth Cousins to form a new team for the 2020–21 season.[5] The team was not able to compete in any tour events due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but they were able to play in the 2021 United States Women's Curling Championship, held May 26–30 in Wausau, Wisconsin.[6] There, they topped the round robin with an undefeated 6–0 record, which qualified them directly to the championship final where they faced Team Cory Christensen.[7] After trailing early, Team Sinclair tied the game in the eighth end, but couldn't hold on for the win as Christensen scored two points in the extra end to win 8–6.[8]

Ben Richardson, Cait Flannery and Cora Farrell at the 2016 Winter Youth Olympics

Teams[]

Season Skip Third Second Lead Alternate Coach Events
2012–13 Kaitlin Fowler Cora Farrell Naimy Schommer Ariel Traxler 2013 USJCC (6th)
2013–14 Kaitlin Fowler Cora Farrell Naimy Schommer Ariel Traxler 2014 USJCC (8th)
2014–15 Cora Farrell Ariel Traxler Naimy Schommer Piper Brase 2015 USJCC (7th)
2015–16 Cora Farrell Ariel Traxler Naimy Schommer Anne O'Hara 2016 USJCC (5th)
Luc Violette Cora Farrell Tom Violette 2016 WYOG 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
2016–17 Madison Bear Cora Farrell Cait Flannery Lexi Lanigan 2017 USJCC 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Cora Farrell Cait Flannery Lexi Lanigan Rebecca Miles 2017 USWCC (4th)
2017–18 Cora Farrell Cait Flannery Lexi Lanigan Rebecca Miles 2018 USJCC (4th)
2018 USWCC 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2018–19 Annmarie Dubberstein Cora Farrell Jenna Burchesky Allison Howell 2019 USJCC 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
2019 USWCC (5th)
2019–20 Cait Flannery (fourth) Leah Yavarow Cora Farrell (skip) Allison Howell Rebecca Miles Mark Lazar 2019 WJBCC (5th)
2020 USJCC 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
2020–21[5] Jamie Sinclair Monica Walker Cora Farrell Elizabeth Cousins Mark Lazar 2021 USWCC 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
2021��22 Jamie Sinclair Monica Walker Cora Farrell Elizabeth Cousins

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Cora Farrell". USA Curling. Retrieved May 12, 2020.
  2. ^ "Comox & Alaska rinks crowned PIC champions". Richmond News. April 19, 2016. Retrieved May 12, 2020.
  3. ^ Martin, Danny (December 11, 2019). "Cora Farrell guides USA curlers at world tourney". Fairbanks Daily News-Miner. Retrieved May 12, 2020.
  4. ^ "World Junior-B Curling Championships 2019". World Curling Federation. Retrieved May 12, 2020.
  5. ^ a b "Sinclair, Walker reunite for 2020-21 season". TSN. May 7, 2020. Retrieved May 12, 2020.
  6. ^ @usacurl (May 4, 2021). "Meet the seven women's teams that have qualified for the 2021 #USACurling Women's National Championship!" (Tweet). Retrieved August 28, 2021 – via Twitter.
  7. ^ "CHRISTENSEN, SINCLAIR TO PLAY IN NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL". USA Curling. May 30, 2021. Retrieved August 28, 2021.
  8. ^ "CHRISTENSEN WINS 2021 U.S. WOMEN'S NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP". USA Curling. May 30, 2021. Retrieved August 28, 2021.

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