15 Facts About Anna Sidorova

Anna Sidorova won the bronze medal as the skip of the Russian junior team in 2011 and 2012.

At the age of 19, Anna Sidorova was named late to the Russian Olympic Team for the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada as the team's third.

Originally Olga Jarkova was named to the team; however, Jarkova was taken out at the last minute and Anna Sidorova was added to the team.

Anna Sidorova replaced Ludmila Privivkova in the eighth Game against China as the Skip.

Anna Sidorova thus became the youngest skip at the games, since British skip Eve Muirhead, while 19 years old at the time, is ten months older.

In 2012, Anna Sidorova began skipping the team, with Privivkova at third.

Anna Sidorova was the skip of team Russia at the 2014 Winter Olympics.

Anna Sidorova skipped Team Russia at the 2014 World Women's Curling Championship held from 15 to 23 March in Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada.

Anna Sidorova then followed up with bronze medals at both the 2015 and 2016 world women's curling championships, and a gold medal at the 2015 European Curling Championships in the meantime.

Anna Sidorova was the alternate for the Russian team at the 2018 Worlds, where the Russian team would take home the bronze medal.

In December 2020, Team Anna Sidorova competed in the 2020 national championship as it had been postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Anna Sidorova ended her season at the 2021 WCT Arctic Cup mixed doubles tournament where she competed with Alexey Timofeev.

Anna Sidorova was a figure skater until age 13, when a leg injury forced her to give up the sport.

Anna Sidorova attended Lesgaft National State University of Physical Education, Sport and Health.

Anna Sidorova made it to her first Grand Slam finals at the 2015 Players' Championship, losing to Eve Muirhead.