Additional Information
Highlights
| Rank | Event | Year | Location |
|---|
| Olympic Winter Games |
| 9 | Women | 2010 | Vancouver, BC, CAN |
| World Championship |
| 6 | Women | 2013 | Riga, LAT |
| 6 | Women | 2011 | Esbjerg, DEN |
| 8 | Women | 2010 | Swift Current, SK, CAN |
| 9 | Women | 2012 | Lethbridge, AB, CAN |
| European Championship |
| 1 | Women | 2012 | Karlstad, SWE |
| 3 | Women | 2011 | Moscow, RUS |
| 4 | Women | 2010 | Champery, SUI |
| 5 | Women | 2013 | Stavanger, NOR |
| World Junior Championship |
| 3 | Women | 2012 | Ostersund, SWE |
| 3 | Women | 2011 | Perth, GBR |
| 5 | Women | 2010 | Flims, SUI |
- Nickname: Anya (VK profile, 10 Jan 2014)
- Occupation: Athlete
- Languages Spoken: English, Russian
- Position Style: Skip (curling.ru, 10 Jan 2014)
- Previous Olympics: Vancouver 2010
- Hobbies: Music, dancing, driving, figure skating. (Komanda magazine, 07 Oct 2013; sports.ru, 01 Sep 2010)
- Education: Public Relations - Russian State University for the Humanities, Moscow, RUS
- Coach: Olga Andrianova, RUS; Thomas Lips [national], SUI (curling.ru, 10 Jan 2014; team-russia2014.ru, 29 May 2013)
- Debut: 2009 for Russia, European Championships (Aberdeen) (sovsport.ru, 29 Dec 2009)
Additional Information
Start of sporting careerShe took up curling in 2005 in Moscow, Russia. (sovsport.ru, 15 Dec 2009)
Reason for taking up this sportShe was a figure skater until age 13 but had to quit following a leg injury. She wanted to remain active, and her mother's friend suggested that she try curling. Sidorova was not initially keen, but her interest grew as she learned more about the intricacies of the sport. (allrus.me, 04 Jan 2014; sovsport.ru, 15 Dec 2009)
AmbitionsTo win gold at the Olympic Winter Games. (Komanda magazine, 07 Oct 2013)
Most memorable sporting achievementCompeting at the 2010 Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver. (Komanda magazine, 07 Oct 2013)
HeroRussian figure skater Evgeni Plushenko. (youngstars.ru, 13 Feb 2012)
AwardsShe holds the title of Master of Sport of International Class in Russia. (team-russia2014.ru, 29 May 2013)
GeneralYOUNGEST
She was selected to represent Russia at the 2010 Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver at age 19. Originally chosen to play as third on the team, she replaced Ludmila Privivkova as skip for the matches against the United States, Switzerland and China. This made her the youngest player to have competed as skip at the Olympic Winter Games. (allrus.me, 04 Jan 2014; Komanda magazine, 07 Oct 2013)
FURTHER EDUCATION
After completing a degree in public relations at the Russian State University for the Humanities in Moscow, she began a physical education course at Lesgaft National State University in St. Petersburg. (lesgaft.spb.ru, 17 Aug 2013; universiadetrentino.org, 20 Dec 2013)
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