# Cora Farrell
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{{Short description|American curler (born 1999)}}
{{Infobox curler
| name = Cora Farrell
| image = Lillehammer 2016 Curling (25060063926).jpg
| image_size =
| caption = Cora Farrell (left)
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1999|5|23}}
| birth_place = [Glen Ridge, New Jersey](/source/Glen_Ridge%2C_New_Jersey), U.S.
| Curling club = [Chaska CC](/source/Chaska_Curling_Club),
[Chaska, MN](/source/Chaska%2C_Minnesota)[{{Cite web|url=https://www.usacurling.org/national-team|title=USA Curling National Team Athletes|website=USA Curling|access-date=May 17, 2024}}]
| Skip = Christine McMakin
| Third = '''Cora Farrell'''
| Second = [Jenna Burchesky](/source/Jenna_Burchesky)
| Lead = Clare Moores
| Alternate =
| Mixed doubles partner = Coleman Thurston
| Member Association = {{USA}}
| medaltemplates =
{{MedalSport | [Curling](/source/Curling)}}
{{MedalCountry | {{flagicon|Alaska}} [Alaska](/source/Alaska) }}
{{MedalCompetition | [Arctic Winter Games](/source/Arctic_Winter_Games)}}
{{MedalBronze| [2014 Fairbanks](/source/Curling_at_the_2014_Arctic_Winter_Games) | }}
{{MedalCountry | {{USA}} }}
{{MedalCompetition | [Winter Youth Olympics](/source/Winter_Youth_Olympics)}}
{{MedalSilver| [2016 Lillehammer](/source/Curling_at_the_2016_Winter_Youth_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Mixed_team) | }}
{{MedalCompetition | [United States National Championships](/source/United_States_Curling_Women's_Championships)}}
{{MedalSilver | [2021 Wausau](/source/2021_United_States_Women's_Curling_Championship) | }}
{{MedalBronze | [2018 Fargo](/source/2018_United_States_Women's_Curling_Championship) | }}
}}
'''Cora Farrell''' (born May 23, 1999) is an American [curler](/source/Curling) from [Fairbanks, Alaska](/source/Fairbanks%2C_Alaska).[{{cite web |title=Cora Farrell |url=https://www.teamusa.org/usa-curling/athletes/Cora-Farrell |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150905171233/http://www.teamusa.org/usa-curling/athletes/Cora-Farrell |url-status=dead |archive-date=September 5, 2015 |website=USA Curling |accessdate=May 12, 2020}}] She was a silver medalist at the [2016 Winter Youth Olympics](/source/2016_Winter_Youth_Olympics) in [Lillehammer](/source/Lillehammer), [Norway](/source/Norway).
==Career==
Farrell has competed in eight consecutive [Junior National Championships](/source/United_States_Junior_Curling_Championships). Her first was in [2013](/source/2013_United_States_Junior_Curling_Championships) at only 13 years old, playing [third](/source/Third_(curling)) 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.[{{cite news |title=Comox & Alaska rinks crowned PIC champions |url=https://www.richmond-news.com/sports/comox-alaska-rinks-crowned-pic-champions-1.2234469 |accessdate=May 12, 2020 |publisher=Richmond News |date=April 19, 2016}}]
At the {{USWCC|2018|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](/source/2019_World_Junior-B_Curling_Championships_(December)) in [Lohja, Finland](/source/Lohja%2C_Finland).[{{cite news |last1=Martin |first1=Danny |title=Cora Farrell guides USA curlers at world tourney |url=http://www.newsminer.com/sports/cora-farrell-guides-usa-curlers-at-world-tourney/article_a4d42f7e-1bf9-11ea-b4b1-ab00fb17e2a7.html |accessdate=May 12, 2020 |publisher=Fairbanks Daily News-Miner |date=December 11, 2019}}] The Junior-B Championships act as a qualifying tournament for the [World Junior Curling Championships](/source/World_Junior_Curling_Championships). They finished in fifth place,[{{cite web |title=World Junior-B Curling Championships 2019 |url=http://results.worldcurling.org/Championship/Details/657 |website=World Curling Federation |accessdate=May 12, 2020}}] failing to qualify the United States for the {{WJCC|2020|2020 World Juniors}}.
During the 2020 off-season it was announced that Farrell would be joining [Jamie Sinclair](/source/Jamie_Sinclair), [Monica Walker](/source/Monica_Walker), and Elizabeth Cousins to form a new team for the 2020–21 season.[{{cite news |title=Sinclair, Walker reunite for 2020-21 season |url=https://www.tsn.ca/jamie-sinclair-monica-walker-reunite-for-2020-21-season-1.1473493 |accessdate=May 12, 2020 |publisher=[TSN](/source/The_Sports_Network) |date=May 7, 2020}}] The team was not able to compete in any tour events due to the [COVID-19 pandemic](/source/COVID-19_pandemic), but they were able to play in the [2021 United States Women's Curling Championship](/source/2021_United_States_Women's_Curling_Championship), held May 26–30 in [Wausau, Wisconsin](/source/Wausau%2C_Wisconsin).[{{Cite tweet|number=1389622338900172805|title=Meet the seven women's teams that have qualified for the 2021 #USACurling Women's National Championship!|user=usacurl|date=May 4, 2021|access-date=August 28, 2021}}] 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](/source/Cory_Christensen).[{{Cite web|url=https://www.usacurling.org/press-releases/christensen-sinclair-advance-to-2021-championship-final|title=CHRISTENSEN, SINCLAIR TO PLAY IN NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL|website=USA Curling|date=May 30, 2021|access-date=August 28, 2021}}] 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.[{{Cite web|url=https://www.usacurling.org/press-releases/christensen-wins-2021-us-national-championship|title=CHRISTENSEN WINS 2021 U.S. WOMEN’S NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP|website=USA Curling|date=May 30, 2021|access-date=August 28, 2021}}]
thumb|Ben Richardson, Cait Flannery and Cora Farrell at the 2016 Winter Youth Olympics
The following season, Team Sinclair began by winning the [2021 Oakville Fall Classic](/source/2021_Oakville_Fall_Classic), defeating [Suzanne Birt](/source/Suzanne_Birt) 8–6 in the final game.[{{Cite news|url=https://www.tsn.ca/glenn-howard-wins-oakville-fall-classic-1.1687339|title=Howard wins Oakville Fall Classic; Sinclair edges Birt in women's final|publisher=TSN|date=August 29, 2021|access-date=September 5, 2022}}] Later in the season, they won another tour event at the [Atkins Curling Supplies Classic](/source/Atkins_Curling_Supplies_Classic) with a 10–4 win over Kristy Watling in the championship final.[{{Cite news|url=https://www.curling.ca/blog/2021/10/04/curling-tours-update/|title=Curling tours update|publisher=Curling Canada|date=October 4, 2021|access-date=September 5, 2022}}] They reached the final of the [US Open of Curling](/source/US_Open_of_Curling), losing to the [Tabitha Peterson](/source/Tabitha_Peterson) rink 8–5 in the final. They also had a semifinal finish at the [2021 Curlers Corner Autumn Gold Curling Classic](/source/2021_Curlers_Corner_Autumn_Gold_Curling_Classic) and a quarterfinal finish at the [2021 Oakville Labour Day Classic](/source/2021_Oakville_Labour_Day_Classic).[{{Cite news|url=https://leaderpost.com/sports/curling/american-peterson-hopes-autumn-gold-curling-classic-win-sign-of-things-to-come/|title=American Peterson hopes Autumn Gold Curling Classic win sign of things to come|publisher=Regina Leader-Post|author=Todd Saelhof|date=October 11, 2021|access-date=September 5, 2022}}] Team Sinclair then played in the [2021 United States Olympic Curling Trials](/source/2021_United_States_Olympic_Curling_Trials), held November 12 to 21 at the [Baxter Arena](/source/Baxter_Arena) in [Omaha, Nebraska](/source/Omaha%2C_Nebraska).[{{Cite web|url=https://www.usacurling.org/2022-team-trials-home|title=2022 Olympic Team Trials|website=USA Curling|access-date=September 5, 2022}}] Despite entering the Trials as the second ranked team, the team did not have a good performance, failing to reach the playoff round with a 4–6 record, finishing third.[{{Cite news|url=https://www.usacurling.org/press-releases/team-christensen-clinches-playoff-spot|title=Team Christensen clinches second playoff spot at 2022 Trials|publisher=USA Curling|date=November 17, 2021|access-date=September 5, 2022}}] Team Sinclair ended the [2021–22 season](/source/2021%E2%80%9322_curling_season) with a semifinal loss at the [Curl Mesabi Classic](/source/Curl_Mesabi_Classic). They disbanded following the season.
==Teams==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! scope="col"| Season
! scope="col"| Skip
! scope="col"| Third
! scope="col"| Second
! scope="col"| Lead
! scope="col"| Alternate
! scope="col"| Coach
! scope="col"| Events
|-
! scope="row"| 2012–13
| Kaitlin Fowler || Cora Farrell || Naimy Schommer || Ariel Traxler || || || [2013 USJCC](/source/2013_United_States_Junior_Curling_Championships) (6th)
|-
! scope="row"| 2013–14
| Kaitlin Fowler || Cora Farrell || Naimy Schommer || Ariel Traxler || || || 2014 [USJCC](/source/United_States_Junior_Curling_Championships) (8th)
|-
! scope="row"| 2014–15
| Cora Farrell || Ariel Traxler || Naimy Schommer || Piper Brase || || || 2015 USJCC (7th)
|-
! scope="row" rowspan=2| 2015–16
| Cora Farrell || Ariel Traxler || Naimy Schommer || Anne O'Hara || || || 2016 USJCC (5th)
|-
|[Luc Violette](/source/Luc_Violette)|| Cora Farrell ||[Ben Richardson](/source/Ben_Richardson_(curler))||[Cait Flannery](/source/Cait_Flannery)|| ||[Tom Violette](/source/Tom_Violette)||[2016 WYOG](/source/Curling_at_the_2016_Winter_Youth_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Mixed_team) {{Silver2}}
|-
! scope="row" rowspan=2| 2016–17
| Madison Bear || Cora Farrell || Cait Flannery || Lexi Lanigan || || || 2017 USJCC {{Silver2}}
|-
| Cora Farrell || Cait Flannery || Lexi Lanigan || Rebecca Miles || || || {{USWCC|2017|2017 USWCC}} (4th)
|-
! scope="row"| 2017–18
| Cora Farrell || Cait Flannery || Lexi Lanigan || Rebecca Miles || || || 2018 USJCC (4th)
{{USWCC|2018|2018 USWCC}} {{Bronze3}}
|-
! scope="row"| 2018–19
| Annmarie Dubberstein || Cora Farrell || Jenna Burchesky || Allison Howell || || || 2019 USJCC {{Silver2}}
{{USWCC|2019|2019 USWCC}} (5th)
|-
! scope="row"| 2019–20
| Cait Flannery (fourth) || Leah Yavarow || Cora Farrell (skip) || Allison Howell || Rebecca Miles ||[Mark Lazar](/source/Mark_Lazar)||[2019 WJBCC](/source/2019_World_Junior-B_Curling_Championships_(December)) (5th)
2020 USJCC {{Silver2}}
|-
! scope="row"| 2020–21