Thomas "Tom" Howell (born October 14, 1994) is an American curler from

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. He currently plays

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on Team

Korey Dropkin Korey Dropkin (born June 11, 1995) is an American curler originally from Southborough, Massachusetts. He currently skips his own team out of Duluth, Minnesota. Curling career Juniors As a junior curler, Dropkin won three United States Juni ...

Curling career

Juniors

As a junior curler, Howell won three

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, in

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, and 2016. As such, he played for the United States at three

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, notably finishing 5th at the

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and 7th at the

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. Howell was a member of the U.S. team at the

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, playing second on a team that included

, Sarah Anderson, 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. Howell also represented the United States at the

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, as the alternate for the

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's team. That team finished in 5th place.

Men's

On the

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, Howell, as a member of the Dropkin rink, 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 16. Howell won his first Tour event by winning the 2014 Twin Cities Open. From 2016-18, Howell and Dropkin joined the

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rink, with Plys at third and Dropkin at second. During Howell's second season with Team McCormick, he won his first medal at the United States Men's Championship, earning silver when they lost to

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's team in the final. In 2021, Howell won his first

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, which was postponed until after that year's Worlds due to the

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. The following season, he finished runner-up at the 2021 United States Olympic Curling Trials, after losing to the defending Olympic champion

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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

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, where Howell and the Dropkin rink finished in fourth. Dropkin and Howell formed a new team in the 2022-23 season, joining former junior teammates Stopera and Fenner. The team had good success, winning a bronze medal at the

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, and finishing fourth in . The rink won their first men's national title together at the

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, representing USA at the

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. At the 2025 Worlds, the team went 4-8 after the round robin, finishing a disappointing 11th place.

Personal life

Howell is married and is employed as a financial advisor.

Teams

Men's

Mixed

Mixed doubles

References

External links

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