Sydney Mullaney

At the U18 level, Mullaney competed as lead for the Elizabeth Cousins rink. In 2017, the team went undefeated at the national championship until the final where they lost 6–4 to Cait Flannery, settling for silver. The following year, she joined the Susan Dudt rink where the team again went undefeated until the final before an 8–4 loss to Leah Yavarow.{{Cite news|url=https://www.bemidjipioneer.com/sports/a-bemidji-sweep-yavarow-fenson-rinks-claim-titles-at-usa-curling-u18-nationals|title=A Bemidji sweep: Yavarow, Fenson rinks claim titles at USA Curling U18 Nationals|publisher=The Bemidji Pioneer|author=Austin Monteith|date=February 25, 2018|access-date=December 31, 2023}} In 2019, her last year of eligibility, her team won the gold medal after a 9–3 win over Samantha Jones in the championship game.{{Cite news|url=https://mydigitalpublication.com/publication/?i=589641&article_id=3389559&view=articleBrowser|title=Dudt, Tuma Rinks Are Best U18 National Teams|publisher=USA Curling|access-date=December 31, 2023}}

At the end of the 2018–19 season, Mullaney teamed up with Hunter Clawson, Katherine Gourianova and Eli Clawson to compete in the 2019 United States Mixed Curling Championship. At the championship, the team finished tied for fourth through the round robin with a 6–3 record. They then won a tiebreaker against Ben Richardson before going on to beat the number one ranked Evan Workin rink in the semi-finals. In the final, they came from behind to defeat Caitlin Pulli 9–5 to win the national title.{{Cite news|url=https://mydigitalpublication.com/publication/?i=589641&article_id=3389841&view=articleBrowser|title=Clawson Rink Sweeps Up 2019 Mixed Championship|publisher=USA Curling|access-date=December 31, 2023}} This earned them the right to represent the U.S. at the 2019 World Mixed Curling Championship in Aberdeen, Scotland. There, the team qualified for the playoffs with a 5–2 record. In the round of 16, they lost to Switzerland's Manuela Siegrist 7–2, eliminating them from contention.{{Cite news|url=https://worldcurling.org/2019/10/wmxcc2019-last16-afternoon/|title=World mixed quarter-final line-up complete after last-16 afternoon session|publisher=World Curling Federation|date=October 18, 2019|access-date=December 31, 2023}}

For the 2019–20 season, Mullaney and Dudt added Delaney Strouse and Rebecca Rodgers as their new front end. Playing third on the team skipped by Dudt, they reached the semi-finals of the St. Paul Cash Spiel and represented the U.S. at the 2019 Changan Ford International Curling Elite where they finished 0–7.{{Cite web|url=https://www.curlingzone.com/event.php?view=Team&eventid=5948&teamid=134717&profileid=|title=2019 Let's Cure Lupus St. Paul Cash Spiel|website=CurlingZone|access-date=December 31, 2023}} In the new year, Strouse took over skipping duties on the team with Dudt moving down to second. The change paid off as the team won the 2020 United States Junior Curling Championships, winning 9–8 in the final against Alaska's Cora Farrell.{{Cite news|url=https://www.mydigitalpublication.com/publication/?i=648598&article_id=3593505&view=articleBrowser|title=Team Strouse sweeps to first junior title|publisher=USA Curling|author=Terry L. Davis|access-date=December 31, 2023}} This qualified them to represent the States at the 2021 World Junior Curling Championships, however, the event was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.{{Cite news|url=https://worldcurling.org/2020/11/test-events/|title=Beijing 2022 test events replaced with adapted sports testing programme|publisher=World Curling Federation|date=November 13, 2020|access-date=December 31, 2023}} They ended their season by playing in the 2020 United States Women's Curling Championship where they finished 2–5 through the round robin.

The following season, Leah Yavarow joined the team at third, shifting Mullaney down to second and Dudt to alternate. Despite the limited number of events due to the pandemic, Team Strouse won the lone tour event they played in, the contender round of the US Open of Curling.{{Cite web|url=https://www.curlingzone.com/event.php?view=Team&eventid=6630&teamid=147924&profileid=|title=2020 Goldline – US Open of Curling Contender|website=CurlingZone|access-date=December 31, 2023}} They also played in the 2021 United States Women's Curling Championship which was held in a bio-secure bubble at the Wausau Curling Club in Wausau, Wisconsin in May 2021.{{Cite news|url=https://www.usacurling.org/press-releases/wausau-anounced-as-host-for-2021-national-championships|title=2021 Men's, Women's, and Mixed doubles national championships|publisher=USA Curling|date=March 29, 2021|access-date=December 31, 2023}} They finished with a 2–4 record, not advancing to the playoffs. Mullaney also played in the bubble for the 2021 United States Mixed Doubles Curling Championship with partner Chase Sinnett. After a 3–2 round robin record, the pair lost a tiebreaker to Monica Walker and Alex Leichter.

Team Strouse began the 2021–22 season by capturing a second U.S. junior title, going undefeated to win the event. After going 5–0 in the round robin, they beat Samantha Jones in the semi-final before defeating Katherine Gourianova in the gold medal game.{{Cite news|url=https://mydigitalpublication.com/publication/?i=722306&article_id=4119024&view=articleBrowser|title=Junior Curling|publisher=USA Curling|access-date=December 31, 2023}} They also earned qualification into the 2021 United States Olympic Curling Trials by winning the Mayfield qualifying event, beating Christine McMakin in the final qualifier.{{Cite web|url=https://www.ourmidland.com/sports/article/Dream-come-true-Midland-s-Strouse-makes-16533507.php|title='Dream come true': Midland's Strouse makes Olympic Trials|publisher=Midland Daily News|author=Fred Kelly|date=October 14, 2021|access-date=December 31, 2023}} Before the Trials, Leah Yavarow was replaced on the team by Anne O'Hara who became the team's new third. At the Trials, they finished tied for fifth with a 3–7 record. In January, the team was set to compete in the 2022 World Junior-B Curling Championships, however, an outbreak of COVID cases in the men's event forced the women's event to be cancelled.{{Cite news|url=https://worldcurling.org/2022/01/wjbcc2022-cancelled/|title=World Junior-B Curling Championships 2022 cancelled due to COVID-19 outbreak|publisher=World Curling Federation|date=January 6, 2022|access-date=December 31, 2023}} Because of this, the World Curling Federation named the top three ranked nations who had not already qualified for the world championship as the qualifiers, with the United States being one of them.{{Cite news|url=https://worldcurling.org/2022/01/wjcc2022-postponed/|title=World Junior Curling Championships 2022 postponed|website=World Curling Federation|date=January 21, 2022|access-date=December 31, 2023}} In May 2022, they represented the U.S. at the 2022 World Junior Curling Championships. Through the round robin, the team finished in second place with a 7–2 record, suffering losses to Latvia's Evelīna Barone and the top ranked Norway's Eirin Mesloe.{{Cite news|url=https://worldcurling.org/2022/05/wjcc-day-5/|title=United States women, Germany and Scotland men qualify for semi-finals|publisher=World Curling Federation|date=May 19, 2022|access-date=December 31, 2023}} In the semi-finals, they met the eventual champions Japan's Sae Yamamoto where they fell 7–3. They bounced back in the bronze medal game, however, beating Norway in a 10–6 game.{{Cite news|url=https://worldcurling.org/2022/05/wjcc-w-medals/|title=Japan win World Junior women’s title|publisher=World Curling Federation|date=May 22, 2022|access-date=December 31, 2023}} Also during the season, Mullaney was selected to be the alternate for the Cory Christensen rink for the 2022 World Women's Curling Championship.{{Cite news|url=https://www.usacurling.org/press-releases/team-christensen-named-team-usa-representative-at-2022-womens-worlds|title=Team Christensen named U.S. representative at 2022 World Women's Curling Championship|publisher=USA Curling|date=February 28, 2022|access-date=December 31, 2023}} There, the team finished the round robin in fifth place with an 8–4 record. This qualified them for the playoffs where they lost in the qualification round 8–6 to Sweden's Anna Hasselborg.{{Cite news|url=https://worldcurling.org/2022/03/wwcc2022-qualification/|title=Canada and Sweden qualify for World Women’s semi-finals|publisher=World Curling Federation|date=March 26, 2022|access-date=December 31, 2023}} Mullaney played in three ends of the championship in the team's game against Canada's Kerri Einarson.{{youTube|LlbUSoXOjS8|Video (full game): 2022 World Women's Curling Championship – Draw 15 – Canada (Kerri Einarson) vs United States (Cory Christensen)}} Mullaney and Sinnett teamed up again for the 2022 United States Mixed Doubles Curling Championship where they lost in the final qualifying event.

The Strouse rink found major success during the 2022–23 season, beginning at the US Open of Curling where they had an undefeated run until the final where they were defeated by Ha Seung-youn.{{Cite web|url=https://curlingzone.com/event.php?view=Main&eventid=7366|title=2022 CURVE US Open of Curling – Championships|website=CurlingZone|access-date=December 31, 2023}} They also qualified for the playoffs in their next event, the 2022 Stu Sells Toronto Tankard, before falling in the quarterfinals to Lauren Mann. The team next played in the playdowns for the 2023 Winter World University Games where they won all four of their games to win the event.{{Cite web|url=https://www.curlingzone.com/event.php?eventid=7625&eventtypeid=85&view=Main#1|title=United States World University Games Playdown|website=CurlingZone|access-date=December 31, 2023}} Back on tour, they had four more playoff appearances, reaching three quarterfinals and one semi-final at the Curling Stadium Contender Series. In the new year, the team represented the U.S. on home soil at the 2023 Winter World University Games in Saranac Lake, New York. The team was dominant through the round robin, with Strouse, O'Hara, Mullaney, Rodgers and Dudt securing an 8–1 record, finishing just behind Korea's Ha Seung-youn who was their sole loss. In the semi-finals, they met China's Han Yu where they suffered a narrow 6–5 loss. They would claim the bronze medal after a 7–3 win against Great Britain's Fay Henderson.{{Cite news|url=https://worldcurling.org/2023/01/wug-2023/|title=Great Britain men and China women win FISU World University Games|publisher=World Curling Federation|date=January 22, 2023|access-date=December 31, 2023}} Continuing their momentum from the season, Team Strouse finished 6–1 through the round robin at the 2023 United States Women's Curling Championship.{{Cite news|url=https://www.usacurling.org/press-releases/nationalsplayoffs|title=Playoffs set at 2023 USA Curling men's and women's national championships|publisher=USA Curling|date=February 10, 2022|access-date=December 31, 2023}} In the 1 vs. 2 game, they faced the top ranked Tabitha Peterson rink where they gave up four in the tenth end to lose 11–10. They rebounded by beating Sarah Anderson 9–4 in the semi-final. They could not take revenge on Peterson in the final, however, dropping the game 8–5 and settling for the silver medal.{{Cite news|url=https://www.usacurling.org/press-releases/womensnationalsfinal-et563|title=2023 USA Curling women's national champions crowned|publisher=USA Curling|date=February 11, 2023|access-date=December 31, 2023}} At the 2023 United States Mixed Doubles Curling Championship, Mullaney and Sinnett finished 2–5 in pool play.

Beginning their season overseas, Team Strouse won the 2023 Euro Super Series to begin the 2023–24 season. Facing Italy's Stefania Constantini in the final, they scored three in the seventh end before stealing a single in the eighth to complete a 6–5 comeback.{{Cite web|url=https://www.curlingzone.com/event.php?view=Team&eventid=8012&teamid=171622&teamid=171621|title=2023 Euro Super Series|website=CurlingZone|access-date=April 24, 2024}} They also reached the final of their next event, the 2023 Icebreaker Challenge where they lost to Kate Cameron.{{Cite news|url=https://www.tsn.ca/curling/kate-cameron-kayla-skrlik-bruce-mouat-all-winners-on-tour-this-weekend-1.2000850|title=Cameron, Skrlik, Mouat all winners on Tour this weekend|publisher=TSN|date=August 28, 2023|access-date=April 24, 2024}} After a semifinal finish at the 2023 Stu Sells Oakville Tankard, Team Strouse won the Mother Club Fall Curling Classic by winning seven straight games. In the championship game, they won 6–1 against Jolene Campbell.{{Cite news|url=https://www.tsn.ca/curling/krista-mccarville-wins-with-new-teammate-andrea-kelly-while-silvana-tirinzoni-continues-winning-ways-1.2008698|title=McCarville wins with new teammate Kelly while Tirinzoni continues dominance|publisher=TSN|date=September 17, 2023|access-date=April 24, 2024}} With all the points they accumulated in the first part of the season, the team qualified for the 2023 Tour Challenge Tier 2 Grand Slam of Curling event.{{Cite news|url=https://thegrandslamofcurling.com/64-teams-set-for-hearinglife-tour-challenge-in-niagara-falls/|title=64 teams set for HearingLife Tour Challenge in Niagara Falls|publisher=Grand Slam of Curling|author=Jonathan Brazeau|date=September 27, 2023|access-date=April 24, 2024}} There, they finished with a 2–2 record which was not enough to make the playoffs. They bounced back the following week, however, making it to the final of the Saville Grand Prix where they came up short against Selena Sturmay.{{Cite news|url=https://www.curlingzone.com/post.php?postid=8212|title=Sturmay wins Saville Grand Prix|publisher=CurlingZone|access-date=April 24, 2024}} They also made it to the semifinals of the Curl Mesabi Classic and the DeKalb Superspiel. Now ranked inside the top sixteen teams in the world, Team Strouse qualified for three Tier 1 Slam events. Despite winless records at the 2023 National and the 2024 Canadian Open, they finished 2–2 at the 2023 Masters. This qualified them for a tiebreaker which they lost to Sweden's Anna Hasselborg.{{Cite news|url=https://thegrandslamofcurling.com/whyte-beats-edin-to-earn-final-playoff-spot-at-wfg-masters/|title=Whyte beats Edin to earn final playoff spot at WFG Masters|publisher=Grand Slam of Curling|author=Jonathan Brazeau|date=December 16, 2023|access-date=April 24, 2024}} The team ended the season at the 2024 United States Women's Curling Championship where they qualified for the playoffs with a 5–2 record. After defeating Miranda Scheel in the 3 vs. 4 game, they lost to the Sarah Anderson rink 11–7 in the semifinal.{{Cite news|url=https://www.usacurling.org/press-releases/2024nationalswinners|title=Peterson, Shuster defend national titles|publisher=USA Curling|date=February 5, 2024|access-date=April 24, 2024}}

Mullaney is a student at the Hubbard School of Journalism at the University of Minnesota.{{Cite web|url=https://hsjmc.umn.edu/student/2021-07-26-sydney-mullaney|title=Sydney Mullaney|website=Hubbard School of Journalism|access-date=December 31, 2023}} She previously attended Concord-Carlisle High School. She is in a relationship with Scottish curler Angus Bryce.{{Cite news|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/CtmJ3yguYsS/?img_index=1|title=Showing @angus.bryce my side of the Atlantic|publisher=@sydneymullaney|website=Instagram|date=June 17, 2023|access-date=December 19, 2024}}

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