Skip Ludmila Privivkova, Anna Sidorova, Nkeiruka Ezekh, and Ekaterina Galkina of Russia sweep during the women's curling round robin game against Great Britain on day 7 of the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics at Vancouver Olympic Centre on February 18, 2010 in Vancouver, Canada. (Getty Images)more pics »Intrigue abounds today in the Russian curling world, as its been revealed that Anna Sidorova has been promoted to the position of skip. The move comes after the Russians have dropped to 1-3 at the 2010 Winter Olympics.

Anna Sidrova, Russia's new curling skip. (ecc2009blog.blogspot.com)
She replaces former skip Liudmila Privivkova, who seemed to have issues with performance on Thursday. Liudmila Privivkova has been demoted to vice-captain.

Sidorova is a 19-year-old junior on the Russian curling team. When she's not curling, she enjoying shopping and cars.

She's currently a student at the Russian State Humanitarian University in Moscow, Russia.

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