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One year to the 2026 Milano Cortina Olympics: Twenty athletes from Team USA to watch

With the Winter Olympics set to begin one year from today, here’s a look at 20 Americans worth keeping an eye on

The Guardian - US

Jared Allen: from NFL bone-cruncher to Olympic curling hopeful

The former Minnesota Viking terrorized opposing quarterbacks for more than a decade. Now he is pursuing a more peaceful pursuit, and excelling once again

The Guardian - US

How Team USA made these Beijing Olympics as fun as possible

BEIJING — Life inside the Beijing Olympics bubble comes with a long list of rules. Wear a high-grade mask at all times. Disinfect your hands. Don't stand within 6 feet of anyone, and don't forget the daily COVID-19 test.

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Beneath its placid façade, curling is a sport about precision and prognostication

BEIJING — The smooth, glistening ice on which curlers play — it is called a "sheet" — looks pristine, perfectly flat, to casual observers. Chris Plys sees something different as he crouches, squinting.

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La Velle E. Neal III: A long, long day of difficult defeats — with a Minnesota flavor

BEIJING — There is only one sport that is being played every day of the Olympic Games, and that is curling.

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After loss to Canada for curling bronze, John Shuster already has eye on 2026

BEIJING — John Shuster didn't need any time to think about it. Only a few minutes after his team lost the Olympic bronze medal match to Canada, the Chisholm, Minn., native was asked if he planned to pursue a sixth Olympic berth in 2026.

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U.S. Men’s Curling Misses Out on Olympic Medal in Beijing

Team Shuster lost in the bronze medal game to Canada on Friday, but they did not forget the attitude that made them an instant sensation in 2018.

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Strategy backfires on John Shuster, ending chance for another golden curl

BEIJING — Curling is often called chess on ice. Thursday night, it was more like a math problem on ice for John Shuster and his teammates.

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Team GB beat USA to guarantee medal and book place in curling final

A podium place incoming for Great Britain after Bruce Mouat guides his team through to the final

The Independent UK

Winter Olympics day 13 – as it happened

Kamila Valieva slipped to fourth in figure skating and Team GB secured their first medal on a dramatic day in Beijing

The Guardian - US

La Velle E. Neal III: Big shotmaker John Shuster’s miss adds drama in quest to defend curling gold

BEIJING — John Shuster is a big shot maker. This is the same person who, four years ago, won a gold medal in men's curling for Team USA with a game-changing, house-clearing heave that led to five points against Sweden that locked up the win.

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Winter Olympics day 11: Valieva leads after short program – as it happened

Kamila Valieva took to the ice amid a swirl of controversy and elsewhere there were golds, blunders and much more

The Guardian - US

Winter Olympics day seven: skeleton, ice hockey, curling and more – as it happened

Ayumu Hirano won snowboard halfpipe gold, Suzanne Schulting defended her 1,000m short track title and Christopher Grotheer won the skeleton

The Guardian - US

Sweden wins curling gold-medal rematch, beats Team Shuster in pool play

BEIJING — At one point on Thursday, Team USA skip John Shuster had a casual chat with Swedish counterpart Niklas Edin, reflective of how the international curling community gets along.

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John Shuster rink tops Russian curlers to open gold medal defense

BEIJING — It's been a good ride for Team Shuster. Since the Minnesota-based foursome won an Olympic gold medal in 2018, they've appeared on late-night TV, rung the bell at the New York Stock Exchange and met countless celebrities.

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Curler tries to turn disappointment into grit

BEIJING — Chris Plys has dealt with letdowns before. In fact, before he joined John Shuster's team, they were a fairly frequent occurrence.

The Independent UK

Olympic curler shares touching moment he told his children he was chosen as flag bearer for Team USA

Olympian’s son announced the news to his entire third-grade class

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Curler John Shuster named to carry U.S. flag in Olympic opening ceremony

BEIJING — John Shuster already considered it the honor of a lifetime to represent the U.S. in his fifth Olympic Games. Wednesday, the curling skip from Chisholm, Minn., earned an even more meaningful distinction.

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Team USA Names Flag Bearers for Opening Ceremony of Beijing Olympics

The opening ceremony takes place Friday in the Bird’s Nest.

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U.S. curling, overhauled and powered by Minnesotans, ready for Olympics

Every four years, Americans get fired up for curling. Can't get enough of it.

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Inside the Power Dynamic—and Secret Code!—That Makes the U.S. a Curling Threat

The women should medal; the men could gold, again. Here’s why Team USA domination is realistic.

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Meet Team USA: Beijing 2022

A group of 222 athletes from around the country will compete at the Winter Games, where a total of 109 events in 15 disciplines across seven sports on snow and ice will be held—in a bubble, under COVID-19 protocols—across 12 competition venues in China. From fresh faces to familiar ones,…

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