How USA Men's Curling Went From a 'Team of Rejects' to Olympic Gold

Feb 24, 2018, 02:31 PM

About a week ago, John Shuster's United States men's curling team was struggling to a 2-4 start in the Olympic tournament. America stood on the verge of a third straight Olympic disaster with Shuster as skip (team captain). Shuster's wife, Sara, tried to give him a pep talk. "I let my wife say everything she could possibly say to me to try to talk me off the ledge," says Shuster. "I didn't respond much to her however.