GANGNEUNG, South Korea — It’s over: The American men have won the country’s first gold medal in curling with a 10-7 victory against Sweden. John Shuster, a four-time Olympian who was basically kicked out of the national program after the team’s poor showing in Sochi four years ago, is celebrating with his teammates and the crowd.Team Shuster was on the ropes and seemingly down and out at the OIympics. With a 2-4 record and three games left in the tournament, Shuster couldn’t afford to lose another game. The team got on a roll and started believing they could win it all. That belief propelled them to wins over the Canadian curling juggernauts and then over the number one ranked team in the world, Sweden, to capture Olympic gold.
It’s an historic win. The country’s first. But how they did it is even more incredible.
Source :- nytimes
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