John Shuster led Team USA to gold at the 2018 Winter Olympics, the first American team to ever win gold in curling.
17 Facts About John Shuster
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John Shuster won a bronze medal at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin.
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John Shuster has played in five straight Winter Olympics and eleven World Curling Championships.
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John Shuster played in his first world competition at the 2003 Ford World Men's Curling Championship, where the US finished eighth.
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John Shuster's team won the 2009 United States Olympic Curling Trials and represented the United States at the 2010 Olympic Games in Vancouver.
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However, after John Shuster missed several crucial last-rock shots in three of the United States' first four matches, US coaches took the unusual step of replacing him with alternate Chris Plys.
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John Shuster won his second World Curling Tour event as skip at the 2012 St Paul Cash Spiel, defeating Todd Birr in the final.
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John Shuster again represented the United States at the Winter Olympics in Sochi, marking his third consecutive appearance at the Olympics.
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John Shuster came up just short of defending his national title in 2016, losing to Brady Clark in the final.
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John Shuster's team was chosen to represent the United States for the final leg of the Curling World Cup, called the Grand Final, in Beijing.
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John Shuster defended his United States title at the 2020 United States Men's Championship, defeating Rich Ruohonen in the final to finish the tournament undefeated.
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John Shuster was the skip for the United States team at the 2021 World Men's Curling Championship, which was played in a fan-less bubble in Calgary due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
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John Shuster competed for Team USA in the men's curling tournament at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing.
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John Shuster served as one of the American flag bearers at the opening ceremony.
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John Shuster is married to Sara John Shuster and has two children.
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John Shuster was employed as a "Team USA Sales Associate" for Dick's Sporting Goods, and now works as a public speaker.
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In November 2022, John Shuster became co-owner of Duluth FC in the National Premier Soccer League.