Led by skip Danny Casper, Team Casper is the men’s curling rink that will represent the United States in Milan Cortina.
To qualify for the Games, the squad ran the gauntlet of top-flight competition, starting when they won the U.S. Team Trials in November by dethroning the king of American curling John Shuster and his rink in a gutsy best of three final series.
Shuster had participated in five straight Winter Olympics, leading his rink on an improbable gold medal run in 2018. The last time he had lost at a Team Trials event was 20 years ago.
After the impressive underdog victory, Team Casper moved on to the Olympic Qualification Event (OQE), where they officially punched their tickets to the Winter Olympics. It will be the first time anyone in the rink — which includes…
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