But the United States is in great shape, with the hammer heading to the eighth — and on track to have it in the 10th. It is a remarkable story about how this Shuster team never stopped believing and are now narrowing in on the country’s first gold medal in curling. He’s a few rocks away from being the first-ever Olympic curling champion from the United States, alongside his team. 10th End: Sweden Goes Down QuietlyDevin Heroux: It is one of the more improbable comebacks in the history of curling — and perhaps sports. Team Shuster was on the ropes and seemingly down and out at the Olympics.

Source: New York Times February 24, 2018 04:07 UTC