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TexasTowelie

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Sat Feb 24, 2018, 06:54 PM Feb 2018

Duluth Curling Club fans stay up late, go wild as U.S. curlers win gold [View all]

When John Shuster threw the hammer in the eighth end to score five points, the nearly 100 people in the Duluth Curling Club erupted in cheers and chants of “Shuster!”

It may have been nearly 3 a.m. in Duluth, but sleep was the last thing on anyone’s mind.

Shuster’s shot secured the gold medal for the Duluth-based U.S. men’s curling team as the Americans beat Sweden 10-7 on Saturday in the Winter Olympics final in South Korea.

Because of the time difference, the gold-medal game started at 12:30 a.m. in Duluth. The Duluth Curling Club stayed open late so members and their guests — many of them friends or family members of the Olympic curlers — could watch the game together, supporting the team from their club.

Read more: http://www.duluthnewstribune.com/sports/4408702-duluth-curling-club-fans-stay-late-go-wild-us-curlers-win-gold

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Great moment... dhill926 Feb 2018 #1
A brush with fame Lulu KC Feb 2018 #2
You should have seen us here in Alaska! raven mad Feb 2018 #3
I bet so. TexasTowelie Feb 2018 #4
Hadn't got my voice back after Kikkan.............. raven mad Feb 2018 #5
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