Sweden's Niklas Edin led his curling team against the U.S. in Saturday's final at the Pyeongchang Winter Games. Neither team had ever won a gold medal.
Sweden's Niklas Edin led his curling team against the U.S. in Saturday's final at the Pyeongchang Winter Games. Neither team had ever won a gold medal.
The U.S. men's curling team is making history on Saturday at the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics, playing in the first gold medal curling game ever to feature an American team. Led by John Shuster, the U.S. takes on Sweden, which is also seeking its first gold for the men's team.
As a nation of nascent curling fans looks on, we'll be updating this story from the Gangneung Curling Center in South Korea. (If you're new to curling, skip to the bottom of this page for some tips.)
Sweden led after two ends — but then the U.S. tied it, 2-2, and took a 3-2 lead in the fourth end on a result that was so close, it had to be measured by a special compass-like device. The Swedes responded with a 2-point end for a 4-3 lead midway through.
In the fifth end, the Americans were able to leverage a stone between two Swedish stones, securing a close spot — and when the Swedes were unable to clear it, Shuster delivered a second scoring stone, taking the lead, 5-4.
Another big moment came in the seventh, after Swedish skipper Niklas Edin tried to take out two U.S. stones in the house that were bracketing a Swedish piece. Edin's shot whizzed past, barely nudging his own stone and drawing a wide-eyed look from Sweden's leader. The Americans set up a block, but Edin managed to salvage a point to tie it.
Sweden's Niklas Edin led his curling team against the U.S. in Saturday's final at the Pyeongchang Winter Games. Neither team had ever won a gold medal.
The U.S. men's curling team is making history on Saturday at the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics, playing in the first gold medal curling game ever to feature an American team. Led by John Shuster, the U.S. takes on Sweden, which is also seeking its first gold for the men's team.
As a nation of nascent curling fans looks on, we'll be updating this story from the Gangneung Curling Center in South Korea. (If you're new to curling, skip to the bottom of this page for some tips.)
Sweden led after two ends — but then the U.S. tied it, 2-2, and took a 3-2 lead in the fourth end on a result that was so close, it had to be measured by a special compass-like device. The Swedes responded with a 2-point end for a 4-3 lead midway through.
In the fifth end, the Americans were able to leverage a stone between two Swedish stones, securing a close spot — and when the Swedes were unable to clear it, Shuster delivered a second scoring stone, taking the lead, 5-4.
Another big moment came in the seventh, after Swedish skipper Niklas Edin tried to take out two U.S. stones in the house that were bracketing a Swedish piece. Edin's shot whizzed past, barely nudging his own stone and drawing a wide-eyed look from Sweden's leader. The Americans set up a block, but Edin managed to salvage a point to tie it.
