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The origins of Talkeetna Curling Club, and four new qualified teams for 5U nationals!

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No Sand On the Ice
The roots of Alaska's Talkeetna Curling Club, and the next 4 teams to qualify for the 5-and-Under National Championships.
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November 18, 2025 at 6:15 PM
My wife and I just recently opened up the limoncello we bought in Sorrento last summer.

Need to get back to get more.
November 19, 2025 at 5:30 AM
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John Shuster paved the way when he won gold in 2018.

Inspired by Shuster, Danny Casper now has the opportunity to earn his place at the Winter Olympic Games and make his own mark on the landscape of curling in the U.S.

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Triumph at the U.S. Trials
Shuster paved the way when he won gold at the 2018 Winter Olympic Games, serving as an inspiration to the very curlers that managed to overtake him in 2025. And now, those curlers have the opportunity...
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November 17, 2025 at 9:33 PM
My latest is newsletter is live!

The origins of Talkeetna Curling Club, and four new qualified teams for 5U nationals!

curlingintheusa.substack.com/p/no-sand-on...
No Sand On the Ice
The roots of Alaska's Talkeetna Curling Club, and the next 4 teams to qualify for the 5-and-Under National Championships.
curlingintheusa.substack.com
November 18, 2025 at 6:15 PM
With the final week of our Monday fall league complete, that is au revoir to curling at the Utah Olympic Oval until February.

Enjoy the ice, US Speedksating.
November 18, 2025 at 7:44 AM
Danny Casper and team did not wait for an opportunity.

They created their opportunity.

How they overcame a giant in Sioux Falls:
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Triumph at the U.S. Trials
Shuster paved the way when he won gold at the 2018 Winter Olympic Games, serving as an inspiration to the very curlers that managed to overtake him in 2025. And now, those curlers have the…
www.thegrandslamofcurling.com
November 18, 2025 at 2:30 AM
Enjoyed listening to Matt Hamilton's next day reflections and sharing some honest thoughts about where his head is at right now after the Olympic Trials wrapped up.

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November 18, 2025 at 12:52 AM
We were one point away from all three games of the men's trials finishing 6-7.

Crisis averted.
November 17, 2025 at 3:42 AM
Total grace and total class from Team Shuster.

Team Shuster embodies the Spirit of Curling. How fortunate we have been to have them as the ambassadors of the sport in the USA.
November 17, 2025 at 3:15 AM
A new era!

Team Casper wins the USA Curling men's Olympic Trials!

Incredible shot-making all series, and now they are Team USA and playing for their chance to go to the Olympics.
November 17, 2025 at 3:04 AM
Not sure if the shot Shuster called was there, but still managed to pick out one. Down two without hammer in the 10th.

The way Team Casper is playing, feels like it's going to take a lot of things to go wrong for this to flip back to Shuster.
November 17, 2025 at 2:52 AM
Casper sinks his draw perfectly. Feels like it is getting out of reach for Shuster.
November 17, 2025 at 2:39 AM
Two guards out front. A lot of rocks in the house. Shuster trying to set up something big.
November 17, 2025 at 2:36 AM
The odds like Team Casper.

They are consistently giving Team Shuster high difficulty shots.
November 17, 2025 at 2:28 AM
Freezes are no match for Danny Casper when he throws heat like that.

It's getting late for Team Shuster.
November 17, 2025 at 2:24 AM
Danny Casper is making his presence known.

What a fantastic double.
November 17, 2025 at 2:07 AM
🚨 Biter bar alert 🚨
November 17, 2025 at 1:36 AM
It all comes down to this. The third and final game of the US men's curling Olympic Trials is underway.

Shuster trying to win his 6th consecutive trials.

Casper on the verge of doing what nobody else could over the last 20 years.
November 17, 2025 at 12:10 AM
The final game of the USA Curling Olympic Trials starts in 90 minutes.

Who are you picking? The veterans, Team Shuster, or the emergent challengers, Team Casper?
November 16, 2025 at 10:43 PM
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Everyone who watched curling tonight
November 16, 2025 at 4:09 AM
It's games like that where I wish more people in the US were into curling and it was bigger on TV.

Danny Casper, Colin Hufman, John Shuster. They deserve so much more recognition than they get.

What a treat for those of us that were tuned in.
November 16, 2025 at 3:15 AM
Waiting on the heart rate to come back down...
November 16, 2025 at 3:05 AM
Shuster wins an absolutely electric game two. One of the most entertaining games I have seen.

Folks, we get another 10 ends of this tomorrow.
November 16, 2025 at 3:03 AM
Hufman has been clutch in the back half of this game
November 16, 2025 at 2:53 AM
Danny Casper is making Shuster work for everything. This 10th is going to be wild.
November 16, 2025 at 2:51 AM