Shuster's team wins ralph lauren outlet UK first match at olympic curling trials


Olympic curling trials, john shuster felt perfectly relaxed.Then the duluth skip arrived at scheels arena for friday opener in the best of three series, and he noticed his heart was beating a little faster.

It nearly stopped when he missed a routine shot in the 10th end that would have wrapped up a victory.Instead, shuster misfire allowed pete fenson team to complete its rally from a five point deficit, tying the score and sending the match to an extra end.

Something we made all week, every single time, shuster said.Were fortunate we got away with a win.In the 11th end, shuster got another simple shot and this time, he put the rock in just the right place to pull out a dramatic 9 8 victory.There was less tension in game 1 of the women finals, as erika brown team led the entire way in a 7 5 victory over allison pottinger.

Shuster and his three minnesota teammates know emotions will run even higher saturday.At the 2014 olympics at stake, fenson, of bemidji, and pottinger, of eden prairie, must win to force a deciding game 3.It will take a cool head and steady hand to prevail, something that shuster already a two time olympian was reminded of in friday opener.

Expect that kind of drama, but not when you score four to go up four after the sixth end, said shuster, who made an outstanding shot to propel his team to a 7 3 lead with four ends to play.Have to do some searching to figure out how to fix [his nerves].

Intensity here is insane.We do this sport for the love of the game and to try to represent your country at the highest levels.I think it sometimes gets me a little bit more because i so passionate about it.Shuster and teammates jeff isaacson of gilbert, jared zezel of hibbing and john landsteiner of duluth had performed well http://www.irmina.co.uk/ throughout the five day round robin tournament that determined the finalists.Against fenson team which also includes shawn rojeski of chisholm, joe polo of duluth and ryan brunt of portage, wis.They jumped to a 2 0 lead in the first end.

Fenson pulled even at 3 3 with a single point in the fifth end, just missing an opportunity to score two and take the lead.His team faltered in the sixth against nearly perfect shooting by the entire shuster team, which seized the four points and extended the lead to 8 3 in the seventh end.

But fenson, rojeski and polo, longtime teammates who won the bronze medal at the 2006 olympics, were not done.They scored two points in the eighth and two more in the ninth, then got one more on shuster ralph lauren sale UK miss to tie the score.Though shuster pulled it out, fenson said his team gained strength from the rally.

It important to just hang in there, and the guys did a good job, he said.Didn start real good, but we finished real good.We going to bring that in with us(Saturday)And hopefully use it to our advantage.The men champion at the olympic trials still must earn its spot in the winter games by finishing in the top two in a qualifying tournament next month in germany.The women already have secured their place in sochi, and brown skip of a powerful all star roster loaded with olympic experience hoping to return for the first time since 1998.

Her team includes minneapolis resident jessica schultz, a 2006 olympian;Three time olympian debbie mccormick;And ann swisshelm, who played in the 2002 salt lake city games.Brown was nearly flawless in friday game 1, highlighted by a fine shot that earned three points in the seventh end.Now in its third season together, she said her team has been driven by the vision of getting to sochi and aided by its previous trips to the olympics.

Think it a huge motivator, she said.Been our motivator since the last olympics, to be there this time around.That made us work really hard.

Been waiting for this for a long time.Everyone played great.I proud of them, and we want to keep it going.

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