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TexasTowelie

(116,780 posts)
Sat Feb 24, 2018, 06:54 PM Feb 2018

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

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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Duluth Curling Club fans stay up late, go wild as U.S. curlers win gold (Original Post) TexasTowelie Feb 2018 OP
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

dhill926

(16,953 posts)
1. Great moment...
Sat Feb 24, 2018, 07:21 PM
Feb 2018

a friend is a member of the Madison, WI club, so I was kind of riveted. Smart enough to tape it and watch today tho.

Lulu KC

(4,197 posts)
2. A brush with fame
Sat Feb 24, 2018, 07:30 PM
Feb 2018

A Duluth cousin married a curler and their wedding reception was in that very club. DULUTH!!!

TexasTowelie

(116,780 posts)
4. I bet so.
Sun Feb 25, 2018, 05:06 AM
Feb 2018

It was probably shown in prime time compared to being on late night here in the continental US.

raven mad

(4,940 posts)
5. Hadn't got my voice back after Kikkan..............
Sun Feb 25, 2018, 05:10 AM
Feb 2018

So I hoarsely croaked and jumped up and down and scared the cats!

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