Curling, a sport often relegated to niche status, will receive its full weight of attention in Vancouver. With the exception of hockey, no pair of gold medals will mean more to the 2010 host. A pair of nations, one a bastion of curling heritage and the other a recent upstart, hopes to spoil a Canadian sweep next February. Here are the curling storylines to watch in Vancouver.
At the 2006 Games, an inexperienced American team claimed bronze, the first Olympic curling medal for the United States. In Vancouver, the U.S. men's rink skipped by John Shuster, a member of Pete Fenson's bronze medal-wining team, is not expected to be a medal contender, but could again surprise.
John Shuster
2006 Olympic bronze medalist John Shuster returns the Games as the skip of the U.S. men.
John Benton
After 20 years of trying to reach the international level, 41-year-old John Benton is playing in his first Winter Games.
Jeff Isaacson
Jeff Isaacson made his major international debut at the 2009 Worlds as the second on John Shuster's rink.
Jason Smith
Jason Smith is competing in his first Olympic Games.
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