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Peterson earns Olympic curling bid; Shuster still alive

Nov 20, 2021, 4:21 AM | Updated: 9:25 pm

Team Christensen's Cory Christensen reacts to the curl of the rock she threw while competing agains...

Team Christensen's Cory Christensen reacts to the curl of the rock she threw while competing against Team Peterson during the second night of finals at the U.S. Olympic Curling Team Trials at Baxter Arena in Omaha, Neb., Saturday, Nov. 20, 2021. (AP Photo/Rebecca S. Gratz)

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              Team Christensen's Cory Christensen reacts to the curl of the rock she threw while competing against Team Peterson during the second night of finals at the U.S. Olympic Curling Team Trials at Baxter Arena in Omaha, Neb., Saturday, Nov. 20, 2021. (AP Photo/Rebecca S. Gratz)
            
              From left, Team Peterson's Tara Peterson and Nina Roth sweep to curl the rock thrown by Becca Hamilton while competing against Team Christensen during the second night of finals at the U.S. Olympic Curling Team Trials at Baxter Arena in Omaha, Neb., Saturday, Nov. 20, 2021. (AP Photo/Rebecca S. Gratz)
            
              Team Dropkin's Joe Polo, right, throws the rock as Mark Fenner, left, and Tom Howell sweep while competing against Team Shuster during the second night of finals at the U.S. Olympic Curling Team Trials at Baxter Arena in Omaha, Neb., Saturday, Nov. 20, 2021. (AP Photo/Rebecca S. Gratz)
            
              From left, Team Shuster's Chris Plys sweeps to curl the rock alongside John Shuster and John Landsteiner while competing against Team Dropkin during the second night of finals at the U.S. Olympic Curling Team Trials at Baxter Arena in Omaha, Neb., Saturday, Nov. 20, 2021. (AP Photo/Rebecca S. Gratz)
            
              Team Dropkin's Joe Polo throws the rock as Mark Fenner and Tom Howell wait to sweep while competing against Team Shuster during the second night of finals at the U.S. Olympic Curling Team Trials at Baxter Arena in Omaha, Neb., Saturday, Nov. 20, 2021. (AP Photo/Rebecca S. Gratz)
            
              Team Dropkin and Team Shuster line up for introductions before competing during the second night of finals at the U.S. Olympic Curling Team Trials at Baxter Arena in Omaha, Neb., Saturday, Nov. 20, 2021. (AP Photo/Rebecca S. Gratz)
            
              Team Shuster's John Shuster, center, yells to teammates John Landsteiner, left, and Matt Hamilton as they sweep during a match against Team Dropkin at the U.S. Olympic curling team trials at Baxter Arena in Omaha, Neb., Friday, Nov. 19, 2021. (AP Photo/Rebecca S. Gratz)

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Tabitha Peterson is heading back to the Olympics, and defending curling gold medalist John Shuster is still in the running for a fifth straight trip to the Winter Games.

Team Peterson swept Team Christensen in the best-of-three U.S. curling trials, winning 11-4 on Saturday night to earn the Americans’ spot in the Olympic women’s tournament in Beijing. Peterson will be joined by her sister, Tara Peterson, an Olympic rookie, along wtih 2018 veterans Nina Roth and Becca Hamilton.

Team Shuster, which returned three of the four members of the Pyeongchang champions, beat Team Dropkin 7-3 in Game 2 on Saturday night to force a third game on Sunday. Korey Dropkin’s foursome won the opener 8-4 on Friday night.

It was a familiar position for Shuster, who also lost Game 1 in the 2017 trials before rallying to win two straight and make it to his fourth consecutive Olympic Games. In Korea, Team Shuster fell to 2-4 in pool play before winning five straight elimination games to take the gold medal.

Shuster, who won a bronze medal at the Turin Games in 2006, is teamed with fellow 2018 Olympians Matt Hamilton and John Landsteiner. Chris Plys has joined the team to replace Tyler George, who retired after the Pyeongchang Games.

Team Dropkin also includes two-time Olympian Joe Polo as well as Mark Fenner and Tom Howell. It was the only team to beat Shuster in pool play in Omaha.

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