By virtue of winning the 2010 Olympic Trials, John Shuster's rink will represent Team USA in Vancouver. Shuster, a member of the U.S. squad that surprised with a bronze medal in Torino returns to his second Games, this time playing the role of skip. Teammates John Benton, Jeff Isaacson and Jason Smith are curling in their first Games. See women's team.
2006 Olympic bronze medalist John Shuster returns the Games as the skip of the U.S. men.
After 20 years of trying to reach the international level, 41-year-old John Benton is playing in his first Winter Games.
Jeff Isaacson made his major international debut at the 2009 Worlds as the second on John Shuster's rink.
Jason Smith is competing in his first Olympic Games.
He remembers the feeling. In 2002, Apolo Ohno was racing in front of a home crowd that was in need of a happy ending. His USA uniform is a reminder.
