Two Minnesota curling skips, John Shuster and Tabitha Peterson, led their teams to the men’s and women’s titles at the USA Curling national championships Sunday in East Rutherford, N.J.
Minnesota curling skips John Shuster and Tabitha Peterson lead teams to U.S. titles
Minnesota curling skips John Shuster and Tabitha Peterson guided their teams to the men’s and women’s titles at the USA Curling national championships Sunday in East Rutherford, N.J.
The Minnesota Star Tribune
February 6, 2024 at 12:54PM
Shuster, an Olympic gold medalist from Chisholm, rallied his team to an 11-6 win over Team Korey Dropkin in a final between two Duluth-based rinks. Shuster’s team went 7-1 to reach the title match, then took command of the final when the skip delivered an open hit for five points in the seventh end. Shuster’s current lineup, which includes Duluth residents Chris Plys and John Landsteiner, has won four U.S. titles in the past five years.
Peterson, a two-time Olympian from St. Paul, led her team to a 10-5 victory over Team Sarah Anderson in the final. Peterson’s group, which includes Tara Peterson of Eagan and Cory Thiesse of Duluth, won its final eight matches to earn its second consecutive U.S. championship.
Team Peterson will compete in the women’s world championships March 16-24 in Nova Scotia, while Team Shuster moves on to the men’s worlds March 30-April 7 in Switzerland.
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