Us curling team trials

Team Peterson's Nina Roth yells to her teammates after throwing a rock while competing against Team Christensen during the second night of finals at the U. Team Peterson's Becca Hamilton yells to her teammates as they sweep the rock she threw while competing against Team Christensen during the second night of finals at the U. Olympic curling team trials in Omaha, Neb. Lily Smith, The World-Herald.

Team Peterson's Becca Hamilton throws a rock while competing against Team Christensen during the first night of finals at the U.

Team Shuster's John Shuster, left, fist bumps Matt Hamilton in celebration of their shot while competing against Team Dropkin during the second night of finals at the U.

Team Shuster celebrates a victory over Team Dropkin during the second night of finals at the U. Team Peterson's Becca Hamilton throws a rock while competing against Team Christensen during the second night of finals at the U. Team Shuster's Chris Plys, center, throws the rock as John Landsteiner, left, and Matt Hamilton wait to sweep while competing against Team Dropkin during the third night of finals at the U.

Team Shuster's Matt Hamilton throws a rock while competing against Team Dropkin during the third night of finals at the U. The team made one change from four years ago. Tyler George , a Duluth liquor store owner who competed in eight-year-old Skechers, stepped away from competition later in He was replaced by Chris Plys , who in was subbed in at the Olympics while a struggling Shuster was benched.

With that last shot, Dropkin had a difficult shot to score five and essentially clinch his first Olympic berth. That final shot in the sixth breathed life into team Shuster, which is used to heart-pounding drama. Shuster also rallied from a game down in the Olympic Trials finals, then in PyeongChang took five consecutive must-wins en route to gold. Dropkin, 26, was on the team that succumbed to Shuster in the Olympic Trials finals four years ago.

Shuster delivered, just as he did at the Olympic Trials losing the first game of the finals series and at the PyeongChang Winter Games starting , then securing five consecutive must-win games to bag the first U. Olympic curling title.

Dropkin, 26, was in position to become the youngest skip to win a U. Olympic Trials since Until a misfire in the sixth end of the second game , breathing life into Shuster.